Saito Ayame went to the Mizukage building.
Linto was a little worried about Terumi Mei.
Saito Ayame's rank is very high, I don't know if Terumi Mei can handle it.
However, the confrontation and cooperation with the Daimyo is one of the trainings of the "Kage", so we can only expect Terumi Mei to grow in this process.
Miyamoto is receiving ripple healing from Sasuke and Momo-chan.
The crowd gradually dispersed. The men gestured, imagining themselves as swordsmen. The women were discussing whose face was more handsome, Linto or Miyamoto.
Tonight, Kirigakure is still full of gossip.
Kakashi, carrying a bag, walked over quickly after the crowd dispersed. He looked around and said with emotion, "Is your life always so lively?"
"Just some troubles."
Linto saw Kakashi looking travel-worn, clearly he had been traveling day and night: "Are you here on a mission?"
"Indeed, I have a mission."
"Who are you looking for? Terumi Mei?"
"No."
Kakashi said, "I'm looking for you... The Third Hokage is likely to step down."
Sasuke, who was helping Miyamoto heal, heard this and his eyes lit up.
"Is old man Hokage going to give the position to Brother Shou?"
Kakashi looked at Sasuke's expectant face and licked his lips:
"Huh?"
...
Linto and Kakashi went to an izakaya.
Lifting the curtain, Iwamine Miyako, who was busy, lit up. She wiped the water from her hands, walked over gracefully, bowed gently, and then knelt down to help Linto change his shoes.
"I can do it myself," Linto said.
With Yagura stepping down, the Kabuki district naturally largely closed down, and many girls lost their source of income.
The Kirigakure government approved some funds. Some girls took the money and returned to their hometowns, while others stayed in Kirigakure and looked for new jobs.
Iwamine Miyako was originally a courtesan. In recent years, she had saved some money, plus the government subsidy, so she took over this izakaya and became the proprietress.
Many people looked down on her past identity, thinking that the food and drinks she handled were dirty, so business was not good, but Iwamine Miyako's smile had a bit more ease than before.
"Thanks to Lord Linto's care, otherwise my shop would have closed long ago."
Iwamine Miyako said, serving the two with snacks and drinks, and then bowed again, silently retreating, leaving the space for the two men who needed to talk.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen is going to retire?" Linto asked.
Kakashi nodded: "The news hasn't spread yet, but the high-level officials of Konoha basically know the Third Hokage's intentions."
He looked out the window, at Kirigakure, which was being rebuilt.
"The Third Hokage has been greatly shocked."
"Because of Yagura's resignation?"
"Yes," Kakashi said, "But not only that, there's also Danzo's death, the Uchiha Clan's destruction, the Fourth Hokage's early death... There are too many tragedies."
Everyone knows that Konoha, under the leadership of the First and Second Hokage, was invincible.
Everyone also knows that today's Konoha is just a "powerful" shell, and has long lost its former imposing power.
The Third Hokage is a witness to the decline and also a participant.
For the time being, regardless of whether his hesitant governing philosophy and his tolerance of Danzo were right or wrong, and how much damage it caused to Konoha,
Sarutobi Hiruzen's loyalty to Konoha and the Will of Fire is beyond doubt.
He is more eager than anyone else for Konoha to be stable, prosperous, and strong.
Such an old man, after personally experiencing many events of decline, his heart cannot but be sad.
"... In the past, the Third Hokage had been holding on, but after hearing about Kirigakure, he went to the Fourth Hokage's grave and sat there all night. The next morning, he summoned me and the first sentence he said was—"
Kakashi raised his glass: "The times have changed."
"I have never seen the Third Hokage like that, his shoulders slumped, sitting in front of the grave, thin and small, and his back was a little hunched."
"He asked me to find Tsunade and bring her back to serve as the Fifth Hokage."
Linto nodded slightly.
Tsunade, he knew about her, but the specific reasons... were not appropriate to elaborate on.
However, Linto's understanding was too "superficial", so he asked: "Does she have the ability to serve as Hokage? Is she stronger than Jiraiya?"
"Jiraiya-sama... um..."
Kakashi didn't want to evaluate the management skills of the two, so he had to explain from another angle:
"Tsunade-sama is the granddaughter of the First Hokage."
The two men looked at each other, gently clinked glasses, and tacitly skipped this topic.
"So, you want me to help find the missing Tsunade?" Linto asked.
"Yes, Jiraiya-sama said that you have a 'wonderful little vine' that can cross mountains and seas to find the target, so he asked me to come to you for help—of course, Konoha will pay enough compensation."
The whole story is clear.
"However, why did you come? If you want to find Tsunade, he and Tsunade are old classmates, so he should be more familiar with her whereabouts."
Kakashi sighed helplessly: "Jiraiya-sama was injured during practice and is still recuperating in Mount Myōboku. He relayed the message asking for your help to me through a toad."
Part of the reason for Jiraiya's injury was because of Linto.
He saw Linto absorbing natural energy and being able to fly and escape, and thought that if Linto could do it, then he, who had practiced for more than ten years, could easily grasp the trick, right?
As a result, after trying it out, the balance between natural power and Chakra was seriously broken, and his lower body became stone, so he could only ask the toad sages of Mount Myōboku to treat him.
"However, this is also good news."
Kakashi smiled: "Jiraiya-sama can finally concentrate on writing books. Oh, he also asked me to bring you a message."
When Linto heard this sentence pattern, he subconsciously said:
"Ask me to surrender?"
"What?" Kakashi was stunned.
"Sorry, please continue."
"Jiraiya-sama said, 'Be careful of Ryuchi Cave, the snake sages have been very active recently'."
Ryuchi Cave, Snake Sage.
Linto still remembered Tagorihime, who was killed by his sword.
Thanks to the Dragon Snake Orb she sent, Linto was able to master natural power so quickly.
"Thank you for the reminder."
Linto did not have the habit of underestimating the enemy: "I will be careful. As for the reward you mentioned..."
"I hope Konoha can send some people here to attend classes and witness the process of Kirigakure's reconstruction. After returning, they can tell Konoha villagers what they have heard and what you think is useful."
When this group of people goes back, Linto's daily income of soul fragments will increase again, and Konoha will serve as a coordinate point to spread Linto's ideas.
"Only this?"
"Only this."
Kakashi nodded, cast Summoning Technique, summoned a pug ninja dog, told it Linto's request, and then dismissed the ninja dog again to relay the information back.
"There will be results at the latest tomorrow," Kakashi said.
"Okay."
Linto stood up, "I'll find a camera."
He opened the sliding door and found Iwamine Miyako sitting at the end of the corridor, keeping her kneeling posture, with a table of dishes in front of her. It seemed that she was worried about disturbing the conversation between the two, so she did not send it in immediately.
Linto walked over, "You don't have to wait here, just take care of the other guests."
Iwamine Miyako smiled lightly and said, "Lord, you are the only guest I need to take care of."
Linto shook his head when he saw that he couldn't persuade her and walked out.
Iwamine Miyako walked into the room with the small table, put down the dishes, bowed slightly to Kakashi, and was about to walk out when Kakashi suddenly stopped her:
"You respect him very much."
Iwamine Miyako looked at Kakashi calmly and said without hesitation: "Yes, Lord Linto is the person I respect the most."
"Because he rescued you from the mud?"
Iwamine Miyako smiled and shook her head: "I have seen many people, some are mediocre, some are excellent, whether mediocre or excellent, they are just passers-by in life, very common.
But some people, as long as they stand there, are radiant, and only when you meet that person can you understand the beauty of life."
Iwamine Miyako looked in the direction of Linto's departure.
"He is that kind of person."
Kakashi was stunned, silent for a long time before saying:
"You... are very cultured."
Iwamine Miyako covered her mouth and chuckled.
At this time, Linto came back carrying a TV: "I couldn't find the camera, so I'll use this as a substitute."
He plugged in the power and turned back to Kakashi and held out his hand: "Give me something related to Tsunade."
Kakashi handed over a die.
Linto took the die.
「Hermit Purple!」
Purple vines appeared, wrapped around the TV, and the next second, the TV screen trembled, with countless snowflakes and afterimages appearing. In the chaotic afterimages, Tsunade's figure gradually appeared—
Her expression was painful, her face pale as death, and a wound on her heart was constantly bleeding.
Tsunade is dying?!
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