Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

When Hiruzen Sarutobi brought back news of Tobirama Senju's rearguard action, the entire Hidden Leaf Village was thrown into turmoil. At this time, there were still quite a few people who wanted to become the Third Hokage, especially the heads of the various ninja clans.

However, before the various ninja clans could take any action, Tobirama Senju returned with Kagami Uchiha.

The turmoil came to an abrupt end.

Upon his return, Tobirama Senju had no intention of continuing as Hokage. After this incident, he decided to step down from the position of Hokage, entrust the village to a worthy young person to protect, and spend his time doing things he enjoys, such as continuing to research bloodline limits and ninjutsu.

If it weren't for Uchiha Kagami risking his life to save him this time, he probably wouldn't have made it back. The Sharingan of the Uchiha is truly amazing; it can easily raise the strength of an elite Jonin to the level of a Kage. We really need to study it carefully.

Thus, the process of the Third Hokage's succession proceeded normally, with Tobirama Senju assisting him. On the surface, no one dared to disobey. No one in Konoha wanted to try Tobirama Senju's methods.

When An Yan heard the news that Tobirama Senju had returned safely, he breathed a sigh of relief. As a commoner ninja, he was naturally a staunch supporter of the Hokage, and he also wanted to marry Tsunade, so it was best for the Second Hokage to be alive.

Not to mention that Tobirama Senju, as a powerful backer, is much more reassuring than Hiruzen Sarutobi in terms of both strength and methods. Even if Tobirama Senju did nothing and lived for another twenty years, who knows how many more forbidden techniques would be created in the world. It's truly something to look forward to.

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly began preparing to take office as the Third Hokage, while the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, established a new technology research and development department, intending to stay there from then on.

Tobirama Senju had great faith in Hiruzen Sarutobi's abilities. He believed that Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had the resolve of a Hokage, could shoulder the heavy responsibility of Hokage independently, without needing to be in charge himself.

Furthermore, since the position of Hokage has already been established, in order to avoid overlapping power and ultimately lead to conflict between master and disciple, it is a wise decision to voluntarily step down to the second line. This would allow Hiruzen Sarutobi to truly establish his authority, rather than existing as a puppet.

Tobirama Senju knew that his greatest strengths lay in his development of forbidden techniques and his understanding of ninjutsu; managing the village was never his passion.

Therefore, Tobirama Senju transferred some talented individuals to the technology research and development department, and reduced the time he appeared in front of the public. He deliberately did not interfere in the village's political affairs, intending to force Hiruzen Sarutobi to become a mature leader who could stand alone more quickly.

On the day Hiruzen Sarutobi took office as the Third Hokage, the sky was clear and the air was crisp. Almost everyone in the village came. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Hiruzen Sarutobi put on the Hokage's cloak and took the Hokage's hat from Tobirama Senju.

"Monkey, protect the people who admire the village and love you, and then nurture them to become people who can be entrusted to the next generation."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, donned the hat symbolizing the Hokage and stood on the roof of the Hokage's office, prompting cheers from the villagers below.

Chapter 19: The First Shinobi World War Ends

After Hiruzen Sarutobi became the Third Hokage, Kumogakure continued to sign a ceasefire and alliance agreement with Konoha.

After Tobirama Senju killed Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and twenty other elite Jonin, the ninjas of Kumogakure became much more polite to Konoha. They have always respected the strong and believed that if they were strong, they could bully others as they pleased, and if others were strong, they would form an alliance with them and ask them not to attack them. This was a traditional way of life.

The Third Raikage had just taken office and was eager to cease hostilities and reorganize his internal affairs. As a result, Kumogakure and Konoha quickly reached an agreement and signed a ceasefire agreement.

"So, Konoha didn't ask for any compensation?"

An Yan rested his face on one hand, listening to Mito Uzumaki tell stories.

As an ordinary little Karami from Konoha, he didn't have many channels to obtain information, and he got almost all the important information from Grandma Mito.

For example, some time ago, when the Second Hokage and the Second Raikage signed a ceasefire agreement, the Second Tsuchikage and the Second Mizukage tried to raid Konoha's base, but they ran into each other in the wild.

The two had a feud since the Warring States period. The Second Tsuchikage Mu was covered in bandages, not a single patch of his skin was unharmed, all thanks to the Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu. The Second Mizukage was also seriously injured as a result and did not make it to the first Five Kage Summit.

This encounter was like enemies meeting again, their eyes blazing with hatred. The man with the mustache and the bandaged man fought fiercely, eventually dying together. The Konoha ninja who rushed over were dumbfounded. What were these two doing? Were they deliberately trying to die at the entrance of Konoha to stage an accident?

The Konoha ninja didn't care about anything else. Since they found it at my doorstep, they figured it was theirs to keep. They took it straight back to the Analysis Team to see if they could extract any valuable memories from the dead man's brain.

When Tobirama Senju returned and learned of this, he immediately ordered all of them to be moved to the R&D department to be used as experimental materials and consumables for the Impure World Reincarnation.

Getting back to the main point, on the Senju clan's territory, Mito Uzumaki smiled upon hearing An Yan's question:

“Their Kage have all died in battle, while our Kage are safe and sound. If we demand compensation, they will feel even more resentful and it will be easy for them to start another war. Our Land of Fire has the best resources in the ninja world. It is best not to start a war if we can avoid it. As long as we drag this out, our Konoha Village will eventually recover faster than other villages.”

"That's true, but not having war reparations makes it feel like the war was fought for nothing, and so many people died for nothing."

An Yan scratched his head and spoke his true thoughts. There was no need to lie to Mito; she could tell.

Mito Uzumaki did not answer An'an's question, but only sighed.

Konoha certainly wanted war reparations, but its strength wouldn't allow it. Although Kumogakure had lost Kinkaku and Ginkaku and still had the Raikage, they still had the Tailed Beasts as ultimate weapons. Not to mention the Mist Ninja and Iwa Ninja watching from the sidelines. Konoha was surrounded by enemies on all sides and dared not start a war lightly.

Seeing Mito sigh, An Yan guessed what she was thinking and sighed as well.

"If only the First Generation Leader had unified the entire world, all countries would be on our side, and there would never be war again."

Mito Uzumaki smiled and said, "Each generation has its own mission. Hashirama has done the best he could. Besides, the world is not so easy to unify, and hatred is not so easy to forget."

"If the First Hokage teamed up with Madara Uchiha, the two of them could easily sweep through the four countries, right?"

An Yan asked a question out of curiosity.

Mito Uzumaki sighed, "Every time Hashirama used Wood Release, he had to consume a lot of Yang Release life force. Chakra is something that is extracted from cells. Over time, the cells divide faster, and people will have shorter lifespans. Guess how Hashirama died?"

An Yan was slightly shocked: "The first generation died because its cell division limit was exhausted?"

Mito Uzumaki nodded slightly: "If the First Hokage really went to attack the Shikoku with Madara Uchiha, he might have only pacified one or two countries before his lifespan ended. At that time, Madara Uchiha and the others alone would not be able to pacify the remaining countries, and the countries that had been pacified would fall into chaos again."

An Yan scratched his head, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. He felt the greatness of Qin Shi Huang even more. If he hadn't unified the seven kingdoms, the world would probably still be in constant war, with battles every now and then, just like the world now.

"So, what level of strength should Konoha reach to unify the entire ninja world and achieve world peace?"

An Yan continued to ask questions, but the one who answered him was Tobirama Senju, who had just walked in.

"This is not a question for you to think about. What you should do now is to master all the ninjutsu you can currently use, so that you won't be unable to escape if you encounter any unexpected events in the future and end up dying young."

An Yan glanced back at Tobirama Senju, his lips twitching slightly. "You weren't talking about yourself just now, were you?"

He possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, yet he couldn't even escape, and could only die young.

When Mito saw Tobirama coming over, he immediately poured him a cup of tea.

"Since you have time, you can talk to this kid. I'm just a woman, and I've never cared about national affairs. There are some things I can't handle. I'll go see how Tsunade's studies are going."

Tobirama Senju plopped down on the stool, picked up the tea his sister-in-law had poured for him, and took a sip. He glanced at An Yan, his meaning clear: get to the point.

What should we talk about?

Peace? Hatred? Nuclear deterrence?

An Yan sighed and decided to talk about something practical first. Tobirama Senju was an extremely intelligent person, and talking about vague things might lower his personal reputation.

"Lord Tobirama, after this war, we should have more than ten years to develop. After more than ten years, the strength of various countries will recover and they will start wars again. Konoha is a place of constant warfare, so we should prepare early."

Tobirama Senju frowned slightly, revealing a battle-ready expression.

An Yan was used to Tobirama Senju's deadpan expression; if Tobirama had this expression even towards the Sage of Six Paths, how much more so would he, a mere child?

"For example, significantly increase the budget for medical care, establish a comprehensive medical system, and start training ninja trainees in first aid knowledge. We don't require ninjas to be highly proficient in medical ninjutsu, but they should be able to treat common injuries themselves so that they don't suffer from infection and ultimately die."

Tobirama Senju nodded: "Anything else?"

An Yan shrugged: "I'm just a six-year-old child, how could I have so many wonderful ideas?"

There are many things that An Yan cannot explain the source of the information for, so he cannot say anything about them.

Tobirama Senju remained silent for a moment, seemingly deep in thought.

"That's a good suggestion. I'll pass it on to the monkey for you."

An Yan frowned slightly. Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to be quite resistant to unfamiliar things, so the chances of this suggestion being approved were probably slim.

It doesn't matter, I can always bring it up when I'm older.

Chapter 20 Future Planning

After the First Shinobi World War, three of the five great nations' Kage died, and even Tobirama Senju almost perished. Only the Sand Ninja of the Land of Wind preserved their strength.

The Second Kazekage, Shamon, was a disciple of the First Kazekage. He participated in the first Five Kage Summit as a bodyguard and discovered that among the five great nations, the Sand Village seemed to be the weakest, while the other nations appeared to be very strong.

Huh? What's going on? Why do I feel like I'm the only one who can't do it?

Shamon was an ambitious and self-aware person. So when he became the Kazekage, he focused on developing and improving the Sand Ninja's martial prowess. He studied the One-Tailed Shukaku and developed various ninjutsu that could take on multiple opponents. He also dedicated himself to training younger ninjas. Puppet Technique, Magnet Release, and various sand manipulation techniques were all his creations. In terms of research ability, he was comparable to Tobirama.

The Land of Wind is currently focused on development, while other countries have been crippled. The entire ninja world has been forcibly brought into a period of peace, and in any case, there are nearly twenty years left for development.

When the next generation of ninjas develops, there will be another great war.

An Yan decided to focus on developing his skills. He originally planned to improve his strength, make a name for himself in subsequent wars, and become Hokage based on his achievements. However, after Tobirama Senju survived, An Yan's thoughts changed. He decided to find a way to use Tobirama Senju's brain to develop the techniques he wanted.

For example, things like accelerated thinking or magnetic field rotation.

Therefore, I need to find a way to join the technology research and development department. This department should be the core department of Konoha in the future. With my current knowledge, it shouldn't be too difficult to join after graduation.

After more than a year of study, An Yan has memorized all the knowledge in the library. Although it would be an exaggeration to say that he has mastered it all, he can still recall any knowledge or skill he needs at any time. It's as if he has a Baidu in his head.

After a year of lottery draws, the UP pool has been automatically updated. The current wish UP pool is the Master UP pool, which, as everyone knows, is also known as the Jackie Chan simulator.

This banner doesn't have a lot of items, but it does have some good ones, such as a pendant that can bring someone back to life, a Five Elements amulet, and kung fu.

If this were a city-state, I could become a martial arts master with this gacha pool, showing off and flying around. But this is Naruto, and in a world where all sorts of spells fly around, martial arts seem to be of little use, and my combat power is too low.

However, when An Yan drew the White Eyebrow Fist, he still started practicing it diligently. Putting everything else aside, martial arts are good for strengthening the body. After practicing for a little over a month, his strength, physique, and agility all increased slightly.

Having a system is great; once you have a certificate, it's permanent. As long as your skills improve, you'll never forget them in a couple of days or become rusty. The same applies to physical exercise; your physical fitness will only increase, never decrease.

Just as An Yan was engrossed in practicing boxing every day, Bei Liu Hu made new friends.

So when An Yan was practicing his boxing by the river, a white-haired man came looking for him.

After An Yan finished his set of boxing techniques, Hiruko came over.

"Ayan, I've met a new friend. He has a pretty good personality. Let me introduce him to you."

An Yan turned around and immediately knew who Bei Liu Hu's new friend was.

Pale skin, long black hair, purple eyeshadow, and a delicate face.

Isn't that young Orochimaru?

An Yan stepped forward and extended his hand.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm An Yan."

Orochimaru was somewhat unaccustomed to An Yan's enthusiasm; at the moment, he was just a kind-hearted but somewhat timid child.

Hiruko gently patted Orochimaru.

Orochimaru realized what was happening and grabbed An Yan's hand.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Orochimaru."

Hiruko was very happy that his two friends got along well, and he excitedly pulled Orochimaru aside and talked about it.

"Orochimaru, let me tell you, An Yan is a genius just like you. He can learn any ninjutsu just by looking at it. He has even created a few ninjutsu himself. You can see for yourself if you have the chance."

"Really? That's amazing. I haven't created my own ninjutsu yet. Hiruko, do you have any self-created ninjutsu?"

Orochimaru is just a naive child now, and he believes whatever others say. However, he accidentally hurt someone with just an unintentional question.