[Tsunade didn't wait for Naruto's return. Instead, she received another piece of bad news. Kakashi had also died in battle.]
[In Tsunade's heart, Kakashi had long been the candidate for the sixth Hokage. His death became the final straw that broke her.]
[She bit her lip and, with great strength, smashed a pillar on the office ceiling, venting her anger. At the same time, she needed to rise again in the name of the Hokage.]
"sigh Tsunade, did you think highly of Kakashi?"
Jiraiya, who had always dreamed of finding a replacement for himself as the sixth Hokage, heard the mention of Kakashi on the screen and immediately lost his focus, asking Tsunade.
Tsunade shrugged and rolled her eyes, replying, "I don't know. I'm not the Tsunade on the screen."
"Right, right, I was the one being foolish."
Resting his chin on his hand, Jiraiya seriously thought about Kakashi becoming the sixth Hokage.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was a good idea.
First, Kakashi's strength was among the best in the younger generation.
Even though he had returned the Sharingan to Obito and his current strength had slightly regressed, in the long run, without the burden of the Sharingan, once he adapted, his strength would definitely see a significant improvement.
Second, Kakashi was very intelligent and capable of handling the village's affairs.
All in all, whether it was battle power or wisdom, Kakashi was more than qualified.
"Kakashi, how about becoming the sixth Hokage?"
"Hokage-sama, please forgive me, but I must decline."
"Huh? Tsunade refuses to become Hokage, and you also refuse, Kakashi~ I need a perfect explanation."
Kakashi silently rolled his eyes.
The reason Tsunade refused to become Hokage was because she didn't want to waste all her time dealing with paperwork.
Just look at Jiraiya, and you'll understand.
When things got busy, he didn't even have time to gather materials and could only secretly spy using the crystal ball.
Kakashi's reason for refusing was pretty much the same.
After being lazy for so many years, suddenly asking him to become a diligent person wasn't going to be easy.
Of course, when faced with Jiraiya's inquiry, he couldn't just answer so bluntly, unless he wanted to risk making his boss upset.
"It's nothing, I just feel that with my current strength, I'm not yet qualified to bear the title of Hokage."
Hearing this reason, Jiraiya nodded.
Kakashi's strength was indeed lacking a bit, but well, though it was a reasonable excuse, Jiraiya wasn't someone who would easily be fooled.
He smiled and walked over to Kakashi, patting him on the shoulder, saying, "It's okay, I believe that with your talent, you'll quickly adjust to not having the Sharingan. And if your strength isn't enough for now, you can still be trained as the backup Hokage."
Kakashi was taken aback when he heard this.
He quickly waved his hands, saying, "Hokage-sama, that's not possible, I…"
Before Kakashi could finish his sentence, Jiraiya directly interrupted him, continuing, "It's settled then. Starting tomorrow, you'll come to the Hokage office and assist me with administrative duties."
"Huh?"
"Huh what? This is an order from the Hokage."
"...Yes."
Just thinking about all the paperwork that would never end, with not even a moment of freedom, Kakashi couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.
Meanwhile, Jiraiya was quite pleased.
He had finally passed on the Hokage position. From now on, he would have time to gather materials again.
What?
You say Tsunade won't allow it?
Uh... just keep it from her.
Even if he got caught, there was nothing to fear—worst case, a few ribs would be broken.
Jiraiya wasn't bragging. When it came to being beaten by Tsunade, he was quite experienced.
"By the way, should I go to the hospital and get a VIP membership?"
[Just as Tsunade was recovering, a figure suddenly descended from the sky.]
[Tsunade immediately recognized him as one of the three children Jiraiya had saved years ago.]
[The powerful chakra emitted by the Rinnegan made Tsunade feel uneasy.]
[Pain: "If you hand over Naruto, I might consider letting you go."]
[Tsunade refused. Right now, Naruto was the village's last hope.]
[While Tsunade and Pain were exchanging words, the Human Path extracted the silent soul and learned from it that Naruto was in Myoboku Mountain.]
[Originally, Pain was about to leave after receiving the information, but Tsunade's words completely angered him.]
[Tsunade: "Our great nation has also suffered the same pain."]
[Pain glared at Tsunade fiercely with his Rinnegan: "Ridiculous. What qualifications do you have to empathize with others if you haven't experienced their pain?"]
[For Nagato, who had endured the horrors of war in a small nation, Tsunade's so-called empathy from a large nation was an insult to Yahiko's soul.]
[Pain slowly flew into the air, spoke a lot about pain, then gathered a massive amount of chakra and used Shinra Tensei, instantly leveling Konoha to the ground.]
[Luckily, Tsunade, at the last moment, used scattered slugs to wrap everyone up, minimizing casualties.]
[At this point, Tsunade was almost at her limit, and even the seal on her forehead had disappeared.]
[But the will of the Fifth Hokage still pushed her to the front lines.]
"Oh? Looks like Nagato's little brat is doing quite well," said Madara, looking at the ruined Konoha Village from the Hokage office.
Uchiha Madara sneered as he observed the destruction caused by Pain, unsure if he was mocking Nagato or mocking the future Konoha for being overconfident.
"He's doing this because of your damn plan, right?" Tobirama immediately retorted, unable to stand Madara's arrogance.
"I don't even know how long I've been dead by that time. You can't blame me for Nagato's actions. If you want to blame someone, blame Obito. He's the one who's been guiding Nagato all this time."
"Obito was guiding Nagato? Isn't it all because of you and Black Zetsu? No, wait, you were just a pawn. The real culprit should be Black Zetsu. Sorry, Madara, I misunderstood you."
Tobirama spoke those words of apology, but the mocking smile on his face didn't look apologetic at all.
Instead, Madara was instantly furious after hearing those words.
Being deceived by Black Zetsu was a disgrace Madara carried for his entire life.
Tobirama saying this to him was like dancing on the tip of a knife.
"Tobirama, you little brat..."
Seeing that Madara was about to explode, Hashirama was ready to step in and mediate, but Tobirama interrupted Madara and said, "Ah, sorry, sorry. I was being reckless with my words. How about you hit me twice?"
Is there such a good thing?
Damn you, Tobirama! You brought this on yourself.
Just when Madara was getting excited to hit Tobirama, Tobirama quickly added, "Hit me? With your pride, you definitely can't bring yourself to do it."
Madara's hand, which was raised in anger, froze in mid-air.
"Or... how about you curse me a few times?"
Madara immediately lowered his hand and was about to curse when Tobirama swiftly added, "With your status, I doubt you'd be able to say such filthy words."
Finally, Tobirama pretended to be helpless and continued, "Since you can't, Madara, let's just forget about this matter."
Seeing that Tobirama had completely controlled Madara, Hashirama couldn't help but laugh.
Even Madara's younger brother, Izuna, turned away, shaking his shoulders, trying hard to hold in his laughter.
Madara: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
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