That afternoon, Tsunade and Shizune finally arrived at the Hokage Building and took the last small stack of documents for the day from Senya.
Right in front of Shizune, Tsunade happily planted a kiss on Senya's cheek.
"You still have some conscience, coming to help me deal with the paperwork."
"Looks like all the pampering I gave you last night wasn't for nothing~"
Senya simply waved his hand. After trading a few barbs with Tsunade, he left the Hokage Building and returned home, only to find that Hikari had yet to come back.
Then again, it was only afternoon. It was summer now, so it would probably be another three or four hours before it got completely dark.
Besides, with Sasuke's competitive nature, he would definitely keep training until Itachi came to call him home.
He took three large jars of liquor from the underground wine cellar, sealed them inside a spatial scroll, and prepared to head for several houses a few kilometers south of Konoha's Hokage Building, specially used to accommodate visiting delegations from other villages.
He could take this opportunity to settle the matter he had thought of that morning with the Raikage.
More than ten minutes later, Senya arrived at the temporary residence of A and the others, carrying a large bag of Konoha snacks.
The instant Senya reached the entrance, he could sense a strand of Chakra probing for information about him.
"Cut out those petty tricks. I'm here to drink with Big Bro A."
His tone was calm, yet it carried an oppressive, suffocating force that made rebuttal impossible.
Shi, who was hidden among the leaves nearby, immediately raised his guard to the utmost, watching the man before him.
Just then, footsteps sounded from inside the house.
"Tap, tap, tap..."
The door slowly opened, revealing