'However, it's also possible that Aoba's physique is somewhat special.'
'Otherwise, where did this Uzumaki bloodline come from?'
She stared him with blazing eyes, both eyes full of inquiry.
"You little brat, just how many clans have you mixed?"
"I... I don't know either," Aoba felt that Tsunade's gaze was as if she wanted to strip him bare.
He was a bit flustered inside.
'If I were that guy Orochimaru, I'd definitely strip you completely and tie you to the operating table.'
Tsunade let go of Aoba's 'little tail'.
She took off her tea-green coat and casually threw it onto the sofa, then directly sat down beside him.
Then she lazily leaned against the sofa, her plump thighs tightly crossed, and her bare jade feet swayed slightly.
"Since you awakened it last night, why didn't you say it earlier?"
"I started to say it, then you said you'd break my legs," Aoba's tone sounded a little aggrieved.
"This...", Tsunade's mouth twitched. Thinking back to the morning, it did seem like she didn't give him a chance to talk.
But as a teacher, she certainly couldn't bow to a brat student so easily, so she turned the question back.
"Can't you be a little more assertive?"
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"Alright," Tsunade changed the subject, "Since you have Uzumaki bloodline, you basically won't lack chakra."
"Your ninjutsu talent is also pretty good. When there's a chance, I'll bring over the sealing technique book for you to take a look. I can also teach you some complex, large-scale Wood Release techniques."
"Sealing technique book?", Aoba's eyes lit up, "But, I heard that the sealing technique book contains many extremely dangerous forbidden techniques?"
Tsunade nodded indifferently, "There are indeed many dangerous forbidden techniques inside, but there are also quite a few that are just difficult to cultivate or require a lot of chakra."
"You can try learning those."
"I understand! I definitely won't let teacher down!"
"Let's not talk about that for now, help me with a massage, I've had a headache all day today."
"Alright!"
Just after eating a big pancake, Aoba immediately got up and walked behind Tsunade.
He stretched out both hands, pressing on her temples on both sides, then slowly began applying suitable pressure.
While massaging, Aoba curiously asked, "Did you run into some troublesome issue?"
"Mm~ those old geezers are too annoying. Not only are they useless, they love to point fingers."
"If it weren't for their age, I'd have just thrown them all out."
Tsunade said it quite naturally. After spending so long together, she basically no longer guarded herself around Aoba.
"Teacher, do you find the position of Hokage advisor troublesome, or do you find the current few Hokage advisors troublesome?", Aoba asked.
Tsunade, hearing that, couldn't help but roll her eyes, "…Are you reciting a tongue twister?"
"I think both are pretty troublesome."
"Then once you officially take office, why not just abolish the position of Hokage advisor altogether?"
"I've thought about that too," Tsunade couldn't help but sigh.
"But if it's just me, I can't possibly handle all the work alone."
Aoba thought for a moment, "Then how about forming a secretary team?"
"Secretary team?", Tsunade looked confused.
"Yeah, doesn't the Hidden Cloud Village do that? If there's work, the secretaries do it. If there's no work… they can help handle other stuff too."
"And the status of secretaries isn't as high as advisors, they can't have too much influence over the Hokage's decisions."
"Mm~", Tsunade made a thoughtful expression, then nodded.
"That is a workable plan, but now the issue is that there's no good reason to make those old guys step down."
"They've been Hokage advisors for decades. They've long become old foxes."
Tsunade couldn't help but sigh again.
But Aoba's lips curled into a faint smile, "Teacher, what's so difficult about that? You're the Hokage. As the Hokage, your power in Konoha is absolute."
"Besides, hanging on to such parasites won't lead Konoha anywhere. Teacher, you have both strength and prestige. If you just want to remove a few old men, just remove them."
"No one will criticize you. And if anyone dares to be dissatisfied with you, then let them see who the real Hokage is."
Tsunade turned her head and looked at Aoba with a strange expression, "Why do I feel like you want me to be a tyrannical Hokage? If I really do that, what would the villagers say about me?"
'If they dare criticize you, I'll beat them until they cry for their moms.'
Aoba met Tsunade's intense gaze head-on.
"Teacher, this is to start a new era for Konoha. If nothing else works, then use the illegal income seized from the Shimura clan and the Mito clan and invest it all into the villagers."
"Also, making them retire is for the Will of Fire."
"What does this have to do with the Will of Fire?", Tsunade was puzzled.
Aoba spoke confidently, "The First Hokage's Will of Fire had a line, 'The fire's shadow will illuminate the village, and once again, tree leaves shall bud anew.' Isn't this saying that the older generation should take the initiative to step down and give the younger generation a chance to grow?"
"If they still cling onto the advisor positions, then they're going against the Will of Fire, going against the village, and that's disloyalty to the village."
"For disloyal people, we can only let them taste some shuriken!"
'It can be operated like that?'
Tsunade was instantly shocked, her eyes full of astonishment as she looked at Aoba.
"Didn't expect you to have such a deep understanding of the Will of Fire?"
Aoba revealed a modest smile, "That's because I'm now the Hokage's disciple."
Tsunade looked at Aoba with great interest and smiled, "You seem to really understand, then how about you become Hokage?"
"Teacher… I'm only seven years old…"
'Hiring child labor is illegal.'
"Haha, just joking. But you really did help your teacher solve a big problem."
———
[A Few Days Later]
The day before Konoha's Jonin meeting.
The border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass.
An old man with the "Oil" forehead protector, wild white hair, and two red vertical stripes of face paint on his cheeks, was running in a standard ninja pose.
This was none other than Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, and his destination was also Konoha.
But while running, he suddenly stopped, frowning.
Then, he clapped his hands.
"Barrier: Dome Formation!"
A transparent spherical detection barrier expanded, covering the surrounding area.
"Found you!"
Jiraiya instantly used Body Flicker and appeared behind a group of ninja sneaking toward Konoha.
Once he saw their forehead protectors clearly, he was a bit surprised.
'Ninjas from Grass Ninja Village?'
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