Zhou Cheng intended to leave the delegations from the three shinobi villages hanging.
To knock them down a peg.
He wanted to make them wait.
And since Zhou Cheng was traveling on foot and sightseeing along the way, it would take him at least another seven days to reach Konoha.
Zhou Cheng told Tsunade not to meet with any village's envoys for seven days.
After hearing the message Zhou Cheng had sent through the Messenger Toad, Tsunade dismissed the toad.
She sat alone in the Hokage's chair.
After a moment of silence, she called toward the door:
"Shizune, come in here!"
"Lady Tsunade, what do you need?"
"Announce that I'm sick!"
"I won't be seeing anyone for the next few days!"
"Remember, that means anyone!"
Shizune visibly froze.
Sick?
You're one of the foremost authorities on Medical Ninjutsu.
And you're sick?
Only an idiot would believe that!
"What are you standing there for? Go!"
"The whole point is that no one believes it, but no one gets to see me!"
Having served Tsunade for years, Shizune immediately understood what she meant.
She nodded, then turned to carry out her orders!
Soon, word spread throughout Konoha.
The Fifth Hokage, Lady Tsunade, had suddenly fallen gravely ill and needed quiet rest. She would receive no visitors!
After the news spread.
On Kirigakure's side, Mei Terumi showed little reaction.
She loved Konoha's climate. It wasn't gloomy and damp like Kirigakure!
This was a chance to stay a few more days. Why not take it?
Though the people from Iwagakure were dissatisfied.
They took no significant action.
They merely grumbled a little.
Zhou Cheng's favor of taking that palm strike would earn Konoha goodwill for a long time!
The Kumogakure delegation, however, erupted.
Everyone knew Tsunade was a master of Medical Ninjutsu.
What illness