Tsunade spoke calmly, "After all, that place is the life's work of my grandfather, and the place where he sacrificed everything."
She continued slowly, "I truly don't care who becomes Hokage in Konaha, but I will never allow anyone to completely ruin Konaha.
Our Senju Clan has invested too much effort and too many lives into that village."
Her eyes grew colder as she added, "So even if Konaha must eventually decline, it will only decline under the hands of the Senju Clan.
The people currently in Konaha are not qualified. And it is time for those who have committed those actions to taste the consequences."
Sora listened quietly before answering, "As long as you are willing, whatever choice you make, I will support you."
For him, Tsunade's decision itself did not matter.
What mattered was whether it was truly her own choice.
As long as she was not forcing herself, he would support her unconditionally.
Tsunade smiled softly and said, "Even if it is only for you, I am willing to become this Hokage."
She continued thoughtfully, "Jiraiya's words earlier reminded me of something. Right now I can protect you alone.
But what if one day your enemy becomes an entire great ninja village, or even several villages working together?
In that situation even I would find it extremely difficult to handle."
She paused briefly, "Today I may not care about the alliance between Danzo and the Hyuga Clan. But what if tomorrow several ninja villages decide to unite against you?"
"At that time I might not be able to stop them all." She looked directly at Sora and continued.
"But if I become Hokage, every force in the Ninja World will think carefully before making a move. You will also have a stable place where you can live and cultivate safely.
Before you grow strong enough, Konaha under my control will serve as your shield. The entire Ninja World will hesitate before provoking you."
Tsunade then said calmly, "Compared to you, the Hokage position itself is not even worth one ten-thousandth. If becoming Hokage can bring us these advantages, why would I refuse?
Besides, I am not the one begging for the position. They are the ones asking me to take it."
Sora looked at her firmly and said, "Since you want to become Hokage, I will make sure you become a Hokage like the First and Second Hokage.
A Hokage whose authority cannot be questioned. No one in Konaha will be able to oppose your decisions. Your words will become law.
All the high-ranking officials and major clans in Konaha will have no choice but to obey."
He already understood the truth.
Tsunade had chosen this path largely for his sake.
The advantages were simply too great.
As she had said earlier, they did not fear even a kage-level enemy.
But if an entire ninja village targeted them, or several villages joined forces, even someone as powerful as the Second Hokage had died when surrounded.
At his current level, such a situation would be far more dangerous.
Because Tsunade treated him this way, he resolved that she would become the Hokage with the greatest real authority in Konaha.
Not someone powerless like the Third or Fourth Hokage.
Especially the Third Hokage.
When Konaha was attacked, people like Danzo had hidden in the shadows without lifting a finger.
If Sora had been there, he would have wiped them out immediately regardless of their excuses.
He would never allow a second voice in Konaha to challenge Tsunade's authority.
Of course, achieving such a goal ultimately required overwhelming strength.
Everything always returned to strength.
If he possessed the power of the Six Paths Sage himself, then whether he was Hokage or not would become completely meaningless.
Shizune then asked cautiously, "Lady Tsunade, should we give Jiraiya our answer now?"
Tsunade shook her head slightly.
"There is no hurry. I have been away from Konaha for too long and have no foundation there anymore. If I return immediately, I will be restricted everywhere.
Especially with Danzo present. And now that the Hyuga Clan has sided with him, the situation has become even more troublesome."
She continued calmly, "So for now I will play hard to get. They are the ones begging me to become Hokage. It is not as if I am desperately asking for the position.
If I handle this properly, I can turn a passive position into an active one and gain greater advantages. Only then can I return and seize real authority quickly.
With the prestige of the Hokage position and the advantages I hold, I can suppress Danzo and the others."
At that moment Tsunade's leadership talent began to reveal itself again.
Her natural ability for command had been forged during years of war.
Previously she had no interest in power and had left Konaha behind.
But now the situation had changed.
Even the fact that Konaha's leaders had urgently searched for her without objection proved her influence and reputation.
If she truly decided to play the political game inside Konaha, no one would be able to compete with her.
Her strength, status, and prestige made that clear.
Shizune asked, "Then what should we do now?"
Tsunade replied calmly, "It is simple. We deal with Orochimaru first. We will see what decision he makes. If he retreats peacefully, the matter ends there. But if he insists on using force..."
Her eyes flashed with cold killing intent.
"Then I will not hesitate to kill him regardless of our past friendship."
Back in Konaha she had refused to interfere in the battle between the Third Hokage and Orochimaru because she did not want to support either side.
One was her teacher.
The other had once been her comrade.
Helping either would have meant betraying the other.
If she had intended to help Orochimaru now, she might as well have helped him defeat the Third Hokage earlier.
In that case Orochimaru would not even have been injured.
For many other matters she might still help Orochimaru for the sake of their past bond.
But when it came to the Third Hokage and Konaha, her answer would always remain the same.
She would refuse.
~
Meanwhile, in another room.
Naruto had already woken up and immediately started complaining.
"Pervy Sage, why did you knock me out earlier? I still wanted to teach that woman who insulted the Hokage a lesson."
Jiraiya sighed heavily and said, "If I hadn't stopped you, who knows what outrageous things you might have said.
When the time comes, if Tsunade doesn't kill you, Sora definitely will."
Naruto blinked in confusion.
Jiraiya continued seriously, "Didn't you notice? Tsunade cares deeply about her only disciple. In all these years this is the first time I have ever seen Tsunade accept a student.
And Sora clearly cares about her just as much. If you say anything disrespectful... I might be able to stop Tsunade.
But I definitely cannot stop Sora. At that point your little life will be in serious danger."
Naruto shrank his head slightly before muttering, "Is it really that serious?"
"After all, she's the person you're trying to bring back as Hokage. She wouldn't fight with a kid like me, right?"
Jiraiya wiped the sweat from his forehead and said helplessly, "That's hard to say. When Tsunade loses her temper, it doesn't matter if you're a child or even a toddler."
"She would still beat you half to death." He sighed and added, "Have you forgotten who taught Sora his monstrous strength?
Back then Tsunade almost beat me to death. Did anyone ever listen to my complaints about that?"
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