Ninja Ice House

Not to mention just encountering Uchiha Madara's dirty earth body, even if Uchiha Madara himself is resurrected, or even a more powerful opponent, Jiraiya and the Konoha ninja will not surrender.

Whether you can win or not will only be known after you actually play.

If you can't win alone, just go shoulder to shoulder. There is always a way to deal with it.

"Putting these things aside for the moment, Jiraiya, tell me, what is going on over at Mt. Myoboku? If it is not safe there, do you still want to continue to cooperate and let Naruto learn some sage mode?"

"You must still learn. Otherwise, it will be difficult to take advantage of the huge amount of chakra in his body. If we can find a way to deprive Kyuubi of his right to use chakra, that would be great. I heard, The perfect Jinchuuriki training plan on the Kumo Ninja side has made great progress. If they join forces, ask if they can borrow their channels and methods. If we encounter a strong enemy in the future, the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki...Naruto, definitely It is the most reliable combat force.”

"I'll try my best, but I can't expect too much. Raikage is a hard guy to deal with. If I hadn't been kind to him in the early years, he probably wouldn't have given me face."

"As long as you have the intention, it's better than running around without a clue."

Jiraiya nodded understandingly,

"How is the situation in the southern part of the Kingdom of Wind during my absence?"

"It's still the same as before. Iyo Kingdom has been established in fact. Although no major forces have recognized it, they have not publicly opposed it. It is regarded as acquiescence."

"Because I can't interfere."

Jiraiya had already expected this.

The current situation is pretty good.

"What is the attitude of the village?"

"I'm happy to see it come to fruition, but I won't push it personally. After all, with the help of the Gushan family, the development trend of the Kingdom of Wind is amazing. If it can be divided into two, it can also reduce our pressure."

"I think that's probably the case. Although it is out of public interest, I think there is something wrong with it. The reasons for the development are so intricate that there is no problem at all. Suna Ninja was unwilling to live on the border, so he launched the 'Konoha Collapse Plan' , after the failed sneak attack, they could not repay the initial loan and had to mortgage many things to pay off the debt. The economic contradictions in the development process led to the enrichment of the wandering ninja group. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the Suna ninja was unable to control the situation, they intended to seal off the territory and become independent. As the king, it just so happens that our Leaf Village is in decline, and the Suna Ninja are too busy to take care of themselves. They can't even choose the Kazekage fifth generation, and there is constant civil strife. As a result, it is like this..."

"not only that."

Tsunade said leisurely,

"Earlier, the Gushan family used to capture the Red Sand Scorpions and trade many puppets with the Sand Ninjas. They borrowed money like crazy and didn't seem to worry at all that they wouldn't be able to pay back. That's right. If you take the risk and win, If you win, you can use the spoils of war to pay off your debt. If you lose, you can just lie down and let others slaughter you. In short, you won’t lose anything.”

In the game between ninja villages, you come and go, and it is normal to lose and win, but there is a force outside that is always winning and growing, and eventually becomes a behemoth that no one can afford to offend.

Tsunade couldn't even imagine that if the Konoha Village and the Furusugi family turned against each other, how many killer weapons would there be in Shinjuku Town, with all the heavy artillery on the surface and the military base that didn't show off? What kind of damage can it cause to Konoha Village.

When Shinjuku Town's military force was first established, it was said to be to defend the palace and help Konoha Village defend itself from foreign enemies, so Konoha Village didn't say much.

Who knew that a salvo of heavy artillery could be so powerful?

If he really endured a round, it would probably be like being plowed through by Kyuubi's tailed beast jade.

Now, the deal is done and it is too late to protest.

Can you believe that the entire Konoha Village is actually within the range of other people's artillery fire?

Maybe one day a fire breaks out and the entire Konoha Village is blown up into the sky.

Of course, it is nominally the strongest ally of Konoha Village, and the muzzle will not turn inward. Whether it is true or not, there is no way to prove it.

"I have actually investigated this matter carefully and found that Major Governor Gu Shan really did not use any extraordinary means to induce or deceive. He just acted step by step, and then the situation continued to develop towards the current situation. Whether it was a conspiracy or a coincidence, , It’s really not some conspiracy.”

Just like when you push a tumbler, it will definitely swing in the opposite direction. It's natural and not unnatural at all.

It was as if the entire world was helping the Fusagi family grow and become the "uncrowned king" of the ninja world.

"I'm just complaining. Why does the ninja world favor Gushan like this? Our Konoha Village is obviously the chosen place."

"Ugh."

The chosen place where the Senju retreated and the Uchiha disappeared?

It seems that even great ninjas like Hinata have begun to flirt with Furugi.

This is not the fringe ninja clan Kurama, the second-tier ninja clan Inuzuka, Aburame, Nara, etc., but a true thousand-year-old wealthy family.

On the first day back, the journey was tiring, and the two of them didn't talk too much. Tsunade asked Jiraiya to go back and rest first, and come back to discuss important matters in a few days.

After sending away her former comrades, Tsunade focused on the current personnel arrangements in the village.

Especially Xiang Phosphorus and her friends.

Among people of the same age, there are not many who have been promoted to jounin. Currently, there are three people, Haku, Hyuga Neji and Karin. The others are still chuunin, and there is only one genin, Uzumaki Naruto.

"You are already a jounin. It's enough to brush up your qualifications. You haven't chosen to retire yet. Why don't you go home and learn to inherit the family business?" 』

The fifteen-year-old girl is no longer young. If she is to be able to shoulder the responsibility of the Gushan family's heir, she must start to educate the aristocratic elite now.

Not everyone is like Gushan Bushui, who can eliminate the family's ills by three times, five times, and two times, and make the entire family's power rise to a higher level.

Xiang Lu's ninja talent seems to be a little better than that of Gu Shan Bu Shui at the same time, but in terms of mental maturity, he is still far behind.

At this age, Gu Shan Bu Shui is almost ready to give birth to his first daughter, and his daughter Xiang Ling can't even get a good boy.

"Bai, what an outstanding child, why is he from Major Governor Gushan? What a pity."

Relying on the ice escape blood inheritance limit, during the genin period, he was able to display strength comparable to that of a jounin, and now he has become the best among his colleagues. Hyuga Neji, who is slightly younger than him, is also very good, but in terms of overall ability, he is still a little behind.

As for the equally outstanding Xiang Lian, and the three sisters Xiao Hiiragi, Xiao Jing and Xiao Si who are so strong that they have no friends in the ninja school, they are even more geniuses that Konoha Village cannot covet.

In terms of the reserve of future top talents, Konoha Village seems to no longer have a strong advantage.

At the level of ordinary combat strength, the Furusugi family, which owns most of the ninja world, might be able to pull off an army with a combat strength of more than 300,000 chunin. This is more than twice the war potential of the five major ninja villages combined.

If it cannot maintain its advantage in top combat power or even average combat power, the Ninja Village will actually be at the mercy of others.

What really made Tsunade feel so passive was the Psychic Beast Species Cultivation Center and the Scientific Ninja Tool Research Institute, which she had not paid much attention to before.

With psychic beasts, especially standard psychic beasts, it is possible to equip them on a large scale, which raises the lower limit of secular force. The large-scale installation of scientific ninja tools raises its upper limit, adding more possibilities, allowing ninjas to The advantage of the army was invisible, but the disadvantage of numbers was reflected.

The most worrisome thing is if the unshakable fundamentals are shaken or surpassed.

However, the order of one village and one country limits the influence of the Ninja Village.

In the past, Tsunade felt that this agreement was beneficial to the small ninja group. It allowed the ninjas to make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, indirectly affecting the attitude of the daimyo and improving their own status.

Now it looks like the ground is a prison.

It is not about individual bravery, but about overall strength. How can a village or a town compare to a big country?

If this continues, Konoha Village itself will doubt itself before the Fusagi family takes action.

At this time, Tsunade missed the days when Danzo Shimura was so ambitious, and hoped that the secret research he presided over could really come up with a few big killers and slightly smooth out the huge gap between the two.

"Danzo, has your ambition really been lost?"

As for showing some strength appropriately and conquering the "lost ground" left by the Gushan family's crawling retreat, it was just an attitude.

After struggling for nearly three years, the extremely resilient Konoha Village finally eased its imminent financial collapse. With a little bit of spare time, it began to seek more. However, Tsunade no longer looked like the Sandaime Hiruzen Sarutobi. It was so radical that he united with several major ninja clans in the village to force the Fusagi family to give up their profits. Instead, he kept testing, taking step by step, and gradually took the initiative.

As expected, the Fusagi family had no intention of confronting the Konoha ninjas head-on, just like last time. After realizing the other party's determination, they began to retreat slowly.

Of course, Tsunade does not really want to drive the Furusugi family out. That is extremely unrealistic. With the current situation of Konoha Village, without the continued investment of the Furusugi family, it may immediately fall into an extremely difficult situation.

Once you are used to receiving subsidies, it is almost impossible to stop them immediately.

But you can do it once and never again. If you really fall out and do too many ruthless things, how can you expect others to come to your rescue next time?

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At the same time, the news that Uzumaki Naruto had returned to the village had spread among his friends. Shikamaru Nara, Kiba Inuzuka and others who had not seen each other for a long time were also filled with emotion when they faced Naruto Uzumaki.

Especially the latter, looking at Isui's ninja vest, couldn't help but curiously asked:

"You...are all chunin?"

"Yes, including Sakura and the others. Neji and Karin are already jounin, as well as senior Shiro who was two years earlier. We are lagging behind, especially you, Naruto, who missed the chunin exam last year. You still Just a genin."

"Am I the only genin? Wouldn't that mean..."

"That's right, the end of the crane."

Akimichi Choji's merciless words while eating snacks made Uzumaki Naruto scream in disbelief.

Ever since he 'stealed' the Shadow Clone Technique in advance and improved greatly in strength, Uzumaki Naruto has not been described like this for a while. He thought that this "nickname" was no longer relevant to him, but he didn't expect to hear it again today.

He was the only one who was still a genin, which was even more embarrassing than being called the "crane tail".

"No, I want to find Granny Tsunade. I can't be left alone. I also want to be a Jonin."

"You? Jonin?"

Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno, who seemed to have missed time, arrived late.

"Stop talking nonsense, do you know what tests you have to go through to become a jonin?"

"Although I don't know, I am still very strong now."

In front of Sakura, Naruto also wanted to get close to her, but since he was the only genin, this matter was more important.

"Now, even the chief student can compete?"

"Chief student?"

Nara Shikamaru sighed,

"You probably don't know how strong Xianglan and Sasuke are. By the way, Sasuke has defected now, do you understand?"

"Yeah. I don't know exactly how strong he is. It is said that he is inseparable from Kakashi-sensei."

"As long as you know, this is the strength of the chief student, this is the level of a jounin. Do you think you can do it?"

"Then...how will you know if you don't try?"

"Just be tough."

Nara Shikamaru waved his hand and said lazily,

"In this year's Chunin Exam, it is very likely that I will be the examiner. Don't expect me to let you off the hook, if you can find a partner to take the Chunin Exam with you."

"Chunin exam?"

When he thought about this, Uzumaki Naruto's heart couldn't help but cast a shadow.

"Class 7 has fallen apart. Where can I find a partner to take the Chunin Exams?"

"That's your business. I'm just giving you an idea."

This matter is an internal matter of Class 7. Outsiders are not allowed to interfere too much. Even classmates and friends are not allowed to say anything.

At this moment, an ANBU wearing an animal mask came to convey Tsunade's order for Uzumaki Naruto to go to the Hokage's house to meet her.

A few minutes later, after bidding farewell to his long-lost friends, Uzumaki Naruto saw Tsunade, whose appearance had hardly changed. As soon as they met, she clamored to arrange promotion tasks and so on.

Tsunade, who was so noisy, shouted impatiently:

"Shut up, if you don't want to be a genin all your life, just listen to me. After listening to Jiraiya's evaluation of your training period, I arranged a series of training plans for you. Of course, this also requires your leading teacher Hatakeka Cassie will implement it. As for the specific execution, he may not be available all the time. Someone else will do it for you, so you just have to wait patiently."

After saying that, Tsunade turned to the figure who suddenly appeared and said,

"Kakashi, take him away quickly. Don't let me see him this month. He's too annoying."

"Yes."

"In addition, please note...there may be team members who are temporarily assigned to Team 7. You must treat them with care."

"We don't want temporary members, we will definitely get Sasuke back."

Upon hearing this, Uzumaki Naruto immediately complained unhappily,

"Give me some time. Sakura, Sakura, and Kakashi-sensei and I will definitely be able to do it."

"However, the team is not complete and we cannot take over the team mission. Someone must be there. This matter has been decided. You can have opinions on the selection, but you must obey it. Don't forget the rules in the Ninja Code."

Naruto Uzumaki wanted to say more, but was pulled away from the Ninja House by Kakashi Hatake.

"Oh, it's all unpleasant things, isn't there any good news?"