Chapter 188 The Next Generation of Hokage

Che came to Tsunade's side in an instant and stretched out a hand to wrap his arms around Tsunade's shoulders.

"Tsunade-sama?"

Che saw Tsunade covering her eyes with her hands and thought it was Tsunade who was overworked.

It's just that Tsunade's chakra is still abundant, there are no injuries on her body, and there is sufficient chakra reserve in the Yin seal.

There should be no reason for Tsunade to feel unwell.

"Blood……"

Tsunade's lips opened slightly and she struggled to say a word.

"Blood?"

Che was a little unsure of the word he heard. He looked back and saw the blood under the seriously injured person he had just healed.

With Che's mind, he immediately guessed that Tsunade's reaction might be related to her previous war experience.

"Presumably the news that Tsunade is afraid of blood is confidential information in the village. No wonder I didn't know about it before."

"From this point of view, it makes sense that Tsunade never appeared on the frontal battlefield during the Ninja War."

Che did not take advantage of Tsunade for too long, and immediately said to the medical ninjas around him: "Tsunade-sama has excessively consumed chakra to treat the wounded in the village, and is now feeling unwell. Please take Tsunade-sama to rest quickly."

Soon several medical ninjas came forward to take over and helped Tsunade into the hospital to rest.

Tsunade was in a sluggish state just now, and her voice was very low, so only Che, who was the closest, could hear her.

Therefore, none of these medical ninjas doubted Che's words.

Fortunately, the treatment of the injured was almost completed. Tsunade's remaining chakra supported the existence of many split slugs present for a period of time, coupled with Che's focused treatment.

It didn't take much time, and all the wounded who were gathered in the open space of Konoha Hospital were treated.

Everyone recovered and there were no further casualties.

This time the medical crisis in the village was successfully ended.

The medical ninjas at the hospital stepped forward to express their gratitude to Che.

"Uchiha Chejounin, thank you for your help!"

"Your medical ninjutsu is simply superb. You can actually regenerate severed limbs. It's amazing!"

"Thank you also for bringing Tsunade-sama!"

Che greeted these medical ninjas, "It doesn't matter, these are what I should do."

"As a member of Konoha, I have the ability to heal and should help you."

At this time, Che noticed an aura coming out of Konoha Hospital.

"Hokage-sama."

As Che spoke first, everyone turned towards the entrance of Konoha Hospital and saw the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen walking out of the hospital.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was still wearing a black combat uniform, his uniform was dusty and he had a tired look on his face.

As the third Hokage of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi must run around when Konoha is in crisis.

Even if the Kyuubi has been sealed, things like settling down the Jinchuuriki, appeasing the people, and inspecting the wounded are the sources of energy consumption for Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is no longer young, and what he experienced this night made him a little unable to hold on, but he held on and did not show it in front of everyone.

"You are all good. It is you who minimized the human losses caused by the Nine-Tails Rebellion. As the Hokage of Konoha, I thank you on behalf of the village."

Sarutobi Hiruzen walked out of the hospital and bowed to everyone.

Everyone responded one after another.

"Thank you for your hard work, Hokage-sama!"

"Don't take it seriously! This is our duty!"

"Hokage-sama is our greatest hero in Konoha."

Che also said a few nice words while observing Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not shy away from the praise from everyone.

Che immediately guessed that Sarutobi Hiruzen was re-consolidating his prestige in the village.

"The will of fire is endless! Although we in Konoha have suffered this disaster, we will definitely rise from the ashes."

Sarutobi Hiruzen started a speech about the will of fire at the entrance of the hospital.

Although it is still a cliché, Che admitted that after Konoha experienced such a disaster, a talker was indeed needed to calm people's hearts.

And Hiruzen Sarutobi, who has served as Hokage for many years, is undoubtedly the best candidate to calm people's hearts.

"...Okay, everyone has worked hard all night. You don't need to listen to me, an old man, anymore. Let's go and rest."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's speech ended, and everyone dispersed after receiving the instructions.

"Che, wait a minute."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with his hands behind his back.

Che took the initiative and approached Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Hokage-sama."

"Would you like to accompany me, an old man, for a walk?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Che with a kind smile on his face. The wrinkles at the end of his eyes were very obvious.

Che showed his white teeth and smiled heartily: "This is my honor."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was not tall, so when they were walking side by side, he was even shorter.

The two walked out of the hospital. Che's pace was always half a beat slower than that of Sarutobi Hiruzen, and he followed the direction of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Konoha really went through a lot this night."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the vast areas of ruins in Konoha Village, shook his head and sighed.

"Yeah, the person behind the scenes is really hateful."

"The mastermind behind this? Sure enough, this Nine-Tails Rebellion was man-made. Do you know the information behind it?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said slightly surprised.

"I don't know." Che shook his head, "But I fought against the man behind the scenes, but unfortunately I couldn't keep him. He called himself Madara Uchiha."

"Uchiha Madara! No, it's impossible, Uchiha Madara is dead..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his head. He remembered some things from that year.

Back then, Uchiha Madara led the Nine-Tails to attack the village, but was defeated by the First Hokage Senju Hashirama. The Nine-Tails was sealed, and Uchiha Madara himself was stabbed to death in the back by Senju Hashirama.

Uchiha Madara's body was preserved by Tobirama for research, but later he disappeared mysteriously.

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew this.

So Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent.

After a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his head.

"No matter whether the mastermind behind this is Uchiha Madara or not, he is the enemy of Konoha and even the entire ninja world."

"Faced with such internal and external troubles, Konoha's top priority now is to find the next Hokage who is as good as Minato to shoulder the important task."

"Che, I think you are very suitable."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Che, as if he really wanted Che to become the next Hokage.

But Che didn't believe this at all.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was no less afraid of Uchiha than other high-level officials in Konoha, but he rarely showed it.

"I am too young and not capable of taking on the position of protecting a village."

Che decisively and humbly stated that he could not be Hokage.

"But I recommend Tsunade-sama. She just saved many wounded people in Konoha and they all fainted from fatigue. Plus with the name of Sannin, I think Tsunade-sama is enough to take on the important task of the fifth generation Hokage."