Xuanyu's Scheme, Mother and Son Reunite

A sushi shop?

Hua Yu looked at the shop's layout and was slightly stunned, unable to understand what the young master had come here for.

Was the young master hungry?

That couldn't be it... If he were truly hungry, he would have sent someone to buy food directly. He would not have used Space Power to come here. Besides, judging by the layout, this place was inside Konoha!

For a moment, she did not know what she should do.

Then, in the blink of an eye, she spotted an old woman in the back room, seemingly busy preparing ingredients for tomorrow.

"Grandma, I'm here!" Xuanyu called softly as he looked at the figure in the back room.

However,

the figure in the back suddenly froze before slowly hobbling out.

When she saw Xuanyu, light returned to her vacant eyes. She hurriedly said, "Young Clan Head, have you found my son? I already told Tsunade about my experiences, just as you asked, and I also told her about Root!"

If Tsunade were here, she would certainly recognize this old woman. She was the same old woman from the sushi shop Tsunade often visited!

Actually,

Xuanyu had begun laying out his plans when Tsunade came here to eat sushi. He wanted the old woman to tell Tsunade about her own experiences, gradually awakening Tsunade's suspicions toward Sarutobi Hiruzen.

After that, she would tell Tsunade certain things about Root.

He would let Tsunade gradually come into contact with the truth, then uncover it herself.

Originally, Xuanyu had planned to do this himself. But after seeing Tsunade return to the village, he changed his mind. Setting everything else aside, if Tsunade uncovered the truth herself, it would be far more effective—and far more shocking—than if he did it.

Of course, he still needed to