early in the morning
Hokage Office
Tsunade There is a mountain of documents in front of him.
She stayed up most of the night last night, going through the files collected from Root, and the more she read, the more annoyed she became.
The things recorded in these files were ten times dirtier than she expected. She could not wait to pluck Danzo from the elders' chair and throw her into the interrogation room right now.
Also spread out on the table was the report Shizune had just sent about the batch of Paper Bomb. With the cooperation of the Hyuga Clan, it had all been dismantled and the hidden dangers had been eliminated.
Tsunade was slightly relieved.
"Dong dong..."
Just then, there was a knock on the office door.
"Please come in..."
Tsunade put the report in his hand on the table, looked up and saw Naruto pushing the door in with a smile on his face.
"Why are you here, kid?"
"The announcement has been sent out. People in the village should look at you differently now, right?"
Naruto walked into the office, nodded to Shizune who was sitting next to him helping to organize the files, and then walked to Tsunade's desk.
"I haven't had time to see the village's reaction yet. I came here today to ask Grandma Tsunade to do me a favor."
Tsunade leaned back on the chair, crossed his fingers on the table, and showed an interested expression:
"Oh? What are you busy with?"
Naruto immediately told Sasuke's situation.
Orochimaru sent Sound Four to pick up Sasuke. Just this morning, he had direct contact with Sasuke. Sasuke decided to go to Orochimaru's place.
"I want Tsunade's mother-in-law to sign an undercover mission letter to Sasuke, so that Sasuke can legitimately leave Konoha and sneak into Otogakure."
Tsunade After listening, he frowned.
"Let Sasuke go undercover at Otogakure, and let Orochimaru teach him?"
"I know better than anyone who Naruto, Orochimaru is."
"What he is best at is deceiving people. Sasuke already has hatred in his heart. Aren't you afraid that he will be completely abducted by Orochimaru?"
Tsunade crossed his hands on his chest and spoke in a serious tone.
It's not that she doesn't want to believe Sasuke, but she is very familiar with Orochimaru's methods of deceiving people.
In Tanzaku Town, she was almost persuaded by Orochimaru on the terms of resurrection and Nawaki.
Even she, one of the Sannins, almost fell into trouble. Can a thirteen-year-old boy who has been tortured by the hatred of genocide for many years resist the temptation of Orochimarus?
Naruto did not rush to refute, but expressed Tsunade's concerns.
"Tsunade's mother-in-law is worried that Sasuke will not come back after being bewitched by Orochimaru!"
"I can guarantee you this. Within three years, I will personally go to Otogakure to bring him back."
Tsunade sighed after hearing this and rubbed his temples.
"Naruto, I know you have confidence in Sasuke, but this is not a problem that can be solved with confidence."
"People's hearts can change."
Naruto looked at Tsunade in silence for a moment, and then spoke word by word.
"Then what if you have the strength of First Hokage?"
Tsunade's fingers were frozen on his temples.
She slowly put down her hand and stared at Naruto.
Shizune, who was sorting out documents next to her, paused. A report in her hand almost slipped from her knees. She quickly reached out to hold it down, but her mouth opened unconsciously.
"Naruto, please make it clear."
"What does it mean to have the strength of First Hokage?"
Tsunade's voice was very low, and each word seemed to be deliberately slowed down.
She stared hard into Naruto's eyes.
"That's what it means!"
After Naruto finished speaking, he put his hand into the ninja bag, took out a handful of Flying Raijin Kunai, put it on the desk, and then reached for Tsunade.
Tsunade looked down at Kunai engraved with the five-pointed star mark, and then at Naruto's hand. She took a deep breath, and then held Naruto's hand.
Whoosh!
In an instant, both of them disappeared from Hokage Office at the same time.
Shizune sat there, the report in his arms slipped from his knees and scattered on the floor.
Konoha back mountain.
With a flash of golden light, the figures of Naruto and Tsunade appeared here.
Tsunade After standing firm, he looked around and recognized where this place was.
Naruto did not speak immediately, but first spread out Mind's Eye of the Kagura and Good and Evil Perception at the same time and scanned the surrounding area carefully.
He has been on guard against White Zetsu and Black Zetsu. These two things may be snooping in the dark at any time. Any display involving his true strength must be carried out in an absolutely safe environment.
After confirming that there are no abnormal Chakra signals around, Naruto hands Hand Seals, and a Perception Isolation Barrier spreads out, covering the entire back mountain.
After doing all this, Naruto looked at Tsunade.
The next moment Kurama Mode turns on.
Golden Chakra spurted out, forming a complete light film around Naruto, and then a golden Chakra cloak materialized behind him. The hem of the cloak moved automatically without wind, and the edges were surging with flames like burning flames.
His hair was held up by Chakra, and the hair on his forehead was bifurcated into two horn shapes. Six black Tomoe appeared on the collar.
The moment Tsunade saw Kurama Mode, he froze on the spot.
She looked at Naruto who was wrapped in golden Chakra in front of her, at the billowing Chakra cloak, and at the eyes that turned into orange-gold vertical pupils, her mind went blank.
This is not an ordinary borrowed Tailed Beast Chakra, nor the violent red Tailed Beast Cloak when Jinchuriki goes berserk.
This is the form that Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and Nine-Tails can have after reaching a true consensus.
"Naruto... you... you have mastered Chakra of Nine-Tails?"
"Hmm."
Naruto nodded in response.
Tsunade pursed his lips into a straight line.
She was silent for a long time, and then slowly spoke, with a hint of complicated emotions in her voice. "I see, no wonder you said you have the strength of grandpa."
Naruto Release Kurama Mode and reach out again.
Tsunade took his hand without hesitation.
Flying Raijin Technique was activated again, and the two of them instantly returned to Hokage Office.
Shizune saw the two people coming back and quickly stood up from the chair.
She could tell at a glance that something was wrong with Tsunade's expression, and cautiously said, "Lady Tsunade, are you okay?"
Tsunade shook his head and ordered, "Shizune, go and call Jiraiya, the sooner the better."
Shizune nodded, then turned around and quickly walked out of the office.
After Shizune left, Tsunade looked at Naruto again, his tone much softer than before.
"Naruto, I didn't expect you to have reached this point."
"This process... is not easy."
Tsunade is the granddaughter of First Hokage. She grew up listening to the story of how her grandfather conquered Nine-Tails.
Nine-Tails's Chakra contains hatred that has accumulated for thousands of years. Even a Sealing Technique genius like her grandma Mito Uzumaki could only barely suppress it throughout her life, and never really made Nine-Tails willingly cooperate.
And Naruto not only did it, the key is that he is only twelve years old.
Naruto shook his head.
Tsunade looked at Naruto's expression and smiled as he didn't feel that he had done anything extraordinary at all.
Her laughter grew louder and louder, and finally she slapped her palm on the desk, and all the solemnity and emotion she felt just now were blown away.
"Okay! Great!"
"Konoha finally ushered in the second ninja who can rival my grandfather, and it was during my tenure as Hokage!"
"Great!"
Tsunade leaned back in his chair, folded his hands on his chest, and had an unprecedented sense of relief on his face.
She actually had a lot of questions in her mind, such as how Naruto and Nine-Tails reached a consensus, Root's Tailed Beast Bomb, etc...
But she wasn't going to ask anymore.
With Naruto's current strength, it would be no problem to immediately take over as Sixth Hokage, let alone Hokage Direct Jōnin.
After reading this, Tsunade looked at Naruto and said with a smile, "Naruto, you see that you already have such strong strength, when will you take over as Hokage?"
"Tsunade Mother-in-law, I still want to practice. Let's talk about Hokage in a few years!"
"And you have just become Hokage, how can you resign immediately?"
"The most important thing is that my companions haven't grown up yet!"
Naruto smiled slightly.