Shin Uchiha's lips twitched as he replied, "Lady Tsunade, the Uchiha Clan has already seceded from Konoha and is currently relocating. As the Uchiha Clan's Deputy Clan Leader, I'm now responsible for maintaining contact between the clan and Konoha."
His words only piqued Tsunade's interest. Her red lips curved into an attractive smile as she asked curiously, "Has the Uchiha Clan broken with the village? Why?"
Tsunade's face was full of schadenfreude. Rather than being angry about the Uchiha Clan leaving the village, she seemed to find it amusing.
Shin Uchiha temporarily abandoned the idea of controlling Tsunade. She couldn't get away anyway, so there was no rush.
At her question, Shin Uchiha said somewhat helplessly, "This happened a month ago. It seems you've been slacking off on gathering intelligence, Lady Tsunade."
Tsunade grew defensive with embarrassment. She spent her days gambling and drinking and couldn't be bothered with such matters, so she wasn't particularly well informed. Flustered, she said, "Don't call me 'Lady.' You're the Uchiha Clan's Deputy Clan Leader now, so we're of equal standing. Are you calling me that to remind me how old I am?"
Shin Uchiha couldn't figure out what had gotten into this woman now. He scratched his head and sighed. "All right, Tsunade. A month ago, Konoha's advisor, Shimura Danzō, suddenly attacked Shisui Uchiha of our clan, intending to seize his Mangekyō Sharingan. Although he failed, the attack still resulted in Shisui Uchiha's death.
"You should know what kind of situation our clan was in within Konoha, so we took the opportunity to ask the Third Hokage for permission to leave. The Third Hokage felt he had wronged our clan, and he agreed to our request to protect Shimura Danzō. His only condition was that I serve in the Anbu."
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