Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 439 Laundry Detergent

The next day, at the office building.

at the meeting.

Wearing a white jacket with the number "four" printed on it, Tsunade gave a brief self-introduction: "Uchiha Tsunade, from now on I will be the captain of the Fourth Division, in charge of medical matters. Please take care of me from now on."

Because she had married Aokiji, Tsunade took her husband's surname.

In the past, when the Senju clan still existed, doing this would have caused controversy, but now that the Senju clan has dispersed, naturally no one will say anything.

Everyone present, except Orochimaru, cast curious glances at him.

The news of Tsunade's identity had spread throughout Konoha a few days ago, and today was the first time they had actually met.

Aokiji went through the motions and said loudly, "If you have any opinions, you can raise them now."

None of the team leaders present had any objections.

After the meeting, Qingzhi returned to his office and looked at the mountain of documents. He felt a headache coming on. He had to think of a way to deal with these messy matters and not let them interfere with his cultivation.

Moreover, he discovered that he had no talent for politics.

Before officially becoming Hokage, Aokiji felt he could talk a good game, but actually doing it was a different story, plus he himself wasn't really interested in that kind of thing.

He had his secretary, Izumi, organize the materials and distribute them to various departments for review and approval, ostensibly to delegate authority and entrust important tasks, but in reality, it was just him shirking his responsibilities...

Unless something major happens, they basically ignore everything else.

Aokiji left the office and went to the medical department.

Tsunade noticed his arrival and smiled broadly: "You've come."

Aokiji asked if she was feeling unwell.

"fine."

Tsunade responded with a smile; she had handled this kind of work before, so she was naturally very good at it.

"Are there any suitable candidates for vice-captain?" Aokiji asked casually.

Generally, once you become a team leader, you can have a deputy team leader by your side as needed to help you do your job better.

Tsunade nodded, then shifted her gaze to the side. Aokiji followed her gaze and saw a serious woman with short black hair, who appeared to be around twenty years old.

Is it muted...?

According to the normal timeline, Tsunade should have taken Shizune as her disciple.

As fate would have it, Shizune is now in her early twenties, while Tsunade is much older, old enough to be her older sister, so taking her on as a disciple is no longer a realistic option.

"Being an older sister is nice too..."

That was all Aokiji could say to comfort him, when suddenly he had a good idea.

He returned to his office and found Izumi, who was still struggling to organize documents: "Put down what you're doing for now."

Quanmei raised her face, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Aokiji cut to the chase and asked, "Izumi, are you interested in medical ninjutsu?"

"Medical ninjutsu?"

"I plan to develop the Sharingan for other applications, and I think your personality and age are just right," Aokiji said. "If you think it's good, I can recommend you to Tsunade, and I think she would gladly agree."

"Lady Tsunade...?"

"How about it? This is a rare opportunity," Aokiji joked. "If Itachi is injured that day, wouldn't you be able to use this as an excuse to get close to him?"

Izumi blushed: "Hokage-sama, you're so annoying..."

"Haha, think it over carefully."

Aokiji laughed heartily and left the office, giving the other party ample time to think.

The person who can inherit Tsunade's mantle in the future must be someone she trusts. Izumi, with her combined identity as an Uchiha, Itachi's future wife, and her secretary, is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Aokiji strolled to the indoor training room, which is usually used as a venue for the competition to promote genin to chunin and is not open to the public.

However, there are two people training here right now.

They turned their gazes toward Aokiji, probably noticing his arrival.

Aokiji stepped forward and asked, "Itachi, how's the Flying Thunder God training going?"

Itachi replied, "I've already mastered some of the tricks, and I think I should be able to use it for the first time soon."

"Hmm, not bad..."

Itachi humbly replied, "This is all thanks to the Fourth Hokage..."

Minato Namikaze, who was standing next to Aokiji, thanked him, saying, "Thank you so much for taking a day out of your busy schedule to train with Itachi."

Minato Namikaze raised his hands and laughed, "Don't say that. The one who should really thank you is me. Without you, Naruto might still be..."

He sacrificed himself to seal the Nine-Tails inside Naruto, hoping that the villagers would regard his son as a hero. However, things did not go as planned, and Naruto was treated as a monster from a young age and suffered discrimination from the villagers who did not know the truth.

Upon learning this, Minato Namikaze felt very guilty, and of course, he was often scolded by Kushina.

Fortunately, he met Aokiji; otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to think about what would have become of his son, or whether he would have gone astray.

Minato Namikaze would try to find excuses for the Third Hokage, but Kushina wouldn't care and would just start cursing. "You and your husband have done so much for Konoha, and this is how you treat Naruto?"

If the Third Hokage hadn't already passed away, Kushina might have rushed over and grabbed his beard to question him.

Aokiji nodded.

Minato Namikaze was inside the Grim Reaper's stomach. Aokiji went through a lot of trouble to get him out, but it was all worth it.

Not only can it accelerate Itachi's Flying Thunder God training, but more importantly, it can provide Naruto with a 24/7 bodyguard.

Aokiji looked at Minato Namikaze's face, which had been altered using ninjutsu. He would keep this face until the so-called Madara Uchiha was officially exposed.

Of course, the same goes for Kushina; the two of them are now babysitters that Aokiji found for Naruto.

After learning about Itachi's Flying Thunder God technique progress for a while, Aokiji went to visit some of the Technology Development Bureau, which is the area under Orochimaru's jurisdiction.

After killing the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, Aokiji's first act was to gather all the scientists in the Land of Fire to the village and conduct scientific research.

At Aokiji's suggestion, a group of people are enthusiastically researching scientific ninja tools.

Although it was initially intended for military purposes, it ended up giving rise to many things related to daily life.

"What is this thing?"

Seeing Orochimaru take out a small vial from the box, filled with a milky white liquid, Aokiji joked, "It looks a bit like laundry detergent."

Orochimaru laughed and said, "You can think that way."

What the heck?

Aokiji looked completely bewildered.

I've spent a fortune supporting you guys, and you actually managed to get me some laundry detergent.

What a bunch of spendthrifts!

Orochimaru smiled and corrected him, "Of course, this is only at the current stage; the future plan is liquid bombs."

Aokiji took a look and found it quite interesting: "You mean this can be used as laundry detergent? How do you do that?"

"Just use it as you would regular laundry detergent."

"It's okay if I take one bottle, right?" Aokiji planned to take it home and try it out.

"It's okay, there are many such samples."

Aokiji, trying to sound clever, asked, "How about the results and the cost?"

"It works better than regular laundry detergent, but of course, the cost is..."

"Alright, you don't need to explain anymore."

Orochimaru didn't even need to finish speaking before Aokiji understood and immediately raised his hand to interrupt, indicating that using this as a substitute for laundry detergent was unrealistic.

Just then, the secretary, Mizuki, rushed in. Seeing that she looked like she had something important to say, Aokiji asked, "What is it?"

Izumi said in a deep voice, "Lord Hokage, the Kazekage, Raikage, and Tsuchikage would like to invite you to a meeting."

Aokiji narrowed his eyes slightly, seemingly lost in thought: "Alright, I understand."

I was wondering why it took you so long to come to us; turns out you were recruiting people.

(End of this chapter)