“Good work.”
Orochimaru stamped the mission scroll while looking at the person before him with a faint smile.
Uchiha Yu helplessly shook his head.
“If Captain truly thinks we’ve worked hard, then at least give us a few days off.”
To his surprise, Orochimaru actually nodded.
“Very well.
Yu-kun and Nawaki may rest for several days.
After all, the two of you have completed many missions over the past month.”
Yu was briefly stunned before immediately nodding.
“Then thank you, Captain.”
The moment Nawaki heard he could finally rest, he instantly became excited.
“Oh yeah!
This Young Master can finally relax!
This Young Master can finally rest!”
Thump!
Before he could continue shouting, a painful flick landed directly on his forehead.
Tsunade stood nearby with an unfriendly expression.
“If you keep screaming like an idiot, This Lady doesn’t mind kicking you a few more times.”
Nawaki instantly became obedient.
“Uh…
Sis, why are you here?
Shouldn’t you still be at the Medical Department?”
Tsunade snorted coldly and narrowed her eyes dangerously.
“What?
Is This Lady not allowed to rest too?
Are you hoping I work myself to death?”
“N-no!
Of course not!”
Nawaki hurriedly waved both hands desperately.
After lecturing her younger brother, Tsunade turned toward Yu, who was currently chatting with Mikoto nearby.
“Enough talking.
Hurry up and cook something for This Lady first.
I’m starving.”
Yu could only sigh helplessly before heading toward the logistics department to gather ingredients.
Originally, some people were unwilling to hand over fresh food supplies so easily.
However, the moment Yu casually mentioned that Tsunade wanted to eat, everyone’s expressions changed immediately.
Not only did they stop refusing, they even enthusiastically handed over fresh vegetables and meat.
“Ahh…
I’m full.”
Tsunade lay lazily across the bed with complete satisfaction written on her face.
At this moment, she had absolutely no image of a noble lady whatsoever.
She looked completely messy and carefree.
Yu glanced toward Mikoto beside him.
“Are you getting used to life on the battlefield?”
Mikoto gently leaned against his shoulder while looking outside at the rainy scenery.
“It’s alright.
I’ve learned many things while following Lady Tsunade.”
Then she suddenly looked up toward him worriedly.
“But you also need to be careful.
The battlefield is very dangerous.
If something happened to you…”
Yu immediately grinned mischievously.
“What?
Are you worried about becoming a widow?”
“Go die!”
Mikoto instantly blushed and punched him lightly.
Tsunade watched the two fooling around before turning toward Nawaki, who was currently cleaning the dishes nearby.
Her face instantly filled with disdain.
“You truly cannot compare at all.
You never learn anything useful, yet you never leave leftovers either.
Hurry up and find yourself a future wife already.”
Nawaki’s expression instantly collapsed.
“Sis, I’m only ten years old!”
“You dare talk back?”
Tsunade glared at him immediately, causing Nawaki to shrink his neck like a frightened chick.
After bullying her younger brother, Tsunade suddenly turned toward Yu again.
“I heard you killed a Jonin recently?”
“A Jonin?!”
Mikoto was immediately shocked.
She instantly began checking Yu’s body anxiously.
“Were you injured anywhere?
Let me see quickly.”
Before Yu could answer, Nawaki excitedly interrupted first.
“Sis, you don’t know how ridiculous this guy is!”
He immediately began enthusiastically recounting everything that had happened over the past month.
“One Great Fireball burned seven or eight enemies alive, and that Jonin only lasted three moves before getting pierced by his Chidori!
And that’s not even the craziest part!”
As Nawaki continued speaking nonstop, surprise continuously flashed within Tsunade’s eyes, although her expression remained relatively calm.
After hearing everything, Tsunade first glanced at her younger brother disdainfully.
“Look at yourself.
If not for Yu protecting you, you would’ve died long ago.
Learn properly from him.”
Nawaki immediately lowered his head pitifully.
“Oh…”
Tsunade then looked back toward Yu as the corners of her lips curled upward slightly.
“You’ve hidden yourself quite deeply.
Why didn’t you show this level of strength back at the Academy?”
Yu chuckled lightly.
“Why would I?
Showing off for a bunch of little brats sounds boring.”
“Hahahaha!”
Tsunade immediately burst into loud laughter.
“You’re quite an interesting kid.”
At that moment, the tent curtain suddenly lifted.
“What are you all laughing about?
What’s so funny?”
A drenched and messy Jiraiya walked inside curiously while scratching his head.
“Get out.”
Tsunade glared at him mercilessly.
Jiraiya instantly obediently shut his mouth.
Soon afterward, Orochimaru also entered the tent and casually tossed a scroll toward Yu.
“Yu-kun, this is tomorrow’s mission.”
“No way!”
Nawaki instantly cried out miserably.
“Didn’t Sensei already say we could rest for several days?
Why is there another mission already?!”
Orochimaru calmly sat down and picked up the noodles that had been left for him.
“You are resting.
Tomorrow, a group of wounded shinobi will be escorted back to Konoha.
Yu-kun will temporarily lead the team.”
“Back to the village?!”
Nawaki’s eyes instantly lit up with excitement.
He had long since become tired of this miserable Land of Rain and desperately wanted to return home.
While Nawaki looked thrilled, Yu instead frowned slightly.
“Such an important escort mission, yet Captain is comfortable handing it to a ten-year-old child?”
Jiraiya swallowed a large mouthful of noodles before laughing loudly.
“A child?
What kind of child kills a Jonin at age ten?
And you even did it pretty easily.
Once you return this time, the Old Man will probably arrange for you to participate in the Chunin Exams.”
Orochimaru also nodded calmly.
“With Yu-kun’s strength, promotion to Chunin should not be difficult.
Precisely because of your abilities, I feel comfortable entrusting this mission to you.”
Yu could only sigh helplessly.
Then he turned toward Mikoto, who had remained quiet beside him.
“Do you want to return too?
I don’t feel comfortable leaving you here.”
In truth, he never wanted Mikoto to come to the battlefield in the first place.
This place was simply too dangerous.
Although he possessed considerable strength, he was far from invincible.
If Mikoto stayed safely within Konoha’s Military Police Force, he would not need to constantly worry about her while fighting on the front lines.
Mikoto’s cheeks turned slightly red.
Before she could answer, Tsunade spoke first.
“Mikoto should return as well.
You’ve already been away from home for an entire month.
It would be good to go back and visit your family.”
“Yes, Lady Tsunade.”
Since Tsunade had already spoken, Mikoto naturally could only nod obediently.
Besides, after spending so long away from home, she truly missed her mother somewhat.
Seeing that everything had been decided, Tsunade suddenly pulled out a pair of dice from somewhere with an excited grin.
“Come, come, come.
This Lady hasn’t gambled for an entire month already.
Help me pass the time.”
The moment Orochimaru finished eating, he immediately stood up.
“I still have matters to handle.”
Then he directly left.
Jiraiya hesitated for a moment before suddenly gritting his teeth.
“I…
I’m going on patrol too!”
He truly did not dare gamble with Tsunade.
If he won, he would get beaten.
If he lost, he would still get scolded.
More importantly, against Tsunade, he somehow always ended up losing horribly.
“Tch.”
Tsunade looked toward the tent entrance unhappily before slowly turning toward the three remaining children with a dangerous smile.
Nawaki instantly clutched his wallet tightly.
Just as he prepared to imitate Jiraiya and escape, Tsunade directly glared at him.
“Sit down.”
Then she smiled brightly.
“Come on.
You little brats probably don’t know how to play yet, right?
This Lady will teach you personally.”
Thus, Tsunade’s demonic claws mercilessly reached toward the three ten-year-old children.
Several hours later, Tsunade suddenly stormed angrily out of the tent.
“This Lady is in a terrible mood.
I’m going to find someone to vent on.”
Inside the tent, Mikoto stared blankly at the large pile of money before her.
“Lady Tsunade actually…”
Nawaki sighed helplessly.
“That’s normal.
Big Sis has always been like this ever since we were kids.
She loses every single time she gambles.
Honestly, even a random dog passing by could probably win money from her.”
[For plot purposes only.
Please do not imitate gambling.]
Yu could not help chuckling softly.
Today, he had finally personally witnessed what true terrible luck looked like.
At the same time, he completely understood why Tsunade was known as the Legendary Sucker.
Seriously…
Whoever married this woman in the future would probably go bankrupt sooner or later.