Jiraiya finally returned to Konoha, but by this time all the disturbances in the village had almost subsided.
After fully understanding what happened in the village, he didn't even have time to attend Third Hokage's funeral, so he left the village again, preparing to find Tsunade. When dealing with such serious matters, Jiraiya has always been resolute and clean.
First of all, he was full of guilt and responsibility for the death of Hokage, because he felt that it was his failure to deal with Orochimaru's problems that led to the occurrence of these subsequent events. Secondly, things were urgent now, and Konoha urgently needed Tsunade returns to the village to become the next Hokage. Finally, it is an endogenous drive, because Jiraiya himself does not want to become Hokage, so he must try his best to promote Tsunade.
However, when Yuhara learned about Jiraiya's actions, he was very unfavorable. Tsunade was unwilling to return to Konoha. This was Jiraiya Can be persuaded to come back? When Tsunade subjectively disagrees, can Jiraiya still kidnap her back to Konoha? Impossible.
But then again, Konoha does need Tsunade, but which part of her does it need?
Things turned out just as Yuhara expected. News came later that Jiraiya's mission had indeed failed. Not only did he fail, but he seemed to have been beaten up by Tsuna Teuchi. And he might get beaten later, because this thing must be successful, so Jiraiya can only adopt the tactics of stalking and beating... He is responsible for stalking, and Tsunade is responsible for beating.
After the punishment result of Yuhara, he no longer needs to be detained. However, during the period before leaving Konoha, he has decided to keep a low profile as much as possible, and it is best to maintain the status of "no such person found".
Afterwards, he had some communication with Kushina Uzumaki.
"Yuhara, you have to think clearly. After making such a decision, there is no way to change it. Leaving the center of Konoha means that it will never be possible to return to the center of Konoha." In any case, Kushina still gave a reminder.
Yuhara nodded, indicating that he could understand, and that at most he could only be considered to be close to the center of Konoha, but he had never been the center, so he could not say that he had given up anything.
"There is no problem. I can understand the meaning of my decision. It is not a decision made out of my subjective will. It is something I have to do... I must bear the corresponding responsibility for the death of the two consultants. This is an explanation to other Konoha Ninja."
There are some words that Yuhara cannot say directly. He can't directly tell Kushina that he has long been looking forward to the Branch Family starting his own business. What does that sound like? If he really said that, Kushina would not be able to agree to let him leave Konoha.
At the beginning, of course Konoha Branch of Yuhara will completely obey the instructions of Konoha High Command, but then the relationship between the two parties will definitely become distant, and in the end In the final stage, Konoha Branch will definitely have to compete with Konoha to decide who is the orthodox Konoha and who is the successor of Will of Fire.
There may be a hint of civil strife buried here, but it doesn't matter. Yuhara feels that at most it is just a war of words to win people's hearts. Anyway, it is impossible for Yuhara to counterattack Konoha's base camp with his lobes, and it is impossible for Konoha to launch an attack on such a stronghold.
No one would see this hidden danger at this time. From the perspective of those who know this matter, Yuhara can only take a dozen or dozens of ninjas to a place not far outside the village to establish a special force under the control of the village. In the end, they still have to rely on the name of Konoha. Otherwise, if they are just rootless people, they will definitely be destroyed soon.
Now that Yuhara has already thought about it, Kushina Uzumaki naturally has nothing to say. After all, he is really taking his own responsibility.
When the topic of responsibility came to mind, Kushina said half jokingly and half complaining, "Even with teacher Jiraiya's explanation, and Konoha is in a period of serious internal and external troubles, Lady Tsunade still refuses to return to the village."
In the eyes of Kushina and quite a few ninjas, returning to Konoha and becoming Hokage is exactly the responsibility that Tsunade should bear. She is the granddaughter of First Hokage and the disciple of Third Hokage. Her identity could not be more pure. In this critical moment, it is the time for her to take responsibility. How can she escape?
She really thinks of herself as a little girl who can do whatever she wants, and she doesn't look in the mirror to see how old she is... Well, she might not be able to tell when she looks in the mirror, but she must know her age in her heart.
Now most of the ninjas in the village don't know how difficult it is to bring Tsunade back to Konoha. In order to keep the reputation of Tsunade and to keep the ninjas looking forward to it, Kushina and others concealed There is news that Tsunade refused to become Hokage. Nowadays, most ninjas only regard Tsunade as a wanderer. It is really difficult to find. The difficulty is finding her. As long as she is found, she will definitely return to Konoha immediately to meet everyone's expectations.
But in fact, Jiraiya has found Tsunade, but she just doesn't want to come back... If everyone knows that Tsunade refuses to return to Konoha to become Hokage, they will definitely be disappointed, which will breed dissatisfaction and resentment.
It will definitely become a mainstream opinion to think that Tsunade is evading responsibility. Who cares about her love affair and life trauma? As a ninja, whose life is not miserable? Is this worthy of self-pity?
It is common for love to turn into hatred and hatred after expecting no response. Then the name "Three Legendary Sannin" may not be useful anymore.
Hearing Kushina's complaint, Yuhara endured it, but finally said uncontrollably, "Master Kushina, if you want Lady Tsunade to become Hokage, you don't necessarily have to let her return to the village."
These words made Kushina stunned for a moment. She instinctively felt that Yuhara might have another bad idea, but she couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"
"To put it simply, Konoha needs the reputation and influence of Lady Tsunade, not Lady Tsunade. First of all, Shinobi World countries all know that Tsunade is Three Legendary Sannin, the ninja of Konoha, the granddaughter of First, and the third-generation disciple; secondly, Konoha Ninja also knows this and loves her very much, so the matter is over."
"How come... the matter is over?" To be honest, Kushina didn't quite understand. At this moment, she was doubting her own IQ.
"What I mean is that as long as Konoha announces that Lady Tsunade will succeed Fifth Hokage, then she will be Fifth Hokage. Konoha Ninja recognizes her identity as Hokage, and other Ninja Villages will not think there is any problem, either. Because Lady Tsunade should have become Hokage... In this case, does Tsunade's own opinion mean anything? Even if she explains to others that she is not Hokage, do you think anyone will believe her? The other party will only think that she is joking." Qianqianqianqiao
Okay, Kushina's hunch was correct, Yuhara really had a bad idea, but the problem is... it doesn't seem to be that bad? It's not so bad that it's inedible, or conversely, this thing can be eaten by clenching your teeth and closing your eyes.
It has to be said that after spending a long time with Yuhara, Kushina has been more or less contaminated. It may also be because she has a lawless character. In short, she actually feels that Yuhara's idea is feasible.
In fact, once it was announced that Tsunade became Hokage, she herself was really unable to argue, because she had no way to prove that she was not Hokage... How could she not be Hokage? She was not Hokage, who was Hokage?
If Tsunade wants to prove that he is not Hokage, he must first prove that First is not her grandfather, and then he must prove that the third generation is not her teacher and Three Legendary Sannin is not her teammate. It can only be said that such an argument is quite difficult.
"There is another question. Hokage is not in the village. How will she govern Konoha?"
In fact, Yuhara didn't need to answer this question. After Kushina asked, he vaguely had an answer.
"Sir Kushina, a permanent organization should be set up under Hokage, whether it is called an advisory group or a secretariat. In short, if this organization takes over the power of Hokage, Konoha will definitely not cause trouble." Yuhara said.
Can this problem be called a problem? The solution is too simple. It is nothing more than "Hokage hangs down the clothes and the advisory group governs Konoha". From Hokage dictatorship to collective leadership, this system may still be progress.
Although it may intensify the power struggle within Konoha, with various factions emerging one after another, Kushina is definitely in control of the overall situation... If nothing else, you can figure out how much decision-making power she has by calculating the combat power in her hands.
"It can be explained that Fifth Hokage Lady Tsunade cannot return to Konoha in a short period of time. She has been away from the village for many years. She will not be able to come back for a while, so she can always make excuses. In the past; if she can't come back for a long time, then... haven't the ninjas adapted to the existence of the 'advisory group' long ago, and she won't become dispensable." Yuhara said, his bad idea was the most brilliant. It's a bit rancid at the beginning, but as time goes by, it will definitely become more delicious. Because this is essentially carving up the power of Hokage, or as the saying goes, whoever acts as Hokage is worse than being Hokage yourself. Those who have obtained the power will not spit out this power again... The "Advisory Group" is not one person, but a group. If you want to deprive it of its power, isn't it an enemy of all ninjas?
Hokage If you don't seize power, you will be ignored. If you seize power, you will lose the support of the people and the foundation of governance. It can be said that it is a dilemma.
At that time, Tsunade will be the one who really cannot return to Konoha. If she is smart enough, after hearing the news that she has become Hokage, she should return to Konoha as soon as possible. In that case, nothing will happen, and she will still be the ruler of Konoha.
To put it bluntly, Yuhara's idea is just to use Tsunade's reputation and erode Hokage's power. It is indeed not a good idea, but the problem is that as long as the opportunity is found and Tsunade insists on it, it can indeed be realized.
"Then, it depends on Lady Tsunade's tolerance for acting under the guise of his own name."
As he was talking, Kushina was suddenly startled, hey, aren't I discussing a problem? Why did I suddenly agree to this approach?
She had never thought about the possibility of becoming Hokage. Again, Tsunade was so suitable that if others wanted to obtain the highest power of Konoha, they would not
I have to compare it with Tsunade... unless there is another ninja who can be as dazzling as Fourth Hokage.
Even if Fourth Hokage and Tsunade are put together, if all the ninjas are allowed to vote, who can become Hokage? It's really hard to say. There is no way, Tsunade is too red. It may be said that he is cheap and has no future, but compared to the story of "civilian hero", ninjas still prefer the story of "pure blood".
Yuhara laughed, "If Lady Tsunade has zero tolerance for this kind of thing, then she will have to return to Konoha as Hokage; if she doesn't care about it, then what if we borrow her name, she is so generous anyway."
Kushina blinked and then said, "As far as I know, Lady Tsunade is not such a generous person."
At this time Kushina had already made a decision. If the angry Tsunade returned to Konoha, she was ready to betray Yuhara immediately and tell the new Hokage that this bad idea was thought up by a jounin named Yuhara.
The word "danger" can fall on others, but try not to fall on yourself.
In short, Yuhara can be called a good contemporary ninja. At the last moment of leaving Konoha, he was still actively contributing to the village.
At the same time, at the archives, Kakashi came to Tenzo who was packing his luggage.
"Tenzo, are you really going to go with Yuhara?" Kakashi asked directly without going around in circles.
Tenzo glanced at Kakashi, then continued his movements, "Of course, is there anything worth hesitating about?"
"Will the village agree?" Kakashi asked again.
Tenzo followed and laughed, "Why doesn't the village agree, senior Kakashi? I'm just going to help Yuhara jounin build a new stronghold. There are Konoha on both sides. There's nothing to worry about."
The difference is huge. Kakashi knows that Tenzo is a die-hard follower of Yuhara, so there is no need to think too much about who Tenzo will follow.
Therefore, there is no melancholy on Tenzo's face, but he looks a little happy.
Kakashi looked up at the sky and felt that Konoha was in such troubled times right now. The situation was obviously very complicated, but Yuhara wanted to make it even more complicated.
Tenzo saw Kakashi's entanglement, so he reached out and patted the other party's shoulder, and said in a tone of comfort or encouragement, "Senior Kakashi, where do you think Konoha's future lies?"
Could it be Yuhara...Kakashi was just about to make a joke, but when he saw Tenzo's serious eyes, he couldn't help but fell silent.
After a while, Kakashi said, "For ninjas like us, is it too far to talk about Konoha's future?"
"You are right." Tenzo said nothing more and just continued to pack his luggage.
Three days later, Yuhara and his "sinful" subordinates gathered at the door of Konoha.
Yuhara was followed by Tenzo. There were less than thirty ninjas gathered at the door of Konoha. The leader was Kinoshita Tadashi from ANBU, who was here to assist Yuhara in managing these ninjas.
Most of the ninjas in front of him are the remnants of "Gen", but Yuhara doesn't have to worry about Danzo's subordinates taking revenge on him, because they used to be Danzo's subordinates, and now they are Yuhara's subordinates. He also knew that there must be a small number of ANBU ninjas mixed among these "root" ninjas. This is normal. Mix water and sand to maintain control. Konoha really should do this. He doesn't care about these at all.
Yuhara looked back at the gate of Konoha, and the tall Kage Rock was clearly visible in the distance. One of Five Great Shinobi Villages in the morning mist, once had countless glory, but now it only makes people feel like a pool of stagnant water, full of twilight.
Yuhara The heart said that you can just continue flopping in the cesspit, and I really left.
He turned around and said to the ninjas in front of him:
"Let's go."
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