Come, Hit Me

The sun was shining brightly.

Tsunade, who was sprawled across the bed in a completely unladylike sleeping posture, finally reacted to the intense glare of the sunlight.

"Hah..."

Opening her eyes in a daze, the harsh light caused Tsunade to instinctively raise her arm to shield her face, and the memories of last night came flooding back.

Yesterday... it seems Ye Ning came over, and she had forced him to drink?

Recalling Ye Ning struggling violently under her restraint yesterday, Tsunade couldn't help but cover her face, her expression full of shame.

What had she done!

She had actually forced a minor to drink alcohol...

If this got out, her lifelong reputation would be ruined!

Should she go over and issue a small threat, letting Ye Ning know the consequences of spreading rumors?

Tsunade pondered for a moment, then suddenly felt that such behavior was far too scummy.

A dignified Sannin, forcing a little kid to drink, and then running over to threaten him not to tell anyone about it...

Tsunade lay powerlessly on the soft, large bed, splayed out in a star shape, letting the sunlight from the window shine down on her.

That brat!

He brought her back and didn't even bother to help her close the curtains!

She didn't want to move...

Forget it, she would just sleep a little longer like this.

Tsunade rolled over, hiding in a dark spot where the sunlight couldn't reach, and tucked the quilt between her legs.

Nothing was more important than catching up on her sleep!

As for whether Ye Ning would spread her deeds, she no longer cared.

In a word: slack off!

Slacking off feels good for a moment, and slacking off forever feels even better!

"Bang!"

A loud crash instantly startled Tsunade, who was about to drift off to sleep again. Still clueless about what had happened, she sat up straight with the quilt still between her legs, looking bewildered, and locked eyes with Ye Ning, who had kicked the door open and stormed in.

Ye Ning looked furious, clearly intending to settle the score with Tsunade.

Knowing she was in the wrong, Tsunade turned a blind eye to Ye Ning's actions, laid back down, pulled the quilt over her head, and covered herself completely.

The sequence of movements was smooth and practiced, clean and efficient, as if she had rehearsed it countless times in her mind.

Seeing this, Ye Ning, knowing that Tsunade was already awake and likely had some memory of last night, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Playing the ostrich?

To think he actually liked Tsunade quite a bit when he watched the anime.

After interacting with her, he realized she was nothing but a scummy woman!

Knowing that Tsunade was fully clothed and there was no risk of a wardrobe malfunction, Ye Ning didn't hold back at all. He walked over, pulled the quilt off Tsunade, and tossed it aside, his expression unkind:

"Don't pretend to be asleep, I know you're awake."

"Get up, I won't hold you accountable for forcing me to drink last night."

Ye Ning was in a foul mood, and his movements were significantly rougher as he dragged Tsunade off the bed:

"You promised me, starting today, you'll teach me ninjutsu and help me survive in the world of ninjas."

Seeing that she couldn't keep up the act anymore, or perhaps because of Ye Ning's promise not to hold it against her, Tsunade finally opened her sleepy eyes, feigning the appearance of someone who had just woken up. "What is it? Did I force you to drink last night? How come I don't remember that at all?"

This scummy woman!

I knew she would try to welsh on the deal!

Ye Ning took a deep breath, trying his best to suppress the urge to beat Tsunade up, and said irritably:

"I'll give you ten minutes to get yourself ready. I'll be waiting for you in the courtyard."

Only after Ye Ning left did Tsunade let out a long sigh of relief, patting her heaving chest:

"Phew... I managed to muddle through that."

"That brat, being so fierce with me—I'll show you what's coming later!"

Half an hour later.

Tsunade walked out of the house while yawning, came to the courtyard, and stretched her arms out straight.

Her perfect body curves were on full display, but Ye Ning clearly had no heart to appreciate them.

He had wasted another twenty minutes waiting for this scummy woman!

His temper flared!

My fists are itching!

After stretching out in a long, wide yawn to loosen his stiff body, Tsunade finally turned her gaze toward Ye Ning.

Bathed in the light, Ye Ning looked even more handsome, especially with that cold expression on his face, which added a touch of icy temperament to his features. Even with Tsunade's critical eye, his appearance was completely flawless.

Noticing Ye Ning's increasingly frigid expression, Tsunade finally grew a bit more serious. She beckoned toward him with a faint smile on her face.

You were fierce to me just now, weren't you?

Then don't blame me for being ruthless in a moment!

"Come on, hit me."

!?

Ye Ning tilted his head, suddenly feeling that Tsunade must have pickled her brain with alcohol.

He had never heard such an outrageous request in his life.

Are you alright?

Seeing that Ye Ning didn't understand her meaning, Tsunade rolled her eyes and explained with little patience:

"Since I'm going to help you survive in the Shinobi World, I first need to know what your current level is, right? Aside from knowing you've mastered a few ninjutsu, I know nothing else, which is why I'm telling you to hit me."

"Only through combat can we better discover your current weaknesses and improve upon them. Don't you even understand this simple logic?"

I understand the logic, it's just your way of expressing it...

It's very easy for people to misunderstand!

Ye Ning curled his lip and stepped forward.

Tsunade was harboring bad intentions, wanting to use this opportunity to vent the frustration of being snapped at earlier, and wasn't he the same?

For this trashy woman, she really needed to be taught a harsh lesson!

"Let's get this straight: if you get beaten by me, you aren't allowed to cry, and you aren't allowed to run all over the streets. If you go running through the streets crying for your daddy like last time, no one will be able to save you."

Tsunade's face was full of mockery, while Ye Ning's face turned black as he recalled the scene from a few years ago when she chased him all over the Capital of the Land of Fire.

In the end, with nowhere left to run, Ye Ning had no choice but to summon his old man, hoping he could suppress Tsunade's wicked behavior.

As it turned out, although his cheapskate father was the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and an elder to Tsunade, he had absolutely no way to deal with her. When Tsunade threw a tantrum, he didn't even dare to show his face, leaving his precious son to be "educated" by her.

So, this dark history is never going to go away, is it?

Ye Ning gritted his teeth, having already pinned Tsunade to the ground and spanked her hundreds of times in his mind.

If his strength were sufficient right now, he would definitely turn his inner fantasies into reality!

"Heh, you'd better worry about yourself; be careful not to capsize in the gutter."

"Stubborn brat."

Ye Ning took a deep breath, striving to ensure he was in peak condition.

Despite all the trash talk, Ye Ning was very cautious in his heart.

Fighting Tsunade was the first time he had faced a truly powerful person since arriving in the world of the Hokage.

Although the Old Abbot of the Fire Temple was not weak, he was advanced in age and, out of consideration for his status as the son of the Daimyo, he always held back.

But Tsunade was different.

Ye Ning believed that if Tsunade found an opening, this woman would absolutely not hold back!