“With me here, what are you afraid of? If anyone’s got a problem, let them step up themselves!”
Tsunade was blunt and straightforward.
Sure, Kyoichi lacked seniority.
But…
Did seniority even matter at this point?
With three major shinobi villages about to attack Konoha, only the capable should take charge. Letting a bunch of old relics call the shots would only lead to endless concessions, dragging the war effort into disaster.
“Besides…”
Tsunade smirked. “The old man is paving the way for me, making sure I have enough power under my command. The better you perform, the smoother things go on my end.”
Kyoichi was no fool.
So…
Tsunade saw no reason to hide anything.
To push Kyoichi’s policies through smoothly, and to ensure Konoha didn’t crumble in the hands of those old geezers…
She had to become Hokage!
“I figured as much,” Kyoichi nodded slightly.
Under normal circumstances, with Tsunade’s qualifications, she wouldn’t need to worry about much—she could just bulldoze her way to the top.
Take Danzo, for example.
As soon as Tsunade took power, he immediately scaled back Root, not daring to make any moves.
However…
The issue now was that her hemophobia wasn’t cured yet.
The Third Hokage hadn’t pried, but he had undoubtedly gathered enough information from Biwako Sarutobi. Piecing it together, it wouldn’t be hard to deduce Tsunade’s current condition.
That’s why he assigned Kyoichi to the Eastern Front.
Tsunade, though displeased, couldn’t do much about it—her fear of blood meant she was unfit for the frontlines.
Jiraiya was stationed in the north.
As for Orochimaru…
That guy had a whole mess of his own to deal with—he needed to clean up his name first.
After thinking it through, aside from Kyoichi, the only other option was Minato. But when it came to dealing with Hiding in Mist techniques and Water Release, Kyoichi was clearly the better choice.
That was also the Third’s reasoning.
“I’ll take some time to figure it out. I need to create that jutsu!”
Tsunade gritted her teeth with determination.
Kyoichi would have to head to the frontlines.
But…
If she could master Creation Rebirth, it would greatly boost his survivability.
Of course…
Aside from Creation Rebirth, Kyoichi had plenty of ways to improve.
One was his system.
Over time, he had accumulated various rewards. Though individually small, together they had significantly strengthened his medical ninjutsu, Water Release, and even genjutsu.
Another was the Rasengan.
He wasn’t planning to copy Naruto’s Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. Without enough Sage Chakra, using a Rasenshuriken was practically suicide. He had his own idea—
YOU ARE READING
I, Konoha's Sage of Life
FanfictionKanda Kyoichi transmigrated to Konoha and became a temporary instructor at the Ninja Academy. Fortunately, he awakened the Mentor System. By teaching others, he could earn rewards. Thus began Kyoichi's career as a "teacher" in the ninja world. Shisu...
