From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 413: Alarming the Snake
Konoha is now undoubtedly the most powerful of the five great nations.

The Hidden Cloud Village, second only to Konoha, has been decimated. The Raikage is dead, and the new generation of the A-B duo and thousands of Cloud Ninja are visiting Konoha. Although the Hidden Sand Village has chosen the Fourth Kazekage, it has suffered heavy losses in the battle against the Hidden Cloud Village, even though it barely managed to hold on.

Onoki of Iwagakure still has considerable strength, but these old guys all have one thing in common: they seek stability. That's why the older they get in the martial arts world, the more timid they become. This guy is clearly frightened by what he did on the border, so he definitely won't make any big moves.

The only one that remains somewhat mysterious is Kirigakure. The Fourth Mizukage is in his prime and ambitious. Upon taking office, he abolished the Blood Mist policy and is now working hard to achieve his goals. However, they are isolated overseas and have limited room for advancement. In the end, they are not a threat.

In today's ninja world, Konoha is the number one power. Looking across the entire ninja world, who dares to provoke it?

As the leader of the ninja clan in Konoha, the Hokage, Tsunade's life seems to have no goals other than gambling and drinking; it can be summed up in two words: emptiness.

Feeling empty and bored, she was buried in piles of documents every day. Although she could use shadow clones, the clones retained their memories when they were recalled. Every time she thought about those official duties, she was going crazy.

I'm the Hokage, the most powerful person in the ninja world, I can do whatever I want, but why do I have to sign so many documents every day? I don't even have a chance to take a gamble!
What was I thinking when I agreed to become Hokage?
That's why she's become much more irritable lately.

She felt that life had lost its meaning until today, when Asuma and Orochimaru dropped a bombshell on her.

Why reveal this bombshell? First, because Tsunade is the Hokage, and many things become much simpler with her help. Second, he really disapproves of Tsunade's habit of constantly calling him over to do odd jobs, all under the guise of helping him adapt to the life of a Hokage. Therefore, he needs to give this empty woman a new life goal, just like how he used a grand narrative to bind Orochimaru. As the Hokage, without an opponent, it's easy to become corrupt!
"You knew about this all along?" Tsunade glared at the two men, then suddenly seemed to realize something. "Wood Release?! You two were in cahoots all along! You tricked Danzo?"

"There's no place for this old guy in this new era. He's so clueless, so we'll just have to kick him out," Asma said, pursing his lips.

Tsunade's face darkened, and she helplessly rubbed her temples, speechless as she recalled the situation.

Although Danzo was a very annoying person, he was, after all, an advisor and elder of Konoha who had made great contributions to the village. Yet, he was inexplicably tricked to death by these two, and probably never even knew why they had tricked him.

"I am the Hokage! You two confessed to plotting to kill the advisors and elders of Konoha right in front of me. Do you really think I'm dead?!" Tsunade slammed her hand on the table and shouted angrily.

"It wasn't a conspiracy that killed him. The evidence against him is irrefutable. He plotted to steal the Sharingan and forced Orochimaru to experiment on him using the First Hokage's cells. His death was due to the First Hokage's cells going out of control. It has nothing to do with us. He brought it on himself. Should we stop him?"

"Alright, Tsunade, how Danzo died is no longer important. What's important is this monster and the organization behind him," Orochimaru finally spoke. "I suspect it's related to the Uchiha."

"Uchiha, it's the Uchiha again?!" Tsunade looked up at Orochimaru and said, "These monsters were created by the Uchiha?"

"Based on the monster's stealth ninjutsu, I developed a ninjutsu to sense this monster, and then I discovered that there has always been a monster around the Uchiha clan."

"You mean, they're spying on the Uchiha clan?"

"To be precise, they're monitoring a genin from the Uchiha clan, Obito Uchiha," Orochimaru said. "There's a monster that's been watching this genin, but the exact reason is still unclear."

"Uchiha Obito?" Tsunade narrowed her eyes slightly, feeling like she had heard the name somewhere before. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly looked up at Asuma and asked, "Is this Uchiha Obito your classmate? Was he also one of the genin who graduated early this year?"

“Yes,” Asuma said. “I checked with Obito, and he has absolutely no connection to these monsters.” “So, you didn’t find anything?”

“Now that we know their target, we just need to keep an eye on Obito,” Asuma said. “Now that the Complaints Service Department has been established, I’ll keep Obito under my watch. No matter what these monsters’ motives are, they’ll be right under my nose. However…”

"But what?!"

"Next, I will use the pretext of receiving a complaint to suppress the Uchiha clan. This may cause trouble. I can't keep an eye on Obito all the time. I will have Kakashi keep an eye on Obito secretly and act as his liaison with you."

"Kakashi Hatake?"

“Yes, these monsters are too elusive. No one knows when they might be being monitored, so we need to be careful with our communications,” Asma said.

"Monitoring the Uchiha clan, and also the tailed beasts, won't Kushina be in danger?"

“No, this thing is very weak; it's only good for surveillance. Besides, Kushina is the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, so the Nine-Tails will detect it as soon as it shows its face,” Orochimaru said. “This thing pays close attention to the tailed beasts. Last time, when Asuma killed the Two-Tails, it seemed to have provoked them, so this time, we're going to try it out in the Land of Water…”

"Can't it be tracked?"

"This is the main purpose of our attempt this time, and also the reason why we chose the Land of Water. Even if we were to detonate such a creature with unclear motives, we cannot do so inside Konoha," Asuma said.

Tsunade remained silent. She knew that things were definitely not as simple as the two men had said. They must have other plans and backup plans. However, as they said, this unknown thing could not be detonated within Konoha. Once it left Konoha, it was beyond his jurisdiction as Hokage. He could do whatever he wanted.

She's not Danzo; she doesn't have such a strong desire for control.

"How confident are you in secretly controlling the Hidden Mist?"

“With the two of us working together, Yagura has no chance,” Asuma said calmly.

“Alright, but remember, no matter the outcome, you must not reveal your connection with Konoha,” Tsunade said. “Konoha is already the target of everyone’s anger. If others find out that we attacked the Land of Water, it will definitely trigger an even bigger war, and then…”

"No way. The Cloud Village was just defeated, and the Uchiha clan has produced another Mangekyou Sharingan user. That old geezer Onoki doesn't have the guts to make a move. The Sand Village is already half-crippled, so it's even less likely."

"I said, don't expose yourself!" Tsunade slammed her hand on the table and roared at the two of them.

Asuma and Orochimaru nodded simultaneously. As their gazes shifted, a white figure darted away swiftly beneath the Hokage Tower.

(End of this chapter)