"it's here."

"What?"

A chuckle came from behind, and before the masked boy had time to react, he was hit with a knife on the back of his neck.

In an instant, the masked boy let out a whimpering sound and fell to the ground with a thud.

Looking at the unconscious masked boy lying on the ground, Asami Masumi squatted down and took off the mask from his face, revealing a young and delicate face.

Judging from his age, he is about thirteen or fourteen years old.

At this age, it only takes a year or two to graduate and become a genin.

However, since it belongs to the root, even an underage kid cannot treat it with common sense.

Judging from the hand he showed just now, he was at least at the level of a chuunin.

Coupled with the fact that he can also use secret techniques, he can be regarded as a potential talent at the seed level at the root level.

"This brat should be left to the ANBU to deal with."

Asami Masumi thought about it and decided to hand this boy over to the ANBU directly under the Hokage.

With her current status, it is not convenient to offend the root. At this time, letting Tsunade, the Hokage, step in to solve the problem, the effect will be better.

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The next day.

"Good morning, Hokage-sama."

Entering the Hokage Building, the staff passing by in the corridor greeted Tsunade one after another and bent down to salute.

Judging from their full and energetic expressions, they have already recognized Tsunade, and their uneasy and nervous mood has long since relaxed.

"Well, good morning."

Tsunade also responded to the staff here without any bias.

Although from the appearance, the staff here look older than her, in terms of real age, they are actually younger than herself. The oldest one is only in his forties.

They are all a group of lovely and positive juniors.

Moreover, the staff who can be recruited to work here basically belong to the category with clear backgrounds, and there is not much involvement behind them.

Of course, there were also ninjas from the ninja clan, and Tsunade treated them all equally.

In Tsunade's understanding, her opponents are not all the ninjas of the ninja clan, but the die-hard elements among the ninja clan.

She has her own scale in her mind about who can be assured and who needs to be vigilant.

Pushing open the office door, Tsunade walked in directly.

As expected, Shikaku, the Jonin squad leader, had already arrived at the office ahead of him and started sorting the documents to be processed today.

"Good morning, Shikaku, you came so early today."

"Good morning, Hokage-sama. Actually, you don't have to come so early every day. It doesn't matter if you rest more at home."

Shikaku could see the tiredness in Tsunade's eyes. She had been working at a high intensity for the past two or three months, and he was really worried that one day she would suddenly collapse on her desk from exhaustion.

"My subordinates are not late, but my boss is late. If that happens, my reputation will be greatly reduced."

Tsunade yawned and responded to Shikaku.

Now is not the time to relax. If she wants to relax, she must at least wait until her power is further consolidated.

Although everyone in Konoha seems to be living a peaceful and contented life on the surface, the struggle for power and profit in the dark is happening every day.

"I have overlooked this point. But in the office, Hokage-sama can be lazy a little."

Shikaku joked.

"No need, let's wait until after noon to take nap."

Tsunade sat on the office chair where she belonged, took the file next to her, and began to process it.

"Speaking of which, here is a report document submitted by Vice President Asami this morning. Would you like to have a look at it, Hokage-sama?"

Shikaku remembered something, picked up a document from the side and asked Tsunade what he meant.

"Report document? Show it to me."

Tsunade didn't think much, took the report document from Shikaku's hand, and carefully scanned the contents.

When she finished reading, Tsunade's face looked slightly unhappy.

The content to be reported in the document is very simple. As the deputy director of Konoha Hospital, Asami Masumi was followed by a root ninja when she came home from get off work last night. The other party's intention was unknown.

If I remember correctly, any activities of the Roots should have been canceled from the public perspective. The responsibilities of the Roots are also under the jurisdiction of the ANBU directly under the Hokage and are in a state of dismissal.

but……

"That bastard Danzo still likes to do mischief. The rats he kept in captivity started to poke their heads out again."

Tsunade's eyebrows rose, obviously angry at Gen's arrogant and domineering behavior.

"How to deal with it, Hokage-sama?"

Shikaku was just making a business inquiry.

"I will go to the torture room to talk to Danzo later. I hope he will not push his limits."

Considering that Danzo is the leader of the Roots and conducting face-to-face negotiations with the other party, Tsunade believes that this is the most direct and effective solution.

"Having said that, I think Hokage-sama, you may not have the leisure time to worry about Elder Danzo."

Lu Jiu smiled helplessly.

"What's the meaning?"

"According to time, the Daimyo's envoy will arrive before noon today."

"I almost forgot about this."

Only then did Tsunade remember that an envoy from the Daming Palace would come to visit her, the Fifth Hokage, today.

Because she was in a hurry when she took office and had to deal with a lot of mess in the village, she never had time to go to the Daming Mansion, contact the Daiming, and complete the last step of the process.

The Daimyo's envoy is here today precisely for this matter.

However, Tsunade knew that asking her to go to Daming Mansion and go through the last step of the ceremony to succeed Hokage was only an official statement. She did not know the specific important matters to be discussed when going to Daming Mansion.
Chapter completed!