Naruto: The whole world knows I am the savior

Chapter 39 Mission to the Sand Village

"It smells so good! What are we having for dinner tonight?"

As soon as Tsunade returned home, she smelled an enticing aroma, which immediately aroused her hunger.

As soon as she got back, she would look into the kitchen, as if it had become a habit of hers. Tsunade herself had forgotten that they had only been back in Konoha for less than a month.

Shirokumo Yosuke placed a large bowl of tempura drizzled with tempting sauce on the table and said, "Tempura medley. It took quite a bit of time to make this. Tsunade-sensei, Shizune-senpai, let's eat."

After the two washed their hands and returned to the dining table, Shiraku Yosuke had already served the rice and miso soup.

Tsunade couldn't resist picking up a tempura shrimp and putting it in her mouth. After chewing it a couple of times, she immediately tasted the delicious flavor that made her happy; the salty and slightly sweet sauce, paired with the crispy tempura coating and tender shrimp meat. After finishing the shrimp, Tsunade couldn't resist picking up another one.

After taking a couple of bites, Tsunade finally had a moment to ask, "Yosuke, why did you make such a complicated dish today?"

"I beat Uchiha Sasuke in this afternoon's sparring session, so it's worth celebrating."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade saw the smile on Shirokumo Yosuke's face and couldn't help but scoff, "You're too smug, you just beat a classmate."

Before she could finish speaking, Shizune nudged Tsunade with her elbow, reminding her, "Lady Tsunade, Sasuke Uchiha is the top student in his grade, and also that..."

Shizune had casually asked about the students in Class A when she took Shirakumo Yosuke to the ninja academy, so she was quite familiar with them.

Tsunade also realized that Shirakumo Yosuke had won first place, so he was now the new number one, and she and Shirakumo Yosuke had a bet.

"Hmph, don't get too cocky. The practical training is just the beginning."

Before Tsunade could finish speaking, Shizune "kindly" reminded her again: "Lady Tsunade, Yosuke-kun used to tie for first place in all tests except for practical training. Now that he's first in the practical training sparring, he's already first in the entire grade."

After saying that, Shizune added, to the point of being hurtful, "Lady Tsunade, you've already lost your bet with Yosuke. Come to think of it, Lady Tsunade has never won a bet, as far as I remember."

"Mute, eat your food!"

Tsunade couldn't help but reprimand Shizune, then, seeing the grinning Shirakumo Yosuke, she said, both embarrassed and angry, "Of course I keep my word! Tell me, what do you want? As long as I, one of the Sannin, can do it, I absolutely won't go back on my word!"

"As for the requirements..."

Shiraku Yosuke's voice paused for a long time.

Tsunade's heart skipped a beat. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on Shiraku Yosuke. She wanted to see what kind of demands this brat could make.

"Not yet, I'll just make a note of it for now, and ask Tsunade-sensei for it later when I remember."

"Then remember that for now. But don't get complacent just because you're first in the Ninja Academy. That Uchiha Sasuke might surpass you at any time."

Tsunade gave the instructions with a sigh of relief, then, as she bent down to pick up some tempura, she inwardly cursed herself for having such wild thoughts.

After thinking for a moment, Shirokumo Yosuke realized that he didn't really need anything right now. He hadn't finished training the ninjutsu Orochimaru had given him, nor had he successfully mastered the Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Forest.

Their abilities haven't been fully developed yet, and there's still a lot of room for improvement in their taijutsu and medical ninjutsu.

Right now, Shirokumo Yosuke is in a state of being too full and needs to digest. Asking Tsunade for powerful ninjutsu would be difficult for him, firstly because he doesn't have time to learn it, and secondly because it would put Tsunade in a difficult position, since she may have been subject to some restrictions.

Once you reach a bottleneck in improving your strength, you can use this bet.

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In the Land of Wind, the team dispatched by Konoha is about to arrive at Sunagakure; they can already see the Sunagakure ninja ahead.

"Shikaku, are you confident this time? The Sand Village isn't exactly easy to talk to."

Yamanaka Inoichi asked, not forgetting what kind of people the Sand Ninja were. Even after losing the Third Shinobi World War, they remained arrogant and refused to admit defeat during negotiations, only nominally yielding without actually giving Konoha any benefits.

Not long ago, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind entrusted all his missions to Konoha because the Sand Ninja were inefficient in completing the missions, and there were even instances of failure, which made the Daimyo of the Land of Wind lose face.

Nara Shikaku shook his head and said, "I don't know, but if the Sand Village can get back what they want, they are the ones who least want to go to war. As long as we can stabilize the Sand Village, we will have succeeded."

During the conversation, Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, Akimichi Choza, and others quickly arrived in front of the Sand Ninja. After confirming their identities and letters, a small team of Sand Ninja led the way for Nara Shikaku and the others.

However, the Sand Ninjas did not have a good look on their faces, and some even looked at them with naked hostility.

Having stolen the mission commission from the Land of Wind, Nara Shikaku was already considered the biggest enemy by the Sand Village ninja. If the Konoha ninja hadn't given them advance notice, they might have captured him on the spot.

Soon, the Konoha team entered Sunagakure, arrived at the Kazekage Building, and successfully met the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.

When Rasa met Nara Shikaku, he had no time for beating around the bush with the Konoha ninjas and asked directly, "Konoha ninjas, what are your plans for coming to Sunagakure? I don't think Sunagakure has anything to talk about with you."

"Lord Kazekage, we are here on the orders of the Third Hokage to discuss an alliance with Sunagakure."

After noticing Rasa's attitude, Nara Shikaku sighed inwardly. This time, things probably wouldn't go so smoothly, but he still revealed the purpose of his trip.

"An alliance?" Rasa sneered, then said, "Why would Konoha ally with Sand Village at this time? Is it because of Cloud Village?"

Nara Shikaku frowned slightly upon hearing this. He hadn't expected that Rasa even knew about this news. The news of the Cloud Ninja's trip to Konoha had been concealed from them, and after the first day of negotiations with the Cloud Ninja, they had already set off for the Sand Ninja.

It's only been a little over two days; logically, the Sand Village shouldn't have been able to react, unless a Sand Village spy found out and used a ninja hawk to send a message.

The Sand Village's intelligence gathering was faster than they had imagined!

"The Cloud Ninja are only one aspect. The Third Hokage still doesn't want any misunderstandings with the Sand Ninja, so he wants to form an alliance instead of other potential conflicts."

Knowing that Rasa was aware of the negotiations between Konoha and Kumogakure, Nara Shikaku stopped beating around the bush and stated his purpose directly.

"An alliance between Konoha and Sunagakure would benefit both sides; conversely, it would result in mutual destruction. I believe this is something neither the Kazekage nor we would want to see. Moreover, if Sunagakure is willing to ally with Konoha, the Third Hokage is willing to return all missions from the Land of Wind to Sunagakure, and even release missions from the Land of River."

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