In Konoha: Starting Off by Slapping the White Fang

Seeing Tsunade wearing such a melancholy expression, Genetsu had no choice but to interrupt his meditation. He rose, pulled her into his arms, and said,

"What's wrong? Still attached to the Hokage position? If you want it, I'll help you take it back."

The stench of dog food was way too sweet. Retreat!

Kushina quietly slipped away.

"Still, simply taking the Hokage seat isn't enough. If we're doing this, we do it properly and get rid of every eyesore in one go."

Genetsu thought of something else.

If he was really going to help Tsunade ascend to the Hokage throne,

he certainly did not want a situation like Minato Namikaze's era in the original story, where two Hokage jointly controlled Konoha.

Or like Tsunade in the original story, where whenever she made an important decision,

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura would buzz around her like flies, endlessly pestering her.

If they were going to do it, they would do it thoroughly.

"...I want you."

After pressing her pink lips together, Tsunade parted her crimson lips and uttered those two words.

Honestly, she was interfering with his training again.

Genetsu sighed inwardly and could only carry Tsunade into the cabin.

What followed was approximately fifteen thousand words.

Readers could fill in the rest themselves...

After the Second Shinobi World War in the original story, Tsunade had left Leaf Village without question.

But now, because of the storm stirred up by the butterfly known as Genetsu,

Nawaki had not died, and although the Senju Clan would be unable to recover its strength for decades,

at least it had not been wiped out.

Along with her relationship with Genetsu,

this meant Tsunade had not left Leaf Village.

Meanwhile, Kakashi, who in the original story had still graduated from the Ninja Academy at the youngest age in history, was continuing his studies at the Ninja Academy.

His daily bickering with Uchiha Obito was much like a parallel-world version of Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto Uzumaki.

As for Nohara Rin, the little girl aiming to become a medical ninja,

she was quite fond of sticking close to Tsunade.

Since the Second Shinobi World War, it could be said that every female ninja in Konoha regarded Tsunade as her goal.

And because Tsunade often spent the night at Genetsu's place,

Genetsu had gained quite a few interactions with this girl who had not seemed especially remarkable in the original story, yet had likewise changed the course of the shinobi world.

"Go buy me a bottle of shochu, and some chicken meatballs."

After spending the entire day studying the Armament Haki Genetsu had told her about, Tsunade's first action after finishing her training was to send Nohara Rin on an errand.

"Yes, Lady Tsunade."

Little Rin nodded with a smile, then turned to ask Genetsu,

"Is there anything you need, Lord Genetsu?"

"Hmm... buy me two boxes of condoms. We used the last of them yesterday."

Genetsu thought for a moment before answering.

"Condoms?"

Rin tilted her little head, clearly indicating that a seven-year-old girl did not understand.

"Shut up, you bastard!"

Overcome with shame and fury, Tsunade threw a monstrous-strength punch.

Genetsu casually tilted his head aside to avoid it. With a face so red it could boil water, Tsunade shouted at Rin,

"What are you standing around for? Go already!"

"Okay~"

Rin obediently nodded and ran toward the village.

"Are you using that girl as a servant?"

Genetsu swiftly changed the subject to keep Tsunade from making another fuss.

"Tch~ I've taught her plenty of Medical Ninjutsu. That counts as tuition."

Tsunade curled her lip and snapped back without the slightest shame, lowering her fist.

Genetsu chuckled and said nothing more.

Honestly, compared with Tsunade's two disciples in the original story—

Shizune, who had almost no presence from beginning to end,

and Sakura, who could punch Kaguya into the air—

Genetsu found Rin's gentle personality much more endearing.

He even suspected that whenever Sasuke and Sakura did that sort of thing, Sakura was the one doing all the work.

In Leaf Village, outside a certain izakaya.

"I've bought the shochu and chicken meatballs Lady Tsunade wanted. Next is what Lord Genetsu asked for..."

Little Rin walked out of the izakaya carrying a shopping bag with the shochu and chicken meatballs, muttering to herself.

She had still kept Genetsu's earlier request in mind.

"Stupid Kakashi! Let's settle this with a fight!"

"No, Obito! Today is the day I agreed to duel Kakashi!"

Just as Rin was baffled over what the "condoms" Genetsu had mentioned could be,

a noisy commotion caught her attention.

She turned to look—

Kakashi, Obito, and Might Guy.

This trio was quite famous at the academy.

For some reason, these two dead lasts always loved pestering Kakashi, the top student.

"Can you stop bothering me? You dead last who can't even master the Clone Technique."

Kakashi first gave Obito a look of disdain, then cast an impatient glance at Might Guy.

"And Guy, I don't remember ever agreeing to a duel with you."

"Who are you calling a dead last, you—hm!?"

Obito had only gotten halfway through his retort when he suddenly noticed the goddess looking in his direction. He immediately transformed into a Simp and rushed before Rin, nearly drooling as he said,

"W-what a coincidence, Rin. What are you doing here?"

Rin smiled sweetly. "I'm buying things for Lady Tsunade and Lord Genetsu, but I don't know where to buy the thing Lord Genetsu mentioned."

This gentle attitude, the same whether she faced the top student or a dead last,

was probably Rin's greatest charm.

People said her group with Obito and Kakashi resembled the future Team Seven.

That was true enough—young Kakashi and Obito really did resemble Sasuke and Naruto.

But Sakura Haruno and Nohara Rin were not alike in the slightest.

"Huh? What are you buying? Leave it to me!"

As a qualified Simp, he would never miss any opportunity to please the goddess.

"R-really? Then I'll leave it to you. The thing Lord Genetsu wants is..."

Normally, Rin would not have wanted to trouble others, but since she did not know what it was either, she could only ask Obito for help.

Hearing Rin's words, Obito scratched his head.

Damn it, he had no idea what that thing was either.

But seeing the expectant look in the goddess's eyes,

Obito's heart tightened.

No!

He absolutely could not embarrass himself before the goddess!

"Leave it to me!"

Obito shouted and ran into a bookstore beside them. "Excuse me, do you have—"

"What's going on?"

At that moment, Kakashi and Might Guy walked over and asked.

"Ah, Kakashi, Guy."

Rin responded,

"It's like this, Lord Genetsu asked me to buy..."

The moment Kakashi heard the final word, his face instantly flushed red.

Rin and Obito did not know.

But this secretly lecherous guy knew perfectly well.

"Kakashi, do you know?"

Seeing the change in Kakashi's expression, Rin asked curiously.

"Well, I, I..."

Kakashi could not squeeze out a single sentence for a long while.

What did secretly lecherous mean?

It meant being extremely lecherous while always pretending to be cold and aloof.

"Obito, you hentai!!!"

Just then, Yūhi Kurenai's scream rang out.

Kakashi and the others turned to look, only to see Yūhi Kurenai slap Obito across the face.

Sending him flying into the air.

And behind Yūhi Kurenai, as expected, was Simp Number Two, Asuma...