Instead, like a master introducing a new member, Di Yan patted Tsunade's back and laughed loudly to the women, "Come over and meet her. From today onwards, Tsunade will be your older sister."
"She is the oldest and holds the highest position. In the future, you all should listen to her more."
These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the hearts of all the women!
Older sister?
Indeed… except for Mikoto, who had already suspected it, the other women all turned pale.
They looked at Tsunade in disbelief.
Hokage-sama… even… even Lady Tsunade couldn't escape this demon's clutches?
Sakura Haruno and Tenten instantly turned ashen.
A huge wave of sorrow and despair surged into their hearts.
Their last glimmer of hope seemed to be shattered.
Even the strongest Hokage had fallen.
What hope did they have left?
Tsunade felt the gazes of shock, sympathy, and even a subtle probing from all around her.
Especially the disbelieving, tearful eyes of her disciple, Sakura Haruno.
For the first time, an unconcealable embarrassment, awkwardness, and deep helplessness appeared on her still charming face.
What kind of situation was this!
Master and disciple… had become "sisters" in such an absurd way?
She wished she could find a crack in the ground and disappear into it immediately.
Or punch the man beside her, who was laughing maliciously, and send him flying.
But the shackles of reality and the lives of thousands of Ninja below forced her to stand rigidly in place.
Enduring this incredibly humiliating situation.
The atmosphere in the courtyard became extremely strange and silent for a time.
A group of excellent female Ninja, of various backgrounds and ages.
Were forcibly gathered together because of the same man.
The days ahead seemed destined not to be peaceful.
Di Yan looked at the scene before him, a "hundred flowers blooming" yet with undercurrents surging, and the smile on his lips deepened.
He felt that he at least wouldn't have to worry about the stability of his harem.
Among his ideal empress candidates.
Only two actually met the criteria.
One was Tsunade, who was already devoted to him.
As for the other, she was far away in Hidden Mist Village… Three days passed in a flash.
According to Di Yan's deployment.
Today should have been the moment for the two reorganized Konoha Ninja Army to set off for the border.
After all, Fourth Raikage and Third Tsuchikage were not to be trifled with; perhaps they had already massed troops at the border.
However, on this very morning.
An unexpected yet reasonable change occurred in the plan.
Di Yan awoke in the soft bed.
Hyuga Hinata was still nestled in his arms, sleeping like a kitten.
Uchiha Izumi appeared silently by the bed like a ghost, leaning down to whisper a few words of report into his ear.
As Izumi spoke, a cold glint instantly flashed through Di Yan's originally lazy eyes.
Like a sharp blade unsheathing.
He didn't immediately react, but instead raised his hand.
He patted Hinata's perky buttocks in his arms, not too lightly, not too heavily, waking her from her sleep.
"Mmm…"
Hinata groggily opened her pure white eyes, looking at Di Yan with a hint of confusion and childish charm.
"Don't sleep," Di Yan's tone betrayed no emotion, "Get up, call Hanabi, and we'll go back to your house."
"Go… go home?"
Hinata didn't react immediately.
But seeing Di Yan's calm yet undeniable gaze.
She immediately realized that this might not be an ordinary "visit home."
Hinata quickly nodded timidly, "Yes… yes, Your Majesty."
Their movement of getting up also woke the others on the bed.
Tsunade, Kurenai Yuhi, Ino, Tenten, Sakura Haruno, and Inuzuka Hana woke up one after another.
They watched as Hinata helped Di Yan quickly get dressed.
And Di Yan's expression seemed a few shades colder than usual.
All the women showed puzzled looks.
These past few days of "living together," though filled with humiliation and absurdity.
Had also formed a strange, shared-information atmosphere.
Di Yan walked up to Tsunade, and naturally lowered his head to kiss her forehead.
0 · Please give flowers --- As if this was just a normal farewell.
But the words he spoke instantly made the atmosphere heavy:
"The Hyuga Clan, on the grounds that main family members should be stationed in Konoha and not lightly go to the battlefield, openly rejected My order."
"They refuse to cooperate with the New Army's reorganization policy. I will go and deal with it."
Hearing that it was serious business, especially involving the ancient and powerful Hyuga Clan.
Tsunade instinctively furrowed her brows.
She hesitated for a moment, but still spoke to remind him:
"The Hyuga Clan's main and branch family system is deeply entrenched."
"Main family members, especially the main family elders, indeed rarely participate in dangerous external missions."
"This is a rule they have maintained for hundreds of years. Even my grandfather, First Hokage, was unable to forcibly change this point back then."
"You… had best handle it with caution, to avoid escalating conflicts and causing greater backlash."
Her words were entirely out of her understanding of the Village's stability and the unwritten rules of ancient clans.
It was advice a qualified Hokage would give.
However, after Di Yan heard it, he suddenly laughed.
He reached out and pinched Tsunade's chin, his eyes playful:
"Oh? It's only been three days, and you're already thinking wholeheartedly for Me?"
"It seems the phrase 'love grows over time' indeed holds much truth."
…Tsunade's mouth twitched sharply upon hearing this.
Her face instantly became extremely unnatural.
She had almost instinctively said those words.
Only now, being pointed out by Di Yan.
Did she realize that her stance just now seemed… problematic.
She clearly hated him.
She should have wished for him to run into trouble, so how could she… A strong sense of self-loathing and confusion surged into her heart.
Leaving her instantly speechless and her mind in a mess.
Meanwhile, Tenten, Sakura Haruno, Kurenai Yuhi, and Ino, among other women, silently watched this scene unfold.
No one spoke.
Perhaps only those who had personally experienced Di Yan's terrifying control could vaguely understand.
How one's mental defenses are gradually eroded in such an environment of absolute power and constant, strange proximity.
Lady Tsunade's seemingly instinctive reminder.
Might precisely be the beginning of this invisible influence behind it.
Di Yan said no more, only sweeping a meaningful glance over the women.
Then, taking Hinata, who was already dressed, he turned and left the room.
He wanted to see for himself.
How long the Hyuga Clan's arrogance could last in front of him.
The Konoha reform he wanted would absolutely not tolerate any Ninja Clan system.
This backward system of families banding together for warmth.
Was something Di Yan was determined to abolish.
Now, the Hyuga Clan just happened to jump out and be a prime example.
He could use them to make an example of others.
In the Ninja World, the so-called Ninja Village system.
Was, in the final analysis, the Ninja Clan system.
Sometimes even.
Within the Ninja Clans, the clan leader's orders were more effective than the Hokage's orders.
And the major Ninja Clans controlled a large amount of resources, power, and various Ninjutsu and forbidden Ninjutsu.