Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

Aoba did not continue to provoke Jiraiya. He just took Tsunade away after saying this.

After a dizzying moment, Tsunade was surprised to find that she had returned to Konoha.

"This is, Flying Thunder God?"

"Yes, Kakashi knows how to practice Flying Thunder God. It took me a while to recover."

"After being teleported for hundreds of kilometers at a time, is this considered a barely recoverable condition?" Jingyin was directly provoked by Qingye.

"Long-distance teleportation is nothing. The real power of Flying Thunder God lies in the continuous instantaneous flash and jump during the battle. He can even use Flying Thunder God to deflect other people's ninjutsu attacks.

I can’t do it yet. I even feel dizzy when I teleport. These are all manifestations of my failure to master Flying Thunder God.”

Qingye remembered that after Minato Namikaze was killed by the Impure World in the later period, he was even able to use the Flying Thunder God to transfer the Tailed Beast Ball and even the Seeking Truth Ball in mid-air, and joined forces with the second generation to play with the infinite power of the sky, which was really a bit outrageous.

Tsunade did not lose her composure, but led the way directly into the Hokage's office. Here, Kakashi and Shikaku were worrying about the reconstruction of Konoha.

When Tsunade walked in, both of them were stunned for a moment.

"Tsunade-sama, you...are back." Shikaku also breathed a sigh of relief. He actually didn't want Aoba to be the Hokage. The main reason was that Aoba gave him too much pressure. Whether it was personal strength or political philosophy, he was a level higher than the previous Hokage, and he was afraid that he couldn't handle it.

"Well, thank you two for your hard work while I was away. I came back this time to run for the fifth Hokage of Konoha. Time is running out, so let's get started right away."

..............

One day later, a piece of important news spread throughout Konoha. The village was going to choose a new Hokage. The first candidate had already appeared, the former Senju Princess, Lady Tsunade.

According to preliminary surveys, within less than a day after the announcement, Tsunade's support rate had already exceeded half.

In fact, there was no need for an election at this point. But in order to ensure that Tsunade's ascension to the throne was flawless, the necessary procedures had to be followed.

Konoha's jonin class still voted, and finally determined Tsunade's position as Hokage.

The first thing Tsunade did when he took office was to appoint Aoba as the Hokage's advisor to assist him in dealing with Konoha's problems.

"Tell me what is the most important thing right now?"

"It's a negotiation with Sunagakure. Their envoys have been waiting here for many days. But we have been delaying it. After all, it is best for you to complete this matter."

"You always have so many ideas. Okay, let's get ready and start the negotiation with Sunagakure tomorrow."

"No problem. But the word 'negotiation' needs to be changed. Because the current Sunagakure is not worthy of negotiating with us."

In Konoha's official guesthouse, Gaara and the other two were discussing something.

Temari and Kankuro have gradually adapted to Gaara's changes in the past few days.

The other party is no longer as violent and sensitive as before. Instead, he has become calm and even has a strange sense of maturity.

What Aoba said to Shukaku had a huge impact on Gaara.

But what made Gaara what he is now was mainly because Shukaku and Gaara reached a reconciliation.

In other words, Gaara now only needs a little time to practice to become a perfect Jinchūriki.

But this is not the key point. The key point is that Shukaku was able to use his long life experience to make up for Gaara's shortcomings and make him become the mature state he is now.

This was actually very cruel to Gaara, because it was equivalent to depriving him of part of his youth. But it was also a blessing for Sunagakure, because at this time, Gaara was qualified enough to be the Kazekage.

"Konoha has already selected the fifth Hokage. If nothing unexpected happens, our time in Konoha will be short."

Temari and Kankuro were somewhat familiar with this rational style of Gaara.

"Will Konoha let us go so easily?"

"Of course we will. Believe it or not, Konoha doesn't need hostages like us right now. The problem is that as the loser, we have to pay something anyway."

"You mean the war reparations?"

"...With our financial situation in Sunagakure, I'm afraid we can't afford the compensation."

Gaara's words directly made Temari and Kankuro shut up. That's right, Sand Village is really too poor. When Rasa was in power, at least he could use magnetic jutsu to dig gold.

After Luo Sha died, even that little bit of gold was gone. Although Sand Village was still one of the five major ninja villages, its internal economic situation was on the verge of collapse.

This is also the reason why most people in Sand Village agreed to start a war. Using war to divert conflicts is not a new operation. The only problem is that they lost the war!

Hokage's office.

"Before the formal negotiations, let's do a negotiation rehearsal. Lady Tsunade, what conditions do you think we should propose to Sunagakure?"

"What else? Compensation, supplies, or even secret techniques. Oh, and we can also consider the hostages."

"The traditional method. Shikaku-senpai, what do you think?"

"We have an absolute advantage and are basically in a crushing position in this negotiation. So, I feel we can go a little deeper. Konoha has long been coveted by other ninja villages.

In the several Ninja World Wars, we have been fighting alone most of the time. Perhaps with this opportunity, we can have an additional ally.

Of course, allies is the official term. According to my understanding, the Sand Village was seriously injured this time. Although our Konoha was also damaged, we now have the top combat power of Aoba and the return of Lady Tsunade. The overall strength has not decreased but increased.

So, I think we can play it a little bigger. In the name of alliance, let Sunagakure become our vassal directly. "

Kakashi and Tsunade were both shocked by Shikaku's words. Turning another of the five great villages into a vassal was never part of Konoha's foreign policy.

However, the people present were not like the Third Hokage. Especially Tsunade, although she was a woman, she had a strong character and was definitely a Hawk.

What Shikaku said actually suited her taste.

"Tell me more about your plan."