Tsunade's Test

He took a detour to the Hokage Building and climbed to the top floor.

With no sign of the Hokage's guards, Naruto didn't stand on ceremony and simply pushed open the door to the Hokage's Office.

With a creak, before anyone even entered, they saw the Fifth Hokage Tsunade, fast asleep, slumped over the table. Following the gaze closely, one could even see glistening drool at the corner of Tsunade.

The window behind the Hokage's desk was wide open, and the white curtains fluttered in the sultry breeze.

Naruto stood there for a while, but instead of waking Tsunade, he found three chairs, laid them flat, and lay down on them without any hesitation.

Whew~

The office was filled with the sound of even breathing.

The clock on the wall struck forty minutes when two footsteps suddenly came from outside the door. Three seconds later, the office door was pushed open.

Konohagakure's two Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki, appeared outside the gate carrying a large number of documents. They were stunned to see Tsunade and Naruto lying down and sleeping.

The two looked at each other, then looked back to make sure they hadn't gone to the wrong door.

What's with this lazy, languid feeling?

"Fifth Hokage! Why are you sleeping again!" Kotetsu Hagane of documents in his arms.

"Huh?" Tsunade woke up groggily from the table, her right cheek smeared with ink from the book, and drool still lingering at the corner of her mouth.

Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki were originally Chunin of Konohagakure, also serving as proctors for the Chunin Ninja Exams. Before Tsunade returned to the village, they were essentially like bricks, moved wherever needed.

The gate doesn't need to be guarded Tenten. It's only during the day or during major events that two people of some importance, but not so important, are needed to guard the gate as a matter of etiquette.

After Tsunade, she naturally needed her own right and left hands, so she began to cultivate the two gatekeepers.

As for the Jonin Namiashi Raidō and Yamashiro Aoba, after serving as bodyguards for the Third Hokage and Fourth Hokage respectively, they will basically be transferred from their bodyguard positions.

During the handover between the old and new guards, the two doormen are currently in a mentoring phase before they have become familiar with their new jobs.

He guards the gate when nothing's wrong, and runs errands for Tsunade when something's needed.

The two had been Tsunade to move some documents an hour earlier, and when they returned and entered the room, they were stunned by the bizarre scene.

Tsunade clearly just lying there sleeping and slacking off, while Naruto had somehow snuck in.

"Oh, it's you guys." Tsunade remained unusually calm, showing no remorse for being caught slacking off. "I'm so sorry for moving so fast, I accidentally fell asleep."

Seeing Tsunade's habitual slacking off and shameless appearance, the two gatekeepers were speechless. Kotetsu Hagane placed the half-person-high documents in his hand on Tsunade's desk.

He then sighed helplessly and pointed to Naruto, who was sleeping on a row of chairs, and asked.

"Fifth Hokage, why him?"

Tsunade glanced at Naruto, who was fast asleep in the chair, and said calmly.

"I asked him to come. You can all go down now."

"Yes."

With a click, the office door closed, and Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki respectfully withdrew from the Hokage's Office. Besides running errands, they still had to go back and guard the main gate.

After everyone left, Tsunade frowned, got up, walked over to the fast-sleeping Naruto, and casually picked him up.

"Huh?" Naruto opened his eyes groggily and saw Tsunade's angry face. "You brat, don't you know where you are, sleeping anywhere like this?"

"I have something I want to ask Lord Tsunade." Naruto's survival instincts were strong.

"Huh?" Tsunade squinted, stared at him for a while, and then threw Naruto back into the chair.

She then paced to the window, her pupils reflecting the blazing Nikko and lush green trees, and asked him a question with her back to him.

"What do you want from me?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto also stood up from his chair, walked to the desk and stopped three meters away from Tsunade, and spoke frankly.

"I heard that the higher-ups are going to train me to be the Perfect Jinchuriki. Is that true?"

Where did you hear that from?

"That's not important."

"If leaks of high-level intelligence don't matter, then what does?" Tsunade head, her face, bathed in the bright Nikko, appearing serious.

Naruto suddenly felt thirsty, but instead of answering immediately, he picked up the teacup on the table and poured himself some tea.

"Even if a dog dies in the village, I'll be the last to know."

"How could Lord Tsunade think that I have access to information about the higher-ups, rather than that the higher-ups want me to know this information? Or that this information is a test of my attitude by a certain higher-up?"

"Right, Lord Tsunade?"

Tsunade turned around completely, rolled her eyes at Naruto, and dropped the pretense, stating her position directly.

"The high-ranking official you're talking about is me."

"Then I am truly honored," Naruto said. "Lord Tsunade must have her reasons for doing this. Although I don't understand them, I am still deeply impressed."

"Stop complaining." Tsunade said bluntly, "The contents of the High-level Meeting cannot be easily leaked, but it's okay to go around in circles. In any case, the goal has been achieved."

"Anyway, you found all that out yourself, it has nothing to do with me."

"That's really troublesome," Naruto complained.

"That's how the Hokage is, kid. Do you think this position is so easy to sit in?" Tsunade back into the soft chair, her white skin surging dramatically.

"Lord Tsunade, you've worked hard." Naruto flattered her at just the right moment.

"Stop with the nonsense." Tsunade stared at Naruto with disdain. "How much truth do you ever utter?"

"Lord Tsunade is the most beautiful woman in Konohagakure."

"Well! That's the only truth you have left." Tsunade was quite pleased with this remark, and looked at Naruto with a smile. "Then..."

"Due to various complicated reasons and coincidences, you now know that news. What is your attitude?"

"Is this important?" Naruto asked.

"Of course it's important." Tsunade sat at her desk and reached for the teapot.

Her chest was already deformed from being squeezed, as if it was about to burst out; the scene was quite alarming. Naruto couldn't hold back any longer and got up to pour tea for Tsunade.

"Thank you." Tsunade took a big gulp of tea, put down the teacup, and continued, "I object. This outdated and pedantic plan will not pass my approval."

After a pause, Tsunade slightly raised her fingers and looked down at Naruto's face.

"Therefore, I need to make sure your attitude is the same as mine."

"I will always stand by Lord Tsunade's side," Naruto said without hesitation. "Lord Tsunade's attitude is my attitude, without exception."

"All you have left is your mouth," Tsunade said, leaning back in her chair. "Would you like a more complicated explanation, or something simpler?"

Naruto thought about it carefully for a while and then answered.

"I want to hear them all."