Tsunade Can Hear My Inner Voice novel Chapter 12

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Chapter 12 - 12: Tsunade's Political Awareness

"Since Tsunade-sama has made her decision, we should follow through. I believe everyone will abide by Tsunade-sama's choice!"

Kamizuki Hikari obediently voiced his agreement, while also trying to calm his own restless and panicked thoughts.

As the saying goes, two tigers cannot coexist on one mountain—unless one is male and the other is female.

[If Tsunade were a transmigrator, she'd be difficult to deal with... Better to pick someone else! Kurenai has been getting along well with Asuma lately, stealing her would be too much of a hassle.]

[Anko... pass!]

[Ayame looks beautiful and has a clean background. She's a good option.]

[Uzuki Yugao is also quite attractive and capable. Plus, with Gekko Hayate recently deceased, she could be a great choice.]

[Shizune is too well-endowed. A woman with such assets is out of my league. Pass!]

[There aren't many single kunoichi left in this generation. Should I set my sights on the next one? Tenten seems to like me quite a bit... Should I consider developing something there? But she's too young now. If I choose her, I'll have to wait at least two years. Otherwise, it just feels wrong!]

Tsunade looked up in silence.

She had never expected Kamizuki Hikari's inner thoughts to be so complicated and erratic.

Not to mention, he seemed to have an encyclopedic knowledge of every beautiful woman in Konoha.

Just like Jiraiya, a little pervert.

"Forget it, let's go back."

"Konoha Hospital is severely understaffed. I'll do another round to see if any other patients need my help."

As the Fifth Hokage and Konoha's top medical-nin, Tsunade truly had it rough.

[Anyone can be saved, except the younger relatives of Mitokado Homura.]

[Speaking of which, since there are so few medical-nin, why not train more? There are plenty of kunoichi in Konoha. It's a waste for them to be on the battlefield—better to have them in support roles. Just imagine, put them in uniforms, show off those beautiful legs... What a sight!]

Tsunade: 'Heh, this little pervert... Coming to the hospital just to stare at women's legs. Worse than Jiraiya. But I do want to train more medical-nin. The problem is, there aren't many suitable candidates.'

[Since she's taking Haruno Sakura as a disciple, why not let others try as well?]

[Yamanaka Ino is Inoichi's daughter. Tenten is Gai's disciple. Hinata is the Hyuga clan heiress. Plus, there are other kunoichi from various clans. Give them a chance, and even if they don't succeed, it will help win their loyalty.]

[Too bad Tsunade's political awareness is lacking. She never considered this.]

Tsunade: 'My political awareness is lacking? You little brat, talking nonsense!'

Since this brat was badmouthing her in his thoughts, he shouldn't blame her for borrowing his ideas.

After all, thoughts in someone's mind don't have copyrights.

As the rightful Fifth Hokage, Tsunade was bold and decisive. If he had a problem with it, he could try suing her.

"Hikari!"

"I just thought about it... If I directly take Haruno Sakura as my apprentice, it might make others envious. Instead, I should recruit a group of young shinobi and select the most outstanding ones through a rigorous process. That way, no one can complain. What do you think of this idea?"

[What the hell?! Tsunade came up with the same plan as me?!]

[Since when did her political awareness become this sharp?]

[Wait... Something like this did happen in the original story. When Sakura requested to become her disciple, Tsunade had Shizune train Ino and the others as well. But in the end, only Sakura remained.]

[Now that Tsunade is recruiting on a large scale, isn't that a major change to the story?!]