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Chapter 136 Tsunade Returns to Konoha

The buildings within the Kamui dimension were clearly designed with care. It was perfectly normal for Uchiha Hiu, who held great power in Sunagakure, to hire architects and ninjas to design and build for him.

In the very center of the space, a four-story manor villa was designed, and it was clear that a lot of effort had been put into it.

Pushing open the gate of the manor villa, a soft, hot body immediately wrapped around her. Uchiha Touyu embraced Tsunade as she pounced on him, gently patting her back twice.

Tsunade took two deep breaths, shook the artificial tail behind her, and swept it across Uchiha Tou's hand. Her eyes looked at Uchiha Tou with eyes that seemed to be brimming with tears.

"Feiyu... have you found out any information yet?"

"I've found out that Kushina Uzumaki is giving birth in two weeks. That'll be the perfect time to make my move."

"That's great... then Feiyu won't have to leave for a while!"

"What? You, the cow, have some ideas?"

"Ugh, it's you, you Uchiha brat, who turned me into this..."

Tsunade's eyes were glazed over, and she leaned against Uchiha Tou.

While monitoring Konoha and gathering intelligence, Uchiha Touya himself was not idle. Every time he got angry with Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, he vented his anger on Tsunade and Shizune.

The greater the difference in strength between the two parties in the Hehuan Treasure Manual's dual cultivation technique, the faster they can control the cauldron. Given the difference in strength between Uchiha Tou and Tsunade, Tsunade and Shizune transformed into Uchiha Tou's form in just a few days.

After that, Uchiha Touyu stayed in Konoha Village, using the two as tools to vent his anger. After engaging in dual cultivation multiple times, Tsunade and Shizune's desires were greatly enhanced, and they couldn't help but provoke Uchiha Touyu whenever they saw him.

Uchiha Touyu put his arm around Tsunade and entered the bedroom. As soon as the bedroom door opened, they saw Shizune generating her own electricity inside.

"Ugh... Lady Tou... Lady Tsunade... Don't look, ughhhh!"

Seeing Shizune so excited she was about to faint, Uchiha Touyu pressed the large sheep in his arms against her, then pounced onto the bed.

……

More than a week passed quickly. Just three days before Kushina was due to give birth, Tsunade, accompanied by Shizune, returned to the gates of Konoha.

Looking at the ninja village before her with a somewhat complicated expression, Tsunade sighed softly. During this time, she and Shizune had been in the Kamui dimension, experiencing a kind of happiness they had never imagined, until a few days ago when they learned of Uchiha Tou's plan.

Even though Tsunade had left sadly, she still had deep feelings for Konoha. However, all of this was no match for Uchiha Touyu's casual instructions in her ear.

The thought that she was part of Uchiha Touyu's plan to control the entire Hidden Leaf Village and become Uchiha Touyu's farm filled her with complicated emotions.

At this moment, the ninjas guarding the gate recognized who was approaching, and they all showed expressions of surprise:

"Lady Tsunade?! Is it really you?!"

"Of course it's me, I'm back!"

Putting aside her complicated thoughts, Tsunade smiled and shouted loudly.

Her expression was sunny with a touch of boldness, seemingly without any abnormality, even looking much better than when she left Konoha looking haggard and gloomy.

As soon as Tsunade returned to Konoha, the entire village received the news in a very short time.

In the Hokage Building.

"Lady Tsunade? She's back? That's wonderful!"

Minato Namikaze, his face beaming with excitement, looked at the ANBU ninja reporting to him. Without saying a word, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique and vanished from the Hokage's office.

Minato Namikaze couldn't help but take it seriously. Although he appeared calm and often comforted his wife, the crisis of the Jinchūriki's birth was very real, and he was well aware of it.

Therefore, although the Hokage appeared calm on the surface, his anxiety and fear were no less than that of his wife.

After all, the Yellow Flash appears to be a perfect Hokage on the surface, but in reality, he is an absolute love-struck fool. He's the kind of guy who would risk his life and die for Kurama just because his wife died. How could he not be worried?

Now that he heard that Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, had arrived, not to mention how important this Konoha princess was to the entire village, her medical ninjutsu alone was a great safety net for Kushina Uzumaki, who was about to be born as the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki. Minato Namikaze was naturally extremely excited.

A golden light flashed by, and Minato Namikaze arrived directly in front of the gates of Konoha.

At this moment, Tsunade had only just entered the gates of Konoha and was chatting idly with the gatekeeper ninja who was handling the registration procedures!

In fact, although ninja villages are strictly monitored and theoretically not much different from national military bases, ninjas are also the most efficient group in terms of efficiency. When an ordinary ninja returns to Konoha, he only needs to report it once, which takes less than a minute.

Even ninjas on urgent missions would nail a kunai along with their documents to a gatepost when leaving Konoha—all to speed things up and save efficiency.

It was obvious that Tsunade wasted so much time in front of the gate, which was intentional on the part of the ninja in charge of registration, just to give some people in the ninja village time.

"Lady Tsunade, you're back!"

Minato Namikaze exclaimed with delight. Tsunade looked up at the little sun in front of her, feeling a little guilty.

Even in Tsunade's eyes, Minato Namikaze was a perfect Hokage: kind to people, ruthless to enemies, powerful, passionate about Konoha, and full of youthful vigor.

Compared to the Third Hokage, who was already old and nearly decaying, Minato Namikaze was many times stronger.

However, he was about to deceive Konoha's newest hope, which would not only kill this cheerful Hokage but also drag the entire village into the abyss...

These thoughts only flashed through Tsunade's mind for a moment. When she recalled Uchiha Tou's face, a look of infatuation flashed in Tsunade's eyes, and that little bit of pity was instantly shattered.

"Yo, Minato! You're Hokage now, and you're still calling me 'sir'?!"

"Haha, I'm used to it now... Lady Tsunade, how long will you be staying in Konoha this time?"

Having composed herself, Tsunade was also an actress; after all, controlling emotions and deceiving others were fundamental skills for ninjas. She glanced at Minato Namikaze with a half-smile:

"You're worried about your little firecracker, aren't you? Don't worry, I came back this time for Kushina's safety."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze's face lit up with joy, then, as if he had just thought of something, he said:

"So, Lady Tsunade, your original condition..."

"You mean hemophobia? Don't worry, that condition is long gone!"

Tsunade waved her hand dismissively and spoke.

After becoming the vessel for Uchiha Tou, Tsunade's heart and eyes were filled with Uchiha Tou. Her feelings for Kato Dan and Nawaki had long since faded. Without those unforgettable feelings, she naturally wouldn't experience any excruciating pain.

Although Minato Namikaze didn't know much about Tsunade's situation, he wasn't interested in inquiring further. He simply said happily:

"It's good that Lady Tsunade has recovered. Thank you so much for coming back now."

Hemophobia is a psychological disorder that is not uncommon among ninjas. Minato Namikaze knew that those who suffered from this disease were usually ninjas who had experienced terrible things or even lost their entire families. Even though Tsunade had recovered, he didn't ask too many questions.

The Senju clan still retains a considerable amount of property in Konoha. Although Tsunade is an absolute gambler and a big loser, she has at least not lost all of her clan's land. On the contrary, because of the Senju's special significance to the entire Konoha, that piece of land and buildings are taken care of every year.

Now that Tsunade has returned to live here, the Senju clan's territory, which was previously somewhat deserted, has quickly been visited by many ninjas.

It's important to understand that Tsunade is not just a Kage-level ninja of Konoha and a direct descendant of the Senju clan; she is also one of the top doctors in the entire ninja world, even a medical ninja who is on a completely different level from the second-ranked one.

As a profession that involves dancing on the edge of a knife, ninjas are naturally prone to various injuries and illnesses. Even with miraculous medical ninjutsu that can restore people in a short time, many ninjas still suffer from a host of injuries and aftereffects when faced with some overly complex injuries.

In this situation, the significance of the world's best medical ninja to a ninja is self-evident.

Not to mention those ninjas who are already riddled with injuries and illnesses, even if they themselves don't have any injuries or illnesses, they still have to think about the future. Even if they are very confident in themselves, they still have to think about their relatives and friends.

These ninjas who came to her door either wanted Tsunade to examine their patients or wanted to become acquainted with her. In order to gain control of Konoha in the future, Tsunade did not turn them all away.

Fortunately, most ninjas are very clear about the rules. Tsunade arranged the ninjas into numbers according to the severity of their illnesses. In reality, there were only about a hundred people to be treated, and she postponed them all for a few days later.

This is because Konoha had just ended the Fourth Shinobi World War, which is why there were so many wounded and sick people; otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many patients.

It can be said that a renowned doctor like Tsunade, even without any titles, would be highly sought after in any ninja village simply because of her medical ninjutsu.

Three days later, a group of Konoha's high-ranking officials gathered at a secret base near Konoha.

"Tsunade, you're finally back."

The Third Hokage wore a slight smile as he looked at his former student, but Tsunade didn't give him a friendly look, instead rolling her eyes at him.

"Old man, don't make that disgusting face. I didn't come back because of you!"

If Tsunade still felt some guilt towards Minato Namikaze, she had absolutely no goodwill towards the Third Hokage.

Regardless of what kind of person the Third Hokage was, Konoha did indeed decline considerably under his leadership.

In his youth, the Third Hokage was a true hero of his generation. He subdued Danzo Shimura, cultivated a core force of the Sannin like White Fang, and brought about an explosive surge in Konoha's ninja prowess.

It can be said that although he was not as strong as the First Hokage and not as good as the Second Hokage in terms of developing ninjutsu, he was indeed more outstanding than the previous two Hokage in terms of training new talents.

Unfortunately, as he grew older, the Hokage also became senile and eventually lost his integrity in his later years. Sakumo Hatake committed suicide, Tsunade left, Orochimaru defected, and Jiraiya wandered the ninja world... These things cannot be said to be entirely the responsibility of the Third Hokage, but they are indeed closely related to him.

Just as Uchiha Touyu said when he spread the dirt on Root, the Third Hokage's performance in the face of Konoha, which had rotted from the root, was either stupid or evil, and he could not be called a qualified Hokage in any way.

But Tsunade had another thought in mind—if it weren't for this old man in front of her failing to manage Konoha Village well, why would Touya leave Konoha and start his own village?

If Uchiha Tou had stayed in Konoha, he might be the Hokage now, and Konoha could have unified the entire ninja world.

Of course, it's too late to say all this now, and given Uchiha Tou's personality, he doesn't really have anything like the Will of Fire. Even if he were to become Hokage, he would probably mostly see the entire Hidden Leaf Village as his own possession.

Even Tsunade herself had a vague idea that Uchiha Tou was not a good person at all, and it would be extremely difficult, almost impossible, to change him through education.

However, the thought that it was because of her teacher's questionable actions that the last thread of kinship between Konoha and Uchiha Touhou was completely severed still made Tsunade feel somewhat annoyed.

"Alright, Tsunade, I know that I wasn't very popular as Hokage later on, but no matter what, I'm still your teacher, and the position of Hokage now belongs to Minato."

The Third Hokage wore a wry smile. He knew very well that none of his three students liked him much. Even Jiraiya, who was the better one, had some dissatisfaction with Konoha, not to mention Tsunade, who had been wandering outside the village.

"Your decision to pass the Hokage position to Minato Namikaze was the most correct one in recent years."

Tsunade spoke casually, but after she finished speaking, she lowered her head slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

Minato Namikaze is indeed the most perfect Hokage in Konoha right now... It's just a pity that after today, Konoha will lose this Hokage.

(End of this chapter)