Tsunade's reunion with the Second Hokage this time was a crucial turning point in her life; upon returning to the Village, she sought out numerous notes from the First Hokage, work diaries from the Second Hokage, and the Third Hokage's series of books on the will of fire.
She read through all these books to learn from the thoughts of her predecessors.
Aside from his dealings with the Uchiha Clan, the Second Hokage was an extremely bold and upright man in his daily life.
Compared to the First Hokage, who had thoughts but couldn't express them, and the Third Hokage, who spoke many empty words, the Second Hokage left behind the most practical written records, including his diaries, notes, work experiences, historical accounts, and more.
All these items were preserved by the Village.
When Tsunade requested to borrow them, even Danzo couldn't object much; he still held respect for his teacher, so he simply said, "If you want to read them, go ahead."
Tsunade's team then began sifting through records in the archives.
Ino picked up a copy of "Senju Tobirama's Work Diary" and casually flipped through it, then chuckled twice and began to read aloud.
"Konoha, September, Year 17. Official duties are hectic. The Shinobi World War has been ongoing for three months now. Oh, Brother, how I wish you were still alive. I truly can't imagine how you dealt with all these troubles. Your granddaughter is noisy and mischievous, even grabbing my brush. She's so annoying..."
Shizune and Tonton, who were listening intently, burst into laughter like pigs, and Tsunade felt a bit embarrassed. "Why is this great-uncle of mine complaining about me in his diary?"
"Nonsense! I didn't bother him at all back then!" Tsunade took the diary and read it carefully, then her gaze drifted, looking a little abashed: "I was only four years old then; I didn't understand any of these things."
The Second Hokage governed for nearly twenty years, almost all of which were during the First Shinobi World War. Seeing the First Hokage's death, various Shinobi Villages took advantage of the situation. He responded with strong military countermeasures, and the twenty years of war not only did not weaken Konoha but made it stronger. Internally, he implemented various reforms, established the Ninja Academy, moved away from the traditional family-based Ninja training model, and spared no effort in discovering talented individuals.
From Ino's current perspective, the Konoha F4 acted as an impediment to the Village's development and were outdated figures who needed to be replaced. However, back then, not to mention Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, or Danzo Shimura, even Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado were heroes who had achieved outstanding merits on the battlefield countless times.
Later, the Third Hokage trained the Sannin, and Jiraiya trained Minato Namikaze. This system of succession in Konoha Village was established during an era of continuous warfare.
The First Hokage was a hero with grand ambitions; he knew what he should do but not how to do it. It was the Second Hokage who gradually turned his dreams into reality.
"Hokage-sama Second is a truly remarkable person," Ino praised sincerely.
Shizune and Tonton both nodded, while Tsunade wore a very proud expression.
The Akatsuki Organization, in anticipation of the Three-Tails' resurrection, has chosen to lie low, leaving the stage to the Five Great Ninja Villages.
Since they weren't causing trouble, Ino also planned to behave for a while. Recently, there had been Danzo's battle against Kurotsuchi, her impersonation of Deidara to perform acts of heroism, and her ambush of Ao. Undercurrents surged in the Ninja World, and outside the Ninja World, there was a war involving hundreds of thousands of people. She feared that if she continued to stir up trouble, the current fragile balance would collapse!
Tsunade's heart ailment was completely gone, and she planned to stay in the Village recently to organize the many notes of the First, Second, and Third Hokage. It was clear that the Second Hokage's month of close guidance had a great impact on her. She is a very emotional person; putting aside the will of fire, at least now she wants to do something for the Village.
Jiraiya, of course, welcomed this, and the three Advisors had nothing to say.
The Medical Corps and the Ninja Academy were both placed under Tsunade's management.
Shizune was officially promoted to Jonin and subsequently, as Tsunade's representative, served as the head of the Medical Corps, working at Konoha Hospital.
Everyone held reservations about Ino's medical skills. After some discussion, she represented Tsunade and spent two days wandering around the Ninja Academy.
Tsunade was busy organizing the Second Hokage's notes, trying to find more ways to deal with the Uchiha Clan. Shizune went to work at the hospital, busy to death every day, so Tonton was entrusted to Ino's care.
Tsunade was still at ease with this; if she were to entrust her pet pig to the Akimichi Clan, she wouldn't sleep a wink all night. Entrusting it to the Yamanaka Clan would be safe, right? The Yamanaka Clan is the most friendly towards pigs.
Ino held Tonton and lectured a group of little kids at the Ninja Academy.
Knowing that she was acting as an imperial envoy, the school had no demands on her. "You can teach whatever you want, even if you lecture on post-natal care for sows in class, we'll agree."
The teaching tasks at the Ninja Academy were extremely boring. The school had little funding and few teachers, so there was no corruption for her to investigate. With nothing to do, Ino secretly calculated the 'pot points' she currently needed.
To get Wood Release to a state where it could continue to upgrade, she needed to raise Yang Release to Lv5, which meant she was short 4 'pot points.' After that, whether Wood Release would need 2 'pot points' to go from Lv2 to Lv3 was still unknown.
If she were to practice the Flying Thunder God, the deficit would be too great.
Her Ninjutsu and Stamina were at max value. Among the remaining attributes, Body was 7, Wisdom 8, Speed 8, and Hand Seals 9, all of which were lacking.
Body was short 3 points, Wisdom 2 points, Speed 2 points, and Hand Seals 1 point.
If she were to add them using 'pot points,' that would be 9 + 7 + 7 + 4 = 27, a deficit of 27 'pot points'!
Conservatively, she would need to deduct at least 7 or 8 'pots' from Danzo. Danzo... Danzo was also starting to buckle under the pressure.
Comparatively, adding Wood Release first was the most cost-effective. She could practice the Flying Thunder God on her own first, and then add points when she had spare 'pot points.'
The core of the Flying Thunder God Technique is the Body Flicker Technique. Currently, many living Ninja in Konoha Village are skilled in the Body Flicker Technique, but to say proficient? That's really not many.
Uchiha Izumi spent almost two months and finally found a Body Flicker Technique master among the dead: the soul of Uchiha Shisui!
Shisui of the Body Flicker. Just by his nickname, one could tell how skilled he was in using the Body Flicker Technique when he was alive.
Ino followed Izumi to the riverside, performed a live summoning and soul retrieval, awakening the slumbering Uchiha Shisui.
Shisui, during his lifetime, was a powerful individual who had reached the Mangekyo Sharingan level, possessing even stronger spiritual energy. His soul was more solidified than Izumi's.
His expression was solemn, and after clearly seeing Ino's Ninja headband, he immediately showed a hint of "No regrets entering Konoha in this life, I'll be a Hokage again in the next."
Izumi did not have such thoughts. In Izumi's view, coming to Konoha Village with her mother was truly terrible luck. She hadn't done anything wrong, hadn't provoked anyone, and hadn't even lived long enough before being killed by the Masked Man. She felt so wronged!
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