Be your little brother

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Everyone froze. The group stood there dumbstruck, not daring to make a sound.

The shop fell utterly silent.

A woman had sent a man flying dozens of meters with a casual punch, smashing through a wall in the process.

She was practically inhuman!

This was damned impossible!

“Go on, say that again. I dare you!” Tsunade snapped. The anger on her face made her look downright terrifying.

Her fearsome fist, still flecked with blood, and the murderous look in her eyes left the ninja before her motionless.

They stood rooted to the spot, only their trembling legs betraying them.

“Lady Tsunade, I told you not to cause trouble.” Shizune’s face fell. She bowed repeatedly to the stunned shopkeeper. “We’re terribly sorry. We’ll pay for the damage.”

After putting down some money, Shizune tried to get Tsunade out of there as quickly as possible.

“Wait! Hey, hold on!”

Frightened though they were, the ninja still had their pride. They clearly didn’t want to suffer the humiliation of being scared off by a woman.

One particularly reckless fellow actually called out.

Tsunade narrowed her eyes.

She was about to strike again when something happened that caught everyone in the room off guard.

The newcomer was only a child, but he came running over remarkably fast.

His face lit up with delighted surprise. He looked genuinely overjoyed.

In just a few strides, he did something that seemed to bring the whole room to a standstill.

“Big sister!” the boy cried. “I finally found you!”

Tsunade froze.

Shizune froze too.

Everyone in the shop froze.

“Um, Lady Tsunade, since when have you had another little brother?” Shizune asked, turning toward her in bewilderment. “Why haven’t I heard about him?”