Recognizing Tsunade as His Sworn Elder Sister?

Following the Izakaya, Hyuga Bin investigated the gambling den and the Red Light District, which did not open in the mornings, but he still found no trace of the "big orange cat is what matters most."

Left with no choice, Hyuga Bin went to meet up with Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin first.

It was not until the afternoon that the three finally caught the big orange cat stealing food in a hidden corner. They brought it back to the old lady's home and handed in the mission.

The next day, it was another D-rank mission. This time, they were to help an old farmer with an injured hand harvest vegetables.

With the speed of ninjas, Hyuga Bin and the other two completed the mission by noon, harvesting all the vegetables.

On his way home, Hyuga Bin ran into Tsunade.

This time, it was not a chance encounter. Tsunade had come looking for Hyuga Bin.

"Study under me for the month before I leave the village." Tsunade got straight to the point and stated why she had come.

As for casually telling Hyuga Bin that she would leave the village in a month, she did not care. She had already let it slip once yesterday anyway.

"Hm?" Hyuga Bin was somewhat surprised.

"I'm only teaching you for a month. I'm not becoming your teacher." As if afraid Hyuga Bin would misunderstand, Tsunade explained.

"Mm, I understand." Hyuga Bin nodded calmly.

If Tsunade wanted to take him as a disciple, she would certainly take him away from Konoha.

"You don't seem very happy about this?" Seeing Hyuga Bin's calm expression, Tsunade felt inexplicably stifled.

In all of Konoha, the students who wanted her guidance could form a long line.

She was one of Konoha's Sannin. She had personally come to offer him instruction. Any other student would probably have been thrilled beyond measure.

She was not asking Hyuga Bin to weep with gratitude, but he should at least have shown a normal reaction.

"I'm very willing, Lord Tsunade. Thank you." After expressing his thanks, Hyuga Bin voiced his concern as well. "It's just that I already have a jonin leading me. I'll need his approval before going out on future missions."

He was indeed looking forward to Tsunade personally teaching him, but not to the point of excitement.

After all... he was a man with a cheat.

"Don't worry. Before coming to find you, I already discussed it with Masayuki Jonin."

"All right." Hyuga Bin nodded.

Since Tsunade had already arranged everything, he only needed to comply.

"Then let's go to my house now." Tsunade motioned for Hyuga Bin to follow her.

One month was a tight schedule. She had to make good use of every day and plan it properly.

"Your house?" Walking beside Tsunade, Hyuga Bin was somewhat puzzled.

"Where else?" Tsunade asked in return.

"I thought we'd be going to a dedicated training ground." Hyuga Bin smiled.

"My house has a large enough training ground."

Tsunade lived in the old Senju Clan estate. The training ground alone covered over a thousand square meters, more than enough for Hyuga Bin to make a mess in.

"I understand." Hyuga Bin answered, following Tsunade home half a step behind her.

Although their relationship was different, this was still the first time Hyuga Bin had gone home with a girl since transmigrating into the world of Naruto.

The winds of spring were about to bring the rains of summer.

Hyuga Bin and Tsunade walked down Konoha's vibrant, tree-lined paths.

From time to time, Hyuga Bin said something novel to amuse her, making Tsunade unable to stop herself from laughing.

Yet even when she smiled, Tsunade's brows remained furrowed.

The current Tsunade truly looked very sad.

Having read the original story and known Tsunade for four years, Hyuga Bin could not help but feel a little heartache for her at such a moment.

Her family and boyfriend had all died, while her closest friend was not by her side.

Her teacher was still alive, but he had changed from his original ideals and completely diverged from her worldview.

It seemed as though she alone remained, living in solitude.

As if responding to Hyuga Bin's inner thoughts, the system gave him a new choice mission:

[Option A: Give Tsunade a warm hug. Completion reward: Superhuman Strength (A-rank reward).]

[Option B: Make Tsunade not leave Konoha. Completion reward: Wind Release—Vacuum Sphere (B-rank reward).]

[Option C: Recognize Tsunade as your elder sister. Completion reward: Fire Release—Great Fireball Technique (C-rank reward).]

The feeling Hyuga Bin had just worked up vanished.

After quickly reading the mission, Hyuga Bin found it difficult to choose.

This time, the system had once again failed to play by the usual rules. None of the random options offered random Attribute Points +0.1.

Hyuga Bin's mind raced as he began to analyze the choices.

If he chose Option A, Tsunade would punch him straight into the air.

If he chose Option B, Tsunade would definitely question him. Then he would be unable to give a reasonable explanation, and she would punch him straight into the air.

If he chose Option C, Tsunade would definitely reject him and ask for his reason. He would be unable to give one, and she would punch him straight into the air.

Moreover, he could not abandon the system's choice missions. He had to make a choice.

Looking at it this way, this choice mission was very likely a death trap!

With the mindset that greater rewards meant greater danger, Hyuga Bin decisively chose Option C.

"I've already obtained so many random Attribute Points in a row. I should be able to withstand one C-rank mission."

After taking a deep breath, Hyuga Bin raised his head and said to Tsunade, "Lord Tsunade, can I call you big sister?"

[Choice mission completed!]

[Follow-up mission unlocked: Become Tsunade's sworn younger brother. Reward will be distributed upon completion.]

[Mission completion requirement: Become Tsunade's sworn younger brother.]

"Why do you want to call me big sister?" Tsunade turned around and looked at Hyuga Bin, who had somehow retreated three meters away from her.

"Because I've always wanted an elder sister." Hyuga Bin said this with little confidence. He had already decided not to complete this perverted follow-up mission.

Of course, his wish to have an elder sister came from the bottom of his heart.

Before transmigrating, he had no elder sister. After transmigrating, he still had no elder sister. That was why he had always envied people with elder sisters.

"So that's what you meant." Tsunade realized that she had misunderstood Hyuga Bin's words just now, or rather, his phrasing had been problematic to begin with.

She had thought that because she was youthful, beautiful, and irresistibly gorgeous, Hyuga Bin wanted to call her big sister to seem closer to her.

She had not expected him to want to recognize her as his elder sister.

After thinking for three seconds, Tsunade did not say, "I want to be your teacher, yet you're thinking about becoming siblings." Instead, she directly rejected Hyuga Bin. "No."

As the Hokage's disciple and Konoha's Princess Tsunade, every word and action of hers would draw the attention of Konoha's upper ranks.

She could accept ninjas from the Hyuga Clan or even the Uchiha Clan as disciples, but she could not take on a "younger brother," because that would mean choosing a side.

Besides, apart from their age difference, she had never regarded Hyuga Bin as a little brother at all.