Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage

Chapter 48 I don't have myself in my heart!

The Land of Hot Springs is filled with hot springs, and the streets and alleys are full of men and women who have come to visit, some of whom are dressed as ninjas like them.

"The surrounding area seems relatively safe. If you don't mind, we can stay in town tonight and wait for the teacher to come find us. It'll be safer that way."

"It's fine as long as it's decided by you, senior."

Everyone had just gone through a major battle, and even if they ate ration pills, it was impossible for them to recover their spirits quickly.

Resting here is a reasonable choice.

"Then I'll go and register my residency."

Minato Namikaze nodded.

After a while, he brought Jingyan and the other two to a hotel room.

Subsequently, Minato Namikaze took out a scroll and solemnly wrote down the process of their attack, specifically only recording the process and what he saw, without any subjective opinions.

Immediately afterwards, he bit his finger.

A moment later, chakra spread, and a small toad appeared within the spell spreading outwards through the blood.

"Could you please take this scroll to the teacher for me?"

"good!"

The little toad responded and then bit the scroll and disappeared.

……

Yuhid Village.

Jiraiya sat opposite Genji and Tsuchida, pouring tea for them one by one, and the aroma of tea filled the air.

Master Yuan was about to speak when he said something.

Suddenly, a toad jumped out from next to Jiraiya.

He immediately stopped talking.

"Jiraiya, Minato asked me to bring this over."

"it is good."

Jiraiya nodded, took down the scroll, opened it, and glanced at it. His heart was instantly struck as if by a thunderbolt.

Were they attacked?

A ninja who uses Earth Release techniques.

He looked up at the two men before him, pondering the possibility of an attack between the two villages—

There are very few Earth Release ninjas in Kumogakure.

The probability is extremely low.

Hidden Mist Village...

Jiraiya put away the scroll and laughed, "I've been away for too long. The village wants me to go back, so it seems I won't be able to have tea with you."

"It's okay, the Chunin Exams are still a few days away anyway."

The other two saw them off.

……

"It's been sent."

Minato Namikaze tidied himself up and then reflected on the day's situation.

Those ninjas had a very clear purpose; it seemed like they came specifically to kill Kyohiko. This was definitely not a simple matter.

At this moment, Kurenai Yuhi and Might Guy were tidying up their rooms in the two adjacent rooms.

Minato looked at Kyohiko.

The teacher once said that his new student was very smart and had many ideas.

"Kyohiko, do you have any thoughts about these people?"

"The target is quite clear. It's hard to say exactly who will make the move yet, but one thing is certain: since I graduated, I've only fought against ninjas from Kirigakure."

Jing Yan said.

"Hidden Mist Village?"

Minato Namikaze thought of the news in the village.

This child, at such a young age, has already taken things by surprise and caused a great loss to a Jonin like Biwa Juzo.

It's not impossible that Kirigakure, fearing him, might have deliberately leaked information or hired someone to ambush and assassinate him.

Assassinating geniuses is something that happens in every village during wartime.

but.

In peacetime, this kind of thing is quite rare, and...

"There are spies in every country and village, so it's difficult to prove that they are the ones plotting behind it."

"Why do we need to prove it?"

A hint of doubt appeared on Jingyan's face.

"Why? Oh..."

As soon as Minato Namikaze finished asking the question, he understood Kyohiko's meaning.

If they want an explanation from Kirigakure, they naturally need evidence. But if they don't want an explanation, but rather a counterattack to cause trouble for Kirigakure...

Then no evidence is needed.

He thought for a moment, then gently shook his head: "It's peacetime now, so it's not appropriate to do such a thing."

Then, Minato Namikaze sighed softly, his heart filled with deep emotion—

Jingyan is only seven or eight years old!

What were you doing when you were seven or eight years old?

It seems he's still attending school with Kushina, learning ninja academy knowledge and ninjutsu, and occasionally learning sealing techniques taught by Kushina.

Gone.

Kids these days are so competitive!

Minato Namikaze sighed, then glanced at the time and immediately stood up.

"Go take a shower. We can talk more in detail when the teacher comes over later."

"yes!"

……

Even for Jiraiya, it takes two or three hours to travel from Yugakure to the border town of the Land of Hot Springs.

Kyohiko and Minato have already finished washing.

The two discussed the key points of the Instantaneous Movement Technique inside the house for a while—

Although Kyohiko is already a master, different people have different levels of mastery of ninjutsu and abilities, and their understanding of the use of the Body Flicker Technique is also quite different.

Like a water gate, their reaction is naturally extremely fast.

His Body Flicker Technique is often used in conjunction with kunai and Rasengan to create opportunities for a one-hit kill. He is extremely skilled at controlling the timing of his attacks.

If Jingyan wants to reach the same level as him, he probably still needs to further hone his White Fang Sword Technique.

Furthermore, he shamelessly plagiarized Shisui's concept of the Body Flicker Technique.

Minato was naturally impressed by his creativity.

The two had originally intended to discuss in detail how to achieve an effect similar to "Shisui's Body Flicker Technique" using techniques like Shadow Clone Jutsu, Shadow Clone Jutsu, and Body Flicker Technique, but unfortunately—

Jiraiya has arrived!

……

"I understand the situation. Minato and Kyohiko, you were there, so please share your judgment."

Jiraiya looked at the two of them.

Minato and Kyohiko each explained their own thoughts.

Minato then added, "If you ask me for my subjective judgment, I tend to believe that it was indeed done by Iwagakure. I can't think of another village with Earth Release ninjas of their caliber and scale besides Iwagakure."

"It's not impossible. Iwagakure has recovered rapidly in recent years, and some of Onoki's men are not very well-behaved."

Jiraiya nodded.

His gaze swept towards Kyohiko.

What do you think?

"Teacher, this is my idea: regardless of whether Onoki knew about it or not, and whether it was Iwagakure who did it, we must condemn it. Moreover, we can link this attack to the breach of the maritime transport agreement..."

Jingyan offered his insignificant opinion.

The Hidden Stone Village attacked Konoha's genin, what's the big deal?

If they really take it seriously, all they'll do is apologize, or drag a temporary worker down with them.

but.

Disrupting peace talks between numerous ninja villages and sabotaging the joint Chunin Exams—that's a different story.

Public opinion was manipulated, and the incident was escalated.

This kind of operation was common in the past, but it was obviously a new trick in the ninja world. Jiraiya and Minato had never thought of it before, and they were both dumbfounded at the moment.

However, being Jonin, they were experienced and knowledgeable, and quickly realized what was going on.

Jiraiya laughed and said, "I thought you would take this opportunity to ask me to teach you some life-saving ninjutsu. I was already thinking about what to teach you."

"How could that be? Teacher, I don't care about myself!"

Jingyan's tone was firm.

Jiraiya chuckled softly.

Minato broke out in a cold sweat.

This child really only thinks about important matters in the village, without considering how dangerous his day was.

He was terrified when he took a shower that night, but Jingyan acted as if nothing had happened.

You've got a really big heart!

"They can deny it, or shift the blame to rogue ninjas."

Shuimen analyzed it.

Jiraiya, having acquired more intelligence and information, immediately became more active.

"The other ninja villages may not help us either, and they might even be happy to see us clash with Iwagakure. But as you said, Kirigakure is probably involved behind the scenes."

Although there may be spies, their movements and routes are all in the east. Iwagakure has very few spies planted in this area; it is Kirigakure that is more likely to infiltrate and conduct reconnaissance in this area.

Kirigakure is definitely involved in this!

evidence?

No evidence is needed!

Given the current situation, everyone has joined forces to force Kirigakure not to interfere in maritime transport, so any form of retaliation is possible.

Whether it succeeds or not, it plants a seed.

I have an idea.

We still need to think about how to proceed.

Jiraiya thought to himself.

He loves peace, but the other side has come to attack his disciple. How can he still be peaceful with them?

(End of this chapter)