A few days later, Tsunade led thousands of Konoha Ninja who had returned from the Land of Wind front line and arrived at the gate of Konoha.
The sun shines on the wide official road, dyeing the entire road golden. On the Hokage Rock in the distance, the statues of Hokage of the past dynasties shine in the sun, as if they are also watching this triumphant team.
Tsunade was walking at the front of the team, with a tall and straight posture. His long golden hair was fluttering in the wind. Forehead Protector was tied neatly in front of his forehead. His face, which usually looked a bit lazy and unruly, was full of solemnity and solemnity at this moment.
Behind her were thousands of ninjas who were still covered in the smoke of the battlefield. Some had bandages on their faces, and some were walking with a slight limp, but everyone's eyes shone with the hope of surviving the disaster.
At this time, Tianyi also returned with the troops. He was walking in the middle of the team, followed by a team of elite Uchiha Clan.
He had made arrangements a few days ago - he asked Uchiha Clan to slow down his return to the village, wait outside the village, and enter with Tsunade's troops.
The cooperation between the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan made it possible for Tianyi, which even Second Hokage had not realized.
Moreover, Tsunade has built momentum early through Newspaper Agency and other channels.
In this welcoming meeting, many villagers spontaneously came to welcome the hero back. Coupled with Tianyi's careful arrangements, the scene was destined to be huge.
The team is getting closer and closer, the door of Konoha has been completely opened, and the door is darkly filled with people.
The crowds of people stretched from the gate to the depths of the street, and it was endless as far as the eye could see.
There were also people holding banners that read "Welcome the triumphant heroes." Someone was waving the flag of Leaf Village, and the flag was flapping in the wind.
Some people are holding flowers, some are holding children, some are standing on tiptoes, stretching their necks, looking past the layers of people, staring at the official road in the distance, staring at the golden figure approaching.
"Coming, coming! Lady Tsunade is back!" Someone in the crowd shouted, and the whole crowd instantly became excited.
The cheers, applause, and gongs and drums were intertwined and deafening, and even the houses on both sides seemed to be shaking slightly.
When Tsunade led a large army to the door of Konoha, the cheers had reached its peak.
"Tsunade! Tsunade! Tsunade!" The crowd began to shout rhythmically, and the sound was louder than the wave, like the waves hitting the shore, like the roar of mountains and tsunami.
Everyone waved desperately, and some people threw the flowers in their hands into the air, and the petals fell one after another, falling on Tsunade's shoulders and on her golden hair.
Amidst the thunderous cheers, the "trust" arranged by Tianyi began to exert its force.
They were scattered in every corner of the crowd, and between cheers, they suddenly shouted in unison, "Hokage! Hokage! Hokage! Hokage!" The voice was neat and powerful, penetrating the noisy cheers and reaching everyone's ears clearly.
At first, only a few people were shouting, but soon, the people around them were infected and started shouting too. More and more people joined in, and the voices became louder and louder, eventually forming an unstoppable torrent.
"Hokage! Hokage! Hokage!" The same voice echoed throughout the Konoha door.
Inside Hokage Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood in front of the window, holding a pipe in his hand and looking at the boiling crowd outside the window.
His brows furrowed slightly, and his fingers tapped lightly on the window sill, making a rhythmic clicking sound.
Originally, he planned to wait for Tsunade to come and ask Tsunade sideways if he had any idea of doing Hokage.
He prepared a lot of rhetoric, many ways of testing, and many compromise plans.
But now it seems that there is no need to ask about this scene and this call. He sighed, turned around, walked back to his desk, sat down, picked up his pipe, and took a deep breath.
On a high building in the distance, Jiraiya and Orochimaru stood side by side on the roof, overlooking the lively scene below.
Jiraiya folded his hands on his chest, grinned a heroic smile, and laughed loudly:
"Orochimaru, it seems that Tsunade is more popular than you, hahahaha!" His laughter floated in the wind, with a bit of ridicule.
For Jiraiya, it doesn't matter who is Hokage, Orochimaru or Tsunade.
Both of them are his companions and people he trusts. He will give his full support to whoever takes that position.
At this moment, seeing Tsunade being supported by so many people, he felt even more happy and relieved.
The corners of Orochimaru's mouth raised slightly, and his golden snake eyes reflected the boiling crowd below. He licked his lips, and his voice was low and slow:
"This handwriting is not Tsunade's style at first glance. It should be the idea of her apprentice, Mr. Tianyi." His voice was full of insight and determination, and he could see through the mastermind behind this grand welcome at a glance.
Jiraiya was stunned for a moment, then nodded, thoughtfully:
"It should be this guy. But as a disciple, it is appropriate for his teacher to sit in the Hokage position." He paused and smiled again.
"Just like your disciple Nawaki, he also supports you in Hokage, but is not optimistic about his sister." Jiraiya didn't know that his unintentional words happened to hit someone hiding in the crowd.
At this time, there was a figure in the crowd who was trying his best to squeeze out. Nawaki was wearing casual clothes and mixed in the crowd. He originally wanted to see his sister's triumphant victory.
After all, the war is over and my sister has returned safely. As a younger brother, he should come to welcome her both emotionally and logically.
But he never expected that the scene would be like this.
He looked at his sister in the distance, watching her walking under the spotlight, watching everyone cheering for her, watching the shouts of "Hokage" getting louder and louder, and he couldn't help mumbling:
"It's over, it's over. Do you really want to take the Hokage?"
When he thought about how this violent sister would sit in Hokage Office and give orders in the future, and when he thought about her terrifying Chakra Enhanced Strength and her violent temper, Nawaki felt a thrill all over his body, as if an electric current shot from his spine to the top of his head.
He planned to leave here immediately, before his sister discovered him, before it was too late.
However, Tsunade immediately locked onto Nawaki through his sixth sense.
Her eyes scanned the crowd as accurately as radar, and she immediately caught the familiar figure squeezing out.
Nawaki's movements froze, and he could feel that sharp gaze staring at his back.
He slowly turned his head and met Tsunade's eyes. A hint of warning and a hint of threat flashed in Tsunade's eyes, as if to say, "If you dare to run away, I will see you later."
However, she had to maintain her image right now. She couldn't get angry or take action. She could only give Nawaki a fierce look.
A drop of cold sweat fell from Nawaki's forehead. He felt like a prey being targeted by a ferocious beast, unable to move.
He gritted his teeth, turned his head sharply, pushed through the crowd with all his strength, and ran towards the distance. He was still muttering:
"No, I must go to the teacher and stop my sister from becoming Hokage!!!" His voice was drowned in the noisy cheers and did not attract anyone's attention.
At this time, Tianyi's perception continued to spread to the surroundings. He captured two chakras on the tall building - Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
He raised his head, looked in that direction, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and nodded slightly. Orochimaru also looked at him, a complex light flashed in his golden snake eyes, and then nodded slightly as a response.
There were no words between the two, but they had already exchanged thousands of words.
At this time, Tsunade followed Tianyi's request and slowly raised the fist of his right hand above his head.
It's like a soldier taking an oath on the battlefield, or a leader taking an oath under the spotlight.
Her fists shone with power in the sun, and her eyes were firm and bright, sweeping over the cheering crowds, the fluttering flags, and the village where she grew up.
The crowd cheered even more enthusiastically.
"Tsunade! Tsunade! Hokage! Hokage!" The sound wave got louder and louder, and the whole Konoha was trembling.
Those who originally just came to watch the excitement were now infected and started shouting along with them.
Those who didn't have much favorable impressions of Tsunade now looked at the golden figure and her raised fists, and couldn't help but feel a surge of respect in their hearts. The atmosphere became even more heated, as if the whole sky was set on fire.