Inside Kanami's small villa.
"It's good that you're really okay. I just came to check on you."
Kurotsuchi spoke leisurely.
"To see whether I was really dead, then decide whether to launch an attack on Konoha, right?"
Kanami added.
Kurotsuchi's mouth immediately twitched.
"When did I ever say that?"
"Otherwise, we're neither family nor friends. Why would you come see me?"
Kanami casually glanced at her.
"You mistake kindness for hostility."
"I'm just afraid I've mistaken hostility for kindness."
"Damn it! I'm leaving!"
Kurotsuchi turned to leave.
Kanami nodded. "Take care. I won't see you out."
She pissed me off!
Kurotsuchi muttered inwardly, clenching and unclenching her fists before quickly heading outside.
"You're just letting her leave like that?"
Tsunade asked softly as she looked into Kanami's eyes.
Kanami looked back at her. "What else? Why keep her?"
"True enough. Even if she's an Earth Shadow, Earth Shadows seem to be nothing special."
Kanami's mouth twitched. "You really dare to say that."
"We'll be leaving too. Even if you don't want the identity of Red Emperor, you'll have to keep carrying it for now. After all, no one else can fill that position at the moment."
Tsunade gave Kanami a deep look as she spoke.
Kanami waved a hand. "Got it. Hurry up and leave. Hinata and I still need to get intimate."
Hinata's face instantly flushed red.
"W-What are you saying...?"
"I'm telling the truth."
"You two youngsters really don't care who's around anymore, do you?!"
Tsunade rolled her eyes at them, then shook her head and left Kanami's home with Shizune.
"They're all gone. Aren't you leaving too?"
Kanami spoke toward an empty spot.
"Ahem," came a soft cough.
The next second, Elephant, an ANBU ninja dressed in a white robe, stepped out. "I didn't expect you to