The Land of Fire was originally just one of many small nations, but by catching a ride on the founding of Konoha, it became the strongest nation, bar none.
The Daimyo, whose political maneuvering was certainly not weak, naturally sought to win over Konoha’s founders, especially the Senju clan.
Thus, Tsunade, the little princess of the Senju clan, was granted the title of “Princess of the Land of Fire,” a title not even the Daimyo’s biological daughter could claim.
“Eh?
I have a title like that?
I didn’t even know,” Tsunade said cheerfully, skipping along the streets of the Land of Fire’s capital.
“Princess!
Princess!
This lady is a princess!”
Humming a happy, off-key tune under her breath, she suddenly turned her head, pointed at Tatsukaze, and shouted in a delicate, bossy voice.
“You insolent commoner over there, drop to your knees before this Princess at once!”
“To think you dared to spank this Princess’s ass…
Hey!
Surrender quietly right now, and if you yield, this Princess might just grant you leniency!”
Tatsukaze blinked, watching Tsunade quietly.
“Hmph hmph, should I subject you to the tickling punishment, or the spanking punishment?”
Tsunade licked her lips, looking exactly as if she were about to avenge her past humiliations.
Smack!
Smack!
Smack!
“You insolent brute!
How dare you spank this Princess’s ass?
Stop this instant!”
Smack!
Smack!
Smack!
“Damn it!
My Princess ass!
You’re dead, you’re so dead!
The death penalty, this definitely calls for the death penalty!”
Tatsukaze was entirely unmoved and continued: Smack!
Smack!
Smack!
“Sensei!
I was wrong!
I was really wrong, please spare me this time!”
Tsunade’s eyes brimmed with tears.
With every smack, she let out a delicate moan.
Her entire body was pressed down over Tatsukaze’s lap as he swung his hand, landing blow after blow.
“Are you still going to dare provoke your Sensei?”
Tsunade’s little face was flushed bright red.
She shook her head repeatedly, “I won’t dare, I won’t dare, I’ll never dare again!”
“Hmph hmph, you brought this on yourself,” Tatsukaze said, rubbing his nose and perfectly defining Tsunade’s suicidal provocation.
“Sensei.” Tsunade pouted, asking indignantly, “I’m already a princess now, so why can you still spank my as…
I mean, bully me?”
Tatsukaze smiled and shook his head, saying, “What do you think a princess is?
To put it bluntly, it’s just a title.
You can’t eat it, you can’t drink it, and unless you run into some blindly loyal subject, it has absolutely no use at all!”
“Oh wait, maybe it has some use.
For example, if you get captured, the enemy can sell you for a really good price!”
“Oh…” Tsunade lowered her head in disappointment.
Tatsukaze patted Tsunade’s head and chuckled lightly, “Haha, don’t worry about it.
Status is utterly useless if you say it’s useless, but if you leverage it properly, it might just prove effective.”
Tsunade lowered her head in thought, but then suddenly jumped back.
Her delicate face turned completely red, and her large, watery eyes were filled with shame, indignation, and sheer embarrassment.
“Sensei, your hand…”
“What’s wrong with my hand?”
With her willow-like eyebrows and starry eyes, skin as white as snow, and breathtaking beauty, Tsunade lowered her fair neck, radiating an unspoken, bashful charm.
“You just spanked my ass, and then you…
you put it right on your nose…”
“Ahem!” Tatsukaze’s thick-skinned face actually flushed a little, and the hand resting on his nose suddenly dropped.
“Mhm, the scent isn’t bad, mhm…”
“Sensei!”
Tsunade instantly blushed to the tips of her ears, furiously stomped her foot, and shouted in extreme embarrassment and anger, “Sensei!
You’re such a pervert!”
“Haha!”
The Capital of the Land of Fire, Tenshukaku.
“Hmm, ninjas of Konoha, I understand the purpose of your visit.
Preparations for the investiture ceremony of the Princess of the Land of Fire will begin shortly,” the Daimyo, who was as skinny as a monkey, sat behind a bamboo screen and spoke in a sickeningly gentle voice.
Tatsukaze instantly got goosebumps all over his body.
Fuck me, this sissy is too much!
“Yes…” Answering normally took an immense amount of effort.
‘Well, even if my combat power is sky-high, there are just some things I’ll never be good at dealing with,’ Tatsukaze shook his head silently in his heart.
‘But those people hiding around us…
The Twelve Guardian Ninja?
No, Konoha didn’t dispatch dedicated guards, so are they samurai recruited by the Daimyo?’
Tatsukaze lowered his head, his eyes sweeping across every single hiding spot.
Although he didn’t make a move, everyone understood—this was intimidation!
Between allies, or rather, between the Daimyo and the hidden villages, there were always conflicts of interest.
You hide your presence, and I spot your tracks—this entire process was a form of invisible competition.
“Hmm?
Tsunade, what’s wrong?”
Tatsukaze glanced over and noticed Tsunade standing restlessly behind him.
Her bright, watery eyes darted around in every direction, revealing a hint of timidity.
“Not used to it?”
Although Tsunade was the princess of Konoha, her ninja upbringing meant she wasn’t coddled in luxury.
Her clothes, shurikens, and gear were all masterpieces worth tens of thousands of gold pieces, but faced with the opulent, majestic decorations of the Daimyo’s castle, she couldn’t help but feel intimidated.
“This vase is so pretty!
The flowers planted in it are gorgeous!
They look like a really expensive breed.
Ah, it’s such a waste to put them here; they won’t get enough sunlight, and the flowers will wither.”
“Ah!
This carving is so exquisite.
What kind of bird is that carved into it?”
“The clothes these maids are wearing are so beautiful!
I want to wear one too!”
She acted a bit like a country bumpkin entering the city for the first time.
But Tsunade didn’t know that those flowers were worth less than her custom-made, precisely designed ninja sandals.
The exquisite carving was worth less than the ninja uniform she wore, which could resist minor injuries.
As for the maids’ clothes, the total value of their entire outfits wouldn’t even match a single shuriken that Tsunade treated as a mere consumable!
However, for a young girl, being pretty was everything.
In Tsunade’s mind, ugly sandals, an ugly ninja uniform, and shurikens that had absolutely nothing to do with being pretty were completely worthless.
“Hmph, what a country bumpkin!”
A disdainful, delicate snort instantly made Tsunade’s face flush red with embarrassment.
She immediately turned her head, looking at the source of the voice: a dignified and elegant little loli wearing a white palace dress.
“Who the hell are you?!
What right do you have to talk about me?!”
The little loli twitched her delicate nose and raised her head arrogantly: “I am the Princess of the Land of Fire, the daughter of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, Princess Mina!”
“I am completely different from a fake like you!”
Tsunade instantly exploded in anger.
She stood right up, pointed at the little loli, and scolded her.
“You’re just a measly little princess!
My Sensei said it himself—”
“‘What do you think a princess is?
To put it bluntly, it’s just a title.
You can’t eat it, you can’t drink it, and unless you run into some blindly loyal subject, it has absolutely no use at all!'”
“‘Oh wait, maybe it has some use.
For example, if you get captured, the enemy can sell you for a really good price!'”
“The only thing you’re good for is fetching a decent price thanks to your princess title!”
Tsunade’s fierce shout echoed throughout the Tenshukaku, and the surroundings instantly plunged into dead silence.