Chapter 42
"Uh... I see. Humph, isn't he just Uchiha Madara, the defeated opponent of my great grandfather? It's not certain whether it's true or not. Even if it's true, he must be old and weak to be alive now. Otherwise, with the temper of that ninja world Shura, it would not be as simple as just taking the old man away that night."
Although Tsunade agreed with Danzo's reminder in her heart, she still refused to admit defeat.
"Well, it's good that you understand it yourself. After all, you are the descendant of the teacher. If something happens, I will not be able to face Tobirama after I die. Well, since the matter has been made public, I will not keep you. I hope you can convey my thoughts to Ino-Shika-Chou and others, so that Shikaku will not be too clever for his own good."
With the persuasion of Tsunade, the descendant of the Senju, I believe that Ino-Shika-Chou will not cause any more trouble. Now his position as Hokage is finally stable.
"Don't worry, without my support, how can the Ino-Shika-Chou clan be better than you and the Uchiha clan? I will explain the details to them, now I'm leaving."
Boring political game, as expected, only fools would want to be Hokage, right?
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The next day, at the Senju Clan's land~
"Tsunade, why did you suddenly call me here? I'm already preparing to leave for the daimyo's mansion.
Jiraiya rubbed his white hair and looked at his teammate with a little complaint.
""Tsunade-sama, the situation is still undecided. If we hold such a grand gathering in the Senju clan, I am afraid it will arouse the vigilance of Elder Danzo, right?"
Nara Shikaku was also puzzled by Tsunade's behavior...
Tsunade-sama is not stupid. Why doesn't she know how to avoid suspicion at such a critical moment? Inviting me and others to the Senju clan in such a grand manner, it is not justified to say that it is a gathering of old friends.
"Don't worry, I know what you are worried about, but it's not important now. I have already talked to Danzo yesterday. I plan to withdraw from the competition for the position of Hokage. Jiraiya, you don't have to go to the Daimyo."
Tsunade supported her chin with one hand and held a glass of sake with the other hand. She looked at the people around her and easily dropped a bombshell.
"What???"
"Nani!!!"
"Give up the competition for the position of Hokage?"
"Tsunade, what are you doing? You are not just representing yourself now, how can Shikaku and the others deal with it? And that guy Danzo……"
Compared to Ino-Shika-Chou, Jiraiya was even more excited. After all, Danzo didn't look like a good person at all, and Konoha must not be handed over to such a person.
""Tsunade-sama, since you said that, you must have your reasons, right? Please be clear." As the brain of the three tribes of Pig, Deer and Butterfly, Nara Shikaku was the first to calm down. He looked at Tsunade who was calm and steady, and waited for the next words with solemn eyes.
"Shikaku, are you crazy too? No matter what the reason, we can't hand Konoha over to a guy like Danzo!"Could it be that Tsunade has been tricked by Danzo? I heard that Danzo has a curse seal with extremely strong control in his roots. Has Tsunade been tricked?
"Jiraiya, can't you learn from Shikaku? You are so old, but you are still so impetuous. If I say so, I must have my reasons. Danzo... he is not what you think. The Sandaime is not as good as you think."
Thinking of what Danzo said to her last night, and looking at the expressions of her friends around her, Tsunade couldn't help but admire Danzo's years of forbearance.
"What are you talking about? Danzo is not what we thought? Is there any rebuttal for a person like him? Tsunade, I know that the teacher has not done many things well over the years, but he also has his own difficulties as a Hokage. We, as the younger generation, cannot blame him for this matter." Jiraiya actually has some opinions about his teacher. Jiraiya has a general understanding of what Konoha has done to Naruto over the years. The teacher... is indeed a bit too much.
"Jiraiya, you idiot, don't interrupt me. If you don't understand anything, just be quiet and listen to me."
Tsunade gritted her teeth and glared at Jiraiya who interrupted her, and waved her fist to signal him to shut up.
""Okay, okay, you go first~ You go first!"
Feeling the dull pain all over his body, Jiraiya tactfully gave in.
"To be honest, the reason why I decided to withdraw from the competition for the position of Hokage is mainly because our chances of winning are not great. Danzo... has already joined forces with the Uchiha clan. If we don't want to fight to the death, no one can shake his position of Hokage."
I, Jiraiya, and Ino-Shika-cho against Danzo, the Uchiha clan, and the Root, although there is a chance of winning, Konoha can no longer withstand such a struggle. We can't destroy the legacy of our great grandfather and second grandfather just for the position of Hokage. This has violated the original intention of competing for the position of Hokage.
And through the communication last night, Danzo is not that bad.
"Hiss~~~~"
"Good Guy…………"
"Uchiha can also get together with Danzo? This... This is simply nonsense. Lady Tsunade, you were not deceived by that guy Danzo, right?"
Yamanaka Haiyi felt that he needed to re-examine the political idiots of the Uchiha clan.
"Didn't the Uchiha clan always have a problem with Danzo? How could they get along with each other?"
Jiraiya suddenly felt that his little brain was not enough after hearing this.
"It is reasonable, but it seems a bit strange to put it on the Uchiha guys~"
Looking at Tsunade in front of him, Nara Shikaku felt that the other party would not joke about such things, but... when did the Uchiha clan become so smart? If they already had such political acumen, why were they suppressed by the top leaders?
"Last night, Danzo invited me to his place and told me everything that happened that night. The Sandaime was indeed forced to leave Konoha by Danzo, but Danzo had no choice. The Sandaime has been planning to attack the Uchiha clan for many years, and he is going to do it in the near future. I believe that you, Shikaku, have also felt the situation in Konoha."
After all, the Ino, Shika, and Chou clans are loyal lackeys of their teacher. It is impossible that they didn't hear anything about such a big thing.
"Phew~ It's just a little guess, but hasn't the Sandaime taken action yet? Isn't Elder Danzo overstepping the line?"
As an elder, attacking the incumbent Sandaime Hokage, this is more than just overstepping the line, isn't it? To put it bluntly, this is clearly a rebellion.
Thinking that his family will have to stay in Konoha in the future, Shikaku still used the Spring and Autumn style of writing to embellish it.