Bang!
"Have you found out? What exactly is going on?"
In the Hokage office, Tsunade slammed the table and glared at the Anbu ninjas in front of her, demanding an answer. But the Anbu, watched by their leader, didn't dare to speak.
Finally, an Anbu with purple hair stepped forward and said, "Hokage Madam, we went to the Hidden Cloud Village to investigate but didn't find any clues. That huge meteor... it really looks like a miracle! Probably only natural disasters and gods could do that!"
"God? How can there be gods in this world? Don't talk nonsense!"
Tsunade scolded Yugao, then looked at the other Anbu, finally stopping at the honest Tenzo. "Tenzo, you speak! What's the situation at the Hidden Rock Village?"
Tenzo organized his thoughts in his mind, took a deep breath, and said, "Hokage Madam Tsunade, the Hidden Rock Village is indeed gone as rumored. The place where the Hidden Rock Village used to be only has two towering meteors! However..."
"However, what?" Tsunade asked with a gleam in her eyes.
"However, I don't think this is a natural disaster, but... man-made." Tenzo worded it carefully, using human to replace 'god' so that Tsunade could accept it more easily.
"How so?" Tsunade pressed.
"I climbed to the top of the two meteors and found that they had a round hole at the top going straight to the bottom..." At this point, Tenzo seemed a little excited, and his tone sped up unconsciously, "I'm sure that it wasn't there originally! Both meteors have a hole of the same size, and they're perfectly aligned! It just so happens that two meteors hit the same spot one after the other. So many coincidences can only mean one thing—man-made!"
After hearing Tenzo's reply, Tsunade fell silent.
Such power, although Tenzo said it was man-made, it still boils down to—god's work!
Could there really be gods?
If there are gods, what kind of gods are they?
God of destruction? God of ruin? Or God of doomsday?
Tsunade felt that her brain was a bit tangled, and she felt somewhat annoyed.
She knew she shouldn't be like this. As the Hokage of Hidden Leaf, even if everyone else panicked, she couldn't lose her composure!
The more critical the moment, the more the Hokage should have strength and courage!
But... facing this situation, she really felt somewhat powerless.
In the blink of an eye, two of the five great ninja villages had disappeared!
Is it a threat? A warning? Or a private feud between the two villages?
Whatever it is, she needs to know so she can make decisions later on.
Should they break up Hidden Leaf Village into smaller groups temporarily, or should they do nothing?
If they disband Hidden Leaf Village, she would be ashamed of the past Hokages of Hidden Leaf, and also ashamed of the ninjas and villagers who trusted her!
But if they do nothing, if there really is some god, then the next village to be destroyed might be Hidden Leaf!
"All of you can leave for now."
Just as Tsunade didn't know how to decide, two advisors walked in and dismissed the Anbu in the room.
These Anbu naturally wouldn't listen to the two advisors. They were Tsunade's direct Anbu and would only listen to Tsunade about whether to leave or stay.
But Tsunade nodded to them, and they left.
"Is there anything I can help with? Two elders." Tsunade slumped back into her chair, looking at the two advisors, seeming weak and listless.
"It seems that recent events have been bothering you, and you don't even have your usual energy."
Utatane Koharu said jokingly with a straight face, which was actually a form of scolding!
"As the village leader, no matter how difficult things are, you can't show such an expression. You have to cheer up, Tsunade! Do you want the ninjas below to lose confidence like you?" Homura Mitokado criticized directly.
"I know, I know..."
Although Tsunade disliked their nagging, she also knew that what they said made sense, so she quickly adjusted her state.
Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado's expressions eased a little after seeing Tsunade cheer up.
"We've already heard about what happened outside. Looking at you, the investigation doesn't seem to be going well either."
Utatane Koharu slowly opened her mouth and said, "We can't give you good advice on how to lead Hidden Leaf forward. But we've done our best to help you with public opinion control."
"What do you mean?" Tsunade asked, puzzled.
"Simply put, we've spread some false information to stabilize the emotions of the villagers. Many people have already left the village recently, and we can't let this continue. If we let it develop, then not only ordinary people, but even ninjas will be unable to control their desire to betray!" Homura Mitokado helped explain.
Tsunade frowned.
She didn't really agree with what they were doing but didn't say much.
Hidden Leaf could no longer allow the villagers to leave.
If they kept running away, Hidden Leaf Village would disband on its own without her making a decision!
"If you really have no other way, why don't you ask that person?" Seeing Tsunade's worried look, Utatane Koharu reminded her.
Tsunade looked at Utatane Koharu and nodded.
She naturally knew who that person was, none other than Naruto Uzumaki!
Hidden Leaf Village's secret 'guardian god'!
As long as Naruto Uzumaki was there, she was confident in protecting Hidden Leaf Village, even if the four great ninja villages surrounded them.
But facing this possible 'god', Tsunade didn't have the same confidence in Naruto Uzumaki.
…
Naruto's Cottage
Tsunade ignored Chiyo, who was sitting in a deck chair basking in the sun at the door, and walked straight in.
Without knocking, she pushed open the unlocked door, and a burst of commotion immediately came from inside.
"Lord Naruto, please stop messing around!"
"What does it matter? It's just some feathers and cotton."
"But I just finished cleaning the living room!"
"Just clean it again later, isn't that okay? Eat this pillow!"
"Ah! You make it sound easy, but you're not the one cleaning!"
"That... if you don't mind, I can help you clean up together."
"How can that be, Hinata? You're a guest. You can't clean these things."
"That... that... it's okay~"
Tsunade walked into the living room and looked at Naruto and the others, who were having a pillow fight, and was speechless.
"I must say, you guys are really carefree."
With that, Tsunade came to the sofa in the living room and sat down without any politeness.
The sofa was already covered with feathers and cotton. Tsunade sat down heavily on it, shaking up a lot of them, which made her sneeze involuntarily.
"Tsunade?"
"Madam Tsunade!"
"Madam Tsunade."
…
I went to buy something yesterday by bike, and the share bike slipped and fell, and half of my body was 'seriously injured'. My right hand is weak, my right leg is scratched, and I'm bruised... so I took a day off.
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