With the Hokage's authority, promoting a Genin to Chunin is naturally quite simple, but promoting them to Jonin requires various assessments.

After all, a Jonin theoretically possesses the qualifications to select and run for Hokage, and also have voting rights.

Konoha has always restricted the number of Jonin. Many ninjas, despite sufficient strength, still haven't become Jonin.

Hiruzen's decision to promote Kazuki to Jonin at the age of ten.

It's significance was certainly positive, indicating that Kazuki would not be suppressed due to his age.

"Later, if Kazuki is willing to join Anbu, he can be given a squad leader position, and when he's a bit older, a battalion leader position isn't out of the question, just like Kagami did back then." Danzo added.

Danzo was actually somewhat covetous of the Sharingan, as Kagami's Mangekyo Sharingan was very powerful back then.

However, compared to the Mangekyo Sharingan, Danzo was currently more interested in Wood Release. He is the one most dedicated to Wood Release experiments, and compared to Wood Release, the Sharingan is a bit lacking.

Furthermore, Kazuki is following the path of the Senju clan, not developing the Sharingan, so he still needs to be suppressed. This is for the future Hokage position, but putting that aside, Danzo greatly admired Kazuki.

If it weren't for others not allowing it, Danzo would dream of bringing Kazuki into Root.

"Hm, I understand, and I believe Kazuki won't refuse."

Hiruzen took a puff of his pipe and did not refuse, as he had already prepared Kazuki's future work, such as protecting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

The current Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Mito, has an excellent relationship with Kazuki. It can be said that Kazuki was personally trained by Mito. He believed that Kazuki wouldn't refuse the task of protecting Mito.

And the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is very likely to be Kushina, depending on whether their Wood Release plan can succeed.

If the Wood Release plan succeeds, then the future Nine-Tails Jinchuriki will naturally not need to be Kushina, and Kushina can then be free.

But if it fails, then Kushina will be the best candidate for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, unless they can find other Uzumaki clansmen, and this Uzumaki can also suppress the Nine-Tails's Chakra.

According to Hiruzen, such a physique is very rare even within the Uzumaki clan.

Thinking of Kushina, Hiruzen even had an impulse to let Kushina and Kazuki be together, and then have her become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

This would give Kazuki the opportunity to contact the Nine-Tails, but in the current situation, can they really prevent Kazuki from contacting the Nine-Tails?

If Kushina becomes the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she will need to stay in the village and not leave, so Kazuki will also need to stay by Kushina's side to protect her.

Isn't this a way to restrict Kazuki?

Hiruzen felt that he was very smart, and he could also manipulate Kazuki, telling him that he was still too young and should slowly wait for his chance, that the future was his.

When Kazuki gets older, he will tell Kazuki about the hidden dangers of the Uchiha clan, and that to become Hokage, he must solve the Uchiha problem, believing that Kazuki will eventually understand him.

Kazuki is a ninja who has inherited the Will of Fire, and as a ninja, he needs to endure what ordinary people cannot.

As for giving Kazuki some authority, it is also a necessary sacrifice.

Putting aside the Uchiha clan, Hiruzen genuinely liked Kazuki.

"Hm."

Danzo squinted his eyes, the Wood Release experiment must be pushed forward very quickly.

The Land of Rain has already surrendered, so can he go to the Land of Rain to capture ninjas?

Thinking of this, Danzo was eager to try.

...

"Where's Jiraiya?"

When Kazuki and Tsunade returned to the main tent, only Orochimaru was inside, and Jiraiya was nowhere to be seen.

Hearing Tsunade mention Jiraiya, Orochimaru's expression wasn't very good either.

He said, "When we were chasing a group of Sunagakure ninjas earlier, we encountered three children, and he decided to stay and take care of those three children from the Land of Rain."

Mentioning this, Orochimaru was more or less frustrated.

"That idiot, Orochimaru, why didn't you stop him? The village is currently at war with Sunagakure. If something like this gets out, Jiraiya might be considered a deserter."

"Not only will he be in trouble, but even Sarutobi-sensei will be implicated."

Tsunade was stunned.

Although she knew Jiraiya was unreliable, she hadn't expected him to be this unreliable.

During wartime, leaving the battlefield could barely be excused. After all, the commander on the battlefield was Orochimaru, an insider, who could turn a blind eye as long as the time wasn't too long.

But Jiraiya went out to teach children from the Land of Rain.

Will these children, once they grow up, be filled with dissatisfaction towards Konoha?

Once they become a threat to the village, Jiraiya will have to bear the responsibility.

Kazuki's gaze flickered slightly, was it Nagato and his group?

He hadn't expected Jiraiya to still make contact with the three of them.

Kazuki had no intention of contacting Nagato. If anyone else were to contact them, Madara might accept it, but if he were to go, he might force Madara out.

The current him might not be a match for the elderly Madara now.

"That scoundrel Jiraiya, it would be strange if he could be reasoned with."

"He probably feels that we are fighting in the Land of Rain, making it a battlefield, causing those children to be displaced, so he wants to make amends."

As he spoke, Orochimaru fell silent again. Jiraiya was a bit too naive.

"What does the Land of Rain becoming a battlefield have to do with Konoha?"

Tsunade laughed in anger and said, "If it weren't for Hanzō, being overly ambitious and starting a war with the Land of Iron, trying to provoke the Daimyo's bottom line, we wouldn't be fighting in the Land of Rain."

"The Land of Rain falling into this state, isn't it all caused by their own ambition? Those who make mistakes need to pay the price."

"Perhaps for Jiraiya, he believes that the common people below should not pay for the mistakes of those above." Kazuki spoke up at this moment.