Chapter 885

After Jiraiya left, Tsunade was still tirelessly thinking.

Unlike a hero like Jiraiya who was a lone wolf, Tsunade's status meant that when facing such events with political overtones, she couldn't think with the mindset of an ordinary person.

After all, she had her family and a series of other issues behind her, which could be described as a situation where one move affects the whole.

But after careful thought, Tsunade ultimately found no results.

"Forget it, never mind."

"I'd better let Ryosuke help me think about it..."

Thinking back and forth, Tsunade only felt a stinging pain in her head.

After all, although she wasn't a political idiot like Jiraiya, she was still internally resistant to engaging in political struggles and conspiracies.

"No, that won't do!"

But the moment this thought appeared in her mind, it was extinguished by Tsunade.

Although she now had a solid arm to lean on in Mizunuki Ryosuke, she couldn't rely on him for everything.

Because what she wanted to be was a poplar tree that could support Mizunuki Ryosuke, not a dodder vine parasitic on him.

"If it were Ryosuke, what would he do?"

Ultimately, Tsunade had to change her line of thinking, attempting to use Mizunuki Ryosuke's mindset to help her figure it all out.

"What made the old man change his mind? What exactly has happened recently?"

"Could it be on Sunagakure's side? Hatake Sakumo, Sunagakure..."

Suddenly, a sharp light flashed in Tsunade's eyes; she had already figured out the general crux of the matter.

"So that's it."

Tsunade said softly in her heart, emitting a somewhat helpless sigh.

"As expected, is this the real Teacher Sarutobi?"

Tsunade's eyes flickered, deeply convinced of all this.

She certainly wouldn't be naive enough to think that Sarutobi Hiruzen did all this for their own good.

Political interests were everything; the so-called master-disciple bond was insignificant in the face of political interests.

"Sigh."

Ultimately, Tsunade could only sigh.

Even if she was unwilling, what could she do? The one holding the power was the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen; even she couldn't openly defy the Hokage's resolution.

Thinking of this, Tsunade remembered Mizunuki Ryosuke's words.

The desire in her heart to become Hokage grew increasingly strong.

"Only by becoming Hokage can I prevent these many tragedies from happening."

"Only in this way can I help Ryosuke achieve true peace in the Ninja World."

Unknowingly, Tsunade's inner resolve had already changed.

Subsequently, Tsunade no longer sat idly, but turned to study the salamander toxin Jiraiya had provided, striving to find a way to crack it as soon as possible.

Just like that, with a dramatic result that neither side had expected.

The Rain ninjas and Konoha coincidentally both planned to launch a decisive battle to settle the score once and for all.

At this moment, the situation in the Land of Rain was like the calm before a storm; one second it might be calm, and the next, a torrential downpour might arrive.

Do not think that such a large-scale decisive battle can be fought just because one says so.

Before the war, relevant arrangements, tactical planning, and personnel deployment all required time.

Taking advantage of this gap, both sides fell into a rare, brief period of calm.

On the other side, after Mizunuki Ryosuke received the news from Tsunade and confirmed that Konoha and the Rain ninjas would soon have a decisive battle.

He also gradually began to take action.

Before that, he first "taught" the unruly little maid a lesson until she couldn't stand straight, then left the Kirigakure stronghold and headed toward where Hanzo of the Salamander was located.

Using the Magic Mirror Illusion, he once again crossed the Rain ninjas' layers of defense without any effort and arrived at the courtyard where Hanzo of the Salamander was staying.

At this moment, Hanzo of the Salamander was sitting in the room, eyes closed and motionless.

With the great battle imminent, Mizunuki Ryosuke knew that Hanzo of the Salamander was adjusting his state.

After all, for a powerhouse of Hanzo of the Salamander's level, his state during battle had a huge impact on the outcome.

And the moment Mizunuki Ryosuke appeared, Hanzo of the Salamander opened his eyes.

Looking at this "old friend" before him, Hanzo of the Salamander's expression appeared somewhat cold.

"Lord Mizukage, you come uninvited. What advice do you have?"

Hanzo of the Salamander spoke to Mizunuki Ryosuke in an indifferent tone, not very politely.

Even though Hanzo of the Salamander was very wary of this unfathomable Fourth Mizukage in his heart, he knew very well that things had reached this point, and there was no point in playing games with Mizunuki Ryosuke anymore.

Kirigakure could not possibly send a single soldier for the sake of the Rain ninjas.

Most importantly, Kirigakure's failure to act at a critical moment previously still left Hanzo of the Salamander somewhat resentful.

As the war report from the Land of Lightning spread throughout the Ninja World, although Hanzo of the Salamander also knew that Mizunuki Ryosuke had his reasons for refusing to further expand supplies for the Rain ninjas that day.

But this matter still inevitably left him feeling bitter; if not for this, why would he have rashly led his army to raid Konoha at night?

If not for the night raid on Konoha leading to the loss of troops, why would he be so passive?

Of course, this was based on the premise that Hanzo of the Salamander did not know that the "expert" behind Konoha was Mizunuki Ryosuke. ===== CHAPTER 887 =====