Good! How Dare You Scheme Against Me!

Chapter 17: Good! How Dare You Scheme Against Me! [Seeking Follow-up Reads~ Seeking Monthly Votes]

At the corner of the training grounds.

"Stay away from Mikoto?"

Looking at Uzumaki Kushina, Uchiha Yoru let out a mocking smile.

"Relatively speaking, classmate Kushina, you should be the one to maintain your rationality, after all, you are the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"

Boom!

Uchiha Yoru's direct statement caused Uzumaki Kushina's pupils to contract. The thing she least wanted to face had been directly exposed.

Seeing Uzumaki Kushina, whose eyes revealed a lonely expression as if his words had struck a nerve, Uchiha Yoru smiled calmly.

"Don't worry, the Uchiha possess the strongest power and won't rely on external forces like you."

A hint of arrogance flickered across his brow. This was very Uchiha, Uchiha Yoru muttered to himself.

He was doing this for his future plans. After all, it was too difficult to approach someone like Uzumaki Kushina, who was so guarded.

Not everyone had the opportunity like Minato Namikaze, who could get the entire Konoha to help set up a stage and put on a grand play.

In the original work, a few mere Cloud Shinobi could infiltrate Konoha, bypass the Konoha Military Police Force, Anbu, Root, and the Intelligence Department, successfully infiltrate the Senju Clan, and even capture a hostage and escape the village.

Tsk tsk!

What was even more incredible was that the Cloud Shinobi who captured the hostage were walking leisurely and unhurriedly. Such elite Cloud Shinobi didn't even notice the hair along the way.

Even more unbelievable was that they were defeated by a Minato Namikaze who hadn't yet learned the Flying Thunder God Technique and was only at the Chunin level.

"You!"

Uzumaki Kushina's eyes turned red, and she glared at Uchiha Yoru in anger. To hide her inner vulnerability, her fiery temper was also a way to conceal her inner fragility.

Uchiha Yoru looked at her calmly.

"Classmate Uzumaki Kushina, your identity might be important, but Sister Mikoto is enough to convey the Uchiha Clan's goodwill, so you don't need to overthink it.

Instead, you should pay more attention to yourself. As the future Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, many people will covet you and even exert influence from behind the scenes. Don't let them use you and then harm Mikoto."

He retorted to Uzumaki Kushina, but more importantly, he subtly wanted to make her more wary.

As the saying goes, if I can't have it, why should you?

Besides, he believed that with his efforts, Tsunade, who had a sense of preparedness, would prevent Kushina from being exploited in the same way.

"Hmph! I don't need you to tell me!"

Uzumaki Kushina snorted coldly, formed a hand seal, and her Shadow Clone instantly dissipated. At the same time, the red-haired figure chatting with Mikoto in the distance was taken aback.

"Kushina? What's wrong?"

Under Uchiha Mikoto's sincere concern, Uzumaki Kushina came back to her senses and revealed a sunny smile.

"It's nothing."

As their laughter echoed, Uchiha Yoru in the distance wisely left the area.

Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, he had been back from the front lines in the Land of Rain for over a month.

Under the night sky, the Hokage's temporary office building was brightly lit.

In the conference room, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu sat at the head of the table, exuding a powerful aura of authority as they held a Jonin meeting.

"The battlefield in the Land of Rain is becoming increasingly tense and grim. Ostensibly, it's a war between the Land of Rain, Sunagakure, and our Konoha. In reality, it has already involved the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure are secretly supporting the Land of Rain and have even dispatched elite squads... Sunagakure has also declared war on us..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage in his prime, surveyed the Jonin in the conference room with stern eyes, explaining the dire situation on the front lines.

The Jonin all wore solemn expressions. Although it seemed like only Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, had declared war, the underlying machinations meant that the Shinobi World War had already begun.

In the past, although various countries had elite shinobi, they kept them hidden. This at least prevented large-scale shinobi combat.

But now, Sunagakure had declared war, along with the Hidden Rain Village.

A month had passed since Nawaki's incident. Tsunade seemed to have accepted reality. During this Jonin meeting, she glanced subtly at Jiraiya beside her before standing up and stating in a deep voice, "First, regarding the necessity for four-person squads to undertake long-term, independent missions deep within enemy territory, by equipping the four-person team with one medical ninja, the squad's survival rate and mission success rate can be significantly increased..."

As Tsunade's firm voice echoed through the Jonin meeting room, many Jonin nodded in agreement.

Indeed, if a medical ninja could be assigned to a mission team, it would greatly improve their survival and success rates.

Tsunade had already developed such a medical plan, but it hadn't been perfected yet. The Third Hokage and the others were aware of it. However, at this Jonin meeting, Tsunade presented a more complete medical ninja plan.

Not only for combat, but she also proposed plans for establishing medical institutions within the village and training more medical ninjas.

As Tsunade presented her comprehensive medical system, the Jonin present all nodded. However, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, seated at the head of the table, exchanged glances and then looked at Hiruzen with solemn expressions.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, took a deep, steady breath and nodded, stating in a deep voice, "Yes, as you say, but we are currently in a state of war. Establishing a medical system will not only take too much time but also requires significant funding, and the enemy will not wait for us for so long."

As Hiruzen Sarutobi's steady voice echoed, Tsunade, whose proposal had been rejected, calmly sat back down.

Jiraiya, standing nearby, was somewhat astonished. This didn't seem like Tsunade's usual temper, and even Orochimaru, in the front row, frowned.

Only Tsunade, however, remained calm, though suspicion brewed in her heart.

Even though they were in the midst of a war, it wasn't to the point where a medical system couldn't be established. At worst, they could start with a small investment, and once the war ended, they'd have a foundation to transition smoothly.

Konoha wasn't lacking in funds. Could it be that the village truly didn't want a Hokage from the Senju Clan to emerge?!

"I support Jonin Tsunade's opinion."

Just then, a gentle yet firm voice rang out. It was Konoha Jonin Dan Katō.

Dan Katō, with his light blue hair, voiced his firm agreement with Tsunade's proposal for a medical ninja system during the Jonin meeting.

"I don't want the ninjas who have sacrificed their lives so far to have died in vain. We should learn from this."

As Dan Katō's resolute tone echoed, Jiraiya became even more astonished. He noticed that after someone voiced their support, Tsunade's face actually broke into a dangerous smile.

"Tsunade, the old man doesn't disagree either. It's simply due to the current battlefield situation."

Jiraiya had assumed Tsunade's anger stemmed from the Third Hokage's disapproval.

However, he was unaware that with Dan Katō stepping forward, Tsunade's heart was burning with rage.

Fine! They're really trying to scheme against me!

First Nawaki, and now this opportunistic Jonin appearing out of nowhere. It was a chain of events, clearly designed to trap her, and even the Senju Clan.

She couldn't find any issues with Nawaki's death; it could be explained as an accident. But what about this Dan Katō now?

"Shut up!"

In response to Jiraiya's concern, Tsunade took a deep breath and then let out a cold snort with a detached expression, scaring Jiraiya into a sheepish smile. He didn't dare provoke this tigress at the moment.

While Tsunade suppressed her anger, a sliver of relief washed over her. At least her companions, Jiraiya and Orochimaru, weren't the ones secretly plotting against her.

"Jonin Katō, what you said makes a lot of sense, but given the village's current situation..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, rarely showed such admiration. He praised Dan Katō's love for the village in front of all the Jonin, but he couldn't ignore the problems the village was facing.

However, in Tsunade's eyes, this scene only further solidified Dan Katō's true identity.

At that moment, in Tsunade's view, the three men seated above, who were once her Second Grandfather's disciples, now wore righteous expressions that felt utterly ironic.

Summoning Technique!

While others didn't notice, Jiraiya, standing nearby, looked on with suspicion. Why was Tsunade using a Summoning Jutsu at this moment?

If it were anyone else, they would absolutely be investigated thoroughly. Who knew if they might leak intelligence? But this was Tsunade. It was different.

Anyone could betray the village, but as a member of the Senju Clan, who founded Konohagakure, how could Tsunade possibly leak information?