I am the most popular character in Naruto!

This statement can be said to have directly strangled Danzo's lifeline.

Find a medical ninja of sufficient authority to challenge Chiaki's authority?

What a joke!

Danzo wasn't foolish enough to do something so ridiculous, and no medical ninja would dare to challenge Chiaki's authority.

There are only two strongest medical ninjas in the ninja world: Tsunade Senju and Chiaki Senju.

The former was the founder of medical ninjutsu, and the latter was the goddess of life, possessing the ability to bring the dead back to life.

Would a regular medical ninja do?

Can they do it?

No, they can't!

In today's ninja world, almost all the best medical ninjas are in Konoha, and medical ninjas from outside the village are learning from Konoha's medical ninjas.

Ninety percent of Konoha's medical ninjas are fans of Chiaki. Under the leadership of Haruno and his wife, the Chiaki support group, based at Konoha Hospital, is renowned and can almost be called the largest medical ninja club in the entire ninja world.

As for the remaining 10% of medical ninjas who are not Chiaki fans, they either have a grudge against her, are still studying, haven't had time to learn about Chiaki yet, or Chiaki's fan club hasn't covered them yet.

Finding one among these medical ninjas who dares to say no to Chiaki and challenge her authority would be harder than climbing to heaven!

Even medical ninjas who had a grudge against Chiaki didn't dare to do or say anything to him. If they were not as skilled as him, they wouldn't go looking for trouble.

"you!"

Danzo opened his mouth in silence, then closed it again in frustration, desperately trying to figure out how to resolve the current situation.

Before he could come up with a solution, Qianqiu stepped forward, unleashing a powerful aura.

bang

The temporary Hokage office was instantly filled with Chiaki's aura. Her expression was quite cold, and her peach blossom eyes were full of icebergs as she looked at Danzo as if he were a dead man.

"Naruto Uzumaki is the next Jinchūriki. If anything happens to him, I will take full responsibility!"

"I vouch for him!"

"...A thousand years?!"

Minato looked at Chiaki in surprise, puzzled as to why she would say such a thing.

Naruto's condition is still uncertain, and things could get really bad if something goes wrong.

For Chiaki to make such a direct guarantee in front of Danzo and the others was to use his own prestige to vouch for his own son, which was a great favor!

"……it is good."

Danzo gave Chiaki a deep look, somewhat unable to understand why she would vouch for an infant.

You have to understand, you can't tell anything about a baby.

It's impossible to judge anything, whether it's physical condition or personality. It's unwise for Qianqiu to make such a "hasty" judgment.

However, since Chiaki has made such a guarantee, then he should disregard his own intentions and proceed with his attack on Naruto.

Danzo had plenty of ways to deal with an infant. Eliminating the infant would make Chiaki pay the price, which was a very cost-effective approach.

"Hmph, you'd better not regret this!"

After uttering a harsh remark to Chiaki, Danzo turned and walked towards the door, pretending to leave in a huff. Since there was nothing else to do, he figured he might as well slip away quickly.

"and many more!"

Danzo thought the matter was over, but Minato suddenly called out to him.

"Is there anything else, Fourth Hokage?"

Danzo turned to Minato with a forced smile. "Since you've already decided on the distribution of the Tailed Beasts, there's no need for me to stay here and be a nuisance, is there?"

"I didn't keep you here for this reason."

Minato frowned and said to Danzo, "I can turn a blind eye to what happened during the Nine-Tails' attack."

"But I must tell you, Naruto is my son. If you lay a finger on him, we'll have to settle things properly about what happened during the Nine-Tails disaster!"

Danzo stared intently at Minato, his gaze sweeping over Hiruzen Sarutobi. Hiruzen had hidden his pipe after Chiaki arrived and was looking at Danzo with a solemn and serious expression, as if to show his resolve and stance.

"……I see."

Danzo nodded stiffly. "Of course I understand that Naruto is the Fourth Hokage's son."

After saying that, he turned around and left the office. This time, he wasn't just pretending to leave; he was genuinely angry and slammed the already flimsy door shut with a loud bang.

After Danzo left, the atmosphere in the temporary Hokage office relaxed. Chiaki let out a soft breath and turned to sit down in a chair.

She gently touched the blood-stained scarf around her neck, and suddenly the future appeared, landing in her arms.

"Chiaki, thank you."

Minato said gratefully to Chiaki, then asked with concern, "What you just said might have been a bit extreme. If something happens to Naruto, it would be a huge blow to you."

"That is indeed the case, Chiaki."

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed and said to Chiaki earnestly, "You're not an ordinary person anymore. Every word you say will be over-interpreted."

"so what?"

Qianqiu casually rested her head on the back of the future's shoulder, breathing in the scent of the future with a sense of ease and greed.

In the future, blushing, she turned her head away, letting Qianqiu do as she pleased.

She was originally the obedient type of girl, and now that her heart is with Qianqiu, of course we can do whatever we want with her.

"Anyway, Minato, you still need to keep an eye on Naruto. What if that old man Shimura does something to Naruto..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed slightly. Chiaki was beyond his control now, so he could only place his hopes elsewhere.

"I understand."

Minato nodded seriously, a hint of worry on his face. "What I'm afraid of isn't anything else, but I'm worried that Naruto himself won't be able to withstand the Nine-Tails' corruption, which would only harm Chiaki..."

"I told you everything."

Chiaki lifted his head from the future's shoulder and lazily said to Minato, "I trust Naruto more than you."

"I really don't know what you have to worry about."

Chapter 530 Five Years Later

Konoha 53 years.

Five years have passed since the Nine-Tails' attack. Konoha Village, which was destroyed by the Nine-Tails, has recovered to its former prosperity and is even more prosperous than before it was destroyed.

As the saying goes, "no destruction, no construction," after experiencing the disaster of the Nine-Tails' rampage, the people of Konoha had unwavering faith in the newly appointed Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Under his sweeping reforms, the entire village of Konoha began to flourish.

The post-war baby boom did not stop because of the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage; on the contrary, it became even more significant because of this disaster.

The need for manpower to rebuild the village is one thing, but it's only natural that people who have survived such a disaster would want to have children.

In any case, the busyness of Konoha Hospital has become the norm, leaving almost no time for the medical ninjas to rest.

"Lin, take a rest for a while."

Kakashi, who was squatting by the window with dead fish eyes, said to the girl in the white coat, with short brown hair, delicate features, and an extremely capable expression, "You have been working for two days and two nights in a row."

"Take this document away. There's a problem with this case. Have Haruno examine it again."

The girl with short brown hair completely ignored Kakashi's nonchalant attitude, and quickly marked the documents in her hand with a pen, distributing them one by one to the waiting medical ninjas.

"Lord Nohara, there are two more critical cases this afternoon that require your personal attention."

"Lord Nohara, the medicine is running low and needs to be replenished immediately!"

"We don't have enough hospital rooms!"

The medical ninjas reported to the brown-haired girl one by one, and the brown-haired girl replied to them efficiently and concisely: "I understand, arrange a time for me."

"The medicine was expedited this morning; I've sent someone to check on it."

"I will apply to the Fourth Hokage for the ward issue and arrange for the mild cases to be discharged as soon as possible."

"Hey... Lin?"

Kakashi picked at his ear listlessly. "If you don't rest soon, your master's wife will scold you again when you get back."

The girl with short brown hair stiffened for a moment, then, after dismissing the waiting medical ninja, turned around, sat down in a chair, and rubbed her temples.

"Kakashi, if you're free, do something for me. You've seen how busy Konoha Hospital is!"

Rin, who stood out during the Nine-Tails' rampage, successfully broke through to the level of Jonin with her strong professional skills and tireless learning spirit. At the same time, under Chiaki's guidance, her medical ninjutsu skills continued to improve. She is currently serving as the acting vice director of Konoha Hospital.

As for why she wasn't the dean, it's because Rin was only in her twenties and it wasn't appropriate for her to take on such a risky role as Konoha Hospital directly.

Minato felt sorry for his disciple and forced Rin to serve as vice dean for a period of time.

However, Minato obviously didn't expect that what was believed in in Konoha Hospital was the level of medical ninjutsu, which had little to do with age.

As Chiaki's "junior disciple," Rin's skills and abilities have won over these medical ninjas. They are completely obedient to Rin, and the titles of "headmaster" and "headmaster" are not important!

"Where did you see that I seemed to have a lot of free time?"

Kakashi picked at his ear, then stretched comfortably on the windowsill.

“I can see it everywhere.”

Lin rolled her eyes, mimicking Kakashi's expression. "Minato-sensei is really something. Why doesn't he use an elite Jonin like you in the village? What is he thinking?"

"Someone like you should be sent out on an S-class mission, the kind that takes ten days to half a month to come back!"

Lin wrinkled her nose at Kakashi, looking both cute and fierce.

Kakashi chuckled and said, "You think there isn't? I'm only this relaxed because I completed the mission!"

"Over the years, Minato-sensei has been taking advantage of me!"

"If it weren't for Sister Qianqiu's inability to stand it anymore, how would I have time to sit here and watch you?"

"You deserve it, you should be given more missions!"

Lin said gloatingly, "With your extraordinary talent, how can you improve and become a pillar of Konoha if you don't go on more missions?"

"Come on, I'm on missions every day, and they're all high-difficulty missions. If it weren't for my exceptional talent, I would have died halfway through!"