Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

In this situation, someone has to take the blame.

Under these circumstances, Jiraiya quickly followed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's footsteps, facing heavy criticism from the villagers and ninja of Konoha. It was he who led Konoha to the brink of destruction.

At this critical moment, Fugaku Uchiha and Hiashi Hyuga seized the opportunity to step forward. The two ambitious individuals, using the elder status bestowed upon them by Jiraiya, joined forces with other clans in the village to launch a fierce impeachment campaign against the Hokage.

244. The Three Ninja

Jiraiya was also impeached.

The opposition, led by Fugaku Uchiha and Hiashi Hyuga, claimed that Jiraiya's misjudgment in this failed war led to the deaths of nearly 10,000 Konoha ninjas on the battlefield, and that the village was in danger of being completely annihilated.

Jiraiya is the greatest sinner.

The Fourth Hokage should step down immediately and face the wrath of Kirigakure alone, taking full responsibility.

Although many people, such as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze, stood on Jiraiya's side and fought against the opposition, and Mount Myōboku also tried to intervene and protect Jiraiya, all these efforts were ultimately in vain in the face of the incited Konoha people and the overwhelming public opinion.

A few days later, Jiraiya was forced to abdicate and, as a "criminal who tore up the peace treaty and started a war," went alone to Kirigakure to be tried.

In the end, the Fourth Hokage chose to sacrifice himself to protect Konoha and the Will of Fire.

Myoboku Mountain, deep within a temple.

"I never expected the live slug to choose to possess a human. It's so surprising. What was that human ninja's name again? Tsunade...? It's amazing that she could withstand the live slug's chakra with a human body."

Gamamaru lay on its throne, let out a drunken burp, and sighed leisurely.

"Old man, why are you still so calm? Hurry up and save little Jiraiya! He went to Kirigakure alone and fell into the hands of the Kirigakure ninjas. He's doomed."

"Imperial Master Shima urged anxiously. Although Jiraiya is human, he has a deep bond with the toad clan. In the eyes of many toads on Mount Myōboku, he is one of them."

"Honey, watch your attitude! Don't be rude to the master!"

Fukasaku frowned and scolded his wife, but then looked at Gamamaru and pleaded, "Master, I'm afraid only you can save Jiraiya this time. After all, the one in Kirigakure is the Slug Sage, who is as famous as you. No one but you is qualified to speak with him."

"Hehe, don't worry. Little Jiraiya will always be able to turn bad luck into good."

Gamamaru, however, seemed unconcerned and said to the two elders, "Have you forgotten? In the future I saw in my dream, Naruto Uzumaki will become the Child of Prophecy, and Jiraiya will become the Child of Prophecy's teacher. Therefore, Jiraiya will definitely be alright."

"...So that's how it is."

Upon hearing this, Fukasaku and Shima suddenly realized what was going on.

The old master's prophecies have never been wrong. To say nothing of the distant past, the two most recent prophecies—the death of Kisame Hoshigaki and the prophetic child with blue eyes—have both been proven true.

Naruto Uzumaki is still very young, and at least until he grows up, Jiraiya's role as the "teacher of the prophesied child" will definitely not be absent.

Thinking of this, the two immortals finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.

Rain-Hidden Village.

With his hands gripping the armrests of his wheelchair, and with the careful assistance of Konan and Yahiko, Nagato finally got off the wheelchair and slowly stood up.

"That's great, Nagato." Konan and Yahiko both beamed with joy upon seeing this.

However, Nagato's face was gloomy, and he was not happy at all.

Not long ago on the battlefield of the ninja world, when he was fighting Tsunade, he was interrupted by Onoki's sneak attack. But Nagato knew that without Onoki's interference, he would definitely not be a match for Tsunade and would have died at her hands without a doubt.

First he was defeated by Kisame, then he was defeated by Tsunade. These consecutive defeats caused the once proud and arrogant Nagato to begin to doubt himself.

Now that all the Tailed Beasts have been taken by Kirigakure, and with Tsunade around, it's impossible to get them back. This means the plan to collect all nine Tailed Beasts, revive the Gedo Mazo, and make them the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki will be stalled.

Nagato also consulted the White Snake Sage, who told him that the live slug was the White Snake's nemesis and couldn't help him much. Instead, the sage advised Nagato not to provoke Tsunade.

At this moment, Nagato felt deeply lost about the future.

What should he do next?

Thinking of this, Nagato's gaze shifted to the side, where there was a yellow coffin. Inside the coffin lay the body of Uchiha Madara.

Hidden Mist Village, Hospital.

Thanks to Tsunade's personal treatment over several days and nights, and the assistance of medical ninjas like Shizune, Pakura's life was finally pulled back from the brink of death.

Unfortunately, even with Tsunade's best efforts, Pakura could only survive. Lying in her hospital bed, she was in a deep coma, like a vegetable, showing no signs of waking up.

Perhaps, Yekura will spend the rest of her life in this state, in her hospital bed.

"Take good care of her."

Tsunade gave her instructions, glanced at Yekura one last time, and then left the ward. There were still many things in the village that awaited her attention.

"Lady Tsunade, Lady Snake Princess requests an audience." As soon as she stepped out, someone came forward to report.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade frowned and then said, "Tell her to wait for me in my office."

Fifteen minutes later.

After a quick wash and a change of clothes, Tsunade arrived at her office.

The Snake Princess, who had been waiting there for a long time, immediately stood up with a big smile on her face, her every move exuding flattery and obsequiousness.

"What do you have to say?" Tsunade made no attempt to hide her disgust for the other party, asking coldly, her tone concealing murderous intent.

In her view, the first thing Snake Princess (Orochimaru) thought of after learning of Kisame's death was to launch a coup. When the enemy army was approaching, he ran away at the first opportunity. If such a person dared to come to see her, he shouldn't even think about leaving this office unless he could give a good reason.

"Tsunade, I was just afraid of dying. Although I deserted, I didn't do anything to harm Kirigakure. Now that the war is over, I feel that I am still of great value to you and Kirigakure, so I came back. It's that simple."

The Snake Princess's eyes flickered as she delivered the prepared speech.

"That's it?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade gave a disdainful sneer, her sharp gaze fixed on Boa Hancock. "You overestimate your worth. Someone like you, who can betray the village at any time, is a huge hidden danger. I think it's better to get rid of you as soon as possible."

Before she finished speaking, a powerful purple aura erupted from her body, enveloping the entire office and causing the Snake Queen's shoulders to slump, rendering her completely immobile.

The Snake Princess sensed Tsunade's imminent killing intent, her expression changed, and she dared not utter another word. She quickly said, "I've been researching the Impure World Reincarnation technique for the past few years. Using this technique, I can help you revive Kisame Hoshigaki, as well as the First and Second Hokage. Tsunade, you probably don't want to see them revived by Nagato and become his puppets, do you?"

Oh?

Upon hearing the Snake Princess's words, Tsunade frowned again.

Nagato's Impure World Reincarnation technique is indeed a major problem. Although she sealed her maternal grandfather and great-grandfather, preventing them from being resurrected for the time being, the initiative remains in Nagato's hands. Sooner or later, he will use the same trick again.

If Boa Hancock can revive the two of them using the Impure World Reincarnation before Nagato does, it would indeed be a great help.

As for Kisame Hoshigaki, he's someone who faked his death, so there's no need to revive him.

Thinking of this, Tsunade narrowed her eyes, remained silent for a moment, and finally slowly withdrew her aura before saying to Boa Hancock:

"Alright, I'll give you one more chance. But remember, if I find out you're up to no good behind my back, I won't hesitate... to kill you."

"...I understand." The Snake Princess swallowed hard, cold sweat trickling down her forehead. Tsunade was far too powerful, so powerful that she dared not harbor any ill intentions and could only obey cautiously.

"Is there anything else?" Tsunade asked, frowning, seeing that the Snake Princess hadn't left but seemed hesitant to speak.

original.

The most important prerequisite for the Impure World Reincarnation technique is that the person to be reincarnated must have a certain amount of DNA.

The First Hokage's DNA was easy to obtain, as his cells had been studied by Boa Hancock and could be easily extracted. The Second Hokage's wasn't difficult either; ever since Boa Hancock began researching the Impure World Reincarnation technique, she had managed to obtain Tobirama Senju's DNA.

In the original story, when Orochimaru invaded Konoha, he used the Impure World Reincarnation technique to revive the First and Second Hokage, which shows that he had prepared their DNA long ago.

However, Hebi-hime was at a loss as to how to obtain Kisame Hoshigaki's DNA and could only ask Tsunade for help.

She knew that Kisame Hoshigaki was Tsunade's man, and his importance to Tsunade and Kirigakure was definitely far greater than that of the two previous Hokage. Unfortunately, Kisame summoned a water prison and a swarm of sharks to devour him at the battlefield of the Five Kage Summit, leaving no trace of his body; he died a complete and utter death.

Under these circumstances, the only hope for reviving him lies with Tsunade; perhaps she has Kisame's DNA preserved... in whatever form.

However, what the Snake Princess never expected was—

"Your task is to focus on reviving the First and Second Hokage. As for Kisame Hoshigaki, you don't need to worry about him; it's good that he's dead," Tsunade said indifferently.

"Are you... sure?" Hearing this, Snake Princess was very surprised, not expecting Tsunade to be so ruthless.

"Is there a problem?" Tsunade asked back, her gaze sharp as she swept over Boa Hancock.

"No, no problem. I'll go make the preparations. I believe the ceremony will be able to proceed soon, reviving the two Hokage." Sweating again, Boa Hancock bid farewell to Tsunade and fled the office.

Ugh.

Tsunade sighed, rubbed her forehead, leaned back in her chair, and closed her eyes to rest for a while.

"Lady Tsunade!"

She didn't know how much time had passed, but in a daze, the sound of silence rang in her ears.

"What's wrong?" Tsunade rubbed her eyes and yawned.

"Yes... Lord Jiraiya has arrived. I heard that he was impeached, stripped of his position as Hokage, and ordered to bear the blame for all the crimes Konoha committed during the war."

Shizune carefully observed Tsunade's expression as she spoke.

"Where is he now?" Tsunade asked calmly and expressionlessly.

"I've been taken to the execution ground and am under the guard and surveillance of the secret service, awaiting your orders for disposal and judgment," Shizune replied.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade stood up and walked towards the execution ground without saying a word.

A light rain was falling from the sky.

Behind Kirigakure, in a clearing enclosed by barbed wire, dozens of Kirigakure ANBU guarded the area, watching over the former Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya, who had come to apologize.

When Tsunade arrived at the open space, she immediately saw a tall figure with long white hair standing in the middle of the execution ground, his hands and feet bound in shackles, getting soaked in the rain.

"You may all leave now."

Tsunade gave an order to the ANBU captain, Hozuki Mangetsu. Upon hearing this, the latter was taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered and ordered all ANBU to withdraw.

On the execution ground, only Tsunade and Jiraiya remained.

Da da da.

Tsunade walked step by step toward Jiraiya. Hearing the footsteps, the latter slowly turned around.

The two locked eyes.

"Tsunade, I bear undeniable responsibility for Kisame's death and the war we waged against Kirigakure. But I beg you, for the sake of our childhood friendship, our shared experiences of life and death, and our comrades-in-arms, please let me bear all the blame and spare Konoha. I beg you!"

Jiraiya said this, and before he finished speaking, he knelt down in front of Tsunade with a thud, bowing his head and begging for mercy.

At this moment, he abandoned all dignity, wanting to use his own life to atone for his mistakes and save Konoha's fate.