Tsunade, Ashamed and Mortified

Since Tsunade wanted to play pretend with him, Bai Ye would play along to the very end.

Bai Ye didn't expose Tsunade. Instead, he warmly insisted on tagging along as the little Tsunade and Mikoto went shopping.

Faced with such enthusiasm, Tsunade didn't dare resist. She could only follow Bai Ye, feeling dejected.

"Little girl, are you hungry? I'll buy you some candied hawthorns!"

Bai Ye asked the little Tsunade.

"I don't want any! I..."

Tsunade was in no mood for candied hawthorns. All she wanted was to escape Bai Ye's clutches as soon as possible.

But before she could finish refusing, Bai Ye stuffed a skewer of candied hawthorns into her mouth.

"Mmmph..."

Perhaps Bai Ye had been too rough, because little Tsunade let out a startled cry.

"Little girl, what do you think? Tasty, right?"

Seeing her like that, Bai Ye said with a smile.

"You... Hmph..."

At Bai Ye's words, Tsunade didn't answer. Instead, she angrily took the candied hawthorns and began eating them in big bites.

Hmm... They actually tasted pretty good.

"Hehe..."

Seeing Tsunade like that, Bai Ye couldn't help laughing to himself.

He didn't often get the chance to tease Tsunade.

And he got even fewer chances to tease her like this, when she didn't dare fight back.

"Little girl, try this. Mung bean cake... It's pretty tasty too."

Bai Ye pulled out another snack. Without waiting for Tsunade to answer, he stuffed it straight into her mouth.

"Mmmph..."

His rough handling made Tsunade cry out in surprise again.

At first, she'd resisted Bai Ye's rough treatment.

But she soon got used to it—and even started asking for more.

"Big brother, I want some! I want more!"

"I want to eat this one, and that one... This one's delicious too!"

At that moment, Tsunade seemed to have forgotten who she was and truly thought of herself as a little girl.

Seeing such an adorable little girl, Mikoto's maternal instincts kicked in too.

She bought all kinds of little accessories and began dressing up the little Tsunade.

As evening slowly fell,

little Tsunade was already holding all sorts of snacks in her arms.

Even her face was covered in crumbs.

Her hair and clothes were decorated with all kinds of little accessories.

"Big Brother Bai Ye, I remember where my home is now!"

"I'm going home..."

Still holding all those snacks, Tsunade spoke with an innocent air.

Tsunade hadn't expected that she'd actually spent the whole day pretending to be a child.

And she'd done it right in front of the Uchiha Clan.

Thinking about her behavior that day, Tsunade felt rather ashamed.

Thankfully, this guy hadn't figured it out, and she was finally going to leave.

It would all be over soon.

Come to think of it, she hadn't lost out today. At least she'd gotten to eat plenty of snacks.

"Hehe, leave? Where are you planning to go?"

Bai Ye's expression suddenly changed. He looked at the little Tsunade before him with ill intent.

"I'm going home, of course!"

Tsunade still hadn't realized anything was wrong. She continued to act innocent.

"Going home? Your home's over that way!"

"The Senju Clan's compound is that way..."

Bai Ye pointed in the opposite direction.

At his words, the little Tsunade's eyes narrowed.

"What are you talking about? I don't know what you mean!"

"What Senju Clan?"

Tsunade asked nervously.

"You really don't know?"

"How long are you going to keep pretending, Senju Tsunade?"

Bai Ye revealed her identity outright.

"You... You..."

"What are you talking about? Senju Tsunade? I don't know who that is!"

The little Tsunade looked utterly shocked, her expression flustered and afraid.

"What? Senju Tsunade?"

"Lord Bai Ye, are you saying this little girl is Lady Tsunade?"

Uchiha Mikoto stared at the little girl before her in shock too.

"Of course. Didn't you notice? It's the Transformation Technique."

Bai Ye said with a smile.

At his words, Mikoto immediately activated her Sharingan.

"It really is the Transformation Technique... This really is Lady Tsunade..."

Using the Sharingan's abilities, Mikoto saw through the Transformation Technique covering Tsunade in an instant.

She hadn't expected that the little girl she'd just carefully dressed up was actually Lady Tsunade.

She'd even pinched Lady Tsunade's cheeks, as she recalled.

Hearing Bai Ye expose her identity outright, Tsunade stopped pretending and dispelled the Transformation Technique.

Puff...

After a cloud of smoke,

the adorable little girl vanished, and a blonde, twin-tailed beauty stood before Bai Ye.

"When did you figure out who I was?"

Senju Tsunade asked Bai Ye, her face grim.

"When? Hmm... I spotted you when you were avoiding the Security Force."

"No one can hide from the Sharingan."

Bai Ye looked at Tsunade as he spoke.

"You... You damn bastard!"

At Bai Ye's words, Tsunade was immediately overcome with shame.

She'd thought she'd hidden herself well and that Bai Ye hadn't recognized her.

But she'd never imagined that Bai Ye had not only seen through her disguise,

he'd known who she was from the very beginning.

Thinking about how she'd spent the whole afternoon acting cute in front of Bai Ye, Tsunade felt so mortified she wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground.

But when she saw Bai Ye's mocking smile, her embarrassment quickly turned to anger.

"You bastard! How dare you play me! Die!"

Furious, Tsunade didn't hesitate. She clenched her fist and charged at Bai Ye.

There was only one thing on her mind now: beating Bai Ye to a pulp.

He'd known all along that she'd seen through her Transformation Technique, yet he'd still treated her that way.

It was so humiliating, so embarrassing. How was she supposed to face anyone after this?

Bai Ye and Mikoto reacted quickly to Tsunade's attack, dodging out of the way.

Boom!

Tsunade's massive fist slammed into the ground with a tremendous crash.

The earth exploded, and a crater rapidly spread into the distance.

"Hey... Tsunade, what are you doing?"

"Are you trying to kill someone?!"

Seeing the force of Tsunade's attack, Bai Ye asked, still shaken.

He had no doubt that if that punch hit him, he'd be left half-dead at best.

"That's right. I'm going to kill you!"

Furious, Tsunade attacked Bai Ye again.

Tsunade hadn't yet experienced her younger brother's death, so she hadn't developed hemophobia.

[Ding! Tsunade's anger detected. +400 Negative Energy, Taijutsu +12...]

[Ding! Tsunade's anger detected. +500 Negative Energy, Taijutsu +13...]

[Ding! Tsunade's anger detected. +600 Negative Energy, Chakra +20...]

"Hehe, if you want to kill me, you'll have to show me what you can do."

Facing Tsunade's attacks, Bai Ye wasn't the least bit afraid. Instead, he kept provoking her.

The angrier Tsunade got, the more Negative Energy Bai Ye gained—and the more excited he became.