Naruto: Starting by Teaching Tsunade Modernization

"Hokage - sama, please calm down."

Haruki placed his hand on Hiruzen Sarutobi's shoulder.

Seeing Tanzo Shimura being pushed back step by step under Tsunade's attack, Hiruzen couldn't help but want to intervene.

"Haruki!"

Hiruzen suddenly snapped, shrugging off Haruki's right hand. "What are you trying to do? I've already given the order to imprison Tanzo in Konoha's maximum - security prison for life."

Haruki rotated his right wrist, his smile remaining unchanged.

"What am I trying to do? Haven't you already guessed?"

Hiruzen paused for a moment.

Haruki at this moment was completely different from the one in his memory.

He was more like... the young and impetuous Tanzo.

"Haruki, even if Tsunade has Wood Release, she's no match for me."

Hiruzen's eyes were filled with concealed anger, and his aura continued to rise.

Judging from Tsunade's current strength, he was confident that he could defeat her with Enma.

As for Haruki, he was naturally ignored.

"Wood Release isn't all - powerful. If you think having Wood Release allows you to defy me, you're sorely mistaken!"

Hiruzen's expression turned solemn. Just as he was about to make a move, his movements suddenly slowed down.

A familiar black circle appeared on Haruki's forehead.

Sage Mode.

"You..."

Hiruzen was greatly shocked.

An unimaginably huge aura pressed down on him like a mountain.

All of his Chakra was shattered.

Haruki stretched out his right hand again, and Hiruzen saw a Chinese character '座' appear in his palm.

He immediately thought of a certain Ninjutsu.

His body trembled slightly, and his voice was filled with disbelief: "Wood Release?"

Bringing Down the Hammer!

Hashirama Senju once used this jutsu to suppress and control the Nine - Tailed Fox.

Haruki's aura soared to its peak.

Hiruzen couldn't move at all.

He now realized his own weakness.

The so - called title of the strongest Hokage was a lie.

Haruki gave him a feeling no less than that of Hashirama Senju.

He bitterly gave up resisting.

It was meaningless.

Back then, Hashirama Senju could dominate the ninja world with Wood Release, and Haruki wouldn't be far behind.

Hiruzen stood there dejectedly.

"Hokage - sama, give your friend a final send - off."

Haruki smiled faintly and retracted his right hand.

Tsunade used Wood Release: Stocks to end Tanzo's life.

Hiruzen looked up, his face changing slightly, but then it quickly turned deathly pale.

He finally understood why no one had objected at the Jonin meeting during the day.

It turned out that everything had been predetermined.

And he had foolishly hoped to change things.

Hiruzen let out a bitter laugh: "Kill me, and you'll be the Fourth Hokage."

Haruki shook his head and said, "Why are you belittling yourself like this, Hokage - sama?"

Hiruzen took a deep breath: "At this moment, why are you still pretending? If it weren't for the Hokage position, what's the purpose of all your efforts?"

"The Hokage position means nothing to me," Haruki said calmly.

Hiruzen looked at him in confusion.

In the current situation, Haruki had no reason to lie to him.

"You won't understand even if I tell you."

Haruki didn't explain. He looked at Tsunade in the distance and said, "I won't kill you. Such a death would be quite undignified for you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback upon hearing this.

What he'd been up to was to outshine the previous two Hokages, become the mightiest and greatest Hokage of all, and take Konoha to new heights.

That's why he turned a blind eye and let Tanzo Shimura root out all the unfavorable factors.

But why had it come to this?

"What do you want to do?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice. He really didn't fancy dying like this.

"You'll understand soon. I hope you'll be self - aware by then."

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent, feeling a bit sad but not angry.

"Teacher."

Tsunade walked over, with no change in her manners.

"If my teacher saw your performance today, he'd be very happy."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave her a complicated look and then said, "It's getting late. This old geezer can't hold out any longer. I'll go and rest first. After all, Konoha is your era now."

He came to Tanzo Shimura's side.

The wooden sword left by the Wood Release technique had disappeared.

He sighed and took Tanzo Shimura's body away.

The next day, Hiruzen Sarutobi called a Jonin meeting.

First, he announced the death of Tanzo Shimura, and then stated all the mistakes he had made, saying that he deserved more than death.

The Hokage advisors on both sides, Homura Mitokado and Torane Homura, were unusually silent.

They'd learned the truth from Hiruzen Sarutobi. Even though they thought it was a wild idea, Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions and behavior proved that he wasn't pulling their legs.

Moreover, they observed the Jonin present.

All those belonging to the Shimura clan had disappeared.

The rest weren't surprised at all, as if they had expected it.

With their intelligence, they could vaguely understand what had happened.

Because they understood, they were now silent and cold - hearted.

"Haruki and Tsunade will replace Tanzo Shimura as the Hokage's assistants. Does anyone have any objections?"

Everyone shook their heads in unison.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had expected it, he still found this scene surreal.

Quietly, he, the Hokage, had become an empty shell.

Haruki and Tsunade stood up to express their gratitude.

Hiruzen Sarutobi dismissed the meeting. In the following week, he actually felt a different kind of prosperity in Konoha.

This chapter isn't over!

He began to observe what Haruki was doing.

The construction of railways and roads, the development of movies, newspapers, novels, the promotion of [A Happy Union of Gold and Jade] and the transformation of Akihabara, and even the renovation of Sunagakure.

After letting go of his inherent prejudices, he gradually understood everything.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was in a daze.

The train emerged from the deep tunnel, fully loaded with watermelons and grapes.

There were happy smiles on people's faces.

He had seen this scene many times in the past few days.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up, and the Hokage Rock in the distance came into view.

He smiled. Isn't this what Hashirama Senju had hoped for back then?

"Hokage - sama."

An Anbu ninja appeared in front of him and said, "Mito Uzumaki's life is coming to an end."

"I understand."

Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't surprised. Mito Uzumaki was old, and he had expected this. It was normal for it to happen any day.

"Notify Kushina, Tsunade, and Haruki."

Kushina was going to be the next Jinchuriki of the Nine - Tailed Fox. Tsunade and Haruki were top - notch Medical Ninjas. If something went wrong, they could handle it in time.

"Yes."

The Anbu Ninja disappeared.

To Hiruzen Sarutobi's surprise, Haruki brought Mikoto with him.

But thinking that Mikoto was Kushina's best friend and Haruki's apprentice, he didn't stop her.

At this moment, he still didn't understand what was about to happen.

Haruki stood beside him, looking at the dying Mito Uzumaki on the bed, and couldn't help but sigh, "Another era has fallen."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded with emotion.

After Mito Uzumaki's death, there were almost no Ninjas left from Hashirama Senju's generation.

There was another slight vibration in the air.

Minato Namikaze appeared.

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his hand to stop the Anbu Ninjas' actions.

The Flying Thunder God Technique.

He glanced at Haruki. Even without last week's coercion incident, following the normal course of events, the future Hokage would definitely be Haruki's apprentice.

Mainly, among the younger generation, it was really hard to find a Ninja more outstanding than his apprentice.

No one else broke into the heavily - guarded room.

As the Nine - Tailed Fox was gradually being pulled out of Mito Uzumaki's body, a powerful, evil, and cold aura that could destroy everything filled the narrow space.

It made people involuntarily feel a surge of killing intent deep in their hearts and become restless.

"Mikoto."

Haruki wasn't affected by it at all.

Mikoto nodded.

Triangular shield - shaped knives immediately appeared in her pupils, and another kind of cold Chakra radiated from her body.

Kurama paused for a moment and then suddenly erupted with overwhelming anger.

"Damn Uchiha!"