At the Hokage's office building in Konoha.
The jonin meeting lasted for over two hours before finally breaking up.
"Tsunade."
Jiraiya opened his mouth to ask her something, but Tsunade looked at him with a lazy expression. She yawned, a calm smile on her face.
At this moment, it seemed she had finally moved past Nawaki's death.
The charm of Tsunade in her prime was captivating. Her smile made many of the jonin present feel a flutter in their hearts.
She was not only beautiful but also strong and from a noble family. In every way, Lady Tsunade was one of the most powerful people in Konoha.
Lady Tsunade, a genuine princess.
Tsunade's bright brown eyes swept over the expressions of the people around her, and she sneered to herself. You want to scheme against me, huh? It doesn't matter how many hungry wolves are among you. I'm going to disgust you all later.
"Orochimaru, want to grab a drink?"
Jiraiya laughed and put his arm around Orochimaru, who was about to leave. He also looked at Tsunade.
"Idiot."
Orochimaru coldly uttered these two words in response to Jiraiya's actions. Though he complained, his body didn't refuse, and he also looked at Tsunade.
It was clear that at this moment, Orochimaru was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Since Tsunade had finally started to come out of her shell, as her teammates, they naturally wanted to show her they cared.
However, this time, Tsunade simply smiled lazily and waved her hand at Jiraiya and Orochimaru's invitation.
"A drink? That sounds nice, but maybe another day."
Tsunade casually waved and walked toward the door, a look of anticipation on her face.
Jiraiya's eyes widened as he watched her leave. He had never seen Tsunade act like this before.
"Orochimaru, let's go get a drink."
Jiraiya's excited laughter echoed, but the only response was Orochimaru's disdainful gaze.
"You're an idiot, Jiraiya."
"Hey, what do you mean, Orochimaru? Are you going or not?"
Jiraiya shouted in the meeting room, but Orochimaru had already started to walk outside.
Outside the Hokage's office building.
"She wants me to come here in the middle of the night?"
Under a streetlamp, Uchiha Yoru yawned. A slug was perched on his shoulder.
"Lady Tsunade told me to tell you. There's no mistake. And Lady Tsunade also said you should wear your most beautiful clothes."
The slug's gentle voice echoed, giving off a refreshing feeling, but unfortunately, it was still a slug.
Uchiha Yoru frowned as he looked at the Hokage's office building. Why does Tsunade want to see me in the middle of the night?
Could the situation on the front lines be getting more tense?
But why does she want me to wear my best clothes?
Uchiha Yoru was dressed in a pure white kimono, black pants, with his chest slightly open to reveal some attention-grabbing muscle. Dark armguards covered his forearms and extended to his hands. A black belt was tied around his waist, with a straight ninja blade tucked into it.
Just then, figures wearing jonin vests began to walk out of the Hokage's office building. Uchiha Yoru immediately put on a respectful expression.
At all times, you have to show enough respect to the powerful.
At the same time, Dan Kato walked out of the office building with a gentle smile on his face. He suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind him, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved up. He was excited on the inside.
Finally! My intentional performance has caught Lady Tsunade's attention.
"Yoru!"
Dan Kato took a deep breath, ready to say something, but Tsunade, who was wearing a blue windbreaker, suddenly darted past him and called out to Yoru with a doting voice.
Holy crap!
Dan Kato looked at the scene in disbelief. The other jonin who had also walked out of the Hokage's office building also widened their eyes.
Under the light of the streetlamp, Tsunade was running toward him with a doting smile, then gave him a hug.
Uchiha Yoru instinctively caught her, but then a threatening voice sounded in his ear.
"Hold me and spin!"
What the hell!
Uchiha Yoru's young face was filled with shock. Before his mind could catch up, Tsunade used her Mystical Palm Technique to secretly control his nerves.
In the next moment!
Under Tsunade's happy and doting smile, Uchiha Yoru, who was half a head shorter than her, wrapped his arms around her waist and spun around under the dim light of the streetlamp.
At this moment, Tsunade smiled brilliantly, like a true princess.
Uchiha Yoru's eyes widened. Is this a thing?
"Yoru, have you been waiting long?"
Up close, the scent of her unique perfume filled his nostrils. Under the doting laughter of Tsunade in her prime, not only was Uchiha Yoru's mind still catching up, but Jiraiya's eyes widened in the distance.
"Is that Tsunade!?"
Jiraiya was dumbfounded. He blurted out in shock and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
Since when did Tsunade have an expression like that?
A doting look! And toward a male ninja at that! And the symbol on his uniform is the Uchiha clan's! And most importantly!
He's just a kid!
"Kid, now shut up."
Tsunade's threatening voice came from his ear, but in the next moment, she put on a doting smile again and looked at the smartly dressed Uchiha Yoru with a satisfied expression.
What the fck!*
Uchiha Yoru's eyes widened. At this moment, he finally realized what was happening. Seeing so many jonin in the distance, he had been used as a shield!
"Tsunade, you, you, you!"
The shocked Jiraiya looked at the scene in front of him, then he ignorantly stepped forward and pointed a trembling finger at them.
"Jiraiya, what do you want!?"
In a flash, Tsunade turned her head with a look of fury.
By instinct, Jiraiya's eyes widened. "Tsunade, you are a cougar!"
"Jiraiya, you're asking to die!"
Tsunade's angry fist came straight at him. Jiraiya instinctively dodged in a panic. With a loud CRASH, the ground was smashed into a crater.
"Tsunade, are you trying to kill me!?"
After dodging the punch, cold sweat dripped from Jiraiya's forehead. The several snakes coiled around his waist were flicking their tongues. If they hadn't pulled him back, he would have been hit by that punch.
Orochimaru, who had withdrawn his snakes, looked at the scene and said with a helpless tone:
"Idiot, Jiraiya."
Although Orochimaru was usually cold, at this moment, his pale golden snake-like eyes discreetly glanced at Uchiha Yoru before he said in a raspy voice:
"Tsunade, isn't that kid a ninja school graduate from last year?"
Nawaki was assigned to Orochimaru's squad, Minato Namikaze was assigned to Jiraiya's squad, and Uchiha Yoru was assigned to Tsunade's squad.
"A graduate from last year?"
Jiraiya's eyes widened as he looked at the boy who was noticeably taller than he was.
"Tsunade, have you lost your mind? To actually...!"
However, before he could finish, he was met with Tsunade's cold eyes. In an instant, Jiraiya remembered that powerful fist, and his expression froze. He swallowed the rest of his words.
"Haha, this is great, Tsunade, this is great."
Uchiha Yoru gave a forced smile. What kind of situation is this? With Tsunade standing in front of him, it seemed like he was truly her boy toy.
"J-J-Jonin Tsunade."
At the same time, Dan Kato, who saw the scene from the entrance, gave a stiff smile.