Tsunade: He's Mine!

Chapter 39: Tsunade: He's Mine!

Are you a dog? Always breaking down doors.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stared speechlessly at the empty doorway.

"Lord Hokage."

An Anbu ninja appeared at the sound of the commotion.

She wore a frog mask—it was Haru.

"I'll go find someone right now."

Haru glanced around and immediately understood what had happened.

You regret, I get angry, bang.

She was all too familiar with this routine.

"Wait."

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly thought of something and said, "First, call Tsunade here. I have something to discuss with her."

"Yes."

Haru vanished in an instant.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took out his pipe, lit it, and took a drag.

All the displeasure brought by Shimura Danzō dissolved into the smoke.

"Old Man! You'd better actually have business with me!"

A few minutes later, her voice arrived before her figure.

The dissatisfied tone drew closer from afar.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked up and saw Tsunade coming to demand an explanation.

He didn't need to guess the reason.

She must have had bad luck at the casino and lost badly.

"Where's your door?"

Tsunade noticed the entrance, paused, and asked.

"Don't worry about it."

Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand dismissively.

"Who? Danzō again?"

Tsunade thought for a moment, then guessed the answer. She snorted coldly and said, "You should rein him in properly!"

"He's no ordinary ninja; he's a meritorious one."

Sarutobi Hiruzen tapped his pipe and said casually, "As long as it's for the Leaf, let him be."

"For the Leaf? I think it's for himself!"

Tsunade said with disgust.

"Tsunade."

Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed and said, "Do me a favor."

"Spit it out. What is it?"

Tsunade narrowed her eyes and said, "If it's nothing, don't waste my time."

"I called you here because of Hikawa."

Sarutobi Hiruzen cleared his throat and forcibly changed the subject.

"Hikawa?"

Tsunade's gaze sharpened. "What about him?"

"Danzō came to me just now, wanting Hikawa... Wait! Stop!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen instinctively raised his hand, but it was too late.

Bang.

Her fist slammed into his desk.

"How dare he?!"

Under her furious questioning, countless cracks spread across the desk before it snapped in two.

Sarutobi Hiruzen opened his mouth.

The desk that had been with me for two and a half years!

A look of pain crossed his face. That desk had been really handy; getting a new one meant having to adjust all over again.

"Don't worry, I already turned him down."

Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly spoke, afraid she might continue destroying things.

"It better be!"

Tsunade clenched her fist, speaking with authority.

"You seem to care about him quite a bit."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and asked, "Why not take him as your student?"

"He's still far from ready."

Tsunade pursed her lips and said.

"Do you know why Danzō came looking for you today?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen countered.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow slightly.

If she remembered correctly, Hikawa was someone Sarutobi Hiruzen had snatched from Shimura Danzō's hands.

Logically, there was no need for a repeat.

Unless something special had happened today.

"The Final Exam?"

Tsunade thought for a moment and asked.

"Correct."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said, "He defeated Kakashi."

"No wonder."

A look of realization crossed Tsunade's face.

Given Hikawa's current performance, he was already on par with Namikaze Minato.

Add in the fact that he was previously from the Orphanage, and Shimura Danzō naturally wouldn't be willing to let go.

The best way to protect Hikawa was to give him an identity.

Being her student was undoubtedly the best.

"I have high hopes for Hikawa."

Sarutobi Hiruzen paused, then said, "If you won't take him as your student, I'll go find Jiraiya. He might be more suitable than you."

"No!"

Tsunade said without thinking, "He's mine!"

When she had finally met someone who could turn her luck around, how could she let him go to someone else?

Besides, if he followed Jiraiya, what if he turned lecherous and perverted?

"You won't do this, you won't do that. You can't expect me to take him as my student, can you?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but laugh.

As the Hokage, his students faced even greater danger.

Moreover, he was old and had long lost the desire to teach.

He was pushing him to Tsunade not only because Hikawa was truly outstanding, but also because he wanted to give her a companion.

Ever since Nawaki died, Tsunade had been solitary, without any bonds.

She was the best Medical Ninja in the Ninja World and the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju. For whatever reason, she had to be kept in Konoha.

"Damn Danzō!"

Tsunade said in a foul mood.

Sarutobi Hiruzen smoked his pipe calmly.

He knew Tsunade well—in short, she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

She said she didn't care about Konoha, but she cared more than anyone.

As for Shimura Danzō, she could curse him all she wanted.

Just then, Tsunade turned coldly and walked to the door.

"Tsunade?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly called out to her.

"You go tell Danzō that Hikawa is my student, and he'd better not show up in front of us!"

Tsunade slammed her fist into the doorframe and said.

"..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth twitched.

My god, if you're going to talk, just talk—don't start breaking things!

"Haru."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said helplessly, "Put all the losses on Danzo's tab."

As for Tsunade, she didn't have any money anyway, so charging her would be pointless.

"Old Man, what's going on?"

A moment later, a head suddenly poked through the window—it was Jiraiya.

He climbed into the office, glanced around, and let out an admiring whistle.

"What? Did Kumogakure invade?"

Jiraiya asked jokingly.

"Kumogakure doesn't have the guts to cause trouble in my office."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at him and asked, "What do you need from me?"

"I'm leaving for a while."

Jiraiya hesitated for a few seconds before saying.

"Going to look for that elusive Child of Prophecy again?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but frown.

"The Child of Prophecy is real."

Jiraiya said in a low voice.

"Konoha isn't stable right now."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said slowly.

"Minato has already mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique. With him around, there won't be any problems."

Jiraiya ignored the tense atmosphere and insisted.

"You!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed the table in anger, but his hand hit nothing.

"If anything comes up, just have Minato contact me."

Jiraiya promised, "I'll definitely come back."

"Fine, go ahead."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and didn't stop him anymore.

Given Jiraiya's strength, stopping him would be pointless anyway.

"Thanks, Old Man."

Jiraiya's eyes suddenly flickered, and he casually tossed a book to him, saying, "A gift for you."

He turned and jumped out the window just as he had come in.

"Taimanin?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen read the title aloud without thinking.

He flipped through the book casually, and his heart skipped a beat.

That rebellious disciple!

Do I look like that kind of person?

Sarutobi Hiruzen cleared his throat and tucked "Taimanin" away.