"With just these trivial matters, you have the nerve to say you're busy? What is the Shadow Clone Technique for? Did you really think it could only be used for gathering intelligence?"
In less than an hour, Seiryū had finished processing the "files" on Tsunade's desk.
He glanced at Tsunade with a look of disdain.
He had thought it was something major.
How could she have the nerve to claim she was busy with such petty trifles?
She should use the Shadow Clone Technique.
A job that took one person half a day could be finished in half an hour with a few more Shadow Clones.
Surely she did not really think the Shadow Clone Technique could only be used for combat or gathering intelligence?
Tsunade flipped through the files Seiryū had processed and found no errors. She could not help but ask, "How did you process them so quickly? You just glanced at them, yet you handled them without a single mistake?"
It took her the better part of a day to process these files.
Yet Seiryū finished them in less than an hour.
And he did not even use the Shadow Clone Technique.
Seiryū shook his head speechlessly. "It's hard to explain to someone with your brain. With just these few hundred words, can't you memorize them all with a single glance? Once memorized, handling them is easy."
Tsunade: "..."
"Monster!"
Not knowing what else to say, Tsunade could only use that word to describe him.
Seiryū was speechless. "Can you speak properly? I have a feeling you're implying something about me."
Tsunade shot Seiryū a sidelong glance. "Isn't that exactly what you are?"
Seiryū did not want to discuss this topic.
This bad woman always found a way to twist things.
Seiryū changed the subject. "Speaking of which, has Jiraiya-sensei returned to the village yet? I wanted to find a time to go with him to Mount Myōboku to learn the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku."
Jiraiya had recently run off to Mount Myōboku.
He had not even gone to see Yahiko, Konan, or Nagato.
Seiryū wondered.
Could the Great Toad Sage have prophesied something else?
It was possible.
Because of his appearance, the plot had long since been twisted beyond recognition.
Was Naruto still the Child of Prophecy?
It was hard to say!
Perhaps the Great Toad Sage had predicted something else and thus sought out Jiraiya.
Seiryū was a bit curious about the Great Toad Sage's so-called prophecies.
But not much.
More importantly, he had some free time now and planned to learn the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku.
He had not forgotten that he still had an unfinished mission regarding the power of the Quincy.
Tsunade waved her hand. "You'll have to ask Minato about that. Minato was the one who told me that Jiraiya had headed to Mount Myōboku."
"Is that so?"
After thinking for a moment, Seiryū said, "Then I'll head over to Minato-senpai's place. I also have some things to discuss with Kushina-nee."
Seeing that Seiryū was about to leave, Tsunade said, "Remember to tell me when you're heading to Mount Myōboku. I'll go with you. I haven't been to Mount Myōboku yet."
She would go along.
She was not sure if practicing two types of Sage Mode would affect Seiryū's body.
So she had to keep an eye on him!
Even though Seiryū would not listen to anyone when he got extreme.
She could only feel at ease if she saw him with her own eyes.
"Oh."
Seiryū replied.
Then he waved at Tsunade. "I'm off then. Remember not to forget my reward."
After saying that.
Seiryū flashed away and disappeared.
"Reward, reward, reward."
Tsunade shook her head and whispered, "He really is a little money-grubber."
She could not understand him sometimes.
She could only use that word to describe Seiryū.
....
Seiryū left the Hokage Office and came to Minato's house, clapping his hands against the door.
He shouted, "Senpai, Kushina-nee, I've come to visit! Are you home?"
Not long after, the door opened.
Kushina, with a dark expression, looked at Seiryū and complained speechlessly, "Can't you keep your voice down? Don't disturb the neighbors."
Seiryū greeted her, "Kushina-nee, you've become even more beautiful. Did you go for a beauty treatment?"
Kushina said proudly, "I'm naturally beautiful just like Tsunade-sama. Why would I need beauty treatments? Do you really think the constitution of the Uzumaki clan is a joke?"
"You're still different from that bad woman. She has the Yin Seal, and you don't. You'll age faster, so I suggest you visit beauty salons more often in the future."
Kushina choked and really wanted to beat up this clansman of hers. "No one will think you're mute if you don't speak, so just shut up!"
Seiryū shook his head with emotion. "The truth is a sharp blade. You've broken down. You're also from the Uzumaki clan, yet you can't learn the Yin Seal. You're too weak!"
Kushina tried to save face a little. "That's only because the Nine-Tails is sealed inside me, interfering with my Chakra control!"
Seiryū nodded, though his words lacked sincerity. "Yes, yes, I believe you, okay?"
Kushina: "..."
She really wanted to hit this clansman of hers!
Unfortunately, Seiryū was as strong as a monster now.
"Seiryū, do you have something to see me about?"
A clear, gentle voice came, and Minato, wearing an apron and holding a wooden spoon, looking like a househusband, walked out of the kitchen.
He smiled at Seiryū. "Why not stay for a meal? I'm cooking."
"It's free, right?"
"Yes."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony. Speaking of which, Senpai, your cooking still lacks a bit of inspiration. I'll go to Kurenai another day and get her recipes for you to look at. That is true deliciousness."
"..."
Minato recalled Seiryū's unique taste.
He quickly waved his hand to indicate it was not necessary. "I think home-cooked meals are just fine."
"Senpai, that's not right. You must be brave enough to try new things. Working behind closed doors is not the way to go!"
"Mhm, definitely next time!"
Minato nodded.
Saying the words Seiryū often said.
"Definitely next time" was equivalent to a polite refusal.
At home.
Handing a cup of tea to Seiryū, Minato asked curiously, "You came over, is there something you need?"
Drinking a sip of tea, Seiryū explained his purpose. "Nothing much, just came to ask if you know the situation with Jiraiya."
"Since the war has stopped recently, I have some free time and plan to go practice the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku."
"The Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku?"
Minato was taken aback.
He knew that Seiryū had already mastered the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest.
Why would he think of practicing the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku?
Seiryū said, "You know my situation. My Sage Mode, how should I put it? It's quite strange."
"I can't enter Sage Mode, so I want to try the Sage Mode of other holy lands!"
"Your Sage Mode is indeed strange."
Minato also knew about Seiryū's strange Sage Mode.
He could perform Sage techniques but could not enter Sage Mode.
Thinking for a moment, Minato added, "I'm not entirely sure when Master will return to the village. I'll summon Sage Fukasaku later and ask."
"Then I'll leave it to you, Senpai."
"There's no need to say that between us brothers."
"Seiryū."
At this moment, Kushina leaned in, looking at Seiryū with gossipy, curious eyes.
Her voice carried an irrepressible sense of inquiry. "Your sister has some words. I don't know if I should say them or not."
Seiryū glanced at her and pouted. "Then don't say them!"
Kushina acted as if she had not heard Seiryū's words and continued to ask, "Your relationship with Tsunade-sama is really unusual, isn't it?"
"I didn't expect it. You actually managed to make Tsunade-sama care about you so much. This is so surprising to me!"
Before, when she met with the trio of Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato.
She had accidentally heard an interesting thing from them.
And under her guidance, she had successfully learned a very significant and gossipy matter from Yahiko and Konan!
The relationship between Seiryū and Tsunade was not a simple Sensei-student relationship.
This, this, this.
After she "dug" this out from the three of them.
The shock in her heart was incomparable!
At the same time, it also added a thick layer of gossip!
So, Tsunade's care for Seiryū was not just a Sensei-student relationship, but also involved deeper trust and concern?
Too exciting!
As a woman, she was undoubtedly gossipy.
At this moment, she just wanted to ask Seiryū if this was true!
Hearing this, Minato slowly generated a question mark. "?"
Seiryū and Tsunade-sama?
Why could he not understand these words?
"?"
Seiryū also generated a question mark.
Where did you get this information?
It made him even more shocked than when his secrets were exposed.
However, Seiryū nodded very seriously. "That bad woman is indeed very important to me."
"She helped me when I first came to Konoha, and later, as we spent more time together, I trusted her even more."
At times like this, one must express their thoughts.
One must absolutely not act like the brain-dead protagonists in comedies and say things they did not mean.
Otherwise, it would be a disaster if a misunderstanding appeared!
One's stance needed to be firm!
Just tell the truth!
"First meeting!?"
Kushina was stunned.
When Seiryū first met Tsunade, Seiryū was only six or seven years old, right?
Thinking of this, she gasped. "It started from then? So that's how it is?"
Minato also had a strange expression.
He seemed to have heard something remarkable.
Seiryū trusted Tsunade-sama that much!
This kind of thing made his brain a bit sluggish.
No wonder.
"No wonder you brat always refused to admit you were Tsunade's disciple. So that's it! So that's it!!"
Kushina seemed to have thought of something, her face full of gossip. "Good, good, good. I underestimated you. So there was such a deep motive behind it!!"
Minato glanced at his girlfriend. They were truly of one mind, as he had just been thinking the same thing.
So Seiryū did not admit to being Tsunade-sama's disciple because of this reason!
Case closed!
Seiryū was hiding so deeply!
Kushina could not suppress the curiosity in her heart and continued to ask gossipy questions. "So, what is your situation now? Does Tsunade-sama also trust you that much?"
"Can you not be so gossipy?"
Seiryū did not really want to answer, so he turned his head to look at Minato and said, "Senpai, your food is about to burn."
Minato had a smile on his face. "No, I remember the time. It will be ready in two minutes, and it will only burn in three minutes."
Seiryū: "..."
As expected of you, Minato!
Still as reliable as ever!
But could you not give me a chance to change the subject?
Could it be that you are also gossiping about this?
Seiryū felt tired. "Don't ask. Asking is useless. Don't think about how old I am now. Even if that bad woman trusts me, it's impossible for her to give me any real authority right now, right?"
"That's true. Your situation is a bit, you know, not easy to handle! But your sister will support you. Come on, Seiryū!!"
Kushina nodded in agreement.
The relationship between Seiryū and Tsunade was indeed a bit complicated.
But she would support Seiryū.
Trust built from the very beginning. This was too moving.
She felt like she was watching something very interesting.
Women were all emotional.
She believed that bonds could overcome thousands of difficulties, and age, relationship, and status were not important. This actually made her even more interested!
Minato did not speak, but his heart became even more strange.
If he remembered correctly.
Jiraiya also seemed to have a deep bond with Tsunade.
If Jiraiya knew about this situation, he did not know what he would think.
He knew.
Tsunade's care, concern, and attention for Seiryū had already surpassed the relationship between a Sensei and a disciple.
In other words.
Tsunade might not just be regarding Seiryū as an ordinary disciple.
Seeming to have thought of something else, Kushina sighed slightly. "Sigh, it's just a pity."
She did not continue.
In her heart, she was thinking, if Rin knew that Seiryū already had such a close bond with Tsunade.
She would probably be very surprised, right?
Before knowing that Seiryū trusted Tsunade so much, she really hoped that Rin could get closer to Seiryū, hmm, and Kurenai too.
She could tell that Rin and Kurenai both cared about Seiryū!
It was just a pity that Seiryū already had someone he valued so deeply.
Seiryū was a bit confused. "What's a pity?"
Kushina let out a breath and said slowly, "Nothing. It's useless to say these things now. I'm just lamenting that you brat are too likable."
Although Seiryū was only eleven or twelve years old, he was already a handsome young man.
In terms of appearance, even her own handsome boyfriend could not compare to Seiryū.
He was too popular!
"Oh, so that's what you were referring to, Kushina-nee."
Seiryū sensed something from Kushina's words and expression.
He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. I not only value that bad woman, but I also value Kurenai, Rin, Queen Sara, and Hina-san."
"As long as they trust me and I trust them, I will not let them down!"
"This is a responsibility one should have as a man!"
He had thought Kushina was lamenting something else.
Just this?
He did not only value that bad woman Tsunade.
He would not let the others down either!
What was there to lament about this?
"???"
Once these words came out, question marks popped up on the foreheads of both Kushina and Minato.
When they looked at each other, they both saw shock and astonishment in each other's eyes.
It was as if they were confirming whether they had heard wrong.
Kushina was sure she had not heard wrong, her face full of disbelief. "Seiryū, what are you saying? If Tsunade-sama hears this."
Seiryū looked unconcerned. "What's to hear or not hear? It's not like she doesn't know!"
The two of them: "???"
What was this situation?
Their souls of gossip were burning fiercely!
(To be continued.)