Konoha, I have the Herrscher of the End core in my body.

"He came back pretty quickly, but I'm afraid he doesn't dare to call Tsunade back. Never mind, that's enough. Next, we have to wait quietly for Orochimaru's plan to collapse Konoha."

Naruto's shadow clone, who was far away, was not too surprised to see Jiraiya appear. Given the current situation in Konoha, they would naturally not leave Jiraiya, a master, unused for such a month. As for the other issues involved, Jiraiya would certainly not pursue them for the sake of the so-called overall situation of Konoha.

That is to say, Tsunade was involved in the death of Nawaki and Kato Dan, so Sarutobi Hiruzen did not dare to call Tsunade back. If Naruto had not said this before, Tsunade might have come back at this time.

Rumors can melt metal and destroy a person. No matter what the truth behind the deaths of Nawaki and Kato Dan was, after Naruto put the blame on Sarutobi Hiruzen, he has to take the blame.

"Let's go back." Naruto's shadow clone thought so in his mind, and then he formed a seal to dissolve the shadow clone.

"That's just the way it is."

After Naruto's shadow clone dissipated, Kakashi and Jiraiya came to the tombstone of the Fourth Hokage and his wife, where Kakashi told them about the changes that had taken place in Konoha, including all the blame that Naruto had put on Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"The old man, he, hey."

After listening to Kakashi's narration, Jiraiya sighed deeply. For a moment, he didn't know what to say. Jiraiya, Tsunade and the others were not unaware of some of the things their teacher had done. For example, the demise of the Senju clan, even if Tsunade was an idiot, she would have discovered the problem.

This is the reason why Tsunade and Jiraiya have not returned to Konoha for many years. Things like hemophobia and collecting materials are just excuses.

"Naruto really has mastered the power of the Nine-Tails." After a long silence, Jiraiya finally spoke.

"I don't know the details, this is just his unilateral claim, but judging from the fact that the Third Hokage was no match for him, it should be true."

Even though Konoha had three generations of Nine-Tails Jinchuriki by Naruto's generation, it still didn't know what kind of power the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had.

"Let's go back. It's time for me to go see the old man. If I had known, I should have come back earlier. The old man...ah." Jiraiya wanted to say something, but he stopped halfway. Things had already become what they are now, and it was too late to say anything now.

"Jiraiya is back, that's good, we should stop now and let things ferment."

After the shadow clone dissipated, Naruto's real body, who was far away in the Land of Hot Springs, immediately received the shadow clone's memory and learned what had happened in Konoha in the past few days. The shadow clone's idea was actually decided by him at the beginning. Even if Jiraiya had not intervened, he would not have taken action later.

If Konoha had always been facing external enemies, it would naturally have no time to investigate the issue of Sarutobi Hiruzen. Just like the Fourth Ninja World War that followed, if it had not been for the emergence of the powerful enemy Uchiha Madara, how could the five major ninja villages have cooperated? I'm afraid they would have beaten their brains out at the first moment.

The same is true for Konoha now. Only when things calm down can the blame that Naruto had previously put on others be fermented and sublimated.

"Speaking of which, Konoha is really blessed. The descendants of the Otsutsuki clan and the three holy places of the spiritual world are all related to Konoha. No wonder they can fight four alone."

When Naruto saw Jiraiya, he naturally thought of Mount Myoboku and the Sage Mode. Originally, this was Naruto's way to increase his strength, but for Naruto now, it no longer matters.

"Hyuga Neji, it's a pity that he is from the Hyuga branch family and it's not easy to recruit him."

Using Hyuga Hizashi as a breakthrough point, Naruto can actually recruit Neji, but Hinata is the head of the Hyuga family. In this situation, it is not easy for him to interfere in the affairs of the Hyuga family.

Similarly, he couldn't interfere with the Hyuga clan's birdcage sealing technique. Speaking of this, it's a bit ridiculous. Naruto clearly promised Neci to solve this matter, but when he became the seventh Hokage, everything was the same. He told Neci that he would change his destiny, but when it came to Nagato, he became the child of destiny again.

"The Emperor-level Honkai Beast Monkey Demon is complete. I believe Sarutobi Hiruzen will be very surprised when he sees it."

In the Land of Hot Springs, in addition to daily training, Naruto also injected Honkai energy to transform Saruman's corpse into an emperor-level Honkai beast. Its strength is so strong that it can easily defeat the tailed beast.

"The Rasengan has been completed, and now we are starting to develop the Chidori. At the same time, there has been progress in Wood Release. After the Uchiha clan merged with the cells of the first generation, have they made such rapid progress?"

While Naruto was training, Sasuke was making rapid progress and completed the training of the Rasengan in just a week. At the same time, his speed and strength also improved greatly. It can be said that Sasuke's strength has almost reached the level of a special jonin. If nothing else, he would have no problem defeating Ebisu.

Sasuke's speed of improvement made Naruto think of Obito. After being rescued by Uchiha Madara, his strength improved greatly in a very short period of time. He then slaughtered a large number of Anbu in the Mist Village alone. Of course, this was related to the ability of his Mangekyō Sharingan, but his own strength improvement was definitely not small, otherwise he would not be able to withstand the chakra consumption of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

"I don't know if fusing the cells of the first generation will allow him to master Indra's chakra in advance, but why must Wood Release be based on branches and trunks? Aren't thorns, vines, and leaves the same?"

Looking at the Wood Release that Sasuke was practicing, Naruto shook his head slightly. He could also use Wood Release, but it was completely different from the First Hokage, Yamato. Referring to his own bloodline Diamond Seal, the Oath of Judas, and some memories of his previous life, Naruto's Wood Release was mainly based on vines and thorns, which were plants with powerful control capabilities.

"Once Konoha's collapse plan is completed, the next step will be to enter the development stage. The Snow Country and the Sea Country are both good bases. Although ninjas cannot expand territory, daimyo are qualified."

In addition to his daily training, Naruto is also preparing for the next plan. In his laboratory, there is a wall hanging with a rough distribution map of the entire ninja world. The reason why it is said to be rough is that there are many small countries and small forces that are not recorded on it.

There are countless small countries in the ninja world. The land area of ​​some countries is only the size of a village. Such countries naturally will not receive too much attention.

In addition to small countries, there are also many enclaves, which are islands in the outer sea. According to Konoha's view of those places, they are desolate places, deserted islands without any resources. However, in Shen Fei's opinion, this cannot be confirmed, after all, there has been no exploration.

If the five major ninja villages or the five major countries explored outward, they could obviously find many good places. Unfortunately, they only know how to fight continuously within the existing territories.