Two demon king guards: Konoha's strongest husband-and-wife duo

Toji publicly declared that he would crush Hidden Sand's plot and find a cure for the Gangmaru virus.

The villagers erupted with excitement.

But when the news reached Uchiha Chiri, she was beside herself with worry.

As the person closest to him, she knew what had been discussed at the medical symposium. To counter such dangerous Poison Ninjutsu, medical ninja would have to go to the front lines themselves to gather firsthand information. How dangerous would that be?

But there was no taking it back. After making that declaration in public, he could hardly retract it. To stop Toji from pulling another stunt like this without consulting her, Chiri followed him to the Hokage Building to take part in drawing up the security arrangements.

She made a request to Tobirama Senju. "Let me serve as Toji's personal guard."

She would only feel at ease if she protected Toji herself.

"I'm afraid that won't work." After a brief moment of thought, Tobirama declined tactfully. "Jōnin Chiri, you're very strong. I'd like you to remain in the village as a mobile reserve."

Toji's safety was important, of course, but Konoha was now under attack from three great nations and still had to watch out for Hidden Mist. The pressure on its defenses was immense. Setting aside Mito Uzumaki, that nuclear bomb who would live as long as heaven and earth, the village's only top-tier fighters were himself and Chiri.

The three enemy nations, by contrast, had three Kage-level ninja among their Kage alone.

With Flying Thunder God, Tobirama could theoretically appear on a battlefield in an instant, making him worth two men. But he was still only one person, and that could not balance out their fighting strength.

With Uchiha Chiri staying behind alongside him, however, the two of them could exert