As a member of the Hokage, one dares not be a loyal subject of Konoha!

The invisible pressure increased again, and the old village chief withdrew his gaze, looking solemnly into the distance.

at last.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the great hero of Konoha appeared in everyone's sight.

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Chapter 59 A Helping Hand

The atmosphere at the entrance of Konoha Village was somber.

Everyone stood at attention, looking ahead.

The straight road was neither long nor short, and the surrounding scenery was not particularly beautiful. In fact, the road was flat to the sky, which was completely unrelated to luxury.

Even so, in just a few steps, Danzo still exuded the aura of someone ascending the throne.

He stood tall with his head held high, one hand gripping his cane. His usually calm face only occasionally broke into a flash of wild joy, which was enough to show that his heart was far from at peace.

His face clearly conveyed one sentence:

Yes.

At this moment, I am Konoha's greatest hero!

Everyone's attention should be focused on me, and they should learn from my advanced spirit.

As for Sarutobi, he should also learn from me how to be a good Hokage!

Before even entering the village, they were under the watchful eyes of thousands.

Danzo stopped in his tracks, a haughty look on his face.

"Why isn't Lord Danzo leaving?"

"Could it be leg pain?"

"I sensed a hint of dissatisfaction on Lord Danzo's face. What was he dissatisfied with?"

"Huh? Look at the Hokage!"

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Anyone who can become a Shadow is no ordinary person.

The old village chief may not have mastered his skills elsewhere, but his ability to read people and situations was exceptional.

Seeing Danzo standing there waiting, the old village chief's brows furrowed.

The two had worked together for many years, and whenever Danzo bent over, the old village chief knew which angle to get the most contact with. So he understood what Danzo was going to do almost instantly.

He felt he hadn't given enough credit!

Sarutobi's face darkened, feeling that Danzo was pushing his luck.

But how could it be proper for a hero of Konoha to stand in the distance and not enter the village under the watchful eyes of everyone?

After thinking for a moment, the old village chief angrily stretched out both hands and patted his chest.

As the applause came from the Hokage's side, the villagers and ninjas finally understood Danzo's body language!

Can't understand?

Let's give them a round of applause!

Heroes returning to their villages certainly deserve applause!

The villagers looked at each other in bewilderment. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Konoha had just won a battle, and they quickly joined in the smacking of their lips.

Hearing the commotion, the Leaf Village hero nodded slightly and resumed his steps.

Danzo Shimura was a master of pretentiousness throughout his life, and it was only right that he put on such a grand show for the village, accomplishing such a great undertaking.

Even if he said he wanted to be Hokage for a few days, Sarutobi would have to give him face and let him experience it.

In life, what matters most to a person is nothing more than fame and fortune.

Danzo felt incredibly satisfied at the moment.

“Look at the way he walks those two steps.”

In a corner of the crowd, Hinata Himaru pulled a handful of sunflower seeds from Kurenai Yuhi's pocket, then shook his head, feeling that they were a bit too spicy for his eyes.

"Now everyone in the village is saying that Danzo is a late-blooming military genius. My father said that the Hokage has ordered Danzo to be reinstated."

Kurenai looked around, then leaned closer to Hinata Himeko and whispered something.

But your family's genius is a late bloomer? Those two phrases don't describe the same person!

"He's a military genius for nothing!"

The one speaking was Lady Tsunade, who was on the other side of the clan leader, Ri Cheng. She was gripping Ri Cheng's arm tightly, and then she gritted her teeth at the old man who was still walking like a cat in front of her.

However, perhaps due to excessive anger, which aggravated her still-weak body, she collapsed weakly into Hinata Himo's arms as soon as she finished speaking.

As expected of Lady Tsunade, even her methods of stealing men are more sophisticated than mine.

Seeing that her brother, Hijiri, quickly steadied Tsunade's delicate body, leaving her standing to the side, Kurenai Yuhi looked at Tsunade with a wary gaze.

Especially when her gaze shifted and she saw the astonishing, layered mountains, she was involuntarily shaken and took a few steps back. After scanning herself with uncertain emotions and comparing herself to the mountains, she was so shocked that she suffered internal injuries with a look of utter dejection on her face.

How exactly does it grow?!

What's even more terrifying is that Lady Tsunade weighs less than 100 pounds.

What an incredible proportion!

"I said, isn't that enough for you?"

Hinata Hiroshi didn't have many inner thoughts. Mainly because he was carrying Tsunade all the way back to Konoha, which was much more exciting than what he was going through now, so he maintained his gentlemanly demeanor without changing his expression.

His tone even carried a hint of impatience.

"I'm a patient!"

Tsunade's face flushed slightly as she tried to get up from Hyuga Himeko, but she still couldn't muster the strength.

"Was the impact of Kato Dan's corpse that great? How many years have you had hemophobia? You're a medical ninja, can't you find a way to treat it?"

Hinata Himaru was speechless.

He expressed his incomprehension about Tsunade's hemophobia, after all, she is a woman, and it is common knowledge that women have their period, so how does she deal with those days?

Does that mean my own blood isn't blood?

Of course, the most crucial thing is that the thought that this woman has hemophobia because of a certain man makes him feel disgusted.

The person died, but hemophobia remained. The question is, is this a disguised way of showing affection?

but

Who is Kato Dan? What is his relationship with Kato Dan?

Tsunade frowned, but instead said something that left Hyuga Hinata completely bewildered.

However, after thinking about it, it seems there is indeed a problem. When he met Tsunade in that desolate town, he didn't seem to see Shizune by her side.

He had been wondering what was going on, but now it seems there might be something more to it.

"So many people died in that war, and so many I couldn't save."

After a moment of silence, Tsunade sighed softly.

"You don't know that feeling, being soaked in blood all day long, but being powerless to do anything about it."

There was another reason besides that Tsunade didn't say.

As a medical ninja with astonishing skills, during the Second Shinobi World War, among those she couldn't save, she saw many familiar faces—clan members who should have been integrated into the village.

But the number of casualties was really unusual.

Some things are impossible to ponder deeply, and she didn't know what that highly respected teacher would become in her mind if she continued to think about them.

The combination of factors, including the death of her younger brother, instilled in her an instinctive fear of blood.

Every time I see blood, those familiar faces come to mind.

They are questioning themselves!

The question wasn't why they hadn't been saved, but rather whether he himself was a qualified heir to the Thousand Hands bloodline!

But even if they don't ask, Tsunade herself will feel guilty, ashamed, and think she is incompetent.

"And it wasn't this serious to begin with."

Tsunade took a deep breath, her gaze gradually hardening.

"I usually recover quickly, but this time... I want to pull through!"

Everyone has their own secret world in their mind, a place that only they can enter, their absolute paradise, where everything is under their control.

By burying those long-forgotten memories, one will naturally recover from the state of fear.

But Tsunade is now forcing herself to face all of that, making promises to each and every one of her former clansmen.

This step was somewhat difficult because it lacked Naruto's headstrong leadership.

Fortunately, she has no intention of giving up.

If you can't achieve it all at once, then take it one step at a time!

She no longer wanted to revert to the helpless and ugly state she had been in before, someone who could have protected those people but ended up becoming a burden.

Tsunade didn't say any of these things to Hinata Hyuga.

She didn't tell Hinata Hijiro that being so close to him actually made her feel inexplicably at ease.

"Is that so?"

Hinata Hiroshi's gaze was deep; he glanced at Tsunade but didn't ask any more questions.

Hard work always deserves respect.

Even someone like Xiao Li, who only managed to open a new door after three years, shouldn't be ridiculed.

"In that case, let me, the clan leader, lend you a hand."