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Chapter 223 Regardless of what happens in the future, let's kill Orochimaru first!

Konoha seems to be getting a little strange.

Tsunade never imagined that the duties of the Hokage would turn out like this.

If he doesn't succeed as the Fifth Hokage, the village's Hokage, with the help of Akihara Kagura, will become lawless and launch a new Shinobi World War.

In the past, the village's Hokage dealt with dangers from the outside world. Now, the purpose of letting him succeed as Hokage is to suppress the village's Hokage and assist him?

"Are you kidding me?"

Tsunade's lips curled into a mocking smile as she looked at Jiraiya and said, "There's no need to tell such a lie. Do you think I'd believe it? Do you think the rest of the village would obey his orders to start a ninja war?"

"I'm not kidding."

Jiraiya shook his head, his expression serious, and continued, "Tsunade, you should still remember Danzo, right? Kagura inherited Danzo's Root and was used as a killing tool by Danzo from a young age. He is decisive and ruthless in his actions. It took the old man and me several years to teach him and he has improved a little, but it is still difficult to change his tough attitude towards others..."

"There's one more thing..."

"Kagura's power is extremely strong."

Jiraiya looked into Tsunade's eyes and continued in a deep voice, "From childhood to adulthood, Kagura has never lost a single battle against any enemy. This has given him boundless confidence, and he has an unwavering belief that he can kill any enemy he faces..."

"But war was a field he had never been exposed to before, and it always made him curious about what he could achieve in war..."

"This time, the riots instigated by Sunagakure and Kirigakure in Konoha presented Kagura with an excellent opportunity. Even though Kirigakure and Sunagakure had proposed peace talks, Kagura still refused, determined to use this opportunity to start a war. The advice of the two Hokage advisors could not sway his will at all..."

This is actually an extremely awkward aspect of Konoha's politics.

If Akihara Kagura were the Hokage, she might have to respect the advice of the two Hokage advisors to avoid leaving behind a reputation for being an autocratic Hokage.

However, Akihara Kagura was only an assistant to the Hokage, not the highest leader of Konoha. In name, he only had the same or slightly higher status as the two Hokage advisors...

At this point in time, Akihara Kagura could act arbitrarily without bearing the reputation of being arbitrary, and besides, Akihara Kagura probably didn't care about that.

"..."

Tsunade immediately sensed that something was wrong.

If I were to become Hokage and the first thing I did was to start an internal power struggle, what would be the point of becoming Hokage?

If he didn't become Hokage, the brutal Fourth Shinobi World War might very well have struck again, and countless people would have to sacrifice themselves...

This Hokage position…

This feels like a hot potato!

"Kagura isn't that kind of person!"

Naruto Uzumaki interrupted their conversation, clearly displeased with Jiraiya's slander against Akihara Kagura: "Kagura would never want war or anything like that..."

"Shut up!"

Jiraiya gave Naruto a cold look and said in a deep voice, "You're just a genin, how could you possibly understand the affairs of the higher-ups!"

"Even if Kagura doesn't want to start a war, no one has yet taken the lead in resolving the conflict between the village and the other ninja villages. The enemy country will definitely not let go of this opportunity to attack Konoha..."

"I will protect Konoha!"

Naruto Uzumaki stretched out his palm and slammed it heavily onto his chest: "I will strive to become Hokage, and then resolve the conflict between Konoha and the enemy country, so that there will be no more war in the ninja world!"

"..."

A strange look crept into Jiraiya's eyes.

this moment…

The words of the Great Toad Sage echoed in his mind once more!

but…

Now is not the time!

"You idiot!"

Jiraiya punched Naruto Uzumaki on the head, coldly rebuking him, "Even if you want to become Hokage, you have to wait until you grow up. By the time you become Hokage, the Fourth Shinobi World War will have already broken out, and you might even have to go to the battlefield..."

As Jiraiya finished speaking, his gaze returned to Tsunade, a hint of lingering meaning in his eyes: "Tsunade, if war breaks out, you should know the odds that a brat obsessed with becoming Hokage will survive, right?"

"..."

Tsunade felt a pang in her heart.

Because her younger brother, Nawaki, had also aspired to become Hokage, but was ultimately killed by an explosive tag during the war, and even her lover, Kato Dan, died in the war...

"Then let him die."

Tsunade closed her eyes, pretending not to care: "These brats who only think about becoming Hokage, won't they all eventually die?"

Tsunade closed her eyes, tilted her head back, and continued to herself, "Perhaps if they knew a little about retreating, if they hid behind others during war and didn't rush to the front, they could probably survive?"

"I won't die!"

Naruto glared angrily at Tsunade and declared loudly, "I will not die until I become Hokage! I will not hide behind anyone else; I will be at the forefront to protect the village..."

"absolute!"

"absolute!"

"We will not back down!"

"..."

Tsunade suddenly fell silent.

"Let's learn that technique called Rasengan first!"

Tsunade said coldly, taking a pendant from her neck and suddenly tossing it to Naruto: "Let's make a bet. If you can learn that technique within a week, I'll believe you'll become Hokage, and I'll believe you won't die..."

"Lady Tsunade!"

Shizune looked at Tsunade with some surprise.

"What is that...?"

Naruto Uzumaki looked at the pendant in his hand with some curiosity, but since he didn't seem to find anything special about it, he wanted to just throw it away.

"That is a treasure left behind by the First Hokage."

Jiraiya looked at Naruto Uzumaki and chuckled, saying, "It's said to be a one-of-a-kind gem in the world, and the money from selling it could buy three mountains..."

"!!!"

Naruto Uzumaki opened his mouth wide in surprise.

"..."

Shizune looked at Naruto with some concern.

Tsunade didn't pay any more attention to it. She turned and left with a heavy heart, her eyes slightly open and moist with tears.

Just that moment…

This reminded her of her younger brother, Rope Tree.

Her younger brother, Nawaki, was determined to protect Konoha without flinching, even charging ahead in the war, only to die in an enemy explosive tag trap…

if…

I won't become Hokage myself...

Instead of stopping the Hokage named Akihara Kagura from assisting him…

Will that brat Naruto Uzumaki die in the war too?

and…

That piece of jewelry…

Tsunade closed her eyes again, leaned against a wall, and lowered her head to recall the person she missed, the person to whom she had once given jewelry.

"This piece of jewelry..."

Shizune gazed at the piece of jewelry and continued, "This is the most important thing to Lady Tsunade. No matter what difficulties she faced, she never gave up..."

"I see..."

Naruto frowned, then raised his fist: "But, wasn't it all because she insisted on making that bet with me?"

That's not what I meant to say.

Shizune looked at Naruto wearing that piece of jewelry and couldn't help but want to tell him the truth: "This is a piece of jewelry with bad luck. Lady Tsunade once gave it to the people most important to her, but without exception, they all died..."

Shizune began to recount the story of the past: "Tsunade's younger brother, like you, wanted to become Hokage. On his twelfth birthday, Tsunade personally placed this ornament on his finger, hoping he would realize his dream. But Tsunade's younger brother died in the Fourth Shinobi World War..."

"Tsunade-sama's lover, Jonin Kato Dan..."

Shizune paused slightly at this point: "Kato Dan, a Jonin, also aspired to become Hokage. Lady Tsunade gave him this piece of jewelry, hoping he could also become Hokage. However, Kato Dan died in the war..."

"This is an ominous object..."

"Lady Tsunade hoped this piece of jewelry would protect them so they could survive and achieve their dream of becoming Hokage, but they still met with misfortune and died in the war..."

"I see."

Naruto nodded, completely unfazed by Shizune's words, and walked towards the edge of town on his own: "Then I'll go train now."

"What?"

Shizune looked at Naruto Uzumaki with some surprise.

"I don't want to lose!"

Naruto Uzumaki flashed a bright and confident smile, and said earnestly, "I will learn the Rasengan, I will survive, and I will become Hokage!"

"!!!"

Shizune stared in shock at Naruto Uzumaki, watching the little guy run out of the city, and a smile slowly appeared on her face.

"Don't worry about that brat Naruto..."

Jiraiya watched Naruto's departing figure and continued softly, "That brat is more tenacious than anyone I've ever met..."

"What we need to worry about now is..."

As Jiraiya finished speaking, his gaze drifted in the direction Tsunade had left: "Regarding the situation in the village, if we get back too late..."

"Lord Jiraiya."

Shizune looked at Jiraiya, her expression grim, and continued, "Is the situation in the village really as serious as you describe? Is the village's Hokage, assisting Lord Akihara Kagura, really going to start a Fourth Shinobi World War?"

"actually…"

"The situation is more serious than I described."

Jiraiya glanced at Shizune, his expression gradually turning serious: "Didn't you encounter Orochimaru? Orochimaru's technique to lure Tsunade into reviving Nawaki and Dan is called the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, a technique that requires the sacrifice of a life to use..."

"Um…"

Silent nodded, somewhat puzzled.

"Kagura has also mastered this technique."

Jiraiya, watching Shizune, continued, "Before his death, the old man worried that he wouldn't be able to defeat Orochimaru, so he had Kagura learn the Impure World Reincarnation technique in advance to fight Orochimaru..."

"..."

Shizune was startled by Jiraiya's words.

"The two Hokage advisors in the village agree that Akihara Kagura should use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to revive the dead in the village, so as to prevent Konoha from facing an even greater crisis in the future..."

Jiraiya's expression gradually calmed down, and he continued, "I hope that after Tsunade returns to the village, she can forbid Kagura from using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. This technique is too evil and will make Kagura's already somewhat extreme thoughts even darker..."

"Can't Jiraiya-sama stop it?"

Shizune asked curiously, "Isn't Jiraiya-sama his teacher? Shouldn't he be able to stop him too?"

"I can persuade Kagura."

Jiraiya nodded, then shook his head and said, "But the two Hokage advisors in the village won't listen to my advice..."

"never mind."

"Anyway, there's still some time."

Jiraiya sensed that Tsunade had heeded his advice today and might soon agree to succeed him as Hokage: "Let's wait and see how she comes to her senses..."

"I'm going to tell Lady Tsunade this news."

Shizune, recalling Orochimaru's actions earlier that day, continued, "If Lady Tsunade knew that someone in the village also possessed the Impure World Reincarnation technique, she probably wouldn't have cooperated with Orochimaru..."

"Feed, feed..."

Jiraiya, feeling uneasy, quickly followed Shizune: "Don't let Tsunade think Kagura will help her revive Dan and Nawaki; that would only make things more complicated..."

In fact.

Tsunade remained remarkably calm.

When Shizune told Tsunade that Akihara Kagura had mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Tsunade was completely unmoved and just kept drinking her sake.

"If Lady Tsunade really wants to see them..."

Shizune looked at Tsunade and continued, "We don't have to cooperate with Orochimaru. The village's Hokage, who is assisting Akihara Kagura-sama, has also mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique..."

"I see."

Tsunade never considered cooperating with Orochimaru.

Regardless of the conditions Orochimaru proposed or his personality, Tsunade never considered cooperating with Orochimaru to revive Kato Dan and Nawaki.

Because Orochimaru would continue to attack Konoha sooner or later, how could Tsunade possibly cooperate with him? In fact, Tsunade even planned to take this opportunity to kill Orochimaru. Konoha was the village that her two grandfathers, her brother, and her lover had given their lives to protect!

"Tsunade!"

Jiraiya looked at Tsunade with some hesitation and softly advised, "If you want Kagura to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique, it might cause unpredictable consequences..."

"Furthermore, those resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation technique are merely puppets of the caster; this technique also desecrates the souls of the dead..."

"..."

Tsunade did not answer Jiraiya.

Tsunade put down her sake jug and said softly, "You don't need to worry about my affairs. Let me have some peace and quiet..."

"Yes."

Shizune could only suppress her doubts and leave Tsunade's side.

"..."

Jiraiya had no choice but to leave Tsunade's side. He glanced back at Tsunade's lonely figure and sighed softly in his heart.

"..."

Tsunade remained seated calmly.

At this moment, she had already decided in her heart that she must succeed to the position of Hokage. She was just thinking about how to take advantage of the opportunity to communicate with Orochimaru to kill him here.

result…

However, he learned that Akihara Kagura had also mastered the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

This kind of thing...

How can I do this without upsetting her?

"In short, Orochimaru is now completely useless and harmful; let's kill him first..."

Tsunade raised her hand, a hint of unease in her mind: "If we can kill Orochimaru here, perhaps there won't be any reason for that little brat in the village to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique..."

First update!

Kagura is truly a dream-fulfilling master!

(End of this chapter)