Tianqi, the Rogue Ninja? Tsunade Refuses to Believe It

As soon as she arrived at the foot of the Hokage Building, Tsunade overheard people talking about Tianqi.

"I never expected that Uchiha Tianqi would betray the village. I really didn't expect that."

"Who says otherwise? I thought Uchiha Tianqi was different from the other arrogant Uchiha, but who would have thought he would be the most rebellious one."

"What? Tianqi has defected!" Hearing the two people downstairs talking about Tianqi, she thought it was something else, but she didn't expect it to be a defection. "This is impossible!" Thinking of the strange behavior of the Elder and the others, she had a bad feeling. Without stopping, she rushed straight to the Hokage Building.

"Bang!" Upon arriving at the Hokage's Office, Tsunade smashed the door open with a single punch. "Old man Sarutobi, what's going on? How could Tianqi have defected?!" Tsunade rushed into the office and shouted.

Inside the office, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and a Danzo Konoha High Command were all staring at her in shock.

"Tsunade, you didn't leave with Uchiha Tianqi?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked in surprise.

"Sarutobi, are you out of your mind? Konoha is my home, why would I leave? And what's going on with Tianqi? I heard someone say he defected, who spread that rumor!" Tsunade glared angrily at everyone.

"Didn't Uchiha Tianqi tell you about that?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Tsunade, puzzled.

"Talk about that? Don't try to change the subject. I'm asking you who spread the rumor that Tianqi defected. Was it you, Danzo?" Tsunade didn't believe Tianqi would defect at all. She thought it must be someone from higher up spreading rumors again.

"Tsunade, don't talk nonsense. How could I have been the one to report his defection? It was Sarutobi gave the order. Besides, he really did defect," Danzo explained when Tsunade at him.

"Stop talking nonsense. You're spreading rumors about Tianqi just because he's not in the village. Also, I went to see the Elder yesterday and they were there, but they're gone today."

"I knew right away that you guys had captured them. You'd better release them right now, or Tianqi and I will never let you off the hook!" Tsunade was determined to make things difficult for you if you didn't hand them over.

Tsunade never believed that Tianqi had defected. By the way, she guessed that the Elder had been captured by the village when they disappeared, and she never considered the possibility of them defecting.

She trusted Tianqi too much; he was the one who would betray her, given his strength, he would have done so long ago.

Seeing Tsunade's Danzo, Danzo was also furious. "Tsunade, what are you doing here? What does Uchiha Tianqi and his group of defectors have to do with us? And as the wife of missing-nin, we're already being lenient by not arresting you immediately. Who gave you the right to act so wildly here?"

"Danzo!" Seeing that Danzo was going too far, Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped him and turned to look at Tsunade seriously, saying, "Tsunade, I'm telling you this seriously: Uchiha Tianqi leading a group of clansmen to defect is already a testament to his strength. I'm not joking with you."

"Old man Sarutobi, what are you saying? How can you talk nonsense with Danzo and the Danzo? You know Tianqi's Tsunade very well. He would never defect." Seeing how serious Sarutobi Hiruzen was, Tsunade was starting to believe him, but she still had a sliver of hope in her heart.

"I'm not making this up, he really did defect. He used Genjutsu on me yesterday, and I still feel weak all over. Besides, as the Hokage, I wouldn't joke like that," Sarutobi Hiruzen said seriously.

"Heh, liars, liars, you're all liars! I don't believe you! Tianqi couldn't possibly have defected! You're talking nonsense! I'm going to report you to Grandma Mito!" Tsunade, looking completely unconvinced, stormed out of the door and ran towards the Uzumaki Mito residence.

Watching Tsunade leave, Danzo said, "Sarutobi can't just let her go like this. We have to keep an eye on her. Maybe we can use her to find Uchiha Tianqi, or we can just capture her and use her to threaten Uchiha Tianqi."

"Well..." Upon hearing Danzo's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen also began to consider it. It was definitely not feasible to arrest him in Tsunade's capacity, and monitoring him also felt a bit inappropriate.

"Sarutobi, it's definitely not feasible to arrest him under Tsunade's identity, but surveillance is still necessary," said Sarutobi Hiruzen, seeing Mitokado Homura's hesitation.

"Yes, Sarutobi, we absolutely have to keep an eye on this. We can't just pretend nothing happened because of her status," Utatane Koharu chimed in.

"Sarutobi, you can't hesitate now," Danzo reminded him again, seeing that his two teammates had also said the same thing.

"Alright, then let's send someone to secretly monitor her." Seeing that the three elders all agreed, Sarutobi Hiruzen compromised and sent ninjas to secretly monitor Tsunade.

Meanwhile, Tsunade arrived at Uzumaki Mito's house and immediately shouted, "Grandma! Grandma! Grandma Mito! Where are you?"

"Hmm! It's Tsunade's voice." Hearing Tsunade call her, Uzumaki Mito came out of the house. "Tsunade, what are you doing here?" Looking at Tsunade in the yard, Uzumaki Mito looked at her in shock.

"Grandma Mito! Come quickly, come with me! The village is going to label Tianqi missing-nin. You have to stop them! Tell them Tianqi couldn't possibly have defected!" Tsunade excitedly grabbed Uzumaki Mito's hand and started to run outside.

"Hey, Tsunade, you don't need to pull me anymore. Tianqi did indeed defect with his clansmen. Monkey already told me," Uzumaki Mito sighed.

"Grandma, why are you talking nonsense to them too? How could Tianqi possibly defect? This is his home! He couldn't possibly defect, it's impossible!" Seeing her grandmother say the same thing, Tsunade became even more agitated.

"Tsunade, don't get too agitated. Maybe Tianqi has his own reasons for not being able to talk about it. You have to believe in him," Mito comforted her.

"Grandma, even if Tianqi has some unspeakable difficulties, he won't betray us. He's so capable, nothing can stop him. He won't leave, he definitely won't just leave like this." Mito wouldn't listen to Mito's words Tsunade comfort at all; she simply refused to believe that Tianqi would betray them.

"Sigh," Mito sighed again, stroking Tsunade's head, releasing gentle Chakra to help calm Tsunade's restless heart.

"No, it's impossible, he wouldn't... betray... and escape," Tsunade said, before collapsing into Uzumaki Mito's arms.

Looking at Tsunade collapsing into his arms, Uzumaki Mito felt a mix of emotions. He believed that Tianqi must have had his reasons for Tianqi; he wasn't as impulsive as Uchiha Madara, and he must have his own reasons for doing so.

"Oh, poor Tsunade, why didn't that damned Tianqi take you with him? Leaving you here only puts me in a difficult position." Uzumaki Mito patted Tsunade's head and carried her to the bed in the room.

"Tianqi, all I can do is keep a Tsunade. If this matter is over, you can't let Tsunade down," Mito said quietly, looking at Tsunade lying on the bed.