Shizune, You Wouldn't Want to See Your Teacher Suffer, Would You?

"Lady Tsunade!"

Shizune threw herself into Tsunade's arms, tears streaming down her face.

During this time, she had worried herself sick over Tsunade, even suspecting that she might already be dead.

That was why she had risked coming to the Tenshukaku. Only through her connections had she confirmed that Tsunade was still alive; otherwise, she would have broken down long ago.

To Shizune, she was not only Tsunade's disciple, but someone Tsunade had personally raised. Their relationship was both that of teacher and mother and daughter.

"Shizune, that brat didn't do anything to you, did he?"

As Tsunade comforted her disciple, she warily looked toward Tang Ping, afraid Shizune had agreed to some condition in exchange for seeing her.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?"

Tang Ping questioned her in an extremely displeased tone.

What a joke. Even if the Shinobi World had the vibe of porn manga, that did not mean he had to play out some hentai plot like, "Shizune, you wouldn't want to see your teacher suffer, would you?"

He was a decent man!

(A group of girls: Heh heh.)

"You know exactly what it means!"

Even after being locked up for a while, Tsunade showed no fear whatsoever and immediately snapped back.

Tang Ping had treated her like less than human. Not only had he imprisoned her for so long, but he had also thrown her into the Small Dark Room. There was no way she did not resent him.

Right, she had been put in the Small Dark Room because Tsunade had been "uncooperative."

"Senior Tsunade, accusations require evidence. Otherwise, the Small Dark Room welcomes you!"

Tang Ping was not going to indulge her.

Even if he wanted to recruit her, that did not mean he had to tolerate her behavior.

In his view, these