Orders obeyed, prohibitions enforced

Tsunade strolled along with nothing better to do and glanced at a signpost.

They had already left the Land of Hot Water behind.

"Shizune, where do we go next?" Tsunade asked casually.

They couldn't go back to the Land of Hot Water anyway, so they could only pick another country and keep wandering.

Shizune took out a map, briefly checked their current location against it, and said:

"Lady Tsunade, we can head west to the Land of Grass or south into the Land of Fire."

Hearing those two options, Tsunade couldn't help turning to look at Shizune.

Well, well. You looked so honest and trustworthy, but even you got bought off by Uchiha Genya?

Have you started taking his side too?

Under Tsunade's gaze, Shizune felt guilty and couldn't help lowering her head.

After all, the Fifth Hokage had given her a KPI: as long as she brought Lady Tsunade back, he would reward her handsomely.

Having been poor for years, Shizune had absolutely no resistance to the lure of money.

Not to mention that Uchiha Genya was incredibly handsome. She really had no way to say no.

"Then let's go to the Land of Grass. If I remember correctly, Uchiha Genya said Orochimaru was working there, right?"

Thinking of Orochimaru, Tsunade found herself missing her old friend a little.

It had been a long time since she had heard any news of those old friends. Although she had heard that Orochimaru had gone quite far off the deep end, Tsunade still valued old bonds. Finding time to visit an old friend wouldn't be bad.

And so Tsunade's group traveled at a leisurely pace, sightseeing along the way. With her two apprentices constantly working on her, they reached a village on the border of the Land of Grass, the one