Naruto: I was reborn as Uchiha Sasuke

On April 64, 4, after Tsunade successfully treated Naruto, her eyes lingered on him for a long time. Naruto's bright and fiery eyes were full of determination and perseverance. His determination to become Hokage and his indomitable will deeply touched Tsunade's heart. Her eyes gradually became soft and firm, and she slowly said, "Naruto, you won the bet. I have overcome my fear of blood and have the confidence to become the fifth generation Hokage. This necklace is for you, and I sincerely hope that you can realize your dream of becoming a Hokage in the future." As she said this, Tsunade gently placed the necklace in Naruto's hand, secretly pleased in her heart: This child may really open up a brilliant future for Konoha.

"Jiraiya, Naruto and I are heading to Kyoto," Tsunade said solemnly.

Jiraiya frowned and replied: "Tsunade, our top priority right now is to return to Konoha to stabilize the situation. We can go to Kyoto anytime we want after that." As he spoke, Jiraiya waved his hand, but thought to himself: The situation in Konoha is now complicated, so it is better to go back and deal with it properly.

Tsunade shook her head slightly and replied, "I know that before you came to me, officials from the Fire Nation had contacted me. I must go and find out the Daimyo's attitude." She frowned slightly, her heart full of worry: she didn't know what the outcome of this meeting would be.

At 64 pm on April 4, 17th year of Konoha, after continuous day and night travel, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Naruto and Shizune finally arrived in Kyoto.

Tsunade looked up at the familiar yet unfamiliar Kyoto in front of her, and couldn't help but slightly raise her head, saying with emotion: "I haven't been to Kyoto for a whole year. I didn't expect the changes here to be so great. It's amazing." Jiraiya also looked around and nodded continuously, his eyes revealing his recognition and emotion for the changes in Kyoto.

Then, they walked towards the Kyoto Imperial Palace with steady and firm steps. Jiraiya took the lead and told the guardian samurai the identity of his group with a solemn and serious look. Upon hearing this, the guardian samurai immediately showed a respectful expression on his face, bent down and replied: "Princess Tsunade, please wait a moment, I will inform you immediately." Then he hurriedly ran to report.

Not long after, Toyotomi Hidetsugu hurried over to greet her. With a warm smile on his face, he said, "Princess Tsunade, I am very glad that you have come to the Imperial Palace. The Crown Prince is currently in the Purple Palace, working with the other lords and handling important state affairs. He is very busy. The Crown Prince has arranged a banquet for you at Toyomei Palace at 7pm. Please wait patiently. However, according to regulations, the ninjas accompanying Lady Tsunade need to hand in their weapons." As he spoke, he made a respectful gesture of invitation.

Tsunade frowned slightly, folded her hands across her chest, and replied firmly: "If the prince is very busy, I can meet the Daimyo." But she was secretly thinking in her heart: Is the prince deliberately making things difficult for me by not meeting me?

Hidetsugu bowed and explained, "Princess Tsunade, the Daimyo has ordered His Majesty to handle domestic affairs. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to meet with Princess Tsunade. Lady Tsunade only needs to wait patiently. I will accompany Princess Tsunade and the others."

Tsunade thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and replied, "Okay." She thought to herself: In this case, I can only wait and see.

After Jiraiya, Tsunade, Naruto, and Shizune handed in their weapons, they went to Toyomei Hall together. In Toyomei Hall, Hidetsugu arranged seats and then asked politely, "Princess Tsunade, could you please introduce these ninjas to me? I can tell at a glance that they are all capable people. I want to arrange for them to be assigned a guard mission. The prince has always been wary of the ninjas from the Raigakure and Iwagakure villages, and he is very worried."

Tsunade knew that this official came to inquire about the background of the following ninjas. Thinking of the ninjas from the Raigakure Village and the Iwagakure Village reminding her of the tense relationship between the Fire Nation and Konoha, she responded: "This is Jiraiya, Shizune, and Uzumaki Naruto." She was secretly alert in her heart: I don't know what his intention is in doing this.

Hidetsugu quickly replied, "So it's Master Jiraiya. I'm so sorry. Master Jiraiya is returning to Konoha to save Konoha from its decline. I hope Master Jiraiya can fully assist Princess Tsunade in governing Konoha. In this way, our government will have more trust in Konoha."

Jiraiya crossed his arms and replied seriously: "You're welcome. Konoha is indeed facing a crisis. I also firmly believe that Tsunade can govern Konoha well and will be able to better protect our country." But in his heart he was deeply worried: the future of Konoha is a long way to go.

Shuuji turned to Shizune and smiled, "Shizune-sama, I can tell at first glance that you are an excellent ninja. I will be issued government escort missions in the future, and I hope that you can complete the missions with excellence."

Jingyin seemed a little nervous, and quickly bowed slightly and replied: "I will do my best to complete the task." She was uneasy in her heart: she didn't know whether this task was easy or difficult.

Shuji looked at Naruto with admiration in his eyes and said, "Naruto, I saw your performance in the Chunin Exam. You were able to tie with the genius of the Hyuga clan, which shows that you have great potential. I also hope that you can revive the Uzumaki clan like Sasuke."

Tsunade was shocked when she heard this. She had never thought that Naruto was from the Uzumaki clan. Thinking of her grandmother and Uzumaki Kunako who both had red hair, and suddenly remembering Kunako and Namikaze Minato, she couldn't help but think to herself: So this is their child. At the same time, she was also full of doubts: What is the secret behind this?

Naruto widened his eyes and asked expectantly: "Brother, do you know my parents?" His heart was full of anticipation: he really hoped to know news about his parents.

Hidetsugu looked apologetic, waved his hand, and replied to Naruto: "I'm sorry, I don't know who your parents are either. Our government does not have all the information about Konoha Village. The Uzumaki clan was destroyed after World War II, and only the surviving members live in major countries. Let's not talk about these unhappy things. I'll go arrange snacks." After that, he turned around and went out to arrange matters, and informed Young Master that the accompanying ninja was Jiraiya, Shizune and Uzumaki Naruto.

During the meeting, Hidetsugu was responsible for telling everyone in detail about the various changes in Kyoto, the government's remarkable achievements in anti-corruption work in recent years, future policy directions and other important topics.

Naruto, Shizune, and Jiraiya were not interested in this, but Tsunade knew that this might contain the key content of the banquet conversation.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, after quickly finishing his official business, Prince Qing invited office officials to attend the banquet together and told them that the person coming was Princess Tsunade.

Tokugawa Nobuyasu replied, "Prince, is Princess Tsunade here to visit?" The young prince responded, "It was I who invited her. I sincerely hope that Aunt Tsunade can manage Konoha in order and give us a satisfactory explanation. Let's go together. After all, you have been working all day and it's very hard. Eating together can also relieve your fatigue." With that, the young prince stood up and led everyone to Fengming Palace, thinking to himself: I hope my aunt can understand my painstaking efforts.

The young prince said to Zabuza again: "Sir, please help to protect us. Jiraiya and Shizune are among the visitors this time." Then, the young prince and others arrived at Fengming Palace. The young prince said: "Aunt Tsunade." Tsunade replied in confusion: "Who are you?" The young prince hurriedly stepped forward and answered: "My mother is Princess Kibi, and I am young." Tsunade replied: "So I am the child of Sister Kibi. How is Sister Kibi now?" The young prince said: "My mother is in good health and has always been concerned about the tribe. If you have time, Aunt Tsunade may as well go and reminisce to relieve the pain of missing her hometown."

Tsunade was not sure whether the words of the young master in front of her were a hint of the gradual decline of her Senju clan, or whether it was an unintentional act. She couldn't help feeling a little uneasy: What on earth does this kid mean?

Young Master Qing said, "Auntie has been waiting for so long, she must be hungry. Let's have the feast! My Lords, this is a family feast, there is no need to be too formal."

During the banquet, officials kept toasting to the young prince, and the young prince responded one by one. And the young prince asked Tsunade: "Aunt, in the Chunin Exam in March, a man named Hidenobu claimed that there were inhumane wood escape experiments in Konoha. I still hope that after you go back, you can investigate it and report to me, so that I can reply to my father and mother, and inform the parliament and the people of our country of the details.

Also, the suicide of our hero, Konoha White Fang, has been a hot topic since three years ago. The Third Hokage has never informed me of the details and the measures taken to deal with it. I really have no way to explain to the parliament and the people. I also hope that my aunt can govern Konoha well. Later, I will arrange for officials to go to Konoha and officially announce that my aunt will become the fifth Hokage at the Hokage celebration. "

Tsunade could only reply "yes", as she knew very well that her nephew was hinting that there were many problems in the current Konoha high-level officials. As for the past, no Fire Nation official had ever announced the candidate for Hokage at the Hokage Festival, but considering the current tense relationship between the Fire Nation and Konoha, the participation of Fire Nation officials might be able to ease the relationship between the two sides and show to the outside world that Konoha and the Fire Nation are always united. I sighed in my heart: This future road is not easy to walk.

For Naruto, Shizune and Jiraiya, the banquet was rich and varied. However, for Tsunade, after becoming the fifth Hokage, she would have to face the "attack" that might come from her nephew, and the road ahead was full of challenges and unknowns.