Naruto: Set a goal, conquer the universe.

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Tsunade nodded reluctantly; she needed to think about it some more.

Let's see if this child can reach that level of ability.

After returning to be Hokage, she will still have to keep an eye on this child to prevent him from accidentally going down the wrong path.

Moreover, considering his relationship with that Uchiha Sasuke.

Sasuke will definitely support Naruto's chosen path unconditionally.

This reminded her of her grandfather and Madara Uchiha!

However, unlike the eventual break between his grandfather and Madara Uchiha.

This time, Naruto and Sasuke will team up!

In a daze, Tsunade seemed to see a scene of the ninja world being unified.

So who is she?

The queen who will unify the ninja world?

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Why am I inexplicably excited?

"Have you thought about what will happen after unification?" Tsunade asked Naruto without being able to resist.

"After unification? Then let Shikamaru handle it. That guy is smart. I'll just be in charge of suppression, and he can be in charge of establishing rules and regulations for long-term peace!" Naruto replied matter-of-factly.

"Shikamaru?" Tsunade didn't know who this was, but he had Naruto's approval and trust.

It probably won't be bad either.

Having been away from Konoha for so long, Tsunade is now returning to assume the position of Hokage, so naturally she needs her own team.

Jiraiya, Naruto, and Sasuke, who came to take her back, were naturally the people she trusted most.

That is, her team.

Tsunade has experienced those political struggles.

Political struggles are no child's play. She knows a lot about the dirty tricks of the upper echelons, and she has no desire to go back to being a puppet Hokage.

[If those old guys dare to act recklessly and refuse to admit they're old, then send Naruto to reason with them!] Tsunade suddenly had this idea while looking at Naruto.

Thinking of this, Tsunade couldn't help but ruffle Naruto's hair and chuckle.

Naruto felt completely bewildered.

Chapter 109 Wood Release, it's quite simple.

Naruto tidied his hair, which Tsunade had ruffled into a mess. He had been doing it unconsciously at first, but he must have realized what was happening later.

To retaliate against him.

A woman with big breasts but a small heart!

The group returned to Konoha, where Izumo and Kotetsu, who were on guard at the village gate, quickly bowed to Jiraiya and Naruto upon seeing them.

However, they seemed a little confused when they saw Sasuke, Tsunade, and Shizune.

"When did Sasuke leave the village?" Izumo Kamitsu asked his friend in a low voice.

"You're asking me? How would I know?" Gangzi Tie was sweating profusely. Someone had secretly left the village without their knowledge. This was a serious dereliction of duty.

"Don't worry, I'm the one who brought Sasuke out of the village. I'll talk to the Third Hokage about it," Naruto said with a gentle smile after hearing their conversation.

"Yes, thank you for your trouble, Naruto-sama," the two said quickly.

"But who is this?" Kotetsu looked at Tsunade and Shizune. He felt that the blonde beauty looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was for a moment.

"This is Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin!" Jiraiya introduced.

"Lady Tsunade?" the two exclaimed. They had grown up hearing the legends of the Sannin, but had never actually seen Tsunade in person, only in her portrait in textbooks at the Ninja Academy.

Because Tsunade had already left the village by then.

After registering everyone, Tsunade looked at the current state of Konoha Village and sighed with emotion.

Konoha Village had changed a lot since she left.

"How about it? Big change, right?" Jiraiya teased her from the side.

"Hmm," Tsunade responded softly through her nose.

“Let’s go, the Third Hokage is waiting for you,” Jiraiya said softly.

Tsunade took the lead and headed towards the Hokage's office.

"Well then, Perverted Sage, I'll head back with Sasuke first!" Naruto and Jiraiya said. Now that Tsunade was back, he could continue his training.

“Okay.” Jiraiya nodded and followed Tsunade to the Hokage’s office.

“Let’s go too. I’ll go with you to Mount Myōboku and ask the Toad Sage to let you learn Sage Mode as well,” Naruto said to Sasuke.

Sasuke nodded slightly.

The Great Toad Sage readily agreed to Naruto's request, allowing Fukasaku to train Sasuke in Sage Mode, while Naruto also took the opportunity to check on Hinata's progress.

Under the guidance of Sage Shima, Hinata quickly mastered Sage Mode, thanks to her vast chakra reserves and her training alongside Naruto since childhood.

Chakra control has also been honed to its extreme.

The Gentle Fist technique of the Hyuga clan relies on chakra to be transformed into needles and injected into the body of others; chakra control is their forte.

With this natural advantage, Hinata having no problem learning Sage Mode is not a problem.

"What's wrong? Are your eyes uncomfortable?" Naruto asked with concern when he saw Hinata rubbing her eyes from time to time.

"It's nothing, my eyes have just been itchy lately," Hinata said, shaking her head.

"Let me check you out." Naruto's hands emitted green light as he placed them over Hinata's eyes, carefully examining her condition.

After a long while, Naruto finally put his hand down: "They didn't find anything wrong, so it should be nothing serious."

Hinata nodded and asked, "Has Lady Tsunade returned?"

"Yes, the process was a bit complicated. I'll tell you about it." Naruto sat down with Hinata and told her about what happened on the way.

Shima-sensei wisely avoided becoming a third wheel and promptly withdrew.

The time was left to the two young people.

Konoha is currently undergoing a power transition, and the succession of the Hokage cannot be carried out immediately. It requires reporting to the Daimyo, informing the other four countries, having them send envoys to observe the ceremony, and organizing the succession ceremony, which will take a considerable amount of time.

At this time, Konoha needs to recall all ninjas who are on missions outside, and temporarily suspend accepting missions until the Hokage handover is completed.

At the very least, his subordinates should get to know who the new boss is and what he looks like.

After finding the Konoha logistics department and telling them about building a gravity chamber, Naruto decided to stay at Mount Myōboku.

The abundant natural energy here allows him to enter Immortal Mode more quickly, and then use shadow clones to carry out the construction of the Dao Palace.

His true form was studying the necklace Tsunade had given him.

According to Granny Tsunade, this is a crystal made from the chakra of the First Hokage.

Naruto was quite curious that chakra could actually create physical objects.

Even within the sealed space, he can use his mental power to create a television set and alter the environment of the sealed space.

However, in reality, he cannot do all of this, and he cannot even manufacture the physical objects.

"As expected, the First Hokage's strength and level are still above mine," Naruto remarked.

Naruto stroked the crystal in his hand, sensing the chakra within it.

"A chakra nature fused with water and earth attributes in a certain proportion?" Naruto muttered to himself.

With the help of Sage Mode, his sensory abilities were greatly enhanced, and he was proficient in all seven elements, so it was not difficult for him to sense the chakra attributes and properties left behind by the First Hokage.

"No, there's also Yang attribute chakra. The crystal is actually mainly composed of Yang attribute chakra, the Yang attribute chakra cultivated to its peak!"

"If you cultivate Yang-attribute chakra to a high level, you can create physical objects?" Naruto vaguely came to a conclusion.

"Unfortunately, my development of Yang Release chakra is not as advanced as that of the First Hokage, so I cannot reach that level yet."

"However, what about Wood Release?"

Naruto put the necklace back on and carefully controlled his water, earth, and yang chakra, starting to fuse them according to the chakra ratio on the necklace.

With his chakra control in Sage Mode, fusing the three chakra natures is not difficult.

Soon, several tree branches sprouted from the ground in front of Naruto.

"So this is Wood Release? It's not that difficult. Why can't others learn it?" Naruto scratched his head, feeling that there was no obstacle at all in developing Wood Release.

It felt very natural, like water flowing into a channel.

"Then, let me see the power of Wood Release!"

Naruto clapped his hands together, and the massive amount of chakra within his body surged instantly.

The ground began to shake violently, and thick tree branches, like giant snakes awakening, burst forth from the earth with a roar.

Then they quickly intertwined, and giant trees twisted and grew, their thick roots sweeping across the ground, crushing the hard rock of Mount Myōboku to dust, instantly forming a dense forest in front of him.

Feeling the surging vitality of the forest before him, Naruto lowered his hands and began to feel the depletion of his chakra.

"The First Hokage's Wood Release is indeed powerful! With my chakra reserves, creating this forest took away nearly 10% of my chakra. People with less chakra probably couldn't use Wood Release effectively."

"Well, this can be considered as adding another trump card. I wonder if the village still has any records of the First Hokage's ninjutsu. Otherwise, I'll have to develop it myself."

Chapter 110 Hokage Succession and Gathering

Konoha 61 years.

Tsunade, granddaughter of the First Hokage and princess of the Land of Fire, officially succeeded as the Fifth Hokage.

"From this day forward, I am the Fifth Hokage, the one who governs Konoha!"

Looking at Tsunade's triumphant appearance atop the Hokage Building.

Below, Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and the other Konoha ninjas who had specially rushed back from Mount Myōboku applauded.

Representatives from other ninja villages watched this scene with solemn expressions.

Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, is renowned throughout the entire ninja world.

If she inherits the Hokage position in Konoha, I wonder what Konoha's attitude will be in the future.

Behind Tsunade, on the platform, the Third Hokage watched this scene with a look of satisfaction. Finally, someone was able to shoulder the responsibility, allowing this old man to retire.

"Jiraiya, you did a good job, kid," he said softly.

"Haha, it's all thanks to Naruto and Sasuke's help. I couldn't have persuaded Tsunade on my own." Jiraiya laughed beside him.

【Sasuke!】The Third Hokage sighed inwardly, finally making a decision.

"Jiraiya, after the ceremony, call Naruto and Sasuke to the Hokage's office. I have some things to discuss with them, and I also want to tell Tsunade some things," the Third Hokage said in a deep voice.

Jiraiya was stunned.

After the ceremony.

Naruto and the others weren't in a hurry to return to Mount Myōboku for training.

Instead, he had a gathering with his classmates from the same period.

After becoming ninjas, they no longer had much time to get together.

Because of Kai, the three members of Kai's class also joined the party.

"Hey, Shikamaru, what happened to those defeated ninjas from Sunagakure?" Naruto turned to Shikamaru beside him and asked.

"Well, I heard from my father that the Sand Village paid a large sum of money to Konoha and then released them all," Shikamaru said after eating a piece of grilled meat.

"Really?" Naruto scratched his head; these were things he didn't need to worry about.

It seems that Gaara has already returned to Sunagakure.

She had even wanted to help him strengthen the seal so that he could sleep peacefully, but she never expected that he would treat her like a fool.

Kindness was wasted, Naruto thought angrily!