After Tsunade was announced as a candidate for Hokage, Konoha's senior officials headed to the Hokage Office for a meeting.
Kazuhiko and Kakashi left the conference room together and walked out of the Hokage Building.
As for Shizune, she attended the meeting with Tsunade as the Hokage candidate's personal secretary.
The Sucker's sidekick?
Not even close.
From now on, when you saw Shizune, you had to address her by her position: First Secretary to the Hokage.
The "secretary" in Konoha's top secretary.
Outside the Hokage Building, the Konoha citizens who had come to watch had yet to disperse completely. They gathered in small groups, chatting excitedly.
"With Lady Tsunade back in the village, I'd like to see which other village dares to provoke Konoha!"
"Exactly! Now we don't have to worry about Kumogakure causing trouble over the border dispute."
"Lady Tsunade has traveled the world for years, so her strength must have improved tremendously. She was already able to outclass everyone back then. I can't even imagine how invincible she must be now."
Just then, an onlooker who didn't know what was going on strode past, making his displeasure known:
"Who's this person, and what's with all the fuss? What has he done for Konoha? Is there really a need to make such a big deal out of it and restrict access to the streets? This is a serious disruption to people's lives."
"It's the legendary Sannin, the Medical Saint, Lady Tsunade! She's back!"
Although Tsunade had been away from Konoha for over a decade, stories about her had always circulated in the village.
Senju Tsunade's standing in Konoha was beyond question.
Though her generation had given up the Senju surname, everyone knew just how much the name Tsunade meant!
So when Tsunade returned, she instantly took over every screen