I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Future greeted the guards at the door, completed the exit procedures, walked to Qianqiu's side, and took her hand.

"What are you looking at?"

Following Chiaki's gaze, Mirai looked out, but with her poor eyesight, she couldn't see Jiraiya hiding next to the women's bathhouse, which puzzled her.

"nothing."

Qianqiu smiled slightly and reached out to pat Wei Lai's head. "Let's go find Aunt Snake."

"It seems she's hiding in the Land of Grass. Let's go check it out first, and we can also find out Tsunade's location from Orochimaru."

"Eh?"

Future paused, "The Land of Grass?"

No one really knows Orochimaru's location; he disappeared without a trace after the Third Shinobi World War.

Occasionally, the Anbu would report that he had appeared in Konoha, but that was rare.

"Alright, let's go."

Qianqiu didn't explain much, but gave the future a knowing look, "I have special intelligence sources."

Future realized what was happening and helplessly clung to Qianqiu's arm, "Mo... it's always just you who knows, it's not fair."

"It's because Little Future never read comics before."

Chiaki chuckled and gently pinched Mirai's nose. Given the current situation, there were practically no ninjas in the entire ninja world who could threaten the two of them.

This trip is essentially a vacation.

"It's just because they're poor!"

With pouting, she said in a cute tone, "I don't care, you have to tell me what really happened when we rest tonight!"

"Yes, yes, I just hope that someone won't start touching me inappropriately while we're chatting."

Chiaki chuckled mischievously, while Mirai blushed and grabbed Chiaki's waist. "Who's the one who's getting handsy, you or me! You bad boy!"

It must be said that although girls are more reserved, they don't behave much better when faced with a stunning beauty.

What's more, this stunning beauty constantly exudes an irresistible vitality that draws people in, and even has beauty benefits...

……

root.

"So, Senju Chiaki and Uchiha Itachi have made contact?"

Danzo frowned as he looked at the intelligence report in his hand.

The intelligence ninja kneeling below him responded and reported, "We have contacted members of the Uchiha clan. According to them, Senju Chiaki seems to have special feelings for Uchiha Itachi."

"Humph."

Danzo snorted, "Senju Chiaki is such a woman with a soft heart. The Uchiha clan is guilty of heinous crimes, yet she still favors one of their ninjas. It's utterly foolish."

Danzo's mindset was inherited from the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. Whenever something happened to Konoha, the first culprit he thought of was the Uchiha.

"Since you like that kid so much, I'd like to see what's so special about him."

Danzo narrowed his eyes and said to the ninja in front of him, "Give the order to contact Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui and have them join Root."

"I think Fugaku Uchiha should be very happy, after all, not many people from the Uchiha clan can enter the power center of Konoha."

By bringing Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui under his control, he could greatly increase Root's influence and make Chiaki hesitant to act against them.

Danzo didn't take it seriously; it was just a pawn he used casually.

"The next piece of information is that Jiraiya seems unwilling to accept the position of Hokage, and left after talking with Senju Chiaki?"

Danzo looked at the information thoughtfully. Based on his previous judgment, there were only four people who could become Hokage: the Legendary Sannin of Konoha and Chiaki.

Chiaki and Jiraiya had a conversation, after which Jiraiya gave up the position of Hokage.

That is to say...

It's quite possible that Chiaki's goal wasn't just to persuade the Legendary Sannin of Konoha to become Hokage, but also that Chiaki himself wanted to become Hokage!?

"Since Jiraiya has chosen to give up, then the hidden forces that were meant to deal with him can also be withdrawn."

Danzo frowned, his expression grave, and asked, "How's the situation with Orochimaru and Tsunade's underhanded tactics?"

The intelligence ninja immediately responded, "The covert operation has been completed; there's no chance of failure!"

"If either Orochimaru or Tsunade shows any intention of becoming Hokage, our secret forces will be activated immediately!"

"very good."

Danzo nodded in satisfaction. If he could eliminate just one of them, his chances of success would increase.

If there's a way to eliminate all four of them, wouldn't the position of Fourth Hokage be firmly in my hands?

Heh heh heh, hahaha!

This wave is stable!

Chapter 467 Let's cause trouble! Let's cause trouble!

A peaceful and vast grassland.

The wind blows across the grass, creating green waves and releasing wisps of fragrance from the depths of the earth.

Looking around, cattle, sheep and horses are enjoying the lush, tender grass, and many herders wearing straw hats and headscarves are lazily lying on the grass, taking a comfortable rest.

The sheepdogs ran happily, herding the flock back and forth.

The land of grass.

A country built on a plain.

The land is fertile, animal husbandry is thriving, and tourism is equally booming.

As the center of almost the entire continent, the Land of Grass is in an undeniably advantageous location.

For this reason, this place is often used as a transit point.

The daimyo of the Land of Grass was quite prescient. He decisively declared himself one of the neutral countries and did not vigorously develop his ninja strength. Instead, he followed the example of the Land of Hot Springs and attached himself to the major powers.

Unlike the completely independent Land of Iron and the Land of Hot Water, which is completely dependent on all the major powers, the Land of Grass is neither completely independent nor dependent on all countries. Instead, it depends on which country is strong and attaches itself to that country, providing it with food and supplies.

This is what is commonly known as a fence-sitter.

However, due to its unique geographical conditions and fertile resources, the Grass Country has become a place that no country would refuse.

The countries that were subjugated by the Grass Country were also well aware that food supplies were the most important resource in all wars.

Whenever war breaks out, food supplies will inevitably be in short supply. The existence of a country like the Grass Country, which focuses on food production, allows everyone to be free from worries about food supplies.

As for the idea of ​​completely plundering the Grass Country's food supplies, not many people would actually do such a thing. Everyone knows the principle of draining the pond to catch all the fish.

Therefore, the land of grass gradually developed into a unique economy – a large-scale agricultural market!

cough.

With the end of the Third Shinobi World War, the Land of Grass breathed a sigh of relief and began to resume developing its livestock industry.

For them, whether or not a war breaks out doesn't actually have much of an impact.

The grassland has always been here. As long as the grassland isn't completely destroyed, development can proceed very quickly.

Moreover, virtually no country would place its main battlefield on the homeland of the Grass Country. Even if they passed through the Grass Country, they would only fight on the distant plains and would not go so far as to destroy the food production base.

Everyone's smart enough to know that the number of civilians will always be greater than that of ninjas. If we destroy places where food is produced and disrupt the people's output, then the ninjas will also lack food. It's a lose-lose situation.

Therefore, this period of more than half a year is enough for the Grass Country to regain its vitality.

"Look at this, the best beef!"

"Lamb! Lamb! Fresh lamb!"

"Miss, would you like an apple?"

In the market of the Grass Country, people were hawking their goods, and the streets were bustling with people of all skin colors and appearances.

Like the Land of Hot Water, the Land of Grass is also a place where people from all over the world mingle, and you can see ninjas from various countries here.

However, today, the bustling market suddenly became quiet.

As if someone had pressed the pause button on the entire Grass Country market, everyone turned to look in one direction.

Her long, flowing pink hair almost touched the ground. A purple parasol was lightly placed on the girl's shoulder. Beneath her emerald eyes was an exquisitely beautiful face, but unfortunately, apart from her eyes, her entire face was hidden under a pure white veil.

The young girl, dressed in an incomparably luxurious violet kimono, moved gracefully, arm in arm with a short-haired, brown-colored girl who was also veiled.

The girl with short brown hair was wearing an exquisite pink kimono. Although she looked incredibly cute, she paled in comparison to the girl with long pink hair next to her.

However, the girl with short brown hair didn't care about that. Instead, she felt incredibly proud of the beauty of the person next to her.

See, see, anyway, you can't see the whole picture of my Qianqiu.

Hmph, you should know that my Qianqiu is completely honest with me every night!

A beautiful smile curved the corners of her lips, hidden beneath her veil. Despite Chiaki's dignified and graceful demeanor beside her, at night she was nothing more than a little slut…

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

The attention of everyone in the Grass Country market was drawn to the two girls. Chiaki, who had been walking along, seemed to realize something was wrong and stopped.

Her beautiful eyes swept over the almost still crowd around her, then she glanced sideways at the future, her cherry lips parting slightly:

"Will I still be conspicuous in the future?"

"...Chiaki, don't you have any self-awareness at all?"

Future rolled her eyes at Qianqiu, and because she had to wear a veil, she took off her signature red-rimmed glasses.

This charming eye roll made Qianqiu pause for a moment, then she chuckled and said, "Mirai, you should probably wear your glasses, otherwise I'm afraid..."

As she spoke, she leaned close to her future ear and whispered, "...I'm afraid I'll eat you up right here."

"go."

Future spat, her face slightly flushed.

After they confessed their relationship, they did everything they should have done, but they haven't done anything they shouldn't have.