After Shizune arrived, her presence proved effective.
The result was that Anyo was left alone in the laboratory. Tsunade assigned him a whole slew of tasks, densely packed onto a slip of paper that she posted up, then washed her hands of the matter entirely and took Shizune to the Medical Room where she usually stayed. Before leaving, she even offered Anyo some encouragement, but no matter how he looked at it, that encouraging gaze seemed more like a threat.
Anyo looked around the room full of sinister poisons and wanted to cry, but had no tears.
Fine, being alone was all right. With Tsunade beside him, he would only get scolded anyway. Working things out on his own was a little easier, but fearing an accident, Anyo summoned Katsuyu in advance.
As soon as Katsuyu appeared and saw the familiar surroundings, she praised him. "Anyo, you really do keep your word. You're here so early."
Anyo rolled his eyes at Katsuyu's praise. Did he have a choice about keeping his word? Even the Third Hokage had to give an enraged Tsunade a wide berth, let alone a small fry like him.
As Anyo read through the notes Tsunade had compiled, he said to Katsuyu, "Lady Katsuyu, I'll be carrying out the tasks Lady Tsunade assigned me in a moment. If anything goes wrong, you know what to do, right?"
Katsuyu's gentle voice sounded uncertain. "I can't fully guarantee your safety."
"That's fine. Just make sure I don't die, then notify Lady Tsunade to come over." Anyo knew something of Katsuyu's abilities. Honestly, he was very satisfied with this summoning beast. At least when it came to being reasonable, she beat Tsunade hands down.
Katsuyu readily agreed. "All right."
Though he complained, Anyo was still willing to learn. He had