An Uninvited Guest from Beyond Space-Time

"Oh, right. Where's Kaho?" Tsunade looked around and realized that her nominal second apprentice had vanished somewhere.

Shizune answered honestly, "She went to the Uchiha compound. She said she wanted to see her daughter."

Just what I'd expect from the Evil Uchiha, using a woman's daughter to threaten her!

Tsunade was indignant and wanted to go argue with Xuanye.

Shizune hurriedly grabbed her.

"Lady Tsunade, Lord Hokage has treated us quite well. I heard he's arranged a welcome banquet especially for us tonight, and our accommodations are ready too. I just went to look. They're very luxurious."

Exasperated, Tsunade said, "One meal and a place to stay were enough to buy you off?"

Shizune lowered her head, feeling a little ashamed herself.

But it wasn't really her fault. She had endured far too many hard times over the years she'd spent with Tsunade.

Now, even the smallest favors from Lord Hokage were enough to win her over.

"You have no backbone!" Tsunade waved her hand irritably, feeling that Uchiha Genya was close to winning over everyone around her.

"Lady Tsunade, where are you going?"

"To our accommodations! Uchiha Genya won't let us gamble, but surely he can't stop me from drinking?"

Tsunade felt that if she didn't find some way to vent right now, she might lose control and do something terribly inappropriate right there in the street.

Since Tsunade had gotten drunk, the welcome banquet had to be postponed until the following day.

Still, everyone in Konoha High Command welcomed Tsunade's return.

They knew just how powerful her Medical Ninjutsu was. Having a teammate like her on the battlefield was like having an extra life.

Tsunade's demands hadn't actually been anything unreasonable. Previously, Sarutobi Hiruzen and those elders had wanted to funnel kickbacks to their own clans, which