Before the festival, Konoha welcomed a major piece of good news. Hashirama Tsunade had returned to Konoha.

Since the village was founded, Hashirama had always been the protector of Konoha. His position in the hearts of Konoha's people was evident. Even though his family had declined, everyone still respected Hashirama. As a royal princess, Hashirama Tsunade was even more so. Of course, this was not only because of her background, but also because of her strength.

The return of Jiraiya and Tsunade in Sannin gave Konoha a lot of confidence.

Danzō, as well as Mito Homura and Koharu, who were now part of the elder council, were all direct descendants of the Second Hokage, Naruto Tobirama Sentete. They could face Sarutobi confidently, but when facing the last member of the Hashirama clan, Hashirama Tsunade, this connection made them feel uneasy. If they didn't handle it well, not only would they be accused of being ungrateful, but they would also be accused of deceiving their master.

Before anyone could react, Tsunade personally presided over Hashirama's entrance into the clan. Although the entrance was only a process, the Sandaime-sama needed to create a perfect and powerful background for Hashirama. Although the identity of "Kashiwa Moritte" didn't seem wrong at first glance, it would be easy to find flaws if someone checked it out.

As expected, Kashiwa Moritte attracted a lot of attention. Tsunade claimed that he was Hashirama's descendant, so it would be a waste for him to stay in the academy.

It was relatively easy for Konoha Jonins to accumulate experience through missions. At the same time, it was also a symbol of the village's core strength. Anyone who entered Naruto's reserve force basically came out from this path.

Sandaime-sama waved his pen and transferred Kashiwa Moritte to the Konoha Jonin operation, and at the same time put him under Kakashi Hatake's leadership.

The Sandaime was building momentum for this person. This was the consensus of all the higher-ups.

Hashirama had only learned about the Konoha ninja hierarchy from the documents, and this was the first time he had entered this ninja system up close. He had to admit that this model was quite reasonable and worth learning from.

Hashirama snuck out of a casino in the Country of Grass with his hood covered. He opened his wallet and carefully took out his change.

Once again, he had lost everything …

After deducting the money needed to buy specialties for Banzi and Naruto, the remaining money was only enough for two meals, and these two meals referred to the cheapest plum rice balls.

As expected, it was better to finish the mission quickly and return to Konoha. He really couldn't resist the temptation of the casino alone!

Kakashi ran to the meeting place with Sandaime-sama and saw Hashirama squatting in the corner eating rice balls with a gloomy face. He fell silent.

What a pity.

The God of Ninjas, Hashirama, was reduced to the streets because he couldn't even fill his stomach.

Kakashi, who loved small animals, couldn't bear to see him like this. Under his pitiful gaze, he said, "Mori-senpai … Let's go eat something good."

In Konoha Village, the festive atmosphere was getting stronger. Many genin who had graduated this year came and went, helping the villagers decorate the streets. At the end of the street, some signs were already tied to the crown of an old locust tree, faintly hanging from the lush foliage.

It was the middle of September, the time when oysters were the most plump.

Banzi woke up early to buy oysters from the market and put them in a basin of salt water to expel the sand. The shellfish's meat was white and soft. The ingredients were coated in paste and fried until golden.

After making the tempura, there was still some batter left in the bowl. He took out a few mushrooms, cut them into slices, mixed them with amaranth leaves and batter, and spread them over hot oil to form pancakes.

After doing all this and washing his hands, Banzi took off his apron and served the fried food on the table.

White rice, stir-fried assorted vegetables, mushroom pancakes with amaranth, miso soup, and oyster tempura. It was a very family-like dinner.

Naruto sat on a chair and put on the gift that Hashirama had brought for him. The grey-blue goggles were very much in line with a boy's taste. The rubber band had been replaced with a soft elastic cloth to prevent skin damage. Naruto couldn't help but take them off his head and observe them in his hands.

If he wore these to class tomorrow, he would definitely be super cool!

Naruto clenched his little fists, little stars sparkling in his eyes.

Banzi was also stuffed with a bag of gifts by Mori.

It wasn't like they were strangers. Was there a need to bring gifts?

Hashirama laughed heartily. "It's rare for us to go out, so I brought some local specialties. They're all food and aren't that expensive."

"… Mm … Mm … Okay." Banzi's face heated up unconsciously as she rummaged through the bag of food.

The Grass Country was located at the border between the Earth Country and the Fire Country. Almost half of the country was covered by grassland trees, which was why it was called grass.

Agriculture was the primary industry in the area, so the quality of the crops was excellent and the variety was abnormally rich.

There were pine greens, all kinds of dried mushrooms, burdock, and tofu skin.

Banzi's eyes lit up. Oh my, I can make tofu skin sushi!

This was a hobby that Hashirama had discovered after observing his sweetheart for a long time. The man smiled and said, "The soybeans in the Grass Country have a sweet taste, and the same goes for the tofu skin. It's good for cold dishes and sushi."

Banzi nodded and put away the ingredients. She asked curiously, "Did you go to the Grass Country to do a mission?"

No wonder Naruto said that they changed their training teacher.

"Yes, I returned to the clan, so Sandaime-sama transferred me to the Jonin Action Team."

He had to change jobs after returning to the clan?

At this time, the information that Kashiwa Moritte was Hashirama's bloodline was still only circulating among the ninjas. Banzi didn't pay attention to this information, so she naturally didn't know much about it.

"Hashirama."

Hashirama scratched his cheek. He suddenly became his great-grandson, which was a bit embarrassing. "I didn't expect to be a member of the Hashirama clan."

"Cough cough!" Banzi covered her mouth and almost spat out the rice.

The man with short black hair tilted his head and looked at the woman with worry and doubt. His eyes were full of pure concern.

No wonder she always felt that Kashiwa Moritte was particularly familiar, whether it was his speech or his terrible taste in clothes. Wasn't this familiar feeling Hashirama's unique stupid temperament?

Banzi secretly lamented. Did she have a suction device on her that targeted Hashirama? When she was a child, she was successfully hooked by Hashirama and boarded the pirate ship, and now there was a Kashiwa Moritte. Didn't they say that the Hashirama clan only had Tsunade left? Where did he come from?

"I didn't expect it. It was said that my blood activity was particularly high, and then I found out after comparing it with Hashirama's."

Hashirama recited what Sandaime-sama said to the outside world. There were many loopholes in this statement, but it was also a reasonable possibility. "And I can also use Mokuton. This should be Hashirama's unique Kekkei Genkai limit."

A small vine stretched out from the man's palm, constantly splitting and twisting, full of vitality.

"Are you an idiot!"

Banzi quickly got up and held Hashirama's hand, preventing him from continuing to use Mokuton. "Don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing."

How rare is Mokuton? So far, only Hashirama has awakened it. How many countries in the ninja world have done research on Mokuton? They all hope to crack its mystery. Does this idiot know that he will definitely be caught and cut into pieces if he exposed it so rashly?

"It's okay, you're one of us."

The man showed a gentle smile, and Chakra dissipated, and the vines that hadn't yet solidified silently scattered into light spots in the air.

Banzi was depressed, and she was particularly unhappy with the feeling of punching soft cotton, just like when she encountered Hashirama's stupidity.

She really wanted to beat this guy.

"Speaking of which, the way ninja missions are categorized is really amazing. It can avoid a lot of losses at once."

Banzi said, "The intelligence agency has a department dedicated to sorting mission levels."

Hashirama was surprised, "That's too much work …"

"Konoha is not short of people. A part of the Chunin who can't pass the Jonin level exam every day will be assigned to such a basic department."

Yes, after decades of development, Konoha here has a stable personnel reserve. Even if a lot of forces are lost in the war, the remaining ninjas can still maintain the basic operation of Konoha.

And their newly built Konoha is short of people, especially at this time of dealing with the joining of various clans, they can't wait to split one person into two.

The last time he met Madara, his friend's spirit was even worse, and even his usually flamboyant hair drooped down.

Even someone as strong as Uchiha Macula was defeated by the document.

The man at the table rubbed his head and laughed, and before he swallowed the rice in his mouth, he choked.

Really.