Naruto walked quickly and soon arrived at Konoha Hospital.
The originally neat and quiet hospital was now a busy and dignified scene.
There were many injured not only inside the hospital, but also in the courtyard and even the streets outside.
After entering the hospital, the corridor was crowded with injured Ninja and a few affected civilians. The air was filled with disinfectant, the smell of blood, and suppressed moans.
Medical Ninjutsu Ninja were walking in a hurry, looking tired but still focused.
Naruto As soon as he stepped into the hospital, a figure came up to him quickly.
It was Genma Shiranui who had many bandages on his body and looked a little pale.
He still had a Senbon in his mouth habitually, but the sharpness in his eyes was replaced by a trace of exhaustion that could not be concealed.
"Master Naruto, you are here."
Genma Shiranui stopped in front of Naruto, bowed slightly, with obvious respect in his tone.
This respect is not only due to the great strength Naruto showed in the decisive battle just now.
The more important reason is that, as Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze's former guard captain, Genma Shiranui was closer to the main battlefield in the previous melee.
He heard with his own ears that the Blond-Haired Boy in front of him was actually the orphan of Fourth Hokage!
This discovery caused huge waves in his heart.
Shock, surprise, guilt, and an indescribable sense of mission are intertwined.
He previously fought against Gaara who was in Possessed Form state. When Gaara went to hunt down Shadow Clone who was Naruto, he immediately rushed to support Gekko Hayate who was in danger due to old injuries and exhaustion, and jointly fought against the powerful Baki.
Gekko Hayate was in poor health. After fighting with Baki for a while, he collapsed.
Later, three more Sand Ninja came, and Baki took the opportunity to escape and find Gaara.
Genma Shiranui was unable to survive against three enemies. If Uzuki Yugao hadn't arrived, Gekko Hayate probably wouldn't have survived.
He didn't have a chance to receive treatment until the battle was basically over.
Received the order from Jiraiya in the hospital, waiting here for Naruto.
When I saw Naruto at this moment, the complicated emotions arising from learning about his life experience naturally turned into respect in words and gestures.
"Hmm."
Naruto didn't seem surprised by Genma Shiranui's name and change in attitude, and just nodded calmly.
"Lead the way."
"Yes, please come with me."
Genma Shiranui turned around and led Naruto towards the depths of the hospital.
They walked through the crowded and busy corridors.
Naruto glanced at both sides and saw many familiar or unfamiliar faces, lying or sitting, enduring pain.
On the way, Naruto also saw Sakura and Ino.
Both of them and Hinata had learned Medical Ninjutsu from Hana Inuzuka before, and immediately reported to Konoha Hospital after the battle.
Naruto's footsteps paused slightly, and his eyes stayed on the two Girl for a short time.
At this moment, they are concentrating on treating the injured. Any unnecessary interruption may affect the treatment effect and even endanger the life of the injured.
Naruto just silently took their figures into his eyes, then withdrew his gaze and continued to follow Genma Shiranui deeper into the hospital.
The corridor gradually became quiet, and most of the people coming and going were Medical Ninjutsu Jonin or ANBU with solemn expressions.
Finally, they stopped in front of a closed door Office guarded by ANBU.
Genma Shiranui stepped aside and whispered, "Lord Jiraiya is inside."
Naruto nodded, raised his hand and pushed open the door.
Jiraiya was facing away from the door, standing in front of the window, looking at Konoha who was still seeing wisps of black smoke outside.
He had already changed out of his costume and was now wearing ordinary dark casual clothes.
Hearing the Gate of Opening sound, Jiraiya turned around.
The usual cynical smile on his face was gone, replaced by seriousness, exhaustion, and deep worry.
Seeing Naruto come in, he first waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to be polite, and then explained helplessly:
"Because the old man needs to be sent here urgently for rescue and monitoring, the director of the hospital, Office, has been temporarily requisitioned as a temporary command center. The conditions are simple, so we will make do with it."
His eyes fell on Naruto, and his eyes were extremely complex.
There is scrutiny, exploration, expectations, and caution when facing a powerful existence that far exceeds one's expectations.
Without any unnecessary pleasantries, Jiraiya went straight to the point and asked with an extremely serious face:
"Naruto, I saw you fighting using...Wood Release."
He was a little hesitant, after all, the villagers of Konoha were so towards Naruto.
"Wood Release... is not only a weapon in battle, but also a power of creation and regeneration.
Master First Hokage relied on Wood Release to bring order to the troubled times and laid the foundation for the establishment of Konoha."
He took a deep breath, looked at Naruto with burning eyes, and his voice was filled with sincerity and hope:
"Now, Konoha has suffered heavy losses and is in dire straits.
Rebuilding houses and repairing infrastructure requires a huge amount of manpower, material resources and time, and the villagers are displaced, and every extra day of waiting is suffering.
So... I would like to ask you to help, use your Wood Release to assist the Konoha Reconstruction village, is that okay?"
This request is quite bold.
To allow a Young Naruto, which had just demonstrated its destructive power on the battlefield, to use this power to carry out large-scale construction, not only requires absolute trust in its power, but also requires the assumption of huge risks and responsibilities.
What's more, this Young Naruto's childhood was not a happy one, and the bad childhood came from the villagers in the village.
But Jiraiya believes in his own judgment and also believes in the control Naruto has shown that far exceeds his age.
Naruto listened quietly to Jiraiya's request without any unexpected expression on his face, as if he had expected it.
He nodded with almost no hesitation.
In the fight just now, I just paddled through the water. It's time to show my true strength.
"Okay."
The voice was calm and sure.
But he then added, with a pragmatic and rigorous tone. "However, I can use Wood Release to quickly generate building frames or even complete structures on a large scale.
But now the streets are filled with debris, rubble, weapon remains left by the battle, as well as enemy corpses and traces of battle that have not been cleaned up.
If these debris are not cleaned up first and buildings are forcibly built on top, there will be safety hazards and even collapse in the future."
"We need to first clear away the debris on the main streets and planned redevelopment areas, at least to create a flat and solid ground."
Jiraiya's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Naruto did not blindly agree, but pointed out the key technical details and safety hazards immediately. His calmness, pragmatism and sense of responsibility made him more confident that his decision was correct!
Maybe it would be good to just let him be Fifth Hokage.
After the old man woke up later, he recommended Naruto to the old man as Hokage, and he had to run away quickly.
I'll write a letter soon!
"Okay, no problem!"
Jiraiya nodded vigorously.
"I'll arrange for someone to do it right away."
He immediately turned to Genma Shiranui, who had been standing respectfully behind Naruto:
"Genma, go and notify Inoichi Yamanaka immediately and let him convey my order!"
He spoke quickly and clearly, "First, notify all teams that are performing patrols and security missions to give priority to assisting in clearing battle debris on main roads and important areas as quickly as possible while ensuring safety!"
"Second, urgently mobilize all Ninja who are proficient in Earth Release in the village. Their task is to use Earth Release Ninjutsu to level the land, reinforce the foundation, and transport the large Ruins wreckage!"
"Third, let Ninja, who is outstanding at Taijutsu, also participate in the task and be responsible for moving and cleaning up the scattered debris and details that are inconvenient for Earth Release to handle!"
"Yes, Lord Jiraiya!"
Genma Shiranui Without any hesitation, he immediately bowed and accepted the order.
He glanced at Naruto, the admiration in his eyes became stronger, then turned around and quickly left the room.
Among Office, only Jiraiya and Naruto are left.
Jiraiya looked at Naruto and let out a long sigh of relief. A relieved smile finally appeared on his face, although the smile was still heavy.
"Then, maybe the future of Naruto...Konoha really depends on you."
Naruto waved his hand.
"If I wanted Konoha, I would have ruled Konoha long ago. I will not be Hokage until Shikamaru has the ability to become Hokage Advisor."