I, the stepfather of the ninja world!

Kimura smiled politely and briefly introduced himself.

Tsunade looked Kimura up and down and nodded secretly.

Judging from his appearance alone, this young man is indeed very attractive to women. Even in the Uchiha clan, which is full of handsome men and beautiful women, he is top-notch. No wonder Mikoto remarried so quickly. Kimura's first impression is indeed very good and can easily open people's hearts.

However, he had only been a ninja for less than a year, which was too late to start with. He was weak and very unpopular in the Uchiha clan, which admired the strong.

Tsunade and Shizune looked at each other, as if they had seen what happened to Kimura in the Uchiha clan. After all, marrying the wife of the former clan leader was not an easy thing, and they would definitely be treated with difficulty. This road to happiness was destined to be bumpy.

At the same time, a patrolling team of three Konoha police officers passed by the gate.

"Good morning, Director Kimura, Mrs. Mikoto!"

The three-man team stopped and greeted with a smile, then noticed Tsunade beside them, was slightly surprised, bowed and greeted: "Tsunade-sama, you are back to the village!"

"Hello."

Tsunade smiled in response, narrowing her beautiful eyes, and watched the patrol team of three go away.

"The police force has changed a lot. They are now walking on the streets in an orderly and organized manner. They were not as disciplined as they are now!" Shizune exclaimed softly, and couldn't help but suspect that she was under an illusion. It was hard to imagine that this was the unruly Uchiha.

Tsunade nodded, looked at Kimura, and said, "As the director of the Uchiha Affairs Office, you have a lot of weight among the Uchiha people. You can actually make them stop and greet us!"

In Tsunade's impression, the Uchiha Affairs Office was just a nominal position. All the previous office directors had never done anything substantial, let alone gained the respect of the Uchiha.

"The changes in the police force are basically all due to Aye!"

Mikoto smiled as brightly as a flower and proudly recounted Kimura's political achievements.

After listening to this, Tsunade couldn't help but look at Kimura no more. This young man was not only outstanding in appearance, but also very good inside. He actually handled the affairs of Uchiha properly. He was a rare talent!

Tsunade was very happy and did not hide her appreciation.

Afterwards, the four of them walked and talked as they headed towards the Hokage Building.

A few days ago, Namikaze Minato sent an urgent recall order to Tsunade, and the letter stated that there was an important mission. The mission was naturally to escort Kushina to childbirth, but in order to avoid the risk of the letter being intercepted, it was not specified in the letter.

Of course, even without the emergency recall order, Tsunade would have to return to the village. After all, she had been wandering outside the village for so long, and owed tens of millions of taels of gambling debts, with the interest rising terribly. If she didn't come back to take on S-level commissions and earn the rewards, she would not be able to pay it off!

……

Hokage Building, Hokage Office.

Kimura led Tsunade and Shizune into the door.

Minato Namikaze, who was working at his desk, saw Tsunade and quickly stood up to greet her. After the greetings, he briefly described the emergency situation in the village - the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Kushina was pregnant and the descendants of Uchiha Madara were very likely to launch a surprise attack.

"Descendants of Uchiha Madara?" Tsunade couldn't help but frown, feeling very troubled.

It would be fine if he was the descendant of someone else, but with the name of Uchiha Madara, people cannot ignore him!

"Is the information true?" Tsunade asked.

Namikaze Minato nodded: "The information is provided by the walking miko, so it can't be wrong."

"Tsk!" Tsunade sighed, "It's been so many years, and they're still thinking about attacking Konoha! The Uchiha Madara clan is too persistent!"

If Konoha is the inheritance of the will of fire, then Uchiha Madara is the inheritance of the will of water, and he is determined to put out the fire.

"Transferring time and space at any time and anywhere, switching between reality and illusion... this pupil technique is too powerful!" Jingyin exclaimed in a low voice.

"Yes." Namikaze Minato nodded in agreement, "It is precisely because of the opponent's powerful ability that I urgently summoned Tsunade-sama and Jiraiya-sama back to the village. Ordinary ninjas cannot deal with such a powerful Mangekyō Sharingan."

"Well, the Mangekyō Sharingan is indeed not something that ordinary people can resist. Let's discuss the specific tactical arrangements after Jiraiya comes back." Tsunade said.

Volume 025 I Want to Improve So Much! : Tsunade's Favor

Now, according to normal delivery calculations, there are still more than four months before Kushina gives birth, which is relatively ample time.

Tsunade thought for a moment and said, "Is there a suitable S-rank mission? The higher the reward, the better."

Namikaze Minato shook his head and laughed: "Lady Tsunade, how much gambling debt do you owe?"

Tsunade waved her hand and said casually, "About thirty million ryo, not a lot!"

"..."

Kimura was secretly shocked and silently calculated how many years of his salary this was.

Namikaze Minato held his forehead with his hand, speechless, then flipped through the folder and said regretfully: "Lady Tsunade, there is no reward of more than 10 million ryo among the existing S-level missions. Please wait in the village for a while."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow and said, "Forget it. We don't know how long we have to wait for this. First, come and get a commission worth several million ryo. I will hurry up and complete the order, and then rush back to the village to escort Kushina to give birth."

"Ah."

Namikaze Minato nodded, took out a letter of commission from a stack, handed it to Tsunade, and said, "The reward is eight million ryo, which is the highest among them."

Tsunade took the letter of authorization, read it carefully, frowned, and said hesitantly: "I'm afraid this is not suitable for me. I currently cannot overcome the psychological barriers of large-scale battles and bloodshed."

"Do not worry!"

Namikaze Minato grinned and explained, "The client's enemy is the Ghost Army, so there will be no bloodshed. The client's guards were almost wiped out by the Ghost Army. There are few survivors on both sides of the war, so there is no possibility of large-scale bloodshed."

"it is good!"

Tsunade accepted the commission, glanced at Kimura, and said to Namikaze Minato: "A team of three to four people is more suitable for carrying out the mission. Do you have any candidates to recommend to me?"

Namikaze Minato noticed Tsunade's gaze and said, "With Lady Tsunade's strength, it will be no problem for her to carry out S-level missions alone. Since you are interested in training your juniors through missions, I do have a good candidate to recommend to you."

"Who?" Tsunade asked with a smile.

"He's right next to you!" Namikaze Minato pointed at Kimura who was standing beside him.

Kimura had been listening silently, but when his name was suddenly called, he was stunned. How could an S-level mission suddenly fall on his head?

Such a difficult task will inevitably cause injuries, which will trigger the healing of the seal and speed up the process of swallowing the wedge seal. This is burning life!

Kimura shook his head and refused: "I have only been a ninja for about a year. My strength is too weak. If I participate in the S-level mission, I will definitely hinder Lady Tsunade."

Namikaze Minato smiled and said seriously: "I know that you have just joined the team, so I arranged you to be a member of Lady Tsunade's team. Lady Tsunade's ability to heal diseases, wounds and detoxify is at the top of the ninja world. As long as you don't die on the spot during the mission, she can save you!"

"Moreover, from what I understand, your ninjutsu level has surpassed that of an ordinary Chunin. What you lack most at the moment is actual combat. With Lady Tsunade leading you in your missions, you can gain combat experience to your heart's content and improve your strength!"

"..."

Kimura was somewhat helpless, now that things had come to this, he couldn't avoid the S-level mission.

Seeing that he was reluctant, Tsunade said seriously: "Kimura, the situation in the ninja world is changing rapidly, and war is difficult to eradicate. As ninjas, we must be able to manage the village well and defend it!"

"The village is now lacking in talent, and those who can get along well with the Uchiha are even rarer! You are young and intelligent. As long as your strength improves, you will definitely be a face of the village in the future! I hope to train you!"

Since the Third Hokage took office, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village has become increasingly alienated and has gradually deteriorated. That is, the outbreak of the Ninja World War temporarily led the conflict from within the village to outside the village, but it did not resolve it.

It is very rare that Kimura was able to effectively alleviate the dissatisfaction of the Uchiha after the war, and he should be a good link connecting the Uchiha in the future.

Such talents are worthy of careful cultivation and training!

Tsunade's heart was filled with emotions. She stared at Kimura with burning eyes, not hiding her respect and admiration for Kimura.

Being placed with the hopes of Tsunade, one of the Three Ninjas, was undoubtedly a very dangerous thing. Her brother Nawase and her good friend Jiraiya both died on the road to realizing their dreams; if Naruto had not been very lucky, he would have died young.

Kimura suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart, and his scalp felt numb.

Seeing that he was still silent, Tsunade sighed secretly, thinking that after all, he was not a regular ninja who had received educated in a ninja school, and lacked the awareness to risk his life.

Ninja, how can you not risk your life?

Once you embark on this path, there is no choice but to fear death.

Children of any age can go to the battlefield!

Even the village's senior officials who are now retired - Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu - were tempered by war when they were young!

As a ninja, without solid combat record, you will not be able to stand firm.

The Uchiha will admire a novice ninja who can use black flames now, but what about three years later, or five years later?

In order to think about the future, we must prepare early.

The S-level mission is just the first step.

"It's settled then. You'll be my team member and go on the mission with me!" Tsunade raised her eyebrows, her face serious, not allowing for any argument.

Kimura looked at her, suppressed his rising and falling emotions, and nodded helplessly: "Yes, Lady Tsunade!"

……

The S-level mission that Tsunade took on was commissioned by a person from the Land of Demons.

The Land of Demons is a small country located in a remote area, with almost no presence in the Ninja World. Compared with the Hidden Rain Village located at the junction of major countries, the Land of Demons is very lucky and has never suffered from the scourge of the Ninja World War.

Of course, this does not mean that the Ghost Kingdom is always stable.

More than 20 years ago, a group of people, with the help of a monster named "Wangliang", led a ghost army and tried to overthrow the rule of the witch.

The rebellion quickly spread across this small area, causing great suffering and resentment among the people.

The previous priestess of the Demon Kingdom, Maitreya, turned the tide, sealed the monsters and stopped the rebellion.

In order to prevent the demon from causing trouble again, Maitreya separated its body and soul, sealed the body in a shrine in the mountains of the Swamp Country, and sealed the soul in the underground palace of the Ghost Country. The two seals are far away from each other and are very safe.

After sealing the monsters, the kingdom of ghosts returned to peace.

A few years after giving birth to his daughter, Miroku passed away. His daughter Shion took over as a miko and ruled the kingdom of demons with the assistance of ministers.

The days passed peacefully one by one, and in the blink of an eye, ten years had passed.

When Shion reached adulthood, he took sole power, was supported by the people, and the country was stable.

Unfortunately, the good times don't last long.

A few months ago, the remnant of the Ghost Legion, Huang Quan, rebelled again, and led his men to secretly unlock the seal in the underground palace of the Ghost Kingdom, releasing the souls of the monsters, and then gained powerful evil power, awakening the Ghost Legion that had been silent for many years!

Shion was still very young and not as strong as Miroku was back then. Facing the rebels, he felt very overwhelmed, so he decisively sent a commission to Konoha and asked for help.

Volume 026 I Want to Improve So Much! : Tsunade's Guidance

In the legend of the Land of Demons, monsters are extremely powerful and can absorb people's negative emotions, constantly increasing their strength with almost no end. They are terrifying monsters that can destroy the world.

Of course, given that the people of the Ghost Country are weak and narrow-minded, this legend is definitely mostly exaggerated.

In fact, judging from the characteristics described in the rumors, the monsters are somewhat similar to the tailed beasts.

Can the tailed beasts destroy the ninja world?

Except for the Ten-Tails, the others obviously cannot.

Moreover, if the demons can really destroy the world, how can the Demon Country survive to this day? Could it be that the previous priestess of the Demon Country was as powerful as the Sage of Six Paths?

This possibility is so small that even a drop of water plucked from the torrent of history is tens of millions times greater than it.

However, even if Wuliang is just an ordinary tailed beast, the reward of 8 million ryo is too little.

The reward is not proportional to the difficulty!

Therefore, this S-level mission has been piled up until now, and was finally taken over by Tsunade today.

The mission was issued a month ago. It is hard to imagine how bad the situation in the Ghost Country will become.

Tsunade did not delay at all. The next day after taking on the mission, she led Kimura and Shizune and set off for the Land of Demons.

Kimura had no experience in carrying out missions, and Mikoto helped prepare everything.

Before leaving, Kushina gave him a Flying Thunder God Kunai as a gift for his first mission.

Flying Thunder God Kunai is not a good sign. When Kakashi received Minato's Kunai, he lost two teammates in succession. How tragic!

However, this also proves that the Flying Thunder God Kunai can save lives. Otherwise, Kakashi himself would have died at the hands of his enemy!

After some consideration, Kimura accepted the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

As Mikoto watched them from afar, he, Tsunade, and Shizune disappeared at the end of the boulevard.

As a hostage designated by the Third Hokage, Kimura left the village in a swagger. His achievements exceeded the Third Hokage's original expectations.

Initially, Kimura was assigned to be the deputy director of the office. The Third Hokage only used him as a wedge to infiltrate the Uchiha camp and do some spy tasks.

The succession of the Fourth Hokage disrupted the plans of the Third Hokage.

The two Hokages have different policies. If the Third Hokage was in office, Kimura's plan would never have been approved or supported.

The changes of the times allowed Kimura to achieve remarkable results and gain the appreciation of the Fourth Hokage. He was able to secure his position as director and get rid of his hostage status.

Now, he has gained Tsunade's favor and follows her out of the village to carry out S-level missions.