Uchiha Yin shifted his posture and cleared his throat, putting on the stern air of an elder. "Who taught you to say that? Children shouldn't say things like that!"
Tenten looked confused. "What's wrong, Lord Hokage? Did I say something wrong?"
As she spoke, Tenten looked hurt and guilty, though she didn't seem to understand why.
Seeing her like that, Uchiha Yin suddenly remembered that she was only a child. She might know how to say such things, but she had probably heard them from someone else. His sternness must have frightened her.
He immediately regretted what he had said and hurried to reassure her. "No, you didn't say anything wrong. Do you really want to meet Lady Tsunade?"
For all her grown-up manner, Tenten was still a child. The moment Uchiha Yin changed the subject, she forgot her distress and nodded excitedly.
As if one nod could never express how badly she wanted to go.
Uchiha Yin found her adorable. He reached out and rubbed her head. "All right. How about I take you to find her?"
In fact, when Tenten mentioned Tsunade, Uchiha Yin had wanted to see her too. He had been so busy lately that he hadn't seen her since the Hokage succession ceremony. It was time to visit.
There was no harm in bringing the child along.
Tenten stared at him in disbelief. "Really? Lord Hokage, can you really take me to see Lady Tsunade?"
The child clutched his sleeve and shook it excitedly, and Uchiha Yin's expression softened. "Of course. I'm the Hokage of Konoha. Would I lie to you?"
"No, no!" Tenten cried. "Lord Hokage would never lie! When can we go see Lady Tsunade?"
She was so impatient that she was already tugging at his sleeve, trying to pull him to his