The Senju Main Residence, little Tsunade's room.
Morning light spilled through the paper windows, casting warm patches of gentle sunlight across the wooden floor.
The room was quiet, with only the sound of steady breathing drifting through the air.
Little Tsunade slept soundly on the bed, her long golden hair spread messily across her pillow. Her slightly furrowed brows lent her face an extra touch of childish innocence.
Her little mouth hung slightly open, and a clear trickle of drool slowly slid from its corner, dampening one edge of the pillow.
Little Tsunade was sleeping especially late today!
A full three hours had passed since Shinichi set off for the moon to seize the Great Tenseigan, claimed "Karasuki" from the underwater ruins, and then stole Nagato's Rinnegan in the Land of Rain.
Yet she still hadn't woken up!
Shinichi sat quietly beside the bed, his elbows resting on his knees and his chin propped in his hands, watching the sleeping little Tsunade with amusement and appreciation.
Her cheeks were faintly flushed, her breathing even, and a slight smile seemed to linger at the corners of her mouth, as though she were having a sweet dream.
The corners of Shinichi's mouth lifted. He couldn't have been happier.
"It's rare to see little Tsunade this quiet..."
Normally, Tsunade was either training or bickering with him. She was never this "well-behaved."
But now, she was like a quiet little kitten, sleeping without a care in the world.
"If she knew I'd already 'turned the entire shinobi world upside down,' would she throw one of her super-strength punches at me...?"
Shinichi chuckled softly, his fingertips lightly brushing the "spoils" in his sealing scroll.
The Great Tenseigan, Karasuki, the Rinnegan...
He had already pocketed all these priceless treasures.
Yet at this moment, he wasn't the