Ino: Student-Teacher Play. Danzo? Just a Cockroach Hiding in the Dark

Tsunade opened her mouth in irritation and bit Naruto Uzumaki.

"You bastard. How long are you going to keep picking on me?"

Hearing Tsunade speak in his arms, Naruto patted her back.

"As long as you're alive, I'll keep picking on you forever."

"Of course... only I get to pick on you."

"Are you still going to pick on me now?"

"What do you think?"

That night.

"Naruto, what do you think we should do now?"

Tsunade looked at Naruto's confident face and asked, puzzled.

Public opinion in the village had completely turned against her.

Villagers and Jonin alike had lost faith in her.

Hemophobia, unpaid debts, too few contributions to the village...

Those accusations were everywhere.

Under the circumstances, Tsunade couldn't imagine how Naruto planned to turn things around.

"To become Hokage, you first need the approval of the vast majority of villagers before you can be named a candidate."

"Once you're a candidate, the Jonin Confidence Vote begins."

"Whoever wins that vote becomes Hokage."

"So... we only need to solve two problems."

"First, win the approval of most villagers."

"Second, gain the support of most Jonin."

Naruto raised two fingers as he spoke.

"I know that."

"But how?"

Tsunade asked, still confused.

She couldn't even get past the first hurdle, let alone the Jonin Confidence Vote.

"It's simple."

"If they can use public opinion to ruin your reputation, I can use it to make you the undeniable choice for Hokage!"

Ino: Teacher-Student Play? Danzo? Just a Creep Hiding in the Shadows

"Naruto, stop keeping me in suspense. Tell me already."

Seeing how confident Naruto looked, Tsunade asked curiously.

"You know Konoha has a Newspaper Office, right?"

"It does. What about it?"

Tsunade gave him a puzzled look when he brought up the Newspaper Office.

The village did have