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

Upon hearing this, Tsunade drew a kunai without saying a word, and with a flash of cold light, slashed it towards Jiraiya.

puff.

Jiraiya's arm was severed in an instant and fell to the ground. Blood spurted from his shoulder, quickly staining half of his body red.

But the man remained silent, gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, awaiting death.

Unexpectedly, Tsunade put away her kunai and turned around.

"Just as you said, out of consideration for our past as comrades who went through thick and thin together, I will spare your life today, leaving only one of your arms. But Jiraiya, remember this: from this day forward, there will be no further connection between us. I will declare to the world that you have been executed and that I will not wage war against Konoha. Now, leave."

With her back to Jiraiya, Tsunade calmly finished speaking and then strode away from the execution ground without any hesitation.

"Tsunade..."

Jiraiya clutched his bleeding shoulder, staring blankly at Tsunade's retreating figure, his heart filled with loss, pain, and a mix of emotions.

After a long while, he silently stood up, and with unsteady steps, left the place.

Tsunade returned to her office.

In this war, her purpose was solely to protect Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village), nothing more. Beyond that, Tsunade had no intention of counterattacking or destroying the major ninja villages to unify the ninja world.

Although with her strength, all of this seemed easy to do.

In Tsunade's view, the Mizukage of Kirigakure is Kisame Hoshigaki. Whether or not to wage war against other ninja villages, or even unify the ninja world, should be decided by him after he wakes up.

However, this does not mean that the war will end there. Someone must be held accountable to deter major powers from launching another war so easily.

With that in mind, Tsunade ordered Hozuki Mangetsu, Ringo Ameyuri, and Terumi Mei to come see her.

"I have a new task for you."

Tsunade tapped her fingers on the table and slowly uttered the astonishing words in a calm tone, "Eliminate the daimyo of the four great nations."

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245. The era of the Daimyo has ended.

At the Five Kage Summit, facing the daimyo who clamored to destroy Kirigakure and "liberate" the Land of Water, Kisame Hoshigaki made a bold statement, vowing to wipe them out. Unfortunately, he himself perished first, unable to fulfill his promise.

Now, Tsunade decides to take pity on Kisame and do him this favor by wiping out the daimyo of the four great nations of fire, wind, earth, and lightning in one fell swoop.

Because she knew that these were the very people who had been secretly manipulating the ninja world from behind the scenes. Often, a casual thought in their minds could ignite a war, causing the deaths of thousands or even tens of thousands.

The daimyo are the ones who should pay the price for the war.

"Lady Tsunade, we will definitely complete this glorious mission and live up to your trust."

Mei Terumi, Mangetsu Hozuki, and Ameyuri Ringo spoke firmly, their hearts filled with both excitement and nervousness. After all, only Kisame-sama had ever accomplished such a feat as assassinating a daimyo. And if they succeeded in assassinating the daimyo of all four countries at once, their names would undoubtedly leave an indelible mark on the history of the ninja world.

"Don't worry, I will send a clone to assist you and ensure the mission is completed smoothly."

Tsunade noticed the tension in the three of them, so while talking, she performed a magic hand seal, sending three small slugs from her body to climb onto their shoulders.

Don't underestimate these slugs because of their small size. They contain a huge amount of Sage Chakra, which can spray highly corrosive acid, act as medical ninjas for a team, and most importantly, they can also act as location coordinates. By consuming the chakra of their clones, they can open spatial channels to remotely summon Tsunade's main body.

Therefore, even if Mei Terumi and the other two encounter any accidents during their mission, Tsunade can arrive in time to protect them.

That day, the team left Kirigakure again. With Pakura no longer serving as captain, Mei Terumi took over as the new captain and embarked on a journey to assassinate the daimyo.

Tsunade walked out of the Mizukage Building and onto the street.

During this Ninja World War, Kirigakure's homeland suffered devastating destruction. In addition to a large number of casualties, almost all the buildings in the village were destroyed, leaving ruins everywhere.

However, unlike before, in the Hidden Mist Village today, a giant tree with a diameter of tens of meters and a height of two hundred meters rises from the center of the village, reaching towards the sky. It was once rooted in the Hidden Waterfall Village, but was later taken to the Shikkotsu Forest by Kisame, and now it has been summoned here by Tsunade.

After the war ended, Tsunade was busy with various matters and has been so busy ever since that she forgot about this big tree.

She had originally planned to return it to Shikkotsu Forest, but then she reconsidered and realized it wasn't necessary. After all, the natural energy of Shikkotsu Forest had been nearly depleted by that bastard and could no longer nourish the great tree. Moreover, with the slug also leaving Shikkotsu Forest, this once-great-grand ninja world's three sacred sites was now in a semi-abandoned state.

Therefore, Tsunade thought it would be better to leave the big tree in Kirigakure. At least it could shelter the villagers from the wind and rain and would also be a nice sight.

No one in the village objected to her decision, after all, it was this big tree that blocked Onoki's Limit Break Technique and saved the lives of the Kirigakure members.

It is the guardian spirit of the villagers.

"How are the preparations for the village's reconstruction going?"

While surveying the village, Tsunade asked Shizune beside her.

Although she is nominally still only the head of medical affairs in Kirigakure, in the hearts of the Kirigakure people, Tsunade is the only choice to become the Sixth Mizukage and has the right to decide all important matters in the village. It's just that she didn't have time to hold the Mizukage succession ceremony.

Tsunade learned from Shizune that over the past few days, the ninjas and villagers of Kirigakure had worked together to clean up the battlefield littered with corpses and clear the collapsed ruins, and were about to officially begin the reconstruction of the village.

"Lady Tsunade."

The villagers were thrilled by Tsunade's appearance and immediately surrounded her like stars around the moon.

Surrounded by a crowd, Tsunade arrived at the construction area, where a group of ninjas and villagers were working enthusiastically on the foundation under the guidance of craftsmen.

"Master, at the current pace, how long will it take to restore the village to its pre-war state?" Tsunade took the reconstruction plan, examined it carefully, and then asked Master, who was leaning on his cane beside her.

In the past few days, due to the destruction of the village, the villagers have no place to eat or sleep and have to make do with what they have. Life has indeed been quite difficult.

Fortunately, there was the large tree that Tsunade summoned. Its shady branches sheltered the villagers from a lot of wind and rain and provided them with temporary shelter.

"Lady Tsunade, we are currently facing a shortage of manpower and resources. However, everyone is highly motivated and confident that we can restore the village to its former state within six months and provide a place for everyone to live."

Master Yuan gripped his cane tightly and said firmly.

"Six months? That's still too long." Tsunade frowned, looking dissatisfied.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shi and the others, seeing Tsunade's displeased expression, felt extremely apprehensive. Ao, the Jonin in charge of the construction, gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and pledged his loyalty to Tsunade:

"Lady Tsunade, I will urge the workers to work overtime, even if it costs them their lives, to bring the completion date forward by two months."

You've misunderstood me.

Tsunade shook her head and walked towards an open space, saying, "I can help with this."

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly formed hand seals, then pressed her palms onto the ground in front of her, channeling her vast chakra into the earth.

An unbelievable scene unfolded.

Rumble.

With a violent tremor, to the astonishment of the Hidden Mist Clan, numerous trees sprang up from the ground, forming intricately constructed wooden houses lined up in a row.

Wood Release: Linked Pillars Technique

This technique can create multiple wooden houses in an instant, but it requires an enormous amount of chakra. In the original story, after Pain invaded Konoha, Yamato used this technique to help Konoha successfully complete its reconstruction.

Tsunade's chakra and Wood Release skills far surpassed Yamato's. The reconstruction work, which originally would have taken six months to complete, was greatly shortened after her intervention.

"Long live Lady Tsunade!" Upon seeing this, the Hidden Mist Village members burst into tears of excitement, worshipping Tsunade even more.

Three days later, with Tsunade's help, most of the reconstruction work in the village was successfully completed, and the village looked brand new.

The new Hidden Mist Village, nestled around a towering tree that reaches into the clouds, features rows of beautifully designed wooden villas. The flowerbeds along the streets are filled with green grass and flowers, making it look like an elven kingdom from a fairy tale.

The only downside is that the weather in Kirigakure is quite humid, and the wooden houses are not very moisture-proof, but it's not a big problem.

Meanwhile, in the Daimyo's Mansion of the Land of Fire.

A few days ago, when news from the battlefield arrived, it was like a bolt from the blue for the daimyo of the four countries. Tsunade's sudden appearance not only annihilated the 50,000-strong Allied Shinobi Forces, but also shattered the daimyo's dream of dividing up the Land of Water.

After regaining their senses, the daimyo of the four countries were extremely angry and resorted to their old tricks, offering a staggering bounty of 500 million ryo for Tsunade. But on the other hand, they also felt a deep sense of fear.

Unexpectedly, after finally eliminating Kisame Hoshigaki, an even more terrifying enemy appeared.

At this moment, all the daimyo have returned to their respective countries and are hiding in their heavily guarded daimyo mansions, plotting their comeback.

These past few days, the daimyo of the Land of Fire had been living in constant fear, worried that the terrifying woman would come knocking on his door. He couldn't even concentrate on sleeping, let alone play mahjong. He hid in a secret room in the daimyo's mansion, with the loyal Twelve Guardian Ninjas guarding him every step of the way.

After some time passed and nothing happened, Daming finally breathed a sigh of relief. Gradually, he lowered his guard and returned to his previous life of nightly revelry.

But that very night, while the daimyo was playing with a group of maids, a scream suddenly came from outside.

Immediately afterward, with a bang, a young monk covered in blood burst into the room and urgently said to the daimyo, "My lord, please leave here immediately and go to the refuge! The ninjas from Kirigakure have stormed the daimyo's residence!"

This person is named Jiraiya, a monk of the Fire Temple, and one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja personally selected by the daimyo.

"what!"

Da Ming was taken aback. Ignoring his disheveled clothes, he scrambled and fled towards the back door.

The next second, accompanied by several screams, several corpses flew in from outside the door and landed at the daimyo's feet. He looked closely and was horrified to find that they were all members of the Twelve Guardian Ninja. The corpses still had slug acid residue on them, and each one died in a horrific manner.

"Daimyo of the Land of Fire, your death is nigh!"

"By order of Lady Tsunade, I avenge the deceased Kisame and the innocent civilians of Kirigakure who died in the war!"

Hozuki Mangetsu and Ringo Ameyuri burst in, both having activated their water and lightning transformations respectively. Ordinary physical attacks and ninjutsu had no effect on them. Therefore, they moved through the Daimyo's territory as if it were empty, easily sweeping away the guards, including the Twelve Guardian Ninja.

"Take Daimyo away quickly!"

Jiro's expression changed drastically. He roared at the daimyo's maids, then stood in front of the two of them and resolutely began to cast a spell and form hand seals.

Come and welcome Thousand Hands Kill!

At that moment, a thousand-armed Guanyin formed from chakra appeared behind him, conjuring countless golden fists that struck towards Man Yue and Yu Yuri.

While Jiro held off the enemy, Daimyo escaped through the back door without looking back.

However, as soon as he ran into the yard, he saw a shadow on the ground under the moonlight, spreading out a pair of wings and blocking his way.

Daimyo looked up in alarm and saw a girl with long red hair and a pair of green wings floating in mid-air, coldly looking down at him. Behind her was a bright full moon.

"Give me your life."

Mei Terumi coldly uttered these words, then swooped down and instantly appeared before the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

"do not want!"

Daming let out a piercing scream, but the scream quickly stopped, and then with a "bang," Daming fell backward.

Mei Terumi slashed his neck with a kunai, and blood gushed out. He struggled in extreme pain for a while before dying unwillingly, his eyes wide open in death.

"To commemorate Lord Kisame," Mei Terumi murmured as she wiped the blood from the kunai.

At this moment, Hozuki Mangetsu and Ringo Ameyuri also defeated Jiraiya and came to the backyard to meet up with Terumi Mei.

"Burn this place down, then head to the Land of Wind."