She was almost about to punch again but she stopped herself. She was very aware that it was her fault to have allowed Reko to be in this position. So, she held back.
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"Okay! Get dressed up now. You can leave."
She turned her back, ignoring Reko's attempt to tease her.
It was not that Reko did not partly succeed but she had to keep her status in mind.
"What? Are we done already? Don't you want to use that technique from a hundred healing series?"
Reko asked in disappointment. He had been waiting for Tsunade to try other techniques for diagnosis.
Although, he had already found that the results were not usable. He still wanted her to perform it.
"Noo!!! Just get dressed already. You pervert!!"
Tsunade slapped her hands down on the desk in frustration, urging Reko to leave, much to his disappointment.
"Alas! This toxic relationship is going to be the death of me."
Reko sighed dramatically as if they had been in a toxic relationship and Tsunade was doing him bad.
"Did you manage to live with yourself after my absence? You don't need me anymore?"
Dramatically, Reko asked Tsunade as if he was heartbroken from the lack of attention from the beautiful woman.
He held her by the wrist and stopped her from leaving.
"Come on! You are blushing."
Reko smirked as he spoke to her from behind.
"I cannot diagnose this! It is part of your body already, inseparable."
Tsunade answered as she kept trying to get her hand out of Reko's hold but failed to do it.
Whatever it was, it was already in his system. Tsunade at the moment was unable to resolve it.
"And fuck off before I beat you up!"
She shook her hand out of his, berating him.
"Why are you not worried? You're not the one who would give up on yourself."
Her face was full of concern as she spoke to Reko. She had known him for a short period of time but it was intense enough to know his ideology.
He was not the one to give up on things.
"Have you already found a solution?"
She asked, curious, hoping for the best. From the looks of it, he must have figured it out.
"Kind of."
Reko smiled as he replied. There was indeed a solution, kind of.
"It can theoretically cure me of most things but I have to achieve the highest level of Sage Mode."
Reko explained, the trait of Senjutsu, the highest level, was its ability to fix the human body, making it nearly immune to death.
"I see."
She muttered slowly, relieved.
"So, there's a possibility. Not bad."
She seemed inquisitive and relieved. The fact that there existed a possibility meant that there existed other methods too. She just needed to process the results from the Fuinjutsu experts.
"There is indeed."
Reko agreed, nodding his head. Indeed, the feasibility of the plans he had were quite high. He was pretty confident of that even though his Kekkei genkai didn't seem to be working.
"So, you are going back?"
She asked as she saw Reko ready to exit the door. She was hoping to get some of the tests she had in mind for Reko.
Aware that he would not be coming back for a few weeks if he gets back with Naruto and Jiraiya.
"Back?"
Reko contemplated for a second there. Would he? He was planning to, and it was not like he would not be able to get back if he wanted.
"Do you want me to stay now?"
Chuckling, he confidently asked. He was of course able to move back and forth with ease. But did she want him to stay?
Had the absence of a few weeks made her realise his need?
"Leave, bastard!!"
Teeth clenching, gnashing against each other, Tsunade shouted at him to get out.
She was just showing him concern but that bastard with a slick tongue was not buying it.
"Alright!"
Shrugging his shoulders as if he did not have a care of the world, Reko left with a nonchalant demeanor.
'Damn this boy! He is getting out of my hands. Insufferable!'
Inside the Hokage office, Tsunade paced around her table, thinking to herself in frustration.
It was not that she was entirely opposed to this dynamic of age gap between them. Unfortunately, she had seen the acts of love between Reko and Shizune.
This made her want to stay away from him and resist the advances he made.
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"Hey Reko!"
Outside the Hokage office, Sakura greeted Reko. She was just about to visit Tsunade and spotted Reko.
"Hey! Didn't expect you to finish it in such a short time. Good job."
Reko gave her a thumbs up with a bright smile. They still had a year left before the time skip and Sakura was already at that level.
"Haha! Don't tease me."
Sakura smiled, shy. She had not expected Reko to compliment her like that. Even though she was aware that what she accomplished was nothing short of a miracle, Reko had done the same.
"While I managed to only master those techniques in triple the amount of time it took you to learn them, you have already learned God knows how many more skills."
Sakura said as she recalled that Reko was already in the leagues of legendary Sainins.
He was a Sage now, and a space time technique user too.
"That is true. I am indeed quite a prodigy."
Reko accepted the praise very naturally, nodding and agreeing to each of her words.
She was right.
"Narcissist! There you go again."
Caught off guard, Sakura chuckled. She had expected a little humility from Reko but alas!
Reko was not the individual best suited to receive compliments and stay humble.
"How do you have time for so much self idolization after doing so much?"
She jokingly asked him.
"That's where my talent comes in."
Reko shrugged, not at all bothered, it is what it is. He was very talented and had the right to brag about it.
"Obnoxious!!"
Sakura made an angry face before calling him out. It was really humbling to talk with someone like Reko.
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