Kurotsuchi's Unreasonable Demands

Land of Earth, Iwagakure!

The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, floated in the air, glaring down at his eldest granddaughter, Kurotsuchi, with a livid expression. "Kurotsuchi, this is the Tsuchikage's office. Enough is enough!"

"Because you never keep your promises, you stinky grandpa!" Kurotsuchi glared with her bright eyes, cheeks puffed out. Her bearing was even more imposing than Ōnoki's as she snapped viciously, "Brother Deidara has been missing for so long, and you still have no news of him. You're clearly just brushing me off!"

"Nonsense! I already sent the Anbu to investigate. There just isn't any definite news yet." Ōnoki gritted his teeth. "Besides, as the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, I have so much work to deal with every day. How could I waste my time on that brat Deidara?!"

"Damn it, you old geezer! You use 'too busy with work' as an excuse every time. Why don't you just retire already?!"

This time, Kurotsuchi did not even call him Grandpa.

"You idiot granddaughter!" Ōnoki was so furious that his face turned crimson. Floating high in the air, he glared fiercely at Kurotsuchi.

The old man and the young girl stared each other down for a while. Before long, Ōnoki was the first to crack, letting out an awkward dry laugh. "Hehe, Kurotsuchi, Deidara's situation is more complicated than you think. Grandpa has already done his best."

"I'm not listening, I'm not listening, I'm not listening..." Kurotsuchi covered her ears and shook her head furiously.

"..." Ōnoki was both helpless and aggrieved. He truly had sent people to look for Deidara, but the intelligence gathered so far indicated that Deidara had been taken away by Uchiha Houka. By now, he was probably already in Konoha's prison.

What could he do?

He was desperate too.

But facing his precious granddaughter, who was