Drunk Tsunade

When school let out, quite a few parents showed up at the Ninja Academy to pick up their children.

Natsume saw Itachi Uchiha leave with a young man.

As expected, it was Shisui Uchiha.

He was already quite famous, known as Body Flicker Shisui, and was currently the most renowned genius of the Uchiha Clan.

After spending the day at school, Natsume basically knew all his classmates' names.

Besides Itachi Uchiha, there was also a character from the original story, Hana Inuzuka.

She was Kiba Inuzuka's older sister and a veterinarian.

How should he put it?

She didn't have many scenes.

Natsume didn't even know where to begin if he wanted to change her fate.

"Stop!"

"Pay us back!"

A sudden commotion broke out.

Natsume raised his head and was instantly dumbfounded.

He saw an old white-haired granny moving as fast as a hare.

Six burly men followed behind her, yet they couldn't catch up no matter how hard they tried.

As she passed the entrance, the old granny cast Natsume a mischievous glance.

Setting aside her age and appearance, she was actually kind of cute.

Natsume was so startled that he took several steps back. Has my charm already reached this level?

But then he thought about it and realized that this seemed to be the scene where Tsunade was being chased by debt collectors.

He was speechless.

As Tsunade's nominal adopted son and disciple, he could already foresee what his future life would be like.

He and Shizune would be chased by debt collectors every day.

I, Huang, swear that gambling and drugs are my sworn enemies!

Natsume narrowed his eyes slightly. He had to find a way to make some money.

The group gradually disappeared into the distance.

About seven or eight minutes later, the old granny returned and transformed back into Tsunade in front of Natsume.

"How was your first day at school?"

"Not bad."

Natsume took her soft hand and asked, "Who were those people chasing you just now?"

"Oh, my creditors."

Tsunade said indifferently, "I only borrowed a little money from them. It's not like I won't pay them back. They just had to chase me."

Natsume tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Are you sure it was only a little money?

If he remembered correctly, Tsunade's IOUs seemed to fill several large chests.

"Let's not talk about that."

Tsunade smiled and said, "To celebrate your first day at school, let's go buy some sake."

If you want to drink, don't use me as an excuse.

Natsume advised, "Drinking is bad for your health."

"Then you're underestimating your big sister."

Tsunade crouched down, pointed at her forehead with her left hand, and said, "I'll tell you a secret. This diamond-shaped mark is an extremely powerful ninjutsu called the Yin Seal. Do you know what it does?"

"I don't know." Natsume shook his head.

This was a lie. Of course he knew.

But he definitely couldn't admit it. That would cause trouble.

"It allows my body's functions to remain at their peak."

Tsunade said proudly, "Let alone alcohol, nothing harmful can affect me."

"Wow, Sister Tsunade, you're amazing!"

Natsume's eyes filled with admiration as he showered her with praise.

Tsunade was instantly a little overwhelmed. That expression was really quite nice.

She affectionately rubbed her cheek against his little face and said with a beaming smile, "Your big sister has more than just this one secret. You'll find out later."

The alluring fragrance made Natsume blush slightly.

Seeing this, Tsunade's smile grew even brighter.

Oh, you're blushing? Let Big Sis take a look.

However, considering that they were in broad daylight, she decided to give up.

They bought two bottles of sake at an izakaya along the way, then returned home together.

Shizune was already preparing dinner.

As an orphan, she was quite skilled at cooking.

If Tsunade hadn't wanted to experience the bond of being siblings with Natsume, she would have handed breakfast over to Shizune as well.

Dinner was quite sumptuous.

Miso soup, tempura, minced meat stewed with tofu, and salmon mixed rice.

Natsume ate very happily.

Tsunade was even happier because she was the only one drinking.

Shizune and Natsume were forbidden from drinking because they were too young.

After dinner,

Shizune carried the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen.

Tsunade was clearly a little drunk. Her face was flushed, like a fully ripened apple.

She lay down on the sofa to rest.

Not long afterward, she suddenly opened her eyes and looked toward Natsume, who was studying ninjutsu nearby.

"Natsume~"

Her tone was drawn out much longer than usual, making her sound a little coquettish.

Tsunade moved closer to Natsume, hugged his head, and said, "Big Sis really likes you."

"..."

Natsume could no longer concentrate on his book.

Women really do nothing but interfere with my studies.

Although being held felt pretty good, the emotions he had accumulated had nowhere to go, which only made him feel worse.

"Sister Tsunade, you're drunk. Go rest in your room."

Natsume knew very well how troublesome it was to take care of a drunk person.

If he wasn't careful, he might even get vomited on.

"I'm not drunk!"

Tsunade stretched out two slender, fair fingers and pinched Natsume's cheeks.

"Only drunk people say they're not drunk."

Natsume shook his head and said, "Hurry back to your room and rest."

"You hate me now? Fine, I'll go!"

Tsunade shakily stood up and walked toward her room.

Natsume was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw her turn back.

"...?"

He tilted his head.

The next second, Tsunade picked him up and said, "You're coming with Big Sis."

There was no such service!

Natsume instinctively wriggled.

But unfortunately, Tsunade was a physically weak woman with an A in both strength and speed, so he had no way to break free.

Once they reached the room, Natsume finally escaped disaster when she set him down.

He was just about to leave when he witnessed an astonishing sight.

The curves of a completely naked body entered his view.

Red, white, gold.

Natsume turned around and left the room.

Given his current relationship with Tsunade, they hadn't reached that stage yet.

He couldn't ruin their current situation for a moment of gratification.

"Forget it. I'll go find Orochimaru."

Natsume could only find a way to distract himself.

Since Yamato's fate had already changed, it proved that Orochimaru and Yamato had reached an initial agreement.

But obtaining the Hashirama Cells was still troublesome.

A slight mistake, and his real body might be discovered.

Yet he had to obtain the Hashirama Cells.

They provided far too great a boost to Wood Style.

Natsume had awakened Wood Style Talent, but because he lacked a vast amount of Chakra and a Sage Body, he couldn't bring out its full potential.

Before he had enough Destiny Points, the Hashirama Cells were necessary.

Besides, even if he didn't need them, his subordinates did.

He could actually use Destiny Points to obtain the Hashirama Cells.

But they were expensive.

Natsume was desperately short on Destiny Points at the moment and didn't want to waste them, so he planned to think of another way.

"Sister Shizune, I'm going to bed."

Natsume greeted Shizune and said, "In a little while, could you go check on Sister Tsunade?"

Shizune addressed Tsunade as Lady Tsunade.

Natsume called her Sister Tsunade.

At first, Shizune couldn't understand it either, until Natsume told her, "It's fine. We'll each use our own form of address."

Who knows? Maybe you'll have to call me Master-Mistress one day.

Tsunade was Shizune's master, so Natsume could only be her master's husband.

Of course, he hadn't said the latter half aloud.

Orochimaru's Residence.

After spending one Destiny Point, Natsume's Wood Clone descended once again.

At that moment, Orochimaru was in the basement training and studying Yamato.

As a villain with his charisma maxed out, winning over a little kid was practically effortless.

The only troublesome part was that Yamato had been trained by Shimura Danzō, causing his thoughts to go astray.

Therefore, Orochimaru had to correct his personality while also studying Wood Style.

Yamato's success had given him an entirely new idea.

He didn't need to seize the bodies of other Kekkei Genkai users. He could strengthen his own body instead.

The prerequisite was that he could perfectly transplant the Hashirama Cells, rather than becoming some patchwork monstrosity like Shimura Danzō.