Chapter 100

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Konoha Village.

Early the next morning.

Sakura, yawning, headed to Konoha Hospital to continue her medical ninjutsu training. On her way, she once again encountered an equally tired and yawning Ino.

Ino greeted her first, "Sakura, didn't you sleep well last night either?"

Sakura nodded, "Yeah, it felt like there were a lot of people walking on the roof."

Ino could relate, "It was fine at my place, but a lot of clan members were woken up and left during the night. My dad was one of them. I don't know what happened, but it made it hard to sleep."

Despite their potential, the two girls were still just genin and unaware of the major events of the previous night.

However, soon enough.

When two Anbu suddenly appeared in front of them, requesting their cooperation for an investigation, and then asking many questions about Dr. Sosuke, Sakura and Ino exchanged bewildered and surprised glances.

So, what exactly happened?

In the Land of Iron, at the Five Kage Summit.

Unaware of the news from Konoha, Tsunade, accompanied by Shizune and Naruto, had traveled day and night to reach the Land of Iron.

After meeting with Mifune and getting a good night's rest, they proceeded as planned to the specially prepared conference room for the long-awaited second Five Kage Summit with the other four Kage.

When Tsunade and her team arrived, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, was already seated, with Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi standing behind him.

"Onoki, it's been a while," Tsunade greeted with a smile.

During the Ninja World Wars, when she, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru were a team, they often fought against Iwa-nin. There was an incident where they were surrounded by Iwa-nin, and in a critical situation, Orochimaru suggested killing the severely injured Jiraiya, a memory Tsunade remembered well.

If she recalled correctly, Onoki was the commander of the Iwa-nin troops during that incident.

Hearing her, Onoki looked over, smiling, "Tsunade, I didn't expect you to become Hokage."

"Things develop unexpectedly, just like you still being the Third Tsuchikage," Tsunade replied casually as she took her seat.

Onoki sighed, shaking his head, "There's no helping it. Not everyone has Konoha's abundance of talent."

"Isn't there new talent?" Tsunade glanced past the familiar Akatsuchi and looked at Kurotsuchi.

Onoki responded, "This is my granddaughter, just here to gain experience. Don't praise her too much."

Despite his words, Onoki's expression was far brighter than before, clearly pleased with Kurotsuchi.

"Granddaughter? She doesn't look like it at all," a voice suddenly spoke in the conference room.

It was Naruto.

Initially overwhelmed by the reality of attending the Five Kage Summit and meeting the legendary Kage, Naruto had been excited and a bit nervous, behaving unusually subdued upon arrival.

However, after a while, he relaxed, realizing the legendary Tsuchikage was just a kind old man. When he heard Onoki mention Kurotsuchi was his granddaughter, he earnestly compared them and then, disbelieving, voiced his thoughts quietly.

In the conference room, everyone had sharp hearing.

Instantly!

Onoki's cheerful face stiffened; Tsunade suppressed a laugh, looking elsewhere; Shizune maintained her expression with effort; Akatsuchi silently took a step back.

Kurotsuchi, on the other hand, looked at Naruto, who appeared younger than herself, with a sly smile, "Kid, who are you?"

"You're not much older than me," Naruto retorted, then confidently introduced himself, "I'm Uzumaki Naruto, the future Hokage."

"Hokage?"

Kurotsuchi looked in surprise at Tsunade, who was an idol to many kunoichi.

Unlike Naruto, Kurotsuchi, who knew more, was baffled by Tsunade bringing someone who looked like a recent academy graduate to the summit.

Could such a silly kid really be recognized by Tsunade?

Onoki, knowing more than Kurotsuchi, suppressed his annoyance and seriously examined Naruto.

"Uzumaki Naruto… the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Tsunade has taken an interest in him? Would Konoha agree?"

Naruto's identity as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was no longer a secret after the Chunin Exams. Given the challenges in controlling the tailed beasts, Jinchuriki often had tragic and resentful childhoods.

With the investigative abilities of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, it was naturally determined that Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Truly as willful as the rumors say."

Onoki glanced at Tsunade.

Bringing a Jinchuriki to the Five Kage Summit was not as simple as it seemed.

In the ensuing time, Naruto and Kurotsuchi, who were close in age, constantly bickered.

Soon, the Fourth Raikage A, accompanied by Darui and C, entered silently. Glancing around, he noticed the young and unfamiliar Naruto but said nothing and took his seat.

The Mist ninjas arrived shortly after.

Like the previous arrivals, the Fifth Mizukage Mei curiously looked at Naruto, the youngest and least known person present, and instead of remaining silent, she cheerfully asked, "Who is this handsome blonde boy?"

"Blonde? Handsome? Are you talking about me?" Naruto, surprised, pointed to himself.

Receiving confirmation, he grinned widely, his face showing a mix of pride and bashfulness at being called handsome for the first time.

In gratitude, seeing Mei wearing a hat similar to Tsunade's, Naruto, knowing her identity, addressed her as he would Tsunade, "Mizukage Granny…"

Boom! A fair fist immediately sent him flying.

"Call me sister, you little brat!" Mei growled through gritted teeth.

"As expected. True to his title as the most unpredictable ninja."

Recalling the description of Naruto in the Konoha ninja files, Tsunade was unsurprised by the scene.

Bringing Naruto here, if nothing unexpected happened, that would be the real anomaly.

Fortunately, the atmosphere had livened up considerably.

All in all, it wasn't bad.

After the commotion, things quickly calmed down, and the previously disrupted scene was swiftly restored.

Back behind Tsunade, Naruto rubbed his red cheek, thinking the place was too dangerous and decided to keep quiet.

Finally, the Sand ninjas arrived.

Seeing a familiar face, Naruto's eyes lit up, and he immediately discarded his previous thought.

"Gaara! You're here too…"

Naruto enthusiastically walked over to greet Gaara.

But after a few steps, he noticed something, pointing at Gaara in shock and stammering, "Gaara! You… you… you…"

"How did you… become the Kazekage so quickly?!"

(End of Chapter)