"Sensei, I'm a member of the Hyuga Clan too. Isn't this whole kicking-down-the-door attitude a little inappropriate?"
At the edge of the broad training ground, Tsunade sat boldly upon a cushion, her presence imposing.
Hyuga Wuye sat beside her, feeling the strange looks from his clansmen and wishing he could disappear into the ground.
"What are you afraid of? From now on, you're my disciple first and a Hyuga clansman second!"
Tsunade patted her chest grandly. "If anyone dares to exclude you, your teacher will stand up for you. What can't be solved with a few punches?"
What else could Hyuga Wuye say...
"Me."
Just then, Kaguya's cold voice came from behind her. "Can you solve me with a few punches?"
Without even turning around, Tsunade said, "If a few punches aren't enough, I'll throw in a few kicks."
"How arrogant," Kaguya said.
Tsunade rose to her feet and faced her.
"Kaguya, I don't really have any issue with you. You value bloodlines and family, while I value the entire village. We may not see eye to eye, but there's no need to make such a fuss over it. At worst, we don't like the sight of each other and fight a few more times... Besides, even during missions, you really have saved me before..."
She said seriously, "But when it came to teaching Wuye, you wanted him to learn medical ninjutsu solely for your own sake. Yet I thought you had come around and wanted him to serve as a bridge between the village and the clan..."
"You thought too much. I never intended to do such a thing," Kaguya said coldly.
The Hyuga Clan and Konoha were nothing more than partners... she added silently.
"So he has become our greatest point of disagreement." Tsunade placed one hand on