The Hokage's Prestige

Tsunade:???

"Kanami, what do you mean by that?"

She had to ask; otherwise, she felt that Kanami was going to poach her talent right in front of her.

"Good."

Kakashi slowly approached Kanami.

Might Guy:???

"Kakashi! What are you doing?!"

He couldn't understand Kakashi's behavior at all.

Just then, the other Ninja also began to criticize.

"Kakashi- senpai, aren't you implying that you're going against the Lord Hokage by doing this?"

"Kakashi- senpai, Kanami, why are you two going to such lengths for the sake of the village's enemies, Akatsuki!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone present immediately changed.

Tsunade punched him, yelling, "How dare you label me like that!"

Even if there was still hope, and it might not actually break out, just one sentence from him makes it absolutely certain that a fight will break out.

Compared to Kanami killing him in one move, Tsunade felt it would have been better to give him a light punch herself.

At least I'm still alive.

Although Tsunade's punches are extremely powerful, she can control whether or not she activates her Super Strength boost.

Unless she possesses Super Strength strength, her punches wouldn't be enough to kill someone with a single blow.

It still doesn't reach that terrifying level.

"Boom--"

The Ninja hit by Tsunade's punch was sent flying backward, almost as if he were embedded in the wall.

The entire Hokage Building trembled slightly.

This is even with her hitting at a lower power.

Nagato was somewhat alarmed by what he saw.

If he were to take a punch like that, he'd probably be carried away on the spot.

Just then, Kanami finally spoke slowly, "Teacher Guy, would you like to come over here too?"

Might Guy frowned. "Kanami, you're a good kid. You even saved Rock Lee's arm back then..."

"No, it was you who ultimately saved Rock Lee's arm, Teacher Guy, so don't blame me."

"..."

Might Guy continued, "I know, but I can't betray the village!"

Even if I face you as my enemy, Kakashi, I will never betray the village!

Upon hearing this, Kanami raised an eyebrow. "When did I ask you to betray the village?"

"Teacher Guy, what you're saying sounds like... that being with me Kanami, is betraying the village?"

"Am I not Kanami Konoha Ninja? I remember I used to have a title like Konoha Hero."

His tone was very calm and not very forceful, but to the ears of the Ninja it was like a heavy hammer blow!

"Yeah, who said joining Kanami is the same as betraying the village?"

Might Guy muttered to himself.

Even he didn't know when he had fallen into this line of reasoning.

Kakashi glanced at Might Guy sideways. "You're only realizing now that there's a problem with the logic?"

After Kakashi became angry, he quickly realized what Kanami wanted to do upon hearing Kanami's invitation, and then walked over to Kanami's side.

He wouldn't easily betray the village; it's been over thirty years, and they've developed a deep affection for it.

Tsunade was also taken aback for a moment. "That's right, Kanami is also Konoha Ninja, so there shouldn't be any problem if he steps in."

"Alright, now you can figure out the problem, right?" Kanami said casually, "There are bad people among the villagers. There are some who want to cause conflict between us at any time."

"Can you say that this kind of person is one of our own?"

"No one really thinks I, Kanami, am the kind of hot-tempered kid who kills people indiscriminately, right?"

"Knowing that I might suddenly turn on you and kill someone, anyone who dares to step forward again is clearly a suspicious individual—either stupid or malicious!"

"Even if we killed the wrong person, it's just killing an idiot. What's the big deal?"

Just then, someone finally noticed that the Ninja who had been hit by Tsunade and pinned to the wall was becoming increasingly shrunken.

"Holy crap, what happened to him?!"

The closest Ninja pointed with his finger at the Ninja had instantly become skin and bones.

"What the hell?!"

"Holy crap!"

The Ninja followed the gaze and were all taken aback.

"What's going on?!" Even Tsunade was startled.

I only threw a light punch; I didn't use any Super Strength. And even if I did use Super Strength, I wouldn't be able to blast someone to the point of being skin and bones with a single punch!

"Look, that's--!"

A Ninja suddenly noticed something behind the skinny Ninja.

As everyone approached and took a closer look, they gasped in shock.

"Hiss--, there's actually a thick tree that's completely red..."

"Sturdy trees..."

Everyone immediately realized that among the Ninja present, only Kanami was skilled in using Wood Release, and even in the entire village of Konoha, there were only two Ninja could use Wood Release Ninjutsu.

"That's right, I did it. What's the point of keeping someone like him around who's either stupid or malicious? I'm willing to believe he's not stupid, so he must be a bad guy."

Kanami said calmly.

He explained why he did it.

The surrounding Ninja remained silent.

This time, no one objected.

Whether out of fear or genuine belief that Kanami's words made sense, the problem seemed to be solved.

Just then, Tsunade turned to look at Kanami: "Kanami, I understand what you're saying, but what you're doing is a bit too cruel. Every village has its share of parasites and such."

"Lady Tsunade, when did you become so timid and hesitant?"

Kanami met Tsunade's gaze directly. "It's not because I might threaten your Hokage reputation, is it?"

His blunt words immediately brought the atmosphere to a freezing point.

Tsunade was completely stunned.

She had no idea how to respond to Kanami's words.

She opened her mouth, then closed it again.

The reason she continued to speak even after realizing the problem was largely resolved was because the Hokage's reputation seemed to have been challenged and damaged.

Otherwise, why would she still nitpick at Kanami after the matter had already been resolved?

She also felt that she was acting strangely, but even she couldn't remember when her mindset had changed.

"..."

"I have no interest in the Hokage Position; you have absolutely no need to treat me as an enemy."

Kanami said calmly, "Also, you might not recognize these two Akatsuki Organization members, but they are actually the nominal Akatsuki Leader. They seemed to have something to say to you, but now, I see you have nothing to discuss."

"Both of them have now left Akatsuki Organization and will not attack Konoha. The Lord Hokage can rest assured."

After saying that, he ignored everyone else, grabbed Hinata Hyuga's hand, and placed the other hand on Nagato's wheelchair.

In an instant, the Flying Thunder God Technique was activated, and he vanished from the Hokage's Office.

"What?!"

"Suddenly, more than half of the Chakra inside has disappeared!"

An Anbu Ninja had been sensing the office space hurriedly spoke up.

"... It must have been Akira who led them away using the Flying Thunder God Technique," Elephant said slowly.

Chi, your thinking is too much like a shadow.

A way of thinking that has both advantages and disadvantages.

I wonder if you and Tsunade ended up having a falling out and you leaving, or if you reached an agreement and left...