The land of tea, the hotel.

In the room where the heater was placed, Tsunade sneezed without warning.

"Have you caught a cold, Tsunade-sama?"

Mute, who was reading a medical book, heard Tsunade's sneeze, and immediately raised his head and asked.

Next to her, there was a pink little pig sleeping soundly named Dougu. It was a ninja pig she adopted. It has a very sensitive sense of smell, not weaker than the ninja dogs cultivated by the Inuzuka clan.

"Ah, it's okay, maybe someone misses me too much."

Tsunade rubbed his nose subconsciously, but didn't feel any discomfort in his nose, so he responded with a silent sentence.

Afterwards, she once again put her mind on the various books in front of her, which were all the intelligence data she had worked so hard to collect from many countries in the ninja world over the past few months to scan and analyze it.

The more he looked at it, the heavier Tsunade felt.

"Silence."

After a long time, Tsunade called Mute.

"What's the matter, Tsunade-sama?"

Looking away from the medical book again, Mute gave Tsunade a puzzled look.

"What kind of person do you think that boy Shiraishi is?"

Tsunade asked.

"Eh? Why do you mention Senior Brother Shiroishi at this time?"

Mute felt even more confused.

"Isn't it too boring? I'm just looking for a random topic to talk about."

Tsunade rearranged the book in front of him and said with a smile.

"Is that so? However, when you suddenly asked me what kind of person Shiroishi-san is... um, it's a little hard to explain."

If it was Shiraishi during the Konoha period, she would be able to say why.

At that time, Shiraishi was undoubtedly an excellent medical ninja and an excellent medical ninjutsu assistant. Under Tsunade, he was also conscientious in his work and loved by many students. And he was always able to take the trouble to teach the students after school. Instead of treating them differently because of their weak talent, they chose to treat them equally.

Therefore, during the third Konoha Ninja World War, countless excellent medical ninjas emerged, resulting in a drop in the sacrifice rate, and Shiraishi also contributed. Even if the other party later defected to Konoha, this achievement would not be wiped away.

The strength of medical ninjas is not in terms of strength, but in logistics. Every additional medical ninja can save many ninjas from the village. Because of this, today's medical ninjas are not as undervalued as they were in the past, and their status is increasing year by year. There are also more and more students applying for the medical ninja major in the school.

As for Shiraishi later, Mute doesn't know how to evaluate it.

In terms of attitude, she and Tsunade are not indifferent. Also because of Tsunade's relationship, Jiraiya's life was spared, although there was an intention to make a deal with Konoha.

But in the end, they belonged to two different camps.

As an enemy, it should be a very troublesome existence.

In particular, the various medical industries in the country of ghosts have been created. The soundness of its medical system is not weaker than that of Konoha, and even surpasses Konoha Village in certain aspects, such as medical research. After all, it is not a simple matter to set up branch pharmacies in various countries in the pharmaceutical industry.

At least Konoha couldn't do that.

For medical ninjas, as an enemy, Mute also admires Shiraishi very much.

Achieved the ultimate dream that many medical ninjas want to achieve.

If Tsunade came up with the original idea of medical reform, then Shiraishi, who was a disciple of Tsunade, was the one who further perfected the system. The medical system of the country of ghosts not only benefits its own people, but also reduces the mortality rate of people in various countries.

It is precisely because of this that the medical industry in the country of ghosts can open branches in various countries. This is all success brought about by hard power, and not all because of opportunism in the Third Ninja World War.

Tsunade also probably understands Mute's idea. Like Mute, her perception of Shiraishi goes from initial appreciation and trust, to later confusion and resentment, and finally to helplessness and complexity.

But unlike Mute, a pure medical ninja, the most terrifying thing about Shiraishi is not the completion of the medical system in the country of ghosts.

"There are many things in the kingdom of ghosts that Konoha and even the kingdom of fire lack. If Konoha and the kingdom of fire do not change in the future, then sooner or later, they will decline."

Being conservative is not necessarily a bad thing, but being completely conservative is equivalent to giving up hope for the future.

Just like the balancing hand policy that her teacher, Hizan Sarutobi used to use.

Using the power of Naruto to balance the interests of various ninjas, at the same time, he promoted Danzo and formed a root to steal some of the achievements of the ninjas and further stabilize the situation inside Konoha.

The original intention at the beginning was good, but the problem is that this kind of policy has led to the expansion of the roots, and at the same time it has created obstacles for new reforms.

Uchiha... Tsunade sighed.

She didn't know how Uchiha Itachi killed his family.

It is precisely because of this conservative attitude that he is unwilling to change that it is also the reason why Konoha Uchiha is going to the end.

If everyone is conservative, then the pattern of the ninja world will naturally not change.

The five major countries will always be the five major countries, and they are still high above.

The key is that at this moment, the country of ghosts has made changes, and its influence has begun to radiate to neighboring countries.

She doesn't know what the final change of the country of ghosts is, but from the current point of view, there is no doubt that the country of ghosts will become stronger.

"Why does Tsunade-sama think so? I think the country of ghosts has a long way to go to catch up with the country of fire."

Mute looked at Tsunade in surprise.

The country of fire has been declining a bit recently, but it should not be easy for the country of ghosts to catch up with the country of fire.

"Indeed, the country of fire is not weak in terms of its background. The problem is..."

Tsunade smiled wryly.

The problem is that more than 90% of the wealth of the Fire Nation is all concentrated in the hands of the daimyo and nobles.

Most of the rest was distributed to Konoha for development funds.

In the end, the little thing left belongs to the commoners.

Wealth cannot be circulated, and people cannot become rich.

Tsunade, who has been to the country of ghosts, really feels that the transportation in the country of fire is very inconvenient, and the planning of towns and the domestic problem of bandit troubles are also careless. At least Konoha receives a lot of C-level missions to sweep robbers in the country of fire every year, which is very problematic.

Some of those robbers were people from other countries who fled into the Land of Fire, and some were people of the Land of Fire who had nowhere to go, and could only make a living by robbery.

These days, Tsunade did not choose to continue to study medical ninjutsu. On the one hand, her medical ninjutsu is already at the top level in the ninja world, and it is impossible to make any major breakthroughs in a short period of time. On the other hand, she wants to use more basic things to understand the changes in the country of ghosts, and think about the future of the country of fire and Konoha, and how to go.

Therefore, the various materials she collected are related to the industrial chain, economy, tax system, agricultural policy, military planning, national defense strength, crackdown on gang-related industries, scientific research and technology, and diplomatic aspects of various countries.

Taking these aspects as a breakthrough, she faintly felt that the land of ghosts is a very scary country.

Under the premise of surpassing the great powers in these fields, it is not an accident or luck that the country of ghosts has become so powerful, but a matter of course.

It is strange that such a country is not strong.

The Kingdom of Mingming Fire has a larger population, a wider land, and a stronger heritage than the Kingdom of Ghosts, but in all aspects, it seems to have insufficient stamina to deal with the Kingdom of Ghosts. This is the problem.

Because power cannot be concentrated, whether it is human power, economic power, or military power to ensure national security, it is in a very serious state of division.

Taking Konoha as an example, the Konoha ninja, who represents the most powerful military force in the country of fire, can only screen ninjas in Konoha Village.

The country of ghosts is different. Every town has established schools to test which ones are good at technology and which ones are suitable for ninjas.

From the nationwide, screening talents.

In terms of talent reserve, although the country of ghosts is not large, it has fully operated the state machinery. In terms of talent reserve, I am afraid that it is no less than the five major countries.

But the problem is that the land and population of the Ghost Country are incomparable to those of the Five Great Kingdoms.

If it is said that the country of ghosts does not waste every ounce of the country's power on the blade, then the country of fire may only use less than 30% of the power used on the blade.

The rest of the power is concentrated and preserved by the upper layer, and is not opened to the middle and lower layers.

The more he thought about it, the more Tsunade felt a headache.

In the final analysis, it is the system, the attitude of the upper class towards the middle class and the lower class.

It's just the pattern of the five major countries that has not changed for hundreds of years. Do those big names and nobles really have the courage to touch that uncertain future interest?

On this question, Tsunade was already afraid, and doubted the answer to this question.

"Mute, go out and order dinner for me. I'm going to write a letter back to Konoha."

Tsunade said so.

"Okay, Tsunade-sama."

Mute looked at the time, and it was indeed almost time for dinner. Without any hesitation, he opened the door and went to the front desk of the hotel to order dinner.

"Anyway, let's explain to Mr. Sarubi about the current problems in Konoha."

As for how to change, Tsunade couldn't think of a good way.

But there is no shortage of smart people among Konoha, maybe they can come up with a solution to the problem.

After all, she is a medical ninja, and she knows all this, just because she is a senior executive of Konoha, she knows more information, and can look at the problem from a higher position, not how high her political consciousness is.

If it weren't for the emergence of a strange country like the Land of Oni, Tsunade felt that he would never be able to think about such a problem in his entire life.

Before considering the profession of ninja, she was also a human.

The prosperity of ninjas is not the same as the prosperity and progress of human beings.

With "people" as the core, let the upper level fully understand and take the lead, and promote the development of the human era...

"It would be the narrowest view to simply define this kid as a terrorist born of war."

Tsunade sighed.

She knows that the international public opinion on Shiraishi has always been derogatory.

Especially in the land of fire and the land of wind, they used public opinion to render him a heinous war madman.

This is also advertised in Konoha Village.

No matter how much hatred, no matter how hostile you are, if you can't understand each other's thoughts and motives for doing these things, then what you see will always only be superficial.

Initiating war is not the ultimate goal, it is just a means of sacrifice to achieve the goal.

Maybe, this kind of sacrifice is the one that pays the least price.

Tsunade knew that when the situation between the Kingdom of Oni and the Kingdom of Fire was so tense, she looked at Shiraishi's opinion in such a positive way, maybe it would attract some people's criticism in Konoha Village, and it might even be used by Danzo. To attack her with public opinion, she was accused of colluding with foreign enemies.

Tsunade didn't back down on this either.

She just told the truth, she has done everything she can do so far, and it's good that she has a clear conscience.

She believed that as Hokage of Konoha Village, after her reminder, she must be able to understand.

This anxiety about how to develop the future of Konoha has always existed in the heart of her teacher Sarutobi Hizan. Otherwise, it would not have been adopting a conservative balancing policy to persuade every action of its own.

However, what Konoha needs now is not conservativeness, but more openness.

Different from the medical reform she proposed last time, if she wants to change this time, the resistance will be unprecedentedly strong.

Even, all the nobles of the country of fire, including the daimyo who have a good relationship with her, will stand on the opposite side of her and be her enemy.

Just as Tsunade was writing the letter, Mute also turned back from the outside.

Unlike when she went out alone, when she came back, there was someone behind her.

"Sir Tsunade, it's been a long time."

Seeing the unexpected person, Tsunade raised his head with a slightly stunned expression.

Sarubi Asma.

It was her teacher's second son Sarubi Asma who came back with Mute.

In terms of relationship, the other party is also her 'little junior brother'.

"Asma?"

"it's me."

Asma bowed respectfully, then sat down.

"Speaking of which, I did hear that you and Mr. Sarutobi had a certain difference in philosophy, and then left Konoha. I thought you still insisted on going to the Daming Palace to form a new guardian Shinobi Twelve. scholar."

Tsunade was surprised to see Asma.

"When I was young, I was ignorant, so it was inevitable to do things impulsive. However, I don't regret being a famous running dog. Because I have increased my knowledge, I have seen a different world, and I have made many friends."

Asma responded.

"Then are you lost?"

Tsunade laughed jokingly.

"If that's the case, I won't leave Konoha again and go out in the name of tourism."

Asma smiled wryly.

"Then you are..."

"I just happened to pass by and saw Miss Mute, so I guessed that Tsunade-sama was here."

Asma explained.

Mute also nodded, indicating that was the case.

Tsunade nodded.

Although it was an accident, I still feel very happy to see the young junior.

"As for the Twelve Guardians of Ninja...Because there was a little problem before, I may not go to the Daming Mansion again. On the father's side, I still don't agree with his various attitudes. In fact, I know, Whether it's you or Mr. Jiraiya, leaving Konoha in the name of traveling and gathering intelligence is actually a result of disappointment to your father and a forced result."

Asma said regretfully.

"It seems that the old hairy boy has grown up a bit. With Sarutobi-sensei, and Jiraiya and I, there are indeed many differences of opinion. No, let's just say that in terms of doing things, Sarutobi-sensei and I, and Jiraiya, there are differences of opinion.

The teacher Sarutobi Hizan was fine, but Jiraiya was also frustrated, and he went after what he thought was the son of prophecy to save the world.

But regarding Shiraishi, Tsunade knew that Jiraiya had always hoped that Shiraishi could be rehabilitated, and denied all of Shiraishi's actions.

He believes that the existence of Shiraishi will pose a threat to the hidden danger of peace in the ninja world, and hope that the other party will stop and stop using force to threaten the outside world.

This is based on the position of Konoha and the Kingdom of Fire, which is understandable.

However, Shiraishi is no longer a Konoha ninja.

Since he is a high-level executive in the country of ghosts, it is only natural to plan for other countries for the benefit of his own country.

Therefore, Tsunade's resentment was the resentment that Shiraishi betrayed her trust, not the resentment that the other party used force to deter other countries.

However, when he was with Jiraiya, Tsunade didn't make this point clear, and he never mentioned Shiraishi-related matters in front of Jiraiya, but just kept silent.

Otherwise, if the quarrel continued, she might not even have to be friends with Jiraiya.

Just like the teachers Sarutobi Hizan and Danzo.

Not only are they comrades fighting side by side, but at the same time, they are also afraid of and hostile to each other.

"This is the first time I've heard of it. I thought Sannin's relationship has always been good."

Asma was surprised.

"If the relationship can really be maintained, I also hope, but Orochimaru's defection, doesn't it mean that Sannin may have different ideas in terms of concept? Most of the time, people are individual creatures after all, and only consider their own Interests. I am not surprised that Orochimaru studies forbidden techniques for longevity. This is an obsession he has had since he was a child, and he is in awe of life."

Unexpectedly, Orochimaru would use the civilians and ninjas of his village to study, thus becoming a rebel.

This was something Tsunade couldn't understand.

Perhaps it was to completely cut off everything with Konoha, so this extreme method was used.

Asma thought about it for a while, and it seemed to be the case.

"Speaking of which, I haven't asked you to come out and finally relax, do you have any insights?"

Tsunade asked with interest.

She has always had expectations for the young people in the village.

For example, a brainy group like Nara Shikahisa.

When Watergate came to power, the other party was the most active young man who wanted to make a difference.

However, after Minato's sacrifice, he fell silent, and his personality became sluggish. Recently, there seems to be a rumor that he was reactivated by the senior management of Konoha.

An excellent young ninja like Asma is always valued by Tsunade.

Konoha's future will ultimately be supported by the people of Asma's generation.

"In terms of comprehension, only in the first time in the country of ghosts, the senses are different. In other countries, there seems to be no difference."

Asma thought for a while and answered affirmatively.

Of course, the difference here is not the so-called humanities and seasonal scenery, but the difference in national consciousness and the improvement system for the grassroots. There are also big differences.

It caused Asma to think a lot.

"Really? Indeed, people with rebellious thinking like you are more likely to perceive this."

Tsunade was not surprised.

Tsunade was not surprised that Asma had such an idea.

As the inheritor of the Will of Fire, questioning the legitimacy of Hokage's existence is a deviant idea.

It was also because of this kind of thinking that Asma had a philosophical difference with his father, Rijian, which led to Asma's rebellious behavior in his youth.

"Why, Tsunade-sama, do you also feel the difference in that country?"

Asma asked.

"The first time I went there, it was about seven or eight years ago. At that time, I just thought that the reform of the country of ghosts was a little interesting, and there are many things that can be used for reference. Then I went there a few months ago, and more changes came from there. , so I did a little research."

Tsunade has nothing to hide and confronts Asma.

Asma nodded. A few months ago, during the war between the kingdom of ghosts and the kingdom of wind, Konoha's elite team was also severely damaged, and Sannin Jirai was also arrested. At that time, Tsunade must have entered the kingdom of ghosts. Turn around.

Seeing Asma thinking about the problem, Tsunade smiled and said, "These things are for your reference."

Asma looked at the intelligence files that Tsunade pushed over and organized them into a pile.

"This is?"

"This is some of the information I have collected from my travels around the world recently. Some of them are from the country of ghosts, and some are from other countries. It is my personal opinion. And these things, I also plan to write them down briefly and give them to Mr. Sarutobi. deal with."

Tsunade laughed.

"Although I don't know what Tsunade-sama is thinking, but I think my father... may not accept it easily."

Knowing his father, Mo Ruzi, Asma is very aware of his father Sarutobi Hizan's stubbornness in certain aspects, as well as his firm stance on the will of fire.

In Asma's point of view, it was completely an old-fashioned idea, one that didn't know how to adapt and adapt to the times.

Except during the Second Ninja World War, after Tsunade proposed the medical reform, Konoha's internal policy has not been improved in the slightest, following the one created by Hokage II.

Whether it is good or bad, all of them are executed without any leftovers.

Resulting in the bloated and inconvenient functions of some departments.

For example, in the past 20 to 30 years, the functions of the Uchiha Guard and Anbu have overlapped, and the roots have grown under the protection of Anbu, which has threatened the authority of Anbu.

Asma, who came from a Naruto family, learned a lot of things.

Moreover, he believes that the one country, one village system originally had serious division problems in terms of leadership.

The confrontation between the powers of Daimyo and Hokage.

Compared to the daimyo who ruled the entire country of fire, the part that Naruto rules is only the tip of the iceberg of the country of fire.

This made Asma question the status of Hokage. Only by maintaining the supreme ruling power of the daimyo can the country of fire truly become stronger.

It's a pity that his deviant ideas are not supported in Konoha Village. Instead, because of his identity as the son of Hokage, he is often looked at by colored eyes, and he quarreled with his father for this.

"Let's do our best to obey the destiny."

Tsunade seemed to have some concerns, and finally said this.

"Then thank you very much. I left the land of ghosts in a hurry last time, and I haven't had time to understand too much. I will take good care of Tsunade-sama's opinion."

Asma answered solemnly.

"It doesn't need to be so formal, it would be nice if it could help you."

Tsunade also has his own compassion.

If he can pull Asma, the son of Hokage, into his camp, maybe he can make some plans in the future.

Asma's identity is destined to have a different influence in the village of Konoha.

Her teacher Sarutobi Hizan is getting old after all. If Konoha needs to change in the future, then a young man like Asma will be an absolute force.

After chatting for a while, Asma got up and left.

"I always feel that it will be very hard to sit on the seat of Hokage."

Mute looked at the back of Asma leaving, and suddenly said with emotion.

"Why do you say that?"

Tsunade asked curiously.

"Because whether it is business or family affairs, you need to be perfect in order to lead the village and become a benchmark. It's just that if there is a disagreement with the family in terms of philosophy, Hokage-sama will definitely have a headache."

said silently.

"That's true, but we can only learn from the experience of our predecessors, and we can't completely copy the methods of our predecessors. In this regard, the Kingdom of Fire and Konoha have begun to lag behind, but we don't know that there are some inside Konoha now. How many people can see that."

Tsunade looked worried.

Even after seeing this~www.mtlnovel.com~, how many people are willing to change, and whether the upper-level people are willing to let go of their own interests and transfer them to the middle-level and grass-roots levels is still unknown.

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing one's parents.

"Master Tsunade, are we going back to Konoha this time for Chinese New Year?"

Silent looked at Tsunade expectantly.

Tsunade glanced at Mute and asked, "How much money do we have?"

"It's all spent, and I still owe a lot of debt."

Mute said helplessly.

Although the Raikage-sama took the majority of the charge, Tsunade's gambling skills were truly 'appalling', and they are still in debt.

"It seems that the mountains and rivers are exhausted."

Tsunade shook his head.

"yes."

Mute definitely nodded.

"Then let's go to Shigulin to eat for a while during the Chinese New Year this year. It just so happens that I have some medical ninjutsu and I need to ask the live scorpion."

"Lord Livelittle?"

Mute nodded, although it was a pity that he couldn't go back to Konoha for the New Year, but going to Shigulin for the New Year didn't seem like a bad thing.

Living gnat's accomplishments in medical ninjutsu benefit her a lot every time. As a medical ninja, there is nothing happier than this.