Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

They misunderstood the teacher!

837. Rope Tree's skill level is about the same as the teacher's.

"...Teacher, you don't need to make it so serious, do you? I think I'm doing fine in the Anbu right now."

Seeing the teacher's slightly excited expression, even the two friends had tears welling up in their eyes, and Ye Cang helplessly spread his hands.

Compared to her two friends, the younger, high-ranking official was, to put it nicely, just attending meetings and listening, but to put it bluntly, just going through the motions. How could she not know the situation in the village? A bunch of old guys were just sitting around doing nothing. For the younger generation to rise to power, they'd have to outlast these old guys. The problem was, these old guys were incredibly afraid of death. They hadn't been in many fights in their youth, and when they did, they were always surrounded by bodyguards, rarely suffering serious injuries. While their strength had declined significantly, it wasn't life-threatening or bedridden. On the battlefield, strength mattered, but back in the village, in the meeting room, seniority mattered.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Kudo fought head-on against the Fourth Hokage's "Yellow Flash." When he emitted green light, his strength was incredibly formidable. However, after the war, when he returned to the village, he was always absent from the round table meetings, and even the Kazekage rarely spoke loudly.

These were all women she had seen before. Although she also wanted to become a modern woman like Lady Chiyo or Lady Saori, it was clearly impossible at this stage. If she had agreed to leave the Anbu and take over his Jonin class, she would probably be as bored as her friends, just going through the motions at meetings, having a high-ranking position but being completely useless.

Didn't you see that even though Brother Meichuan could hold meetings at the Kazekage Tower every day, he still locks himself at home to research his newly developed ninjutsu? Even the young master of the prestigious Meichuan clan doesn't get involved, so why would someone from a small family like her get involved? Kudo has no choice. Although he was born a commoner and is the son-in-law of the Kazekage clan, his foundation is even worse than someone from a small family like hers. Moreover, Kudo doesn't have a job and can only obediently side with the Kazekage like Maki.

As for Nawaki... she had only met him once back then. It was when their teacher took them to the Land of Fire and they successfully made it to Konoha. At that time, he was beaten up by Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, and they didn't even exchange a word. However, since Tsunade was someone the teacher wanted to flirt with, and she thought that they might be considered one of their own in the future, she was a little more polite when she saw Nawaki again after many years and didn't have her usual deadpan expression. After chatting with him, she found that he was quite interesting. She went to the big hotel with Nawaki simply because she was hungry after get off work. Later, seeing how much he was enjoying his story, she felt embarrassed to interrupt and just listened to him talk. He talked all night long, and if she hadn't had to go to work, she probably wouldn't have stopped.

At the time, she didn't really have any particular thoughts. She simply felt that it was rare for the two of them to see acquaintances outside of the village, and it would be nice to chat with them like friends.

Moreover, she only realized that Rope Tree had come to flirt with her after returning from a mission and hearing the noises around the village. But recalling what happened that day, she really didn't think Rope Tree was trying to flirt with her. If that were the case, then Rope Tree's flirting skills were almost on par with a teacher's...

"Isn't this serious enough? Although I'm not your father, a teacher for a day is a father for life. I am your teacher after all. If a girl doesn't find a good husband while she's still beautiful, then when she's old and faded, it will be someone else who chooses her. Do you really want to be an old spinster for the rest of your life? I agree with your own father, but I don't agree. Zhuo Dun is not only the face of our village, but also the foundation of your family!"

"Okay, I won't force you. Just follow your instincts and look at Nawaki from your own perspective. If you think Nawaki is a good person and you can consider spending some time with him to get a feel for him, then if you don't think Awakening Nawaki is a good fit, then be upfront with him as soon as possible. I'll find you a new team. You know how rare talent is in the ninja world these days. It's really not easy to find someone who matches you. I'm quite familiar with the ninja world, but I don't have many candidates in mind."

Seeing the hesitant Yekura, Masato patted the back of his hand and said in a motherly manner.

"...-_-||"

On one side, "Conan's dad," who was just moved to tears, and on the other side, Mei Chuan looked up at the sky speechlessly. The teacher looked like a pimp.

That's the vibe...

What the hell are you talking about finding a buyer? Are you selling yourself? (￣ー￣)

"...I'll give it a try, and we'll see if it doesn't work."

Although Yecang didn't know why her teacher was so agitated, she didn't dare to refuse him and spoke after a long pause.

"Actually, Nawaki is a pretty good person. He doesn't have the bad habits of those big family scions. Cough cough... Brother Meichuan, I'm not talking about you... Besides, the Senju clan used to be a top clan in the ninja world, capable of going toe-to-toe with the Uchiha clan. Perhaps it wouldn't be a bad thing for you, Yekura, to marry Nawaki."

Receiving a look from the teacher, "Conan's dad" snapped out of his daze and immediately got into character, advising his friend.

He had witnessed firsthand what happened to women who married into wealthy families.

Although out of respect for his teacher, he wasn't considered a son-in-law marrying into the Maochuan clan, but rather a "fair marriage." Plus, his own strength was decent enough that he could easily crush the Maochuan clan if he were to act rashly. Therefore, his status within the clan was not bad; at least no one dared to disrespect him. However, within the Maochuan clan, he had witnessed too many women from small families or commoners who married into wealthy families and ended up with no status or position. This was a tradition of wealthy families that had existed for hundreds or even thousands of years, and it couldn't be changed by just one or two people.

If my friend doesn't choose the right one now while he still has a choice, he'll definitely end up like those women, marrying into the village's powerful families and becoming a genius. He really doesn't want to see my friend in such a lowly state.

Mei Chuan, who was by his side, was actually quite nice. Even though his friend had become his wife... he didn't know about others, but he always felt awkward. Moreover, Mei Chuan probably didn't have such thoughts. If they hadn't invited him out, this guy could have stayed at home for ten years without going out. In the last two years, he felt more and more that Mei Chuan was developing towards becoming a god, a bit like Orochimaru from Konoha. He was not troubled by the mundane world and was almost transcending it.

Fortunately, the Meichuan clan is prolific; the eldest brother Meichuan has several older brothers, otherwise the Meichuan clan would have been in serious trouble...

838. The two disciples have finally grown up!

"Ahem... Well, Kudo's words are rough and hard to understand. But if that's the case, I also think that Nawaki is pretty good. At least he won't be bullied in the future."

After saying "Conan's dad," under Masato's murderous gaze, Umekawa Nai-i nodded in agreement.

He comes from a wealthy family, and what his friend said is too one-sided. Not all women who marry into wealthy families are like his friend. Many of them are afraid of their wives. But it is undeniable that what his friend said is also true. Moreover, if someone with Ye Cang's personality really marries into a wealthy family and meets someone who is not afraid of his wife, it is very easy to cause family disputes, and it is even normal for domestic violence to occur.

Yekura possesses the Scorching Release bloodline limit. Back then, the village didn't pay enough attention to it, which resulted in very few people awakening Scorching Release over the decades. Now that the village has begun to pay attention, Yekura's future is definitely not going to involve marrying a commoner, unless he is one of those true commoner geniuses. But their village doesn't have any of those. Although Kudo is also a representative of commoner geniuses, according to the master, Kudo hasn't reached a level that amazes people, just like the one who was once suspected to be the master's son, Minato Namikaze.

Such a commoner genius might only appear once every few hundred years in the ninja world, let alone in their Sunagakure village. Their Sunagakure village has always had a tradition of producing geniuses from wealthy families. Teacher, Lord Jie, Lady Yusaori, handsome Sasori, and the current Kazekage, weren't they all born into wealthy families? So, in the future, Yekura will most likely marry into one of those wealthy families. There are too many rules in wealthy families, and her friends definitely wouldn't be able to stay there.

Instead of that, it would be better to find the heir of the now-declining Senju clan.

Although they have fallen from grace, the Uchiha clan still dares not underestimate the Senju clan because of the reputation of these two generations of Hokage and Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin. Moreover, Nawaki's status in Konoha is equivalent to that of Sasori in their village; both are precious imperial grandsons. Although it is said that Nawaki's talent is not very good, his Senju clan identity is unquestionable. His talent is not very good, but it depends on who he is compared to. He is much stronger than ordinary wealthy family scions like them.

He wasn't intimidated by the teacher's gaze; rather, he agreed with "Conan's dad's" point of view out of consideration for his friend.

"They said so, and you agreed. From now on, you can't stay in the Anbu anymore. Tomorrow I'll go find Rasa and ask him to transfer you to the Jonin team. After you've familiarized yourself with the team for a while, you can take over as the Jonin team leader. Then you'll have time to talk to Nawaki. Rasa has just taken over, and he absolutely needs to get on Rasa's good side. Staying in the Anbu won't get you to the position of Captain Shokuhime. It's not all fighting and killing anymore. After a while, the ninja world isn't just about fighting and killing; it's about interpersonal relationships. Look at me and White Fang; when have we ever fought in peacetime? Once you understand this, you'll be ready to graduate! ヾ(^?^)?"

Shinto felt comforted as he watched his two disciples giving their all. They were indeed the children he had taught; their level of thinking was much higher than Ebizo's rigid and inflexible approach.

When we first approached them, the two boys didn't say it outwardly, but they were absolutely unwilling for their friend to marry someone from another village. Now that they can speak from their friend's perspective, they've really grown up!

Although there was a tiny bit of coercion involved...

.......

The next day, Shindou acted swiftly and decisively, changing his usual style. He got up early and went to Fengying Tower to find Luosha.

"It's not impossible for Pakura to join the Jonin team, but Lord Shinto, don't you have any young people in our village that you find acceptable? That guy is from Konoha after all..."

Rasa, who had reached the pinnacle of his life while wearing the Kazekage's robes and then lost his wife, seemed to have matured a lot overnight. However, he was still troubled by the figure in front of him. Although he didn't know what was wrong with Lord Kaizo and why he hadn't made a move, as the Kazekage, he was very unwilling to give his village's Scorching Release to someone from another village.

It was obvious that Lord Shinto wanted him to transfer Yekura out of the Anbu. He just wanted to give Yekura time to cultivate a relationship with that Senju clan member. However, he was reluctant to do so. The village was really suffering from a talent drain. Since he became Kazekage, he had seen that there were very few reliable people in the Anbu. There was only one reliable person like Yekura. Although the Jonin Team was good, it was a special department. With Lord Shinto holding the line, no one else dared to interfere. So when Lord Kaizo handed over the power to him, he was able to stay put. On the contrary, because the Anbu was too important, there hadn't been a proper leader for many years since his grandfather retired. Lord Jie had been the head of the Anbu for many years but never cared about the affairs of the Anbu. Moreover, he was already busy enough with the Puppet Master Corps, and he couldn't handle the Anbu as well.

He had planned to discuss with Lord Jie in two years about promoting Ye Cang to the position of head of the Dark Division, but now that Lord Zhen Dou has done this, it's giving him a headache.

It's one thing that he went to take on a high-difficulty challenge and didn't leave a single seed for the village, but now he's going to give away their village's only Scorching Release technique.

"Your vision is just as narrow as your teacher's. You're supposed to be a representative of the new generation of young people, so you should have a longer-term perspective. Besides my nephew Sasori and you, Rasa, what other geniuses are there in our village? You and my nephew are both married. I can't let my disciple become someone else's concubine, can I? Besides, although you and I have both awakened Magnet Release, we know our own limitations. While our Magnet Release is special and not bad, it's just ordinary compared to the top bloodline limits in the ninja world. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made Magnet Release a support skill. Although no one in the Senju clan has awakened Wood Release since Hashirama Senju, their bloodline limits are not just simple Wood Release. Like the Uzumaki clan, they have super vitality and a massive amount of chakra. You saw Karin, too. She has more chakra than an adult like you. That's what makes the Senju clan special."

"As for your concern about whether Yekura will be poached, that's a matter for the future. Right now, the Senju clan is penniless. You can easily provide a Kazekage with a Golden Sands Set Meal, enough for an ordinary person to live a carefree life for a lifetime. Why are you worried about that?"

Shinto looked at Rasa, whose crow's feet were almost showing, and said irritably.

Rasa is actually a fairly average Kazekage. Perhaps because no one is helping him, he hasn't had any outstanding performances in recent years. However, he is currently a competent village chief. He is just too rigid and not as flexible and adaptable as Sunagawa. Back then, in order to gain benefits, they risked the safety of the village being questioned and cooperated with Iwagakure to stage a million-dollar manhunt to get a lot of benefits from Konoha.

But if it were Luo Sha, he definitely wouldn't invest in this kind of film. Frankly, he's more inclined to maintain the status quo than to venture into new territory...

839. That rope tree got beaten up again.

Upon hearing what Masato said, Rasa realized, "That's right!"

Damn it, his youngest son became a Jinchūriki during this time, and his wife died. He had no intention of remarrying. He was too busy to take care of three children and hadn't thought about it at all. He was only thinking about how that guy was from Konoha and was Konoha's precious treasure. His status and position were very important, and the only girl in their village with the Scorching Release technique couldn't marry that guy.

But he never imagined that the guy had long since left Konoha and had been wandering the ninja world with Tsunade. The most important thing is that the Senju clan was indeed very glorious back then, but now it is indeed very desolate, especially after the Senju clan produced a notorious spendthrift woman like Tsunade. The more glorious the Senju clan was back then, the more destitute it is now. Just hearing the report from his Anbu subordinates, even he, the Kazekage who could throw gold dust around with a wave of his hand, felt a toothache just hearing how generous Tsunade was.

It's only because the Miyari family has accumulated enough wealth over the years that she can be so carefree; otherwise, Lady Chiyo would probably be coming to her door with a sword.

No one remembers exactly how much Tsunade spent during this period in Sunagakure, but if converted to a unit of value, the head of a Kazekage is worth 1.5 million on the black market. Tsunade's extravagance in less than half a year has already caught up with the wealth of more than ten Kazekage. Since the world war has just ended and the major ninja villages have not yet recovered, the ninja world economy has been in a relatively sluggish state, and the purchasing power of money is extremely high. The value of more than ten Kazekage is enough to buy a country like two Land of Rice Fields.

In less than half a year, she had already lived so extravagantly, which shows that Tsunade's ability to squander money is definitely proportional to her strength. Although it is unknown how the brother and sister survived all those years without the support of Shindou.

However, this also proves that the Senju clan heir is truly a poor bastard. As long as this is the case, he is not worried that Yekura will be kidnapped by that guy. Moreover, Yekura has been quite opinionated since she was a child. It won't be easy for that guy to kidnap Yekura. In the ninja world, there is no such thing as "marrying a chicken, following the chicken; marrying a dog, following the dog."

He had been worried about this, but on the other hand, they could also use that guy's Senju clan genes to enhance Pakura's next generation. Even if it wasn't 100% certain that he would awaken the Scorching Release, with the Senju clan genes and Pakura's genes, as long as that kid wasn't an idiot in the future, he might as well be a double-flower red stick, but he would definitely be a red stick. In this respect, the young people of Sunagakure really couldn't compare to that guy, even him and Sasori. After all, their grandfather didn't have a powerful figure like Senju Hashirama. Strictly speaking, he had already surpassed his grandfather. His grandfather was only a quasi-Kage of the previous Anbu chief, while he was already a double-flower red stick.

While Sasori's grandfather, the First Hokage, was also a double-ranked Red Rank official, everyone knows that he died young because he was beaten by Madara Uchiha. As for the exact reasons, it's best not to speculate. In short, although the First Hokage was a double-ranked Red Rank official, he couldn't defeat Madara Uchiha. Hashirama Senju, on the other hand, was the formidable figure who killed Madara Uchiha. This shows just how powerful he was. Their only oasis in the Land of Wind was created by Hashirama, and decades later, it's still lush and green...

So, in essence, the Senju clan member is indeed the most suitable to develop the next generation with Yekura, and there's nothing wrong with what Shindou-sama did. It's just that they were always preoccupied with the relationship between villages and didn't start from the issue itself. Now that I think about it, it doesn't seem like a bad thing, and their previous worries seem a bit absurd.

The world's richest man is worried that some poor guy will kidnap his daughter?

You could bury that kid alive with money alone!

Having figured this out, Rasa felt relieved. He signed his name on the transfer document on the table and handed it to an Anbu member to inform Pakura. He was already considering how to leave the child in their village. Decades later, Sunagakure would be filled with powerful ninjas, and under his leadership, the village would prosper and gradually become the dominant force in the ninja world. At that time, his historical status would surpass his teacher and the First Hokage, placing him at the very top…

Having settled Yekura's matter, Masato watched as Rasa turned to look at the village, seemingly lost in some kind of fantasy. Not wanting to disturb him, he silently left the Kazekage Tower.

He had already laid the groundwork. If this guy Shengshu couldn't get over his own conscience and still wanted to be a traitor like Cao Cao, eyeing the second male lead's mother, then perhaps it really was fate.

.....

"boom!"

"You idiot! Why have I been shamelessly staying here for so long? It's all because of you! Now there's a girl for you and you won't go for her, you even like girls from the Uchiha clan! Are you trying to drive me crazy?! (▼へ▼メ)"

"Hiss! How scary, did Tsunade beat up that Nawaki again?"

"Yes, this happens every few days. To be honest, I wonder how Nawaki survived. Tsunade's fists are incredibly powerful. According to those seniors, many of them were knocked senseless by a single punch during World War II..."

"That's terrifying..."

Outside the Sunagakure Grand Hotel, a loud bang, like an explosion, mingled with an angry soprano voice that echoed from inside. The people around the hotel were already used to it; ever since Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, and her brother were tricked into coming to the village by their Lord Shinto, this kind of thing happened about every two days. Even the hotel owner calmly pulled out a calculator, silently calculating the losses. He'd just go find Lord Chiyo tonight to get compensation from Sengoku. Although he wasn't part of the ninja world, the hotel owner had heard how fiery Tsunade's temper was. Only their Lord Shinto had the guts to tame such a domineering woman…

Meanwhile, the underlings who were quietly maintaining order outside the hotel heard the familiar explosion sound and soprano voice again. They instinctively gasped and started chattering amongst themselves.

Tsunade had been staying in Sunagakure for almost half a year, and they had gotten used to this situation. However, every time they saw Tsunade brutally beating her brother, they couldn't help but be shocked by Tsunade's violence and the powerful vitality of the Nawaki tree. Tsunade's punches were notoriously fierce; countless people in the ninja world had died under her fists. Judging from the loud explosions, when Tsunade was beating her brother, she wasn't exactly going all out, but she was at least using seven-tenths of her strength. Even a punch with seven-tenths of her strength was not something an ordinary person could withstand. Moreover, this wasn't just a one-off occurrence; it happened almost every two days on average, and yet he hadn't been killed. This showed just how strong his vitality was.

840. Tsunade, the Building Inspector

Meanwhile, inside the hotel, Tsunade, who hadn't gone to the casino to "sweep the battlefield" early in the morning, was furious.

Originally, she was taking Masato's advice. Her younger brother had grown up and was someone who cared about his reputation. He couldn't be like he was when he was a child, always fighting. Besides, this was Sunagakure, someone else's territory. She understood the principle of not airing one's dirty laundry in public.

But... she couldn't help her fiery temper.

This idiot is one thing, but he told a story to a man and a woman alone in a room. That's one thing too, but it's his first time, so it's normal to be inexperienced. Although I was also very angry, I just gave him a little beating and that was it. I hope he learns from this experience and won't make the same mistake again.

The Senju clan is now down to just the two of them, the siblings. Although she has made a name for herself, she is still a woman, and the future of the Senju clan will ultimately be handed over to her brother. Although her brother's talent is not great, she can still protect him for now.

So now, what her younger brother needs to do most is to produce a super genius to continue the family line. This is of paramount importance. The younger generation in the village who are two years younger than her brother already have sons and daughters, while her brother is still single. She had planned to send him back to Konoha and hand him over to the Third Hokage. With the Third Hokage's methods, even if the girls from the Sarutobi or Shimura clans are a bit ugly, they are still usable. As long as the margin for error is reasonable, with a quarter of her brother's grandfather's genes, creating a double-flowered red-stick descendant should not be a problem.

However, the arrival of Golden Lion also gave her a better choice. Although she was from another village, it must be said that in the past ten years, Golden Lion's Scorching Release disciple was indeed a more outstanding woman in the ninja world. In addition, she had a precious bloodline limit, which made her several times better than those ugly and wicked people from the Sarutobi and Shimura clans.

Moreover, her younger brother had been in the ninja world with her for so many years. Even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. For him, flirting with a female version of Hatake Sakumo who only knew how to go to get off work and come home every day was a piece of cake. As a result, her younger brother did not disappoint her. He was able to get her to go to a big hotel room on their first meeting. However, what he did next infuriated her. But after beating her younger brother up, she still chose to forgive him.

After all, he was her only brother; if he died, she would have no one left.

Afterwards, the target girl was arranged to leave Sunagakure. She also took advantage of this time to "slaughter" everyone every day. The casino owners begged her to come back and give her younger brother a lesson in ideology, and to make him prepare to make another move when the target girl returned to the village, and to make sure that the attack was successful!

The girl came back the day before yesterday. She originally thought her younger brother should have already taken action. He didn't go on the first day, and she thought it was because he wasn't ready yet and needed time to prepare. She could understand that, after all, it took her a lot of time to get used to being pestered by that bastard, Golden Lion.

There was no action taken the next day, but she remained calm. Her younger brother wasn't very mentally strong, so it was reasonable for him to take two days to prepare.

But on the third day, she didn't go to the casino. Instead, she pretended to go and then secretly came back to keep an eye on her younger brother. But it was already past noon and he still hadn't left. That was really strange. He was just going to pick up a girl. Why did he need to prepare for three days? It was already past noon. Even if he was concerned about his image, he could have taken a shower and gotten a massage.

She went to her brother's room to see what he was up to, but as soon as she opened the door, she was furious. This idiot hadn't even gotten out of bed yet and had no intention of flirting with girls at all.

However, she didn't make a move at first because her younger brother didn't seem very interested in the target girl. So after waking him up, she changed her usual domineering attitude and gently probed him, finally managing to get his secret out of him.

It turns out my little brother already has someone in his heart, which is why he hasn't been very proactive all this time. But this is actually a good thing for her. You can't force a relationship; it only quenches thirst. Although this female disciple of the Golden Lion is not bad, if my little brother already has someone in his heart, she will tolerate even if that person is a scoundrel.

But when her younger brother revealed the name and identity of the woman she loved, her inner universe completely exploded. Her anger erupted like a raging torrent, and she could no longer hold back her fists.

Uchiha Mikoto?