Shikaku reached up and rubbed his stubbled chin, pondering for a while.
"As Hashirama's granddaughter and Konoha's princess, Lady Tsunade is proficient in Medical Ninjutsu, possesses considerable strength herself, and enjoys quite a reputation in Konoha. She is indeed a good choice."
"It's just that... Lady Tsunade has been gone from the village for so many years that I didn't think of her right away. Are you sure you can bring her back?"
Shikaku looked at Senya skeptically.
"That's none of your concern. An immortal has his own clever plans; I have my own methods."
With that, Senya turned around, intending to slip away as quickly as possible. He had to get out before Shikaku remembered—run early!
Senya had only taken a few steps when Shikaku called after him.
"Senya, trying to sneak off again, are you?"
Hearing Shikaku's gritted voice behind him, Senya turned back with an awkward expression.
"How could I? Is there anything else, Shikaku?"
"Go clean up Root's mess for me! I already have more than enough on my plate. I'm handing it over to you—no problem, right?"
Shikaku's forced smile and seemingly polite request made Senya realize that he could not slack off anymore. Otherwise, Shikaku might really flip the table and fight him!
"Don't worry, Brother Shikaku. We're practically family. Leave it to me, haha."
With that, Senya quickened his pace and left the office, leaving Shikaku alone to continue processing documents.
Senya hurried to Fugaku's home, intending to drag Itachi out as free labor.
After asking Mikoto, he learned that Itachi was currently at the clan training grounds, training little Sasuke.
When he arrived at the training grounds, he found Itachi watching his younger brother Sasuke with a doting smile. Sasuke's cheeks were covered in dust, while his hands continued forming seals as