After all, on the very first day Tsunade arrived in Konoha, the Hokage's assistant and the Root combat unit led by the Hokage had both been destroyed. Ren Shang Mirai had directly defected, and Mirai had been designated an S-rank rogue ninja. Such an incident was a major event for any village and occurred extremely rarely, yet it had happened on the very first day of Tsunade's visit...
Then Tsunade began serving as the Hokage's proxy. On the second day of her official appointment, a covert team conducting nighttime patrols in the village had died and vanished. The only suspect was Uchiha, who had defected from the village...
Heaven knew what earth-shattering event would happen in Konoha a few days later!
Nara Shikamaru was preparing breakfast at home, listening to his mother's nagging with an intolerant look on his face.
"Shikamaru, hurry up and eat. Starting today, your father has a mission. Hurry up and eat, understand?" Shikamaru's mother shouted at him.
"Yes... yes... yes..."
Shikamaru answered perfunctorily.
"I'll only say it once!" Shikamaru's mother planted her hands on her hips and glared at him as she barked.
The corner of Shikamaru's eye twitched slightly. His lips pursed, his face full of impatience, and he grumbled inwardly, She starts nagging first thing in the morning. So tiring.
Ding-dong...
At that moment, the doorbell rang at just the right time.
"Who could it be this early?" Shikamaru's mother asked doubtfully as she walked toward the door.
"Hey, Dad." Once Shikamaru saw his mother leave, he hurriedly asked Lu Jiu, "How did you end up marrying someone so fierce?"
"This..." Lu Jiu closed his eyes for a long while, sipping his tea as though deep in thought. Then he said, "Maybe that's why your mother smiles so gently..."
Shikamaru: "..."
At that