Naruto Dream Fulfillment Master

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"Damn it, what on earth is going on?!"

……

Meanwhile, Konoha Village announced a major event that attracted the attention of the entire village that day.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who served for over thirty years, has officially announced his retirement, and the position of Hokage will be succeeded by Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha!

The news caused a huge sensation in the village as soon as it was released.

Many villagers from Konoha gathered around the bulletin board, discussing the matter animatedly.

"Are they really changing the Hokage? I heard it's the First Hokage's granddaughter, Lady Tsunade!"

"That's right, she's the famous legendary medical ninja, Tsunade! She made great contributions in the war!"

"I remember that Lady Tsunade is the granddaughter of Lord Hashirama Senju!"

Most people had no objection to Tsunade succeeding as Hokage, and were even quite excited and looking forward to it, believing that her qualifications and strength were sufficient to shoulder this important responsibility.

However, not everyone welcomes this change.

At least one person was unwilling to let the position of Hokage fall into the hands of someone else.

Danzo stormed into the Hokage's office and slammed the door shut.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A woman's voice came from inside the office.

It was Tsunade's voice: "Please come in!"

Danzo was taken aback upon hearing this.

Damn it, Hiruzen Sarutobi, how could he be so fast?!

Danzo hurriedly pushed open the door!

The door to the Hokage's office was pushed open and slammed against the wall with a loud bang.

Sure enough, the person sitting in the Hokage's office had changed to Tsunade!

At this moment, Tsunade was flipping through the documents on the table, while Shizune was holding a piglet and helping her.

"Tsunade!"

Danzo, leaning on his cane, strode quickly toward the desk, his one eye practically spitting fire. "You're not even the Hokage! What gives you the right to sit in the Hokage's seat?! Where's Hiruzen Sarutobi? Tell him to come out and see me!"

Behind her desk, Tsunade, the newly appointed Fifth Hokage, slowly raised her head.

She calmly put down the documents in her hand, yawned, and didn't take Danzo's anger seriously at all: "The old man said he wanted me to get used to the work of the Hokage in advance, so he'll let me be the acting Hokage for a few days!"

Danzo's face turned ashen with anger at her nonchalant attitude: "You—"

He stomped his cane twice on the ground in anger and shouted, "I will never agree to you becoming Hokage! You abandoned Konoha and left Konoha for so many years! You didn't even contribute a single bit in this battle! Why should you become Hokage as soon as you come back! What about Hiruzen Sarutobi? I want him to explain to me personally!"

Tsunade chuckled lightly, completely unconcerned about Danzo's hysteria: "But the elders of Konoha have already passed this decision!"

Danzo was so angry that he couldn't speak.

hateful!

Such a big thing, and they kept it from him!

This must have been Hiruzen Sarutobi's idea!

"As for the old man," Tsunade said with a slight smile, feigning realization, "after he handed me the Hokage's seal and documents, he went home."

She crossed her arms and looked at Danzo's flushed face with a half-smile. "I heard that Konohamaru has been falling behind in his studies lately, and his grandfather is really worried about him. He's probably at home teaching his grandson right now."

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had instructed her not to tell anyone about his whereabouts when he handed her the documents today, as he wanted a few days of peace and quiet.

However, it is clear that Tsunade had no intention of hiding it.

He told Danzo very directly.

Chapter 165 I only mentioned Sasuke briefly, and you're already going to fight me to the death?

In Amegakure Village, a light drizzle was falling from the sky.

Raindrops slid down the glass of the towering skyscraper window, casting a reflection of a figure wearing a tiger-striped mask.

At this moment, he sat quietly by the window, staring at the continuous rain outside with one eye. The pattering of raindrops on the windowpane was monotonous and hypnotic, yet it could not calm the thoughts in his mind.

Obito was deep in thought.

Ever since the dream incident, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong with his surroundings, and what bothered him most was Black Zetsu's recent unusual behavior.

Obito trusted his intuition—Zetsu seemed to be hiding some secret.

"Boom, boom, boom."

A sharp knock on the door suddenly broke the tranquility woven by the sound of rain.

Obito narrowed his one eye, snapping out of his distracting thoughts.

"Who?"

The door was pushed open a crack, and a figure, half black and half white, slipped in through the damp, cold air.

The one who came was truly exceptional.

Zetsu leaned out of the room and caught sight of Obito's single eye staring down at him, and suddenly felt a sense of unease.

Obito is becoming increasingly unpredictable lately.

First, he inexplicably forced himself to "go through the front door" every time he entered the house, making him knock on the door and announce his arrival like an ordinary subordinate.

Then he stayed indoors every day, researching how to sleep.

And these past few days, I've often seen him staring blankly at the air, looking thoughtful and tense...

What's wrong with Obito lately?

"what's up?"

Obito's voice was deep and hoarse, sounding somewhat jarring in the empty tower room.

Jue Gan laughed a few times and said, "It's an urgent intelligence report from Kisame."

As he spoke, he stretched out his pale right hand, pulled a scroll from his body, and tossed it toward Obito.

The scroll drew an arc in the air, and Obito raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, reaching out to accurately catch it in his palm.

Urgent intelligence from Kisame?

He and Itachi should be on a simple investigation mission recently, so there shouldn't be any major trouble, right?

Obito's mind raced, but his hands moved without hesitation as he quickly opened the scroll and browsed its contents.

A few lines of hastily written characters came into view. As he read, his single pupil suddenly contracted, and his previously nonchalant expression froze instantly.

The scroll stopped at his trembling fingertips. He slowly raised his head, and through the mask, his voice became somber and heavy: "Itachi... something happened?"

"what?!"

Zetsu was also shocked upon hearing this: "The combination of Kisame Hoshigaki and Itachi Uchiha is one of the strongest teams in Akatsuki. Who could possibly harm them?"

Obito did not answer Zetsu's question.

He lowered his eyes and glanced at the scroll one last time to confirm the details.

A sense of unease began to rise in Obito's heart.

Kisame and Itachi were different from the others; he personally recruited them into Akatsuki.

These two are not just members of the Akatsuki, but also his people.

The two are not only powerful, but their abilities are also effective against tailed beasts.

This is crucial for future plans.

Although Itachi wasn't very loyal, he couldn't be allowed to be lost.

Then, with a "whoosh," he decisively rolled up the scroll and put it away, then stood up.

Obito glanced coldly at Black Zetsu. "I'll go see what's going on."

Before he finished speaking, a strange ripple suddenly appeared in the depths of his right eye.

With a sound of spatial distortion, a vortex rapidly formed on Obito's body, engulfing him completely.

In the blink of an eye, the vortex and Obito disappeared together, leaving only a few wisps of distorted air currents drifting in the air.

……

Meanwhile, in a simple inn in Kusagakure Village, the air was filled with a faint musty smell and a hint of blood.

Inside the room, on a narrow single bed, Itachi Uchiha lay quietly on his back, his pale face turned toward the dim ceiling, his dark eyes staring blankly at a certain spot on the ceiling, unfocused.

Kisame stood not far from the bed, looking helplessly at his partner who was still in a daze and speechless.

He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall.

Even the usually carefree shark's face now showed a hint of tension and anxiety—it was in a panic.

Kisame had seen his share of storms, but this was the first time he had ever encountered such a situation: he knew about Itachi's illness, but he had never seen it flare up so violently.

Kisame looked down at his right hand, where there were still some brownish-black bloodstains on the back of his hand, which he had left when he had given Itachi a quick clean.

He wrinkled his nose; the metallic smell of blood mixed with the musty smell lingered in the room, making him feel very uncomfortable.

Damn it, medical ninjas aren't so easy to find in the ninja world...

Kisame inwardly groaned.

Where can we find a medical ninja for Itachi in this place and at this time?

Left with no other choice, Kisame had to place his last hope on "that person".

He quickly reviewed the information he had just submitted via the specially made intelligence scroll in his mind. After confirming that it was correct, he sighed: With your wisdom and skill, you might really have a way to solve Itachi's problem.

At least, that person knew the truth about Itachi's serious illness, and perhaps they were prepared all along...

Thinking about all this, Kisame turned his head and looked at Itachi on the bed, his feelings extremely complicated.

This partner is more than just a mission partner to me.