Naruto: Extreme Bloodline Limit

"Did Dan Katō really do that?"

The corners of Ronglin's lips lifted slightly, and his foggy mind instantly cleared.

"Uchiha Ronglin, watch how you address him!!"

Tsunade suppressed the fury about to erupt and snorted. She could not help recalling the rumors she had heard that morning. What she found unbelievable was that those words had come from Dan Katō himself!!!

Tsunade had initially wanted to confront Dan Katō and get an explanation right away, only to discover later that he had left the village in the middle of the night for a secret mission. She could only swallow her rage.

As for Dan Katō, who was already out on a mission, he had no idea that some drunken remarks of his had spread through the tavern. He was even calculating that once he returned from completing the mission, he would have more time to spend with Tsunade. If Dan Katō knew he had said things he should not have, who knew whether he would still have the mood to be affectionate with Tsunade.

"Anger can't cover up the truth, can it?"

Ronglin was not intimidated by Tsunade. Tsunade looked fierce right now, but she was really just a paper tiger with no threat at all. If Tsunade had worn a gloomy expression and silently stewed, Ronglin would have immediately lowered his head and focused on his own work.

Still, Orochimaru really was a madman. He had produced so many scrolls. Although most were ordinary scrolls, they were still quite good. How much would they be worth if sold?

"Fine, I admit I'm angry. But you seem to know something would happen. What exactly are you hiding?"

Tsunade narrowed her eyes and stared at Ronglin. Since that day, she had felt that the little brat was acting strangely. He had even specifically warned her, and then this happened today.

"You're overthinking it, Teacher Tsunade. You're old enough to be my mom!!"

Ronglin heavily emphasized the words "teacher" and "mom."

"Get out!!"

Tsunade felt like killing someone. No woman liked having her age brought up, especially a woman over thirty like her. Ronglin's remark that she was old enough to be his mother was devastating.

Ronglin shrugged and continued, "So, I don't have any designs on you. Do you really think I'd deliberately ruin your relationship just to give myself a chance to meddle?"

Faced with a woman like Tsunade—voluptuous, incredibly badass, and powerful—what man would not be tempted?

Unfortunately, taking action required all the proper equipment. Glancing silently at his own small body, Ronglin decided not to think about such messy things.

"Pfft~~~"

The anger in her heart had not yet faded, but Tsunade was still amused by Ronglin's expression and words. She might have suspected someone else, but Ronglin was just a seven-year-old brat. How could that be possible? He must have brought it up unintentionally. As for Dan Katō, perhaps it really was because of her?

The rumors about Tsunade and Dan Katō quickly faded away, for a simple reason: Hatake White Fang had run into trouble.

As the Senju princess, Tsunade's romantic troubles naturally gave people something to gossip about, but even that could not compare to the scale of this incident.

White Fang, who had gone out on a mission, chose his comrades over the mission, resulting in the mission's failure. Upon returning to the village, he was immediately criticized by the entire village. This failure had caused the village considerable losses!

Rather than being grateful that White Fang had saved them, his teammates instead condemned him for doing so.

For a time, all kinds of criticism spread throughout the village, completely burying the little scandal between Tsunade and Dan Katō.

"I really can't believe White Fang did something like this."

"Yeah, it was a mission that had to be completed, yet he caused it to fail just to save someone."

"It seems the village suffered major losses because of it."

Konoha's former White Fang, Konoha's hero, had now become a street rat. Wherever he went, he could hear criticism directed against him.