Gekkō Raito pushed the window open and entered, his footsteps so light that they did not even disturb the dust.
He walked to the bedside and looked down at the foremost medical ninja in the Shinobi World.
"I've got a job."
"Interested?"
The sudden voice sounded especially jarring in the silent room.
Tsunade's eyes snapped open from a deep sleep. Her body instinctively sprang up into a defensive stance, her gaze instantly sharpening like a blade.
Someone actually managed to slip up beside me without a sound? Whoever this is, they're up to no good!
Yet when she saw that the person before her was merely a teenage boy, she visibly froze for a moment.
What's going on?
Just then, Shizune heard the commotion outside the door and rushed in, holding the pet pig Tonton.
"Who's there?!"
Both women stared warily at the boy sitting squarely on the table with his legs spread.
Their pupils contracted simultaneously as their eyes swept over the Forehead Protector on his forehead.
Tsunade frowned. "A Mist Ninja?"
Shizune stepped protectively in front of Tsunade, even more nervous. "A ninja from Kirigakure? What do you want with Lady Tsunade? Are you here for revenge?"
Tsunade did not find this offensive. Instead, she raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement in her eyes.
"Hasn't that hellhole Kirigakure been sealed off for ages? To think a stray cat like you could still slip out and wander around."
Gekkō Raito remained expressionless, merely giving Tsunade a cool glance.
"The gates opened long ago. We just didn't go around announcing it through a megaphone!"
Tsunade folded her arms and leaned forward slightly. "Oh? Since the gates are open, why did you come all this way to find an old woman like me, you little Kirigakure brat?"
Gekkō Raito wasted