Warning Me? Ask My Backers If They Agree!

Teuchi Ramen, which would become famous in the future, had yet to appear. Teuchi himself was still just a little brat, only able to trail behind his father and help out.

And honestly, his father's cooking skills were merely average.

It was edible, but not particularly delicious.

After finishing his ramen, strolling around, and buying a few clothes, Jingyi finally headed home.

When he reached a small park still some distance from the Hyuga compound, he stopped.

Two ninjas dressed in Anbu uniforms blocked his path.

"Jingyi Hyuga, Lord Danzo wishes to see you."

Danzo?

What did that old man want with him?

Was it because of his talent, because he wanted to recruit him, or was he here to warn him because of Kushina?

After giving it some thought, Jingyi turned and walked into the park.

The park was quiet, with only Danzo inside.

"Jingyi Hyuga, do you know what you are doing?"

"???"

Shimura Danzō struck first.

Jingyi blinked blankly and tilted his head as he thought for a while. Only after the atmosphere Danzo had built up faded somewhat did he speak.

"I don't know what Lord Danzo is referring to. As a member of Konoha, I believe I have the right to go out shopping, eat ramen, and buy clothes."

Is that what the hell I was talking about?

You're playing dumb with me, aren't you?

"Jingyi Hyuga, stay away from Kushina. The Nine-Tails' jinchuriki is not someone a person like you can approach."

Since Jingyi was playing dumb, Danzo simply laid everything out in the open.

"Oh, all right."

Jingyi answered very seriously.

Because he really had never sought out Kushina. Kushina had always been the one approaching him, and Tsunade had personally brought her over.

Heh, if you've got the nerve, go find Tsunade. Or Mito Uzumaki.

"If there's nothing else, then I'll be leaving."

With that, Jingyi turned and left.

Danzo was left standing there, utterly baffled.

The kid seemed to have agreed, but something still felt off.

And his reaction was far too calm.

Could it be...

Shimura Danzō's expression grew uglier and uglier as he began filling in the blanks.

"Damn it! Why? She's just an old..."

Realizing his words were somewhat disrespectful, Danzo hurriedly stopped himself.

At this point in time, Danzo was nowhere near as arrogant as he would become later.

He was merely a Hokage advisor with no power in his hands and a heart full of ambition.

Root had not even been established yet, nor had the Third Hokage delegated any authority to him.

At this time, Jingyi had no need to worry about Danzo doing anything to him.

Besides, he had people backing him.

Neither the Hyuga clan nor Tsunade would allow Danzo to lay a hand on Jingyi.

Shimura Danzō could only bark threats. What was there to fear?

It wasn't like Jingyi was an Uchiha.

You warned me to stay away from Kushina, so I agreed.

Anyway, Kushina was the one who kept approaching me. Just ask yourself whether that pisses you off! Does it piss you off!

"Ha ha ha..."

The moment Jingyi left the park, he burst out laughing.

Shimura Danzō, still in the park, found the sound especially grating.

Jingyi Hyuga!

Just wait!

Don't think that having the Hyuga clan and Mito Uzumaki backing you means you can stay arrogant forever. Backers can fall too.

Whether his backers would fall or not did not concern Jingyi much.

Shimura Danzō could not possibly rise to power anytime soon.

As long as I rose before you did, Danzo, you would be nothing.

Early the next morning, Jingyi arrived at Konoha Hospital bright and early.

Tsunade had been on duty the previous day and had not gone home, so she simply showed Jingyi around and introduced him to a few people.

After all, Jingyi had spent quite some time helping out at the hospital and was already a familiar face.

His appointment was merely a formality.

"I haven't treated you well for nothing. At least you have some conscience and know to bring me food."

Having gone without sleep all night, Tsunade was both hungry and exhausted.

"I won't waste breath explaining what you need to do, how to receive patients, or how to treat them. The Chakra Enhanced Strength scroll you want is in the wardrobe. Go get it yourself later. Return it directly to me once you've learned it. Don't leave it at the hospital."

After reminding Jingyi of a few things, Tsunade prepared to leave.

As for the Chakra Enhanced Strength technique, it was the reward she had promised Jingyi before. As long as he passed the medical-nin exam, she would give him the scroll and let him learn it.

"Wait."

Jingyi stopped Tsunade, who was about to slip away.

"What?" Tsunade wiped the grease from her mouth, looking displeased. "Don't tell me you want me to sleep in the break room."

"No, no. Go home and sleep."

Jingyi waved his hand. "I just wanted to say that our Hokage advisor came to see me last night and warned me to stay away from Kushina, the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki. So I'm in quite a difficult position."

"That old bastard!"

Tsunade could not help cursing. "Ignore him. I'll go find Grandma myself. Keep getting along with Kushina the way you did before."

Danzo, your reach really is quite long.

Watching Tsunade storm off in anger, Jingyi secretly smiled.

What was the point of having backers if he did not rely on them?

Warn me?

I'll go complain about you directly.

After returning home, Tsunade immediately told Mito Uzumaki about it.

"Grandma, Danzo has gone too far. He wants to meddle in everything. He still hasn't given up on imprisoning Kushina. This is outrageous!"

"Go get some rest. I will handle this matter personally."

Mito Uzumaki's expression remained calm, making it impossible to tell whether she was angry or simply did not care.

"All right, I'll go sleep first. I'm exhausted. Pulling an all-nighter is torture."

Since Mito Uzumaki was going to deal with it personally, Tsunade stopped bothering with this mess. Mainly because she had no particularly good way to deal with Danzo. At most, she could lose her temper and give him a thorough scolding.

That was neither painful nor bothersome to Shimura Danzō.

But it would be different if Mito Uzumaki took action personally.