In Konoha, you call this a ninja tool?

“Lenient treatment... is naturally not possible.”

Having discussed this aspect,

Tenyu added, "But the one who gave this order was Orochimaru, who was impersonating the Kazekage, not the one who devised the plan in Sunagakure... It wouldn't be good to be too harsh on him."

The Chunin Exams, such a major event, occurred in Konoha.

Apart from Sunagakure, all the other ninja villages in the ninja world must have designs on Konoha.

They just didn't act openly like the Sand Village.

With the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, dead like this... Konoha will inevitably have to undergo a major purge of its leadership! Konoha is currently at its weakest point, its morale is low.

Now is naturally the best time to take action against Konoha!

But they dared not act!

because...

Impure World Reincarnation... The dead are resurrected!

The First Hokage of Konoha, Hashirama Senju, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who died young, still remain in Konoha!

The existence of the Hokage throughout the ages intimidated all the ninja villages!

But would they easily give up such a golden opportunity to weaken Konoha and attack it?

of course not!

At this very moment, countless eyes are secretly watching Konoha, waiting for the right moment! Waiting for the passing of the Hokage!

At this moment, Konoha was like an incredibly fat piece of meat.

And the various ninja villages and factions in the ninja world... are like wolves with glowing green eyes, hiding in the darkness!

And Sunagakure...

The Fourth Kazekage was lost, and the Jinchūriki was also detained.

Their situation is worse than Konoha's!

At this moment, Sunagakure was like a leaf swaying in a storm, so weak and pitiful...

They were sent to Konoha, which had been guarded by successive Hokage... They were helpless.

They must welcome back the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts from Sunagakure to strengthen the village's defenses.

"We must be both strict and lenient..."

"This is indeed a difficult problem."

"How about this!"

Tengoku offered his advice: "Detain the Sand Village ninjas and berate them loudly!"

"Expose their malicious intentions in sending Jinchuriki, and demand reparations no less severe than those from the Third Shinobi World War! Threaten them to go to war if they don't pay!"

"War?!" Tsunade exclaimed in surprise.

"Are you... trying to start the Fourth Shinobi World War?"

Tianyu shook his head: "Let me finish speaking first!"

"This is simply to demonstrate Konoha's prestige to the outside world and let them know that Konoha is full of confidence!"

"Compensation... it's just a formality."

"After making the proper gesture, we will secretly send someone to return the Jinchuriki to Sunagakure."

"They criticize harshly on the surface, but are actually lenient in their treatment."

Tsunade nodded repeatedly.

"This approach...is indeed quite good!"

After saying that, Tsunade sighed.

"As expected, you're much more suitable for the Hokage position than I am!"

Tsunade stared intently at Tenyu with sparkling eyes: "Young man, wouldn't you like to reconsider?!"

"No, no!"

"Let's forget about Naruto!" Tianyu quickly refused.

......

The next day,

Tsunade, in her capacity as the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, received the Sunagakure delegation.

Upon meeting, Tsunade immediately launched into a tirade of curses.

He solemnly reprimanded Sunagakure for their mistakes.

They demanded an exorbitant amount in compensation and told the Sunagakure delegation, "If you don't provide compensation, don't blame Konoha for launching a revenge war against Sunagakure!"

The Sand Village delegation was intimidated by Tsunade's imposing presence.

They were sweating profusely.

Although they felt Tsunade's request was unreasonable, they dared not disobey!

after all...

During the conversation,

The two great figures, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, accompanied him!

This kind of lineup for receiving guests

Even if the Sand Village delegation had a thousand things to say, he dared not say them.

Faced with Tsunade's reprimand, they could only transform into successors to the spirit of bowing, repeatedly bowing and apologizing.

They repeatedly said "yes" while bowing as they addressed Tsunade's unreasonable compensation demands.

So far,

The Sunagakure delegation had no choice but to slink away from Konoha and report Konoha's demands to the village.

The Sand Village delegation had just left the Hokage's office

Hashirama Senju, who was accompanying the conversation, had a complicated expression on his face.

"Tsunade...why have you become so impatient?"

"Start a war..."

"World peace is so wonderful, why wage war against Sunagakure?"

Hashirama Senju was very puzzled.

His own granddaughter... how did she end up like this?

Beside him, the very shrewd Tobirama Senju laughed heartily!

"Tsunade, you did a fantastic job just now!"

Hashirama Senju: "Tobirama, what are you doing here too..."

Tobirama Senju showed no mercy: "Big brother, shut up!"

"Tsunade did this to demonstrate the dignity of Konoha!"

"But... waging war... isn't a good idea!"

Tobirama Senju pulled Hashirama Senju close.

"Big brother, I have something to tell you..."

"Tsunade only talked about starting a war, saying it was to defend the dignity of Konoha... In reality, Tsunade had no intention of starting a war."

The shrewd and calculating Tobirama Senju witnessed Tsunade's every move and immediately understood the meaning behind it.

Tobirama Senju explained the reason to Hashirama Senju.

It wasn't until Hashirama Senju understood Tsunade's intentions that he realized what was going on.

"Tsunade, you really are the perfect person to be Hokage!"

"As expected of our Senju clan's little princess!"

Tobirama Senju exclaimed in admiration.

Beside him, Hashirama Senju nodded in satisfaction.

Hashirama Senju, having come to his senses, smiled kindly and said, "Tsunade, well done!"

Chapter 185 Undercurrents

As their granddaughter, Tsunade did not originally want to shoulder the burden of Hokage...

If possible, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju would not want to force their granddaughter to do something she didn't want to do.

When Tsunade mentioned Jiraiya for the second time and recommended him as a candidate for Hokage, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju directly refused, making Tsunade give up and obediently become the Fifth Hokage of Konoha.

But afterwards, they still secretly contacted Jiraiya.

They wanted to see if Jiraiya... was as Tsunade had described in her second statement, that his unconventional approach to things concealed a meticulous mind.

After observing for the past few days,

They discovered that... Jiraiya, though a bit lecherous, had some redeeming qualities.

Jiraiya

He is indeed capable of serving as the Hokage of Konoha.

But now it seems...

No need for it!

Tsunade handles things exactly as they want; she's just too excellent!

Although Tsunade herself wasn't too keen on the Hokage position... she still had a tough time!