Tsunade came down from Hokage Rock with Hikari, her expression complicated, a hint of confusion mixed into her flush.
Seeing her, Shizune could not help thinking of some rather "happy" things.
Tsunade-sama truly was Tsunade-sama. She really knew how to play!
Shizune grumbled inwardly, her gaze filled with admiration.
"Tsunade-sama, we finished processing most of the documents from a few days ago, but more arrived today. How about we eat first and deal with the rest tomorrow?"
Tsunade shuddered.
Shizune's "more" truly frightened her.
Just imagining herself sitting in the Hokage Building every day, working through documents, made Tsunade feel terrible all over.
This was not the life she wanted.
It seems reform is imperative. But the establishment of an advisory council really needs careful consideration!
Planning out the various departments would be easy enough. As long as each department head handled the simple, tedious tasks, and only the important matters were brought before the Hokage's advisory council for decisions, everything would be much easier.
"Mm, let's eat."
Looking at Shizune's poor complexion, Tsunade could imagine how much abuse from paperwork she had endured lately to turn a jonin into this.
She felt a tiny bit guilty.
Shizune, I'll definitely make it up to you properly.
Mm, definitely!
Shizune eyed Tsunade suspiciously. The two of them had not been back in the Hidden Leaf Village for long. Other than the money they had gotten from Hikari last time, they had no other income.
They had to spend that money sparingly, or else the Hokage scamming people in the Hidden Leaf Village would become a huge joke.
"Let's go to Ichiraku Ramen! What do you think, Tsunade-sama?"
This?
Tsunade hesitated. She did not particularly care whether they ate ramen or not.
The main issue was that a meal without alcohol was