"So you want me to take care of Otogakure?"
"Exactly. The Land of Fields knows full well that Orochimaru is a rogue ninja from Konoha, yet it still allowed him to establish a ninja village in their country. That's a provocation against Konoha. As Hokage, I'm ordering you to lead the Anbu in wiping out Otogakure."
"But didn't the Daimyo Palace recently try to dictate who would become Hokage? They were unhappy that Konoha had decided you'd become the Fifth Hokage without consulting them first. The Daimyo Palace even cut our funding. If we attack another country's ninja village without warning, won't the Daimyo get angry again?"
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Kimura Takuya raised his concerns, but Tsunade responded with a sharp rebuke.
"That's exactly why we have to go. Destroying a small country's ninja village will make the Daimyo even more dependent on Konoha."
"Are you sure it'll make him dependent, and not afraid—and then lead him to cut our funding again?"
"That's why the Anbu are going! We can't leave any trace of this operation. Wipe out Otogakure completely. Ziyue and Black Panther will each lead a squad of Anbu and go with you."
"I see. Understood."
Kimura Takuya nodded and accepted the order. He went outside to find Ziyue and Black Panther, only to see that the two of them had already been waiting there with their squads for quite some time.
The two bowed respectfully to Kimura Takuya.
It wasn't because he was the Hokage's student.
It was because of his strength.
Before, they'd respected him out of gratitude for treating their injuries. Once they'd gotten to know Tuoye's personality, they'd often joked around with him.
But ever since word had spread that Kimura Takuya had killed Orochimaru,
the two had treated him with deep respect—though they'd