The fifty-fifth year of Konoha was the darkest year since the village's founding, and the year it came closest to destruction.
It was also in this year that Tsunade, granddaughter of the First Hokage and princess of the Land of Fire, returned to her loyal Konoha after being gone for years.
And with the building on the verge of collapse, she succeeded to the position of Fifth Hokage.
"You said what? Naruto attacked Konoha?"
Inside the Hokage's office, Jiraiya stared at Tsunade in the Hokage's seat, his face full of disbelief.
"Yes. The old man said it himself. Naruto has mastered the power of the Nine-Tails and the Flying Thunder God. He also possesses a ninjutsu similar to a Tailed Beast Ball, but far more powerful. He's extremely troublesome."
Tsunade could not help rubbing her brow. She had only been Hokage for a few days, yet this mountain of mess was already nearly crushing her.
She felt those old geezers had dragged her back just to take the blame. But Konoha had no one else capable of sitting in this position now.
A ninja village could not go a single day without a Kage.
"But why would Naruto do this? He's the Fourth Hokage's son," Jiraiya said, still unable to believe it.
Tsunade could not help shooting Jiraiya a glance. He was nearly fifty, yet he still had some of a young girl's mannerisms.
"Have you really not come back even once all these years?"
A guilty expression crossed Jiraiya's face, and he nodded.
"Then take a look at these first."
Tsunade took out a stack of documents from a drawer and pushed them before Jiraiya.
Jiraiya immediately began reading. Yet with every document he read, his expression grew uglier. After reaching the final page, he slammed the papers onto