"What a pleasant surprise," Tsunade said, a smile playing on her lips as her eyes sparkled. She began to think about what to do with Natsume.
If she let him stay in the orphanage, he might fall into the hands of Tanzo Shimura. He'd surely be ruined in that case.
As for Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade held a grudge against him.
Why not adopt him herself?
This time when Tsunade returned to Konoha, besides attending the funerals of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, she had another goal. To take Shizune away.
Shizune was just born during the Second Great Ninja War, so Tsunade didn't take her away then.
But now she had graduated from the Ninja Academy and showed good medical talent.
Considering that she was alone in Konoha, Tsunade decided to take her with her.
Adding Natsume to the mix now seemed okay too.
According to Nonou, this child was very mature and sensible.
Tsunade wouldn't have to worry about taking care of him. She just had to teach him Wood Release.
Since the death of her grandfather Hashirama Senju, Wood Release had disappeared for decades.
As the only remaining member of the Senju clan, Tsunade felt it was her responsibility.
Maybe she could make the ninja world recall the fear of being dominated by Wood Release and remember the once - glorious Senju clan.
"You can perform Wood Release, which proves you have the blood of the Senju clan," Tsunade said, showing a rare gentle expression. "In that case, you shouldn't stay in the orphanage anymore. You should return to the Senju clan. Would you like to leave with me?"
For some reason, Natsume suddenly thought of a sentence.
"Are you my Master, you bastard?"
"I'm one of the Legendary Sannin," Tsunade said, thinking he was hesitating when he remained silent. She proudly puffed out her chest. "You won't lose out by following me."
Natsume took a glance and thought that, indeed, no child would go hungry.
He nodded and said, "I'm willing."
Tsunade showed a bright smile. She reached out her right hand, touched his face, and pinched it playfully. "Handsome boy, you've made a wise decision."
"What about me?" Kabuto Yakushi couldn't help but speak up.
Natsume was his best friend in the orphanage.
Naturally, he was reluctant to see him leave.
"Kabuto, don't be rude," Nonou Yakushi said nervously, "Natsume is just not going to live in the orphanage. You can still see him often."
Kabuto looked a bit disappointed but didn't say anything more.
Seeing this, Natsume hesitated for a few seconds and decided to stick to the original plan.
After some time, he'd let Kabuto accidentally reveal his talent so that Tsunade would take him as her apprentice.
If he said it now, it would seem too coincidental and might also arouse Nonou's suspicion.
"Kabuto, I'll come back to see you every day," Natsume said with a smile.
Kabuto's mood immediately improved a lot.
He was smart and knew that it would only do Natsume good to follow Tsunade.
"Nonou, I'll take him away first," Tsunade said, bending down slightly and reaching out her hand.
Natsume immediately felt a sense of oppression from above, and the "abyss" in front of him seemed to expand.
He thought of five words: rich and generous.
"Let's go."
Without waiting for his reaction, Tsunade grabbed his hand and headed towards the door.
"Natsume, remember to come back and see me."
Kabuto Yakushi shouted loudly from behind.
"I will."
Natsume turned back and waved at him.
This is a high - quality useful guy, so he naturally wouldn't give up his friendship with Kabuto Yakushi.
After leaving the orphanage, Tsunade looked up towards the north.
The Hokage Rock came into view.
The portraits of all the past Hokages were carved on it.
Natsume subconsciously stood on tiptoe to see what she was looking at.
Unfortunately, he wasn't tall enough.
Tsunade noticed his action and couldn't help smiling.
Natsume was only seven years old. With his pretty face, every move of his exuded cuteness.
"I'm looking at the Hokage Rock."
She resisted the urge to pat his head and said, "At the bottom - left corner of it is where all the past Hokages lived, and it's also the residence of our Senju clan. If you want to know whose bloodline you've inherited, you'll find the answer there."
Tsunade led Natsume northward and finally arrived at a secluded dwelling.
An obvious look of nostalgia appeared on her face.
"This was where my grandfather and grandmother lived, and it's also where I grew up."
Tsunade hadn't been back here for a long time.
Her grandmother was Mito Uzumaki, the First Jinchuriki of the Nine - Tailed Fox.
Due to her special status, she had always lived in seclusion here.
But that was a long time ago.
Natsume looked around.
Well, it's just so - so.
Just an ordinary Japanese wooden house.
Tsunade opened the door, and it was very clean inside.
Obviously, someone often cleaned it.
In fact, it was far more than that.
There were also Anbu guards around.
Ordinary people couldn't get close at all.
If Natsume hadn't been led by Tsunade, he would have been captured long ago.
"There's nothing here at all."
Tsunade opened the refrigerator, and it was empty. She immediately shook her head.
She had planned to pour a glass of milk for Natsume since kids needed it for growth.
Now he could only drink plain water.
"You sit on the sofa first. I'll go find something."
After handing him a glass of water, Tsunade headed upstairs.
In a short while, she came down with two scrolls.
"Can you read?"
"The dean taught me."
"This is the genealogy of the Senju clan. See if there are any familiar names."
After saying that, Tsunade sat on the sofa opposite him, crossed her fair and slender legs, and watched him with great interest.
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It was really a pleasant sight.
It was like seeing a beautiful white cat. One would want to pet it.
Natsume finished looking through the genealogy.
Except for Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, almost all the names were unfamiliar.
"I can't remember anything from the past."
Natsume shook his head and said, "There are no familiar names on it."
"Let the past go if you can't remember it."
Seeing his dejected look, Tsunade couldn't help feeling a little sorry for him.
He is really such a pitiful yet sensible child.
"From now on, you'll learn Ninjutsu from me."
Tsunade opened another scroll and said, "Although I don't know Wood Release, my grandfather left detailed information about Wood Release Ninjutsu. It's enough for you to learn."
"Thank you, Lady Tsunade."
Natsume immediately showed his gratitude.
This time it was genuine.
As long as he learned Wood Release, he didn't expect to be as powerful as Hashirama Senju. It would be great if he could reach Yamato's level.
Although Yamato was jokingly called the "greening guy", his strength was actually not bad.
He was considered an elite among the Jonin.
"Don't call me 'Lady'. When there's no one around, call me sister."
Tsunade rarely showed a bit of nervousness, afraid that Natsume would reject her.
Logically speaking, they had only just met, and it shouldn't be this intimate.
But Natsume was cute, plus his previous persuasive words, which made Tsunade really like him.
"Sister Tsunade!"
Natsume wasn't being polite.
What a great rich lady resource! Calling her sister is such a steal!
Wait, Tsunade seemed to be a woman in debt.
"Natsume, would you like to change your name? How about calling you Natsuki?"
As Tsunade said this, she leaned beside him, accompanied by a nice fragrance.
Damn it, I've become a stand-in!
Although Natsume had deliberately led things this way, he really didn't expect this to happen.
But he refused the name Natsuki.
It made him think of Natsuki Mogi.
He still remembered when he was young and naive, watching *Initial D*.
He was once really envious that the female lead, Natsuki, had a very generous uncle who often gave her money.
It was only when he grew up that he realized it wasn't an uncle but a sugar daddy.
This has also given rise to many internet memes.
For example, "I bought a very sexy swimsuit (a well-known meme from *Initial D*)".
Natsume shook his head and said, "Sister Tsunade, Natsume is the only thing my parents left for me. I don't want to change my name."
Hearing this, Tsunade wasn't angry but rather felt pity.
She stroked Natsume's head and said, "Then don't change it. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll go buy it."
"Barbecue." Natsume immediately replied.
The orphanage could only barely survive thanks to Nonou Yakushi.
Naturally, the three meals couldn't be very good.
Tsunade stood up and said, "You get familiar with the Ninjutsu first. I'll be back later."
Natsume immediately opened the scroll.
The first Ninjutsu was Wood Release: Wood Substitution Jutsu.
Substitution Jutsu is one of the Three Basic Body Techniques and also the most basic Ninjutsu for a Ninja.
Wood Substitution Jutsu is a bit more advanced.
It allows the user to replace their body with a wooden substitute when under attack.
For Natsume at present, the difficulty is just right.
Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office.
After the death of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had no choice but to return to the position of Hokage and take charge of the overall situation.
"This is really bad."
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff of his pipe and looked at the intelligence on the desk, feeling rather exhausted.
Regaining power should have been a happy thing.
But why couldn't they just be peaceful?
As soon as Minato Namikaze died, Kumogakure couldn't sit still and started causing trouble on the border.
"Lord Hokage."
An Anbu Ninja wearing a frog mask appeared and reported, "Just now, Lady Tsunade took an orphan named Natsume to the former residence of the First Hokage."
"Who is Natsume?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped on the mouthpiece of his pipe and asked, "What's his relationship with Tsunade?"
"Natsume is an orphan from the Konoha orphanage. He should have no relationship with Lady Tsunade because it was their first encounter today," the Anbu Ninja replied.
Hiruzen Sarutobi subconsciously blew out a smoke ring.
On their first encounter, they went to Hashirama Senju's former residence?
This was obviously abnormal.
That boy named Natsume must have something special.
But in comparison to Tsunade, it's of little significance.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking about something else.
Keep Tsunade in Konoha by means of Natsume.
Since her return this time, he has contacted his former student Tsunade and learned that she is about to leave soon.
But now Konoha was facing both internal and external troubles, and it was exactly the time when Tsunade was needed.
If she stayed in Konoha, she could not only quickly restore the people's confidence but also intimidate the enemies.