Nighttime, inside a restaurant.
"Bin-kun, come here. I have something to tell you privately." While they waited for the food to arrive, Tsunade gestured for Hyuga Bin to come over.
"There's no one else here." Hyuga Bin glanced at the pitiful Jiraiya, somewhat unwilling to discuss private matters alone with Tsunade.
"Come when I tell you to come." Tsunade gave Hyuga Bin no chance to refuse again. She grabbed his clothes and dragged him out of the restaurant.
"Lord Tsunade, what did you want to talk about?" Once outside, Hyuga Bin immediately asked the Tsunade standing before him.
After another year of growth, Hyuga Bin was now taller than Tsunade.
"Jiraiya was the one who brought you out here to find me this time, wasn't he?" Tsunade looked directly at Hyuga Bin as she asked.
"Yeah." Hyuga Bin nodded. "Were you deliberately being so cold toward Lord Jiraiya today?"
"No, this is how I usually treat him." Tsunade smiled and denied it.
"Oh..."
"Does he want to pursue me?" Tsunade continued asking Hyuga Bin.
"Probably." Hyuga Bin chose not to lie.
"Help me tell him that I only see him as a friend. If he wants a girlfriend, have him contact one of those hostess girls he frequents." Tsunade spoke decisively.
She had always been straightforward when it came to relationships and disliked beating around the bush.
"Uh..."
Just as Hyuga Bin was about to refuse, the system's options appeared in his mind.
``` [Option A: Say to Tsunade: "Alright, I'll pass the message on to Lord Jiraiya later." Completion Reward: Enhanced Thousand Years of Death Technique (D-rank reward).]
[Option B: Tell Tsunade that you are not a messenger and that if she has something to say, she should tell Jiraiya herself. Completion Reward: Water Style—Water Clone Technique (C-rank reward).]