manynovel Chapter 181 Crisis
Chapter 181 Crisis
Iwaku Street.
The only hotel on the street; you can eat on the first floor and rest upstairs.
The climate here is cold, and although it's not late yet, it's already dark outside.
"Lady Tsunade, we've been here for quite a while now. When are we leaving?"
Shizune held Ton-Ton, looking at Tsunade who was eating and drinking heartily with a worried expression.
Over the years, Tsunade has traveled around, and whenever a high-ranking official or noble needs treatment for a difficult or complicated illness, she goes there to earn some money from gambling.
As the saying goes, "A person's reputation precedes them," and Tsunade, as the top medical ninja in the ninja world, is treated as an honored guest wherever she goes.
This is why she still has money despite losing money all the time.
Tsunade hiccuped as she said to Shizune, "What's the rush? We don't have anything else to do anyway."
Jingyin looked worried: "Didn't something terrible happen in the village?"
"Lady Tsunade, aren't you going back to check on things?"
Tsunade poured herself a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
"Tch, the old man has plenty of tricks up his sleeve, what's there to worry about?"
At that moment, a tall figure appeared beside Tsunade's table.
Then he plopped down, grabbed the sake bottle in front of Tsunade, and poured himself a cup of sake.
"Lord Jiraiya!?" Shizune was somewhat surprised; Jiraiya had actually come here.
Tsunade looked up, her breath reeking of alcohol much of its lighter: "Why did you come here?"
Jiraiya drank a cup of sake, and the chill in his body was dispelled by a warm current.
"I've come to take you back."
Tsunade glanced at Jiraiya, then took the sake bottle back, poured herself another drink, and drank it down.
There was absolutely no intention to respond.
Jiraiya wasn't annoyed. He took out an intelligence scroll from his person and handed it to Tsunade.
Seeing that Tsunade didn't take it, Jiraiya reminded her, "You'd better take a look."
Jiraiya looked very serious.
Tsunade raised an eyebrow slightly, then took the scroll.
The information on the scroll was compiled by Jiraiya, starting from Danzo's attempt to wipe out the Uchiha clan and his subsequent counterattack.
Then, more recently, the Uchiha clan captured the Sand Village Jinchuriki alive. Uchiha Chiyo first fought Yugito, then the AB duo, and utterly defeated the Cloud Village.
Even the Raikage was crippled.
Tsunade was initially a little nonchalant, but by this time she was sitting up straight.
Until recently, I saw that Uchiha Chiyo had been promoted to advisor elder and was about to succeed as the head of the Uchiha clan.
"Where did this Uchiha Chiyo come from?"
Even if Tsunade hadn't been in Konoha all these years, she would never have heard of Chiyo's name.
After all, Qianyao was not particularly remarkable before, but he suddenly appeared after recently awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan.
Jiraiya took out another scroll from his person and gave it to Tsunade:
"This is Uchiha Chiyo's information. After the recent battle, Uchiha Chiyo completely revealed his true nature."
"He is a typical hawkish Uchiha clansman, and extremely arrogant."
"After he succeeds as the head of the Uchiha clan, he may not be too well-behaved."
As Tsunade looked at the intelligence in her hand, her eyes were filled with amazement.
"Only seventeen years old, yet he possesses such strength and wisdom."
Tsunade flipped through the intelligence files in her hand: "Have you fought him before?"
Jiraiya denied it, saying, "No, but the two sages told me that Senyou's chakra level is several times that of mine."
"If a fight really breaks out, my chances of winning are slim."
"Judging from his performance this time, it's impossible to beat him in a one-on-one fight."
The smell of alcohol on Tsunade's face had also dissipated.
"He even recruited Orochimaru?" Tsunade had almost missed this while skimming through the text.
Jiraiya said awkwardly:
"Yes, the old man, under pressure from Chiyo, has already pardoned Orochimaru's crimes."
"But Orochimaru is now affiliated with the Uchiha clan, not returned to the village."
"The Uchiha clan is at its zenith right now; even a single Senyo is this strong."
"Fugaku and Itachi also have the Mangekyou Sharingan."
"Now they've also captured a Jinchuriki with the One-Tailed Beast, and the Hyuga clan has been won over as well."
"If you don't go back soon, the old man won't be able to hold on."
"Qianyao is already an advisor elder, and the next step is very likely to be the Hokage position."
"Tsunade, no matter what, Konoha is your grandfather's life's work. You don't want the village to fall into the hands of the Uchiha, do you?"
Jiraiya also offered this advice.
Hashirama Senju died too young, and Tsunade's education was basically all from Tobirama Senju.
It goes without saying how much Tobirama Senju loathed the Uchiha clan.
Tsunade also harbored prejudice against the Uchiha clan.
"Besides..."
Jiraiya and Tsunade's expressions softened, and they quickly added fuel to the fire:
"The old man is already preparing to take action against Danzo."
“If you go back, it can prevent Danzo from resorting to desperate measures.”
Tsunade's face was full of surprise: "The old man is willing to deal with Danzo?"
When Orochimaru defected, there was a lot of evidence pointing to Danzo.
However, because Danzo was still useful, those things were suppressed.
Although Tsunade's departure from Konoha wasn't solely due to this one incident, it was still closely related.
After all, Danzo's actions were always clandestine.
Jiraiya gave a wry smile and said to Tsunade:
"Do you still remember the three disciples I took in Amegakure back then?"
Tsunade pondered for a moment before remembering this: "They're also connected to Danzo?"
Jiraiya nodded and told Tsunade about the information he had gathered.
Tsunade was speechless. Why did Danzo keep doing things that made Konoha enemies?
"I've already been to Amegakure, but I couldn't find anyone."
"Xiao Nan's paper-based movement technique is highly mobile; I don't know where they went."
"I want Danzo dead more than anyone else right now."
"Given the current situation in the village, it's best to go back."
After hearing this, Tsunade pondered for a moment and then agreed.
"Okay, then I'll go back and take a look."
……
Ge Chengshan.
The mountain is inhabited by the hermit of the Tsuchigumo clan, and his granddaughter.
There was no one else on the mountain except for an old servant who took care of them.
The Third Hokage's four Anbu members have arrived at the foot of the mountain.
However, the scene was a complete mess, and all the traps below had already been triggered.
Moreover, judging from the status of the trap being triggered, it will probably only take one or two days.
The dark forces followed the mountain path upwards.
The wandering monks who were on the summit of Katsuragi Mountain have completely disappeared without a trace.
Only one elderly man lay dead on the ground at the scene.
The members of the Dark Division took out the scroll and compared it.
"This person should be a servant of the servants. It seems we have come at a good time."
"We can report back to the Third Hokage now."
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