Nawaki froze as Tsunade's arm tightened around his shoulders.
Even drunk, the power of their shared bloodline had an effect, and Nawaki instantly became meek as soon as Tsunade arrived.
"Uh... maybe not, Sis. Don't you have work to do?" he asked nervously.
"Work? What work?" Tsunade said boldly, chugging from a bottle of sake without even using a cup. "My brother's feeling down. If I ditch work to get drunk with him, who's going to stop me? Even the old man wouldn't dare say anything."
"Come on, let's toast. You're finally growing up, learning what it's like to chase after a girl."
"..." Nawaki couldn't bear it.
'I'm not drinking anymore, okay? Sis, my neck's about to snap-please let go!'
Under Tsunade's forceful encouragement, Nawaki had no choice but to drink with her, and soon he was passed out on the table. If not for Tsunade holding him up, he might have slipped under the table by now.
"Alright, all taken care of," Tsunade said with a sigh of relief before grabbing some chopsticks and digging into the meal.
"Don't worry. He'll be fine after a good night's sleep. Trust me, I've been through this." Tsunade patted her chest confidently.
'You sure talk like you have tons of experience with this,' Xin thought, wanting to roll his eyes but deciding against it. He knew better than to provoke Tsunade-she was not someone you wanted to upset.
"I'll take Nawaki home to rest," Xin said, deciding it was time to move the drunken mess of a boy before things got any worse.
Tsunade's face began turning red, and Minato wisely decided it was best to leave early.
So, he volunteered to take Nawaki home to rest.
Can you be any more cowardly? Xin thought, rolling his eyes. As if Tsunade would actually eat you alive.
But Minato, pretending not to notice, hoisted Nawaki up and vanished from the room in an instant.
Tsk!
No doubt about it—he really is the fastest man in the shinobi world. When Minato decides to leave, he's gone in a flash.
"Feeling jealous?" Tsunade raised an eyebrow.
Xin rolled his eyes again, "Yeah, right, as if you could learn the Flying Thunder God technique. We're on the same level, so let's not compare, okay?"
The Flying Thunder God technique, before all the legends started sprouting up, was practically like having a cheat code.
If Xin had the talent to learn it, he'd gladly do so. But unfortunately, it wasn't within his grasp, which was just frustrating.
The opportunity was right there, but he simply couldn't learn it.
"By the way, I've heard people have been sending you flowers at the logistics department every day recently. What's it like, being chased after?" Xin teased.
"Don't even mention it. It's a nightmare," Tsunade grumbled. "It's attracted a whole bunch of gossip, people whispering nonsense behind my back."
Just thinking about it put her in a foul mood.