"Turns out it really was just a normal deck of cards!"
Every ninja who had speculated that Tsunade's mysterious "card object" was a powerful tool collectively fell silent.
"A normal deck… so why did she keep it in that secret place?!"
Pure Land
[Hashirama Senju: Haha! Sorry, everyone! Little Tsunade grew up with me—
I spoiled her too much, so she picked up my gambling habit! Hahaha!]
Hashirama scratched his head awkwardly as Tsunade skillfully prepared to deal the cards.
[Uzumaki Mito: If you're embarrassed, WHY are you laughing?!]
[Tobirama Senju: Big brother… some family matters shouldn't be shared publicly…]
Every soul in the Pure Land who had lived through the Sannin era silently complained:
So THAT'S where Konoha's gambling tradition came from—
the root cause was the First Hokage all along.
But then—
Everyone froze.
Not just the Pure Land.
The entire living ninja world.
Because of one sentence from Jiraiya in the footage.
Footage
[Jiraiya—speaking unusually seriously:
"Tsunade… the village wants you to become the Fifth Hokage."]
[Shizune and Tsunade froze.]
[Naruto—who was eating fish—was so shocked that a fish bone lodged in his throat.]
[Tsunade, being Tsunade, snapped out of it quickly…
and began dealing cards.]
Inside the Reaper's Stomach
"Minato! Naruto won't choke, right?!"
Kushina clutched Minato's sleeve, panicked.
"Don't worry, Kushina.
Lady Tsunade is there—he'll be fine."
Even though Minato said so calmly, his eyes betrayed deep worry for his son.
Konoha – Chūnin Exam Arena
"Na–Naruto-kun!!"
Hinata grabbed her clothes anxiously.
"Naruto, you're still so careless!"
Iruka scolded aloud while worrying in his heart.
Kurenai: "Tsunade… is the Fifth Hokage?"
Might Guy: "A woman Hokage! Such youth! Such passion!"
Kiba: "But Tsunade… doesn't seem reliable?!"
Sakura: "I want to become Lady Tsunade's apprentice!!"
Sasuke lowered his head, thinking deeply.
Danzō's Root base—
Root Headquarters
"Koharu! Homura!
You two fossils better explain yourselves!!"
Danzō smashed the table, trembling with rage.
He NEVER expected that even without the ranking list's interference—
Despite Hiruzen's death—
HE STILL didn't get the Fifth Hokage position.
This humiliation was beyond imagination.
Kumogakure
"Hahahahahaha!!!
Is Konoha really out of candidates?!"
"They actually want a drunkard and compulsive gambler as Hokage?!"
A laughed harder than ever in his life.
Konoha's drama was simply endless entertainment.
Mabui bowed.
"Lord Raikage, I will immediately compile Tsunade's dossier."
Iwagakure
"After the First and Second…
Konoha's truly declining."
Ōnoki sighed, remembering the era when the Senju brothers dominated the world.
Kurotsuchi: "Grandpa, need Tsunade's info?"
Ōnoki: "Let's watch the footage first.
Maybe there's a twist—she might not become Hokage."
Sunagakure
"One of the Sannin…"
Chiyo frowned.
"It's been too much news today…"
Kirigakure
"Tsunade?!
HER?!
She becomes Hokage?!"
Mei Terumi clenched her fists.
One female Kage was already enough—
and Tsunade was prettier AND bustier.
Unacceptable.
Pure Land
[Hashirama: Little Tsunade… Hokage?!
Entrusting the village to her…
Isn't that… dangerous?!]
The First Hokage was so shocked his jaw nearly fell off.
[Mito: Husband!
Show some confidence in our granddaughter!
…Even though… she was spoiled by us…]
[Madara: HAHAHAHA! Hashirama!
Konoha is finished!
Completely finished!]
[Mito: Madara!
You single dog—
Are you belittling MY granddaughter?]
Strangely—
Madara's gloating faltered at the phrase "Hashirama's granddaughter."
Somehow…
He didn't feel as happy anymore.
Footage continues
[Naruto coughed out the fish bone, still dazed.]
["Fifth Hokage? What is going on?!"]
[Jiraiya: "Tsunade… the Third… he's…"]
[Shizune's eyes widened.
"So the rumors were true… Lord Third… really…"]
[Tsunade's reaction was calm—almost indifferent.]
[Tsunade: "Orochimaru did it.
He told me himself."]
No one was surprised.
By now, everyone had already learned from the earlier footage that Orochimaru killed Hiruzen.
The scene simply confirmed the inevitable.
The ninja world held its breath—
Because Tsunade's battle footage was still far from over…
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