Since Naraku no longer wanted to serve as the Barrier Team's captain, that was fine.
There were plenty of positions in Konoha suited to him, and Tsunade did happen to be considering reshuffling the heads of the village's major departments.
But before Tsunade could speak, Naraku added, "Oh, while I'm at it, I might as well resign as Medical Department Director too."
"What?"
Tsunade froze.
Why?
What had happened?
Why was he suddenly asking to resign as Head of the Medical Department when everything had been going perfectly well?
Everyone in Konoha knew of Shihōin Naraku's contributions to the Medical Department. No one was better suited to serve as Head of the Medical Department.
Even after Tsunade returned to the village, she had never intended to make changes to the Medical Department. Compared to Naraku, she was more of a pure Medical Ninja.
Naraku was different. Not only did he excel at Medical Ninjutsu, but he also possessed outstanding management skills. The rapid development of Konoha's medical institutions was proof of that.
"What exactly are you trying to do? This joke isn't funny at all!"
Tsunade stared at Naraku suspiciously, utterly unable to understand what he meant.
Shihōin Naraku rolled his eyes and stated plainly, "I'm not joking. I'm serious. I really do want to resign as Medical Department Director!"
"Absolutely not!"
Realizing that Naraku truly wasn't joking, Tsunade flatly rejected his resignation without even a second's hesitation.
"Uh..."
Although he had known Tsunade wouldn't readily agree to his resignation, Naraku hadn't expected his teacher to be so decisive.
"Here's the thing..." Knowing he had no choice but to explain, Naraku continued, "With the Medical Emergency Response Unit split up, Konoha's medical institutions are already well established."
"As long as they keep developing steadily, my resignation as director won't have