An Old Simp

Smack!

A wrinkled hand slammed heavily onto the desk. Danzo Shimura's face darkened as he looked at Tenzō below, feeling endless rage fill his chest.

"Heh, I never expected that brat to have hidden himself so deeply."

Danzo Shimura snorted coldly. He wasn't surprised by Uchiha Sen's reaction.

It was good that he'd resisted. That gave them sufficient reason to kill him outside the village.

"Powerful, decisive in killing... Heh, the Uchiha Clan has left this old man quite the troublesome problem."

Danzo's dark, watery voice filled Root's shadowy hall.

"Tenzō, Torune Aburame, Fū Yamanaka, each of you will lead a squad to the Land of Iron and intercept Uchiha Sen. He's an extremely dangerous man. Make sure he's killed outside the Land of Fire!"

"Yes!"

The three Root squads departed Hidden Leaf Village without delay, carrying Danzo Shimura's secret orders.

"Hehehe. Contact the forces in the Land of Rain. Tell them the village is offering a high price for Uchiha Sen's assassination."

"Yes!"

The Root ninja in a blue floral mask knelt on one knee, then vanished in an instant.

This time, Danzo had arranged double insurance. Even if the Root squads failed, Uchiha Sen and his group would still encounter even stronger enemies.

Within the Land of Fire.

Tanzaku Town.

"Sen, let's go! I know there are two more casinos at the end of the street. What do you say? Confident enough to hit them a couple times?"

Tsunade called out eagerly.

Over the two days they'd spent in Tanzaku Town, they'd swept through no fewer than ten casinos, large and small.

"Lady Tsunade, shouldn't we be heading back...?"

Shizune tried to tactically pull them back. The main issue was that Tsunade Senju had never possessed any self-awareness over the years. Whenever she said it was the last day, that last day always became tomorrow.

"That's right, Lord Sen, we really can't keep playing... Lord Jiraiya's mission is urgent. You can't be this willful. The village will dock your pay when we get back."

Haku had gotten a firm grasp on Sen's temperament. Whenever money was involved, Lord Sen always took it very seriously.

"Ah..."

Sen revealed a hesitant expression.

"Hahaha, you've won far more than that in the casinos these past few days. How much can a B-rank mission possibly pay?"

"Hahaha, listen to me. We'll win our way back to Hidden Leaf Village!"

Tsunade wrapped an arm around Uchiha Sen. Her massive peaks pressed him so hard he could barely breathe, and he flailed his hands as though trying to escape.

Jiraiya: He knows Sen is still a child, but this is seriously too enviable!

Zabuza: Whoa ⊙⊙

Naruto: When I get married, I definitely can't marry someone that big. How could I handle that?

Haku: Damn it, one day I'll be that size too!

"Cough, cough. Tsunade, even if Sen is still a child, isn't this a little inappropriate?"

Covering his mouth with one hand, Jiraiya coughed twice and offered a reminder.

"What? Are you jealous?"

Tsunade gave a wicked smile, making Jiraiya's scalp tingle as she stared at him.

"N-No... How could I possibly be jealous?"

Jiraiya turned his face away, not daring to look at Tsunade again. He looked like he was trying to cover his ears while stealing a bell.

Heh, anyone with eyes could tell that white-haired old man liked Lady Tsunade. But what use was that? Lord Sen would soon revive those people. Lady Tsunade would get better soon, and maybe even her hemophobia would improve somewhat.

Thinking of that, Shizune couldn't help smiling. As for Jiraiya, he was an old simp. He'd find a comfortable position to heal his own wounds, then come back to simp again in a few days.