Chapter 543 Determination

Tsunade left about five minutes later.

Probably because I was worried that staying here for too long would arouse the suspicion of interested people.

After all, as the Sannin of Konoha, it is indeed a bit unreasonable to come alone to communicate with the enemy in private.

I just thought of the proposal Tsunade mentioned just now. After Tsunade left, the indifference in Shiraishi's eyes was immediately replaced by an indifference that lost temperature.

The tea on the table in front of him was already cold, which seemed to be the state of mind that Baishi wanted to show at this time.

Although he was a little disappointed, this disappointment was quickly swept away from Baishi's heart.

After all, Shiraishi didn't hold much expectation for Tsunade to abandon Konoha and join the Oni Land from the very beginning.

Different from him, Tsunade has too many fetters with Konoha, the blood on her body has already flowed the color of Konoha.

The reason why he did not give up on recruiting is that firstly, he values Tsunade's medical ability, which can greatly relieve the medical pressure of the Oni Ninjutsu. Her achievements in medical ninjutsu are beyond doubt; secondly, if Tsunade is allowed to join the Oni Nation, it can further weaken Konoha's strength, or in other words, the real purpose is to weaken the overall strength of the Five Great Nations.

The traditional five major countries have continuously expanded their armaments and increased the number of ninjas over the years. Except for Sand Hidden who is still in the recovery period, every village can now pull up a ninja army of tens of thousands of people anytime and anywhere to launch a large-scale war. If they are given enough time to prepare, they can pull up more ninja troops and continuously throw them into the war. This greatly increased the burden on the ghost kingdom.

Unfortunately, Tsunade still refused.

She chose to inherit the will of fire. It can also be said that it is the brand-new will of fire that she has summed up and realized, trying to restore Konoha to its past glory, and even go one step further.

As the founder of the initial medical reform, Tsunade already possesses flexible abilities that are different from ordinary people. Although he is over fifty, his thinking is not rigid.

On the contrary, she is keen to learn all kinds of knowledge, and traveling has continuously increased her new understanding of the world, nature, and human beings.

It can be said that Shiraishi is not surprised that Tsunade is trying to use what he has learned to reform within Konoha. Rather, Shiraishi felt a little strange that she didn't make any changes.

The only thing I didn't think of was her plan to unite with the ghost country.

Although the idea is very good, but for such a future that even Tsunade himself may not be able to confirm, he wants to win two years from the Kingdom of Demons like a white wolf... Even if he is willing to wait, the Kingdom of Demons cannot afford it.

If Konoha, which has the support of the ghost country, still cannot form an alliance with the ghost country after two years, then, in this way, it will not only provide time for Konoha to develop steadily, but also use the technology of the ghost country to strengthen the enemy's vitality.

Doing this kind of thing is really not worth the candle.

He didn't reject Tsunade face to face, he just didn't want to see her disappointed.

In Shiraishi's heart, such a consideration was born, which can be said to be a disguised rejection.

"A verbal agreement will only become a verbal agreement in the end. I have to say, this is really a pity, Tsunade-sensei..."

Shiraishi sighed, stood up from the cushion, and straightened the wrinkles on the clothes.

"Master Shiraishi."

The wandering witch appeared in the corner of the room, waiting for orders.

"I'll leave this to you."

"yes."

Received the response from the wandering witch, Shiraishi walked towards the door.

The matter here is over. Next, it's time to find out what's going on at Hama Mountain. A coldness flashed in Baishi's eyes.

The so-called Hama Mountain is Miaomu Mountain.

One of the three holy places in the world of psychic beasts, it belongs to the worry-free paradise of the toad.

It is said that it is an extremely secret paradise in the ninja world. People who don't know the place may not be able to find the entrance even if they walk for a month without sleep.

However, he has already learned the location of the entrance to Mount Miaomu from the live slug, so he doesn't need to search for it like a headless chicken, which saves him a lot of time.

But what kind of environment is inside Miaomu Mountain, how many large psychic beasts there are, how many psychic beasts can use immortal arts, what level are they, and what level of creature is the big toad fairy who has lived for thousands of years... These are all unknown things to Shiraishi.

Unknown means that a war with it will lead to uncontrollable risks.

Baishi has always disliked uncontrollable risks. What he has to do is to find out the detailed combat layout of Mount Miaomu, and then change this part of the risk from unknown to controllable.

Finally... Annihilation!

"You're back so soon, Tsunade-sama?"

Mute, who was still resting in the room, noticed that Tsunade had been out for less than 20 minutes, and returned quickly. He was a little surprised at Tsunade's mobility for a while.

Tsunade nodded as if responding to silence.

"Well, after all, it's not suitable for reminiscing about the old days. The two sides only need to conduct open and honest negotiations. Moreover, after a long time, I'm afraid that the root side will be alert. So, after talking about things, I came back immediately."

The people who are watching him now are not only Jiraiya, but also the ninjas at the root, and those people are also watching their actions together.

If you leave for a long time, Jingyin may not be able to hide it.

She didn't want people to notice that she was meeting Baishi in private.

"By the way, what about Jiraiya, is there no problem with him?"

Tsunade remembered something, and his face was slightly worried.

With her strength, as long as she is careful, it is not too difficult to meet Baishi secretly without telling the people at her root.

But Zirai is different. He and himself are Sannin, and their strength is basically the same level. It is not so easy to find Shiraishi without him.

If you don't get him first, it will be difficult to meet and negotiate with Baishi alone.

"Don't worry, Tsunade-sama, Jiraiysama ate a box lunch with seasoning last night, and he is probably still sleeping soundly in his room."

The smile on Shizune's face made Tsunade feel relieved.

"That guy's vigilance against acquaintances is still so weak."

Tsunade shook his head helplessly, not knowing if this is Jiraiya's strength or weakness.

"Then, have we negotiated, Tsunade-sama?"

Mute asked cautiously.

"Well, it's time to return to Konoha next."

The various problems Konoha is facing at the moment, even if he has not witnessed it with his own eyes, Tsunade can roughly guess one or two, and it is definitely worse than the mess he imagined.

But in Tsunade's eyes, there is no color of confusion or anxiety, but the dawn of hope.

She is very interested in the system of the ghost country, and is also very interested in the universal education of the ghost country.

Because of the strategy Shiraishi promoted in the Oni Land, she couldn't help but recall the second generation of Hokage Senju Tomona, the policy implemented by that one when he was alive, which still benefits all aspects of Konoha.

It's just that compared to the era he lived in, his policies did bring unparalleled superiority, and the people in Konoha are also proud of it.

Compared with other ninja villages, Konoha can still be said to be one step ahead in this respect. But compared to the country of ghosts, Konoha gives Tsunade the feeling that he lacks stamina.

This aspect is even more obvious when comparing the Kingdom of Fire with the Kingdom of Ghosts.

In terms of industry type and distribution, economy, taxation system, agriculture, education, industry, military, etc., the kingdom of ghosts is so strong, and the momentum of development is still unstoppable, it cannot be summed up in the word "accidental".

Thinking about it this way, she and Jiraiya had mentioned the kingdom of ghosts many times in front of Jiraiya, just to test what kind of thoughts Jiraiya had in mind. Hope to pull Jiraiya into the camp that supports him.

Fighting alone is always the best strategy.

However, the result is obvious. Jiraiya turned a blind eye to the various benefits of the Oni Land that benefited the people, and still targeted Shiraishi with the prophecy of Mt. Miaogi.

In the eyes of Jiraiya, the people of the ghost country may have been deceived by Shiraishi and fell into a false peace.

If this is a false peace... Tsunade hopes that every country can live in a "false peace" like the people of the country of ghosts.

Ninja, nobleman, commoner, country, ninja village... Such terms emerged in Tsunade's mind one by one.

Seeing Tsunade lost in thought, Shizune didn't bother, and let her think alone there.

"Lustful Immortal! Lustful Immortal! Hurry up and teach me new ninjutsu, it's already noon!"

Amid the violent shaking, Jiraiya blinked his mouth and woke up in a daze.

"ah?"

When he woke up, he happened to see Naruto standing in front of him with his hips akimbo, with a dazed face, not knowing what happened, and the corners of his mouth were still drooling, giving people a stupid look of having a sexual dream.

"It's Naruto, what can I do for you?"

Jiraiya, who doesn't know why, is still reminiscing about the memory in the dream, and at the same time, his face is a little unhappy.

After finally having a sexual dream, it is too wasteful to be disturbed now.

"What are you talking about, and don't even look at what time it is!"

Naruto pointed at Jilai and said loudly.

"time?"

Zilai also showed a surprised expression, and then looked at the alarm clock, seeing that the time displayed on it was 12:11, his expression changed immediately.

He walked to the window without saying anything, opened the curtains, and opened the window. The snow scene outside came into his eyes, and the sky was white, obviously it was not morning.

"Oops, how did I sleep for so long?"

Zilai also patted his head in frustration, never thinking that he had slept for such a long time.

I remember that after dinner last night, I was chasing the manuscript in the room, and my memory after that was very blurred.

So, he looked at the table, and there were a lot of manuscripts on it, but the paper was scattered, and there were more than a dozen sheets of paper that were not sorted and filled with words on the floor.

Seeing this, Jilai became even more puzzled.

I really don't know how I fell asleep last night, and I still slept for nearly ten hours... Could it be because I was too tired recently?

However, after resting for such a long time, Jiraiya did feel much refreshed.

Maybe I'm really tired recently. Jilai had no choice but to attribute the reason to his being too tired.

"Okay, don't worry about these things, hurry up and teach me new ninjutsu, just like the spiral pill! I want to become stronger as soon as possible!"

Naruto haunts Jiraiya like a cowhide plaster.

"It's so easy to have a trick like Helix Wan."

Jiraiya rolled his eyes at Naruto's request.

Helix pill is the ultimate form of Chakra, and the difficulty of cultivation has reached the super high A level.

Even Jiraiya did not master too many level ninjutsu, and those level ninjutsu were not suitable for Naruto to practice.

"Besides, the strength of a ninja does not depend on how many ninjutsu you have mastered. After all, you need the assistance of a shadow avatar even to cast the spiral pill. Next, you have two training goals."

"two?"

"Well, that's right, one is to try to use the spiral pill with one hand... The other is that you need to learn taijutsu systematically, rather than relying on the feeling to hit it randomly. I can guarantee that if you can improve the foundation of taijutsu, and cooperate with your shadow clone technique, it will not be difficult for you to be as strong as shoulder-to-shoulder ninja, or even surpass jnin!"

Jiraiya said in a serious tone.

"You didn't just say that perfunctorily, did you?"

"Who would lie to you, you brat. Moreover, I believe you must have suffered a lot in this regard. You have not used the advantages of the shadow clone technique efficiently at all. So your shadow clone technique gives the impression that it is superficial and can only be delayed or used as cannon fodder, and it is difficult to form an effective suppression force on the enemy."

Jiraiya is not joking.

If Naruto improves his taijutsu foundation, then summoning dozens or even hundreds of shadow clones to join the battle together, that kind of scene, even Jirai would also need a headache.

More importantly, because Naruto has Nine-Tails in his body, he can largely avoid the backlash of the Shadow Clone Technique, and Nine-Tails will bear it on his behalf.

Otherwise, Naruto's way of abusing the shadow clone technique would have become dementia long ago.

"Okay, but I can't practice gymnastics alone."

"Don't worry, I will teach you personally. Moreover, compared to explaining the theory to you, using actual combat methods will allow you to understand the essence of physical arts. When the time comes, be prepared to be bruised and bruised."

Jiraiya said with a ferocious expression.

"Then let the horse come over!"

"Well, I will talk about this later. I need to go to Tsunade. After all, the village still needs a new Hokage. This is the top priority. You should be mentally prepared here. Taijutsu training is quite hard, and it is completely different from your difficulty in practicing ninjutsu."

"oh!"

Naruto stayed in Jiraiya's room with great interest, and watched him leave.

"Really, I finally got rid of that annoying kid, and I don't know what Tsunade is thinking..."

After being separated from Naruto, Jiraiya went to look for Tsunade.

I wondered what I should do if Tsunade continued to hesitate.

Although he also wants to use a stronger method, but considering that the opponent is Tsunade, this method may not be effective.

Maybe it will have the opposite effect.

Therefore, how to operate specifically needs to be discussed in the long run.

When he came to the door of Tsunade's room, Jiraiya hesitated for a while, and was about to reach out to knock on the door, when the door of the room opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was Tsunade.

When Zilai also stood outside, she had already noticed it in advance.

"Well"

"Why are you in a daze, come in."

After Tsunade finished speaking, he turned around.

Jiraiya scratched his nose and followed Tsunade into the room.

I found that Tsunade and Shizune were packing up their things. Seeing this scene, Jiraiya couldn't help but ask:

"Packing things up so soon, where are you planning to go?"

"Are you stupid? Of course I'm going back to Konoha. I just had enough fun outside, and it's almost time to go back."

Tsunade's answer made Jiraiya's eyes widen in disbelief, as if he didn't hear clearly at once, as if he was re-confirming something, he continued to ask: "Well, what did you say?"

"Is there something wrong with your ears? I should have made it clear enough."

Tsunade tilted his head, seeming a little impatient.

No no, there is absolutely nothing wrong with my ears. Zilai also said in his heart.

But he felt that there must be something wrong with Tsunade's head...Yesterday, he looked very preoccupied, but now he directly agreed, so that when he looked into Tsunade's eyes, it was full of scrutiny.

"What kind of eyes are you looking at?"

Tsunade raised his eyebrows.

"Could it be that someone else used the transformation technique..."

Just as Jiraiya finished speaking, Tsunade swung a straight fist and brushed against Jiraiya's cheek. The entraining strong wind messed up Jiraiya's hair, and made Jiraiya feel a tingling pain on his cheek.

Ji Laiye's face dripped with cold sweat.

Looks like it's genuine.

Ordinary people don't have such a terrifying momentum when punching.

However, Jiraiya still had doubts in his eyes.

"Well, Tsunade, you must have been stimulated by something, right? Although the village does need Hokage right now, if you have something on your mind, you don't need to be in a hurry, there is still time."

"There is no such thing, I just figured it out."

"Isn't this speed too fast? That's not what you said yesterday."

Although a woman's temper is very fickle, but the speed of this fickleness caught Zilai by surprise.

"Mute, have you packed your things?"

Tsunade ignored Jiraiya who was standing there in a daze, and turned to look at Shizune.

"It's packed, Tsunade-sama, and you can leave at any time now."

"Then, let's go after lunch."

"yes."

During the communication, Tsunade directly determined the next itinerary.

Standing aside, Jiraiya had no choice but to recognize the reality.

From the result, this is not a bad thing.

Besides, it's better to leave this place as soon as possible, at least you don't have to face someone as dangerous as Chiba Shiraishi.

Even if they have the upper hand in terms of numbers, if they really fight, Zilai also has no idea.

The weather in the afternoon was very peaceful.

On a sunny day in this season, it is quite rare.

However, as if to tear apart this pleasant afternoon, the sound of thumping footsteps sounded hurriedly on the corridor.

It is located on the balcony on the second floor, separated from the corridor of the inner room by a door.

Yiji pushed open the heavy door leading to the balcony on the second floor, and in her sight, there was a scene of leisurely afternoon tea.

I saw her mother, Uchiha Ruri, and her lifelong enemy, a woman named Hinata Ayane, sitting face to face at both ends of the table.

The tea set on the table is complete, and there are precious pastries that look very sweet and delicious. The two of them are picking up a fork and inserting it into their mouths to be destroyed at a leisurely speed.

After seeing her push the door, mother Liuli wiped the cream on the corner of her mouth with a tissue, and asked slowly, "Did you finish the work so quickly?"

"The work is done, let's come and enjoy it together, you have been tired for a long time."

Ayane took out a portion of pastries and placed them on the side of the table, which was reserved for Kazuhime.

"What does it mean to be tired for a long time? Didn't you leave the official business for these two days to me, but didn't touch it yourself? By the way, as soon as the old man left, the two of you held a tea party at home, isn't it a bit too much?"

Facing Ichihime's shy questioning tone, Ayane touched her lips with her finger, as if relishing the sweetness on her finger, blinked at Ichihime suspiciously, then put down her finger, gracefully picked up the teacup, and tasted it.

"You don't need to say that. We are also doing this for your own good. In order to give you a better training platform, we deliberately gave you the opportunity. In this way, after Mr. Baishi retires, you will be the number one in the military."

It was obviously a lie, but it turned out to be the same as the truth.

Any naive person might just believe it.

But Yiji didn't believe a single word that came out of this 'little mother'.

The two of them were obviously taking advantage of the old man's absence to give themselves a secret vacation. The reason why they left the job to her was to exercise her business handling ability, but in fact they were just being lazy and didn't want to read those complicated and lengthy official documents.

Is it because of getting old?

No wonder, Kazuki rejected this idea.

These two people are only in their thirties now, and they are at the peak of their energy.

Judging from the fact that his old man always put wolfberries in his tea, we can see how powerful the two people are in their nightlife at night.

She was wondering if she should move out to live alone, so as not to disturb their three-person world.

"...By the way, the old man just sent back a message."

Putting aside these messy thoughts, Kazuki also sat down, joined the ranks of afternoon tea, picked up a fork, inserted a piece of dessert, and put it in her mouth.

The sweetness that melts in the mouth makes Yiji's busy mood suddenly brighter.

I have to say that these two people enjoy themselves very much. This weather is indeed suitable for holding a tea party, putting down their work and being lazy for a while.

"Any news? How did he reply?"

Ayane's eating speed slowed down.

"He is rushing to Mt. Miaomu now, ready to go there to investigate the enemy's situation."

"In other words, the negotiations with Tsunade are over, right?"

Ruri just listened quietly, and the work of talking to Kazuhime was done by Ayane.

"Yes... I won't go into details one by one. It probably means that the Konoha ninja named Tsunade intends to form an alliance with our ghost country as the Fifth Hokage."

"Hey, is this the answer?"

After hearing what Kazuhime recounted, Ayane was surprised.

Liu Li couldn't help looking over, her brows slightly raised

"And let us give a two-year grace period."

"...I see, I didn't expect her to make such a determination, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems to be reasonable. Then, Baishi-kun, will you agree or refuse?"

Ayane stuffed a piece of dessert into her mouth and chewed it slowly.

"He asked us to continue to deal with it according to the original plan, and there is no need to change our attitude towards Konoha and the Nation of Fire."

Ichihime relayed Shiraishi's answer, making Ruri and Ayane nod in satisfaction.

Fortunately, there is no emotion.

It's not that it's bad to form an alliance with Konoha, but that such a thing is simply impossible.

Let's not say that they have too many personal grievances with Konoha. Even putting aside personal grievances, the conflict between the two countries is so sharp that it has reached a situation where fire and water are incompatible. It is not surprising when war breaks out.

If Konoha can immediately switch to the camp of the ghost country at this moment, there is indeed a possibility of sitting down and negotiating.

But the reality is that Konoha will not choose to do this.

Tsunade is Tsunade, and Konoha is Konoha. Tsunade cannot represent Konoha, let alone the Kingdom of Fire.

"It's a good thing not to be overwhelmed by emotions, but I think even Mr. Baishi will inevitably have a little compassion when he actually goes to the battlefield."

Ayane expressed her concerns.

In the past, although Tsunade did not formally accept Shiraishi as his disciple, he also spared no effort to pass on his medical knowledge and valuable practical experience to Shiraishi in his early years. They are not teachers and students, but they are better than teachers and students. In the field of medical ninjutsu, it can be said that Shiraishi's guide provided him with an extremely solid technical accumulation for his early medical ninjutsu. Shiraishi's smooth progress in the field of medical ninjutsu is inseparable from the help provided by Tsunade. Otherwise, it would be difficult to understand those profound and difficult professional knowledge only by self-study.

Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that Shiraishi has respect and gratitude for Tsunade, and even left room for him on the battlefield.

And Tsunade is also among the leaves, one of the few people who really cares about him. Even when he taught at the ninja school later, Shiraishi was sheltered many times, so that he was not disturbed by the upper class and provided a safe growth environment. If she wanted to do something to the teacher she once respected, if it was Ayane herself, she might not be able to be ruthless.

Human beings, their rationality is often induced by emotions after all, and do things that do not conform to the "correct" purpose.

It's like her mother who doesn't like the will of her family and accepts it, but after all, she is also a relative whose blood is thicker than water. Some words and behaviors cannot be practiced.

Even now, she provides her mother with a stable home in the kingdom of ghosts, so that she does not have to be bound by the traditional rules of the Hyuga clan, and can do whatever she wants... As a result, her mother still complains to her, thinking that she should not fight with the family members, but should be considerate and tolerant.

Although she can scold and ridicule, whenever she wants to do this, Ayane still chooses to remain silent and avoid her mother. So much so that she only gets along with her mother during festivals and festivals. Most of the time, she spends money to hire servants to take care of her mother's daily life, and she stays away silently, out of sight and out of mind.

For Ayane's concerns, Liuli somewhat sympathizes with her.

On this point, she and Ayane have the same idea.

After a brief thought, Liuli said in a calm tone:

"It doesn't matter, I will make up my mind for him when the time comes. It is the wife's responsibility and obligation to deal with things that are inconvenient for the husband. You don't need to worry about such things."

When Liuli finished speaking, Ichihime clearly noticed the displeasure on Ayane's face.

It seemed that he wanted to make a similar statement, but at a critical moment, someone said it first.

It's just that Ichihime regretted that the unhappiness on Ayane's face quickly disappeared while drinking tea.

Didn't fight yet.

Ichihime felt that the tea would suddenly lose its taste.

"Apart from this, is there anything else?"

Liuli continued to ask.

Yiji nodded slightly.

"Well, there is indeed one more thing to report to you, that is, the mechanical army suitable for land combat has begun to take shape and can be officially put into use in exercises. How about it, are you going to test the power of the first mechanical army in the ninja world?"

After listening to Ichiji's work report, Liuli and Ayane couldn't help turning their heads, their eyes meeting in the air.

(end of this chapter)