From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 118 Prophecy (1w)

In fact, Mitomon En’s worries were not groundless.

It can even be said that due to the various current war arrangements, the "Whole Bank Group" has already had a great impact on the various personnel arrangements and material adjustments that the Advisory Group originally had in mind.

The conflict between the two sides is constantly escalating due to the current war issue.

"Chiliu."

The tip of the tongue, as delicate and soft as a rope, slowly slid across the corner of the lips, and the golden snake eyes quietly stared at the information at hand.

"The Third Raikage attacked again. Hatake Sakumo led his troops to fight him. Sixty-seven people were killed or wounded."

Looking further down, you will see the specific details of the war.

His face was as sinking as water.

At this time, there were only Orochimaru and Tsunade in the Hokage's office. Below the original sign, there was another sign that read "Village Wartime Administrative Agreement Group". Only Jiraiya's seat was empty.

The various documents that were originally supposed to be handled by the Hokage were placed on the desks of the two men according to their respective contents, such as politics, economy, and military, forming a high pile. Occasionally, personnel from various departments of the Hokage building would come from outside the door and bring in the corresponding documents, which were then placed in piles on another empty desk, allowing them to continue to accumulate.

By this time, they had been stacked six or seven times high.

It doesn't look like it can be solved today.

It's dinner time now.

In the entire office, the only sounds that could be heard were the quick rustling of pen tips and seals hitting documents and the plop, plop sound of stamps. The office was so silent that not even a trace of human voice could be heard.

Although the three ninjas were often secretly labeled as prostitutes, gamblers and drug addicts by the village ninjas because of their subtle hobbies, the three of them were actually top students.

Even Jiraiya, who was recognized as the most 'clumsy' of the three, graduated from the Ninja School at the age of six. He also created a variety of non-seated ninjutsu based on his own strengths, and even a peculiar way of making seals with his feet. In addition to erotic novels, he left many high-tech ninjutsu research reports in the secret archives of Konoha.

There is no need to say more about Orochimaru and Tsunade. One of them became a top master in the field of biology and material technology before he was thirty years old, and the other was a recognized medical genius in the whole of Konoha. He had cracked many types of toxins that caused various difficult problems on the battlefield, and he also developed different forms of medical ninjutsu.

However, the two people standing at the top of the village's wisdom pyramid at this time both looked heavy and at a loss when dealing with these trivial report documents.

The reason is also very simple.

Someone in this Hokage building is deliberately causing trouble for them.

After a while, another ninja came in with a thick stack of documents and reported with sweat on his forehead:

"Tsunade-sama, someone from the frontline material dispatch department said..."

But before he could finish his words.

Tsunade, who was already too busy with her work to have time to drink or play cards, suddenly put down her pen and slammed her fist hard on the office wall behind her.

The stone wall made entirely of earth escape was as fragile as a fortune cookie under this punch. It made an unbearable explosion with a loud bang, and fine spider-web-like cracks spread in all directions, and large pieces of fine stones and dust burst out with bursts of creaking sounds.

The documents on the desk were blown into the air by the violent aftermath. Orochimaru quickly stretched out his arms and held down the documents he had sorted into categories. The whole office seemed to be snowing heavily.

The little ninja, who was just about to continue his report, was so frightened by this punch that he choked back all his words.

"*Konoha swear*!"

“Mitokado En and Utane Koharu are two old bastards who are born evil. I’m going to do that to them myself—!?”

Tsunade's eyes widened, she gritted her teeth and hated it to the core.

Five days.

She hasn't been home for five days.

I eat and sleep in this dark office every day, and even my bed is made of an iron frame.

How is this any different from being on the battlefield?!

What was even more unbearable was that this was not due to her incompetence at all, but rather the fact that the old guys in the advisory group deliberately manipulated the departments they controlled, constantly pushing all the problems that should have been resolved at the lower levels to the upper levels.

Now, do these two guys look like they are here to be Hokage?
It's clear that he has replaced the responsibilities of half of the Hokage Building!

She originally wanted to lay off all these idle idiots in one go, but when the old guys in the office stood in front of her, she suddenly couldn't bring herself to say layoffs.

Some of them are disabled veterans from the First World War. Some have lost their arms, some have lost their legs, and some are missing an eye and a hand. They can basically not participate in normal ninja work. Most of them are former Chunin and Jonin, colleagues and partners of Mitomon En's generation.

Some were orphans whose parents died on the battlefield - similar to Sawara Kiri's initial status. However, compared to the Sawara family, these orphans had slightly more connections and could contact old acquaintances of the previous generation who were still in high positions.

If these people were laid off, at the very least, it would protect the survival of disabled veterans and the generation that dedicated themselves to Konoha. At the worst, it would shake the morale of the frontline ninjas and affect the reputation of the village.

Can you move? Not very much.

Then if we move them to the edge and select talents again, who will bear the expense of supporting so many people at once?

Konoha's current economic system has been oppressed to a very difficult point due to the war, and the food and clothing of hundreds of people cannot be solved by just talking.

Some things are interesting. Konoha, which occupies the rich land of the Land of Fire, has the largest population and resources in the entire ninja world, and is also known as the strongest ninja village in the entire ninja world, was later marked as "Economy: ☆☆" in the "Ninja Village Details".

On the contrary, Yunyin has created a four-star military force and a five-star economy with the complex terrain of the plateau and a three-star population.

This shows how corrupt the Konoha system is.

It is obvious that the current problem cannot be solved by killing one or two people.

"Tsunade, calm down."

Orochimaru looked at the documents on the table that were almost blown away, broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly stopped them.

At the same time, he turned to look at the little ninja at the door and ordered: "Put the document there and secure it."

"Yes Yes!"

The little ninja felt as if he had been pardoned. He quickly put down the documents and ran away.

Tsunade's face still had a distorted expression. If those old guys from the advisory group were here now, they would probably be torn to pieces and eaten alive by her on the spot.

How can I manage Konoha with this bunch of insects? !
Seeing her like this, Orochimaru understood her feelings, but he could not agree with her emotional behavior.

After Tsunade calmed down a little, she handed over the document in her hand and said:
"Look at this."

"Went to his!"

Even though she was still cursing, Tsunade, who had a strong sense of responsibility due to her current duties, still reached out to take it.

Just a glance, Tsunade, who was furious just now, immediately calmed down, and her expression gradually changed from anger to worry. She pondered for a while:
"How is Hatake's condition now?"

Tsunade raised her head and looked at Orochimaru.

"Because Minato was there, nothing serious happened. He just suffered some minor injuries. However..." Orochimaru paused halfway through his words.

However, the remaining ninja troops responsible for support suffered heavy casualties.

It is true that Hatake Sakumo has extraordinary ability in terms of speed, but his attack power is a big weakness compared to Sarutobi Sensei.

His shortcomings are basically the same as those of Minato Namikaze in later generations.

When facing ordinary ninjas, the means of attacking with swordsmanship alone can naturally be said to be invincible. However, when facing a strong man like the Third Raikage, who has lightning armor and also serves as the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the attack power generated by the small broken sword is basically negligible.

Unable to break defense.

Tsunade's frown deepened: "Where is the dispatch order for Sawara Kiri?"

“We are still going through the process.”

Orochimaru's voice was calm, but the meaning revealed in his words made Tsunade more and more irritated.

"He's at my house now! He's been idle all day, and I need an order to send him to the battlefield?!" Tsunade cursed for a while, but soon stopped talking, put her hands on her hips, and walked around the office in annoyance.

Even though she had just lost her temper like that, Tsunade actually knew very well.

Deploying a ninja to the battlefield is essentially a very serious matter.

This is because anyone who goes onto the battlefield is likely to be injured, disabled, or die - no matter how strong the opponent is, these problems are unavoidable.

If during wartime, you ask a colleague to go to the battlefield to deal with a powerful enemy in a private capacity, and if he dies accidentally, whose fault is it?

Even if he didn't die, what would his status be when he walked onto the battlefield? Would the Konoha ninjas on the battlefield provide him with help?

Intelligence, supplies, ninja tools, and camps.

These things don't belong to you alone.

What's more, even though Sawara Kiri has indeed made remarkable achievements now, neither Tsunade nor Orochimaru have the concept of "Sawara Kiri, the invincible one in the world!" in their hearts.

Wasn't the life of their teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen also legendary?
Aren’t you lying on the board now?
Various problems intertwined together and finally formed the current situation.

Neither up nor down.

Everyone knows that the current situation is very critical. It can be seen from the battlefield map alone that under the continuous attacks of the Third Raikage, the entire Cloud Hidden Army has formed an obvious salient on the front line of the entire Land of Hot Springs, pushing the entire front line forward from point to surface.

The insertion and removal of the seemingly ordinary labels on the sand table represent the transfer or death of hundreds of Konoha ninjas.

During this period when there was no fighting force equal to the Third Raikage to support the entire front, the front line of Konoha against Kumogakure was like a huge wound left on the body of Konoha Village, with continuous blood loss. However, those stupid old guys didn't care at all, and even said something like "war means sacrifice", which sounded righteous.

Damn it, wasn't this sacrifice caused by you? !

The more Tsunade thought about it, the angrier she became, and the more anxious she became.

Orochimaru continued to lower his head to deal with official business that would probably take the entire day to finish.

Until finally, Tsunade's footsteps suddenly paused, and she turned around and asked Orochimaru:

"Orochimaru?"

"Ah."

"Tell me, is our "entire group" now acting as the Hokage's official representative?"

"Correct."

"Then do our "full team" members now have the same level of operational qualifications as the Hokage?"

"Yes."

"Then let me assume that if I lead the Hokage Guards in the name of the "entire group" and take the initiative to go to the battlefield to meet the enemy, can I skip the various processes that are currently being followed and join the current battle sequence?"

"Good idea?"

The rustling sound of Orochimaru's pen suddenly stopped, and he looked up at the crazy woman in front of him in surprise.

His face, which usually drooped like a eunuch, showed such rich and full emotions in front of others for the first time, and even his golden snake eyes widened involuntarily.

He hesitated for a moment before asking doubtfully:
"But, your illness?"

When Tsunade heard this, her expression seemed to be slightly stagnant for a moment, but she quickly put on her usual carefree and indifferent attitude and sneered:

"You are stupid. I just led the team to the battlefield. After that, I stayed in the camp."

"How can you let a lady like me do something like fighting?"

"With that brat Sawara Kiri's strength, it's just a matter of forcing back the Third Raikage. He alone is more than enough!"

She was talking to this and that, but Orochimaru didn't say anything. He just looked at her quietly.

When her voice stopped, Orochimaru spoke calmly:

"You're going to die, Tsunade."

"."

After a long silence, Tsunade suddenly covered her forehead helplessly: "We can't just do nothing, right?"

"Or do you have any other ideas?"

Even though he always said that he didn't care.

But Orochimaru knew very well that Tsunade had always been a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She seemed to care nothing about anything and her image, but in fact, she loved the village founded by her grandfather the most.

Naturally, I care most about those who died silently on the battlefield.

If not, why would she have stubbornly given up the numerous ninjutsu and forbidden techniques inherited from the first and second generations and chosen to become a medical ninja who saves lives?

This is not a coincidence, but a necessity caused by Tsunade's "weak" character.

Orochimaru's thinking is always so calm and rational.

After he had said everything he needed to say and informed everyone of this possibility, he lowered his head again and picked up the pen on the table.

"But you really trust that little guy."

"The Third Raikage who transformed into a tailed beast is a real monster that even Sarutobi-sensei can't handle."

Hearing this, Tsunade seemed to be suddenly stunned.

It seemed that even she herself did not realize how natural her words were, as if as long as Sawara Kiri took action, the Third Raikage could be dealt with on the spot.

Tsunade herself couldn't explain where this sense of 'naturalness' came from.

Maybe it was because he suddenly saved me that day;
It could also be a tiny bit of encouragement when one is feeling down;

Or maybe it was the achievements he made after he resolutely went to the battlefield.
"what."

"Who knows."

Tsunade slumped down in her office chair, lowering her eyes slightly.

Senju House.

After solving some minor problems, Sawara Kiri returned home just in time to eat the dinner cooked by Yukie.

At the dinner table, Ms. Yukie chattered about what she saw while buying groceries today, and casually mentioned her progress in medical ninjutsu, and the fact that even Tsunade praised her for her talent in becoming a doctor.

Shizune was also eating beside her.

Although Sister Yukie always likes to bully her, if there are such delicious meals every day, then being bullied occasionally doesn’t seem to be a big deal - the dishes cooked by Lady Tsunade are edible, but the taste is not so good.

Perhaps because Sawara Kiri had spent too long on the battlefield some time ago, he now inexplicably enjoyed this seemingly ordinary daily life.

But he had only eaten half of it when his expression suddenly paused.

"Bond level increased↑"

"Tsunade bond level: 2 → 3"

Mr. Sawara's face suddenly showed a confused expression.

what's the situation?
What happened?
Mt. Miaomu.

Jiraiya turned his head and looked at the stream flowing in the low-lying areas in the distance, the waterfalls that could be seen everywhere, and the huge leaves growing in the depressions.

He sniffed the moist, peaceful and harmonious scent between his mouth and nose, and felt a little melancholy in his heart.

There must be a lot of troubles to be solved in the village now, right?
"You really look so sad, little Jiraiya."

The Sennin Fukasaku, who was lying on his shoulder and leading the way, seemed to have noticed his change in mood and spoke in a drawn-out voice into his ear.

This spiritual beast, which looks like a small toad with a gray cloak on its body, has actually lived through hundreds of years and has mastered the power of immortal arts.

Even in the entire Myoboku Mountain, his status is only second to that of the Great Toad Sage.

"Yes."

Jiraiya obviously didn't notice what he said, and responded casually, and then immediately said: "Master Fukasaku, the sorcerer I mentioned about the method of healing the soul, could it be..."

"oops!"

Shenren Fukasaku leaned on his shoulder and replied impatiently: "Haven't I told you several times along the way? You have to go back and ask the Great Toad Shenren for this kind of thing."

"I heard that we had a magic weapon called 'Immortal Talisman' in Myoboku Mountain in the past, but it was used up for some reason."

"If that thing exists, even the dead can be resurrected."

"Really?!"

Jiraiya suddenly became excited.

Fukasaku Sennin's face darkened: "Didn't I tell you that I've already used it up?"

"Alright, alright, the Great Toad Immortal is just ahead, just take two quick steps."

"okay!"

When the man and the beast rushed into the hall where the giant toad immortal was, they saw that the toad, which had obvious signs of aging all over its body but was still a huge beast, was sitting there like a human, maintaining a sleeping posture.

The crystal ball doctoral hat on his head and the snot bubbles on his nose were shaking with his movements while he slept.

It was not until Jiraiya and the other two walked up to it that it suddenly broke with a "pop" sound.

Seeing that he had woken up, Shenren Shen was about to deal with the old ancestor's confused period as usual, and then continue to ask about the business.

This time, however, things were different.

The big toad sage suddenly opened his narrowed eyes, looked at the little Jiraiya below with an unprecedented solemn look, and murmured in a low voice:
"It's over. It's all over now."

"Gods. How come so many terrifying gods are coming so soon?"

Jiraiya, Fukasaku: "Huh?"

　Second update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)