After dismissing the Anbu member, Tsunade was in high spirits. She stood, stretched lazily, rubbed her shoulders, and said, "Come to think of it, Shizune, have you received any intelligence lately?"
Shizune, standing nearby, helplessly sorted through the documents. As expected, she would have to finish the remaining work herself again. Fortunately, there was not much left.
"As for intelligence, there is quite a bit, both major and minor. The good news is that those children from Root have gradually begun to emerge from the shadows of their past. It's just that..."
"Hm?"
At this point, Shizune seemed to recall something. "One of the children has developed some physical problems. We only discovered it recently, so the exact situation is still unclear, but the condition seems rather troublesome."
"Are you saying it can't be cured?" Tsunade frowned as well.
"No, it can be cured, but there's a high chance it will leave lasting complications..." Shizune did not say the rest aloud, but Tsunade already understood.
Tsunade looked as though she were deep in thought. Was it similar to Rock Lee's condition back then? "Anything else?"
At that, Shizune suddenly stopped what she was doing. Lowering her head, she said self-reproachfully, "Because of an accident, Gaara's identity was discovered by Sakura. However, I've already warned Sakura. For now, no one else knows besides her."
"I see..."
Although this was beyond Tsunade's expectations, it was also understandable. Gaara was not an object, and she could not simply keep him locked away somewhere.
Still, the fact that Sakura had been the first to discover Gaara's new identity did surprise Tsunade.
Seeing Shizune blaming herself, Tsunade patted her shoulder and comforted her. "It's all right. Besides, if things go smoothly, all of this will be over soon."
Just then—knock, knock, knock!
"Lady Tsunade, what