In a dark and damp cell.

The old man with a gloomy expression took the scroll from his subordinates, and scanned the information planned by the strokes above, and his face and eyes did not change in the slightest from beginning to end.

"Shadows...... Medical Sector ...... Garrison ...... It only took more than two months to infiltrate her own forces to this point, and her actions were faster than she imagined. ”

This old man is none other than Tuan Zang.

As he said this, he seemed to weigh the weight of a whole set of events.

Tsunade's actions after taking over the Hokage's position were quicker than he expected, and he controlled the shadows and medical forces with a well-founded approach, at least avoiding the possibility of becoming a puppet Hokage, so that his decree would not leave the Hokage's office.

If a Hokage can't even get out of the office with his own decrees, then this is the real sadness, and in the end he can only become a pawn in the hands of others.

"But the next thing is the key, relying only on the three clans of pigs, deer and butterflies, it is difficult to make a gap from within the ninja clan."

Danzang saw these things very clearly.

Although Tsunade used his prestige and the Hokage's righteousness to successfully install his own men in the Shadows and the medical army, he was a Hokage who rushed to the throne after all.

Moreover, the strength of the Thousand Hands Clan, which still retains a fraction of it in the village, is still unknown.

But Danzo only understands one thing, if Tsunade wants to target the ninja clan next, he will only hit the stone with an egg.

With the strength of the current Hokage faction, it is not enough to fight the ninja clan, otherwise it will evolve into an embarrassing situation where it is difficult to ride a tiger and reduce the Hokage's prestige in the village.

"I think that, Hokage-sama should know that."

The oil girl who was standing in front of Tuan Zang said.

Tuan Zang nodded, from Tsunade's series of methods, her mind could not be so simple and rude, she looked very aggressive, but in fact, her personality was very careful and meticulous.

As long as her brain wasn't broken, it would be impossible for her to confront the ninja so quickly.

Her power is not enough, her prestige is not enough, she needs to accumulate more political capital to play with the rest of the group.

Among them, the biggest obstacle is not the old-fashioned power within the three clans of Pig, Deer and Butterfly, nor the wealthy families like the Hyuga clan, nor those neutral families such as the oil *** mound, but the Ape Fei clan!

Mastering the dark part means offending the Ape Fei clan.

Since the three generations of Hokage came to power, the Sarutobi clan has been the real power controller of the dark department for generations.

Even if a Kakashi appeared later, there were many departments and members in the shadows, all of whom were directly controlled by the ape flying clan, but they would not usually be revealed.

Because only in this way would the three generations of Hokage dare to hand over their safety to the Shadows, if it weren't for the appearance of Kakashi, an anomaly.

And thanks to the political influence of the three generations of Hokage for decades, the Sarutobi clan has gained much in the past few decades, both openly and secretly, even if he is the head of the roots, it is unknown.

It's just that I know that the ape flying clan is very powerful today. When he imprisoned the three generations of Hokage, he also used many forces of the root and martial arts factions to spy on the Sarutobi clan, and at the same time forced the rest of the clan to stand in the neutral camp, so that they did not dare to act rashly before they dared to start their own plans. Otherwise, with the strength of the Ape Fei clan that has not shown itself for decades, they will fight to the end, and the outcome is unpredictable.

As far as Tuan Zang knows, the Sarufei clan not only has considerable connections among the ninja clan, but they also secretly sell a large number of civilian ninjas by using the assets and land in their hands, and they also have a lot of influence among the Konoha people.

The only drawback is that there are no excellent ninjas in this generation who can carry the Hokage's beams.

"Next, Tsunade should avoid confrontation with Sarufei and other ninja clans, and point the finger at those two guys in the advisory group......"

The strength of the ninja clan is the biggest obstacle on the way to Tsunade taking power in Konoha, led by the Sarufei clan.

But in addition to the ninja clan, the power of the advisory group must also be obtained in their hands to further strengthen their power.

Because apart from this path, Tuan Zang can't think of any other tricks for Tsunade to break the game.

However, even he could see this kind of thing, would the ninja forces led by the Sarufei clan let Tsunade deal with the advisory group?

Therefore, in Tuanzang's view, there is still no difference between this path and a dead end.

The difference is only the difference between Tsunade's early and late death.

After he missed the position of the fifth generation Hokage, the power within Konoha was completely unbalanced.

This kind of chaos makes the group feel like they are back in the early days of Konoha establishment, the ninja school has not yet been established, and all departments of Konoha are controlled by the ninja clan behind the scenes......

Suffice it to say, the situation is dire.

"Lord Danzang, do you need us to ......?"

The root of the root looked slightly sharp.

Danzang didn't speak, just narrowed his eyes, and then shook his head and vetoed.

Today's ninja clan has formed a trend of tail failure.

Although their numbers are far less than those of the common people, the voices they make can directly overshadow the people and occupy a dominant position.

You can't deal with them the same way you did with the Uchiha clan.

Unlike the Uchiha clan, this group of united ninja clans really has the power to change the world in Konoha

"Leave the Ape Fei clan aside for the time being, what happened to let you investigate?"

Danzang remembered something and asked instead.

Ttorigen nodded slightly, and replied respectfully: "Some eyebrows have been investigated, although there is no definite evidence, but Orochimaru and Kakashi, in the previous turmoil, may indeed be pawns on the surface." Even Kakashi's position, for the time being, is uncertain which side he belongs to. ”

Can't be sure.

There is also no conclusive evidence.

But in Tuanzang's ears, the answer is actually obvious.

Sometimes, he doesn't need such a thing.

Because it is too meticulous, the evidence of logical interlocking looks even more suspicious.

For him, any suspicion is the best evidence.

Just like if he wants to execute a ninja who is unfavorable to Konoha, he doesn't need evidence, he only needs the suspicion of that person, and when it reaches a certain level, he will directly erase it and let the other party disappear from the village.

"Keep an eye on the country of ghosts, don't go deep into the position, and wait."

Danzang said.

"Wait?"

"I need to watch what countries do next and decide how to do it next. There should still be an inner ghost in the country of ghosts in Konoha, and the level is definitely not low, so the medical department is keeping an eye on me! As long as it is a suspicious person, don't miss a single one, and investigate all their details! ”

A fierce look flashed in Tuan Zang's eyes.

"Yes, Danzo-sama."

He bowed to Tuan Zang and left the room.

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"Root-sama."

In a secret room, after seeing the root come in, the two root ninjas who were in charge of searching for information here got up.

"No need to be polite, what are the results of the investigation?"

Root, who had returned from the group's place, asked the two root ninjas who worked here.

One of them replied: "A number of suspicious persons have been ruled out at the moment. However, there are several high-ranking members of the medical corps in it, and it is difficult to conduct a thorough investigation of them. ”

The secret room is surrounded by bookshelves with various scrolls and books, and in the corners, there are lamps and workbenches, which are also filled with a large number of intelligence documents.

Fetch walked over to the workbench and glanced at the findings above.

Turning the pages one by one, although he just looked at it like a horse, with his memory, he was able to remember the content clearly just by looking at it.

Among the medical department personnel who were investigated, some of them were labeled as suspicious, some were cleared of suspicion, and some were taken away by the shadows and evaporated directly from the world.

Either the ninja planted the manpower, or the spies planted by the outside forces.

At the end, they are basically middle and high-level cadres in the medical department, and the names, information, and photos of each person from small to large are all available.

"Asami Masumi ......"

Turning to one of the pages, his brow furrowed slightly.

A considerable part of the information on it has been cut out.

The records before the age of nine are very detailed, the family environment is very poor, the mother died young, the father was addicted to gambling and stealing, and finally died in an accident, resulting in the other party becoming an orphan at a young age.

But after the age of nine, part of the material was cut.

Continuing to turn the page, part of the information is still cut, resulting in the content presented on it, which looks very inconsistent before and after.

Such a record did not begin to become normal until the other party was sixteen or seventeen years old.

Then, just like that genius who became famous at a young age, during the Third Ninja World War, he made a lot of achievements and rose step by step to the position of the director of the pharmacy department of Konoha Hospital.

During the reign of the three generations of Hokage, he showed conscientiousness, and although there were occasional flaws, he was a very good medical ninja all in all.

It wasn't until the fifth Hokage came to power that the position rose to the level of vice president of Konoha that his power and prestige in the medical department began to rise.

"Where's this part of the information that has been cut out?"

Fetch Root flipped back to the previous number of pages and asked the two Root Ninjas.

"I'm sorry, Lord Torigen, but this was already the case when we got this information."

The two of them bowed their heads and replied.

"Can't you find the missing part?"

Take the root and continue to ask.

"Yes, I heard that there seems to be no clue to this part of the lost information. We also went to the intelligence department to inquire about it, and this part of the information was deleted more than ten years ago. ”

"Delete? Who? ”

"Three generations of Hokage."

“……”

Fetch the root frowned.

With so much information deleted, it stands to reason that it should be one of the most seriously suspicious people.

However, during the tenure of the three generations of Hokage, he knew that Asami Masumi belonged to one of the confidants valued by the three generations of Hokage, and he was valued by the three generations of Hokage.

This also means that the three generations of Hokage himself trust Asami Masumi very much and regard him as a senior cadre of his own faction.

So, why do you want to eliminate part of her resume?

Although the third Hokage himself has passed away, many of the problems he left behind still plague many people.

For example, the Ape Flying family.

"Investigate her a little."

The order was given by the root.

However, the two root ninjas looked at each other with some embarrassment.

"What's wrong?"

"Lord Torigen, Vice Dean Aami's anti-tracking ability is very strong, and the people we sent to follow her before were all knocked unconscious by her. Her strength, I'm afraid, is at least at the level of a team leader. ”

Ninjas of this level will not exist too much in the entire Konoha world, and all of them are elite ninjas who are valued by the upper echelons.

If you want to follow these shinobi silently, it will be difficult to get close to them unless you are a ninja with special tracking abilities.

Moreover, because of their reckless actions, they have aroused the vigilance of the other party.

The other party now has a close connection with the fifth generation Hokage, and if the matter of the root tracking her is leaked, presumably in order to protect the safety of his subordinates, as the Tsunade of the fifth generation Hokage, it is impossible to be indifferent.

He rubbed his eyebrows and had a headache.

He had forgotten that.

Maybe it's because the medical ninja feels weak.

However, Asami Masumi is a type of medical ninja who belongs to the same type as Tsunade, and they are female ninjas who value their own combat ability while having excellent medical ninjutsu.

Such ninjas, not to mention among women, even among men, are very few.

"In that case, I'll look for a candidate myself. You continue to investigate other suspicious people. ”

Now Tuanzang is in prison, therefore, as the root of Tuanzang's cronies, to a certain extent, has the right to make his own decisions.

In his opinion, the suspiciousness of Asami Masumi is very great, and he is uneasy if he does not investigate the other party's details clearly.

"Yes."

The two root ninjas nodded in agreement.

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A training program for mental health professionals is in the process of taking shape.

With Tsunade's orders, the establishment of this project went more smoothly than expected, and there was not much resistance.

The only question is how to train the relevant personnel in this part and how much money will be invested in the initial stage.

At the end of the busy day, Masumi Asami, as usual, returned directly to her home after getting off work in the evening.

After a long day of work, there was a lot of tiredness on her face.

In the absence of the hospital director, most decisions are made through her, the vice president.

Although it increased her authority, but in this way, her affairs were more burdensome than before.

Not only that, but she now has to deal with some rats that are secretly eyeing her itinerary.

Is it a root guy again, it's really ghostly. Asami Masumi thought unpleasantly in her heart.

Although they knew that the roots had not lost much after the fall of the group, they used the rest of their strongholds to hide their whereabouts again, lurking beneath the surface of the water as they had done in the past.

But what is a medical ninja to do now?

Did you find something? Asami Masumi thought.

However, she quickly abandoned the idea.

If something was really found, with the style of the roots, it would not just be as simple as following her, but treating her as a dangerous person and directly and secretly executing her.

The style of this organization, Asami Masumi has always been very clear.

At that time, the only direct participant in the root was the oil girl Ryoma, who died a few years ago...... Thinking of this, Asami Masumi was even more sure that the behavior of Gen following her this time was only at the initial suspicion stage, and she was far from being regarded as a dangerous person.

Probably because of the behavior of the three generations of Hokage to erase part of her resume, so that this group of hyenas smelled something.

It's a pity that the original insiders either died, left Konoha, or didn't know much about it...... What's more, what if all of them are found?

It's just that she will choose to hide it, it is impossible to let her know the slightest bit of the content, and then continue to let her work for this village.

When she has no use value, find an excuse to dispose of it casually.

As soon as he thought of this, a dark emotion brewed in Asami Masumi's eyes, but he quickly regained his calm.

- In a dark corner.

A short boy with a mask on his face.

Holding an open scroll in his hand, and a pen, in the dark, his eyes glowed brightly.

Soon, his brow furrowed under his mask.

The 'scouts' he sent out lost their reactions, did they lose their follow?

Just as he got up to take a look at the situation, a voice appeared coldly behind him:

"Dark little mouse, is that you?"

The masked boy was startled, and quickly turned around and stepped back, while the pen quickly drew on the open scroll.

The pitch-black tiger roared like an ink painting, and rushed into the darkness with teeth and claws.

Without hesitation, at the moment when the ink tiger rushed into the darkness, the masked boy began to run without looking back.

He knew he had been discovered.

Moreover, with their own strength, it is impossible to be the opponent of the other side.

Here it is necessary to retreat.

The ink tiger let out a wailing sound, then turned into black juice and splattered like blood on the surrounding walls and floor.

Asami Masumi didn't care about the masked boy who fled, but glanced at the black liquid on the walls and the ground with interest.

"Ink...... Very interesting ninjutsu. The roots are all about finding ninjas with strange abilities. ”

Not only that, but this time she is looking for an underage ninja to follow her.

The reason is because of this secret technique of using ink to cultivate.

If it weren't for her ability to perceive, she might not have been able to realize the fact that she was being followed.

In the distance, the masked boy ran as fast as he could, heading back to his stronghold at the root.

As he ran towards the stronghold, he looked behind him and saw that no one was chasing him.

Dumped her?

Just as he was thinking this, suddenly, a strong wind struck.

He didn't hesitate, lowered his head slightly, dodged the attack, and quickly dodged his body to the side.

He looked ahead, and there was no one in front of him.

Where is it? The masked boy's eyes scanned around, trying to find the enemy's figure.

"Here."

"What?"

A chuckle came from behind, and before the masked boy could react, he was struck in the back of the neck with a knife.

In an instant, the masked boy let out a whimpering sound and fell to the ground with a pop.

Looking at the masked boy who fell to the ground unconscious, Asami Masumi squatted down and took off the mask on the other party's face, revealing a young and delicate face.

Judging by age, about thirteen or fourteen years old.

At this age, it only takes one or two years to graduate and become a shinobi.

However, since it belongs to the roots, even if it is a minor imp, it can't be treated with common sense.

Judging from the stretch of hand just shown, at least it has the level of forbearance.

In addition, the fact that he can also use secret arts, in the roots, can be regarded as a potential talent at the seed level.

"This little ghost, it's better to leave it to the dark department to deal with."

Asami Masumi thought about it for a while and decided to hand over the young man to the shadow department directly under the Hokage to deal with.

With her current status, it is inconvenient to open the root of the crime. At this time, it would be better to let Tsunade, the Hokage, come forward to solve it.

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Next.

"Good morning, Hokage-sama."

Entering the Hokage Building, the staff members passing by the corridor greeted Tsunade one after another and bowed down.

Judging from their full and energetic expressions, they already have a sense of recognition for Tsunade, and their uneasy and nervous mood has long since relaxed.

"Well, good morning."

For the staff here, Tsunade didn't respond to them one by one.

Although the staff here look older than her in appearance, in terms of real age, they are actually younger than herself. The oldest is only in his forties.

They are all a group of cute and positive juniors.

Moreover, the staff who can be recruited to work here basically belong to the category of clear backgrounds, and there is not much involvement behind them.

Of course, there are also ninjas from the ninja clan, and Tsunade also treats them equally.

In Tsunade's cognition, her opponent is not all the ninjas of the ninja clan, but the diehards of the ninja clan.

Who can rest assured, and who needs to be vigilant, she has her own scale in her heart.

Pushing open the office door, Tsunade walked straight in.

As expected, Lu Jiu, the leader of the upper ninja squad, had already come to the office one step ahead of him and began to sort the documents to be processed today.

"Good morning, Lujiu, I'm still here so early today."

"Good morning, Hokage-sama. You don't have to come so early every day, and it's okay to rest more at home. ”

Shikaku could see the tiredness in Tsunade's eyes, she had been in a state of high-intensity work for the past two or three months, and she was really worried that one day she would suddenly fall tired on the desk.

"The subordinate is not late, but my boss is late, if it becomes like that, the reputation of me will drop significantly."

Tsunade yawned and responded to Shikaku.

Now is not the time to relax, and if she wants to do so, at least until her power is further consolidated.

Although Konoha now seems to be living a life of peace and contentment on the surface, the drama of power struggle in the shadows is staged every day.

"I ignored that. But in the office, Hokage-sama can be a little lazy. ”

Lu Jiu joked.

"Excuse me, let's wait until after noon in the afternoon."

Tsunade sat down in the office chair where he belonged, took the document next to him, and began to work on it.

"Speaking of which, here's a report document from Vice Dean Asami submitted in the morning, do you want Hokage-sama to take a look at it?"

Shikahisa remembered something, picked up a document from the side, and asked Tsunade what he meant.

"Report the paperwork? Show me. ”

Tsunade didn't think much about it, took the report document from Lu Jiu's hand, and carefully scanned the contents on it.

By the time he finished reading, Tsunade's face was slightly unsightly.

The content to be reported on the paperwork is very simple, as the vice president of Konoha Hospital, Asami Masumi, when she came home from work last night, she was followed by the root ninja, and the other party's intentions were unknown.

If memory serves, any activity at the root should have been canceled from the surface. The responsibilities of the root department are also under the jurisdiction of the Hokage's direct subordinate dark department, and they are in a state of dismissal.

But......

"That bastard in Tuanzang still likes to do things so much, and the rats he kept in captivity are starting to poke their heads out again."

Tsunade's eyebrows furrowed, clearly angry at Roots' arrogant behavior.

"What are you going to do, Hokage-sama?"

Lu Jiu was just a business-like inquiry.

"I'll go to the heavy torture room to talk to Tuan Zang later, and I hope he doesn't get an inch."

Considering that Danzo is the leader of the roots, face-to-face negotiations with the other party, Tsunade believes that this is the most direct and effective solution.

"Having said that, but then, I think Hokage-sama may not have the leisure to worry about Elder Danzang."

Lu Jiu smiled helplessly.

"What do you mean?"

"According to the time, the messenger of the daimyo will arrive before noon today."

"I almost forgot about it."

Only then did Tsunade remember that the envoy of the Daimyo's Mansion would come to visit her, the fifth Hokage, today.

Because she was in too much of a hurry when she took the throne, and she had to deal with a bunch of messes in the village, she never had time to go to the daimyo's mansion, contact the daimyo, and go through the last process.

And the messenger of the daimyo is here today for this purpose.

However, Tsunade knew that letting her go to the Daimyo Mansion and complete the last process of the succession Hokage ceremony was just an official statement, and she didn't know what important things to discuss when she went to the Daimyo's Mansion.

"Daimyo's Mansion? However, the village has stabilized for the time being, and it is indeed time to pass. ”

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