Parting with Tsunade

As soon as the visitor left, one of them became excited. Completely suppressing his excitement, he rushed over and threw himself into the pile of gold.

She didn't mind at all; her snow-white breasts had flattened out.

"Gold, gold!" Tsunade, clutching a pile of gold, laughed wickedly. "Hahaha, with so much money, I could gamble for years and still not spend it all! What a grand gesture! The daimyo of the Land of Earth is much more generous than the daimyo of the Land of Fire. Back then, even with my status, I could barely get a thousand taels of gold. Those despicable guys even made me sign an IOU."

Yang Xing: "..."

Yang Xing glanced disdainfully at Tsunade, who was sprawled amidst the pile of gold, then turned his head and focused on the two girls sitting steadily.

With a dry cough, Yang Xing's expression turned serious. "Konan, Guren, I hereby appoint you two as captains of the first and second squads of my Sunshine Group."

"Kid," Tsunade Yang Xing with a smile, holding the gold in both hands, "Why don't we have someone as a captain or something? We don't need too many people, a hundred will be enough."

Unexpectedly, Yang Xing turned around and said in a serious tone, "No, there's no place for you."

"Don't be so stingy. At worst, if you run into any powerful guys, I'll take care of them for you. I don't need to ask for too much salary," Tsunade with a smile.

Unfortunately, Yang Xing didn't laugh. Instead, his face darkened again, and he said, word by word, "I'll say it again: there's no place for Tsunade here."

"Kid, what do you mean?" Sensing the change in Yang Xing's expression, Tsunade understood that this guy was really not joking.

"It doesn't mean anything." Yang Xing pursed his lips and spread his hands, saying, "I just don't want to have anything to do with the people of Konoha anymore."

"Hey kid, what do you want to say?" Tsunade stood up. She felt that Yang Xing's expression was different from before, which made her completely oblivious to the gold in front of her.

Yang Xing turned to Tsunade and said, "Tsunade- neechan, you're from Konoha, aren't you? Since you're from Konoha, you should go back to Konoha. This is the Land of Earth."

"You brat! What nonsense are you spouting now?" Tsunade's eyes turned cold.

"My meaning is very clear." Yang Xing's eyes were equally cold. "I don't want to have anything to do with Tsunade from Konoha, unless you can give up Konoha."

"Abandon Konoha?" Tsunade's face changed. As the granddaughter of the previous Hokage, she could not abandon Konoha. This was the only thing she could not do for Yang Xing. Tsunade gritted her teeth, her face turning ugly.

She had no idea why Yang Xing was bringing this up now.

"Tsunade- neechan, I want you to make a choice." Yang Xing stepped forward with a furrowed brow and said, "From now on, never mention returning to Konoha again. Just stay with me. From now on, never return to Konoha even once, not even secretly."

Tsunade, who had been silent, had an unpredictable change in expression.

"It seems, Tsunade- neechan, you really can't forget Konoha." Yang Xing sighed, with a deep sense of regret. "Very well, I think I'll stay in the Land of Earth a little longer. I'll prepare travel expenses for you."

Seeing Yang Xing's feigned expression, Tsunade's face was complicated. "Kid, give me a reason."

"There's no reason. I just want a clean decision. Tsunade- neechan, don't you know how annoying it is when you get in my way?"

"Is that the reason?"

"There are so many reasons! You always hit me on the head and get angry for no reason. Most importantly, why can't I even touch girls?" Yang Xing counted on his fingers, listing the reasons one by one. "Tsunade- neechan, this matter needs to be settled clearly. In short, I will not go back to Konoha. And if Tsunade- neechan wants to stay with me, she must listen to me and never go back to Konoha."

Tsunade's expression changed. She understood from Yang Xing's expression that he wasn't joking.

The atmosphere in the room was both eerie and eerily quiet.

"Lord Yang Xing." Shizune, who was standing to the side with a slightly uneasy expression, looked at the two of them with worry in her eyes.

"Alright, I'll leave here tomorrow and go back to Konoha." Tsunade stood up, took Shizune with her, and left without looking back.

Land of Earth.

Shizune glanced at Tsunade, who was frowning, then sighed and lowered her head, "Are we really going to leave like this?"

"Yeah, that kid said he can't go back to Konoha. For me, that's impossible."

"Didn't Lady Tsunade say she didn't like Konoha?"

"This is a different matter. Not being able to go back is different from liking someone." Tsunade's expression was somewhat somber. "Konoha is, after all, my hometown."

"What about Yang Xing?" Shizune's expression was equally grim. "Lady Tsunade acknowledged him as your brother, and Lady Tsunade indeed been very happy these past few months."

"As for that brat," Tsunade, turned to look at Shizune, and said, "Shizune, do you like him? Consider it from the perspective of love between a girl and a boy."

Faced with Tsunade's earnest gaze, Shizune hesitated, her face flushed.

That hesitation made Tsunade laugh, "Alright, I've decided, I'm going to make you his wife someday."

"Um, Lady Tsunade, that's not how it is, actually it's not..."

"What does it matter? What does it matter? He's still my brother, and you're my most capable disciple. You two are quite a good match." Tsunade, ignoring him, turned and walked away, laughing as she went. As the Iwagakure behind her.

His smile vanished, replaced by a furrowed brow. "Kid, don't think I don't know. You want me to go back to Konoha and keep an eye on things. Well, seeing how well you've behaved these past few days, I'll help you with this."

Within the Land of Earth, in the mansion.

"Master, Tsunade has left."

"Is that so?" Upon hearing Guren's words, Yang Xing raised his head this time, his face expressionless.

"Um, Master, why did you send Tsunade away?"

Konan couldn't help but interject, "Yes, Yang Xing, if it's just about getting Tsunade back to Konoha, you could have just said so directly."

Yang Xing touched his nose and gave a wry smile, "You all noticed that?"

The two nodded, and said in unison, "Yes, we knew from the beginning."

"The reason?" Yang Xing looked at the ceiling and said calmly, "It's simple. Konoha needs Hokage, and Hokage comparable to Minato. The Third Hokage will eventually grow old, Jiraiya isn't cut out to be Hokage."

"Will Tsunade become the next Hokage?"

"Yes, that's for sure. She can definitely do it." Yang Xing's eyes held a firm belief, along with a touch of seriousness. "Well, it's been many years. Anyway, it's not good for Tsunade to accompany us on the next leg of the trip."

"Is the master going to some dangerous place?"

"As expected of Guren." Yang Xing smiled and stood up. "Next, we definitely need to find Jinchūriki. Those things are no ordinary ones. Even if I can completely seal them, the strength of the Tailed Beast is unpredictable. Tsunade too impulsive. If she encounters a Jinchūriki with a bad temper, I'll have a hard time managing her."