Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 300 The God of the Ninja World has gone too far in bullying me!

In the Hokage's office.

Sitting in the Hokage's seat, Tsunade looked displeased. Facing Hiruzen Sarutobi standing in front of her, she tilted her head and said, "Go my ass, I'm not going!"

Seeing Tsunade's sulking, Hiruzen Sarutobi was helpless; his hand holding the pipe trembled slightly. He took a deep breath and gently advised her:

"Tsunade, don't be silly. This is a big deal. The alliance of the five great nations is inevitable. We can't let past events make us prejudiced."

"That old bastard, I kindly sent them a secret letter, and not only could he not protect his Jinchūriki, but now he wants to drag us into salvaging their losses?! Dream on!"

Tsunade was furious, clearly still bothered by the Fourth Raikage's rejection of her proposal.

As soon as Chiga entered the Hokage's office, he saw Tsunade with her arms crossed, looking unfathomable.

Gee!

This might explain why Jiraiya, that old lecher, was rarely in Konoha during Hiruzen Sarutobi's tenure, but started visiting every few days after Tsunade took over.

Who wouldn't be confused by these two things?

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi still arguing with Tsunade, Chiga quietly approached Jiraiya and whispered, "What's going on? Didn't the Third Hokage say he wouldn't get involved in village affairs anymore? Why did he come all this way today?"

"What else can she do? Because the Fourth Raikage ignored her before, Tsunade is now throwing a tantrum and doesn't plan to attend this Five Kage Summit!"

"It was probably the appearance of the First and Second Hokage that gave Tsunade confidence."

Jiraiya spoke to Chiga without turning his head, his eyes fixed on Tsunade's broad chest, his soul almost flying away.

Chiga also noticed Jiraiya's lewd gaze and immediately gave him a disdainful look.

You old lecher, you're incorrigible!

He then looked at Tsunade with admiration and said to Jiraiya, "If you don't want to go, then you don't have to go. It's not a big deal anyway."

"What do you know? This Five Kage Summit is a must. The Akatsuki's threat is aimed at the entire ninja world. There's no reason for only Konoha to contribute."

"Past talks were only to discuss the organizational structure of the Allied Shinobi Forces, that is, who would contribute more and who would contribute less, and more importantly, to determine a commander-in-chief! The choice of this commander-in-chief will bring benefits to their village."

Jiraiya explained.

Moreover, this meeting was actually not a big problem; Konoha's strength was unprecedented.

Whether the meeting succeeds or not is not important; the only purpose is to prevent them from causing trouble when Konoha is fighting against Akatsuki.

This is Konoha's bottom line for attending the meeting.

Chiga shrugged indifferently upon hearing this. These things were too troublesome for him, and he was too lazy to learn more about them.

Old ginger is spicier; Hiruzen Sarutobi reasoned with him and appealed to his emotions.

Before long, Tsunade, persuaded by Hiruzen Sarutobi, agreed to go. However, pointing at Chiga and Jiraiya, she said, "Hmph, I'll go if you want, but I'll take them with me as my bodyguards!"

"Nonsense! Konoha is a village that prioritizes peace. It's one thing for you to bring Jiraiya, but what's the point of bringing Chiga along? Do you intend to gain dominance through force?"

When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Tsunade's posture, he realized that she wasn't going to form an alliance, but rather to make enemies.

With two Kage-level experts by his side, he could practically roam freely on the territory of a major power.

"Is that not allowed?"

Tsunade asked in return, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

She deeply understood that in the ninja world, strength was the key to gaining a voice.

A five-nation alliance is fine, but she can't swallow her anger.

Tsunade is undoubtedly not a qualified politician; she doesn't engage in any superficial or pretentious activities and only focuses on making her own thoughts clear.

Anyone who disagrees with her will have Chiga and Jiraiya kill them!

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the offerings for Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju weren't powerful enough to unleash their true strength, she would have wanted to bring them all along.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face twitched, feeling utterly helpless.

After thinking it over carefully, Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that the Land of Water and the Land of Wind had already formed an alliance with Konoha.

Even if the Fourth Raikage brought in the Land of Earth, the vote would still be three to two.

Perhaps there's no need to use force; Tsunade could simply be made commander.

With that thought in mind, Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand and let her go.

"Fine, fine, you're the Hokage, you're the one who calls the shots!"

After the two finished talking, Jiraiya said to Tsunade, "I won't go. Naruto's chakra has increased rapidly recently and has reached the minimum requirements for Sage Mode. I am preparing to teach Naruto Sage Mode. This way, he can go to Mount Myōboku to hide for a while, and he can also protect himself without having to spend too much manpower in the village to protect him."

"All right!"

Tsunade couldn't refute this statement; the protection of others is never as reliable as strengthening one's own power.

Moreover, Naruto Uzumaki was not a peaceful guy; he would come to her all day long asking to go on missions, which annoyed her to no end.

Tsunade wasn't too concerned about Jiraiya not going either.

She turned her gaze to Qianhe, narrowed her eyes, and asked, "You're not thinking of not going either, are you?"

"The same old thing!"

Chiga didn't care about Tsunade's threat at all; going to the Land of Iron wasn't a problem for him.

But we'll have to discuss this price further!

"Don't worry, Tsunade is known for her generosity!"

Tsunade waved her hand generously and said heartily.

She preferred someone like Chika, who was greedy for money, to someone who was insincere and hypocritical.

Upon hearing this, Chiga burst into laughter, "Ha, I agree with that! With the wages paid, the Four Shadows are done for!"

"In that case, Kakashi and Chiga will be my guards as we head to the Land of Iron!"

Tsunade slammed her hand on the table, making her final decision.

The next day, at the entrance of Konoha Village.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffing on his cigarette, continued to admonish Tsunade not to act out during the Five Kage Summit, to prioritize the interests of Konoha, and not to lose the dignity of the Hokage.

Tsunade was getting impatient, but luckily Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju appeared at that moment and interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi.

When his granddaughter was about to leave, even Hashirama Senju, who was usually engrossed in gambling, made a rare appearance to see Tsunade off.

Looking at Tsunade's attire for going out, he couldn't help but feel a little worried and asked, "Tsunade, do you want your great-grandfather to come with you?"

"Grandpa, why do you still treat me like a child? I'm all grown up now, I don't need anyone to protect me anymore! Besides, with Chika here, even in an emergency, he can summon you through spirit form!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade immediately expressed her displeasure.

Hashirama Senju glanced at Tsunade and muttered under his breath, "You're all grown up and you still haven't given me a great-grandchild!"

"Grandpa!"

Tsunade clenched her fists and glared at Hashirama Senju.

These words were said by Hashirama Senju. If Hiruzen Sarutobi had said them, Tsunade would have already punched him.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore. It's no use talking about it anymore. I'm already this old, I don't even know if I can still do it."

Hashirama Senju kept talking, glancing at the Yin Seal on Tsunade's forehead.

Don't let Tsunade's current appearance as a mature woman in her late twenties fool you; she's actually over fifty.

Whether I can get pregnant is really hard to say.

"Grandpa! If we keep talking about this, don't blame your granddaughter for turning against her own family!"

Tsunade's forehead veins bulged as she slammed her fist into the wall.

Seeing that Tsunade was truly angry, Hashirama Senju immediately changed the subject, saying, "Tsunade, why don't we let your great-grandfather go too? I'm actually quite interested in seeing what the Four Kage are like now!"

"No, there's nothing to see here, Grandpa. You should just stay in the village and gamble!"

"No way, this gambling isn't very interesting. Every day after we finish gambling, the police come to raid the gambling dens, and nobody wants to gamble with me anymore!"

Hashirama Senju glanced resentfully at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was standing awkwardly beside him.

Then, he said to Tsunade, "Tsunade, let me tell you, I have a lot of experience with the Five Kage Summit. After all, I was the one who convened the first Five Kage Summit! I can teach you a lot of experience if I go with you!"

Seeing that Hashirama Senju was eager to leave the village to play, Tobirama Senju couldn't stand it anymore and said sarcastically, "Alright, alright, are you trying to talk about your experience of kowtowing to the Four Kage? Tsuna doesn't need that kind of experience!"

Hashirama Senju: "."

With just one sentence from Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju was rendered speechless and walked to a corner to sulk.

As expected, everything in the universe has its counterpart, and only Tobirama Senju could control Hashirama Senju, who was fearless and had an incredibly good temper.

Seeing that Hashirama Senju had calmed down, Tobirama Senju turned around and said some words of concern to Tsunade.

"Tsk tsk. Isn't this just another form of brother complex?"

Chiga watched the scene before her with great interest. The Uchiha clan had a rather obsessive understanding of love, and the Senju clan didn't seem to be much better.

After watching the show, Chiga was bored and saw Naruto Uzumaki saying goodbye to Gaara.

A look of surprise flashed across Chiga's face. He then nudged Kakashi Hatake beside him and asked, "Speaking of which, isn't it a bit too frivolous for Sunagakure to choose the One-Tailed Jinchuriki as the acting Kazekage and send him off to attend the Five Kage Summit?"

The current timeline is still Konoha Year 60, so Gaara's strength is naturally insufficient to become the Fifth Kazekage.

The convening of the Five Kage Summit put Sunagakure in an awkward position, as they had not yet elected a Fifth Kazekage.

Adding to the mystery was the disappearance of the supposedly strongest Third Kazekage, and the fact that the Fourth Kazekage was silently eliminated by Orochimaru.

This has caused Sunagakure to lose face almost to the point of being completely disgraced.

After much deliberation, in order to avoid the same accident happening to the Fifth Kazekage, they decided to conduct a thorough selection process and choose a Fifth Kazekage with strong survival abilities.

Unfortunately, time was of the essence, and the sudden Five Shadows Conference forced them to elect a leader as soon as possible.

In the end, for reasons unknown, they still chose Gaara.

"Sunagakure has its own ulterior motives for doing this."

Kakashi Hatake explained, "They want the One-Tailed Jinchuriki back!"

"Heh, I see. With their military strength, it's a miracle that Pain could survive for three days in Sunagakure."

Upon hearing this, Chiga finally understood.

Although the failure of the Konoha Crush plan forced them to submit to Konoha, it also gave Konoha a legitimate excuse to detain their One-Tailed Jinchuriki.

But the One-Tailed Jinchuriki is, after all, a nuclear weapon, and there's no reason to keep one's own nuclear weapon in another country.

Therefore, Sunagakure took advantage of this Five Kage Summit to change the identity of the One-Tailed Jinchuriki to that of the Kazekage's successor.

It seems that Sunagakure was also afraid that Konoha would eventually seize Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, so they came up with this plan.

As for Gaara's lack of strength and young age, these are not problems.

It wasn't said that he would succeed as Kazekage right now; he's just a candidate.

Konoha can use the excuse of protecting the One-Tailed Jinchuriki from being captured by Akatsuki to detain the One-Tailed Jinchuriki in Konoha, but they can't use the same reason to detain a Kazekage candidate!

Even Sunagakure, which has already allied with Konoha, has its own ulterior motives, not to mention the other major powers.

It seems that this Five Shadows Conference will not go very smoothly.

After waiting for a while at the entrance of Konoha Village, two Sunagakure ninjas appeared before them.

One of them was Maki, who participated in the Konoha Crush plan, and the other was Chiyo, a senior ninja from Sunagakure.

It seems that Sunagakure knew that Gaara was too young and wouldn't amount to much at the Five Kage Summit, so they sent Chiyo to be their advisor.

"Hey, isn't this old lady Chiyo? You're still alive?"

When Tsunade saw Chiyo, a hint of sarcasm immediately appeared on her face.

The two had crossed paths during World War II and had a long-standing feud, so it's no wonder they couldn't get along when they met!

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Chiyo, who dislikes playing with slugs, almost exploded upon hearing this. If Maki hadn't comforted her, who knows what might have happened.

"Everyone's here, Fifth Hokage. Let's set off! It'll take quite a while to get to the Land of Iron!"

Chiyo took several deep breaths to suppress her anger before speaking calmly.

Seeing that her old rival wouldn't take the bait, Tsunade also felt bored and was about to wave goodbye to everyone.

However, at this moment, Hashirama Senju got excited again and moved closer to Chiyo.

"Wow, if someone this old can attend the Five Kage Summit, why can't I?"

As he spoke, he kindly said to Chiyo, "Old lady, you shouldn't go at your age. What if you die on the way? People might think it was my son Tsuna who did it!"

Chiyo: "." The god of the ninja world has gone too far in bullying me!

Considering this is the main gate of Konoha Village, there would be no one to help if a fight broke out.

Chiyo could only resentfully perform twenty backflips in a row to show that she was still vigorous despite her age and far from being as weak as Hashirama Senju had described.

This move also dissuaded Hashirama Senju from taking the opportunity to participate in the Five Kage Summit.

"You're really something, tearing apart an old man like that! Even a little monkey isn't as agile as you!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "."

"Alright, let's go. We can discuss the Five Kage Summit on the way!"

Tsunade watched her great-grandfather fall silent with amusement, then waved her hand and led Chiga, Kakashi Hatake, and the three from Sunagakure to the Land of Iron.

(End of this chapter)