Tsunade grabbed her head in frustration and muttered discontentedly. Then she looked over the information again and continued complaining, "This Anko is just the same. Couldn't she have pretended not to see him?"
"Lady Tsunade, you seem rather upset?"
Shizune walked in holding the little pink piglet. Seeing Tsunade helplessly clutching at her hair, she could not help asking.
"Yes, Anko Mitarashi ran into him while Mirai was on duty." Tsunade glanced at Shizune and replied irritably.
"What? Mirai?!"
Shizune let out a scream upon hearing that.
"Why are you shouting so loudly? Actually, it isn't that surprising." Tsunade reached up and rubbed her ear. Then she crossed her hands on the table, her eyes peering over them as she stared ahead with a profound gaze.
"Come to think of it, Mirai really had a knack for stirring things up. After defecting from Konoha, he didn't disappear. Instead, he quickly went to that nameless island and killed everyone who attacked my grandfather... And that wasn't the end of it. The very next day, he unexpectedly rushed off to Xuanzhong again and destroyed a force suspected of having powerful shadow-level strength. That made two Kage Level experts already!"
By the end, an indescribable emotion had appeared in Tsunade's eyes.
"Yes. If Mirai hadn't defected, Konoha—and your life—would probably have been much better."
Before Shizune could speak, the door opened, and a somewhat aged, hoarse voice rang out.
"Hm? Teacher Yuan Fei... you're here."
Standing outside the door was none other than the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, dressed in casual clothes!
At this point, the relationship between Tsunade and Sarutobi Hiruzen had clearly eased somewhat. At the very least, she could now call him Teacher Yuan Fei.
"Well, I came to see you. But I didn't expect that the first thing I