Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage

Chapter 18 You don't want people to know that you hit someone, do you?

Tsunade saw the gate from afar, a hint of melancholy and reminiscence flashing in her eyes.

"The former Thunder Guardian..."

"He died while on a mission. Now, Haneda and Tsuchihara, two newly promoted Chunin, are in charge of guarding the gate."

"Newly promoted, no wonder I've never seen him before."

More than a year has passed since I left. Konoha is still the same Konoha, with little change, but the people standing at the gate have changed completely.

She sighed.

The face that had been filled with anticipation now showed a hint of dejection, and her mood became listless.

however.

Arrive at the village entrance.

"Lady Tsunade? Lady Tsunade is back!"

"What?"

The two people at the village entrance exclaimed in surprise.

Immediately.

At the entrance, all the ninjas and villagers who were passing by stopped and flocked over.

"Lady Tsunade!"

"Lady Tsunade, you're back!"

"Where is Lady Tsunade? I want to see her...!"

Amidst the cacophony, the voices of parents comforting their children were heard as each child was lifted up and gazed towards the village entrance.

Most of these children have only grown up in the last year or two, and they have long forgotten about Tsunade.

But it is quite obvious.

Influenced by their parents, they still know Tsunade's name and deeply admire her.

In the blink of an eye, the fairly spacious village entrance was already surrounded by a growing crowd.

Tsunade was stunned.

She had unspeakable emotions in her heart, and words stuck in her throat, unable to be uttered.

"Don't block the way, spread out, spread out."

Haneda waved.

The crowd outside then made way for them.

Jiraiya walked behind Tsunade, and the group went inside.

Kakashi, who is usually calm, was so excited that his forehead turned red, which shows what kind of expression he had under his mask.

Kurenai Yuhi is also...

but.

In such a scene, few people can remain calm in the center of attention.

Many people in this generation were protected and healed by Tsunade. Even in Naruto's time, many people still admired Tsunade greatly, which shows her influence.

We continued on our way.

Once they reached the vicinity of the Hokage Building, the crowd gradually dispersed under the organization of the ninjas.

Upon entering the building, Tsunade couldn't help but lean against the wall and look at Jiraiya.

"Go back and report, I'm not going."

"it is good."

I never forced it.

"The C-rank mission isn't very important, so there's no need for us to report together. Kakashi, Kurenai, you can go now and get some rest. We'll meet for training tomorrow."

"I'm going to rest too."

Tsunade yawned.

Kyohiko quickly pressed, "Lady Tsunade, are your words still valid?"

"What?"

Tsunade paused for a moment, then immediately understood, and laughed, "You really want to get beaten up?"

"We lowly ninjas don't even have the chance to learn from a ninja like you, how could we not want to!"

Jingyan speaks very directly.

Shizune couldn't help but admire him from the bottom of her heart.

If she hadn't witnessed Tsunade's strength, she would have thought Kyohiko's words were nothing more than ignorance is bliss.

but.

Even though he had witnessed Tsunade's power and knew the difference in their abilities, he still dared to bring it up...

That takes a lot of courage!

Tsunade smiled and said, "Good lad, you've got guts."

She paused, then looked at Kakashi and Kurenai.

Where are you two?

"We would also like to receive your guidance!"

Kakashi and Kurenai quickly responded.

Tsunade, hands on her hips, said, "Fine, we've got nothing better to do. Don't be too scared to come to the Forest of Death tomorrow morning at seven!"

"I'll definitely be there!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

Jingyin felt envious, but she didn't suggest going together.

She had wandered and traveled with Tsunade, and was already practically Tsunade's student, receiving a lot of guidance from her. There was little point in her getting involved this time.

……

The Hokage's office.

Jiraiya informed the Third Hokage of the situation on the road and simultaneously released one of the corpses from the seal.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a serious expression.

"In your assessment, what are the chances that they're coming for Tsunade?"

"Difficult to judge."

Jiraiya shook his head.

At the time, he was not at the scene, and he was unable to collect all the information.

but.

"One thing is certain: the other side probably wanted to capture them alive. The targets could be Tsunade, Shizune, or even Kyohiko, Kakashi, and the others. The first wave of ninja tool attacks was not poisoned, so the possibility of them killing people and framing them is not high."

"Is that so?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi squinted.

Then, he looked at Jiraiya: "What are your plans after this?"

"I promised Matsuyama Koji that I would go to the Land of Waves later, and I will carefully observe the situation then, but I would also like to ask you to help investigate as well."

Jiraiya said.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded.

"I'll take care of this."

"Then I'm leaving!"

"Tsunade is back. Be careful, don't do anything outrageous again."

Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Jiraiya's expression froze, then he coughed lightly, waved his hand, and darted out the window.

……

The following day, at the tenth training ground in the Death Forest.

This time there was no prior arrangement of the exam room, and it wasn't three people taking the exam together, but rather—

One-on-one!

Tsunade stood there very comfortably.

"Will you come one by one, or all at once?"

Gang pointed at the three of them.

Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi both looked hesitant.

Taking them all together tests teamwork, while taking them one by one tests individual ability...

"Can I have them all?"

Jingyan whispered.

Although he is still a child, he is a mentally mature adult—

I have to be all!

Tsunade chuckled, then said irritably, "Kid, you're too greedy. Be careful you don't get beaten so badly you can't get out of bed today."

"Don't be afraid!"

Jingyan mustered his courage.

Of course I'm afraid.

but.

It would be a fool to back down from a free sparring match with a Kage-level ninja because of cowardice.

Ninjas are fearless!

Kakashi and Kurenai nodded in agreement with Kyohiko's answer.

"You're not afraid? I don't want to go through all that trouble. Let's have three of us go one-on-one. Who wants to go first?"

There's nothing wrong with Tsunade doing it.

Come here.

There's not much difference between beating someone once and beating them three times, but dealing with three people at once is a bit more challenging.

"I'll go first!"

Kakashi reacted quickly, immediately taking a step forward.

Jingyan regretfully withdrew his foot.

It seems—

In terms of innate reaction ability, Kakashi is still much stronger than me.

He thought to himself.

"very good."

Tsunade smiled slightly, then drew a circle on the ground with her left foot. "I just want to beat people up, I'm too lazy to move, so I'll only use one hand. You just need to find a way to force me out of the circle and you'll win."

Kakashi focused intently on the battlefield.

This circle is very small, with almost no space to the left or right.

This range...

"Can I use explosive tags?"

"Of course, ninja tools are also part of a ninja's strength."

Tsunade's lips curled into a slight smile.

Kakashi nodded: "I'm fine."

"Let's begin then."

The voice just fell.

Tsunade stared at Kakashi, her posture quite casual, but—

Kakashi, however, was sweating profusely.

His lips trembled slightly, his hands shook, and he stood motionless.