"Tsunade, you finally came back..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face lit up with excitement when he saw Tsunade. He originally thought that the village would ultimately be handed over to Jiraiya, but was surprised that Tsunade had returned.
However, in the next second, Sarutobi Hiruzen was shocked to see Nawaki beside Tsunade and pointed at him, asking, "Tsunade, is, is he Nawaki?"
"No, due to an accident, Nawaki has now been resurrected, which is why I returned to Konoha, old man!"
Tsunade snorted, then seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen's aged appearance, she held back the harsh questioning she had prepared; but Nawaki was indeed completely resurrected, and his body was much stronger than before.
Using Medical Ninjutsu, she carefully examined him. Both his Chakra and Cell Activation far exceeded those of ordinary ninja. The Cell Activation was even stronger than hers and Nawaki's future Chakra Amount will likely be greater than hers once he matures.
"But I just returned and heard something shocking, old man, after resuming the position of Hokage, you've managed the village quite well; now even the Uchiha Race is to be exterminated!"
Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately frowned and asked, "Exterminate the Uchiha Race? I never had that thought, Tsunade, has anyone approached you?"
"Just got blocked at the village gate right after returning, and don't pretend you know nothing about Danzo. Indulgence has a limit; who exactly is Hokage?"
After hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent, then sighed slowly and said, "Tsunade, this matter is very complicated, Uchiha's attitude is very confrontational..."
He had tried his best to communicate, but there was no response from the Uchiha side, which puzzled Sarutobi Hiruzen greatly. Did Itachi really not convey his intentions to Uchiha Fugaku?
"Enough, old man, your explanations are probably just to smooth things over. The situation is urgent, let me command your Anbu."
Tsunade straightforwardly told Sarutobi Hiruzen, she needed the command of the Anbu because she feared Sarutobi would stop Uchiha Itachi from killing Danzo, so she first cut off his source of information.
Although killing Konoha's high-ups made Tsunade uncomfortable, Danzo's actions were unforgivable, colluding with Orochimaru to research Wood Release, making moves against Uchiha Shisui, etc. Even without a public trial, Danzo deserved to die.
Combined with the significance of the name Yoichi, who not only resurrected Nawaki but also gave her an enormous gift, Tsunade had no choice but to agree with Uchiha Itachi.
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Tsunade, then lit up his pipe, speaking slowly, "If you agree to become Hokage, I'll give you command of the Anbu..."
"I'll consider that later..."
"Tsunade, I'm almost seventy. Besides you in Konoha Village, Jiraiya seldom returns, and only Kakashi can barely hold things together, yet he always seems downcast..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen played the sympathy card, "If you don't help soon, I might die as Hokage."
With Nawaki resurrected and Tsunade actively returning to the village, her hemophobia most likely cured automatically. Now Tsunade is the most suitable person to be Hokage.
"Tsk!"
Tsunade made a sound of frustration. She hated when people played the sympathy card with her, yet she couldn't just punch them.
"Let's talk after handling this matter. I need to make arrangements for Nawaki first!"
"Alright then, the Anbu command is yours for now."
After speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen called an Anbu member inside and had them summon all three Anbu Squad Leaders still in the village, while Tsunade interjected, inquiring about the strongest Jonin currently in the village.
Upon hearing names like Kakashi, Tsunade directed the Anbu to gather all these Jonin.
Once everyone assembled in the Hokage Office, and after Tsunade confirmed the number of Anbu in the village, she directly ordered, "Now the Anbu is under Kakashi's command, along with all other Jonin, everyone immediately go to the Root Base and seal it off."
"No one should enter or exit!"
Hearing Tsunade's orders, Sarutobi Hiruzen and others were shocked into silence, and then Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly asked, "Tsunade, why is this?"
"Old man, since you've given me the Anbu, don't ask. You'll know by tomorrow."
Tsunade waved her hand majestically and said, "Such a war to exterminate a clan occurring silently in the village, as Hokage, you bear a great responsibility for this."
"Wha, what?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen listened somewhat dazed, but he soon thought of the Uchiha Race.
Seeing the people in the room hadn't moved, Tsunade frowned and barked, "Act immediately!"
"Yes, Lady Tsunade."
The group replied in unison, then headed outside to execute Tsunade's orders; it was, after all, the orders from the Third Hokage, and since even he didn't stop them, they couldn't say much.
"Old man, I'm going to visit the Uchiha Race, staying here or coming with me?"
".....I'll go with you. If they really make a move, it's good to have backup."
After thinking for a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen said, they couldn't let anything happen to Tsunade right after her return, and with the two of them together, the Uchiha Race likely wouldn't have the ability to kill them.
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Outside Konoha Village Training Ground Number Thirty-Two, this is considered a secret training ground, primarily used by members of Root and located underground, other ninja are completely unaware of this place's existence.