Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned deeply as he saw Tsunade standing alone in front of the door.
Before he could ask.
Torifu Koharu, who was sitting on the sofa, had already stood up abruptly, glaring at Tsunade and shouting.
"Tsunade! Do you know what you're saying?! You think becoming Hokage is just something you can decide with a word..."
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Hiss~
The sound of a snake's hiss came from beside her ear.
Tagorihime, dressed in emerald green and wearing a golden hairpin, emerged from her hidden state, her snake fangs slightly piercing Torifu Koharu's neck, forcing her to swallow the rest of her words.
Mitokado Homura, seeing Torifu Koharu restrained, was about to take action.
The same hissing sound rang in his ear as well.
Ichikishimahime, dressed in white like snow and with a face like a well-behaved little girl, perched on his shoulder and said coldly.
"Don't move~ Although I don't really like eating old men, if you don't listen, then I can only reluctantly eat you."
Swish~ Swish~ Swish~
Root Ninja wearing Anbu uniforms appeared outside the Hokage Office Building window.
The two Hokage's direct Anbu, who had been crouching in the corner of the office, suppressing their aura, were now facing a formidable enemy.
They quickly gathered around Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Just then, a breath like silk and mist came from Sarutobi Hiruzen's side.
The two Anbu Ninja only felt their eyelids heavy.
The next moment, their bodies fell softly to the ground.
Tagitsuhime, who had been in a hidden state, revealed herself and gave a graceful salute to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
She raised her hand and made a gesture of invitation.
"Root Ninja, the Three Snake Princesses of Ryūchi Cave, are Danzo and Orochimaru supporting you from behind?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was full of disappointment. He raised the pipe in his hand, a flame ignited at his fingertip, lit the tobacco inside, and took a deep puff.
Danzo's coveting of the Hokage position was nothing new.
But the fact that his two disciples would collude with Danzo, intending to push him down from the Hokage position.
Really made him feel disheartened.
And they...
Underestimated him too much!
His reputation as a hero was earned on the battlefield with real swords and guns!
Although due to his age, he had indeed felt his strength slowly declining in recent years, wanting to control Konoha with such means was simply a pipe dream!
"Old man, you're too self-righteous."
A trace of pity flashed in Tsunade's eyes as she stepped into the Hokage Office.
"Tsunade, if you accomplished all of this with your own strength, the teacher would only feel gratified. But if you borrowed the power of others, Konoha will only be led into the abyss by you. The teacher can't watch you..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen put on an earnest act, trying to persuade her.
But as things stood, his words, still failing to grasp even a sliver of the truth, not only had no effect but only made Tsunade feel even more sorrowful.
She glanced at the Barrier that Root Ninja had already set up around the Hokage Office.
She gently patted the sealing talisman in her inner pocket.
The sealing talisman, made by Kushina for the external seal and Yamanaka Kei for the internal formula, unraveled, and spatial formulas rapidly enveloped the entire office.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression sank slightly.
None of the protective and interference Barriers originally set up in the Hokage Office had been activated!
When?!
He glanced at the Root Ninja outside the window and at Tsunade, who was also enveloped by an unknown formula.
Sarutobi Hiruzen secretly thought things were going badly!
Although the formula clearly wasn't a binding or imprisoning seal, and vaguely had the shadow of a spatial formula, it probably only intended to take him away from the Hokage Office Building.
But... his direct Anbu had also betrayed him!
Whoosh!
A strong spatial fluctuation, enough to transfer a large Tailed Beast Ball, flashed.
Everyone in the Hokage Office, completely enveloped by the formula, headed towards the pre-set spatial coordinates.
...
Outside the Cultivation Cave, the originally dense forest had already turned into a green, grassy plain.
Closer to the Cultivation Cave.
The tiered wooden stands were now filled with the heads of Konoha's prominent ninja clans, as well as the heads of various departments and elite Jonin.
Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Namikaze Minato, Fugaku Uchiha, Hyuga Hiashi, Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, Akimichi Choza, Aburame Shibi, Kurama Murakumo, Inuzuka Agito...
Everyone was silent, their eyes occasionally glancing towards the highest point of the stands.
The First Generation Hokage Hashirama Senju, the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, and...
One of Konoha's founders, Madara Uchiha!
"Yamanaka Kei, if that white-haired guy on the right keeps looking at me with such impudent eyes, don't blame me for taking action!"
Madara Uchiha sat at the top left of the high platform, arms crossed, his slightly raised face full of impatience.
"Tobirama, Tobirama, come on, look over there, Little Tsunade is coming! Today is the day she becomes Hokage! Cheer up a little!"
Hashirama Senju sat between Tobirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
Cheerfully, he forcibly turned his younger brother's face towards the center of the distant plain.
"Hmph!"
Tobirama Senju felt the force on his neck, almost twisting his head off.
He snorted coldly, no longer looking at Madara Uchiha.
Being Reanimation Jutsu'd in the early morning was bad enough.
First, he was beaten to a pulp by this Yamanaka Kei behind him, using his brother's Wood Release, and pinned to the ground.
Just as he recovered, he was scorned by Madara Uchiha for half a day.
Damn it!
Why didn't he listen to his brother back then and create such a jutsu like Reanimation Jutsu!
"Madara~ Cheer up! Look at how Konoha is thriving now, and there are several of your clansmen here! Everyone is living together happily, isn't that great!"
Hashirama Senju patted Madara Uchiha's shoulder, his face beaming with a sincere smile.
Earlier, Yamanaka Kei had explained to him the importance and significance of the Five Villages uniting and the ninja world being unified.
The village he created would once again create history.
Bringing lasting peace to the ninja world!
How could this not make him feel genuinely happy?
"Hmph! Foolish!"
Madara Uchiha disdainfully turned his face away.
If he wasn't somewhat interested in what was to come,
he wouldn't stay here for even a minute!
Earlier, when Yamanaka Kei explained his ideas to Hashirama Senju, he was also present, but he didn't have much hope for the content he described.
Where there are people, there will be conflict.
There will always be people who are not satisfied with the status quo, wanting to gain more, possess more, and enjoy more.
Forcibly suppressing with force can only work for a while.
Lasting peace?
Heh~
Whoosh~
Above the empty plain.
As the spatial fluctuations flashed.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade, Torifu Koharu, Mitokado Homura, the Three Snake Princesses, and two unconscious Anbu Ninja all appeared in the center of the field.
The Three Snake Princesses picked up the unconscious Anbu, and escorted Torifu Koharu and Mitokado Homura to the sidelines.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the high stands not far away, and everyone on them, his already grave expression changing again and again!
Good news.
His disciple didn't seem to be cooperating with Danzo and Orochimaru.
Bad news.
Most of Konoha's power seemed to have been secretly connected.
And...
The previous Hokage and Madara Uchiha!
How did Tsunade manage to do it!
"Old man, stop looking, you should know what it means for them to appear here."
Tsunade took a deep breath, presenting the cruelest reality to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
So many years...
The teacher has disappointed everyone...
"Tsunade, if the Hokage position is passed down in this way, it will bring huge hidden dangers to the village."
"Wait until you beat me to say that."
"Hoo~ Then let me, as your teacher, test your skills one more time."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes turned cold.
Passing down the Hokage position through force is definitely a wrong and distorted concept!
It will make the village develop the idea of the strong being supreme!
It is not conducive to the management of the village, and even less conducive to the development of the village!
Yamanaka Kei, far away on the stands, heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's words clearly, and a sneering smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Give everyone a seemingly fair chance to compete.
Meet certain conditions to open the 'Hokage Challenge'.
Isn't this a kind of positive incentive?
Not to mention whether ordinary people can meet these conditions, even if he lowers the threshold a little, making ordinary ninjas more hopeful.
Who is the strongest, isn't that still up to him?
...
Name: Tsunade
Occupation: Konoha Ninja
Traits: Dual Mastery of Medicine and Combat (Red), Ten Battles Ten Victories (Red), Natural Sage Body {Pseudo} (Red), One of the Sannin (Purple), Alluring Heroine (Purple), Flowing Light and Shadow (Blue), Sealing Mastery (Blue), Family Heritage (Green), Reverse Gambling Saint (Black).
...
Yamanaka Kei looked at Tsunade's stat interface with satisfaction.
Look at that!
Three red entries, all somewhat related to him!
Although the [Natural Sage Body] had a 'pseudo' attached to it, the three entries stacked together were enough to beat up a Kage-level ninja, alright!
In three days, he had forcibly raised Tsunade's strength to this level.
He just wanted to ask, how could anyone else challenge Tsunade's position!
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