Change from the ninja world

Chapter 260 Within the Spider Web
The closed-door meeting of Konoha's top management ended. Apart from the initial outburst, Tsunade basically remained silent. This attitude was naturally understood as a default attitude, that is, letting you decide. .

Listening to the whole meeting, Tsunade only felt a voice ringing repeatedly in her ears... When will the Hokage succession ceremony begin? How about tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? If it doesn’t work, today is fine.

To be honest, after just half a day back in Konoha, Tsunade felt a sense of suffocation, various restrictions, rigid rules, people's ardent expectations, and the responsibility she felt... all of this made her feel like she was drowning. .

Although it was not her will, now that Tsunade has returned to Konoha, it means that she will really take over the appointment of the Fifth Hokage. After running around, she still couldn't escape from Konoha. Maybe this was fate.

Or to put it more simply, it is a very rare gift for Tsunade to be able to wander outside without any worries for several years. Under normal circumstances, an ordinary ninja would never be able to get such a privilege. For ordinary people, It is said that leaving the village means defecting, and the next thing you will face is the endless pursuit of ANBU. It was really special for Tsunade to leave so gracefully and still be regarded as the most orthodox Konoha heir after her return.

After the meeting announcing Tsunade's return and succession as Hokage ended, she sat quietly in her chair alone, motionless for a long time.

I don't know how long it took, but Kushina came to Tsunade. She first handed over a piece of information and said at the same time, "Tsunade-sama, this is the next schedule. You can check if there are any problems."

Tsunade nodded, she took the very 996-looking schedule, and then curled her lips in a very uncharacteristic manner.

Seeing that Tsunade didn't speak, Kushina took out another piece of information and said, "Ahem, Tsunade-sama...this is the 'initiator' of your return to the village this time."

In the upper right corner of the first page of the second document, there is a photo of a young ninja. Who else could look like this photo besides Habara?
The new Hokage was recalled to the village by force, and she had to give an explanation. However, Kushina's behavior is not so much a "betrayal" as a "recommendation"... When the new Hokage takes office, he wants to recommend some ninjas who can be her right-hand man.

As for the question of whether Tsunade will hold a grudge, she will definitely hold a grudge, but it will not bring any consequences. That thing is like that thing. Since you can't do it, just do it. After Tsunade becomes Hokage, she will take on the corresponding responsibilities. She can definitely distinguish right from wrong... Anger is temporary, a People's talents are always there, so people who are worthy of being valued will be valued in the first place.

Tsunade put her schedule aside and looked at Habara's information first. This information is quite detailed, from Habara's performance in the war, to his blood splattering of the Fourth Kazekage in Sunagakure, to his standing up in the Night of the Nine-Tails, and his prompt decision-making in the rebellion that just passed. , these alone can make people understand what a talented ninja Hahara is.

More importantly, Hahara not only has outstanding fighting qualities, but also has pioneering ideas to break the old pattern and very creative means of change.

Tsunade herself is not the kind of person who sticks to rules, so after reading Habara's information, she naturally admires such a young ninja. However, this kind of appreciation does not conflict with the dislike on the other hand, not only because Habara's bad idea forced Tsunade to return to Konoha, but also because Habara had stalked her for almost a year before that. In this case, she It's strange to have a good impression.

An excellent ninja cannot have a dull head, but on the other hand, it is not a good sign to have a brain that is too flexible and has its own ideas... Tsunade secretly complained.

"A very outstanding young ninja. In fact, before I returned to Konoha and in the years after the end of the Ninja World War, I even heard his name occasionally. When describing the talents of ninjas, sometimes people like It is said that the other party is an outstanding talent that comes once in many years, but his situation can no longer be described in this way. "

"The work that he, or you, have done in Konoha in the past few years, reminds me a bit of how my grandfather and great-uncle established Konoha Village, created various systems and even pacified order..."

After reading this information, Tsunade gave Yuhara a very high evaluation, or rather, she gave a very high evaluation to the "three major systems"... In any case, compared to the older generation who tend to be conservative, the younger generation like Tsunade likes to be enterprising.

From this perspective, for people like Hahara, the new Hokage seems to be much better than the old Hokage, at least there won't be so many shackles.

However, Tsunade's words are suspected of relying on one's elders. When the first Hokage established Konoha, was it considered a Torochi Awi? Even if it was a Tonoru Awi, had Tsunade ever seen it? Was she born then?

"These are all due to the leadership of the Third Hokage." Kushina's attitude was very humble.

For the time being, her attitude towards Tsunade is still relatively cautious. Before Tsunade left Konoha, she had not had much direct contact with Tsunade. However, according to a certain Jiraiya, this Tsunade-sama is very disrespectful. Easy to mess with.

Let’s not talk about the evaluation and description conveyed by Jiraiya. It is just general. For a woman, as long as the other person is prettier than herself, has a better figure than herself, and has a higher background than herself... in short, as long as the other person is better than herself. , she will easily have the idea that the other person is not easy to get along with.

Tsunade shook her head slightly, she knew very well what kind of person the Third Hokage was.

She put down the information in her hands, and then said, "It is Konoha's misfortune that such a ninja has to leave the village... You and I both know that he did nothing wrong, right?"

These words made Kushina completely relax. Did you see that no matter how long she left the village, Tsunade had not forgotten the bad impression left on her by those advisors and Danzo.

What Hahara is dealing with is someone the current Hokage dislikes or even hates, so this matter is not a big deal... that is, because of his identity and position, otherwise Tsunade would have to say thank you to Hahara.

Let’s not talk about the previous bad impressions, let’s talk about reality - after solving those people, Hahara has cleared the obstacles for Tsunade to govern. As long as she becomes Hokage, she will immediately gain far more concentrated power than the Third Hokage. There will even be no restrictions when acting.

After reporting these two things, Kushina also left here. After a while, Shizune opened the door and walked in. She came to Tsunade and said, "Tsunade-sama, the accommodation has been arranged... rush back to Konoha without stopping, rest early, there will be more tomorrow. many things."

"Shizune, go and rest. Let me be alone for a while."

Shizune wanted to say something, but finally chose to shut up, and then she left here silently. She could feel the complex emotions expressed by Tsunade, but it was a bit difficult for her to empathize with them.

Not to mention anything else, whether Tsunade is willing to be Hokage or not, it seems that she is completely forced to become Hokage, but does she really not have any expectations in her heart... Even Tsunade herself can't answer such a question.

Anyway, she seems to have gone through a feudal arranged marriage now. At least she is the right match. Whether she is happy or not can only be known later. After Shizune left, Tsunade also stood up. She climbed up the stairs and reached the roof of the Hokage's office building step by step. Ahead was a bustling town immersed in night and lights, and as long as she turned her head for a moment, she could see the Shadow Rock of the past Hokage overlooking the village.

While Tsunade was stunned, Jiraiya was standing beside her without even realizing it.

"Tsunade, haven't you thought it through yet?"

Tsunade shook her head, and after a while, she said:

"If you think about it clearly or clearly, is there any meaning? The origin of the Senju clan, the granddaughter of the first Hokage, the disciple of the third Hokage, one of the three ninjas, a medical ninja who can bring the dead back to life, etc. These things seem to be one after another. When the thin threads of the roots are gathered together, they become a huge spider web called Konoha..."

"What is the so-called ninja, Jiraiya? You should know very well. You know what I and we have experienced. So I wanted to escape from this spider web, and for a time I had the illusion that I had really escaped. However, I don't know what When I turned around, I found that I was in the center of this network.”

Jiraiya thought to himself that this was really a trouble that only little girls had, but are you a little girl... This was an appropriate question, but Jiraiya didn't dare to say it.

"Tsunade, there are some things that you can't deal with. The so-called struggle will only scratch yourself. This is your root, a place where you can't break away... Some things are 'fate', and you can't escape from Konoha, no? Because you didn't cut it thoroughly enough, but because you were part of Konoha from birth."

Jiraiya didn't know if he was trying to comfort him, he just laid out the reality little by little, "And Tsunade, if people like you are considered to be in the net, then thousands of people under the Konoha system What do ordinary ninjas mean?"

This made sense, but he only received a blank look from Tsunade.

"Jiraiya, you are still the same as before...you don't know how to comfort people."

Jiraiya: "..."

But no matter what, Jiraiya is different from others after all. He can hear Tsunade's inner thoughts.

"Sometimes I want to be a black bird hidden in the dark night. I can keep flying in the endless night, or fly higher or lower. The ribbon-like black feathers will reflect the coldness from time to time. The moonlight occasionally reflects the warm lights of thousands of houses. Someone may occasionally notice me, but no one can catch me..."

"Forget it, the night is not eternal, the sun will come out eventually."

As she said that, Tsunade couldn't help but stretch her waist. When she turned her face sideways, her bright eyes that couldn't even be blocked by the night swept over her.

For some reason, Jiraiya suddenly felt his heart skip a beat. At this moment, he realized that he was wrong. Tsunade was indeed the little girl she used to be...

Jiraiya froze there, some memories emerged uncontrollably:
At that time, you and Orochimaru were sitting on the ground, and I was tied to a tree by the third generation...

If anyone who is good at complaining sees this scene, they will definitely be unable to help but curse. How old are you? Doing this on the roof, you can’t get enough of the northwest wind, right?
It's a pity that such a person is not here at this time.

…………

Tsunade returned to Konoha.

Tsunade reorganized the ANBU and restored the functions of various departments in Konoha.

Tsunade expressed condolences to the survivors of the Uchiha genocide and officially issued a wanted order for Uchiha Itachi.

Tsunade presided over the funeral of the Third Hokage.

Tsunade gave an inauguration speech and officially succeeded as the fifth Hokage of Konoha Hidden Village.

One message after another spanned a mere hundred kilometers and reached Habara's ears one after another.

Tsunade returned to Konoha, which was good news for Habara. There were some things that could be done or not done, but now that all the conditions are met, not doing it would seem ignorant of the current affairs. After confirming that Tsunade would become the next generation Hokage and there would be no further changes, Hahara knew that his next plan was about to begin.

Otherwise, do you really think that he left Konoha just to create a spectacle and build a small stronghold? He has always said that since he is determined to do something, he must do something big.

Tsunade thought that taking over as Hokage was a farce. Now that she had returned to Konoha, she should have had enough trouble, right?
No, this farce has just begun.

(End of this chapter)