Refusal

Feng Xun calmly took another chakra test paper from his clothes.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow in surprise but said nothing. Instead, she watched Feng Xun with interest, wanting to see how he intended to surprise her with a single chakra test paper.

Just like before, Feng Xun simply channeled the energy within his body into the chakra test paper. Unlike before, however, the paper did not wrinkle or change in any way.

That was because the energy he had poured into it was qi, not chakra.

Feng Xun then looked up at Tsunade again and said calmly, "Now you understand, right? The ability I possess isn't something Lady Tsunade can teach."

Tsunade had initially looked rather surprised, but after hearing Feng Xun's words, she said disdainfully, "Tch, I thought a little brat like you could give me some kind of surprise. So it's just some unknown Bloodline Limit! I may be surprised, but you think that alone means I can't teach you? You're thinking too highly of yourself."

"Uh..." Feng Xun was rendered speechless when Tsunade classified his qi as a Bloodline Limit.

Granted, there were many kinds of Bloodline Limits, but these were clearly two entirely different energy systems. They said big breasts meant no brains, and that saying really wasn't wrong at all.

Feng Xun glanced at Tsunade's washboard chest and smacked his lips. Fine, future big breasts still counted as big breasts with no brains.

Feng Xun's ill-intentioned gaze was immediately noticed by the sharp Tsunade. Her face reddened, and she punched him on the head.

"Ow!!! What was that for?" Feng Xun clutched his head and glared angrily at the arrogant woman before him.

Tsunade snorted and scolded him, "You little pervert, of all people, why did you have to learn from your father? I really don't know whether you or that blond brat was the one who got picked up."

"Mm..." After hearing Tsunade's words, Feng Xun lowered his head and fell silent for a moment.

When Tsunade saw Feng Xun's shoulders trembling continuously, she thought he had remembered his late father again. Flustered, she said, "Hey, hey, hey! You little brat, pull yourself together. Your father wouldn't want to see you like this from heaven—"

"Huh?" Feng Xun raised his head with a twitching mouth and asked in confusion, "Who said I was sad?"

"But weren't you crying just now? Even your shoulders kept shaking," Tsunade said cautiously.

Looking at her as if she were an idiot, Feng Xun said speechlessly, "I was obviously holding back my laughter. What were you even thinking?"

"Holding... back laughter?"

Tsunade's mouth fell open.

"Yeah! I used to think Dad was a very serious person, but after hearing you say that, I think he wasn't much different from me.

He was probably the same kind of person as Naruto and his two teachers when he was young. I wonder how he managed to win Mom over." As he spoke, Feng Xun could not help laughing again.

Although she had no idea who Naruto was or who his teachers were, Feng Xun's behavior gave Tsunade the illusion that his parents had never died.

"Don't you feel heartbroken?" After a long while, Tsunade still could not resist asking Feng Xun.

"Heartbroken?" Feng Xun looked at Tsunade in confusion.

"Your parents only just passed away. Why can you still laugh?" Tsunade's voice grew somewhat cold.

Tsunade could not understand what this child was thinking, but she could not accept that Lianxiang's child was such a cold-blooded monster.

"Lady Tsunade, you misunderstand. Xun isn't what you think. He was also deeply affected by Father and Mother's deaths..."

"Big brother!" Feng Xun cut off Minato's explanation. His smile faded as he looked at Tsunade again and said flatly, "What does my attitude have to do with you? What could you possibly know about what I'm thinking? In the end, if you three Sannin hadn't sent my parents to ambush the Hidden Rain Village, they wouldn't have died. What right do you have to lecture me?"

"I..." Tsunade opened her mouth, but could not say a single word.

After a long while, Tsunade gritted her teeth and spoke again. "I'm your teacher, so I have the right to discipline you."

"Sorry, but I don't acknowledge that!"

With that, Feng Xun ignored Tsunade's murderous gaze and instead said to the nervous Minato beside him, "Big brother, it's time to go. When we get back, I want ramen that you made yourself."

Watching Feng Xun turn and leave without looking back, Minato secretly glanced at Tsunade's ugly expression and lowered his head. "I'm sorry, Lady Tsunade. My little brother is still young. Please don't take it to heart. I'll definitely talk some sense into him when we get back."

After saying that, Minato hurriedly followed his younger brother.

Tsunade was left standing alone, gritting her teeth.

"Feng Xun, huh? Fine. You don't want me to be your teacher? Then I insist on becoming your teacher. Don't you want to graduate early? We'll see about that."

At that moment, a boy who looked twelve or thirteen, with a diamond-shaped pendant hanging around his neck, came up behind Tsunade.

"What's wrong, Sis? You look kind of scary."

Tsunade took a deep breath and waved her hand. "Nothing. I just ran into an annoying little brat."

"Seriously?" Nawaki's eyes widened as he teasingly said to his sister, "I always thought you were the one who caused everyone the most trouble, Sis."

"You little brat, are you trying to die?" Tsunade put her hands on her hips, looking as though she would administer family punishment if he said one more word.

"Uh... please show mercy to this future Hokage, Sis." Nawaki shrank his neck and forced a flattering smile onto his face.

"Fine, fine, future Hokage. But before that, could you lend your sister some money? That brat just now was too infuriating! I need to gamble on a couple rounds to calm down." Tsunade smiled sweetly as she waved her fist at her younger brother.

"Sis, you've already lost three hundred thousand in the two days since you came back. Can't we hold back for now?"

Nawaki pleaded bitterly with Tsunade.

"It's only three hundred thousand. Are you giving me the money or not? If you don't, I'll take it myself."

As she spoke, Tsunade moved before Nawaki could change his mind.

"Stop... don't frisk me. I'm the future Hokage! Don't pull down my pants! Ahhh!!! My underwear, you really can't take my underwear!"

Three minutes later...

Tsunade looked at her brother, whose eyes had gone lifeless, then weighed the money pouch in her hand and smiled charmingly. "Thanks for the funds. Your sister will buy you candy when she gets back."

With that, Tsunade swaggered away, leaving Nawaki alone to shiver in the bleak cold wind.

Night quietly descended.

At the dinner table, Minato watched Feng Xun wolfing down his food and asked, "Xun, did you mean everything you said to Lady Tsunade earlier?"

Feng Xun looked up at Minato and said heavily, "Well! Who knows? But for me, the bond between master and disciple is still too much of a luxury."

After all, if they were unrelated points, I wouldn't feel guilty when I made my move. (Please interpret that last sentence yourselves.)