Getting Shot While Lying Down!! [Second Update, Please Subscribe]

Tsunade paused, hesitating over whether she should say what came next. But when she saw the faint smile on Hikaru's face, she relaxed and continued, "But not everyone can support and trust you unconditionally like I do, including the Third Elder. Do you understand?"

"Uh..." Hikaru froze at Tsunade's words, his hand holding the chopsticks suspended in midair. A few seconds later, he burst into laughter, and much of the gloom in his heart dissipated. "Hahaha... Tsunade, are you trying to encourage me to squeeze out the Third Elder and become Hokage myself?"

Perhaps others would not dare say such things casually. If it had been anyone else, Tsunade would have looked at them coldly and thought they were dreaming. But Hikaru was different.

If it were anyone else, never mind whether they had the chance, would they even dare say something like that? It would be strange if the Anbu did not put them under surveillance immediately. The news would probably reach the Hokage's Office within three minutes.

"I never said that. If you insist on twisting my meaning, there's nothing I can do about it." Seeing that Hikaru was in a better mood, Tsunade smiled as she retorted. You said it yourself. If it caused trouble, do not drag Tsunade into it.

"Right, it has nothing to do with you. Nothing wrong with that, buddy. Cheers!!!"

Hikaru laughed heartily and clinked his glass—no, his bottle—against Tsunade's, once again tossing out a phrase she could not understand.

After chatting with Tsunade for a while, Hikaru no longer felt upset over the matter, and the frustration in his heart gradually faded as well. Since he was not even the one steering Konoha, why should he worry about so much?

He should do what he needed to do. The one who