Blessings for Danzo

"Come on, drink up, drink up!"

Tsunade filled Hikari's cup, then smiled at him.

"In the Hidden Leaf Village, aside from Jiraiya and Shizune, are you willing to be the third person to drink with me?"

Hikari fell silent.

Tsunade did not urge him and simply drank by herself.

Watching Tsunade eat and drink heartily, Hikari said wistfully, "So in your heart, I'm the other woman?"

"Pfft!"

Tsunade, who had been drinking happily, immediately spat out her wine.

Seeing Hikari's aggrieved expression, Tsunade did not know whether to laugh or cry.

"What do you mean, the other woman? Don't say things like that. The two of us are completely innocent."

Hikari straightened his expression. "That may be how you see it, but outsiders don't. Do you know that because I've been following you around, people outside are saying I'm a man living off a woman?"

"Do you know how much that hurts me?"

Tsunade looked at Hikari with disgust. His affected performance made her feel thoroughly sick.

"Speak properly. Otherwise, get out and send Izumo in. He may not be as handsome as you, but at least he doesn't talk as much!"

Of all things in this world, only fine wine must never be wasted.

Spitting out that mouthful of wine just now had pained Tsunade greatly.

What terrible taste. That was the finest performance of my life!

You big-breasted woman only have the standards to read little yellow books!

After being tormented by Hikari's inner voice, Tsunade could not only face him without giving anything away, but could also judge his mood based on his thoughts.

For example, Hikari looked rather unhappy right now, but most of it was an act.

"Drink, drink!"

Tsunade began urging him to drink. "It's only because we're outside. Once we return to the Hidden Leaf Village, I won't be able to drink this freely anymore!"

With a sigh in her heart, Tsunade continued drinking.

Perhaps in the past, she had never taken the position of Hokage seriously and had even hated it.

But now, Tsunade could understand the hardships of being Hokage and knew just how important the burden on her shoulders was.

Since she had become Hokage, Tsunade would do her very best.

Her Great Grandfather had been the First Hokage, and her Second Grandfather had been the Second Hokage. If she failed as the Fifth Hokage, she truly would have no face to meet her two grandfathers.

The two continued drinking. Tsunade drank more, while Hikari ate more.

Hikari had always kept his alcohol intake under control.

He was afraid that if he drank too much, he would lose control of his mind and drunkenly reveal the secret that he was a transmigrator with a cheat.

That was also why Hikari had never dared to find a partner. It was all to ensure his own safety.

When will these days ever end?

I've been checking in at the Hidden Leaf Village for quite a while now. According to my estimates, in a few more years, my strength should reach the level of the Sage of Six Paths. Should I go to outer space then and have a chat with the Otsutsuki Clan?

Those guys would probably start shouting about killing me the moment they saw me!

Ah, I should just stay peacefully in the Hidden Leaf Village. Guarding a gate is guarding a gate, no matter who it's for! Being able to guard Tsunade is something countless people would envy.

Tsunade said nothing. She drank as she listened to Hikari's inner voice and pondered his words.

The Sage of Six Paths?

Outer space?

The Otsutsuki Clan?

Tsunade silently committed those three unfamiliar terms to memory.

Perhaps they were merely Hikari's delusions, but even if there was only a one-in-ten-thousand chance they were real, Tsunade could not ignore them.

The Sage of Six Paths reminded Tsunade of the Sage of Six Paths and Kumogakure's Six Paths Tools. As for the rest, she knew nothing.

As for outer space, she had never even considered that anyone could go there.

Otsutsuki was even more unfamiliar. She had never even heard of it.

One day, I'll pry every last one of your little secrets out of you.

After reminding herself once more, Tsunade raised her head and looked at Hikari. "We're returning to the village tomorrow. I wonder whether that old bastard Danzo has been causing trouble! I also don't know whether Shizune and Kakashi can handle things. It's driving me crazy!"

Don't worry. Once we're back this time, I'll help you kill that old man Danzo so he stops lurking in the shadows every day. He's annoying enough as it is!

But I won't say anything. The more capable I am, the more likely this big-breasted woman is to press me into service. I still want to honestly be a couch potato!

Completely unaware that Tsunade had been overhearing his inner voice, Hikari began comforting her.

"Don't worry. Scum will get what's coming to them. For an old schemer like Danzo, it's entirely possible that he'll die from a forbidden technique backfiring without Lady Tsunade needing to do anything."

So he had already arranged Danzo's death for him?

Tsunade was now somewhat looking forward to it.

If Hikari could truly enter Root without anyone noticing and deal with Danzo, it would prove that Hikari was stronger than her. At his peak, Danzo had been an Elite Jonin. Even if his condition had declined somewhat now, he was still a Jonin.

And within Root's base were countless traps and barriers.

To bypass all of those things and take down Danzo directly—Tsunade did not even dare imagine how difficult that would be.

"If that really happens, then I'll have to celebrate properly."

Thinking about how she would hold great power in the Hidden Leaf Village after that old schemer Danzo died, Tsunade felt exhilarated, even though she did not have much desire for power.

An old man who refused to die became a thief. Heroes who had once protected the Hidden Leaf Village had, in their old age, become parasites upon it.

Tsunade could tolerate Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura remaining alive. At most, she would strip the two of their authority. But Danzo was different. The Root he commanded was like a thorn lodged in the Hokage's body.

Whenever Tsunade wanted to make a decision, she always worried that he would stab her in the back.

Such a life of constant fear was not what Tsunade wanted.

Now, she only wanted to set the Hidden Leaf Village back on the right track, then find a suitable Sixth Hokage to take over from her.

She had already considered the candidate: Kakashi Hatake.

With the Mangekyō Sharingan, combined with his improved physical condition, his strength had already surpassed that of an Elite Jonin and officially entered the level of a Kage.

After retiring, she would have Shizune earn money to support the household while she herself retired in the Hidden Leaf Village.

However, those plans would have to wait until the Hidden Leaf Village was back on track.

And according to her calculations, barring any accidents, she would need to remain in this position for five full years.

What a pain.

"Drink, drink. Let's happily make a wish together and bless Danzo to suffer a ninjutsu backlash soon and die a miserable death!" Hikari suggested.

Tsunade agreed with that sentiment.

"Danzo fought the Third Elder his whole life. Now the Third Elder is gone while he's still alive in this world. He must be lonely. I'll bless him to go see the old man sooner."

"I hope the two of them can be good brothers again down there!"

As expected of a leader. She really knows how to speak!

Too bad the Third Elder's soul is in the Reaper's stomach. After Danzo dies, he'll go to the Pure Land. The two of them will truly be separated by death and never meet again!