Naruto: The Hidden Protector

154: I'm Convinced

After the whole drama had ended, both Izanami and Hinami sat next to each other on the sofa, drinking tea that Shizune had just made for them. While they were drinking, Tsunade finally finished the first mountain of paperwork.

"Okay, now what did you want to talk to me about? " Tsunade asked as she looked at Izanami.

Actually, with Izanami's personality, she would have already departed after just giving her a visit. But now, Izanami is still waiting in her office for so long. It would be strange if Tsunade didn't suspect something was wrong.

"Well, it's nothing serious. " Izanami put the cup on the table. "I just want to give you a heads up on what would happen in the future. "

Sensing an ominous premonition, Tsunade asked, knowing she would regret this, " Tell me what will happen in the future. "

"You know, Tsunade, ever since I arrived at Konoha, many of the internal problems have been suppressed by me. For example, the Uchiha clan's resentment towards the higher-ups, the obvious tension between clans after your accession, and finally, the lack of qualified jounin ninjas.

All these problems are currently not popping up due to my presence. But after my absence, I think it won't take more than another year for one of these problems to eventually come out. " Izanami said, making Tsunade just for a moment consider keeping Izanami in Konoha forever.

None of these problems Izanami mentioned is easy to fix. Especially the Uchiha clan situation. Although the village and the Uchiha clan have been having fewer clashes lately, with the Police Department's work nature, the resentment is still there.

And even if Tsunade wanted to change the situation of the Uchiha clan and give them a way to enter the high-level council, the rest of the elders and higher-ups would object to this without hesitation.

For years, these guys have been bullying the Uchiha clan with their status, and they obviously fear retaliation if the Uchiha clan were to ever get power comparable to theirs. And the other big clans would also object to this, as they also don't have that good of an impression of the Uchiha. This is especially for the Sarutobi and Shimura clans that have been bullying the Uchiha for years. These two clans would never allow the Uchiha to rise. After all, now there is no third Hokage to protect them.

And if Tsunade were to intervene in this matter, she would first have to consolidate her power and recruit new people who don't share the second Hokage's anti-Uchiha policy. She would also need to recruit an Uchiha who would be able to become the bridge between the Uchiha clan and the village.

And as far as Tsunade can tell, there is no such person who fits the bill. Shisui is a dead man and cannot become a public figure. That Uchiha Itachi is a loner and has few good relationships with other clans.

If Tsunade really has to pick, she could only pick Uchiha Sasuke, who is now part of Naruto's little circle. That little guy, despite being a typical Uchiha, sure has some good friends from all the big families.

What's more, he is a friend of Naruto. That alone makes him surpass any other Uchiha in terms of being close to the higher-level management.

But unfortunately, Sasuke is too young. Without him having any real status in both the Uchiha clan and the village, he cannot become the bridge between the village and the Uchiha clan.

And if that problem isn't big enough, she also has to consider the attitude of the other jonin in Konoha. During the third Hokage Rein, most of the jōnin have more or less a connection with one of the higher-ups of Konoha.

But what made Tsunade most helpless is the fact that less than 25% of ninjas who have jonin-level strength have been awarded the jonin rank. This also left others who want to become jonin to join the third hokage's faction.

Although this practice of only allowing those who are under his control to become stronger is not wrong, the third Hokage seems to have taken this way too far.

This had not only killed many geniuses who had to take on more difficult tasks to earn more resources but also squashed some of their talents due to not nurturing them at the right time.

Especially those veterans who had survived the Third Ninja War. These guys had not been promoted at all. This also results in them not having time to pass on their survival techniques to newbies, resulting in more deaths.

And now Tsunade may need to find some good excuses and some good reasons to promote these guys and use their knowledge fully so the new genin would not die early.

"Sigh," Tsunade sighed helplessly as she felt a headache coming. Each of these problems is a trouble that would need a long time to solve. She has to take her time doing things slowly, or things could get heated.

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After dropping a big bomb on Tsunade, Izanami walked out of the office while holding Hinami's hand. Hinami also didn't mind Izanami showing her affection in public. Although due to Izanami still having the form of a 12-year-old girl, it looked like an aunt was taking her niece on a walk rather than two lovers walking side by side.

"Will Konoha really be okay with all those troubles? " While walking, Hinami asked Izanami. Although she has lived in this village far longer than Izanami, Hinami in the past didn't really care much about the village, as she was restricted by the cage bird seal. So, without having overwhelming strength, she didn't show any interest in politics.

But during these days, she had been reading all the reports the yokai members gave about Konoha's situation. It was then she realized Konoha is now a ticking time bomb. The third Hokage did too many bad things, and his sudden abdication was like a crack in the dam. With no one to control the situation like taking the blame (Danzo), Tsunade would have to work really hard to keep Konoha from falling out.

And what's more, according to Izanami, that old fox Hiruzen is still searching for a way to take back his power.

"Hmm, " Izanami didn't answer immediately as she began to think about this problem. Usually, she would have the confidence to say that nothing would happen since she has enough influence over the world. But knowing this is a fantasy world, and how that thinking is a typical overconfident villain thinking, she hesitated. She really didn't want to try how effective raising a flag is.

So after a while, she said, "Well, I think everything would be fine since Tsunade has enough experience dealing with me. I'm sure she can improvise on the spot."

"Well, that's true. " Hinami was instantly convinced of this reason. Satisfying Izanami is not something everyone can do without going crazy.

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