Tsunade Can Hear My Inner Voice novel Chapter 6

Chapter 6 - 6: Jōnin Meeting 2

"Shikaku, if I'm not mistaken, that guy is the one who guards the gate, right?" Yamanaka Inoichi, with his golden hair, walked up to Nara Shikaku and muttered in a low voice.

In Inoichi's mind, Shikaku was a smart guy—lazy, too, never doing anything unnecessary.

And yet, here he was, getting along so well with a mere gate guard. There had to be something more to it.

"That guy looks way too similar to the Second Hokage! Earlier, Tsunade-sama brought him and Shizune to the Hokage Building. Don't you think there's something fishy going on?"

Inoichi blinked. "Back when the Third Hokage used the Second Hokage's decree to have the Senju Clan change their surname and integrate into Konoha, someone from the Kamizuki family might have coincidentally married into the Senju line. A resemblance isn't all that strange, is it?"

Thinking about the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama—the cold-blooded god of war, a shinobi of extraordinary strength, and a creator of countless forbidden techniques—Inoichi found the comparison absurd. Kamizuki Hikari? He was just a mere Konoha gatekeeper. There were plenty of shinobi in Konoha with his level of ability. It really wasn't worth overthinking.

"It just looks a bit odd, that's all."

Shikaku neither confirmed nor denied it. "Let's go. Time for the meeting."

With that, the two quickened their pace toward the Hokage building.

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Konoha's Main Gate.

Hikari pushed open the guard booth door and saw Jiraiya sitting there, completely at ease. His brow furrowed. "Shadow Clone?"

"Heh, as expected of you, Hikari. You know me too well!" Jiraiya admitted with a grin. "My real body took Naruto home and went to gather some... research materials. It's been years since I last came back—Konoha's scenery must be more beautiful than ever."

Hikari shook his head and sighed as he looked at Jiraiya's perverted expression.

"Jiraiya, we've known each other for a long time. You're not getting any younger. Have you never thought about settling down? Wandering from one pleasure house to another—when does it ever end?"

Such words of wisdom... but did they reach Jiraiya's heart? Not at all.

"You're such a traitor! Being single is freedom! Being single is joy! Stay single, stay happy forever! You're just trying to trap me in a pit so you can hog all the fun! Well, I won't fall for it! I, Jiraiya, am a free man in life and a free ghost in death! I will never get married—not even if I die!"

His passionate speech left Hikari speechless.

With Jiraiya's wealth and strength, getting married wouldn't be a problem. Konoha still had quite a few charming widows who would be a good match for him.

As for Tsunade? Forget it.

"You keep guarding the gate. I'm heading out! Bye!"

*Poof!*

With a puff of smoke, Jiraiya disappeared, leaving the guard post to Hikari.

Sitting down, he propped his feet on the table and stared blankly at the scenery outside.

Today's wind is particularly noisy...

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Hokage Building.

"The actual number of jōnin present is 89. The votes supporting Lady Tsunade as Hokage total 89. Unanimous approval!"

Nara Shikaku reported the results, inwardly surprised by the numbers.

'This must be the highest approval rate in history, aside from the First and Second Hokage.'

Back when the Third Hokage took office, the entire Uchiha clan's jonin opposed him, while the Hyuga clan was split—half in favor, half abstaining. The rest of the jonin were mostly in support.

During the Fourth Hokage's election, there was also Orochimaru as a competitor, and the approval rate was only around 80%. _{freёwebnovel.com}

Now, for the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, it was a full 100% approval. That was astonishing.