Chapter 377 Funeral and Follow-Up Matters

A few days later in the morning.

It rained a little last night in Konoha, which had already entered autumn, and the air was slightly chilly.

The dark clouds in the sky above Konoha also made people feel depressed.

Zhixiang got up from the bed, changed into a solemn black dress, and walked out.

This day was the day when the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and all the ninjas who died in the chaos a few days ago were buried.

Walking out of the door, Zhixiang saw many people wearing black clothes like him, and all of them walked silently to the location of the Konoha Memorial Monument.

On the way, Zhixiang met Ino and Hinata who were waiting on the roadside. The three of them looked at each other and walked forward in silence.

All the way to the cemetery, Zhixiang watched coffins being carried to the cemetery one after another, and the one in the front was the coffin of the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Next to the coffin of the Third Hokage, Tsunade and Naruto, who were also dressed in black, followed, and behind Tsunade and Naruto, were relatives of the Sarutobi clan such as Asuma.

Naruto followed the coffin of the Third Hokage closely, crying loudly.

When all the coffins were buried, Zhixiang secretly glanced at Tsunade and turned away.

After all the figures in front of the cemetery left, Tsunade looked at the photo on her teacher's tombstone and sighed.

Taking out a bottle of sake from her bosom, Tsunade took a sip, and then fell in front of the grave of the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, and said faintly:

"Teacher, do you regret not killing Orochimaru now?"

"But don't worry, I will clean up the mess for you when the time comes."

"You have worked for the village of Konoha all your life, and finally died on the battlefield protecting Konoha. You can live a good life."

"But let's make a deal first. I will only spend three hours a day handling government affairs and only work five days a week. If Konoha collapses, you can't blame me."

Although Tsunade was extremely reluctant to serve as the fifth generation Hokage of Konoha, she also knew that Konoha, which had just experienced turmoil, urgently needed someone to stand up and take on the heavy responsibility and appease the people.

With Jiraiya disappearing, Tsunade could only reluctantly agree.

However, Tsunade, who had seen a broader landscape, also wanted to obtain the power of a fairy like her ambition.

She would never give up her daily fairy practice.

And spending three hours a day handling government affairs was her last concession.

Of course, she could also ask Terumi Mei, the fifth generation Mizukage, for advice.

After talking a lot, Tsunade turned and left.

Konoha had just settled down, and there were still many things she needed to deal with.

Not long after Tsunade left, Jiraiya appeared in front of the tombstone.

Seeing the photo of the third generation Hokage on the tombstone, Jiraiya sighed.

"Sorry, old man, I'm late."

In the next few days.

Tsunade officially took over the position of Hokage in the expectation of all Konoha people and became the fifth generation Hokage of Konoha.

Then, the unparalleled combat power that Tsunade showed a few days ago has spread throughout the entire Konoha Village under the promotion of those who are interested.

For a while, Tsunade's prestige in Konoha reached an unprecedented level.

And the first thing Tsunade did when she just ascended to the position of Hokage was to form a Hokage assistant team to help her share government affairs. This was the method she asked from Terumi Mei.

In exchange, she will be fully responsible for Ringo Yuyuri's subsequent treatment.

Ringo Yuyuri made great efforts in the Konoha turmoil, so Tsunade agreed very readily.

Tsunade's method of forming an assistant team is also very simple, that is, each ninja clan recommends a candidate, which can not only achieve the effect of mutual checks and balances, but also allow these people to take office smoothly.

Of course, as long as Tsunade continues to maintain the crushing effect on other people in Konoha Village in terms of strength, there will basically be no major problems.

Tsunade's suggestion was quickly responded to by various major clans, and they all recommended the most suitable candidates in their clans to join the assistant team.

These ninja clans will not miss this opportunity to gain benefits for their own clans.

Afterwards, Tsunade and the Sand Village represented by Ye Cang and the Mist Village represented by Ringo Yuyuri formally signed an alliance.

In the future, the three ninja villages will be allies of each other, attacking and defending alliances.

Afterwards, the official competition of the Chunin Selection Examination, which was delayed at the beginning, was held again.

This time, because Xiao Li and Bai were both injured in the battle a few days ago, Zhixiang's opponent became Gaara from the Sand Village.

"Wait a minute, do you say I beat Gaara up or beat Gaara up?"

On the stands, Zhixiang looked at the battle between Shino and Shikamaru below, and smiled casually at Temari beside him.

Ye Cang had returned to the Fire Source City to pack up and prepare to return to the Sand Village.

Zhixiang, who had nothing to do, returned to his life as a Genin.

At the same time, because there were only two groups of people, Shino and Shikamaru, and Zhixiang and Gaara, in the official competition, Konoha did not release the news to the outside world, and even Tsunade did not show up. Only a group of contestants and a few insiders showed up.

So in the entire stands, there were only Zhixiang, Temari, Kankuro, Gaara, and several guiding jonin.

Temari glanced at Zhixiang and sneered:

"I know you are stronger than me, but compared to Gaara, you are still far behind."

"What you should consider now is how to surrender."

Temari has always been very confident about Gaara's strength.

Zhixiang shrugged and said indifferently:

"When the time comes, you will know what it means that there are always people who are better than you and there are always better than you."

"Tsk, stop bragging." Temari curled her lips.

Hearing this, Zhixiang took out a colorful chili from his arms and played with it in his hands.

It feels good to see this little thing stinging people.

Seeing Zhixiang's move, Temari was shocked and hurriedly stayed away from him.

She was tortured by the opponent's bug last time.

And the guiding ninja Yuhi Kurenai and Asuma and others who were not far away also twitched their mouths and felt a little weak.

They never wanted to experience the experience of the last time in the Central Tower again.

Not long after, Shikamaru was defeated by Shino.

In the face of absolute strength, no matter how smart Shikamaru is, there is nothing he can do. The reason why he can hold on until now is because Shino deliberately let him go.

"It's our turn."

Gaara glanced at Shino and made a seal with one hand.

The next second, countless wind and sand surrounded him. When the wind and sand dissipated, he had already appeared on the duel field.

"I can do it too." Shino curled his lips and made a seal with one hand.

The next second, countless insect swarms surrounded him. When the insect swarms dissipated, he had already appeared opposite Gaara.