Zhou Cheng left, leaving Tsunade sitting alone in her chair.
She picked up her cup and took a sip of sake.
"Konoha is about to change again!"
"A change that will give it new life!"
She giggled.
"This is exactly why I need him handling these things!"
"Given enough time, handing my position over to him will only be natural!"
"With him around, Konoha might even surpass what it was when Grandpa was alive!"
Meanwhile, Zhou Cheng had already returned home.
He was in no rush to settle the score.
The Konoha 15 were all rather tired after their long journey.
Zhou Cheng planned to let them get some proper rest!
He also took a good bath himself.
He soaked in the tub for a long time before climbing out.
Nothing felt better than a hot bath after a tiring day!
As he walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel,
he ran into Kurama Yakumo.
When she saw him like that, two patches of red immediately bloomed on her pretty cheeks.
Zhou Cheng could clearly hear her heartbeat quicken considerably.
Without even greeting him, she ran straight back to her room.
Zhou Cheng shrugged and spread his hands. He had actually forgotten there were women living in the house!
He returned to his room and settled into a comfortable position on the bed.
He thought back over everything that had happened these past few days.
Gaara finally became Kazekage.
That makes Sunagakure a loyal ally of Konoha.
As long as I'm still in Konoha and Gaara remains Kazekage,
the alliance between Konoha and Sunagakure won't fall apart.
Of course, I still need Tsunade to send someone to Sunagakure to formalize the alliance.
But we also need to keep an eye on those elders in Sunagakure.
*Scorpion's grandmother,