Gou Dan's Ambition!

"Honestly! Why wasn't Dan here yet?" Outside an izakaya in Konoha, Tsunade sat rigidly at a small table like a statue, drinking by herself. Several small dishes of pickles and peanuts sat on the table as complimentary snacks.

At that moment, Tsunade was as restless as an ant on a hot pan. She kept turning to look around, anxiously waiting for the agreed time. After all, as the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai experiment progressed, they would need to observe the soul and spiritual levels afterward.

Within Konoha, aside from the Yamanaka Clan, who possessed direct perception in spiritual matters, only the Kato Clan had research concerning souls!

Yet Dan Katō still had not arrived, as though he were deliberately going against her!

Could it be that Dan was trying to put her in her place?

Or perhaps...

She secretly pondered, Could those old geezers in the clan be warning me?

"Damn it. Don't let me find out who did this, or I'll break his legs." Tsunade's slightly flushed face burned like fire as fury rose within her. Her brows knitted so tightly they nearly twisted together, and her fists felt hard as iron. Thinking of those old fossils in the clan, she felt as tough as steel and badly needed an outlet for her anger!

The clan elders came to mind, their words lingering by her ears like curses. They said she was already betrothed and hoped she would not get too close to those questionable men outside the clan.

What a joke!

Whenever Tsunade thought of that engagement, she felt like a cat whose tail had been stepped on—instantly repulsed and disgusted!

Tsunade had never, ever acknowledged that so-called marriage alliance between the two clans. It was merely the wishful thinking of those clan elders; she herself had never