Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 202: The Three Ninjas Stand Off! Their Positions Are Clearly Defined!
A sudden, loud "thump" as something heavy fell to the ground in the distance made Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart skip a beat.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was in the Hokage Building, changed his expression slightly. He immediately composed himself, stood up without hesitation, and walked quickly to the window to look into the distance.

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's line of sight—an extremely large slug split-off stood in one direction within Konoha Village.

Its colossal size contrasts sharply with the surrounding buildings.

This also allowed Hiruzen Sarutobi to immediately recognize that it was Tsunade's summoning beast!
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, muttering in astonishment, "What's wrong with Tsunade? Why did she suddenly summon the Slug Sage in the village? Doesn't she know that doing this will cause a lot of panic?"

But then I thought about how Tsunade and Uchiha Ikezumi had been getting close lately.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately understood—because when Izumi Uchiha made his move in the village, he didn't care about the consequences or whether ordinary civilians would feel panicked.

It seems... Tsunade has completely fallen for her and has become the same kind of person as Uchiha Izumi.

After this thought flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind, he immediately summoned two ANBU ninjas.

These two ANBU ninjas were among the few in the ANBU who were still relatively loyal to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After all, there were still some people in the Anbu who had been promoted by Hiruzen Sarutobi himself. Even after everything that had happened, their loyalty might not be as high as before. But compared to other Anbu ninjas who were inclined towards Izumi Uchiha, they were already considered relatively good.

At least Hiruzen Sarutobi felt he could trust them.

"You two, come with me to see what's going on!"

After giving the order, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately climbed out the window.

He then jumped off the windowsill.

Without saying a word, the two ANBU ninjas also jumped down.

……

at the same time.

Konoha Police Force.

"This is... Lady Tsunade's summoning beast!" A police ninja immediately spotted the slug sage's split form in the distance. At that moment, a slug sage split form the size of a thumb crawled out of the police ninja's ninja tool bag.

The split entity spoke in human language: "The original body told us that we need to go and support Lady Tsunade immediately. Because the toads of Mount Myōboku are trying to take away the Jinchūriki of Konoha."

Upon hearing this, the police ninja's expression changed.

Isn't Naruto Uzumaki Konoha's Jinchūriki? He's one of the village's trump cards!

At the same time, the other party is also an absolute follower of Lord Chiquan's justice!
He was also a student at the village's ninja academy.

As for Lady Tsunade... she has a cooperative relationship with Lady Ikezumi, and could even be considered a friend. Now, Lady Ikezumi is clearly aiming to promote Lady Tsunade to the Hokage position. If nothing unexpected happens, the next Hokage will undoubtedly be Lady Tsunade.

Although Tsunade's surname is not Uchiha, she now stands on the same side as the Uchiha.

For the Uchiha clan, her becoming Hokage would definitely be better than Hiruzen Sarutobi becoming Hokage.

At least they won't discriminate against the Uchiha clan.

They will not isolate or ostracize the Uchiha.

Whether for public or private reasons, whether for the sake of the village or for justice, the police ninja force cannot stand idly by.

"Notify all available police officers!" A Jonin from the police force immediately shouted, "Take all ninja tools and go support Lady Tsunade!"

soon.

A large number of police ninjas immediately assembled and rushed towards the direction where Tsunade's summoning beast was located.

……

"...Slug Sage, haven't you always stayed out of the ninja world's affairs? Why are you now... choosing to get involved? And, as a sage who has lived for over a thousand years, why are you siding with a junior Uchiha?"

A bead of cold sweat trickled down the forehead of the sage, for he knew that he probably wouldn't be able to take the prophesied child away today.

But he wanted the slug fairy to answer his questions.

The largest of the slug sage's clones slowly said, "I don't know what the original is thinking. I only know that I can't let you take Naruto Uzumaki away. His fate changed when he met Izumi Uchiha. He is completely different from the 'savior' prophesied by the Great Toad Sage."

"I can only advise Mount Myōboku not to be too obsessed with Naruto Uzumaki. The ninja world is not ruled by that Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku."

The Slug Sage's clone paused, then added, "I'm not very good at this kind of verbal debate, but as long as I'm in Konoha, Mount Myōboku won't be able to lay a finger on Naruto Uzumaki."

"If you really want to get your hands on him, then call out the Great Toad Sage. You two juniors from Mount Myōboku are not qualified."

Fukasaku Sennin: "..."

Shima Sennin: "..."

As everyone knows, the Slug Sage is the three holy land sages with the best temper, the gentlest and friendliest, and the most helpful.

What it said now was probably the most forceful tone the Slug Immortal had ever uttered in his life.

If Mount Myōboku continues its "persistent entanglement," this slug sage might actually take action.

"Jiraiya, today is not the time." Fukasaku could only whisper in Jiraiya's ear, "The Child of Prophecy is indeed important, but it cannot ruin your friendship with Tsunade."

It also put its words in a very elegant and tactful way.

He didn't admit that he had chickened out.

"...Phew, good." The words from Fukasaku finally put a weight off Jiraiya's heart. Given Jiraiya's somewhat indecisive state, the opinions of the two hermits of Mount Myōboku were clearly of paramount importance.

And that's when.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and two Anbu ninjas finally arrived. Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately led the Anbu ninjas to block Tsunade and Jiraiya from behind.

His old face darkened: "Tsunade! Jiraiya! What are you doing? This is a village! And you are all the Legendary Sannin of Konoha. Are you going to start a fight among yourselves in the village? If you do, how will the other ninjas in the village view you?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't anticipated that his two students would almost come to blows.

Hiruzen Sarutobi initially thought that some spy from another village had appeared in the village, and Tsunade was going to fight the spy, but Tsunade's commotion was just a bit too much.

Who would have thought that Jiraiya, whom they had just met, was also here?

Even more unexpectedly, Tsunade and Jiraiya were in a state of confrontation and hostility.

"Old man, you'd better keep a close eye on Jiraiya."

When Tsunade saw Hiruzen Sarutobi arrive, the coldness on her face lessened slightly, but her tone remained the same: "If I had arrived even a second later, your precious Jinchuriki would have been taken away by him."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned.

He looked at Jiraiya.

Jiraiya looked embarrassed and scratched his head. He knew that even if he didn't explain, Tsunade would tell him what happened, so he might as well just tell her himself.

“Old man, I’ve told you about the Child of Prophecy,” Jiraiya explained. “I need to personally teach him how to change the ninja world.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi was so angry he almost fainted. Because of this incident, the two legendary Sannin of Konoha almost came to blows.
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath to calm his turbulent emotions.

He glared at Jiraiya: "Jiraiya, don't try to apply the rules from outside Konoha to our village!" Jiraiya: "..."

Even though he had expected it, Jiraiya still didn't expect that the old man would only reprimand him and not Tsunade.

That means that in the old man's eyes, his behavior was wrong.

The old man still didn't believe in any prophetic child.

They also did not believe in any savior of the ninja world.

Right……

If the old man believed in such things, he probably would have already believed in Izumi's absolute justice. This has led to the old man and Tsunade being in a state of opposition, yet he is forced to stand on the same side as Tsunade because of his own situation.

Jiraiya sighed inwardly.

All I could do was awkwardly laugh and scratch my head.

Don't know what to say.

The two hermits of Mount Myōboku had chosen to remain silent, as numerous slug clones were eyeing them covetously from all directions. The slug hermit had already said so much to them; if they were to say anything more, it would be a blatant disrespect to him.

At this moment, a large number of police ninjas rushed over. They all stood on Tsunade's side and even shouted in unison in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Tsunade-sama!"

The shouts from the police ninjas made Hiruzen Sarutobi's already dark complexion darken even further.

It seems...

Tsunade has already gained the trust and recognition of many Uchiha ninjas in the police force.

I did so much for the Uchiha clan back then, but I didn't receive recognition from anyone in the Uchiha clan except for Itachi, Fugaku, and Shisui.

What has Tsunade done so far? Has she gained the trust and approval of so many Uchiha simply by adhering to absolute justice?

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a little jealous.

He couldn't help but look at Tsunade and slowly said in a hoarse voice, "Tsunade, it seems that many people in the village support you. Even the Uchiha clan... are no exception."

Tsunade met Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, she retorted without hesitation, "Without everyone's support, how could I have run for Hokage?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes.

He keenly sensed that many Uchiha clan ninjas were somewhat excited when Tsunade displayed such a tough demeanor.

It was as if Tsunade only needed to raise her arm to make these Uchiha ninjas from the police force rush towards him, the Hokage, without hesitation—of course, this was just a malicious speculation on Hiruzen Sarutobi's part.

“Old man, you only have one week.” At this moment, Tsunade suddenly spoke up.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned: "What do you mean?"

Tsunade slowly said, "A week from now, most of the ninja clans and ninjas in the village will unite and submit a letter to you, the Hokage, requesting that you initiate a new round of Hokage elections."

Tsunade said, enunciating each word clearly: "This is the will of the people of Konoha. Sarutobi-sensei, you wouldn't go against the will of the people and choose to ignore it, would you?"

"And by then, I will be your only competitor."

Her way of addressing Hiruzen Sarutobi has changed from "old man" to "Sarutobi-sensei".

Although it sounds more formal and polite.

but……

They also became more distant.

"Little Jiraiya, it seems your old friend who can summon slugs is going to completely turn against the Third Hokage of Konoha." Shima said sarcastically, "She's so disrespectful to her elders. I still remember the tone of her voice very clearly."

Jiraiya felt a pang of embarrassment.

the other side.

Naruto and Sasuke exchanged bewildered glances, both seeing a hint of confusion on each other's faces. Although they both believed in absolute justice, they spent most of their time at the Ninja Academy and were not very aware of the situation in the village.

Clearly, they did not know beforehand that this "Grandma Tsunade" was running for the next Hokage of Konoha.

It wasn't until Tsunade made these points clear in front of so many people that...

Naruto and Sasuke only realized it belatedly.

Naruto scratched his head and muttered, "So I'm not the only one who wants to become the Hokage of Konoha. What am I supposed to do if she becomes the Hokage?"

Sasuke calmed himself down and said, "She can't be the Hokage of Konoha forever. Not everyone can stay in the Hokage position for as long as the Third Hokage."

"By the time you grow up, she might have already stepped down. After all, I've heard that this legendary Sannin of Konoha is already in her forties or fifties. By the time you're old enough to run for Hokage, she might already be in her sixties or seventies."

Naruto clapped his fists and palms together, then suddenly realized, "Oh right! After all, she's an old woman, she definitely can't stay in that position for long."

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."

Tsunade:"……"

The two little devils' voices weren't quiet, so they naturally reached the ears of the two men.

Hiruzen Sarutobi never expected that Naruto would think of him as someone who, despite his age, was old enough to be considered old enough to step down. Since Naruto didn't complain about his current situation, it meant that Naruto was completely indifferent to whether or not he stepped down.

Several trembling veins were beginning to appear on Tsunade's forehead.

The term "old lady" was extremely damaging to her.

So much so that Tsunade completely ignored Hiruzen Sarutobi. She turned around, rubbing her hands together, and walked towards Naruto. The aura emanating from her was even more terrifying than that of a man-eating demon.

Startled, Jingyin wisely made way for them.

"Kid!!!"

Tsunade gritted her teeth: "What did you just call me?"

Sasuke froze, feeling the aura emanating from Tsunade, and instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

Naruto instinctively blurted out, "I'll call you old man..."

Sasuke hurriedly covered Naruto's mouth and pulled him backward with all his might.

Sasuke forced a smile: "That idiot, the loser, is just talking nonsense. Please don't take it to heart."

Watching the two little devils flee in panic.

Tsunade's aura subsided, and her furious expression returned to normal. She murmured, "It seems that Fugaku's child is gradually emerging from the depression caused by the loss of his father."

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P.S.: There will be another update today~ I'm typing away at KuKuKu.
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