"Tch! When Iwagakure and Kumogakure teamed up against us before, they ran faster than anyone. Allies? My ass!"
Just bringing it up made Tsunade angry.
"The weak don't get to make demands. If they dare make a peep, we'll join Iwagakure in attacking them."
Xuan Zhe chuckled.
"Hey, isn't that a bit ruthless?"
Jiraiya shook his head with a wry smile.
Just then, a Special Jōnin from the Senju Clan entered the tent. He glanced at Xuan Zhe and Tsunade, hesitated for two seconds, then handed Xuan Zhe a small scroll.
"Lord Xuan Zhe, this is a letter for you from Clan Head Nawaki."
These two are a couple anyway. Giving it to either one amounts to the same thing. Besides, judging by Lady Tsunade's behavior, he clearly has her wrapped around his finger.
The Senju clansman muttered inwardly.
Xuan Zhe unrolled the scroll, and Tsunade immediately leaned over to look. But before she could make out the words, he rolled it shut.
"We're going to the daimyo's residence to prepare for the Fourth Hokage's inauguration."
Was it finally happening?
The moment Xuan Zhe spoke, everyone present tensed. The slight sense of relief brought by the war's end was instantly smothered by a heavy tension.
Konohagakure, Land of Fire.
The transition between the old and the new was a chaotic time.
Of everyone present, the Uchiha Clan understood that best.
Back then, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions had been only thirty. Carrying Tobirama Senju's final orders, they had returned to the village to take over the position of Third Hokage. The Senju and Uchiha, the two great clans, had erupted on the spot.
The two great founding clans had no respect whatsoever for Sarutobi and his group.
In the end, those few had only secured their positions because the Elders