Watching Tsunade's departing figure, Shin'un sat there and waited.
Not long after, Tsunade returned carrying Nawaki.
Shin'un immediately looked at Nawaki, the grandson of the First Hokage who was only briefly mentioned in the original work and died from Explosive Tag trap.
As you can see, Nawaki now has a Konoha Forehead Protector tied around his forehead, clearly indicating that he has officially become a Konoha Genin.
However, Shin'un noticed that the pendant left by the First Hokage had not yet appeared on Nawaki's chest.
Clearly, Tsunade has not yet given the pendant to Nawaki as a gift.
" Shin'un, this is my younger brother, Nawaki."
" Nawaki, this is Hirakawa Shin'un. He's older than you, call him brother."
After saying that, Tsunade sat back down in her seat with a cold expression.
Seeing Tsunade's appearance, Shin'un looked at Nawaki.
The atmosphere between the two seemed a bit off, as if they had just had a fight.
Shin'un sat in place and nodded towards the Nawaki.
Nawaki nodded in response, and the two thus exchanged greetings.
Then, Nawaki glanced at Tsunade, sat down next to Shin'un, quietly picked up his chopsticks, and began to eat.
The lunch passed quickly in quiet enjoyment, with Tsunade being the first to leave the table.
Before leaving, he specifically gave instructions to Nawaki.
" Nawaki, I'm going to the lab. Please see Shin'un off for me later."
"OK."
Nawaki nodded in response.
Afterwards, Tsunade nodded to Shin'un and left the room.
After Tsunade left, Shin'un and Nawaki ate in silence without saying a word.
Shin'un was too lazy to talk and focused on finishing the dishes in front of him.
Nawaki, on the other hand, was unsure of what to say to break the awkward silence when he first met the renowned thirteen-year-old Jonin, Hirakawa Shin'un.
Holding his bowl and chopsticks, Nawaki hesitated for a long time, but didn't say a word.
Seeing this, Shin'un shook his head, swallowed the food in his mouth, and decided to take the initiative to start a conversation.
"Your sister seems to mind that you're graduating?"
Upon hearing Shin'un's words, Nawaki lowered his head and said:
"No, that was before. What my sister is angry about now is something else."
Shin'un was a little curious and asked:
"What's up?"
Nawaki put the bowls and chopsticks back on the table and began to explain.
"Now that you've graduated from the Ninja Academy, you need to consider your next steps."
"My sister wants me to stay in Konoha and do some safe, low-level missions that even ordinary Genin would do."
"And I..."
After that, Nawaki stopped talking.
"You want to go to the battlefield in the Land of Rain?"
Shin'un completed the second half of what Nawaki hadn't said.
Upon hearing Shin'un's words, Nawaki nodded in agreement.
"Tsk~"
Seeing this, Shen Cloud Ninja but grin.
Why is this child so focused on going to the battlefield to die?
Shaking his head, Shin'un decided not to waste his efforts trying to persuade Nawaki to stay in Konoha.
After all, according to the original story, even Tsunade, his older sister, couldn't dissuade Nawaki the battlefield, so what use were the words of an outsider like him?
Seeing that Shin'un had stopped speaking, Nawaki thought for a moment and then spoke:
"And you?"
Do you think it's better for me to stay in Konoha, or to go to the battlefield in the Land of Rain?
Nawaki looked at Shin'un, seemingly genuinely wanting to know Shin'un's opinion.
"I?"
Shin'un looked into Nawaki's eyes.
Since the question has been raised, Shin'un intends to directly persuade Nawaki to stay in Konoha.
Suddenly, Shin'un remembered that he had also gone to the battlefield Genin three years ago.
Now, not only is he living a good life, but he has also become the youngest Jonin in Konoha's history.
It seems that trying to persuade them myself wasn't very effective.
After a moment's thought, Shin'un felt he needed to speak indirectly.
"Hmm~, in the end, it all comes down to individual skill. Otherwise, even if you go to the battlefield, you're just giving the enemy an extra victory for nothing."
Shin'un's original intention was to make Nawaki reconsider his abilities and consider whether his strength was sufficient to survive on the battlefield, or even to kill the enemy while still surviving.
"Thank you for the encouragement. You're right. Ultimately, strength is the most important thing for a ninja."
"Those titles like Genin, Chunin, Jonin are just ninja ranks; they don't represent a ninja's true strength at all."
Nawaki, true to form, was as clueless as the future Naruto Uzumaki. He acted without thinking, overestimating his own strength and simply believing that Shin'un was encouraging him.
"What I mean is, carefully consider your own abilities and see if you can survive on the battlefield."
Seeing that his words had the opposite effect, Shin'un decided to be more explicit.
"Don't worry, big brother, I'll be careful!"
Upon hearing Shin'un's words, Nawaki assumed that Shen Yun was concerned about him.
Not only did he change his address to Shin'un as "elder brother," but he also looked at Shin'un with the expression of someone who had found a kindred spirit.
"This..."
Seeing this, Shin'un immediately shut his mouth and said nothing more.
"Big brother!"
Take care!
Come visit often!
At the entrance of the Senju Mansion, Nawaki stood on the street, smiling warmly, and raised one hand to bid farewell to Shin'un who was about to walk away.
The line of people collecting the secret medicine, which had been quite noisy, fell silent. They stared in astonishment at Nawaki's madam-like actions, then glanced at the boy of the same age who was walking away quickly.
"Damn it, that kid Nawaki."
Hearing the sudden silence of the procession behind him, and the particularly prominent sound of the farewells from the Nawaki, Shin'un quickened his pace, moving further away from the area.
Previously, after realizing that persuading Nawaki was completely futile, Shin'un gave up on treatment.
No matter what Nawaki said, he would only reply with "okay, okay" or "ah, right, right, right," without ever refuting or correcting him.
Who knew that Nawaki, that kid, was indeed a bit dim-witted. He couldn't see that Shin'un was just being perfunctory, and instead thought he had found a kindred spirit who completely understood him.
In the short span of a single meal, Shin'un became the self-proclaimed role model and elder brother of Nawaki.
Before leaving, Nawaki said that he should be like his older brother, bravely fighting the enemy, completing missions, and striving to become Jonin within three years.
Shin'un made no comment on this, fearing that Nawaki might misunderstand something again and rush to his death on the battlefield of the Land of Rain tomorrow, carrying ninja tools and howling.
"Phew~"
As Shin'un walked out of the alleyway where the Senju Mansion was located, and felt the gazes of the team collecting the secret medicine disappear behind him, he stood there and sighed.
He felt that his visit to the Senju Mansion today, and the whole morning of it, had taken more time than he had spent sighing in the past few weeks combined.
What's next?
Standing on Konoha Street, Shin'un looked at the streets around him, which seemed a bit desolate than usual. He was unusually absent-minded, not knowing what to do.
After a moment of blankness, Shin'un suddenly came to her senses, feeling the warm current flowing through her body from her stomach, and she had already decided what to do.
Go and cultivate.
" Tsunade described the Senju Secret Medicine as so amazing, it's a good opportunity to go and see if it's really as miraculous as she says."