Natsuki spread his hands. "What's there to think about?"
"If you want happiness, you have to work for it yourself."
Tsunade looked somewhat dejected. "But I'm already an old woman."
Natsuki grinned. "You think there's a huge difference between twenty-seven and seventy, don't you?"
Tsunade closed her eyes painfully. "Yes."
Natsuki smiled faintly. "Tsunade..."
When Tsunade opened her eyes, Natsuki used Genjutsu once more, bringing her back to the conversation they had after the banquet at his home.
"...Your actual age is still older than Dan Katō's."
"That's because you're both adults, with a fairly clear understanding of love."
"But your feelings for Dan Katō have always remained unchanged."
"Whether you're ten, twenty, thirty, or forty years older, you'll still be together..."
Natsuki directly replayed the conversation he had had with Tsunade that day.
Tsunade was somewhat dazed. She recalled that even if Dan Katō had been resurrected over a decade ago, she would still have been twenty years older than him.
Natsuki added, "You think there's a huge difference between twenty-seven and seventy now."
"But when you're one thousand and twenty-seven and one thousand and seventy, will you still think the difference is that big?"
Tsunade was left speechless. "...We can't live that long, can we?"
Natsuki curled his lip. "With Orochimaru around, it'll be impossible for you to die before reaching a thousand."
Everyone present looked astonished.
Natsuki revealed a little more. "Hashirama and Tobirama's bodies have already been strengthened and modified by Orochimaru. They should live for at least several thousand years."
"I'm sure you'll be next..."
Hearing that, Tsunade considered it for a while. "Then, then... if it's possible..."
"Alright, alright, it's settled, then."
Seeing Tsunade hesitate and fidget, Natsuki simply made the decision for her.
Naruto and Sasuke both had smiles on their faces. Kakashi