Tsunade Confronts Kizaru's Ambition?

In Konoha at sunset, the dim yellow light streamed through the window into the room.

Tsunade sat back on the sofa in a relaxed, uninhibited pose. Across from her, Kizaru lounged with a cigar between his teeth.

"Your ambition is too great." True to herself, Tsunade didn't beat around the bush. She voiced her thoughts bluntly.

Kizaru's methods—supporting Amegakure and establishing a trade hub in the Land of Rain—made Tsunade, the Hokage, extremely wary.

After all, Kizaru had an entire world behind him: a unified, far more advanced world.

Kizaru's very existence made a Hokage like Tsunade feel threatened.

Now, he had even reached an agreement with Amegakure and made it his subordinate agent.

That gave Kizaru a foothold in this world—and one in an exceptionally strategic location, at that.

The Land of Rain had been the site of more than fifty large-scale wars throughout history. Whatever twists and turns had shaped its past, leaders in every village had recognized the importance of its strategic position.

In the past, under Hanzo's rule, Amegakure had barely managed to defend itself, serving as a strategic buffer between the Land of Wind, the Land of Fire, and the Land of Earth.

But things were different now. The leader of Amegakure was the head of the Akatsuki, who already possessed terrifyingly powerful fighters.

With support from a wealthy backer like Kizaru, a Shinobi Village like that would surely develop at a rapid pace and usher in a prosperous future.

By then, the Land of Rain, situated in the midst of constant conflict, would see its external circumstances completely reversed.

Its powerful national strength and numerous elite fighters would be more than enough to support expansion in every direction.

That was the fundamental reason Tsunade had called Kizaru's ambition too great.

"Ambition? I'm the laziest