Strange Times

It had been a long and wacky past few months for Konoha, with there being some form of political nightmare occuring every few days. The death of the incompetent nekokage had plunged the village into borderline anarchy, with the threat of death being one of the more reasonable alternatives for those that defied the orders from up top. To be honest, Jingo was quite happy that the cat had been dealt with, as it had saved him from having to do the job himself. He had given the cat many chances to prove that her decisions were beneficial for the village, but besides generating large amounts of wealth, Konoha had only declined under her rule. He had resolved himself a while back that upon her return, he would put her down for the good of the village, but as luck would have it, Kirigakure seemed to have similar ideas.

Jingo pondered the political situation as he made his way to his private quarters in the Senju Compound. He was wearing a very typical gaudy blue robe adorned with all sorts of baubles and trinkets. This outfit had many layers that made him look quite outlandish and wealthy, but unlike his usual extravagant peacocking, he had a good reason to be this dressed up. He had just accepted the mantle of Senju Clan Leader, a position he had been groomed to take for quite some time. The clan had decided that given his current power, his rich inheritance of their bloodline, and his penchant for public favor, that he would be the one best suited to lead the clan. This position came with the abdication of one of the older seniors of the clan who decided that it was for the best if he retired during turbulent times like these. It made Jingo quite proud of himself to have reached this point, even if the general mood among the village was sour. What made him the most proud however, was the look on his parents face when they saw him accept the position. He even had to stop himself from tearing up a bit during his short acceptance speech, but such a thing was never shown on his face given his mental training as a soldier.

As he walked through the halls of the Senju compound and thought about how fucked the village was at the moment, he was very aware of his surroundings. One could never be too careful these days, what with all sorts of random folks running through walls and ceilings to steal priceless artifacts from his village. His paranoia was made even more prevalent at the thought of how coveted his bloodline must be for the dastardly ninja of the world. Besides being aware of his surroundings, he was also prepared to take the most efficient course of action required to defend himself and his people if the need were to arise. This state of heightened awareness continued as he found his way to the door of his private quarters and entered.

As he entered the room he felt a sense of disbelief that he was now the leader of the clan. Its main protector against the harsh world. While he was an experienced ninja, he was still quite young, and he was aware of many ninja that, despite being younger than him, had performed legendary feats that he could only dream of. There was a moment in which he felt as though he was an imposter before those monsters, but that thought was fleeting. He crushed the sentiment into dust and replaced it with his own resolve to become stronger. As long as he continued to progress, he would one day reach those heights as well, but for now, he just needed to protect his clan, and by proxy, his village.

As the new leader of the Senju Clan, he had to make it known to all the major clans and the Hokage that he had taken the position. He wrote an official letter stating that he had claimed the position as clan head and had said letter copied and sent to all of the relevant parties. He considered the current state of the Uchiha and the Hyuuga clan as he wrote this letter. Jingo knew he wasn’t the smartest person around, but he was at least competent enough to form his own opinions about the current situation. It had become known to him that the Hyuuga clan had fallen so far that a barely trained genin managed to slay the clan leader during a spar and that she had proceeded to claim his position. He knew from the moment that he heard that news that he could not trust the Hyuuga clan with anything related to the safety of this village. The Uchiha on the other hand, were an enigma to Jingo. He knew that they had legendary shinobi that stood above most of the world, but they seemed so ambivalent to the crisis that Konoha had faced in the past. All he could do with regards to the Uchiha is hope that they decided to help the village should it fall any further.

With his little errand completed, Jingo had one more task he needed to complete. As he had just taken the mantle of Senju Clan Leader, he had been given a secret scroll by the previous Clan Leader. This scroll contained one of the ultimate jutsu of the Senju clan; Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique. Jingo knew that the scroll must be kept safe and away from the rest of the clan members, lest they get any bad ideas among the recent chaos. He stored the scroll away safely upon his person, hidden within his many robes as he made his way to a training yard. The technique itself was not hard for him to learn given his experiences, so he got to work training it. He formed the hand seals required for the technique, manifesting two massive arms in front of him as though he were using them to stop some incoming attack. He halted the technique before the rest of the body became manifested, as he didn’t want to draw particular attention to the bijuu sized wood golem he was capable of summoning, especially since it was a secret technique. He had made sure that the manifested arms had been created low enough that they could not be seen over the Senju compound walls, making it almost impossible that anyone had actually seen him train the technique. None of the Senju clan members had seen him either of course, as they were off to enjoy a banquet being held in his honor. With his technique trained and confirmed, Jingo decided that he might as well go enjoy the rest of his day at the banquet.

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