"You really are generous, giving Kushina something so precious so easily."
Tsunade let out a drunken belch as she spoke to Karn, without a trace of ladylike grace. If not for her beautiful face and stunning figure, Karn would have found it hard to associate Tsunade with women at all.
Then Tsunade poured herself another cup of sake. After drinking it, she looked slightly more serious and continued, "Are you interested in Kushina?"
But to Karn, Tsunade's serious look was not intimidating in the slightest, with her flushed cheeks and slightly hazy eyes. A drunk Tsunade ought to be the most beautiful woman in the Shinobi World, as long as she kept her mouth shut.
"Kushina must be very important to Konoha, right? Yet when she's been wronged, she still comes to an outsider like me. Tsunade, you people really ought to reflect on yourselves."
Karn did not answer Tsunade's question, instead turning to criticize her. "The Extremis Virus potion may be valuable, but I won't be stingy with a friend, provided that friend genuinely takes my interests into account."
"You jerk, are you talking about me?"
Tsunade caught his meaning and protested, looking just like a little kitten hissing at him. Who knew why a thirty-year-old woman could still be so charming?
"I argued with the old man too, but they..."
Seeing Tsunade suddenly grow dejected, Karn shook his head and advised her, "Forget it, Tsunade. If it upsets you, stay out of these things. There's nothing wrong with Kushina getting stronger anyway. At least she'll be able to protect herself."
"Well, actually, there's something else I came to see you about. That potion from last time..."
Changing the subject, Tsunade brought up another matter, looking a little embarrassed. She had found studying that Calming Draught quite interesting, and