Meeting Tsunade

Stepping out of the desert region, a forest appeared before them.

The difference between Konoha and Sunagakure was like two different worlds.

To be honest, the Fourth Kazekage was ambitious, but he was not a fool, so it was impossible for him to have made an enemy of Konoha.

Orochimaru killed the Fourth Kazekage and, using Sunagakure and Otogakure, whipped up a whirlwind against Konoha.

Within this whirlwind, the Third Hokage transformed into a brilliant blaze, burning himself to illuminate the entire village of Konoha.

Su Yu had analyzed Orochimaru's motives and ultimately reached a conclusion.

Orochimaru had done this intentionally.

He knew very well that under the Third Hokage's administration, Konoha was like a stagnant pool of water.

If things continued this way, by the time the Third Hokage died of old age, Konoha would not have changed at all and would likely have withered away.

Therefore, he orchestrated the Konoha Crush.

He let his teacher become the hero who protected Konoha one last time, lighting up the entire village.

As for whether Tsunade would succeed him.

That was a certainty.

In this plan, Orochimaru might have discussed it with Danzo, causing Danzo to remain idle and let the Third Hokage die in battle alone.

In this way, all the ninjas of Konoha would reject Danzo's rise to power, and the Daimyo would surely feel the same, as he was well aware of Danzo's ambitions.

Danzo could not become Hokage.

Jiraiya's return was likely no coincidence either.

After the Third Hokage's death, Jiraiya became a high-ranking member of the Hokage faction; he had no interest in the position of Hokage, so the heavy burden would naturally fall upon Tsunade.

Tsunade's grandfather was the First Hokage; she could not watch Danzo take power, nor could she watch Konoha wither away.

Having grown up together and fought together.

They all knew exactly what kind of person Tsunade was.

Of course, the above was merely Su Yu's speculation.

Temari followed by Su Yu's side, not taking the initiative to ask about his affairs.

Since he was an Anbu ninja, it was naturally impossible for him to reveal his identity to her.

Su Yu had already removed his mask and did not mind her seeing his face.

Su Yu did not react to Temari's stolen glances along the way.

They continued until they reached the vicinity of Konoha.

Only then did Su Yu put his mask back on.

The Chunin guarding the gate were slightly stunned to see the two, but they did not step forward to stop them.

Temari was a guest of Konoha, and Su Yu was surely a ninja sent by Konoha to protect her.

The two arrived at the Hokage Office Building.

The guarding Anbu ninjas saw the necklace around Su Yu's neck and bowed.

Tsunade had already instructed them that any Anbu ninja wearing the First Hokage's Necklace belonged to the highest-ranking members of the Hokage Direct Squad, just like Uzuki Yugao.

They were permitted to meet the Hokage directly.

Su Yu and Temari arrived smoothly at the door of the Hokage Office.

He stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Before long.

The door to the Hokage Office opened.

Appearing before them was not Tsunade, but her assistant, Shizune.

Shizune saw Temari and was just about to explain when she noticed the necklace around Su Yu's neck.

"Where is Lady Tsunade? I have a very important matter to report," Su Yu said directly.

"This..." Shizune's expression was somewhat awkward.

Seeing this, Su Yu closed his eyes and activated the Mind's Eye of the Kagura.

The next second, he vanished.

Shizune opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

The Senju Clan compound.

Tsunade sat before a low table, drinking sake.

The work over the past few days had truly left her feeling annoyed, so she had handed the tasks over to Shizune.

No one objected to this, after all, Shizune had always been with Tsunade and could be considered her direct disciple.

Shizune was helpless against Tsunade's slacking off and could only do the work in her stead.

"Hmm?" Tsunade, who was in the middle of drinking, suddenly felt the sunlight being blocked.

She looked up and saw Su Yu.

This instantly sobered her up.

Why would Su Yu appear here?

"I didn't intend to return just yet, but I encountered an emergency. While in Sunagakure territory, I came across Root members ambushing Temari of Sunagakure, so I saved her," Su Yu stated simply.

"What did you say?" Tsunade stood up in shock.

"Temari's two companions are dead, and I have already disposed of the Root ninja corpses. She has already arrived at the Hokage Office and is uninjured," Su Yu reported.

"It's good that she wasn't hurt. Thank you for your hard work," Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief.

Temari was Gaara's sister; if she had died at the hands of Root ninjas, it was highly likely that Sunagakure and Konoha would go to war.

"I have already told Temari that Lady Tsunade will compensate Sunagakure with some supplies to smooth this matter over. Sunagakure will accept this, and from now on, Anbu members from the Hokage's faction will escort the supplies," Su Yu continued.

"Mm, that was my intention as well," Tsunade acknowledged Su Yu's plan.

"Lady Tsunade, Konoha requires you to diligently manage every affair. If you wish to slack off, you should assign an assistant to Jonin Shizune—a girl who is proficient in Medical Ninjutsu," Su Yu said, glancing at the sake bottles on the low table as a reminder.

"Are you talking about Haruno Sakura?" Tsunade asked, feeling a bit awkward.

"Yes, she has learned Medical Ninjutsu from me. She is a promising talent; if nurtured properly, she should be no weaker than any other Medical Ninja," Su Yu said as he produced a scroll.

"What is this?" Tsunade asked, puzzled.

"I have upgraded the Rasengan and developed an S-rank ninjutsu: Wind Style: Rasenshuriken. I have also upgraded the Wind Release Chakra Mode to make those using it more offensive, somewhat similar to your Chakra Enhanced Strength. There are also my insights into Medical Ninjutsu..."

Su Yu described the contents of the scroll.

He naturally wouldn't give Wind Wings or Wind Barrier to Konoha, though Wind Power was acceptable, as many ninjas could achieve similar effects.

As for the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, it was impossible to learn without the protection of Tailed Beast chakra, so he gave it away with complete peace of mind.

Even Naruto Uzumaki, as he was now, could not learn the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken directly.

The final insights on Medical Ninjutsu sounded somewhat useful, but to Tsunade, they were of no use at all; they were only suitable for beginners like Haruno Sakura to study.

Tsunade looked at the scroll, her heart filled with astonishment.

When Kakashi developed the Lightning Blade back in the day, it didn't cause too much shock because he had always been such a genius.

However, Su Yu was an exception.

Tsunade had examined Su Yu's file in detail and found his performance to be very ordinary.

One could even say that Su Yu started very late, yet his growth rate surpassed everyone, including Kakashi.

This was a truly astonishing genius.

"Oh, right, I am currently researching the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai. At the moment, I can only use Ice Release in places with extremely low temperatures. Once it is completely finished, I will write down my entire process for reference," Su Yu added as a reminder.

"Researching the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai?!" Tsunade's eyes widened.

She had, of course, researched Kekkei Genkai before.

Konoha had even researched Wood Release.

However, those studies eventually ceased because the failure rate reached ninety-nine percent.

Yet Su Yu seemed to have already made significant progress.