The next day, Hiruko left the village with Aburame Ryoma, who had been placed under a Fuinjutsu seal. Everything that happened tonight had nothing to do with Sahara Mizu anymore.
When he woke up in the morning, Sahara Mizu had once again become the sunny, cheerful young man, while the ruthless Kaguya Ren was nowhere to be seen.
As for what Hiruko would do afterward, Sahara Mizu did not truly care that much. All he needed to do was leave behind a few small measures in advance, so that when Hiruko tried to undo the seal, he could give him a slight reminder.
Sahara Mizu's main objective was still to draw Danzo's attention away from himself and the people around him.
Before long, the day of departure arrived.
"Well then, Yukie will be in your care."
"Lord Tsunade."
Standing before the gates of the Senju Residence, Sahara Mizu politely thanked Tsunade, who stood inside wearing slippers and a bathrobe.
Yukie stood behind her, gazing at him with the pitiful eyes of a little deer.
"Haaah... You're so annoying!"
Tsunade let out a huge yawn, clearly suffering from a bad case of morning grumpiness.
She turned her head and glared at the brat before her. "You always make a big deal out of everything and dump trouble on me—I never agreed to turn my home into your daycare center, did I?"
"What else could I do?"
Sahara Mizu put on a show of sighing, speaking with apparent sorrow. "The only important person in the village I can trust is you, Lord Tsunade."
"So please, consider this my one request in a lifetime!"
"I'm begging you!"
He pressed his palms together, his tone incomparably sincere.
"Hmph."
"Such a trick for coaxing little girls."
Though she said that, Tsunade had already unconsciously folded