"Forget it, there's no point in saying these things anymore!" Uchiha Dan laughed miserably.
"Sakumo Hatake must have already told the Hokage about our secret meeting, adding fuel to the fire of my death."
"Tsunade, from today forward, our relationship is severed; there is no longer any connection between us."
"Also, I'll say it one more time: you are not allowed to attend my funeral, otherwise, even as a ghost, I won't let you go."
"Farewell!"
When Uchiha Dan spoke these three words, it was as if he had used all his strength; tears immediately welled up in his eyes, and his voice became hoarse from trembling.
At the same time, two striking crimson streaks of blood mixed with tears flowed from Uchiha Dan's eyes.
And the irises of his eyes suddenly turned red as if uncontrolled, clearly revealing the Three Tomoe within.
This scene stunned Tsunade, but Uchiha Dan, as if having made up his mind, turned and left without hesitation.
The atmosphere had been set; there was no point in staying.
Originally, Uchiha Dan had intended to slowly tell Tsunade about these matters through the Pharmaceutical Department incident.
However, Tsunade suddenly pulled a fast one, forcing Uchiha Dan to change his plans at the last minute.
From the effect, the current approach was better, as Tsunade was already overwhelmed with guilt.
But relatively, the risk was much greater.
If Tsunade were to act on her own initiative again and mess things up, he would truly be close to death. If he had known this, why would he have offended that crazy old woman Utatane Koharu?
He had even prepared the words to tell Tsunade, but Tsunade unexpectedly didn't play by the rules.
Now he could only gamble.
He gambled that Hiruzen Sarutobi would delay his decision, considering the immense contributions he had made to the Village over the years.
He gambled that Tsunade would react quickly enough to ask Uzumaki Mito for help before Hiruzen Sarutobi made up his mind to eliminate him.
Damn Konoha, if I can survive and get through this crisis, I will make everyone pay the price.
After so many years of planning involving Tsunade, it should finally yield some results.
Uchiha Dan smiled bitterly to himself; it was truly difficult for him to stay alive.
Aside from adding fuel to the fire in accusing Tsunade and igniting her intense guilt, everything else he had said earlier was essentially true.
Now was the crucial moment; life or death depended on this final push.
After walking only a few hundred meters, Sakumo Hatake suddenly appeared in front of Uchiha Dan.
"Haha, Sakumo Hatake, are you going to make a move on me?" Uchiha Dan despaired.
This was Sakumo Hatake, not that useless Utatane Koharu.
How could he fight him?
Having no actual combat experience, he simply couldn't be this guy's opponent.
"Kill you?" Sakumo Hatake asked, utterly perplexed, "Why would I kill you?"
"Didn't Hokage-sama send you to kill me?" Uchiha Dan asked again.
"What Hokage-sama? I didn't even go to see him!"
Sakumo Hatake's words rekindled hope in Uchiha Dan's heart.
"Why didn't you go report what just happened to the Hokage?" Uchiha Dan asked, puzzled.
"Why do you care?" Sakumo Hatake didn't want to explain much. "Hurry up and walk ahead; I still need to monitor you!"
Uchiha Dan smiled, a very happy smile.
He suddenly understood why Hiruzen Sarutobi had always disliked Sakumo Hatake so much.
Sakumo Hatake, who came from a samurai family, was different from other ANBU Ninja; he clearly had his own ideas.
While other ANBU Ninja were completely obedient to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sakumo Hatake only did what he believed was right.
Sakumo Hatake was actually very loyal, but his loyalty was to Konoha, not to an individual.
As long as it benefited Konoha, he would do it; if it didn't benefit Konoha, he wouldn't, unaffected by the will of others.
How could Hiruzen Sarutobi tolerate this?
That's why Sakumo Hatake was later transferred out of Anbu, because Hiruzen Sarutobi truly didn't want to see him anymore.
After walking another few hundred meters, Uchiha Dan suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind him.
Finally reacted?
Uchiha Dan was speechless; what kind of person would be so stunned by a few words that they couldn't move?
It almost scared him to death by Sakumo Hatake just now.
Although Tsunade at this time was also not Sakumo Hatake's opponent, with her there, Sakumo Hatake, even if he received orders, would not make a move in front of her.
In fact, in Uchiha Dan's long-standing conjectures, Hiruzen Sarutobi would most likely not directly order ANBU Ninja to kill him.
Uchiha Dan's earlier claim of sensing killing intent in the Chakra of ANBU Ninja was actually a trick to fool Tsunade.
He wasn't a Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki; how could he sense the good or evil of Chakra?
Since Konoha's founding, there had never been a case of any Hokage directly ordering ANBU Ninja to openly attack a civilian who had committed no crime.
This was something that would shake the very foundation.
Once such things became addictive, Konoha might completely lose its stability.
This kind of thing was what Root would do, but Root had not even been established at this time.
The establishment of Root was on the eve of the Second Shinobi World War.
At that time, to prevent the infiltration of enemy spies and in urgent need of war intelligence, Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to Danzo Shimura's proposal to establish Root.
But even if Root Ninja were to do it, it wouldn't be in broad daylight; they couldn't be exposed, and would instead do it even more secretly.
However, facing death, Uchiha Dan dared not harbour even a shred of luck.
As the footsteps grew closer, Uchiha Dan suddenly, as if by a ghost's whim, dodged to the side.
Tsunade, with her arms outstretched, passed directly through the spot where Uchiha Dan had just been.
Her embrace missed, and Tsunade immediately felt incredibly wronged, tears threatening to fall again.
She had already made up her mind, even if it meant sacrificing her dignity, to beg Uchiha Dan's forgiveness, even willing to expose her hidden feelings of many years.
But Uchiha Dan had actually anticipated her anticipation and dodged to the side.
Normally, Uchiha Dan wouldn't mind letting Tsunade take a little advantage.
But now it was a matter of life and death!
At this moment, the more guilty Tsunade felt, the greater the possibility that she would help him regardless of the cost.
Once the guilt lessened and sweetness increased, she would start overthinking again, which would only make things worse.
"Dan, your eyes…" Tsunade's eyes were already red, and she reached out to wipe away Uchiha Dan's blood and tears, while also checking his eyes.
Uchiha Dan, however, took a step back, casually wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and revealed a desperate smile mixed with various complex emotions, saying, "Tsunade, go back! There's no need to waste your feelings and tears on someone about to die."
"Dan, I'm sorry!" Tsunade apologised with utmost sincerity.
"Apologies are the most useless thing at this moment." Uchiha Dan merely shook his head, saying, "Can I avoid death just because you say you're sorry?"
"No!" Tsunade quickly shook her head, "You can avoid death, there must be a way."
"Don't forget, Hiruzen Sarutobi is the Hokage; if he truly wants to kill me, you can't stop him." Uchiha Dan reminded her.
"There must be a way, come with me!" Tsunade grabbed Uchiha Dan's hand and ran towards the Senju Clan's compound.
"Let go of me, I want to go home, I want to see my adoptive parents and my brother one last time." Uchiha Dan struggled with all his might.
"I won't let go!" Tsunade was determined to take Uchiha Dan to see Uzumaki Mito.
In her opinion, Grandma was always so wise; she would definitely have a solution.
The two of them, hand in hand, ran through half of Konoha.
Countless people were stunned to see this scene.
How come they always heard that Lady Tsunade and Dr. Dan were like fire and water before?
Do young people's minds change this quickly?
"Grandma, Grandma!" As soon as they entered the Senju Clan's compound, Tsunade eagerly called out.
"Sis, you're back… Uh…" Nawaki, who was playing, was about to greet her when he saw Tsunade running in, holding Uchiha Dan's hand. He immediately ran towards the backyard, shouting, "Grandma, Grandma!"
"My sister brought her boyfriend home!"