Tsunade
Obito and Black Zetsu were sealing the Tailed Beast, while Ren was secretly traveling without revealing his whereabouts.
Meanwhile, Konoha was thinking about how to deal with the impending crisis.
"Kazekage, thank you for choosing to stand with Konoha in this critical moment."
Fugaku expressed his sincere gratitude to Rasa.
"No need to be so polite, just call me Rasa. This is my personal decision and has nothing to do with Hidden Sand Village!"
"Even if it's done in a personal capacity, it's a great help to Konoha. I'm extremely grateful for Rasa's help, but I'll need you to keep your whereabouts well from now on!"
Rasa waved his hand and said.
"It's alright. As I said, just treat me as an ordinary ninja. Fugaku, I suppose you Konoha still have matters to attend to, so I won't disturb you any longer."
After glancing at the people in the Hokage's Office, Rasa turned and left.
As soon as Rasa left, a strong female voice rang out from inside the Hokage's Office.
"Fugaku Uchiha, does your Uchiha Clan intend to completely replace Konoha? After the Fifth Hokage disappeared, instead of immediately electing a new Hokage, you actually impersonated Hokage!"
"Tsunade- senpai, the news of the Lord Hokage's disappearance must not be spread even slightly. The reason the Shinobi World has been so peaceful in recent years is entirely due to the Lord Hokage's prestige. Now that the news has leaked, you've seen the consequences, haven't you?"
Fugaku patiently explained to Tsunade.
Tsunade's angry expression froze for a moment, then she nonchalantly withdrew her fist.
In the original work, Tsunade was able to become Hokage quite well, especially since even Danzo didn't dare to cause trouble before she fell into a coma.
It's clear that he's not a simple character; his impulsive and irritable nature, how much of it is genuine and how much is feigned, is hard to say.
Just like Ren's radiant smile.
Fugaku was right. Ren was only missing, not dead, and Rasa's return proved that Ren would come back one day.
Therefore, although Fugaku and the Uchiha Clan's actions were outrageous, they were indeed the right choice.
The more important reason why Tsunade stopped pursuing this issue was not the current situation in the Shinobi World after the news leaked.
Rather, it wasn't just the Uchiha Clan involved; members of the Hyuga Clan - Ino–Shika–Cho, Aburame Clan, and Inuzuka Clan clans were also aware of and participated in this matter.
This is true, but Fugaku cannot say it outright, otherwise it would seem like he is showing off, and it would easily lead people to mistakenly believe that he actually has some ulterior motive.
Thank goodness, Fugaku has no intention of impersonating Ren, Mikoto Uchiha is now sleeping in a separate room from him.
It's been a year and a half already!
While Tsunade fell silent, those around her disagreed with Fugaku's statement.
"Peace? All I see is endless war, whether in the Land of Earth or the Land of Demons!"
"But now, the Land of Demons has Obito Uchiha, and the Fire-Extinguishing Alliance currently stationed in the Land of Fire are a result of the peace you speak of!"
Jiraiya couldn't stand the Allied Shinobi Forces making their invasion sound so noble, and immediately began to mock them.
Fugaku was about to explain, but before he could speak, Tsunade spoke first.
"Shut up, Jiraiya!"
Tsunade glared at Jiraiya before she began to persuade him.
"There's no point in saying all this now. We've only come back to help Konoha overcome its difficulties!"
He inadvertently aligned himself with Jiraiya and gained favor with Fugaku and others who now effectively control Konoha.
Surprisingly, Jiraiya even thanked Tsunade.
"I understand, Tsunade. I was a bit out of line just now. Thank you."
Not only that, Fugaku also nodded in agreement.
"That's right, the most important thing now is how to defend against the enemy's attack!"
"Based on the intelligence we've gathered, it seems their primary objective isn't to destroy Konoha, but to obtain the Tailed Beast. Could we use this as leverage to initiate negotiations?"
Tsunade stated her suggestion directly.
She didn't have much information; at the very least, she didn't know anything about Chakra, true essence, the Ten-Tails, and a series of other things.
Based solely on the information relayed by Itachi and Hiruzen Sarutobi, they understood the importance of the Tailed Beast to the enemy and decided to use them as a breakthrough point.
At this point, Tsunade didn't see any trace of Dan or Nawaki in Naruto, and she probably won't in the future either.
Konoha's return to Tsunade was solely due to the deep-rooted familial bond between the village and her grandfather, which is why Konoha came to help.
Well, perhaps the reason is also due to Ren providing a stable source of funding.
However, because of this, Tsunade lacked the courage shown in the original story to let Konoha fight Pain alone in order to protect Naruto.
Although it was inhumane, it was indeed a move that directly targeted Obito and Black Zetsu's weaknesses.
In just a few words, the difference in political acumen and strategic vision between Tsunade Jiraiya was fully revealed.
The same old saying still holds true: none of the characters who become film directors, even those from the original work, are naive or innocent.
The cold-bloodedness that should be present in one's heart will not be diminished in the slightest, while the tenderness in one's heart will only ever be directed towards certain people and things.
Inside the Hokage's Office, the reins were subtly shifting to Tsunade.