Hua Yu vs. Tsunade-sama-I'll Give You Three Moves First, Elder!

Outside Konoha lay a vast, open clearing.

At this moment,

two people were already standing in the clearing: Tsunade-sama and Shizune.

They seemed to be taking in the surrounding scenery. Beneath them stretched a patch of soft grass.

A gentle breeze drifted past.

It made the grass beneath their feet sway lightly, lending the scene an especially relaxed and pleasant air.

Of course, if today's appointment had not been for a fight, it would have been truly peaceful.

"It's been a long time since I've had such a carefree moment!"

Tsunade-sama looked around at the surroundings. After a long silence, she finally spoke slowly.

She seemed somewhat intoxicated by the view.

Over the past few years, she had either been gambling at card tables or drinking herself into a stupor at wine tables.

It had been so long since she had taken the time to look at the world like this. Nawaki and Dan Katō had been gone for far too long. Was it time for her to move on as well?

Tsunade-sama fell into deep thought. She seemed to want to free herself, but her past experiences made her hesitate and even shrink back. She did not want to think about those things anymore, nor did she want to face them.

"Oh~~ You came pretty early, didn't you?" Xuanyu walked over just as Tsunade-sama was feeling troubled, his tone teasing.

When Shizune saw Xuanyu and the others, she could not help getting annoyed. "You're the ones who came late!"

"You two, we only said we would come today. We never said what time!" Xuanyu looked at the somewhat anxious Shizune and seriously added, "We still had to train this morning!"

"Hmph, you just want to..." Shizune was getting impatient. She had no desire to hear Xuanyu's explanation.

"Enough, Shizune!"