"But..."
Just as Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief, Fugaku Uchiha's tone changed, causing Tsunade's recently released breath to catch again.
"But, I hope that in the future, Princess Tsunade can offer fair treatment and support for certain matters concerning the Uchiha clan."
Here came the important part!
Tsunade looked at Fugaku Uchiha's calm expression and indifferent tone, sighing in her heart. "Do I, Tsunade, really need to support such things?"
This guy.
While she was in a difficult situation, he was eating with relish. It was truly infuriating.
"If possible, I will support it. I believe Clan Head Uchiha knows that there are some matters I, Tsunade, will not get involved in."
"Then I, on behalf of the Uchiha, thank Princess Tsunade."
Having received a definitive reply from Tsunade, Fugaku Uchiha no longer made things difficult for her. It was the same old saying: if Konoha lost, it wouldn't benefit anyone.
"Aren't you going to see them off?"
Having said what needed to be said, Fugaku Uchiha and the three elders had no intention of staying longer, getting up and leaving directly. Tsunade had a teasing smile on her face.
"They're not unfamiliar with the road; why would I need to see them off?"
Ronglin wouldn't foolishly fall into Tsunade's trap. Don't underestimate women; when they get serious, they even scare themselves.
"Ah~ I'm full. Shisui's cooking is good. Taking him with me was truly the right choice."
Wiping his mouth contentedly, Ronglin patted his tummy comfortably.
"Don't even start!"
Tsunade angrily said, "Why didn't you attend the meeting just now? Are you dissatisfied with me becoming the commander-in-chief?"
She knew that Kage-level experts needed to attend meetings, but this kid was just cooped up in his tent!
"No matter what you discuss, it has nothing to do with me." This also meant Ronglin didn't want to get overly involved.
What to strive for is your business, and what benefits you get is also your business, but if you want me to fight again, dream on!
"No, I don't. Do you want me to stare daggers at Hiashi Hyuga again?
The Hyuga clan sent quite a few people this time. If I kept calling their clan head a scoundrel, I'm afraid these guys would come at me with everything they've got, and it would be really bad if a fight broke out. It would be difficult for both me and you, wouldn't it?
Besides, with over a thousand Hyuga, I'm no match for them, so I can only hide."
Ronglin directly placed himself in the position of the weak, rambling on, causing Tsunade's veins on her forehead to throb continuously.
"Uchiha Ronglin!!!"
"What nonsense about 'difficult'! Do you take me for a fool?! You just don't want to participate in the meeting and don't want to accept any arrangements, do you? Why are you beating around the bush?"
"If you already know, then why make me say so much? I'm so tired."
Facing an enraged Tsunade, Ronglin shrugged with a smile, looking aggrieved.
"You, I..."
Tsunade pointed at Ronglin, a string of harsh words unable to escape her lips. After a pause, she just laughed in exasperation: "I knew you, you little brat, wouldn't be peaceful. Tell me, what exactly do you want?"
"I don't want anything. Can't I just not claim war merits?
The Hyuga are enough; isn't that what they're most worried about?"
"Tsk tsk, how domineering. They just recalled you directly. Let's see how you're going to get war merits on the battlefield and how you're going to win people over!"
Whose mess is this anyway?
Tsunade covered her forehead. If anyone else had said those words, Tsunade would have punched them without a second thought. She had once been like that with Ronglin, but now everything had changed.
When a disciple surpasses their master, the teacher feels relieved and happy. But when that disciple surpasses them and becomes disobedient, it is also the teacher's sorrow.
Tsunade was now in such a contradictory situation.
"Are you truly unwilling to accept the assignment?"
After a long silence, Tsunade didn't know how to persuade Ronglin, or even what conditions to offer him. Should she severely punish the Hyuga clan?
That might be possible, but was that something a commander-in-chief could do?
Even the Third Hokage couldn't do it, let alone her, Tsunade!
"Unwilling."
The current Ronglin was in a state where no matter what you said, "I'm unwilling" was "I'm unwilling." "I'm a child, I'm willful!"
"If you don't like it, come bite me..."
You played the first, I'll play the fifteenth!
Let's take turns; that's only fair. Do you think it's that easy to settle me with a few words?
Ronglin had once been very grateful to the Third Hokage, who had given him much help and promotion, but this transfer made Ronglin's heart grow cold.
He hadn't caused trouble to make the Third Hokage's life difficult, which was already very good. To still want him to put everything aside and fight alongside the Hyuga clan was simply dreaming.
"However, as a member of the Uchiha clan, I will do whatever everyone else does. You don't have to worry about me slacking off. I am also a ninja of Konoha."
---Divider---
"Princess Tsunade seems to have reached some agreement with the Uchiha, but the negotiation with Uchiha Ronglin was not smooth, and the two had an argument."
Tsunade going to the Uchiha clan's encampment naturally didn't escape the Hyuga clan's eyes.
"Uchiha Ronglin!"
At the mention of this name, Hiashi Hyuga clenched his fists, wishing he could tear him to shreds. This scoundrel actually called him a "scoundrel" in front of everyone!
And constantly provoked him. Hiashi Hyuga felt some regret, regretting that he had ignored Ronglin's existence in the first place. Such a bastard should have been eliminated directly at the very beginning!
Now, to want to eliminate him was simply dreaming!
Not to mention Ronglin's own strength, directly ignoring everyone in Konoha, but also, at this time, Ronglin had the Uchiha standing behind him. Even if Hiashi Hyuga wanted to do something, he was powerless.
The previous transfer would not have been possible without paying a considerable price to persuade the Third Hokage.
Every time he saw Ronglin, Hiashi Hyuga felt a sting. The words Ronglin said in the high-level meeting kept echoing in his mind: "Scoundrel!"
He never imagined that someone would use such an insulting term on him.
Every time he thought of it, Hiashi Hyuga found it difficult to calm down, wishing he could kill Ronglin directly.
...
"Captain, everything is normal. No traces of the enemy have been found."
No matter who came to persuade him, Ronglin still did not back down, proudly becoming a member of the patrol team, leading two subordinates on patrols.
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