Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

"Damn it, let me go! What does it matter to you whether I'm from the Uzumaki clan or not, you wretched blonde bear woman!"

"And I don't want to follow you, what kind of disciple am I!"

On the street not far from the hotel, Momona stared at the other person's big bear, feeling somewhat defeated compared to her own Momoko.

Tsunade, who was holding onto Momona who was trying to kick her, looked somewhat helpless and could only explain.

"As a member of the Senju clan, and even my grandmother was a member of the Uzumaki clan, I cannot simply ignore you after seeing you."

"It's rare to encounter someone from the Uzumaki clan, so I must take good care of them. However, I don't want to go back to Konoha, so you'll have to come with me!"

Momona: "Beep beep beep~" (Cybertronian language)

They exchanged harsh words, but because the other party was the person Izumi was looking for, they dared not say anything else.

(Momo) struggled for a while, but found that the other party had a strange strength and she could not break free at all. In the end, she was discouraged and her whole body was covered in sweat.

Seeing that he had stopped struggling, Tsunade smiled and coaxed, "Alright, you said yourself you don't know any relatives, why don't you come with me?"

"When Uzushiogakure was destroyed, Konoha was unaware, and your whereabouts were nowhere to be found. It is fortunate that I was able to meet you today."

"So, follow me, and I guarantee you won't be persecuted. As Tsunade of Konoha, I have the confidence to protect you."

Momona rolled her eyes inwardly. When I was being persecuted, you didn't even know where you were. Who are you telling this to now?

But is this woman Tsunade from Konoha? It turns out that Lord Izumigawa is looking for her!

What to do now? Although my identity has not been revealed, my red hair means that my identity as a member of the Uzumaki clan has been seen through by the other party.

Before she could return to report, she was seized and questioned. After barely managing to answer a few questions, the other party actually wanted her to follow her as a disciple.

Momona, her eyes darting around, realized that she couldn't force the issue now; it seemed she had no choice but to try a softer approach.

So he relented and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, but I have to go back first; I still have some things at the hotel."

"So let me go first, I won't run away, just follow me!"

Looking at the giant bear that was blocking her view, Momona pouted inwardly, feeling quite unconvinced. "I'll grow bigger later; it doesn't count now."

Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the other party had agreed. If the other party had continued to be so stubborn, she would have had a headache.

After all, he had no ill intentions, and since the other party was a member of the Uzumaki clan, if anyone found out, he would definitely be captured and used as a backup Jinchūriki.

She probably has no idea how serious this is, and thinks she's harming him. Now that she's willing to agree, it's fine, since the other party can't escape anyway.

"Okay, no problem!"

"You can't run away anyway."

Tsunade released Momona and stood next to Shizune, watching her. For some reason, she had been feeling irritable lately, but meeting Momona had eased her mind somewhat.

As Momona rubbed her wrist, she looked at the red mark on it and felt a little sorry for herself. Why did she have to be so hard on the other person?

Why not just soften your stance and bring them to Lord Izumigawa's side?

Thinking of this, he hummed happily and walked towards the hotel without looking back.

Tsunade didn't mind and followed the other party with Shizune. In any case, given her strength and status, there was no danger unless something unexpected happened.

……

Oh no, something's gone wrong!

Tsunade followed Momona all the way to the inn, where she saw a white figure leap down from the second floor.

Before she could even grab Momona in front of her, she ran behind her and hid, making a face at her.

This made Tsunade realize that she had been set up. Wait, something's not right. It seems like she was the one who went to find the other party.

As for why Tsunade sensed something was wrong, it was because Izumi, who was standing in front of her at that moment, was not wearing colored contact lenses and was emanating a faint Nine-Tails chakra.

Tsunade could never forget that chakra aura; it was the Nine-Tails' chakra she had sensed while clinging to her grandmother, Mito.

Furthermore, the Byakugan in the opponent's right eye is something the Hyuga clan absolutely forbids from being exposed, yet it's brazenly displayed right here.

"You are that... traitor from the Mist Village!" Tsunade finally remembered this information and shouted it out.

When she was in the Land of Rain fighting against the Sand Ninja, she had heard about what happened when the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja first made a peace treaty.

[Burning Release] With Pakura's disappearance, a traitor with the Shikotsumyaku bloodline appeared in the Mist Ninja, severely injuring the Mist Ninja team and his teacher, and stealing the Byakugan.

"I never expected to be recognized by Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin. It's truly an honor."

Izumikawa gently tapped Momona, who was making faces at Tsunade while holding her waist, almost causing the latter to bite her tongue.

Momona then calmed down, revealing a somewhat aggrieved expression, and whispered her tattling.

"Lord Izumikawa, it's this blonde bear girl who tried to capture me as her disciple and wouldn't let me leave."

"Luckily, I used a little trick to get her to come back with me, which gave me a chance to escape!"

As she spoke, Momona glared at Tsunade again, clearly dissatisfied.

This angered Tsunade, who said, "Do you know what you're doing?"

"The Kirigakure ninja are definitely the prime suspects in the destruction of Uzumaki Village!"

"As a member of the Uzumaki clan, you actually follow a Kirigakure ninja, even though that ninja is a defector from Kirigakure."

Momona snorted lightly. She didn't care about any of that. If it weren't for Izumi, there would be no present today.

He retorted directly, "So what? I have absolutely no memory of Uzushiogakure. From childhood until now, my only memories are of fleeing with my parents."

"If it weren't for Lord Izumi's protection, I would have died somewhere long ago."

These words left Tsunade speechless. As the princess of Konoha, she had not experienced such hardships and could hardly understand how difficult it was for the other person to survive.

Izumikawa reached out to comfort Momona, telling her not to get so agitated, and then slowly said to Tsunade, "Thank you, Tsunade-hime, for bringing Momona back."

"As a token of my gratitude, I'd like to ask you to stay a little longer!"

"After all, if you want to keep Momona as your disciple, why don't you come with me now!"

"Shizune, run!" Tsunade said in a low voice, making a gesture behind her back, indicating that Shizune should contact Konoha after running away.

【Corpse Bone Vein. Bone Prison】!

With just a wave of his hand, Izumi Kawa shot out three bone spikes from the back of his hand, which continued to grow larger in the air, transforming into a bone prison that enveloped the two of them.

Tsunade snorted coldly, activated her B-rank ninjutsu, Super Strength, and slammed her fist into the bone prison in front of her. The bone prison was instantly smashed apart, with bones flying everywhere.

Without any pause, he stomped his foot, shattering the ground, and charged towards Quanchuan like a wild bull.