Chapter 201: Whether You Have Absolute Authority Depends on Whether You, Old Witch, Will Cause Trouble!**

"So, are you planning to go in person?"

Tsunade had them firmly in her grasp.

She knew that if these two were unwilling to take on this task, she only needed to bring up Jiraiya and Naruto to ensure they would comply.

"....."

At this moment, the two of them realized they were being manipulated, but Tsunade had them right where she wanted.

Either you go, or let Jiraiya take Naruto around the world.

I don't care, I believe Jiraiya can protect Naruto, it's just you old folks who are worried.

To be honest, although he has some personality issues and certain bad habits, Jiraiya's strength is undeniable and steadily improving, becoming more formidable with age.

With him around, unless the Six Paths of Pain appear or Obito catches them off guard, Naruto's safety is guaranteed by Jiraiya's side.

Even if he's not very reliable, at least he won't let Naruto experience dangerous battles repeatedly like Kakashi.

Frankly, Kakashi's fifty-fifty strength is a mystery.

When he's strong, he can fight elite Jonin and even Kage-level opponents on equal footing.

When he's weak, even Zabuza can trap him.

Zabuza's strength...

Setting aside Kirigakure's assassination techniques, he's just a normal Jonin.

"Do we need both of us?"

At this point, the two advisors had no choice but to compromise.

They would rather awkwardly deal with Yan and occasionally be infuriated by him than see Jiraiya take Naruto around the world.

"One is enough."

The two old men compromised, and Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief.

If possible, she didn't want to argue with these two endlessly, getting angry at them while also infuriating herself. It wasn't worth it.

"If it's not for negotiations, just leave the joint Jonin assessment to Yan."

"I can go, but I need authority over the team."

Utatane Koharu spoke up before Mitokado Homura, stating her demand.

She could represent Konohagakure, but she needed authority over the team.

Mitokado Homura was more reserved, and when it came to external disputes, he lacked the necessary force.

So she had to go in person.

In negotiations, being tough can be useful. At least others know you have a bad temper and won't easily offend you.

Utatane Koharu was an advisor elder, while Yan was a Hokage advisor. Her position was higher than Yan's, and since she needed to negotiate, it was reasonable for her to have authority.

Utatane Koharu was worried that Tsunade would marginalize her, making her a figurehead while Yan took charge.

If Yan had authority, with his personality, he would definitely do that.

"Fine."

Tsunade thought for a moment and agreed, giving Utatane Koharu some face, but she still reminded her:

"You can have authority at other times, but you can't interfere with the assessment. Yan will handle that independently."

"Alright."

Tsunade made a concession, giving enough face, and Utatane Koharu couldn't push too far.

She readily agreed.

"By the way, there's a special task here. The village needs to escort a batch of precious medical supplies to the Land of Iron. I think the advisor elders are aware of this task. Since it's on the way, let's do it together. At most, we'll arrive at the Land of Thunder two days late."

With that, Tsunade took out a mission scroll.

Konohagakure and the neutral Land of Iron have always had a close cooperative relationship. The village places great importance on sending vital supplies to the Land of Iron.

"I will handle it."

Taking the mission scroll, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura left the Hokage's office.

"Shizune, send someone to notify Yan to come over."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

She wasn't quite used to wearing high heels s and dressed in a secretary outfit, Shizune jogged out, signaling the Anbu ninja on duty outside to notify Yan.

Before long, Yan arrived at the Hokage's office.

Tsunade asked him to sit down.

After Yan sat down, she said:

"This time, the village needs to send someone with a high enough status to Kumogakure Village to handle external negotiations."

"So..."

Yan guessed, "An advisor elder will accompany us, and she needs absolute authority?"

"Yes."

Tsunade didn't hide anything and frankly said:

"Elder Utatane Koharu will go, and she will have authority over the team.

However, she cannot interfere with the assessment arrangements and setup, which you will handle.

Also, this trip requires a detour to the Land of Iron to complete a special task."

"So the departure time needs to be moved up. We'll leave tomorrow morning. Although it's an escort mission, the items being escorted are medical supplies, so it won't delay too long. At most, we'll arrive at Kumogakure Village two days late."

"Understood."

Utatane Koharu is an advisor elder, with a higher position than him, responsible for external negotiations.

Given her strong desire for control and fear of being targeted, it's understandable that she needs authority over the team.

Yan had no objections to this. Authority over the team wasn't important.

Of course, if she tried to cause trouble, Yan wouldn't tolerate it.

"If she makes any unreasonable demands, you can refuse."

This was Tsunade's assurance to Yan.

Their relationship had deteriorated to the point where the person with authority might deliberately cause trouble during the journey.

With Yan's personality, he would definitely oppose her, so Tsunade gave him reassurance first.

If Utatane Koharu behaved, everything would be fine. If she caused trouble, Yan could ignore her.

From this perspective, Utatane Koharu's desire for authority became irrelevant.

The existence of authority only meant that Yan wouldn't use it to trouble her.

This was exactly what Yan wanted.

Having someone to back him up and not having someone to back him up were two different things.

The departure time was moved up.

Before dawn, Yan arrived at the village entrance. When he arrived, the others were already there.

Shisui and Kakashi were chatting about something.

Since returning from the Daimyo's residence, Shisui enjoyed interacting with Kakashi, and Kakashi had also changed from his usual aloofness, engaging in normal conversation with Shisui.

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