I am the most popular character in Naruto!

"real or fake?!"

Tsunade spat out a mouthful of sweet soup, and Shizune, who was standing next to her, quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe it off for her.

"It's true. The great victory at Kikyo Mountain saw Chiaki capture a thousand ninjas, including one elite Jonin, fifty Jonin, and hundreds of Chunin."

Minato Namikaze handed the intelligence report to Tsunade with a sigh. Tsunade snatched it, unfolded the scroll, and began to read it carefully.

"Good heavens! The goddess of life?"

Tsunade gaped, laughing and crying at the same time, and said, "As the founder of medical ninjutsu, I haven't even earned that title yet, and my little Chiaki has already become a goddess?"

"It must be the strategist's side building up momentum for Qianqiu."

Minato Namikaze chuckled, genuinely pleased with his junior sister's achievement.

"I think that's right. I know what level Chiaki is at. If she wanted to suppress more than a thousand people by herself without anyone's help, she would probably have to reach the Kage level."

Tsunade shook her head and smiled as she tossed the scroll to Shizune. Shizune opened the scroll, glanced at it, and was equally amazed.

She used to feel some jealousy and resentment towards Qianqiu, but she no longer harbors those feelings.

Once the gap between two people becomes too large, feelings of jealousy and envy will disappear, and all that will remain is admiration.

"Great! We need to keep up the good work!"

"Charge! Charge! How far are we from the battlefield in the Land of Grass?"

"Go straight over there and crush them!"

Tsunade slammed her hand on the table, her emotions running high.

The great victory of the Thousand Autumns was enough to stir up Tsunade's emotions. Her disciple had achieved such great results, and she herself had not achieved anything. How could that be acceptable?

"Lady Tsunade, don't worry, we are a force of ten thousand..."

Minato touched his cheek helplessly and said, "If we march hastily, by the time we reach the battlefield in the Land of Grass, our troops will probably have lost a lot of their fighting strength."

"At our normal marching pace, it will take us at least another month to reach the Land of Grass."

"A month—!?"

Tsunade drew out her words, having left all the affairs to Minato, so she naturally had no concept of time.

"Why does it have to take another month?!"

"Of course, it's not just about logistical support; we also need to conduct intelligence work on the front lines, clear the way for the main force, and prepare defenses along the route..."

Minato held up his fingers, listing the tasks one by one, "Lady Tsunade also needs to handle some matters, such as preparing medical supplies and confirming the general direction..."

"Stop reading...stop reading!"

Tsunade rubbed her head, groaning, and waved her hand, saying, "Anyway, let's charge! While ensuring normal marching, let's achieve results as quickly as possible!"

"Isn't the Land of Grass in a standoff between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth?"

"Let's charge straight into the Land of Lightning's camp and launch a pincer attack with the Land of Earth!"

Minato said with a wry smile, "Lady Tsunade... our goal is to defend and provoke trouble, and then reap the benefits..."

"What fisherman? Don't be a coward! Just do it!"

Tsunade's eyes widened, and before she could say anything, Shizune covered her mouth, silencing her completely.

"No no no!"

Tsunade struggled as Shizune dragged her out of the tent. Before leaving, Shizune said apologetically to Minato, "Lord Minato, please continue. Just follow the plan given by the strategist."

Minato shrugged and gazed into the distance.

Qianqiu, well done.

I wonder how things are going with the teacher.

……

"Orochimaru!"

"Orochimaru!!!"

Jiraiya rushed into the tent, dressed in the raincoat typical of the ninjas of the Land of Rain, followed by several ninjas who were startled by his arrival.

"Lord Jiraiya... please slow down!"

"Lord Orochimaru is busy... Oh dear..."

Jiraiya rushed into the tent in a panic, ripped off his raincoat and threw it to the ninja behind him. Orochimaru, who was working on documents with his head down, slowly raised his head when he heard Jiraiya burst in.

He waved his hand to disperse the ninjas, then crossed his arms and asked, "Idiot, what are you panicking about?"

"What's wrong with Xiao Qianqiu...?"

Jiraiya asked anxiously, "I've only been gone a short while, and I've already received intelligence. What's going on?"

Orochimaru sighed and looked at Jiraiya with disdain: "Your mission is to investigate the Land of Rain. What happens to Shichi is none of your business!"

"Oh! Tell me quickly!"

Jiraiya jumped onto the table. "Otherwise, I won't feel at ease!"

"A great victory at Kikyo Mountain! Seven is in excellent condition, sharing life with over a thousand ninjas, perfectly suppressing Kikyo Mountain."

Orochimaru calmly said, "I estimate that after this battle, she will soon become an elite Jonin."

"Great! Awesome!"

Jiraiya shouted, but before he could say anything, Orochimaru smiled and stretched out his hand. A giant snake suddenly appeared, grabbed Jiraiya, and rushed out of the tent.

"Get your ass to investigate! Don't waste my time!"

"You have one month! Investigate and gather all the intelligence!"

"Why are you yelling so loudly!"

Jiraiya rolled around on the ground in frustration, grabbed a raincoat and draped it over himself, then clenched his fist.

Excellent, this time, Konoha is guaranteed to win!

Chapter 272 The Charlatan

Let's rewind to the time right after the Battle of Kikyōyama ended.

"The goddess of life, with her thousand hands and a thousand strokes, single-handedly suppressed Mount Kikyo, achieving a great victory."

"The Kingdom of Wind has a total of 1,201 troops stationed at Mount Kikyo, all of whom have been subdued by the Goddess of Life and become her believers."

How about writing it this way?

Nara Shikaku held a scroll in his hand, and his pen wrote quickly on the scroll.

Qianqiu sat to the side, covering her face tightly and burying herself in Wei Lai's arms.

"Stop talking! It's so embarrassing!"

She felt like she had died on the spot, like someone had dug up her embarrassing past after years of having a bout of teenage angst.

Mirai smiled and stroked Chiaki's head. Although she hadn't played any role in this war, only serving as a blood-stained scarf to decorate Chiaki, being useless was the best thing about her.

Her task was simple: to provide Chiaki with complete protection while she walked among the army of the Land of Wind, in case any ninjas suddenly attacked her in the dark.

However, the battle went quite smoothly. Under Nara Shikaku's reasonable tactical arrangements, the ninjas defending Kikyo Mountain completely collapsed, and no one even had the will to resist.

In the end, thanks to the outstanding performance of Yakushi Nonou, the Jonin who still harbored rebellious thoughts were completely subdued, ultimately allowing Chiaki to achieve godlike status.

The only side effect is that Qianqiu can't get rid of the title of Goddess of Life now.

"Hey hey hey, who is this?"

"Isn't this the goddess of life? Why is she acting like a shy, demure young lady? Stand up straight!"

Sakumo Hatake leaned to the side with his arms crossed, speaking in a sarcastic tone.

To be honest, he was quite satisfied with everyone's performance. If he had been on the field himself, he probably would have killed all of them, leaving them with no morale whatsoever.

However, this approach is not foolproof, as evidenced by the defensive measures previously implemented by the ninjas of the Land of Wind.

Wow, the sandstorm shield, that wind wall, that sand-covered defense, it's awesome!

Even if Sakumo Hatake wanted to break through, it would take a lot of effort, so it wasn't worth it.

"Hatake Onmyo! I'll fight you to the death!"

Faced with Sakumo Hatake's sarcastic tone, Chiaki climbed out of Mirai's arms, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws, and shouted angrily at Sakumo Hatake.

"Hahaha……"

Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza, who were standing nearby, laughed. Yakushi Nonou also smiled gently and touched Yakushi Kabuto, who was looking at them curiously.

For a moment, the small room that served as a temporary office was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

"Okay, okay, stop making trouble."

Nara Shikaku called a halt to everyone's merriment, closed the report scrolls that had been written according to regulations, and distributed them using the Ninja Hawk.

He clapped his hands and said, "This victory was within my expectations. Except for the fact that the ninjas of the Land of Wind did not fight to the death, which was unexpected, everything else went as planned."

"But even if they fight to the death, it doesn't matter. I have prepared at least ten plans, but unfortunately I didn't have to use them."

"The fight is over, so you can say whatever you want now."

Yamanaka Inoichi shrugged. "Anyway, if you say a hundred sets, I won't argue."

"really."

Akimichi Choza nodded; he believed that Nara Shikaku could come up with a hundred solutions.

"Hey, hey, don't interrupt."

Nara Shikaku glared at his brother, raised a finger and said, "The war on Kikyo Mountain is temporarily over, but our struggle with the Land of Wind has only just begun."

"The next step is crucial; what happened just now is nothing."

"Good heavens... these seven people fighting against 1,200 people, and that's not even the key point?"

Sakumo Hatake's words were quite something. Chiaki pulled out a soldier's ration pill and threw it into Sakumo Hatake's mouth. "Shut up, is one soldier's ration pill enough? Listen to what the strategist has to say!"

Qianqiu still gives enough respect to highly intelligent people; there's no way she understands them.