This Naruto is a player.

Chapter 154 Tsunade: I am the Fifth Hokage

The Sand Villagers limped away.

Three people collapsed and were unconscious, and it was estimated that they would not wake up for three days. Therefore, the other two had no choice but to carry all three of them away on their shoulders.

Naruto chuckled freely as he watched them leave.

The pieces have been placed; now it's just a matter of time before they bear fruit.

It's coming soon, war is imminent!
That day is not far off.

After the group had gone some distance, Naruto slowly turned around and looked at a figure that he couldn't see behind the corner.

"Come out! Stop hiding!" he shouted.

"Has it been discovered?"

Tsunade, clutching her wrist as if she wanted to make a move but couldn't, stepped out from behind the wall.

Naruto stared unblinkingly at this young, yet not young, older sister—well, grandmother.

This person hadn't been following him before, but since this morning, they've been doing so, and Naruto doesn't understand why.

If he were to become Hokage, he would negotiate with Jiraiya if he wanted to set conditions. Why would he be following him?
Tsunade walked over, crossed her arms, and directly highlighted her most conspicuous part, attracting the attention of the upright Naruto.

She was completely oblivious, and simply watched the departing figures of the pedestrians and asked them a question.

"They're from Sunagakure, right?"

"Yes."

Tsunade then turned her head to look at Naruto, who was now as tall as her.

"What do they want from you?"

Tsunade witnessed everything that just happened.

She doesn't understand.

Even though Naruto barely made a move, those people all knelt down.

How did that kid do that?
Illusion?

still?

"I don't know!"

Naruto smiled brightly, as if what had just happened had nothing to do with him. "As soon as they saw me, they knelt down and cried, begging me to sign a contract. They insisted on giving me a lot of money and even offered to give me a piece of land for free."

Naruto shrugged, looking helpless.

"I was forced into this situation and had no choice but to sign the contract in the end."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's forehead instantly became covered in black lines.

This kid!
Although she was standing behind Naruto and couldn't see his face, she had taken in every detail of what happened to that group of people.

Was Sunagakure's eyes filled with tears?
They were all scared to tears!
Tsk~!

Tsunade sighed softly; Jiraiya was right after all.

This kid is really something else!
Compared to Minato, this kind of quirky and wicked personality is nowhere near as bad!
Look at this face, so similar to Minato's.

Tsunade recalled the words she had spoken to Jiraiya three days prior.

"Tsunade, I've confirmed that Naruto is indeed the Child of Prophecy!" Jiraiya said solemnly, as if stating a fact.

"is it?"

Tsunade drank a glass of wine and casually glanced at Jiraiya.

"That's what you said after you came back from the Land of Rain. That's what you said back with Minato, but what was the result?"

The results of it?
Jiraiya asked himself this question.

The three Nagatos were informed by a toad that all three had died in an accident. Nagato, who was supposed to possess the Sage's Eyes, had failed to live up to the title of the prophesied child.

What about the water gate?
They both died trying to save Konoha.

Can.
Jiraiya stated firmly, "Naruto is different."

When Jiraiya thought of Naruto, three images flashed through his mind.

One is the scene when he asked to become his disciple.

He could clearly see the ambition flashing in Naruto's blue eyes at that time.

This was their first meeting.

One of them was Naruto, also in that bathhouse, at dusk, holding a blue Rasengan as big as the moon.

That was their first meeting. Naruto mastered the Rasengan with just one glance, and even mastered nature transformation.

He was immediately awestruck!

This time, he was amazed by Naruto's talent.

The last one is the photo in the Ninja World Daily that refers to him as the "God of Ninjas".

He was there!

Naruto floated in the air, appearing like a god against the backdrop of the Dust Release, which had a diameter of ten kilometers, emitted a milky white light, and annihilated everything!

His opponents were the First and Second Hokage, both of whom were utterly defeated by Naruto.

This time, Jiraiya confirmed that Naruto was indeed the child of prophecy.

Without a doubt!

With such strength, Jiraiya firmly believed that Naruto would not perish prematurely like the previous two children of prophecy, and might even achieve the ideal of world peace.

of course,

Considering Naruto's somewhat wicked personality, Jiraiya knew that his student was still a ways off from achieving the goal of 'world peace'.

"What's different?" Tsunade retorted.

Aside from his impressive gambling skills, she hasn't noticed anything particularly different about him so far.

"Haven't you been watching the news at all?" Jiraiya looked at Tsunade with disdain in his small eyes, as if she were out of touch with the times.

The Ninja World Daily's overwhelming publicity and distribution capabilities meant that even when he was wandering around, he would always encounter this stuff.

The various titles above always manage to entice him to buy one.

Tsunade, however, remained silent, her expression displeased.

Jiraiya understood immediately; even the money from selling newspapers was probably used by her to turn things around.

Jiraiya couldn't help but laugh.

Orochimaru's "Konoha Crush" plan is extremely dangerous.

Jiraiya began to recount what he knew about the "Konoha Crush Plan".

From Orochimaru, to Sunagakure, then to Obito Uchiha, followed by the First and Second Hokage.

"Both my great-grandfather and my second great-grandfather have shown up too?"

Tsunade didn't even bother with drinking; she stared at Jiraiya in surprise.

"That's right, it's a technique that the Second Hokage once researched, which can revive and control the dead. The revived people possess almost all of their strength from when they were alive. Orochimaru used this technique to revive the First and Second Hokage."

Thinking of the strength displayed by the First and Second Hokage, Jiraiya felt a chill of fear.

As expected of the God of Ninjas!
Then, as if remembering something, a proud smile appeared on his lips. "Unfortunately, both of these Hokage were defeated by Naruto."

"Naruto? Is that the brat from earlier?"

Tsunade was truly shocked; her eyes widened in disbelief.

How could my great-grandfather and second great-grandfather be defeated?
"That's right!"

Regardless of whether Tsunade believed him or not, Jiraiya continued speaking.

However, this time the focus is on Naruto.

He recounts everything he has seen about Naruto: his immense strength, ambition, and, by comparison, his somewhat unruly personality.

At that moment, Tsunade suddenly realized, "After talking so much about Naruto, what do you mean?"

"Naruto always wanted to become Hokage. Although he was strong enough, he was too young, his mind was not settled, he had not been trained enough, and he had never truly understood what a ninja was."

"Especially his personality."

Thinking about this gives me a headache.

I wonder who Naruto learned it from? His personality is a bit too eccentric and wicked.

In the end, they even had to negotiate with the village.

"Both my husband and I believe that Naruto still needs more time to hone his skills. He's not ready to become Hokage yet."

Jiraiya stared intently at Tsunade, "And the only person who can stop him from becoming Hokage is you, Tsunade."

That's it?

Tsunade wanted to refuse on the spot.

However, a phrase she had somehow learned made her hesitate.

"Tsunade, you don't want the Konoha that your great-grandfather and great-grandfather worked so hard to build to be destroyed by a twelve-year-old child, do you?"

So much for the memories.

Tsunade couldn't shake off Jiraiya's complicated gaze and strange threatening tone.

Everything was explained very clearly.

Tsunade's role was to serve as Hokage until Naruto grew up.

Do you want to become Hokage?

Tsunade had long been disappointed with Konoha.

She had absolutely no interest in the position of Hokage.

However, what if she didn't become Hokage, in order to remember this little brat who was only twelve years old and was about to become the Hokage of Konoha?
Jiraiya's word "threat" is still fresh in my mind.

Tsunade hesitated for a moment.

Everything changed after this morning.

In the morning, after reading the newspapers that Shizune had collected, Tsunade gained a completely new understanding of the entire ninja world.

War is imminent. Having experienced war herself, her sense of impending doom is equally keen.

The war cost her two important people.

She disliked war because it brought only suffering to the world.

Previously, she had no choice but to passively participate or escape.

This time, it's different.

Tsunade saw hope for peace.

Time returns to the present.

This was the first time Tsunade had looked at the brat so closely.

With blond hair, a confident and carefree smile, and calm, deep blue eyes, he exuded an air of nonchalance.

Is he the child of prophecy?
Can't tell at all.

And
Tsunade's face darkened when she noticed where the brat's gaze was focused.

As expected of Jiraiya's apprentice, another lecherous brat!

"Crack!"

Tsunade cracked her knuckles as she did so.

She decided to take a look first to see if this kid really had the strength that Jiraiya had described.

"Kid!"

"Ok?"

Naruto looked away and then looked up at her.

"Do you want to become Hokage?"

These words left Naruto puzzled and somewhat suspicious. What was this person trying to do?
But then he realized what was happening.

Has she decided to give up the position of Hokage?
Very good!
Instantly, Naruto gave a thumbs up and smiled brightly, "Of course, becoming Hokage has been my dream since I was a child."

That radiant smile, that resolute tone—even the fierce Tsunade was taken aback.

Naruto's appearance seems to overlap with someone else's figure.

The two of them actually do look somewhat alike!
Tsunade softened instantly, "If you can defeat me..."

She had barely finished speaking when she thought for a moment that this place wasn't suitable for a full-force battle between the two of them, so she changed her terms, "No, let's keep it simple. If you can withstand three of my moves, I'll nominate you as Hokage!"

"Recommend me?" Naruto was utterly astonished.

"you sure?"

He was momentarily incredulous.

"Of course!"

Tsunade's expression was genuine and did not seem fake.

Naruto was quite surprised.

His biggest rival not only gave up the Hokage position but also recommended him. Wouldn't he be able to easily take the Hokage position?

That's it!

As for Tsunade's strength? Naruto has witnessed it firsthand in the arena.

Naruto snapped into position and shouted, "Come on! I'm ready!"

Seeing Naruto in a horse stance, Tsunade said nothing more. She clenched her fist and threw a tentative punch.

This punch used only one-tenth of its force; it was more of a probe than an attack.

boom--

Naruto easily and effortlessly caught Tsunade's punch.

"Tsunade, push harder! I can take it!" Naruto reminded her.

Hmph! That brat!
This result was within Tsunade's expectations.

Tsunade realized she was being underestimated by that brat's words!

However, judging from the reactions, Jiraiya doesn't seem to be wrong. If that's the case,

Tsunade clenched her fist again, gathering invisible chakra on its surface.

This strike was absolutely full of power!
"Kid, watch out!" Tsunade warned, then unleashed a punch!
boom--

Snapped--

The same loud bang was heard, but to Tsunade's surprise, it was different.

This punch, brimming with chakra and swollen to its limit, was caught by Naruto with ease and effortless grace.

Naruto reminded her earnestly, "Tsunade-neechan, push harder! I can take it!"

?

Seeing Naruto's relaxed expression, Tsunade was stunned for a moment, and then began to question her life.

Did I really not use any strength?
But why did he catch it so easily when he was using superhuman strength and physical techniques?

Tsunade withdrew her fist and looked at the fist, which was the size of a sandbag, with a puzzled expression.

She clenched her fist, gathered her chakra again, and punched the wall next to her.

boom--

With a loud bang, the tall, majestic rock wall instantly cracked and crumbled, centered on the fist.

Tsunade glanced at her fist again; it was indeed fine.

Then, her gaze fell on Naruto in front of her. Sure enough, the problem was with this brat!
Seeing his strange expression—still relaxed, even trying to suppress a laugh—Tsunade felt deeply insulted!

This little devil!

"That's enough!" Tsunade roared, leaping high into the air.

My feet hurt so much!!!
boom--

This kick could cause mountains to crumble and the earth to split, carrying the force of Mount Tai crashing down, aimed directly at Naruto!
However, this powerful kick was exactly the same as the one before.

He was still easily subdued by Naruto's hand!
Gently grasping Tsunade's right foot, Naruto smiled brightly, "Tsunade-neechan, you lost on the third move! Don't forget to recommend me for Hokage!"

Tsunade, who was doing a split with her legs raised high, was speechless, but her heart was already in turmoil!

Even though they had anticipated Naruto's strength, experiencing it firsthand made it even more unbelievable!

All of his attacks were so easily absorbed by the opponent, who only used one hand.
Naruto felt to Tsunade like the deep sea, with no bottom in sight.

That brat.
Tsunade suddenly remembered what Jiraiya had said earlier.

This must be the so-called child of prophecy, right?

If this kid has such strength, then will peace, which is so far away, still be out of reach?

After figuring it out, Tsunade felt surprisingly much more relaxed, and the burden on her chest was significantly reduced.

She pulled her leg away and chuckled softly.

"The Hokage? I'd recommend you for that position."

"I would recommend you to be the Sixth Hokage!"

Naruto was initially happy to hear Tsunade agree, but the second half of her sentence immediately made his face fall!

"What? It's the Sixth Hokage? Shouldn't it be the Fifth Hokage?"

"The Fifth Hokage? Haha, I am the Fifth Hokage!"

Tsunade was in a very relaxed mood at the moment, and she didn't mind joking with Naruto, that brat.

"As for a little brat like you, you're too young. You should grow up first."

Ha ha!

Naruto finally realized that the old woman was trying to fool him!
All the good stuff has been fed to the next Hokage.

Saying he's young, a little brat?
Naruto was already tired of hearing these reasons!

Seeing Tsunade's radiant smile, even the giant rabbit seemed to be surging with waves, but Naruto had no interest in appreciating it!
I even find it somewhat despicable!

Naruto's eyes lit up, and an idea came to him. He perfectly imitated Tsunade's voice when she was pretending to be a little girl, "Big brother! Can I learn gambling from you?"

In an instant, Tsunade's laughter stopped abruptly.

A terrifying aura was brewing, and Tsunade's ponytail suddenly came loose, transforming into flying golden snakes that were about to erupt!

Jiraiya suddenly jumped out, "Hey, Tsunade, calm down, don't argue with a child!"

boom--

Tsunade slammed her fist into the wall next to her.

Boom! ! !

The already difficult life within the wall was further shattered by two major blows, finally reaching its end.

Well, in the end, it was Jiraiya who lost money!

Who told him to have so much money!

Although he lost a lot of money, Jiraiya was still very happy, at least Tsunade agreed to go back to be Hokage!
After finishing their preparations, the two teams of four people gathered in Jiraiya's room.

Four pairs of eyes staring at each other.

Tsunade and Shizune were puzzled. Jiraiya wasn't planning to gather at the town entrance, so what was the purpose of calling them here?
Meeting the puzzled looks of the two, Jiraiya smiled proudly. He looked at Naruto and urged, "Naruto, everything's ready. Let's hurry back!"

what?
Naruto sensed Jiraiya's expectant and boastful look and understood what Jiraiya wanted to do.

But Naruto doesn't plan to go back directly!

He still has three strands of chakra unresolved within him, and since he is traveling with two of the Sannin, they can act as his protectors.

This is an opportunity that is simply too good to pass up.

"Perverted sage, I think I've contracted a disease that prevents me from using the Flying Thunder God Technique!"

(End of this chapter)