Tsunade folded her arms, her gaze icy. "Then what do you want?"
Sarutobi Mu's eyes hardened, and he gritted his teeth as he spat out his chilling verdict. "Under Konoha Law, he must be executed!"
The air in the office instantly froze.
Tsunade froze for a moment, then laughed in sheer fury. She slowly raised her hands and clapped lightly, her laughter brimming with murderous intent.
"Good. Very good. It seems your Sarutobi Clan really has had enough of living."
"Lady Tsunade! You've gone too far!" Sarutobi Mu's expression changed dramatically, panic overtaking him.
"Shut up!"
Tsunade snapped furiously, her overwhelming presence erupting and forcing Sarutobi Mu back several steps.
"You pack of ungrateful old fools! Have you forgotten? In the Fourth Shinobi World War, you could say Sasuke was the one who saved your life!"
"Otherwise, you'd still be hanging from a tree."
Sarutobi Mu's face darkened. He was visibly resentful and indignant, but he couldn't muster a single word of rebuttal.
Tsunade couldn't be bothered to keep arguing over old grievances. She abruptly changed the subject, dropping a bombshell.
"While we're at it, I might as well tell you. I've been considering retirement for some time. Before long, I'll step down and cease serving as Hokage."
"What?!"
Sarutobi Mu panicked completely and hurriedly pleaded, "Lady Tsunade! You absolutely cannot! Konoha needs you! For Clan Leader Hiruzen's sake..."
"Don't use the old man to tie me down!"
Tsunade cut him off again, her tone decisive as she openly announced Konoha's future leadership.
"I have already chosen the Sixth Hokage: Kakashi Hatake."
"As for the Seventh, no one in all of Konoha is better suited than Naruto Uzumaki!"
She fixed her gaze on the now-pale Sarutobi Mu, every word striking where it hurt.
"You want Sasuke executed, don't you? Fine."