I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

"it hurts!"

Perhaps due to excessive anger, Onoki, who was sitting in the chair, suddenly changed his expression and clutched his lower back in pain.

After a while, Onoki finally recovered from the back pain, panting heavily.

He immediately showed anger again.

There's nothing I can do; this whole thing is just too infuriating.

After the group sent by Iwagakure to meet them was killed by Naraku, Onoki, who had not received any news for a long time, naturally sent people to investigate again.

Unfortunately, in order not to expose himself, Naraku made a point of disposing of the corpses on both sides before leaving.

This left Onoki with no clues, and he could only classify Kari and the others as missing.

Even so, the disappearance of Kari and the others, and the failure to find Yokura's body, gave Onoki a bad feeling.

Even so, Ohnoki did not expect that things would develop in the way they have now.

Rasa, who tried to scheme against Pakura, was killed instead. Conversely, Pakura, who was outmaneuvered, replaced Rasa as the Kazekage of Sunagakure.

Especially after Yekura became Kazekage, she even formed an alliance with Hoshigakure.

It's worth noting that Onoki's initial plan was to join forces with Sunagakure to suppress the development of Hoshigakure.

Now that Sunagakure and Hoshigakure are cooperating, not only has the plan to jointly suppress them failed, but Hoshigakure might even gain faster development by taking advantage of the alliance with Sunagakure.

How could Onoki not be furious at such an outcome?

"No, I can't give up like this. I have to find another way to suppress Hoshigakure." Although the failure of the plan angered Onoki, it did not make him despondent.

His expression shifted rapidly as Onoki thought quickly, eventually conjuring up the origins of Naraku.

"Konoha," Onoki slowly uttered the two words.

Bang!

The door was kicked open, and a figure who looked down on all the women walked forcefully into the office.

"Danzo, after Kumogakure, Hoshigakure has now formed an alliance with Sunagakure. How long are you going to wait to avenge the old man?"

The person who barged into the office was none other than Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

She angrily berated Danzo, who was sitting behind his desk, without any politeness.

He was dressed in the robes of a Hokage, and a brand-new Hokage hat was placed on the table.

Danzo, who had finally ascended to the position of Hokage, looked up at Tsunade who had barged in, and said with an unchanged expression, "As I have said before, the most important thing now is the war. We can deal with Hiruzen's matter after the war is over."

Danzo paused slightly, stared at Tsunade, and said in a more serious tone, "Furthermore, I am now the Hokage, and you are merely the disciple of the previous Hokage. Your current actions are enough for me to charge you with disrespecting the Hokage."

"Stop talking nonsense. Don't think you can intimidate me just because you became Hokage through dirty tricks. You're only Hokage if I give you face; otherwise, you're nothing." Tsunade was not intimidated by Danzo's words at all, and instead retorted with great force.

However, Tsunade certainly has the qualifications to be strong.

Leaving aside her own value to Konoha, the power she currently wields is enough to make her fearless of Danzo.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi's death, Danzo successfully ascended to the position of Hokage after a series of open and covert struggles. However, in reality, the Hokage power he inherited was only a small fraction of what it entailed.

Most of the power actually fell into Tsunade's hands.

The reason for this situation is that Tsunade has Jiraiya's support.

Tsunade and Jiraiya were both direct disciples of Hiruzen Sarutobi. With their own prestige, it would not be difficult for them to inherit Hiruzen Sarutobi's legacy if they joined forces.

This is especially true when compared to Danzo.

Compared to Danzo, Tsunade, the granddaughter of the First Hokage, the direct disciple of the Third Hokage, and a renowned medical expert in the ninja world, would definitely enjoy much more support from the common people and ninja clans.

In other words, Tsunade gave up the Hokage competition because of her hemophobia, and she did not expect that Orochimaru, whom she and Jiraiya favored, would give up in the end. Otherwise, Danzo would not have been able to take the Hokage position so easily.

Tsunade's forceful defiance cast a shadow over Danzo's eyes.

Chapter 119 Mysterious Confidence

That's it again.

This wasn't the first time the other person had talked back to him like this.

If he were just the leader of the Root organization, that would be one thing, but he's the Hokage now.

If someone is contradicted before becoming Hokage and is still contradicted after becoming Hokage, then what's the point of becoming Hokage?

If he could, Danzo would really like to turn on her now and teach this wretched woman a lesson.

Even if the other party is the granddaughter of the First Hokage, he will make her know what it means for the Hokage to be insulted.

Unfortunately, he couldn't.

"Take a look at this document first." Danzo suppressed his anger and threw the document he had been looking at to the other person.

Tsunade caught the document and said sarcastically, "What, didn't you want to monopolize power? Why are you letting me handle village affairs this time?"

Although she joined forces with Jiraiya and seized most of the Hokage's power, Danzo was still the Hokage, and it was difficult for her to interfere in matters such as the management of the village.

Similarly, after becoming Hokage, Danzo held onto the power he had acquired tightly, giving Tsunade no chance to interfere.

"Stop rambling. You'll understand once you see it," Danzo said, displeased.

Tsunade snorted, then looked down at the document in her hand.

Although she didn't know why Danzo had given her the opportunity to get involved in village affairs, she naturally wouldn't miss it since he had offered it.

When she saw the contents of the document, a glint quickly flashed in Tsunade's eyes.

The document, written by Onoki himself, came from Iwagakure and proposed a ceasefire with Konoha, and even an alliance with Konoha.

In particular, one of the purposes of the alliance was to clearly state that they wanted to join forces with Konoha to suppress the development of Hoshigakure.

"You agreed?" Tsunade looked up at Danzo across from her after reading the document.

"I have that intention." Danzo nodded slightly.

Tsunade mused.

Having been keeping an eye on Naraku's movements, she naturally knew about the previous raid on the Land of Earth by the Star Village in conjunction with the Cloud Village.

Now that Onoki has proposed an alliance and wants to join forces to suppress the development of Hoshigakure, she is surprised but not too surprised.

“Then let’s agree to the alliance,” Tsunade said quickly and firmly.

Although she wasn't directly attacking Naraku, she was very willing to suppress his power.

Furthermore, the ceasefire with Iwagakure is also beneficial to the village, as it reduces the pressure on the front lines.

After all, besides fighting with Iwagakure, Konoha has also been constantly at war with Sunagakure and Kumogakure.

Despite Konoha's deep foundation and the loss of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the pressure of fighting three opponents alone was immense.

"Well, it's not that I don't want to avenge Hiruzen, but the pressure of war and the danger of Naraku have made me disagree with your actions. However, I fully support cooperating with Iwagakure to suppress Hoshigakure as we are doing now," Danzo said earnestly.

However, these words did not win Tsunade's approval; instead, they were met with a cold laugh.

Tsunade looked at Danzo, her inner attitude mirroring the cold laugh she let out.

She had no idea why the other party had been preventing her from taking revenge.

The pressure of war and the danger posed by Naraku were secondary; the real reason was that they feared Naraku's increased prestige after successfully avenging the old man, which would threaten his position as Hokage.

Danzo selectively ignored Tsunade's cold laugh and continued calmly, "Furthermore, I have decided to reinforce the Land of Rivers and launch a full-scale attack on Sunagakure!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade frowned: "What do you mean?"

Since the other side has also accepted the alliance with Iwagakure, why not take advantage of the reduced war pressure to rest and recuperate, and instead increase troops on other battlefields? Wouldn't that just increase the war pressure even more?

Danzo explained logically: "As you said before, Hoshigakure has now allied with Sunagakure after Kumogakure. Our ultimate goal is Naraku, so we can't let them continue to develop."

"The Sand Village is currently experiencing internal turmoil, and we can take this opportunity to put pressure on them, thereby forcing them to terminate their alliance with the Star Village."

Tsunade fell into deep thought.

Using war to force Sunagakure to end its alliance with Hoshigakure is indeed a feasible option.

After all, an alliance is just a piece of paper.

As long as Sunagakure cannot withstand the pressure of war, it will naturally stop caring about Hoshigakure.

Is Danzo really that kind-hearted?

Is the enemy really only trying to suppress the development of Hoshigakure by sending reinforcements to attack Sunagakure?

Tsunade didn't believe it.

She knew Danzo too well.

This person may have Konoha in their eyes, but only if Konoha belongs to them.

In other words, what the other party really wants is the power of the Hokage.

"If Danzo, by issuing the Hokage's order to reinforce the Land of Rivers, succeeds in the war against Sunagakure, his prestige will undoubtedly be enhanced."

In a rapid process of thinking, Tsunade gradually realized Danzo's true purpose.

"I see. You're the Hokage. Then let's do it your way!" Tsunade gave him a deep look, then said calmly.

She understood the other party's intention: to use the victory in the war to enhance their prestige and then seize more power.