Hatake Sakumo's Resolve, My Sister Brought Her Boyfriend Home

"Forget it, there's no point in saying any more!" Uchiha Dan chuckled bitterly.

"Hatake Sakumo must have told the Hokage about our secret meeting, adding fuel to the fire for my death."

"Tsunade, you and I are now estranged, with no ties whatsoever."

"And, I'll say it again, you're not allowed to attend my funeral. If you do, I'll haunt you even as a ghost."

"Farewell!"

As Uchiha Dan uttered those three words, it was as if he had poured all his strength into them. Tears immediately welled up in his eyes, his voice cracking with a tremor.

Simultaneously, two streams of bright red blood mixed with tears flowed from Uchiha Dan's eyes.

The irises of his eyes suddenly turned red, as if beyond his control, revealing the three tomoe within.

This scene stunned Tsunade, but Uchiha Dan, as if having made up his mind, turned and left without hesitation.

The atmosphere had been set; staying any longer would be meaningless.

Originally, Uchiha Dan had intended to slowly tell Tsunade about these matters through the Pharmaceutical Department incident.

But Tsunade had suddenly pulled the rug out from under him, forcing him, Uchiha Dan, to change his plans on the fly.

In terms of effect, the current situation was better, as Tsunade was now overcome with guilt.

However, the risk was also significantly higher.

If Tsunade were to act recklessly again, he would truly be close to death. If he had known this would happen, why would he have offended that madwoman, Utatane Koharu?

He had even planned out what he would say to Tsunade, but she had completely gone off-script.

Now, he could only gamble.

He gambled that Hiruzen Sarutobi would delay his decision, considering his many years of great contributions to the village.

He gambled that Tsunade would react quickly enough to ask Uzumaki Mito for help before Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to eliminate him.

Damn Konoha. If I can survive and get through this crisis, I will make everyone pay.

After all these years of planning around Tsunade, it should finally yield some results.

Uchiha Dan couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. To survive, he had gone through so much.

What he had said earlier, apart from exaggerating his accusations against Tsunade to ignite her inner guilt, was basically true.

Now was the critical moment; his life or death depended on this final push.

After walking only a few hundred meters, Hatake Sakumo suddenly appeared before Uchiha Dan.

"Haha, Hatake Sakumo, are you here to finish me off?" Uchiha Dan despaired.

This was Hatake Sakumo, for crying out loud, not that useless Utatane Koharu.

How could he possibly fight him?

With no combat experience, he was no match for this guy.

"Kill you?" Hatake Sakumo asked, utterly bewildered. "Why would I kill you?"

"Didn't the Hokage send you to kill me?" Uchiha Dan asked again.

"What Hokage? I didn't even go see him!"

Hatake Sakumo's words reignited hope in Uchiha Dan's heart.

"Why didn't you report what just happened to the Hokage?" Uchiha Dan asked, confused.

"That's none of your business?" Hatake Sakumo didn't want to explain. "Get going, I still need to keep an eye on you!"

Uchiha Dan smiled, a genuinely happy smile.

He suddenly understood why Hiruzen Sarutobi had always disliked Hatake Sakumo so much.

Hatake Sakumo, coming from a samurai family, had his own clear ideas, unlike other Anbu ninja.

While other Anbu ninja obeyed Hiruzen Sarutobi without question, Hatake Sakumo only did what he believed was right.

Hatake Sakumo was actually very loyal, but his loyalty was to Konoha, not to any individual.

He would do what was beneficial to Konoha and would not do what was detrimental, unaffected by the will of others.

How could Hiruzen Sarutobi tolerate that?

That's why Hatake Sakumo was later transferred out of the Anbu, because Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't stand to see him anymore.

After walking a few hundred more meters, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from behind Uchiha Dan.

Finally reacted?

Uchiha Dan was speechless. What kind of person would be so frozen that they couldn't even move after a single conversation?

He had almost been scared to death by Hatake Sakumo just now.

Although Tsunade at this point was no match for Hatake Sakumo, with her present, Hatake Sakumo wouldn't dare act, even if he received an order, in front of her.

In fact, in Uchiha Dan's years of planning, Hiruzen Sarutobi most likely wouldn't directly order Anbu ninja to kill him.

The killing intent that Uchiha Dan mentioned sensing within the Anbu ninja's chakra was actually him bluffing Tsunade.

He wasn't the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, so how could he possibly sense the good or evil within chakra?

Since Konoha's founding, no Hokage had ever directly ordered Anbu ninja to attack a civilian who had committed no crime.

This was something that could shake the very foundations of the village.

If such a thing became a habit, Konoha could completely lose its stability.

This was the kind of thing Root would do, but Root hadn't even been established yet.

Root was formed on the eve of the Second Ninja World War.

At that time, to prevent infiltration by enemy spies and due to the urgent need for war intelligence, Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to Shimura Danzō's proposal to form Root.

However, even if Root ninja were to do such a thing, they wouldn't do it openly. They couldn't be exposed and would instead act more covertly.

But facing death, Uchiha Dan dared not harbor even a shred of hope.

As the footsteps grew closer, Uchiha Dan, on a sudden impulse, dodged to the side.

Tsunade, with her arms spread wide, passed directly through the spot where Uchiha Dan had been standing.

Missing her embrace, Tsunade immediately felt incredibly wronged, tears welling up again.

She had already resolved to beg Uchiha Dan for forgiveness, even if it meant discarding her pride, and even to the point of revealing the secret feelings she had hidden for years.

But Uchiha Dan had predicted her prediction and directly dodged aside.

Normally, Uchiha Dan wouldn't mind letting Tsunade have her way.

But this was a matter of life and death!

At this moment, the more guilty Tsunade felt, the greater the possibility she would help him regardless of the consequences.

Once her guilt lessened and was replaced by affection, she would start overthinking, which would be detrimental.

"Dan, your eyes..." Tsunade's eyes were already red. She reached out to wipe away the tears of blood from Uchiha Dan's eyes and check them.

Uchiha Dan took a step back, casually wiping his face with his sleeve. He revealed a despairing smile mixed with complex emotions and said, "Tsunade, go back! There's no need to waste your feelings and tears on someone who is about to die."

"Dan, I'm sorry!" Tsunade apologized sincerely.

"An apology is the most useless thing at a time like this," Uchiha Dan simply shook his head. "If you say sorry, will I not die?"

"No!" Tsunade quickly shook her head. "You don't have to die. There will be a way."

"Don't forget, Hiruzen Sarutobi is the Hokage. If he truly wants to kill me, you can't stop him," Uchiha Dan reminded her.

"There has to be a way, come with me!" Tsunade grabbed Uchiha Dan's hand and ran towards the Senju Clan's compound.

"Let go of me, I want to go home, I want to see my adoptive parents and my brother one last time," Uchiha Dan struggled to break free.

"I won't let go!" Tsunade was determined to take Uchiha Dan to see Uzumaki Mito.

In her eyes, her grandmother was always wise, and she would surely have a solution.

The two walked hand in hand, crossing more than half of Konoha.

Countless people who saw them were stunned.

Didn't they always hear that Lord Tsunade and Doctor Dan were like fire and water?

Did young people's feelings change that quickly?

"Grandma, Grandma!" As soon as they entered the Senju Clan's compound, Tsunade called out impatiently.

"Sis, you're back... uh..." Nawaki, who was playing, was about to greet them but saw Tsunade dragging Uchiha Dan in. He quickly ran towards the backyard while shouting, "Grandma, Grandma!"

"Sis brought her boyfriend back!"