Konoha: Starting from being adopted by Tsunade

Konoha's fourth training ground.

"Have we been deceived by Natsume-sensei?"

Uzumaki Naruto asked listlessly.

Yesterday, he received a notification from Yuri Kurenai, and he had been very excited.

It was still the same when we arrived at the fourth training ground.

But almost two hours had passed and Natsume was still not seen.

His enthusiasm suddenly cooled down a lot.

"Will not."

Hinata defended herself, "Natsume-nii will not lie."

Uchiha Sasuke was on the tree with his hands in his pockets, his face expressionless and unchanged.

Although I feel a little impatient.

"It's already been a long time."

Uzumaki Naruto lay on the ground and said, "If you don't come, it will be lunch time."

"Natsume-nii is the Hokage now, so it's normal to be busy."

Hinata Hinata found another reason for him.

"It seems so."

Uzumaki Naruto said in sudden realization, "The Hokage is indeed very busy."

"Morning."

Natsume instantly appeared on the training ground, startling both Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke.

They didn't know the art of Flying Thunder God, they just thought it was too sudden.

"Natsume-sensei."

Uzumaki Naruto stood in front of him and asked excitedly, "Is there a mission?"

Seeing this, Uchiha Sasuke also jumped down from the tree. He was quite looking forward to the mission.

After all, he had been staying in Konoha Village all this time, and he had only fought with a bunch of brats, and had never had a real life-or-death fight.

In this case, it would be impossible to defeat Itachi Uchiha.

"Yeah, and it's an S-level mission."

Natsume thought for a while and said.

According to the standards recognized by the ninja world, S-level tasks are secrets related to the country or the ninja village, with a reward of up to one million taels, involving war, assassination of important figures, or crusade against ninja troops, etc.

Naruto is undoubtedly an important figure.

It's not a big problem to mark it as S-class.

"S-level?!"

Naruto Uzumaki's eyes widened and he couldn't help but exclaimed.

As a ninja, he naturally knows what S-class represents.

Under normal circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for genin to receive S-level missions.

Because this is simply sending death.

Even the usually calm Uchiha Sasuke showed a surprised expression when he heard this.

Only Hinata Hinata was calmer.

In her opinion, whatever Natsume does is right.

It is a state of blind trust.

"What?!"

Uzumaki Naruto quickly showed eager eyes.

With his character, he doesn't care about the deep meaning behind it at all, and is only excited to perform S-class missions.

Uchiha Sasuke was a little helpless, as expected.

"Protect Naruto to the Fire Nation Metropolis."

Natsume said with a smile.

"Protecting Naruto means protecting Natsume-sensei, right?"

Uzumaki Naruto was stunned, showing a disappointed expression, and said, "In this case, there is no danger."

When the Hokage travels, the ANBU will join the Hokage escort team.

The three genin are just the ones who care about them.

"No, just the four of us."

Natsume shook her head and said.

"That can!"

Uzumaki Naruto said enthusiastically, "I will protect the teacher."

Uchiha Sasuke frowned.

Naruto travels alone.

The danger must be terrible.

It's normal to be rated S-level.

He clenched his fists subconsciously, feeling a little scared instinctively, but he quickly returned to normal.

As a member of the Uchiha clan, he will not be afraid of any difficulties.

Natsume took in their expressions.

Overall, not bad.

But it's actually hard to tell.

In the original work, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura, who were two years older than they are now, met Momochi Zabuza.

The first battle was terrible. I was so frightened by the killing intent that I didn't dare to move.

Although his strength is much stronger now, he still has not experienced a real battle.

Most of the time those who came to assassinate Natsume were ferocious wandering ninjas or traitorous ninjas.

They will show no mercy.

"I'll give you one hour to prepare. We'll gather at the village gate then."

Natsume reminded, "Remember to bring a change of clothes and enough ninja tools."

"OK!"

Uzumaki Naruto turned around and ran away, as if some ferocious dog was chasing him.

Uchiha Sasuke turned into a black shadow and disappeared.

"Brother Natsume, see you later."

Hinata nodded her head and then left obediently.

Natsume looked away and returned to the Hokage's office.

He played with Tsunade for a while this morning, but he didn't expect that the time passed, which also caused him to be late.

Now that we are leaving Konoha Village, we must inform Yuhi Kurenai and others, lest they think that the Hokage disappeared tragically less than two days after taking office.

Natsume picked up a piece of information.

This is the list of ninjas he asked Yuhi Kurenai to compile.

He was also the person who supported Sarutobi Asuma in the last Jonin meeting.

Most of them are jonin from the Sarutobi clan and the Shimura clan.

Natsume plans to let them perform more dangerous missions in the future and weaken them in an honest and fair way.

"Thank you, Sister Hong."

He put down the information and looked at Yuhi Hong not far away.

Still wearing a hip-hugging skirt and black stockings, coupled with her serious and delicate face, it reminded Natsume of several office movies.

Ahem.

It was purely an accident.

Natsume said: "I plan to go to the Fire Country Metropolis today. I will trouble you to keep an eye on me during my absence these days."

In fact, according to the current model of the Hokage Secretariat plus the Hokage Advisory Board, the normal operation of Konoha will not be affected by the presence or absence of the Hokage.

"clear!"

Yuhi Kurenai nodded and said, "I will notify Kakashi and Gai immediately and let the ANBU accompany them."

"Need not."

Natsume waved his hand and said, "I can go alone."

"How can this be done?"

Yuhi Hong quickly refused and said, "It's too dangerous."

"Sister Hong, openly disobeying the Hokage's orders is not what a secretary should do."

Natsume smiled and said.

"I...that's not what I meant."

Yuhi Hong panicked and explained, "I'm just worried about your safety."

"I understand what you mean, but you should trust the Hokage."

Natsume blinked and said, "Hokage is the strongest ninja in Konoha."

"Feel sorry."

Yuhi Hong felt that confidence, her face turned a little red, she nodded and said.

"no need to say sorry."

Natsume waved his hand and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"have."

Yuhi Hong took out a letter from her arms and said, "This is Kazekage's personal letter."

Natsume raised an eyebrow.

Kazekage Rasa?

In the original work, he was plotted by Orochimaru and died unexpectedly.

Later, he was even impersonated and involved Sunagakure Village in the so-called Konoha Collapse Plan.

In the end, Sarutobi Hiruzen died, Orochimaru lost his arms, and Gaara became the biggest winner and succeeded the Kazekage.

Now because of Natsume, Orochimaru is still staying in Konoha with peace of mind.

Luo Sha naturally did not die.

To this end, he also dedicated ninety points of destiny.

Natsume opened the envelope thinking about it, thinking it was the Chuunin exam, but it wasn't, it was an alliance.

At this time, Sunagakure Village and Konoha Village are far from as close as in the original work. It can only be said that the relationship is very ordinary.

During the Third Ninja War, the two villages did not fight.

The reason is that Sunagakure Village was invaded by Kumogakure Village and is no longer able to expand.

After the war, the Kingdom of Wind was quite dissatisfied and directly cut funding support.

This is why Orochimaru's plan to collapse Konoha by pretending to be Rasa went so smoothly.

Because Sunagakure Village is too poor.

The Konoha Village next door is extremely rich, so if there is such an opportunity, they will not let it go.

After the plan failed, Sunagakure Village formed an alliance very decisively.

The purpose is to rely on Konoha to alleviate the pressure of survival.

Natsume read Rasa's handwritten letter and fell into deep thought.

If he didn't know Danzo Shimura was in Sunagakure Village, he might have thought it was a genuine alliance.

After all, Luo Sha has been forced to become a gold miner, working hard every day to maintain the village's expenses.

But with the addition of Danzo Shimura, things are a little different.

Still, it's a good opportunity.

While demonstrating force, and taking over Sunagakure Village as an ally, Natsume, the Hokage, will become very stable.

"Sister Hong, go and reply."

Natsume thought silently for a while, then raised his head and said, "Just say that Konoha Village agrees to form an alliance, and we will discuss the details later."

"OK."

Yuhi Hong was not surprised.

Most people would choose peace over war.

Natsume admired her back and stretched.

He stood up and left the Hokage's office.

Because it was less than an hour, he didn't go to the village entrance, but came to Mizukage's office.

In more than three years, Kirigakure Village has become a lot wealthier.

First, Mei Terumi ended the bloody rule of Goju Yagura and gradually reconnected with surrounding countries and ninja villages.

Second, the opening of five waterways has brought a lot of traffic.

Someone naturally has a business.

Kirigakure Village has become vibrant as a result.

But it's not easy to heal the pain.

The most fundamental problem remains unresolved, that is, there are too few ninjas.

The third generation Mizukage and the fourth generation Mizukage have lost a lot of ninjas over the years.

It is impossible for Kirigakure Village to regain its original strength within three years.

"Good morning, Mizukage-sama."

Natsume sat down on the desk without ceremony.

"It's already noon."

Terumi Mei glanced at him, not caring about his behavior.

They have become quite familiar with each other in the past few years.

Just the last layer of window paper is missing.

But she thought it was pretty good.

He is the Mizukage, and Natsume is the leader of a certain organization.

Being together is impossible.

"Why are you wearing your clothes again?"

Natsume sighed and said, "This doesn't reflect your beauty at all."

After more than three years of training, Mei Terumi has become more mature and experienced, becoming a qualified Mizukage, and is very close to her in the original work.

"Hmph, I am Mizukage, not your subordinate."

A faint coldness appeared on Terumi Mei's delicate face, and she said, "What clothes I wear has nothing to do with you."

"Then what if I help you form an alliance with the Leaf Village?"

Natsume asked with a smile.

The relationship between Konoha Village and Kirigakure Village is relatively bad.

Because of two actions in the Third Ninja War.

One is a sneak attack by seven people with ninja swords.

The second is that the third tail self-destructs.

The result was the deaths of Matt Day and Nohara Rin.

Terumi Mei had previously mentioned the idea of ​​forming an alliance to the other four major villages.

Because in her opinion, Kirigakure Village can no longer withstand the torment.

But they were rejected by Cloud Hidden Village and Konoha Village.

The former simply did not want to form an alliance, while the latter was due to the grudges between the two villages.

Natsume now mentioned that in addition to him becoming Hokage, another three years had passed.

As long as Kirigakure Village pays some price, forming an alliance doesn't matter.

"you can?"

There was doubt in Terumi Mei's tone.

She investigated Natsume.

There is no ninja named Takashi in Konoha Village, and he has nothing to do with the Wanli Sunshine Chamber of Commerce.

Although he himself said there was someone over there, she didn't believe it all.

At most, he thought he did know some ninjas.

Just forming an alliance is different.

It is impossible to succeed without going through the Hokage.

"Of course you can."

Natsume looked at her snow-white neck and the curves that rose and fell gracefully with her breathing, and said.

Terumi Mei noticed his unscrupulous look, but said nothing.

Anyway, I'm used to being looked at and don't care about this loss.

She was more concerned about the truth or falsehood of Natsume's words.

Even though he knew that he had great powers, it was impossible to control Konoha Village, the strongest among the five major villages.

"Konoha Village has a new Hokage recently, you know that, right?"

Natsume continued to ask.

"Well, I heard that he is Tsunade's apprentice. His name is Natsume. He is very young."

Terumi Mei nodded, thought of a possibility, and asked, "Do you know him?"

"Don't you have a portrait of the new Hokage?"

Natsume asked again without answering her question.

"It hasn't been sent back yet."

Terumi Mei explained, "Konoha Village is too far away from us. Natsume's reputation was not particularly prominent before, so we didn't care."

"I see."

Natsume finally understood why she saw him so calmly.

He lowered his head, leaned in front of her, and almost kissed her.

"what are you doing?"

Terumi Mei subconsciously leaned back and tilted her head, her heart beating violently.

"Let you see clearly what the new Hokage looks like."

Natsume wouldn't say that he wanted to take advantage.

But seeing her embarrassed look, he was satisfied.

This shows that she still has a good impression of herself.

"What did you say?!"

Terumi Mei reacted and immediately turned her head and stared at him.

Because they were too shocked, they didn't care about the distance between the two people.

Natsume could clearly feel her warm breath and faint fragrance.

"I am Hokage."

"..."

Terumi Mei's pupils contracted and her red lips opened slightly, forgetting to close them.

After a long time, she realized that the two people were too close.

Her face suddenly turned red, she turned her head again and said, "You...don't be kidding."

"Do you think the Flying Thunder God's Technique can be accessed by just anyone?"

The corners of Natsume's lips curled up and she said, "If you don't believe it, I can take you to the Hokage's office."

Terumi Mei was stunned.

Could it be true?

Isn't this too outrageous?

She looked at Natsume's overly handsome face and couldn't help but be speechless.

"Please allow me to slow down."

Terumi Mei doesn't know how to treat Natsume now.

He is Hokage, so in the past three years, has he betrayed Kirigakure Village?

It turns out that the traitor is myself?

Still Mizukage.

"What conditions?"

After all, Terumi Mei couldn't refuse the benefits of alliance.

Moreover, working with Natsume, regardless of the risks involved, has indeed gained a lot of benefits.

At least it saved Kirigakure Village several years of development time.

Now if they form an alliance, it would be acceptable for the two villages to stop fighting.

"The first condition is to return Ao's Byakugan to the Hyuga clan."

Natsume raised a finger and said.

Well, by the way, I want to please my future father-in-law.

"Can."

Terumi thought for a moment, nodded and said.

The Byakugan is actually not as powerful as imagined.

The improvement of Qing's strength is average.

It wouldn't hurt to give it back to Konoha.

"Secondly, how was Mizukage-sama's first kiss?"

Natsume suddenly changed the topic and a smile appeared on his face.

"what are you saying?!"

Terumi Mei said subconsciously, "This is impossible."

"That's okay."

Natsume just mentioned it casually, teasing her, but not really trying to coerce her, "If you don't want to, I'll change the conditions."

"Are you kidding me?"

Terumi Mei glared at him, but for some reason, she was very angry when she saw him giving up so easily.

Am I so unattractive? Isn’t it worth your while to say a few words?

Thinking of this, she suddenly stood up and bit Natsume's lips hard.

Four thousand words.