Nine o'clock in the evening, izakaya.

"Did you call us out so late just so that the two of us could drink here with you?"

Sitting in a secluded corner, after ordering a drink, Hai Yi and Ding sat opposite Lu Jiu, and after pouring himself a glass of wine, Hai Yi took the initiative to tease Lu Jiu.

"yes, I've been thinking more and more lately that maybe I'm not really a good fit for my current job. I don't know if it's because I'm a middle-aged person with children now, and I'm always a little timid about doing things. ”

Lu Jiu did not refute Haiyi's ridicule, but admitted it in a self-deprecating tone.

"Did something happen, this is not like you normally. As far as I know, Hokage-sama trusts your character and abilities very much, so I shouldn't suddenly dispose of you coldly now, right? ”

The teasing smile on Hai's face slowly disappeared, and the Ding seat beside him also posed as a listener.

Although there were some twists and turns in Konoha last year because of some things, the adverse effects of these twists and turns are slowly smoothed out under the soothing of the new Hokage Tsunade.

Although the voices within the village have not yet been completely calmed down, it is only a matter of time before the village returns to its former stability with the current trend.

Therefore, the two of them didn't understand Shikaku's complaints at this time, with such a shrewd and reliable Hokage, how could they not bother and work as hard as in the past.

"Well, how do you say that...... It's because I can't respond to Hokage-sama's expectations. ”

Lu Jiu took a sip of stuffy wine and said something that made Hai Yi and Ding Zuo feel inexplicable, but they also had some understanding.

Unable to respond to Hokage-sama's expectations...... This kind of line can be said to be quite ambiguous in terms of position.

"Did Hokage-sama ask such a question?"

Hai Yi and Ding Za's expressions became serious.

Successive generations of Hokage came to power, and the policies they implemented were different.

As the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier, with the change of Hokage's personnel, it naturally represents the interests of each interest group, and it will be distributed again. Whether it decreases or increases depends on the Hokage's level of trust.

Even as the backbone of the Hokage's faction, they dare not guarantee that they can always guarantee that they will not be suppressed by the Hokage.

The difference is only if they are in the way that the Hokage is going to go.

Shikaku said this, and it was obvious that their Hokage-sama would have a big move next, doing his best to win over Shikaku and join her camp.

"yes, but that's a no-brainer. In the past, the places that Hokage-sama could incorporate were basically included in his hands, and the rest that could not be incorporated could only be dealt with hard. Next, it depends on which side of the two sides will back down first. ”

Lu Jiu shook the wine glass in his hand, his face slightly drunk.

"It's just too fast."

Haiichi sighed lightly.

"It's true that she's a little too fast in terms of speed, and that's why she's the fifth Hokage. Whether it is from the perspective of personal charm, ability, or merit...... She is an impeccable presence. ”

Lu Jiu smiled.

Hai nodded and expressed his opinion: "Since the accident of the Uchiha clan at that time, the wind direction of many ninja clans has begun to change in the unknown direction. Even within our three clans, there are some different voices...... The attitude of support for the Hokage has also become less steadfast than before. If Hokage-sama wants to start with the ninja side, I'm afraid ......"

To be honest, in Haiichi's opinion, Tsunade is doing nothing now, and maintaining the status quo is the best outcome for the new Hokage faction, or the rest of the factions.

All that most ninjas require is the power of self-preservation, and only a small number of ninjas will radically want to frantically seize power from the top, and do all kinds of behaviors that cross the bottom line, as if they have become a stimulated beast, to the point that no one believes in it except themselves......

The new Hokage means a new regime, and it also means a new distribution of benefits.

It can be said that now is the most sensitive time for the ninja clan, and if Tsunade is a little more stimulated at this time, even Haiyi can't predict what will happen in the end.

This is completely different from the incident that dealt with the Uchiha clan in the first place.

In order not to disappear silently one day, today's ninja clan will not fight alone like the Uchiha clan.

"I can understand your concerns, but Hokage-sama is too assertive, even if I analyze the results of this part, there is a high probability that she will not listen......"

This is probably the result of the stiffening of the wings. Lu Jiu looked at the wine glass, a little excited.

Compared to the original Water Gate, Tsunade's wings are indeed too hard now, and they are so hard that they don't look like a person with a primary-level Hokage throne.

And in terms of decisiveness and action, they are also better than the three generations of Hokage.

At the political level, it can be said that it combines many advantages of the two generations of Hokage...... Excellent people often only refer to the advice of others, but they still take their own subjective judgment as the core, and under normal circumstances, they will never be disturbed by external factors.

Such 'arrogance', Lu Jiu can understand, because in him, there is also a similar problem.

In other words, all ninjas with some talents have such a unique personality.

The most important point is that Tsunade made this decision through his own practical data, not just sitting in his office and using his own imagination to implement the policies he was going to implement.

And he began to accumulate his own political capital in the early stage, and he didn't mess around at the beginning, which proves that Tsunade has his own detailed plan, not by impulse and enthusiasm...... To put it mildly, it is difficult for anyone to stop such a gangster when they come.

Thinking of this, Lu Jiu's mood couldn't help but become irritable.

I can only keep pouring wine from my mouth, let my brain start to faint, paralyze my current spirit, let myself get drunk, and then stop thinking nonsense, hoping to put all this part of the troubles behind.

Hai Yi and Ding Zuo also accompanied Lu Jiu to drink stuffy wine.

In terms of age, the three of them will not be as naïve as their children, and act only according to the justice and likes and dislikes in their hearts, and often do one thing, and there will be more things to consider.

However, in terms of the appeal for interests, it is not like the older generation, which retains the strong family atmosphere of the Warring States Period, and the extreme supremacy of family interests, thus ignoring the overall position of the village.

There is no naïve fantasy of young people, nor does he want to become an old stubborn who only admits death, and hopes that he can have more young people and make his own career.

This sense of the times makes them laugh and laugh at times, making them cry and laugh.

While drinking wine and toasting, the atmosphere was suddenly not as depressing and depressing as before, but filled with a bit of a fiery atmosphere, and the sadness on his face gradually dissipated.

"Aren't the three big men sitting here drinking and feeling bored?"

An anachronistic word interjected.

I saw Shikamaru walking over with his hands in his trouser pockets with a helpless face.

Seeing the three big men drinking drunkenly here, he suddenly began to complain speechlessly.

"Hmm...... Isn't this the genius of our family? What, what's the matter? ”

Seeing Shikamaru appear here, Shikaku didn't care, but teased Shikamaru in a mocking tone.

Shikamaru raised his eyebrows and said directly: "You didn't come back so late, my mother was a little worried about you, so I asked you to go back to dinner." ”

"Liar. It's all at this point in time, and I must have been told to go back and kneel on the washboard, so I wouldn't be fooled. ”

Shikaku looked at the wall clock next to him, and immediately saw through the lie in Shikamaru's mouth.

Shikamaru, who was exposed to the lie, was not embarrassed, and knew that such a lie could not scare his father.

"If you don't go back, my mother will lose her temper again, and I don't want to be unjustified."

“…… You let her wait at home, and I have the final say in this home today. ”

If you are full of momentum, you will feel as if you are the head of the family.

"I recorded what you said just now."

Shikamaru took out a voice recorder from his pocket.

“……”

Shikaku seemed to have hallucinated the laughter of Hai Yi and Ding Za next to him.

"Dad, you don't want Mom to hear you like that, right? Are you going to come with me now, or should I go back and ask my mother to come over in person? ”

Shikamaru said the threatening words with an expressionless face, looking unmotivated, staring at Shikaku like a dead fish.

“……”

Shikaku glanced at Shikamaru standing in front of him, and had a feeling that his son had suddenly grown up.

I knew this, and it would have been nice to have such an intimate padded jacket as I gave birth to a daughter.

However, even if you want to stuff Shikamaru back into the furnace and rebuild it now, it is probably impossible.

"Shikamaru."

"Huh?"

"Do you want a sister?"

Lu Jiu's expression became very serious and serious.

“？”

Shikamaru looked at his father Lu Jiu with a stunned face, not knowing which tendon the other party answered wrong.

"No, I want my brother more than my sister."

Shikamaru began to think about it in earnest.

One woman in the family was enough trouble, and if there was another one, he would have to consider moving out and living alone.

"Really? Then give birth to two younger sisters, and then I will ask you to take care of it alone. ”

“……”

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End of February.

The cold air of winter has been dispelled a lot under the eyes, and in the bare woods, many new green shoots have emerged on the ground, poking their heads out of the air.

In the depths of the woods, there were bursts of scolding, and the voice seemed to be full of energy, and I saw two figures, one large and one small, undergoing extremely rigorous training.

These two people are none other than Tsunade and Sakura.

Unlike the dusty Tsunade, Sakura is not only out of breath at the moment, but her whole body is covered with scars.

The waist-length pink hair has also lost its due cherry luster due to a lot of dust, and the hairstyle has become unkempt, with bruises and purple scars on the body, giving people a miserable feeling that is even more depressed than a beggar.

"Remember, as a ninja, don't stop fighting as long as you have a breath left! On the battlefield, never ask for handouts and mercy from your opponents! ”

Seeing Sakura's appearance, not only did Tsunade have no pity in his eyes, but his eyes that lost his temperature glanced at Sakura with a cold gaze, and the whole person looked like an emotionless stone, giving people endless coldness.

"Yes!"

Even though the pain was so painful that she wanted to cry, Sakura thought of something, and still endured such pain, gritted her teeth, and tried the last willpower in her body to carry out the training to the end.

Although Sakura had made Tsunade's training as difficult as possible from the beginning, the moment she was actually instructed by Tsunade himself, she realized that this kind of training was not for humans at all...... No, not training for women.

Compared to Tsunade's strictness, Kakashi's guidance for her in the past may not even be up to par with the difficulty of the novice level.

The two are completely incomparable.

However, we can't give up yet.

If you don't want to be the tail of the crane, and you don't want to rely on others for everything, you can only become stronger and stronger!

She didn't want the pain of trying to do nothing when something happened.

"Now keep attacking, don't stop!"

Tsunade continues to reprimand, telling Sakura to attack her quickly.

Sakura gritted her teeth, ran the chakra in her body, gathered in her fist, and rushed straight to the front of Tsunade, throwing a heavy punch.

Tsunade's facial expression remained motionless, as if he hadn't seen Sakura's fist.

Just as the fist was about to hit her face, she raised her palm and placed it in front of her, wrapping Sakura's fist in her palm, unable to take a single step.

No matter how Sakura struggled, the fist wrapped in the palm of Tsunada's hand still didn't move, as if it was welded there.

Suddenly, Tsunade's palm loosened, and a huge thrust, through Sakura's fist, rushed back to Sakura's body, causing her body to shake suddenly, and then like a kite with a broken string, it was shocked and flew out, rolling on the ground for more than ten meters before stopping.

"Ahem."

Sakura coughed violently.

Although she did not vomit blood, the pain in her body accumulated and deepened, which was a huge and difficult test for her willpower.

"The chakra is not concentrated enough, and the speed of the chakra is not fast enough, so how can it be possible to burst out of power. Could it be that you haven't eaten today? Chakra-controlled genius...... I think this comment in your writing is a bit overrated. ”

"Old, Teacher ......"

"Call me Hokage-sama, and when you meet my expected standards, I will officially take you as an apprentice."

Tsunade refused without hesitation, with a cold and hard attitude.

Sakura felt aggrieved, but she just pursed her lips and didn't speak, trying to adjust her breathing and adjust her mentality.

She knew that these trainings that tortured her were not only to train her physical deficiencies, but also to hone her willpower.

According to Tsunade, female ninjas are born weaker than male ninjas on average. If you want to train strong physical skills, then the training in willpower is more cruel and strict than the training of male ninjas.

Only in this way can women, as a vulnerable group, have the hope of catching up with male ninjas and then surpassing.

Female ninjas are extremely rare among the ninjas in the town today, and most of the time, they are dominated by men.

That's why Tsunade is so strict.

With the highest standards, to exercise Sakura's willpower. If you can't even pass this level, then you won't have to talk about advanced training in the future.

This is not only understood by Tsunade, but also by Sakura, who is an abused person.

After all, Tsunade's attack knows the severity of the attack, and deliberately avoids the vital point, and will not leave any permanent wounds on Sakura's body afterwards that cannot be erased.

Doing so, though, will make Sakura's posture indecent, making her ignore the fact that she is a girl when she fights, but a ninja who is stronger than a man!

To put it simply, it is to make Sakura understand that the identity of a woman is just a drag when fighting.

As long as you don't treat yourself as a woman, you will already be on par with men in terms of mentality, and you will not put pressure on yourself psychologically.

And mentality, for the role of ninjas in battle, the importance is self-evident.

Many female ninjas will subconsciously think that they are inferior to male ninjas in battle, and no matter how they fight, they will fail as a result. As a result, before the battle began, morale was weakened by 30%.

That's all Tsunade wants to do, and through the tempering of willpower, Sakura can completely get rid of the fact that she is a 'woman'!

Rough, savage, and if you want to be respected by men, you have to be more vicious than male ninjas when fighting, otherwise, you can't deter others.

Especially in these chaotic times.

Next, every time Sakura attacks, she will be repelled by Tsunade, and then fall a long distance.

Once, twice, three times...... Ten ...... Twenty ...... It wasn't until the end that she fell to the ground without the image of a girl, and today's training was over.

"Whew...... Whew......"

Sakura put her palm on her forehead, wiping the sweat from her forehead weakly, gasping weakly.

Tsunade walked over, and said with a slightly softened face: "That's all for today's cultivation, take a shower and wash your body after you go back." Also, you've been doing so well these days, and I thought at first that you might not be able to do it for three days. As long as you keep this desire to become stronger, I believe that sooner or later you will break out of your own world. ”

"Yes, Hokage-sama......"

Sakura reluctantly sat up from the ground and continued to gasp.

Use the chakra in your body to perform medical ninjutsu and begin to treat your wounds and relieve the pain.

After training, there is no need to torture your body like this.

Seeing Sakura's skillful use of medical ninjutsu to treat herself, Tsunade's eyes also flashed with admiration.

Being able to apply medical ninjutsu so skillfully at this age can be said to be quite an excellent level. Even some medical ninjas who were a few years older than her might not be of her level.

"Speaking of which, Sakura-chan, why did you become a medical ninja?"

"Ah, this ......"

Hearing Tsunade ask this question, Sakura was surprised for a moment, then her face turned red and she explained a little awkwardly.

"Probably for Sasuke-kun......"

Speaking of this, Sakura-chan's face clearly had a hint of loneliness.

Tsunade touched his chin and thought, then said to Sakura, "Really? Is it because of love? Although I don't really want to hit you Sakura, I don't know what kind of person that Uchiha Sasuke is who deserves so much attention from you. But there is only one thing you must remember, he is Konoha's defective ninja, and from the moment he leaves Konoha, he is not from the same world as you. ”

"Isn't there a way for the village to regain Sasuke's acceptance, Hokage-sama? And Kakashi-sensei, he ......"

The expression on Sakura's face became urgent.

Tsunade stared at Sakura's hopeful face and shook his head slowly.

"There are some insider stories that you can know if you don't shinobi...... All I can tell you is that they can't go back to Konoha and likewise, Konoha can't re-embrace their existence. ”

Sakura's eyes darkened.

"I'm sorry I hit you."

"No, it has nothing to do with you, Hokage-sama, and I'm content to tell me the truth. Actually, I also know that it's impossible for Sasuke-kun and Kakashi-sensei to come back, it's just wishful thinking on my part with Naruto......"

The expression on Sakura's face was very far-fetched.

"The yellow-haired boy? Recently, I've really been annoyed by the fact that I want to revoke the wanted warrants for Sasuke Uchiha and Kakashi Hachiki, and keep yelling that I can take them back to Konoha and mend their ways, hoping to give them a chance...... What a naïve little ghost. ”

Tsunade thought of something and pressed his temples with a headache.

It's really a guy who likes it from the beginning, and he lacks a root in his head, and his political understanding is simply a natural pair of idiots. More like a biological brother than a 'grandson'.

Although optimism is a good thing, there are some things that cannot be bargained over, or even settled with a sentence of optimism.

Sasuke Uchiha can still turn around, as long as he can let go of his past prejudices...... But Kakashi, the real murderer who murdered the three generations of Hokage, although he did not kill him directly, he also succeeded in forcing the three generations to commit suicide...... It can be said that Kakashi's lightest punishment is life imprisonment, and it is not an exaggeration to kill him when he is captured.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party was a nine-tailed pillar force, he really wanted to send the other party from the Hokage Building to the main gate of Konoha with one punch, so that he could know what the Hokage's iron fist was!

Hearing Tsunade's words, Sakura also laughed awkwardly.

"Well, I'll talk about him later, Hokage-sama."

"Whatever you want."

Tsunade had no expectations for this.

"Anyway, Hokage-sama became a medical ninja in the first place?"

Sakura cleverly changed the subject.

"This is because of that guy from Jiraiya."

"Jiraiya-sama?"

Sakura's eyes widened in bewilderment.

Tsunade gouged out his ears, as if recalling something.

"That guy has loved to peep into the women's bathroom since he was a child, and I hit him many times, but he didn't change his ways. But he's also a classmate.,In order to prevent accidentally beating him to death one day.,I learned medical ninjutsu.,In this way.,You can repeatedly rescue him back and continue to beat him.。 And thanks to him, I was able to accumulate a lot of valuable medical experience when I was younger. From this point of view, I would like to thank him for his dedication. ”

Listening to Tsunade's understatement, Sakura shivered.

"Alright, it's time for me to go back. Take this book back and take a good look at it, it will be of great help to you in your future medical ninja path, and it is also something you must face. ”

Tsunade took out a book from his ninja bag, put it in Sakura's hand, and turned to leave.

Sakura picked up the book, titled "Field Medical Records of Seriously Injured Patients in the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars".

With curiosity, Sakura opened the book.

Scanning the content above, in an instant, Sakura's face turned pale, and a chill ran down her spine, so she quickly closed the book and vomited on the grass next to her.

"Gott~"