Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

All the ninjas of Konoha stood in front of the Hokage Building, looking at Tsunade on the rooftop.

At this moment, many ninjas finally got a clear look at Tsunade's face.

I just realized that their Hokage is so young. Wasn't she supposed to be one of the Legendary Sannin along with Jiraiya?

Many ninjas are curious as to why Tsunade is so young.

Tsunade looked down at the ninjas below. She wasn't wearing the Hokage robe, assuming it wasn't necessary.

He was just wearing a Hokage hat.

From the side, Tsunade's face is simply perfect.

Tsunade looked calmly at the ninjas below, then slowly took off her hat.

Looking down, he smiled and said, "From today onwards, I will govern Konoha. I am the Fifth Hokage."

As soon as Tsunade finished speaking, the thousands of ninjas standing in front of the Hokage Building cheered.

Today, at this moment, is the most reassuring time for them since the Konoha Crush plan.

They finally had a Hokage who could keep the surrounding villages in check.

Yu Ming, standing behind Tsunade, smiled slightly.

The inauguration ceremony passed quickly.

After Tsunade announced that she would become the Fifth Hokage, the entire village officially entered a period of reconstruction.

Because the Fifth Hokage was one of the Legendary Sannin, the villagers all supported her.

After all, Tsunade is not only one of the Legendary Sannin, but also the granddaughter of the First Hokage, the disciple of the Third Hokage, the strongest medical ninja in the ninja world, and arguably the strongest female ninja in the ninja world.

After the inauguration ceremony of the Fifth Hokage, in the Hokage Room.

The two Hokage advisors have already returned, but Kakashi, Jiraiya, Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi, and Guy are still in the Hokage's office.

Several ninjas informed Shikamaru and Hamei to come to the Hokage's office.

One of them came down from the rooftop, and the other walked out from among the ninjas.

They arrived together at the Hokage's room.

Shikamaru was taken aback. He wondered why Yu Ming was standing on the roof of the Hokage Building.

Although he knew Yu Ming was very strong, he really didn't understand why Yu Ming was qualified to stand on the rooftop.

After exchanging greetings, the two entered the Hokage's office.

Standing in front of Tsunade were several active Jonin from Konoha.

Tsunade looked at the two and said, "You two performed the best in the Chunin Exams and were already recognized by the Third Hokage. So from today onwards, I will promote you two to Chunin. I hope you can continue to work hard and strive even harder. Becoming a Chunin means that you will become the leaders of your teams in the future."

That's right. In ninja villages, Chunin are already team leaders, not necessarily Jonin. Otherwise, in a large ninja village with tens of thousands of ninjas, where would they get so many Jonin?

Becoming a Chunin means becoming a team leader in the future.

Shikamaru was stunned. He hadn't expected that he would become a Chunin after losing the Chunin Exams.

It can be said that among those who became Chunin this time, the two are the most controversial.

Shikamaru lost in the final round. Although the Third Hokage said that winning the Chunin Exams did not guarantee becoming a Chunin, and losing did not preclude becoming one.

But a loss is a loss.

Although Shikamaru actually won that round.

But judging from the result, he did lose.

Yu Ming was even more controversial, as he barely participated in the second exam, essentially entering the arena with Sasuke and the others.

During the elimination rounds of the third exam, he was even given a bye and advanced directly to the finals. He didn't even participate in the finals, and the Sand Village and Orochimaru attacked Orochimaru, causing the competition to end.

In the end, no one ever saw just how strong Yu Ming really was.

However, the Third Hokage explained the rules of the competition from the beginning, so although some people had doubts, no one objected.

After all, this is a matter for the Hokage, and the Jonin and some Chunin of Konoha all know that Yu Ming's strength is beyond question.

After Tsunade finished speaking, she looked at Yu Ming and said seriously, "Yu Ming, because you participated in the annihilation of the cholera ninjas in the Land of Grass, preventing a tragedy and completing an S-rank mission, you are now being promoted to Special Jonin and appointed as the Hokage's bodyguard."

Shikamaru was stunned when he heard this.

"So the S-rank mission this guy participated in was about the Grass Country."

Shikamaru already knew that Yu Ming had participated in an S-rank mission, but he didn't know what exactly an S-rank mission was.

However, to promote Yu Ming directly to Special Jonin and make him the Hokage's bodyguard—just how much trust did the Fifth Hokage have in Yu Ming?

Those who become the Hokage's bodyguards are all personally selected by the Hokage, which means that the people she chooses must be the people she trusts the most.

How did Yu Ming become Tsunade's most trusted person?

Shikamaru was very curious.

Yu Ming nodded calmly, "I will do my best to protect the Hokage."

At this time, Yu Ming did not show the slightest sign of intimacy with Tsunade, remaining completely calm.

The same goes for Tsunade.

They did not show any particular concern for Yu Ming.

So nobody noticed anything.

Kakashi and the others also knew that Yu Ming had now learned medical ninjutsu from Tsunade and was considered Tsunade's disciple, so it was normal for Tsunade to promote him to special jonin and make him her bodyguard.

Nobody suspected anything.

The news that Yu Ming had become a special Jonin and Shikamaru had become a Chunin quickly spread among their classmates.

Naruto wasn't surprised; he felt that Yu Ming had the ability.

Sasuke had no objections, and Sakura was even less inclined to object, having personally witnessed Yu Ming use the Flying Thunder God Technique to kill Zabuza.

Yu Ming definitely possesses the strength of a Jonin.

Kiba and the others were completely unaware of this. Although Kabuto Yakushi had told them before the Chunin Exams, Yu Ming hadn't shown much of the strength expected of a Jonin afterward.

After becoming Tsunade's bodyguard, Yu Ming left Team 0.7 and stayed by Tsunade's side every day.

However, he usually spends most of his time studying books from the Senju clan and the Hokage's library.

After becoming a Hokage's bodyguard, Tsunade granted him access to the Hokage's library.

Inside, Yu Ming can not only see many secrets of the Senju clan, but also many secrets of other clans.

However, things that truly involve family secrets will not be discussed here.

Several months passed in this way, and Yu Ming had read about a third of the books in the Naruto Library.

He also learned many sealing techniques and many ninjutsu.

On this day, Yu Ming was reading a book in the Senju clan's secret chamber when Tsunade walked in.

Looking at Yu Ming, he said, "There's a task I need you to complete."

Chapter 157

Yu Ming looked up at Tsunade, somewhat curious, "What mission?"

The task that Tsunade personally sent Yu Ming to participate in must not be a simple one.

Tsunade sighed and said, "A group of people have appeared in the Land of Water. They are all rogue ninja from Konoha who want to assassinate the Daimyo of the Land of Water."

"There is a lack of trust between the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village, so the Land of Water has entrusted us, the rogue ninja from Konoha, to eliminate them."

Yu Ming was taken aback for a moment. "Then why not just let some ninjas handle it?"

Tsunade sat down in front of Yu Ming and said with some helplessness, "Because there are about a dozen rogue ninjas, including a Jonin, we need at least one Jonin to oversee the operation if we want to wipe them out."

"But right now, all of Konoha's Jonin are out on missions, and Konoha has accumulated a lot of missions during this period."

"The only person Konoha can transfer out of here is you."

Yu Ming nodded. "Okay."

As a special Jonin of Konoha, Yu Ming should have had many missions, but Tsunade made him a Hokage's bodyguard. Strictly speaking, Yu Ming doesn't need to perform any missions.

However, Konoha is indeed short-handed right now. The previous Konoha Crush plan caused Konoha to lose half of its ninjas, although most of them were genin and chunin.

However, it also severely damaged Konoha's vitality, bringing its strength to an all-time low.

Or rather, Konoha's strength has been weakening ever since the Nine-Tails' attack.

The Nine-Tails' attack also caused the deaths of many Konoha ninja, including many Jonin, and was followed by the extermination of the Uchiha clan.

It's important to know that the Uchiha clan is also a very powerful force in Konoha, with more than a dozen Jonin and Special Jonin alone.

Then came the Konoha Crush plan, which resulted in Konoha losing half of its ninja once again.

This directly brought Konoha's strength to its worst level in history.

If Tsunade hadn't returned to serve as the Fifth Hokage, Konoha would definitely have been besieged by the surrounding villages.

The title of the Three Legendary Sannin is still quite intimidating.

Many of the previously backlogged missions have now been completed by all the Jonin that Konoha could send out.

Kakashi was so busy that he took on three or four S-rank missions in quick succession during this period.

It's important to know that a Jonin is lucky to get one or two S-rank missions a year, as these are high-risk missions.

In just a few months, Kakashi has already carried out three or four such missions.

There wasn't even time to lead Class 7 anymore.

This applies not only to Kakashi's team, but also to Asuma's team, Kurenai's team, and even Guy's team.

They were all low-ranking ninja who completed C-rank or D-rank missions by forming their own teams.

All the Jonin were sent out to carry out B-rank or A-rank missions. Elite Jonin like Kakashi were really being used like livestock, taking on three or four S-rank missions in just a few months. This had never happened before.

It only appears during the most critical moments of a war.

But right now, Konoha really has no one left to use.

Not to mention Jonin, many Chunin have been transferred out as well.