Chapter 89: Showtime
Senju Tobirama was about to leave…
After confirming the Kazekage's death, the Sand Village grew even more frenzied, completely entering a state of irreconcilable war with Konoha. Just like in history, the new Kazekage was succeeded by that bald man named Shamon!
In terms of sheer strength, Shamon was far stronger than Reto. The puppet techniques and Magnet Release that later became the foundation of the Sand Village were both developed by him. It could be said that without Shamon, there would be no subsequent generations of Kazekage at all!
Because of this, the pressure on the Konoha allied forces was now immense. As commander-in-chief, Senju Tobirama had to return to the battlefield as soon as possible…
"Li Jiexuan, I misunderstood you in the past. I apologize to you. I will have Director Maeda take good care of you."
Standing in front of Li Jiexuan's hospital bed, Senju Tobirama apologized with a sincere expression. "As for the matter between you and Tsunade, I won't interfere anymore…"
A personal promise from Grandpa approving the raising of a young girl? That was ridiculously powerful.
"Blink, blink…"
On the hospital bed, Li Jiexuan blinked furiously in disbelief. Although he really wanted to jump up and give Senju Tobirama a big hug, still…
As a vegetable, he had to maintain a vegetable's professional integrity!
"What is it? What do you want to say?"
Seeing Li Jiexuan blinking desperately, Senju Tobirama instinctively crouched down and tilted his ear closer. "If you have any requests, just say them…"
The Hokage of Konoha—
The man who embodied both power and authority in this world—
Actually bent his knee for him!
Li Jiexuan was deeply moved. He struggled to open his mouth and muttered, "No matter what, don't go to the Land of Lightning… otherwise you're definitely going to die…"
"Hm?"
Senju Tobirama unconsciously straightened up, his eyes filled with confusion and guilt. So after all this, Li Jiexuan still wouldn't forgive him. Even at a time like this, he was cursing him to die!
"I'm sorry!"
Two hot tears slid down the corners of Senju Tobirama's eyes. It was his failure to recognize talent that had delayed Li Jiexuan…
With that, Senju Tobirama covered his face in shame and left. Li Jiexuan couldn't stop him even if he wanted to!
Second Hokage, big brother, Tobirama old buddy?
Li Jiexuan silently cried out in his heart: it's a misunderstanding, this really is a misunderstanding!
Historically, Senju Tobirama died in the Land of Lightning. During peace talks with the Raikage, the Gold and Silver Brothers rebelled, causing the two pillars of the Senju clan to collapse completely. Konoha also declined from the "wild father" of the Five Great Nations into merely a hegemon—an oddly surreal feeling, like going from being someone's biological father to just an older brother…
After thinking for a while, Li Jiexuan bared his teeth in a grin. "But what does any of that have to do with him? He's just a vegetable, after all!"
Night gradually deepened, and the once-noisy hospital slowly grew quiet.
"Creak…"
The door to Li Jiexuan's ward suddenly opened, and a glowing bald head snuck inside.
"Seriously, can you stop sneaking around like that?"
Looking at the lecherous expression on the bald director's face—clearly the look of someone who hadn't done anything good—Li Jiexuan shook his head helplessly. "With your psychological fortitude, you still want to embezzle? Aren't you afraid you'll have the life to steal, but not the life to spend it?"
"Heh heh, my meager skills obviously can't compare to yours, Brother Li. On the path of embezzlement, you're like the bright moon in the sky, while we rotten weeds can only look up in admiration. My respect for you is like the surging tides…"
Brainless as he was, the bald director's ass-kissing skills were becoming increasingly refined.
"Enough!"
Li Jiexuan sneered and waved him off. "This isn't embezzlement. I'm just skipping the R&D phase and directly producing the research results! This is perfectly legitimate labor income!"
"That's right, that's right!"
The bald director immediately gave a thumbs-up. "As expected of Brother Li—even the way you talk is on another level!"
"Alright, stop flattering."
Relentless flattery without any concern for whether the horse's backside hurts—push too hard and you'll get kicked in the balls…
Narrowing his eyes, Li Jiexuan lowered his voice and asked, "So? Have you found the people yet?"
"Reporting, big brother! Everyone's been found. Absolutely professional actors!" The bald director slapped his own plump, B-cup chest hard. "If they're told to limp, they'll limp. If they're told to stand up, they could run a marathon!"
Li Jiexuan nodded lightly, then after a moment, realized something was off. "I told you to find patients. We're advertising and running a promotion. Why did you go find actors?"
"Huh?"
The bald director scratched his head in confusion. "Didn't you mean to find a batch of professional actors to pretend to be patients? Then we…"
"You idiot!"
Li Jiexuan couldn't hold it in anymore. He jumped up and smacked the shiny bald head. "You're stupid yourself—do you think the whole world is just as stupid as you?"
The bald director scratched his head with a wronged expression. He'd thought the plan was flawless…
"Find me a batch of real patients!"
Li Jiexuan grinned. "Once Tobirama leaves, it'll be time for our performance!"
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