Chapter 93: The Hidden Leaf Leadership Chooses to Delay, Tsunade Leaves Out of Boredom!

Tsunade’s gaze grew deep, then she fell completely silent.

I have to say...

Uchiha Jin’s tactics are flawless in steadiness, ruthlessness, and precision!

What appeared to be a mere light inquiry letter had directly trapped the entire Hidden Leaf leadership, for such formal correspondence cannot be blocked.

In the past, the Hidden Leaf leadership's petty schemes were secretly well known, but no one dared expose them.

Now, it’s different!

Since they’ve submitted a formal letter, this matter must be addressed—otherwise, their governing foundation collapses.

This open, aboveboard move made Tsunade sigh in admiration: Uchiha Jin truly is formidable!

Fortunately…

She hadn’t been swayed by these bastards; otherwise, if she’d truly taken the Hokage seat, she’d have been proving she could stand up to Uchiha Jin!

Joke’s on them.

Given the tactics Uchiha Jin had shown so far, Tsunade didn’t believe she could match him.

Of course!

Even if Tsunade had a way to handle it, she had no desire to become Hokage.

Obviously—she wasn’t stupid.

Taking the Hokage seat right now was clearly stepping into the minefield meant for these old bastards.

But now, she wasn’t in a hurry to leave.

She was intensely curious how these three old men would handle this situation.

Yes!

She was ready to watch the show!

“Old man, what do we do?”

“This can’t be delayed—we must find a solution.”

“And—quickly!”

“I suspect Uchiha Jin has another move lined up; we can’t give him time to act!”

Jiraiya’s face was grim, his tone heavy with urgency.

Yes.

He was fully aware of the village’s corruption.

He despised certain behaviors of the village leadership—that’s why he constantly dreamed of leaving.

But equally!

He utterly disapproved of Uchiha Jin’s actions, for such moves would throw the village into chaos.

Even if the Hidden Leaf leadership truly had problems, they could be handled gently—this approach would plunge the village into turmoil.

Not to mention…

He knew perfectly well the so-called investigation was nonsense; Uchiha Jin’s real goal was targeting the Hidden Leaf leadership.

And unlike before, this was an attack on the Hokage’s very foundation!

After all, the village had already delayed payments for war reparations, ninja mission fees, and financial obligations for two or three years…

If this exploded, the village would descend into chaos.

Merely imagining that scene made Jiraiya’s heart tremble.

“Yes, Hiruzen!”

“We must resolve this quickly—we need a plan fast.”

“Damn Uchiha Jin—they’re too brazen!”

“… ”

Tenzō and Mizukami instantly panicked.

No choice!

This matter was life-or-death—if fully exposed, all of them were finished.

And yet,

Hiruzen Sarutobi smoked more frequently, his mind racing frantically.

He didn’t need anyone to remind him how dangerous this was.

But the problem? He had no idea.

Uchiha Jin’s move was an open strategy—they themselves were dirty; how could he possibly think of a counter?

Meanwhile,

Watching the grim-faced elders, Tsunade nearly burst out laughing.

Damn!

When she was in the Hidden Leaf, she’d rarely seen this expression.

Thinking of it, she grew even less eager to leave; she found a chair, sat down, crossed her arms, and settled in to watch.

“Tsunade!”

“It’s burning down around us—how can Itachi be so calm?”

“Think of a solution!”

Tenzō couldn’t stand Tsunade’s laziness and snapped at her.

And yet,

Tsunade rolled her eyes and ignored her completely.

Her Senju heritage made her untouchable—did this old hag really think she could threaten her?

Dream on.

Mizukami was annoyed but stayed silent—he knew Tsunade was beyond their control.

Hiruzen didn’t even glance at Tsunade—he knew she was doing well if she didn’t cause trouble.

Expect more? Impossible.

Jiraiya couldn’t hold back anymore: “Tsunade, think of something.”

“If this goes wrong, the village will fall into chaos!”

And yet,

Tsunade sneered: “In my view, just investigate!”

“It’s a formal letter—its contents are serious; by procedure, they must investigate!”

“Then, when someone’s guilt is proven, deal with them!”

With her words, everyone fell silent.

Fuck!

Do Itachi think we don’t know that?

The problem? They all had skeletons in their closets!

They wanted to scold Tsunade—but couldn’t find a reason, or else they’d be admitting their own guilt!

Jiraiya’s face darkened.

Tsunade’s attitude angered him—how could she act like this when the village was collapsing? Did she even care?

Of course,

He didn’t speak.

He knew perfectly well—if he opened his mouth, Tsunade would reply with two words.

No way.

He sighed, then helplessly began searching for a solution.

The others did the same.

With such a massive crisis, they had no energy to argue with Tsunade—finding a solution was the priority.

But sadly,

Faced with Uchiha Jin’s open strategy, they had no good answer.

Refuse?

Impossible!

That would only confirm their guilt and plunge the village into total chaos.

Agree? Also impossible!

The ninja world had only been in the village era for a few decades—no proper accounting fraud methods had been developed; if this went public, all their dirty secrets would be exposed.

So, sigh…

Helpless, the group could only sigh, unsure what to do.

In the end,

They chose—delay.

Hoping time would bring a new twist.

Jiraiya felt a creeping unease—Uchiha Jin’s nature meant he’d likely anticipated this exact scenario, so he probably had another move ready.

Delay won’t solve anything.

But the problem is.

He could not think of any good solution either, so aside from a sigh, he could only fall silent.

On the other side, however.

Seeing there was nothing more to watch, Tsunade simply left the Hokage Building.

As for this,

no one continued to stop her, for after the sudden inquiry letter incident, they had no heart to pressure Tsunade into becoming Hokage.

After all, even if they wanted to push Tsunade into the Hokage position, they had to deal with this matter first!

After all, with so many ninja’s compensation funds and war contract payments at stake, if the Hidden Leaf’s high command ignored this and instead focused on a Hokage ascension ceremony, countless villagers and civilian ninja would riot!

Because these commoners were most lacking in money.