met free Chapter 55 None of you noticed that I was following you!
Chapter 55 None of you noticed that I was following you!
"I have no objection."
Uchiha Ike shrugged helplessly.
Anyway, Tsunade didn't mean him any harm, so since he couldn't resist anyway, he might as well enjoy it.
Tsunade laughed too. Forcing people to buy things was her habit as the older sister, and the younger brother just had to obediently follow her orders.
—That's how she used to interact with Rope Tree.
She laughed heartily, hands on her hips, looking at the Uchiha boy. Through her slightly hazy vision, Uchiha Ike's face gradually merged and overlapped with Nawaki's from her memory...
It wasn't until a gentle laugh pulled her out of her reverie.
"Then please give me your guidance in the future."
Tsunade then snapped out of her daze and stared blankly at Uchiha Ike.
The boy was smiling gently, his messy black hair with a unique sense of layering, which made his already delicate features even more handsome.
They're just one shrug away from being the nonchalant protagonists in those bestselling novels at Konoha Bookstore.
"What's wrong, Lady Tsunade?" Uchiha Ike blinked, a hint of confusion and concern in his eyes.
"..."
Tsunade's expression suddenly turned strange.
The lighting was dim at the izakaya, so I didn't notice, but now that I'm looking closely...
This kid seems much more handsome than Nawaki.
Upon realizing this, the previously overlapping images of the two in Tsunade's mind instantly diverged, becoming worlds apart.
"Ahem!"
Tsunade clenched her fist to her mouth, coughed twice to cover her embarrassment, and then said fiercely, "If you have no objections, stand still!"
What's wrong now?
Although Uchiha Ike, Kurenai Yuhi, and Kakashi were completely bewildered, they still stood in an orderly row.
"good."
Tsunade glanced at the three of them and nodded in satisfaction: "Give me your hand!"
The three did as instructed.
Tsunade nodded in satisfaction again, walked up to them, and stuffed something into their hands one by one.
Tsunade waved her right hand, and the sternness on her face disappeared, replaced by a genuinely relaxed smile.
"Now, let's eat!"
Uchiha Ike and the others slowly looked down and realized that they were each holding a food box.
They stared at each other blankly for two seconds. Was this person's mood always so unpredictable?
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Ten minutes later.
Uchiha Ike, having eaten and drunk his fill, put down his lunchbox.
Although the tender chicken tasted pretty good, it still couldn't compare to the way it was made back in his hometown.
His hometown specializes in cooking chicken; they have over a dozen ways to prepare a single chicken, and they don't eat free-range chickens.
At this time.
Kakashi also put down his food box, cleaned it up, and ate not a single grain of rice left.
He clasped his hands together and calmly said, "Thank you for your hospitality."
After they finished eating, the two men naturally turned their gaze to the last person.
Kurenai held her chopsticks, looking hesitantly at the almost untouched food box in front of her.
Kakashi frowned, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Do girls all eat this little?"
Uchiha Ike pretended not to know anything, sitting on the ground counting on his fingers, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.
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Kurenai puffed out her cheeks and glared at him.
She now finally understood why Tsunade had glared at Uchiha Ike earlier.
"Aren't you going to eat?" Tsunade looked over with a smile.
Kurenai felt a pang in her heart and awkwardly looked away.
She has absolutely no idea when Tsunade started tracking her.
After all, the restaurant she ate at for lunch was right next door to a place that served tender chicken...
After a few seconds of silence, she moved her lips and murmured, "I'm not very hungry today... *burp*!"
She quickly covered her mouth with her hand, but everyone present looked over at the same time.
Silence, a long silence.
No one spoke, but Yuhi's face gradually turned red to her ears.
The image... is... completely ruined...
She felt she had never felt so desperate in her entire life.
"Little glutton."
Tsunade glanced at Kurenai Yuhi with amusement, then clapped her hands at Ike Uchiha and Kakashi.
clap clap!
"Now that you're full..." Tsunade said slowly, "Take a look at the lunch boxes in your hands."
The three of them were slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then looked down at each other's food boxes.
They then realized that the color of the food box corresponded to the color of their clothes.
Uchiha Ike's hair is dark blue, which is the color of his clan robe.
Kakashi's outfit is all black, which is the sportswear he wears every day.
As for Kurenai Yuhi, it was light white, the same color as the vest she wore that resembled bandages wrapped around her.
"I've been tracking each and every one of you."
Tsunade crossed her arms and chuckled, "And they didn't even notice I was there."
Kakashi and Kurenai's expressions both changed upon hearing this.
Kurenai Yuhi was alright. Although she was somewhat surprised, it was normal for her, as a newly promoted genin, not to notice the tracking from a jonin.
Not to mention that the other party is Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha.
But Kakashi felt a little uneasy.
He has always had high standards for himself, and besides, the Hatake clan is, after all, a samurai family, and one of the schools that specializes in stealth and assassination.
Those skilled in stealth and assassination are naturally also skilled in counter-stealth and counter-assassination.
Therefore, even though he was only a Chunin, Kakashi never thought that anyone could track him down silently.
But the result is right in front of us.
He didn't even know when he was being targeted.
This made Kakashi feel a little confused.
First it was Uchiha Ike, then Tsunade, and lately it seems like I'm always getting hit... Am I really that weak?
As for Uchiha Ike, he merely raised an eyebrow at the confident Tsunade without saying a word.
The gaze that had been fixed on him ever since he left the office was, as expected, coming from Tsunade right in front of him.
The thought that Tsunade hadn't realized that he had discovered her tracking him long ago made Uchiha Ike clench his fists and forcefully suppress his laughter.
But how long can one endure it?
"Pfft, cough cough..." Uchiha Ike shrugged and burst out laughing, spouting nonsense with a straight face:
"Does Lady Tsunade mean we should never underestimate any opponent and should always be vigilant about our surroundings?"
Tsunade gave Uchiha Ike an appreciative look.
This kid knows himself pretty well.
"That's right," Tsunade said, her smile gradually fading.
Never underestimate your opponent, and never let your guard down until they are completely defeated in front of you.
Her lover, Dan Kato, died in the Second Shinobi World War, and his death was gruesome; all his organs were removed.
Based on the traces of the battle at the scene, Tsunade deduced that Kato Dan was not always at a disadvantage, and even had the upper hand for most of the time.
He was killed the moment he relaxed, feeling confident of victory.
Whether it was a sneak attack or an opportunity for the opponent to turn the tables, it's impossible to say.
But in short, it was that moment of carelessness that cost him his life.
Tsunade took a deep breath and continued:
"Don't assume you're safe around you. Remember, until you're strong enough, there's no safe place in this world."
Her younger brother, Nawaki, died in the forest surrounding Konoha.
When Tsunade arrived, the scene had already been destroyed by trampling and explosions; all she could see was Nawaki's cold, lifeless body with its eyes wide open.
While practicing using explosive tags, he accidentally blew himself up. Tsunade couldn't understand why Nawaki would make such an absurd and elementary mistake.
All she knew was that if Rope Tree had been more vigilant back then...
Maybe the ending won't be like this.
And she wouldn't be like this now.