Beyond Wanting the Raikage's Position: How to Mend Things with Tsunade

"What exactly do you want!" The Yugito Nii stared at him fiercely, gritted their teeth, and then let go. "I will not betray the village, don't even think about it."

"You shouldn't be saying these things to me. Go tell the Raikage and see if he believes you haven't betrayed me." Naruto retorted, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

The Yugito Nii were still struggling, but Naruto was losing patience.

"Don't even think about ending it all with your death. Believe me, the ending is not what you want to see."

"What should I do?" she asked.

"I want you to become the next Raikage, the next Raikage after the Fourth Raikage A." He finally revealed his true colors, staring at the Yugito Nii.

"This is your only choice. It preserves your reputation, and your family and friends will not be implicated. As for your village, becoming the Raikage will not be considered a betrayal."

"Are you crazy? How could I possibly become the Raikage?" Yugito looked at him in disbelief.

"It all depends on human effort. As I just said, the Kumogakure reveres heroes. It's more like a gang than a village. Gangs value rules and ability. Since there are rules, there will always be loopholes."

After leaving the Sealing Space, Naruto didn't have a deeper conversation with Yugito. He'd bring her out again when there was a vent; he didn't keep idle people around, and she'd be useful eventually.

Not only Kumogakure, but also the Five Great Shinobi Villages must be kept in check. Only then can we ensure that no one hinders us when the Otsutsuki invade.

He didn't care how the Five Great Nations governed, nor did he care who was right or wrong. He only wanted to slowly lay the groundwork to drag the Otsutsuki down from the sky and pin him to the ground.

From eagles degenerating into ground chickens, starting with one Otsutsuki after another, we'll strangle their civilization in reverse. End this mess, and change something along the way.

He didn't intend to save the world; he was simply driven by instinct to destroy the invading civilization. Not just militarily, but to defeat it from the very core of its being.

In a sense, ninjas are hybrids left on Earth by the Otsutsuki alien civilization.

The purer the bloodline of a hybrid, the stronger their power and the easier it is for them to obtain Kekkei Genkai. Bloodlines can be enhanced, and the most obvious evidence of this is Hashirama and the Uchiha.

Hashirama's cells can be transplanted and developed, Uchiha can obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan by stealing the eyes of their closest relatives. In essence, they are no different from the Otsutsuki.

Lower-level hybrids strengthen themselves by plundering higher-level hybrids, while purebloods evolve by devouring each other.

Lower-level bloodlines automatically become food for higher-level bloodlines, and they take pride in this.

Everything had a traceable origin; the appearance of the ninja was merely an accident. An accident caused by a low-level pureblood Kaguya Otsutsuki, starting with her sneak attack on the guardian Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

It's not hard to deduce the evolutionary path of the basic Otsutsuki: the Chakra Fruit should have been eaten by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, whose bloodline was purer, was intercepted by Kaguya.

However, Kaguya Otsutsuki was certainly unable to withstand the full power of the Chakra Fruit, so she gave birth to the excess power through offspring.

From a bloodline perspective, Otsutsuki Hamura and Otsutsuki Hagoromo became Kaguya's protectors, the beings destined to be devoured.

Given the fatalistic nature of the Hokage world, the plot of Kaguya Otsutsuki being betrayed and sealed by her two sons is exactly the same as the plot of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki being ambushed by the traitor Kaguya.

This is a world where hybrid races slaughter Otsutsuki, and the ultimate goal is simply to survive.

This makes things much easier to understand. Naruto can step back from the messy affairs of the Five Great Nations and look at things from a higher perspective.

This is a world teeming with hybrids. The pureblood Kaguya Otsutsuki has been sealed away, and the traitor Black Zetsu prepares to rescue his master. After the rescue, he will extract life energy from the Shinobi World to complete his glorious evolution.

Ultimately, the underlying logic is still plunder.

In the eyes of the Otsutsuki, hybrids are filthy monkeys, and ordinary humans are sheep. Kaguya lives only to plunder and thus complete her evolution at an early age.

Naruto wanted to defile their bloodline, to taint their Karma seal. He wanted to watch the once invincible Otsutsuki transform from tigers into pigs, kept in captivity, and utterly humiliated.

In a clash of civilizations, there is no right or wrong, only victory or defeat. Generally, before war breaks out, the saintly figure is killed first.

The next day.

After resting at home for a day, Naruto brought the two women out of the Evil God Altar. In the living room, the two women were still a little confused and stood there for a while before they reacted.

The endless battles had long since numbed the minds of Yakumo Kurama and Hydrangea.

"Is it over?" Hydrangea looked at the unfamiliar living room, her eyes vacant, and plopped down on the floor.

"It seems so." Yakumo Kurama looked exhausted and collapsed to the ground, still unable to close his eyes. "Master?"

"Huh?" Hydrangea suddenly opened her eyes and turned her head to see Naruto sitting boldly at the other end of the sofa. Her whole body tensed up immediately.

"You... you!!!" Hydrangea was so shocked she could barely speak.

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'? Say it again." His lips twitched.

"Master." Hydrangea sat up from the ground, lowered her head and said sincerely, "I was a little too excited just now."

"What's there to get excited about?"

"It's been so long... so long since I've seen my master. I miss you a little." As Hydrangea spoke, she secretly glanced at him out of the corner of her eye before abruptly looking down.

This is a typical sign of lying, but Naruto didn't pay it any mind and said to the two girls.

"I'll give you a few days off to rest. We'll resume training after a while. Yakumo Kurama can go home, and as for Hydrangea, she can stay with me."

"I want to go home too," Hydrangea murmured to herself, but she didn't dare say it aloud.

By the time Naruto's gaze swept over her, Hydrangea had already resumed her bright, fake smile. Thinking about it carefully, she realized that even if she escaped back, she would likely be sent back anyway.

I don't know why, but the angel and this blond guy seem so familiar with each other. If I really try to escape back, I'll probably be treated as a deserter.

Yakumo Kurama looked down at his palm, thought for a moment, and said.

"My health has improved a lot during this period of cultivation. I won't go back, lest my family find out, which would be quite troublesome."

The Kurama Clan didn't like Yakumo Kurama, since she no longer held power. A young girl with neither money nor power naturally couldn't control her clan.

"Whatever." Naruto had no objections.

His house was large, with two additional rooms besides the master bedroom and the dog and fox's room. However, no one had ever lived there, so cleaning was naturally not something he needed to worry about.

The Sealing Space also contained a lot of daily necessities, so he didn't need to go out to buy them. Although they were men's style items, they were still usable.

"You can decide for yourselves whether to sleep in separate rooms or together, and you're responsible for cleaning up after yourselves. I'm going to buy some food. Who among you can cook?"

Upon hearing this, Yakumo Kurama and Hydrangea exchanged bewildered glances. Good heavens, neither of them knew how to do it.

Naruto sighed. He now only had one million taels left in his fortune. He had to pay rent for the house, support a drunken fox, and two employees.

Feeling lost, extremely lost.

Before the turmoil at the Hokage Building had subsided, Tsunade swiftly destroyed Danzo's life's work, dragging Danzo down from his high-ranking position.

Shikaku Nara fill the vacancy, and Kakashi will become the Sixth Hokage; the inauguration ceremonies have already been arranged. As for the remaining two high-ranking advisors, they are quite old and have also realized the changing times.

Faced with Tsunade's ferocity, the two elderly people were somewhat overwhelmed and voluntarily relinquished some of their power. They had essentially entered a semi-retired phase and would not return to public life unless there was a major emergency.

With this tone set, everything proceeded smoothly and came to an end.

Choji looked up at the Hokage Building, then at Naruto beside him, and swallowed hard. A look of panic crossed his face; he was slightly afraid.

"Do you really want me to scout the way for you?"

"How can this be called scouting? It's just to let you see how Lord Tsunade is feeling. I've already come up with a reason for you." Naruto pushed his chubby body forward.

"Just ask the Lord Hokage if she's free recently. You're planning to invite her to a banquet in the name of the Akimichi Clan."

"That's ridiculous, Naruto. Maybe we should just forget about it?"

"Don't worry, she won't really agree," Naruto reassured him. "Don't look so pathetic. I didn't ask you to do anything immoral."

"But that's Lord Tsunade!" Choji's voice trembled as he turned to Naruto. "Why don't you go yourself?"

"What a joke, she wants to tear me to pieces right now. Even though she said she wasn't angry with me anymore, can you trust a woman's words?" Naruto said matter-of-factly.

"Damn it!" Choji said bitterly, but there was nothing he could do.

He went upstairs cautiously, but came down again not long after. Naruto stood in the shade of a tree waiting, and when he saw Choji return, he couldn't help but go up to him and ask.

"How's it going?"

"Lord Tsunade politely declined, saying she doesn't plan to attend any banquets recently," Choji said somewhat nervously, hesitating for a moment before continuing.

She also said, "If you try to test me with such a childish reason again, I'll break your legs."

"Holy crap!" Naruto jumped in fright, looked up at the towering Hokage Building, and swallowed hard. "Let's go, let's go back first."

"Aren't you going up and ask?" Choji asked.

"What the hell are you asking? Do you want to see me get my legs broken?" Naruto said irritably, grabbing Choji and quickly leaving, feeling a bit annoyed.

There are some things he can't ask Kakashi to do. His immediate priority is to repair his relationship with Tsunade, otherwise the Hinata's plans can't proceed.

Even if he defeats Danzo, he will still be left with a mess.

As night fell, Choji and Naruto drank at a barbecue stand.

The sizzling grilled meat was dripping with oil, but Naruto had no appetite for the plate of vegetables. He just kept drinking, one glass after another, thinking about how to apologize sincerely.