Orochimaru suddenly spoke up:
"Stop right there! I admit the child in my belly is Xia Yu's, but I never planned to marry Xia Yu! At least not now. No! Not ever..."
Snake Aunt had always been stubborn about admitting his feelings.
Hashirama Senju carefully looked Xia Yu over again from head to toe. "You... how exactly did you manage to have over two thousand children in two years?"
Xia Yu patted his sturdy waist. "I'm young and healthy. I don't wear out easily."
Hashirama Senju: "..."
Tobirama Senju snorted coldly:
"Hmph! Isn't he just a stud? I understand your desire to revive the clan, but I absolutely refuse to approve of this method. Little Tsuna, he has thousands of wives. You're not still going to marry him, are you? Don't listen to your grandfather. Tell us what you really think. I'll stand up for you!"
"I... I still want to marry Xia Yu. I want to help both the Uchiha and the Senju flourish together with him!"
"Little Tsuna, you...!"
Tobirama Senju was utterly speechless. He had never expected Tsunade to let him down like this.
By now, Tsunade was completely broken. Her mind held nothing but Xia Yu.
Xia Yu was gradually realizing just how powerful that Heart-to-Heart Technique really was.
Jiraiya wanted to cry, but had no tears. He had hoped to expose Xia Yu's "scandals" before the two lords and persuade Tsunade to change her mind, never expecting her to be so adamant.
For Jiraiya, today could be called his darkest day.
His buddy and his woman-one had already been bedded, and the other was about to be.
Oh, heavens...
Seeing that Tsunade still insisted, Hashirama Senju, who had been somewhat bothered just moments earlier, said nothing more.
After all, he was already dead. Besides,