A few days later, one morning, Wuye woke from a sea of white.
This was a palace within the Daimyo Palace.
The expanse of white was naturally Tsunade beside him.
After a fierce battle last night, she was still deeply asleep.
Wuye leaned over and kissed the diamond-shaped mark on her forehead. Then, he gently moved aside the snow-white arm pressing against his chest before pushing her two soft mounds aside and laying Tsunade flat at his side.
He lifted the covers and got out of bed, washing up and eating under the servants' accustomed care.
"Master, news has come from Konoha."
At that moment, Slug suddenly crawled out from beneath the bed, transformed into a little girl like a Smurf, and ran over to him.
"What news?"
Wuye wiped his mouth and stopped eating.
"The leader of the Rain Ninja Village has led a delegation to Konoha to sign the alliance agreement," the little Slug girl said softly.
"Uh..."
Wuye froze for a moment. "Are you sure the Rain Ninja Village's leader is leading the delegation?"
The little Slug girl's forehead antennae trembled, as if she were communicating with someone. Only then did she say, "I just asked. It is the leader of the Rain Ninja Village."
Wuye was somewhat puzzled.
He had clearly discussed it with Konan. There was no need for her to travel all this way.
Why had she still come?
And of all days, it had to be the day they announced his engagement to Uchiha Mikoto...
Things were starting to get chaotic.
Poof.
After instructing the servants to inform Tsunade, Wuye used reverse summoning to return to Konoha.
"Wow! You came back so early today!"
Kushina's crisp voice reached his ears. "Wuye, don't tell me you lost to Sister Tsunade?"
In the dining room,