Chapter 62
After Orochimaru left, Tsunade led Jiraiya and the other two to a izakaya and started eating and chatting.
Jiraiya made it clear what he wanted to do, hoping that Tsunade could return to Konoha to serve as the fifth Hokage.
Tsunade was only slightly surprised by Jiraiya's request. After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen was dead, and there were only a few people in the village who were capable of serving as the new Hokage.
Since Jiraiya found her at this time, it was reasonable for her to serve as the fifth Hokage.
However, Tsunade recalled her younger brother and lover. Both of them hoped to become Hokage, but they all died tragically in the war. Everyone's death made her heartbroken, and their deaths were still vivid in her mind.
Therefore, Tsunade was quite resistant to Hokage, not only because of her deceased younger brother and lover, but also because the position of Hokage was almost in charge of one side, and he could appoint any ninja to the battlefield at will.
Of course, some people volunteered to join the war, but they thought they were voluntarily joining the war. Wasn't there a subtle induction from those in higher positions? How many people can really see the essence of war?
Even most of the Kages don't know that they are just the hawks and dogs of the Daimyo of various countries. The so-called Ninja World War is just a fun thing for those high-ranking people to watch after dinner. As long as the strength of each ninja village is properly balanced and their development is restricted, those so-called ninjas can only be their cattle and horses for life.
It's just that Tsunade doesn't understand this very well, but this can't stop Tsunade from resisting the Hokage.
Seeing Tsunade silent, Jiraiya thought that Tsunade was considering Orochimaru's opinion.
So he reminded Tsunade that Orochimaru's words were absolutely untrustworthy. After all, he was a monster who lived only for himself. Once his interests were violated, he could abandon anyone.
As for Orochimaru, Jiraiya didn't need to say it. Tsunade also knew him very well. As early as Naruto explained Orochimaru's so-called way of resurrecting the dead, Tsunade didn't think of looking for Orochimaru. Tsunade expressed her disgust for the Hokage and said that she would never serve as a Hokage, and of course she would not treat Orochimaru.
Jiraiya tried to persuade her, and then he brought up Naruto. After asking Naruto's name, she realized that Naruto was Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, just like her grandmother Uzumaki Mito.
Of course, she also learned about Sasuke's information. As for the slaughter of the Uchiha clan, she had heard about it a few years ago and did not have any opinion on it.
However, she did not expect that the last orphan of the Uchiha clan could have such a good relationship with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Seeing that Jiraiya could not persuade Tsunade, Naruto took over the conversation and hoped that Sister Tsunade could return to Konoha to help his friend heal his injuries.
He also said that Sister Tsunade was a student of the third generation after all, and as a student, returning to the village to pay condolences was also the duty of a student. In short, Naruto's little mouth was like honey, and he kept calling Sister Tsunade, and by the way, he slightly despised Jiraiya beside him, saying that he only knew how to fool around outside and peek into the women's bathhouse all day.
A few words opened the floodgates of conversation. Tsunade looked at Naruto, who was inexplicably similar to her brother, and listened to him calling her sister. For a moment, she felt that the deceased Nawaki seemed to be completely identical to Naruto.
So she agreed to Naruto's request and went back to the village to place a bouquet of flowers on the grave of the Third Hokage, and then healed Lee. In short, she never mentioned the matter of becoming Hokage.
This was also what Naruto wanted. No matter what, he had to trick Tsunade back to Konoha. Once she got to Konoha, she could play the emotional card, use coercion and inducement. Could she still make Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, run away?
Since Tsunade and Jiraiya hadn't seen each other for many years, they couldn't help but get drunk. There was nothing they could do but wait until everyone had recovered tomorrow before returning to Konoha.
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The Land of Rain, the center of Akatsuki's base.
Nagato's Heavenly Path Puppet Body used the Phantom Body Technique to remotely connect to the consciousness of Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame, and learned the specific circumstances of the two's capture of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Although he was a little surprised at the strength of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, facing the attack of the electromagnetic cannon, Nagato was confident that he could use"Spicy Tensen" to bounce them away indiscriminately.
Moreover, Nagato also believed that Naruto's electromagnetic cannon would consume a lot of energy, and it would be impossible to use the second shot in a short time. Even if he could use the second shot, he still had the Hungry Ghost Path, and as long as it was a ninjutsu, he would be able to completely absorb it.
Therefore, Nagato was not worried about the strength shown by Naruto.
Uchiha Obito, who was also hiding in the dark, had the same view of Naruto as Nagato.
Moreover, his divine power was hollowed out, which could keep him invincible at all times. Even if he couldn't win, he could fight a long-term war of attrition with others, and the winner in the end would be him.
Because the three-tailed Jinchūriki, the fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karutagi, was defeated by Uchiha Itachi more than a year ago, and his injuries had not yet healed, and he was seriously injured by Zabuza's sneak attack.
The people of Kirigakure discovered that Yagura Karutagi had been controlled by illusions, which led to a group attack to completely seal Yagura Karutagi.
Obito had no choice but to secretly kill Yagura Karutagi, causing the three-tailed Isobu in his body to temporarily dissipate.
After the tailed beast dies and dissipates, it takes three years for it to be reborn in a random place in the ninja world, in an environment suitable for the chakra attributes of the tailed beast.
Therefore, it is currently nearly two years away from the rebirth of the three-tailed beast.
This also disrupted the Akatsuki organization's initial plan to collect the tailed beasts. However, the matter is done, and the Outer Path Demon Statue absorbs the tailed beasts in order from low to high.
Therefore, even if they caught Naruto, they would not immediately extract the Nine-Tails from Naruto's body and seal it in the Outer Path Demon Statue. If there is no accident, whether it is Nagato or Obito, they will definitely seal the tailed beasts one by one in order.
"Since this operation has failed, let's put the matter of capturing Jinchūriki on hold for now!"
Itachi and Kisame were both stunned when they heard what Tendo Pain said. As nominal younger brothers, they naturally would not refute the words of their boss.
"You can then go to the black market to claim the bounty missions." After canceling the illusion body technique, Obito, wearing a one-eyed vortex mask, appeared out of thin air, creating a ripple in space.
"What are your plans next?"Tian Dao Pain asked coldly
""We should wait for the enemy to tire themselves out." Obito responded coldly, imitating the voice of Uchiha Madara.
"What's the meaning?"
"The capture of the Jinchūriki has already alerted the enemy. It is possible that the people of Konoha will report us to other ninja villages with Jinchūriki. In addition, the Three-Tails Jinchūriki was killed and the Three-Tails temporarily dissipated, so there is no rush to collect the tailed beasts."
"Moreover, with this action, other ninja villages may be forced into a highly tense passive defense state, which may restrict the actions of the Jinchūriki, leading to hostility with the Jinchūriki. When the Three-Tails is resurrected in two years, it will be easier for us to capture the Jinchūriki."
After listening to Obito's explanation, Tendo Pain also nodded in understanding.
"See you in two years, and hope everything goes well."Obito said this gloomily, and then he used Kamui to leave. After Obito left, Konan, who had blue hair and light blue paper flowers, walked in.
"Can you trust his words?"
Tian Dao Pain looked out the window and responded coldly.
"It doesn't matter, but collecting the tailed beasts has always been the ultimate goal. If the three-tailed beast is not resurrected, even if the nine-tailed beast is captured, it will still be useless. It's just a matter of waiting for two more years. My body can wait, and under my eyes, any conspiracy is meaningless."
Konan hesitated, she knew Nagato's obsession, as the only trusted companion, she would only silently protect and support any decision made by Nagato.
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The next day, everyone packed their luggage and set off to return to Konoha.
However, considering that Tsunade didn't know whether she would need surgery when she returned to Konoha to treat Rock Lee, and Tsunade's hemophobia had not been cured yet.
So, Naruto thought of a way to stimulate Tsunade.
After all, the so-called hemophobia is just a psychological barrier, and in the original work, when Naruto was about to die under Tsunade's nose, Tsunade was desperate to save Naruto.
In a hurry, she suddenly overcame the psychological barrier and performed surgery on Naruto, curing Naruto's fatal internal injuries that almost injured his heart.
So on the way back to the village, Naruto secretly planned a surprise attack.
Naruto and Sasuke used the perfect transformation technique to transform into the appearance of Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, and attacked Jiraiya.
In short, without the assistance of the summoned beast, Jiraiya also performed as hard as he could, and was beaten by Naruto and Sasuke, and fell in front of Tsunade with serious injuries.
Because the acting was too realistic, Jiraiya's injuries were also very real, which frightened Tsunade out of her wits.
However, in order not to lose her companions, Tsunade suppressed her fear, nausea and other negative emotions, and in a hurry overcame her psychological barriers and healed Jiraiya who was vomiting blood.
After that, Naruto and Sasuke untransformed and told Tsunade, who was stunned, all their plans, which directly pissed Tsunade off.
So, along the way, Tsunade looked for opportunities to give the three of them a strange punch, and it seemed that she would not stop until she beat the shit out of them. In short, they returned to Konoha in a lively and turbulent way.
When everyone returned to Konoha, Tsunade was urgently summoned to a meeting, but Tsunade had no intention of being a Hokage, and directly let the two consultants eat a cold shoulder.
Fortunately, along the way, Naruto had discussed the words with Jiraiya and asked him to find the two elder consultants to explain and discuss the conditions. In short, since Tsunade returned to Konoha, he was not afraid that she would escape.
Tsunade first came to Kakashi's ward and treated Kakashi a little, so that his mental pain could be effectively relieved. In short, he would be cured after a few days of rest.
Then, following Might Guy, he found Rock Lee who was about to go out for exercise with a cane. After checking Rock Lee's injuries, Tsunade threw out a very ruthless word, asking him to give up the idea of becoming a ninja as soon as possible.
Because Rock Lee's injuries were indeed serious, and there were some remnants of bone fractures left in the center of his spine. This injury greatly affected his nerve reaction and high-intensity action training.
Finally, Tsunade threw out a reply, saying that even if Rock Lee was operated on, the final success rate was less than 50%, and this operation was only performed by her in the current ninja world.
In short, Rock Lee was depressed and dejected.
However, Rock Lee still did not give up his daily exercise, and this indomitable will deeply touched Tsunade.
Tsunade was also not idle these days. She was blocked by two consultants and forced to become the fifth generation Hokage.
Tsunade refused to agree, but the two consultants had no choice but to agree to help her pay off all her gambling debts as long as she was willing to serve as Hokage. All of Tsunade's expenses in the future would be borne by the village.
The last point is very obscure. It is unknown whether the so-called expense package does not include Tsunade's gambling money. In fact,
Tsunade returned to Konoha reluctantly. She had been a little shaken in her heart. In addition, someone helped her pay off her gambling debts, and she didn't have to worry about her future expenses. She was happy in her heart and reluctantly agreed.
At this point, Konoha immediately announced that Tsunade, the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, one of the three ninjas of Konoha, would serve as the fifth generation Hokage of Konoha.
With the position of Hokage, Tsunade successfully found various medical books collected in the Hokage Building. Based on all the medical knowledge and various medical experiences she had learned before.
Tsunade barely calculated the success rate to be close to 60%, but this was not her limit.
Of course, even if Tsunade could not achieve absolute success in the true sense, Naruto would eventually make a move in secret.
After all, his physical healing ability is enough to keep him alive. With him secretly feeding Xiao Li a mouthful of milk, Xiao Li will definitely be able to recover 100%.