Within the Land of Rain.
Inside Konoha's camp.
Tsunade stood before the child who didn't dare meet her gaze, her pretty face stern and her eyes blazing with anger.
"Nawaki! How could you do something like this?"
"Do you know how worried everyone back home would be when you left the clan without permission? And you came all the way to a place like this!"
"What would you have done if you ran into enemy ninjas? Why can't you ever make things a little easier for everyone?!"
With her arms crossed over her chest, Tsunade glared at Nawaki and scolded him sternly.
Hearing her words, Nawaki lowered his head and glanced furtively around before mumbling under his breath.
"But nothing happened... Besides... I'm already a man... I can fight for Konoha now..."
At his quiet muttering, Tsunade's eyes flashed with anger, and she continued scolding him.
"What kind of man are you?"
"This isn't home! You could lose your life here in the blink of an eye. Do you understand?!"
Hearing his sister speak to him so angrily for the first time, Nawaki felt both hurt and scared. He pressed his lips together, lowered his head, and said nothing.
Seeing him like this, Tsunade stopped scolding him, just a little, and looked at her stubborn little brother with a complicated expression.
"Be good, Nawaki. I'll have someone take you home. This isn't where you belong."
Tsunade slowly reached out, gently ruffled Nawaki's tousled brown hair, and urged him softly.
But when he heard her, Nawaki pressed his lips together and shook his head, his young voice stubborn.
"I don't want to..."
Hearing him, Tsunade paused. Her pretty face changed, and she angrily ruffled his hair with a firm hand as she scolded him.
"Why are you being so disobedient?"
"This