I am the most popular character in Naruto!

That was too hasty! We should have just started acting cute with Hiruzen Sarutobi!

"We need to eliminate destabilizing factors. Aren't Konoha's internal secrets the responsibility of the village?"

Danzo spoke slowly and deliberately. Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were stunned and looked at him with complicated expressions.

He conceded, agreeing to have his rights reduced, but at the same time made the most reasonable request under his current status, so Hiruzen Sarutobi had no way to refuse it.

If he refuses Danzo's request, it would be tantamount to denying his previous arrangements, and it would mean that Danzo does not need to acknowledge that his own rights have been weakened.

Is Danzo planning to start his game by targeting this child?

"Okay... Jiraiya, give it to him."

Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes and slowly gave instructions. Jiraiya understood the meaning as well and handed the scroll to Danzo with an unfriendly expression.

Chapter Seven: The Crossdresser Worth 500 Yuan

"Experimental subject...?"

Danzo's eyes widened, a strange light emanating from them. "Immortality? Interesting."

"Shimura, this scroll is to be permanently sealed away, and no one is allowed to use it."

Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his fist on the table and said sternly to Danzo, "Don't think I don't know what you do in private. This is the one thing you absolutely cannot touch!"

"Hmph, of course I understand."

Danzo snorted coldly, glanced at Chiaki, then closed his eyes. After a moment's thought, he said, "This scroll requires destruction, not sealing. Then, reassign this kid... to the Senju clan's identity, defining him as a clansman who has been living abroad. Is that alright?"

"no problem."

Tsunade waved her hand, directly overstepping her authority to answer Danzo. For her, giving Chiaki an identity was the most important thing.

As for the scroll... those who need to know, just know; it's fine if it's destroyed.

"Tsunade!"

Jiraiya quickly grabbed Tsunade, but it was too late to stop her from speaking. He could only laugh awkwardly and look at Danzo: "Haha, Tsunade was just joking. Lord Shimura wouldn't hold a grudge against a child, would he?"

"The Senju family's princess isn't young anymore, is she, Sarutobi?"

Danzo ignored Jiraiya and looked directly at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"what happened?"

Tsunade looked somewhat bewildered, and Jiraiya offered no explanation, only shaking his head. Chiaki, however, realized what was happening and his heart skipped a beat.

This is bad.

This old dog is cunning; his previous question and answer often serves as a prelude to his next request.

Was my identity simply acknowledged like that?

Obviously not, what is he plotting?

Tsunade, Tsunade, do you even know how badly you've ruined me!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression was grim. Although Tsunade had bypassed her own answer, it could still be considered Hiruzen Sarutobi's reply.

Protecting the seeds of Konoha to grow strong is one of his greatest hopes, and Chiaki, who possesses the physiques of both the Senju and Uzumaki families, is even more impossible to abandon.

Furthermore, Danzo also cut off his own escape route. In order to make someone a member of the Senju clan, in terms of procedure, after Hiruzen Sarutobi agrees, the current head of the Senju clan, Tsunade, also needs to agree.

At this point, Tsunade directly agreed with Danzo's statement, so it didn't really matter whether Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed or not.

This is a family matter.

"Yes, Tsunade is indeed not young anymore. Shimura, you are right to respect her opinion."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded solemnly, while Chiaki gripped the hem of her skirt tightly. Danzo's next words would surely be a judgment upon himself!

It's true that Tsunade is quite young; he admits that, after all, he's seen it.

However, the old saying from the Rabbit family is also true: the bigger the object, the harder it is to think about.

“That’s it. Since this kid is a member of the Senju clan and even inherited the cells of the First Hokage, he can naturally do things that ordinary people cannot.”

Danzo revealed his ferocious claws and said fiercely, "If Konoha could reproduce the First Hokage's Wood Release, where would the charlatan Hanzo from Amegakure come from?"

"Take him to the front lines and make the most of him as an experimental subject. Otherwise, it would be better to let him go into complete anonymity or hand him over to Root. Keeping such an experimental subject around is ultimately a hidden danger, and Root needs to eliminate the threat to Konoha!"

"Ninjas aren't valued by their monetary worth!"

Jiraiya couldn't help but frown after hearing this. Danzo's statement was completely contrary to his own beliefs, but he had to admit that from the perspective of the Hokage and Konoha, this statement was correct.

That's why he didn't want to become Hokage...

"Take Qianqiu to the front lines?!"

Tsunade glanced at Chiaki, who was dressed in a princess dress and looked like a delicate little girl, and her protective instincts surged.

"What a joke! How could he go to the front lines!"

exactly!

How could I go to the front lines!

I can't do anything!

Chiaki also protested, saying, "How can you send someone to the front lines right away? It's so dangerous! This body is only nine years old!"

No, if this continues, something bad will happen sooner or later. Can integrity be more important than life?

With a determined look in her eyes, Chiaki stomped her foot and stood right next to Hiruzen Sarutobi. She looked up at him pitifully, her short pink hair unable to conceal her bright, expressive eyes.

"Grandpa...Qianqiu...I'm scared..."

Large tears welled up in her eyes, and the brimming tears made Qianqiu even more charming and shy.

I, Qian Shou Qian Qiu, am a soft girl! I can whine! I need protection!

cough……

Just this once, okay? I promise I won't pretend to be a soft girl next time!

"This...hey..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was already hesitant about what to do with Chiaki, and Chiaki's cute act at this moment hit his weak spot.

Sending a child who knows nothing directly to the battlefield? Even if he is an experimental subject, it is not appropriate.

Should the Root take over Qianqiu?

Regardless of whether Tsunade agreed or not, Hiruzen Sarutobi certainly did not.

How could the combined bloodline of the Senju and Uzumaki clans be given to the Root?

The situation has developed to this point, and the only way to carry out my plan to weaken the Anbu is to have Chiaki go to the front line as Danzo suggested. It's simply torture.

“Since you insist that the formation of the Amegakure reconnaissance squad is the responsibility of the Anbu, then the matter within Konoha is the responsibility of the Root, Sarutobi.”

Danzo said, word by word, that he had already made concessions and was just waiting for Hiruzen Sarutobi to make concessions of equal value; otherwise, they would pretend that the matter had never been discussed.

You be your Hokage, I'll be my Anbu, and I'll automatically take your place when you step down.

"Old man..."

Tsunade wasn't really a naive girl. At this moment, she realized what she had promised on behalf of Hiruzen Sarutobi, and she clenched her fists.

On one hand, it was her mentor; on the other hand, it was the child she wanted to take care of.

"One year!"

Just then, Jiraiya suddenly spoke, breaking the tense atmosphere.

“Give me a year, and Tsunade and I will take this child to the front lines of Amegakure and teach him how to fight. Once he becomes a genin, I will send him to the front lines.”

"Jiraiya..."

Tsunade stared at Jiraiya in a daze. This man... is so handsome.

Jiraiya raised a finger, tossed his white hair, and shook his head, saying, "With my and Tsunade's abilities, it would be easy for him to become a genin in a year, right? I don't think Lord Shimura would want to take the blame for sending ordinary people to their deaths?"

"How about this?"

"What value can a genin have? We must master Wood Release."

Danzo narrowed his eyes, but Jiraiya retorted seriously: "I'll say it again, ninjas are not tools to be valued. Even a genin might be more useful than anyone else!"

"Who knows."

Danzo scoffed, while Jiraiya smiled confidently: "I believe in this child. If he fails to perform, I'll take the responsibility!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Jiraiya, who had never been so proactive before, with surprise, smiled with satisfaction, and said in the same tone:

“A ninja’s growth takes time and is also limited by talent. Although Chiaki has the First Hokage’s cells, it doesn’t mean he can use Wood Release.”

"Shimura, let Jiraiya teach him Earth Release and Water Release. Whether he can master Wood Release depends on Chiaki's own talent."

Danzo fell silent. Jiraiya's initiative to take responsibility exceeded his expectations. It was hard to imagine that a loser who always shirked responsibility would take on such a heavy responsibility that could affect the future succession of the Hokage.

"Half a year, Amegakure won't give us much time."

Danzo turned and left, glancing at the trembling Chiaki, "I hope you succeed."

Chapter 8, the eight-episode rule, may be late.

"call--"

"Jiraiya, I'm really impressed with you now!"

"I never expected you to be such a man!"

Tsunade slammed her wine glass down and slapped the table as she praised Jiraiya.

"Hahaha, I've always been a man, didn't you notice, Tsunade?"

Jiraiya slurred his words, completely unlike his confident demeanor in the Hokage's office during the day; he was just a drunken old man.

"When will you let me see your manly side?"

Tsunade, drunk, reached out and grabbed Jiraiya by the ear, pulling him close to her.

The warm, slightly alcoholic scent wafted onto Jiraiya's face, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether his face was red from being drunk or from being shy.