A week later, Tsunade officially took office as the Fifth Hokage. Standing above the Hokage building, in front of all of Konohagakure, Jiraiya stood beside her, smiling. Shizune stood behind them, while Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, Guy, and other Jonin stood behind them. Special Jonin stood on other buildings, and Chunin and Genin were below.
Today, Tsunade, one of the three Sannin, officially became the Fifth Hokage of Konohagakure.
News spread quickly starting today. In just two days, the entire ninja world knew that the new Hokage had taken office. Representatives from various villages came to congratulate her and bring gifts, while also testing the waters.
Some villages, used to dealing with the Third Hokage, assumed Tsunade would be weak like him and tested her a little too aggressively. Now, these people were in Konohagakure's interrogation department.
Ibiki was ecstatic.
Konohagakure's senior advisors, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, rushed over to try and show Tsunade who was in charge. Tsunade, saying they arrived just in time, had them return to their homes to rest.
The Anbu promotion system, originally managed by Mitokado Homura, was taken back by Tsunade. From now on, Tsunade would manage the Anbu alone. The medical ninja system, previously under Utatane Koharu, was also taken over by Tsunade, with Shizune assisting.
These two had instantly become figureheads with no real power, with nothing more than words to wield.
However, since the Hokage advisors were the bridge between the village and the Daimyo, Tsunade didn't go too far in her actions, thanks to Jiraiya's persuasion.
Oh, I forgot to mention, the current Daimyo is Tsunade's relative, and the previous Daimyo was Tsunade's grandfather.
Do those two still want to complain? Tsunade just laughed. "Go ahead, complain if you want. Let's see if this Daimyo will help me or help you. Go ahead, don't hesitate."
In the end, those two advisors left with dark faces, choosing to go back and rest. They had no choice. Their reputation couldn't compare, their strength couldn't compare, and their connections couldn't compare. In the end, all they could do was make threats. They even insisted that Danzo would help them.
It made Tsunade laugh with anger.
Realistically, the Anbu is directly under the Hokage's command. Is it a problem to take it back? As for the medical ninja system, are you kidding? Who created this system? When Tsunade said she was taking over all the medical ninjas, everyone agreed. And who are you, Utatane Koharu? Sorry, I don't really know you.
However, this also led to a major reshuffling within the Anbu.
In the short term, Tsunade's available forces were slightly reduced. This was probably around the time Sasuke defected in the original story, which is why Tsunade told Naruto she didn't have enough manpower.
In the long run, this was actually a good move, but it wasn't without drawbacks. At least for Root, Tsunade couldn't resolve it quickly. Danzo still had some influence.
In the Hokage office, Tsunade looked at Jiraiya with an irritated expression. "Jiraiya, I have an S-rank mission for you."
"If I make a move on Root, Konohagakure will fall into chaos. The families tied to Root will really rebel," Jiraiya said, sipping his drink. "Now is not the time, Tsunade. To deal with Root, you have to find a way to bring those families who are loyal to the old man back under control."
"This is such a hassle," Tsunade muttered angrily, picking up the announcement nearby and reading it. "The Anbu has too many eyes from those two old guys, and I'll have to blind each one. I'm not worried about the medical ninjas, though."
"You should focus on dealing with those two," Jiraiya teased. "Although you've taken back the power, they're still Hokage advisors. They'll keep nagging you."
Indeed, even though Tsunade had regained the power, their positions remained. Those two Hokage advisors still had the right to come to Tsunade and complain, and Tsunade couldn't ignore them. Although they only had advisory power and couldn't interfere with the Hokage's decisions, it was still annoying.
Tsunade threw the information she was holding aside and took a sip from the cup of alcohol beside her, then spoke angrily. "Let them say whatever they want. I'll just pretend those two old guys are farting. There's no rule that says the Hokage has to listen to the Hokage advisors."
The Hokage advisors were originally established to assist the Hokage in making decisions for the village, such as whether to start a war, who to send in the war, or who should take on dangerous missions. However, the Hokage advisors only had the right to make suggestions, with the final decision always resting with the Hokage.
Because the Third Hokage was too weak, these two advisors developed the attitude that "you must listen to our advice because we are the Hokage advisors, the ones who give advice to the Hokage." This led to them often showing up in the original story to stop Tsunade from doing this or that.
Of course, Tsunade completely ignored them, so each time, these two advisors left with dark faces.
Anyway, now that they no longer have power, these two can only retire.
Coming here to talk about Tsunade is the only way they can feel like they still exist as former upper-ups.
By the way, these two even tried to recruit Jonin after Tsunade became Hokage, hoping to make her a puppet leader. But they underestimated Tsunade's reputation, and no one paid attention to them.
No one accepted their benefits, not the regular ninjas, Jonin, medical ninjas, Anbu, nor the interrogation division, sealing class, or the major clans. After all these years in Konohagakure, they couldn't convince a single person, they were even worse than Danzo.
Jiraiya put down the bottle and looked at Tsunade, a slight look of thought on his face. "By the way, Tsunade, aren't you worried about Danzo?"
"Danzo?" Tsunade chuckled coldly. "Jiraiya, even though I became Hokage, I'm nothing like the old man. I still remember I'm a ninja. That old guy Danzo is just like those two Hokage advisors now. If he really pushes me, I could charge into Root and kill him myself. Would he dare do that?"
Tsunade narrowed her eyes, full of disdain. "Power has made that old man forget what it means to be a ninja. His dirty tricks might work on the old man, but against me? He better be ready for me to rush in and end him."
"Besides, you're still here, aren't you?"
With that, Tsunade put the bottle down and continued handling her tasks.
One must admit, being Hokage really involves a lot of annoying tasks.
Jiraiya chuckled but didn't respond. His thoughts aligned with Tsunade's.
Danzo was strong, but after so many years without fighting, he had forgotten what battle between ninjas really was like. Sarutobi Hiruzen was weak and chose to tolerate things for the sake of their old friendship. Tsunade wouldn't be so soft.
With Tsunade and Jiraiya's strength, getting into Root and killing Danzo wouldn't be hard. As for the Root ninjas, they were just a bunch of worthless fish. Once Anbu took care of things, Anbu alone could clean up Root.
If Danzo understood this, it would be fine. But if he didn't, Tsunade would have Jiraiya talk to him and remind him how Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara built Konohagakure during this chaotic time.
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