I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

At this moment, people dressed in Konoha green vests or Fire Country official uniforms were seen coming and going from the Hokage's office.

Senju Maki, who had specially prepared a loving lunch at home, waited obediently outside the door for more than ten minutes. Finally, when she had a break, she hurriedly ran inside with her short legs.

Seeing her parents still busy, she didn't disturb them, but simply placed the lunchbox gently on the table for the two of them.

Although the commotion was very small, it was easily noticeable to people of Yun Ting and Tsunade's strength.

Upon seeing Maki's actions, Yun Ting instantly understood and gave her a smile.

Maki responded with a big, bright smile.

Tsunade, on the other hand, gave her a look that said, "I haven't spoiled you for nothing," followed by a "go play somewhere else" look.

With perfect understanding of her mother's gaze, Maki returned a look that said, "Mom, you're just doing this on the side," and without waiting for Tsunade's response, she cheerfully left.

"That brat!"

Tsunade chuckled and scolded, then casually opened the lunchbox and nodded in satisfaction upon finding the food inside to be plentiful.

This is clearly the result of Silent Cooking.

But the fact that Maki sent it shows her thoughtfulness.

However, upon noticing that Yun Ting's lunchbox was piled high with chicken legs, and realizing that she had none, Tsunade's expression instantly shifted from sunny to stormy:

Why are there so many chicken legs in your lunchbox?

Yun Ting was slightly taken aback, then noticed the difference between his and Tsunade's lunches. He was about to say that this was a sign of his daughter's increased love for him, but then he thought it best not to upset Tsunade, so he changed his words:

"I suppose that's why your daughter deliberately reduced her food intake, knowing that you've been dieting lately."

"Humph!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade gave a displeased snort.

She's not stupid; how could she not know that this was Maki showing favoritism?

"It's such a waste of all these years of raising her."

Tsunade said angrily.

Yun Ting watched all of this with amusement.

Every time he returns home, watching the mother and daughter bicker is definitely one of the most enjoyable things in his life.

However, Yun Ting's smile soon faded.

Then Tsunade stretched out her hand to him and said, "Let's switch lunches."

"Huh?" Yun Ting was instantly stunned.

You know, those crispy fried chicken legs were really tempting for him after a busy day.

Fortunately, a new message arrived at this time, which allowed him to get away with the matter.

"Lord Hokage, a squad of Rain Ninja has arrived with the corpse you requested," a Konoha Chunin knocked on the door and entered, explaining to Yun Ting.

"Rain Ninja? It seems Konan is quite efficient." Yun Ting nodded, knowing that the other party had brought Hiruko's corpse.

Even if Hiruko had mastered the Oni-Garra Technique, he still wouldn't take him seriously.

But after all, he was a character who stirred up a storm in the original story and almost plunged Konoha into crisis, so it would be good to resolve the situation as soon as possible.

"Hand the body over to the analysis team and have them gather the relevant intelligence as soon as possible," Yun Ting instructed.

Although he did not believe that the Oni-Garara Technique, which merely crudely absorbed the five bloodline limits without considering the balance of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, would achieve immortality without any aftereffects after mastering it, as Hiruko claimed, and dominate the entire ninja world.

However, it is still a groundbreaking forbidden technique, and if the relevant knowledge can be extracted from Hiruko's corpse, it will be of great help to Konoha's ninjutsu research.

"Yes!" The Konoha ninja who received the order immediately went to carry it out.

"Hiruko's body has been brought here by Konan. Do you need to go see your old classmate one last time?" Yun Ting turned to Tsunade, who was approaching, and asked.

"No need," Tsunade said calmly, waving her hand.

She didn't care much about Hiruko's death.

Although they were classmates at the Ninja Academy, Hiruko, who was at the bottom of her class and was self-isolated, had never been sociable, and she had basically never interacted with her.

The reason she remembered this name was because she, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru were ordered to capture this person who was conducting forbidden experiments, which left a deep impression on her.

Otherwise, the name "Hiruko" would just become like many of her classmates who died silently on the battlefield, gradually forgotten by her.

Unlike Jiraiya, who was mostly driven by emotion.

If the other person were here, they might say goodbye to their old classmate with a touch of sadness.

Born into the Senju clan of the forest, Tsunade was at the pinnacle of her life from the very beginning. As a medical ninja who witnessed too many life and death events, she showed no mercy to Konoha rogue ninjas, even those who were once her classmates.

Therefore, compared to Hiruko, who had long since become her enemy, she was more concerned about the lunchbox that was right next to her and smelled even better than her own.

Seeing that Konan was sincere, Yun Ting began to write Jiraiya's transfer order.

Although there were complaints about the latter before.

However, being a man who clearly distinguishes between public and private matters, he maintained the original plan and sent Jiraiya, who had a master-disciple bond with him, to the Land of Rain.

"With the addition of the Rain Ninja, Konoha's chances of winning on the western front have undoubtedly increased."

Having already prepared to use the power of his nation to fight against the four great nations and even the entire ninja world, Yun Ting nodded after silently calculating the enemy and his own forces.

Of course, he did not forget that his own strength as the leader was just as important as the overall strength of Konoha.

Especially with the emergence of a new enemy, Madara Uchiha.

"It's time..."

Thinking back to how easily he had obtained Naruto and Sasuke's blood through the Ninja Academy's physical examination, Yun Ting was now prepared.

However, just as he was feeling triumphant, he didn't notice that a slender, fair hand had swiftly replaced the lunchbox on his table.

......

Rain-Hidden Village.

Even without the Rain Tiger's Freedom Technique, the continuous heavy rain still enveloped the village.

After receiving orders from the Cloud Court, Jiraiya, who immediately rushed to the Land of Rain, did not choose to infiltrate this time, but went directly to the border between the two countries.

Upon seeing Xiao Nan, who was dressed in a black trench coat and had been waiting for a long time, he broke into a bright smile and waved excitedly:

"Long time no see, Xiao Nan! Just as I predicted, you've grown into a stunning beauty!"

A familiar face, a familiar off-key tone.

Upon seeing the person before her, who looked exactly like she remembered, Xiao Nan, who hadn't smiled in a long time, smiled slightly for the first time and said:

"Jiraiya-sensei!"

"What a long time no see! I can't believe it's been so long since I last saw you, Xiao Nan."

Standing before Konan, looking at his disciple who resembled him exactly as he remembered, yet appeared even more mature, Jiraiya sighed deeply.

However, recalling the information he had received from Konoha, after a brief exchange with Konan, Jiraiya's smiling face vanished, and his eyes darkened as he said, "Take me to see Nagato and Yahiko first."

Konan nodded silently, then led Jiraiya in silence to the small wooden house where she had taught the three of them years ago.

The three frog plaques hanging from left to right inside the room have their red sides turned up, with the ones belonging to Nagato and Yahiko already turned up.

At this moment, Xiao Nan arrived.

Her frog card also changed from white to red.

"Welcome home, Jiraiya-sensei."

At that moment, Konan turned to Jiraiya and uttered the first words she had heard all along the way.

He spoke with a smile.

The smile was both warm and melancholic.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya smiled in the same way:

"I'm back, Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato."

Chapter 219 Konoha Spy Deidara

The Land of Iron, as one of the few neutral countries in the ninja world like the Land of Demons, is fortunate to have escaped the turmoil of several Shinobi World Wars despite its bordering the Land of Fire, and has remained peaceful ever since.

However, if we underestimate this country that has truly forgotten war because of this, we will undoubtedly suffer a great loss.

Unlike the Land of Demons, whose irreplaceable lineage of priestesses led to the permanent neutrality of the ninja world, the Land of Demons was different.

The reason why the Land of Iron can also have such a status is purely because it has a huge army of 10,000 warriors to support it.

Since the advent of chakra, old-fashioned professions such as samurai, monks, and priestesses still exist today, but they have long been replaced by ninjas and fallen from the mainstream stage.

However, the remnants of the old era still managed to shine brightly despite their reluctance to fade away.

The Land of Iron is a product of this.

As the only country in the world without ninjas and whose regular armed force is samurai, the Land of Iron can be considered a holy land and paradise in the hearts of all samurai in the ninja world.

Moreover, the samurai of the Land of Iron did not remain stagnant and obsessed with the past. Instead, they trained their chakra in accordance with the times and, combined with their samurai swordsmanship, they forged a path different from that of the ninjas.

Although in terms of individual strength, samurai who have cultivated chakra are mostly defeated when facing agile and versatile ninjas, the number of samurai in the Land of Iron is considerable, and unless absolutely necessary, the five great nations have no interest in provoking such a big trouble.

The Land of Iron itself is quite sensible. Knowing that ninjas are the current mainstream, it has been content to stay in its own country for decades, without any ambition, and has only taken it upon itself to protect the legacy of the samurai.

However, the situation in the ninja world changes too quickly.

Perhaps no one in the past could have imagined that the Iron Country, which has always been a neutral country, would now actively step into the current murky waters.

Whew~~Whew~~

Having just stepped into the Land of Iron, the Fourth Raikage, A, adjusted the ordinary straw hat he wore as a disguise, revealing a pair of tiger-like eyes that scanned his surroundings thoughtfully.

"I don't know what method that old bastard Onoki used, but he actually got Mifune to agree to hold the Four Kage Conference at his place. It's really unexpected."

"To be precise, it's an unexpected surprise," said Daruin, the Thunder Shadow Guard standing to the side.

The meeting of the Four Kage was of great importance, and for the sake of secrecy, the Kage of the four great ninja villages came quietly with only two guards.

As one of the few who escaped the Cloud Court's Wood Release technique during the battle with Konoha, and who single-handedly led a group of Cloud Ninja to escape Konoha's pursuit, Daruin naturally stood out after returning to the village and became A's key training target.

He was also brought along to participate in the Four Film Conference.