"Lady Tsunade... I..."
Shizune did not know what to say for a moment.
Tsunade's voice suddenly turned somewhat cold.
But it was not directed at Shizune.
"Shizune."
"Tell me... don't you think something is wrong here?"
Shizune fell silent.
She was Dan Katō's niece. Dan Katō was her biological uncle.
It was also because of Dan Katō that Tsunade had taken her away back then.
The Katō Clan was a very small Ninja Clan.
Honestly, Shizune was truly grateful to the uncle she had only met a few times.
After all, without him, Tsunade would never have accepted her as a disciple.
Back then, Tsunade had been the most famous female ninja in the Ninja World.
Countless female ninjas, even now, regarded her as their idol.
Yet she had taken in a disciple who was not particularly talented.
And she had kept her by her side all these years.
Seeing Shizune's nervous, helpless expression, Naruto shook his head and said,
"Let's talk about Nawaki first."
"Master, prepare yourself. The first half of your life..."
Naruto did not finish before Tsunade looked at him expressionlessly.
Without any warning, Little Pearl fell.
Uh...
Then let the storm come even harder. Some things, even if they were only speculation, still had to be told to her.
For the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade was still the more suitable choice.
Besides, once Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage, together with his bargain-bin dad and mom, whatever he wanted to do afterward would be much easier!
"Given the circumstances back then, the direct line of the Senju clan was sent to the battlefield, and even to the very front lines. The person with both the ability and means to do that... the only one who fits is probably that Old Man."
Tsunade already had an answer in her