"Jiraiya, you are in charge of a total of three teams, one of which you have already seen yesterday. It is the team led by Yuhi Junma. You all already knew each other yesterday, so I don't need to introduce them to you again."
"The other two teams should be on their way. You will be able to meet them later."
"When there are no missions on weekdays, you have to take some time out every once in a while to train them and develop tacit understanding with them."
"I believe it should be easy for you to do it."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said as he blew out a puff of smoke.
"Teacher, don't worry. As long as it's something you ask me to do, I promise to complete it successfully."
Jiraiya responded.
With his current strength, there is no problem for him to train the Anbu team.
"Jiraiya, as long as you work hard in Anbu, I will hand over the entire Anbu to you in the future."
Sarutobi Hiruzen now thinks highly of Jiraiya and has regarded Jiraiya as his future successor.
In the past, the person he valued most was Orochimaru.
But now that Jiraiya has shown amazing talent, people naturally tend to favor Jiraiya.
As for Orochimaru, of course he will not give up and will focus on training him.
After all, Jiraiya also needs help.
With Orochimaru's talent, even if he cannot match Jiraiya in the future, he can still become Jiraiya's solid and powerful arm.
"Thank you for your trust, teacher."
After becoming the chief commander of Anbu, he has completely joined the upper echelons of Konoha. As long as his military achievements and reputation are sufficient, he will be able to compete for the position of Hokage.
It seemed that Sarutobi Hiruzen now considered him as his successor.
If nothing unexpected happens, the position of Hokage is secure.
"I hope you will not let me down for my trust in you, and will not let down the village for training you."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly.
"Teacher, protecting the village is what I should do. I will spend my whole life to make the village stronger. I will regard the village as my everything and dedicate my whole life to it."
Jiraiya said excitedly.
"As expected of my disciple, no one understands the Will of Fire better than Jiraiya."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was quite satisfied.
It wasn't long before four Anbu members arrived at the Hokage's office.
"Greetings, Hokage-sama."
After the Anbu members entered the office, they all knelt on one leg and spoke respectfully to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and nodded.
Then Sarutobi Hiruzen told Jiraiya the names of these Anbu members and the ninjutsu they were good at.
These four Anbu members are all Elite Chunin, only one is from the civilian world, and the other three are family ninjas.
They are ninjas from the Ino–Shika–Chō clans.
"From today on, Jiraiya is your captain, and his orders are my orders."
"You must do your best to complete the orders he gives."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said seriously.
"Hokage-sama, we will carry out the orders given by Jiraiya-sama even if it costs us our lives."
Anbu members immediately expressed their opinions.
"Everyone, please don't be restrained by me. I have just joined Anbu. We can teach each other in the future. We are all companions in the same village. I believe that together we can make better contributions to the village in the future."
Jiraiya said with a big smile on his face.
Seeing Jiraiya so easygoing, the Anbu members relaxed a little.
Jiraiya chatted with them for a few more words, and Sarutobi Hiruzen asked them to leave.
"Teacher, from what I understand a complete Anbu team should consist of one Jōnin and three Elite Chunin, just like the team led by Yuhi Junma. Why do these two Anbu teams only have four Elite Chunin in total?"
Jiraiya asked in confusion.
"That's because it will help you gain a foothold in the Anbu. I promoted those four Chūnin just now, and they will not disobey your orders."
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't hide anything from Jiraiya and told him the reason directly.
Originally, these two teams were very close to Danzo, and most of the team leaders and team members were promoted by Danzo.
Originally, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Danzo to lead the Anbu to carry out the mission, and he could turn a blind eye to such things.
But now that Danzo has left Anbu, Sarutobi Hiruzen will naturally have to clean out the people Danzo left in Anbu.
If it is not cleaned up, Jiraiya will definitely find it extremely difficult to manage it, and some of Anbu's information will also be leaked.
This is what Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't want to see.
"Thank you for your hard work, teacher."
Jiraiya said with a very touched look on his face.
He wanted to squeeze out a few tears, but his acting skills were not that good and not a single tear fell, so he had to give up.
"Teacher, Tsunade and Orochimaru are almost as strong as Jōnin. Why don't we leave these two positions to them? After all, we all have a good understanding of each other. Letting them be the team leaders will make it much easier for us to carry out missions in the future."
Jiraiya suggested.
"Your idea is good. I have the same plan. As for the other team members, if you have suitable candidates, you can recommend them. I will consider it carefully."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said as he nodded.
In the original Hokage story, Orochimaru once stayed in Anbu for a while, and then Danzo found a way to get to the Root.
After joining the Root, Orochimaru began to completely embark on his scientific research journey.
As for whether Tsunade had ever joined Anbu, Jiraiya didn't know.
But Jiraiya believed that once Tsunade had the strength of a Jōnin, it would not be a problem for him to strongly recommend him to join Anbu.
After Tsunade joins Anbu, she can go with him when she leaves the village to perform missions.
By then you will be able to keep breastfeeding.
"Jiraiya, now that you and Tsunade have such a good relationship, have the Senju ever given you any trouble?"
"If they give you a hard time, I can help you out."
Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly changed the subject and turned the topic to the Senju clan.
He and Tsunade were getting so close now, there was no way Sarutobi Hiruzen wouldn't notice.
"Teacher, I am your apprentice. How dare the Senju clan make things difficult for me?"
Jiraiya had already thought of an excuse.
"That's good. The Senju have many rules and they are very strict with their members. If the Senju make it difficult for you to interact with Tsunade, you can always come to me."
"Tsunade is a nice girl, you have to seize the opportunity."
"I don't want to hear about you snooping in the women's bathhouse again."
"Tsunade has terrifying strength, as you know. If you get hurt because of this, the Ninja Hospital will definitely not treat you. I've already informed them."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile.
Judging from Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude, he doesn't seem to be disgusted with his relationship with Tsunade at all. Instead, he wants to provide support.