The Unyielding Immortal

At Tsunade's words, Jiraiya's face immediately darkened.

For her to say something like that, Tsunade was no longer the Tsunade he remembered. She had changed far too much. For a moment, he had thought the person sitting before him was someone else entirely, so all he could do was respond with silence.

"Bastard! How dare you mock Grandpa Third and the Hokage in front of me! I don't care if you're a woman—I'm going to beat you flat!"

Naruto jumped onto the table, rolling up his sleeves as he prepared to attack Tsunade.

His dream was to become Hokage, yet this woman had dismissed the Hokage as worthless and even spoken badly of Grandpa Third. He was so furious he nearly exploded.

A terrifying killing intent suddenly enveloped Naruto. An icy blade had already sliced across his neck. If he dared move forward even a little, he would die!

Naruto swallowed and looked toward the two female guards behind Tsunade. One of them said coldly, "Brat, Lady Tsunade is not someone you can provoke. Mind your place!"

"Stop!"

"Yes."

The killing intent and blade vanished at the same time, and blood slowly seeped from Naruto's neck.

Jiraiya pressed him back into his seat and tossed him a piece of paper. "Wipe it off. It's only a scratch, but don't you dare mess with her again. This isn't Konoha. If things go wrong, we might all die here."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen to you." Tsunade no longer felt like drinking. She stood and headed outside. "Go to the castle at nine tomorrow morning. Don't forget."

Only after Tsunade left did Naruto finally let out a breath. "Pervy Sage, who exactly is that woman? Those two female guards were terrifying. I really thought I was going to be killed."

"Idiot, they