Takigakure's New Leader

The Takigakure ninja are so weak.

This was what both Tsunade and Oguri Hayashi were thinking simultaneously.

They're really weak. They're High Ninja, and their chakra reserves are by no means comparable to Oguri Hayashi's, yet they were still kicked away with a single kick.

They seemed to have the ninja's intuition, thinking that Oguri Hayashi's child-like physique probably meant he was only good at Ninjutsu. However, they didn't know that Oguri Hayashi was a Nintaijutsu user, which is why they were defeated in one blow.

But the opponent's weak close-combat ability was still one of their original sins.

If Oguri Hayashi possessed something like [My Style Secret Technique], which was incomparable to the martial arts sanctuary, then a High Ninja of Tsunade's quasi-Kage level could have grabbed two High Ninja by the neck and slammed them to the ground in an instant. The Taijutsu of this group of Takigakure High Ninja was simply pathetic.

"Now, can you listen to me properly?" Oguri Hayashi asked coldly, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

In the ninja world, strength reigns supreme. There are quite a few ninja like those from Takigakure who resort to violence at the slightest disagreement. Therefore, Oguri Hayashi hadn't considered anything else before his own strength grew.

In the ninja world, lives are as cheap as grass. While someone like Zabuza, who killed his own classmates, is a minority, there are plenty of ninja who don't treat Genin or ordinary people as humans. Without power, they can be killed at will, and it's considered a deserved death.

If Oguri Hayashi hadn't brought Tsunade with him this time, the Takigakure ninja would have attacked him immediately.

A ninja like him has no distinguishing marks. If he's killed, he's killed. On the ninja battlefield, countless people have died inexplicably like this.

However, Oguri Hayashi still found himself helpless against idiots like the Takigakure ninja who dared to charge at him despite seeing his Ninjutsu.

The Third Hokage, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya charging forward were absolutely confident in their strength and ability to defeat Oguri Hayashi.

But this group...

Did they also have such confidence?

Having been educated by Oguri Hayashi's reality, the Takigakure ninja finally snapped out of their inexplicable confidence and stared at Oguri Hayashi in a daze.

Was the gap between them really that large? Was the gap between a small ninja village and a large ninja village truly that immense?

The fact is, yes, it was.

Putting aside everything else, just having a secret technique with great destructive power could provide a chance to turn the tide. Sasuke's many instances of using secret techniques to counter stronger enemies are examples of this.

Not to mention people like Tsunade, who excelled in both Medical Ninjutsu and Taijutsu. Konoha's medical ninja are world-renowned. The medical ninja trained by Tsunade learn more Ninjutsu and more formulas than medical ninja from other villages.

The gap between them was that vast.

Tsunade released the two High Ninja and stepped back a few paces. "He and I are not allies. I told you, don't come looking for me."

She rather wanted to see what kind of Ninjutsu Oguri Hayashi would use to fight against seven High Ninja. It is known that he already possesses the Lightning Release Body Cultivation Technique, powerful Taijutsu, and the Tsuchikage's Heavier Rock Technique and Light-Weight Rock Technique. The more she knew, the easier it would be to defeat Oguri Hayashi in the future.

Combat between ninja is an intelligence war. Jiraiya's intelligence, obtained at the cost of his life, played an excellent role in the later stages and was the key to Naruto defeating Pain. (Of course, there was also cheating.)

However, Oguri Hayashi's Taijutsu seemed to have intimidated them, making them hesitant to make a move for the time being.

"Who are you, and what is your objective?" they shouted loudly.

The Takigakure ninja with thick eyebrows and large eyes, who was at the forefront, spoke.

"Your strength is completely unworthy of the title of Kage. Step down," Oguri Hayashi said, looking at him with pity in his eyes.

"What?" The other side seemed not to have heard clearly, or perhaps they hadn't expected Oguri Hayashi to dare to say such a thing.

"Your strength is completely insufficient, and your combat power and experience are very poor. Although I can understand you, if I were to become the leader of Takigakure, you would have better development," Oguri Hayashi's idea was actually very simple.

He wanted a place where he could stabilize his cultivation.

And he also needed money.

Furthermore, he needed subordinates to accept his commands, be under his control, and act as his eyes and ears.

Therefore, taking over a ninja village was a good option.

Amegakure was the vortex of the entire ninja world. Entering it would likely leave no time for cultivation, and he would be dispatched on missions by Hanzo or Pain.

Kirigakure wouldn't work. After the Third Mizukage's death, Kirigakure had been in constant turmoil. Coupled with the trouble caused by Uchiha Madara and Pain, the Bloody Mist Village was no joke.

The Land of Rivers, situated between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, was at the center of the battlefield, making it unwise to go there.

Counting them all, only this country, which had never been invaded from beginning to end, the Land of Waterfalls, remained.

"If I remember correctly, didn't your village's genius ninja Kakuzu kill most of the strong individuals in your village?" Oguri Hayashi vaguely recalled Kakuzu killing many people in Takigakure. His words caused everyone's expressions to change.

Don't be fooled by those fanfiction novels that mock him for throwing a kunai from eight hundred miles away and fighting evenly with the First Hokage. In reality, he was a formidable opponent who could only be suppressed and defeated by Naruto with his Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and Kakashi with the Sharingan. It's worth noting that Naruto at that time was already capable of fighting evenly with Sasuke, who had killed Orochimaru.

This means Kakuzu was at least Kage-level. Even if he wasn't Kage-level, five experienced High Ninja who had lived for two to three hundred years would definitely be very troublesome.

It wouldn't be strange if Kakuzu wiped out all the High Ninja of Takigakure at once. No wonder Takigakure had so few High Ninja, and even their Kage was only at the level of a High Ninja.

It is said that Kakuzu also took away the entire secret scroll of Takigakure, which is why their abilities are so mediocre.

But if Oguri Hayashi were to become the leader of Takigakure, everything would be different.

"I am a rogue ninja from Konoha, and I have taken Princess Tsunade hostage, but I am still standing here, which proves my strength."

Oguri Hayashi invoked the names of Konoha and Tsunade, pointing at Tsunade.

Tsunade snorted but remained silent, still gathering information on Oguri Hayashi.

"If I become the leader of Takigakure, Konoha will be at ease, and I will be tied to Takigakure." He had already realized this, but it was inevitable. He couldn't engage in guerrilla warfare with Konoha; he needed to stabilize himself and cultivate peacefully.

"Moreover, I possess many secret techniques that do not belong to Konoha, which I can teach you if you are willing to obey my orders and complete the missions I assign."

Intimidation through power.

Tempt them with profit.

Move them with emotion.

Oguri Hayashi's words deeply touched the Takigakure ninja, and finally, all eyes turned to the leader of Takigakure.

"Are you truly Lady Tsunade of Konoha?" the Takigakure leader asked, turning to face Tsunade instead.

"Yes," Tsunade answered decisively.

"Then is what he said true?"

"Half true, half false. But this guy probably doesn't have any ill intentions towards you."

"Otherwise, you would have been lying dead on the ground just now."

"Then..." The Takigakure leader gritted his teeth, removed the headband from his forehead, and held it with both hands. He approached Oguri Hayashi and said, "I know I am untalented and lacking in virtue, so I ask you to take on the position of Takigakure leader!"