Thinking about the decades she had wasted away, Tsunade decided she couldn't keep rotting away like this. She needed to make a change.
She held out her hand with complete sincerity. "I want to see the future you described."
"It's a promise."
Neji took Tsunade's slender hand.
Tsunade was so excited that she unconsciously used her monstrous strength.
Neji immediately sucked in a sharp breath.
Wanting to leave a good impression on his ally, Neji endured the pain and seized the opportunity, saying in an exaggerated tone, "Sis Tsunade, you're incredibly strong. That's just like you."
A moment ago, he'd called her "Teacher Tsunade" every other word. Now that they'd reached an agreement, he was calling her "Sis Tsunade."
But seeing how much pain Neji was in, Tsunade couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
After Tsunade healed Neji with the Mystical Palm Technique, the two returned to the casino, chatting and laughing. Orochimaru and Jiraiya, who had assumed things had gone wrong, were dumbfounded.
They hadn't expected Neji to actually convince Tsunade.
How had he managed it?
The same thought flashed through both their minds.
Then Orochimaru smiled faintly, not giving it much more thought.
Neji had surprised him plenty of times already.
Watching Neji and Tsunade chat and laugh, Jiraiya felt strangely conflicted.
He and Tsunade had once shared a deeply moving relationship—or, well, one that hadn't even counted as a first love.
Though a long time had passed, he still felt a little nostalgic.
Tsunade noticed Jiraiya's nauseating gaze and rolled her eyes.
Times had changed.
Jiraiya, you'd be better off cuddling up with Icha Icha Paradise.
After confirming Tsunade's expression several times, Jiraiya couldn't help letting out a long sigh.
His feelings for Tsunade were complicated.
He definitely liked her.
But compared to romantic love between a