I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

I want one of Chapter 77 too!

In just a short while.

Hiruzen Sarutobi finally arrived in a hurry with several ANBU members.

After giving a slightly strange look to the three members of the Uchiha clan—each holding a string of three-colored dumplings and watching the show in the courtyard—he personally stepped forward to stop Tsunade and began to earnestly persuade her.

Uchiha Hikaru wasn't nearby and couldn't hear very clearly, but he vaguely heard some words like "the crimes are being investigated" and "the trial and sentencing will be postponed after the injuries are healed." There seemed to be a few words like "First Hokage," "Second Hokage," and "human experimentation" mixed in.

Because of her hemophobia, Tsunade was actually unable to continue fighting, but she still kept a straight face and had a big argument with her teacher.

As for Danzo...

He was then carried away on a stretcher by two secret agents.

This guy suffered a severe injury in the last Root base incident and has been lying in the hospital for more than a month. He was only able to get out of bed in the last few days. This time, he was punched by Tsunade and suffered a fracture in half of his body. It is estimated that he will have to lie in bed for another half month.

"snort!"

Tsunade snorted unhappily and called Shizune to prepare to leave.

As she passed by Uchiha Hikaru and his two companions, the blonde woman paused, casting a scrutinizing glance at them: "Hey, you three brats, you've been following me since earlier, what are you trying to do?"

"?!"

Upon hearing Tsunade's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately widened his eyes.

Even the current Hokage doesn't dare to call Uchiha Hikaru "kid." If Uchiha Hikaru gets angry about this, things might get really messy today.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was racking his brains trying to figure out how to smooth things over.

Bulma suddenly spoke—

"that……"

Bulma gestured to her chest with both hands and asked softly, "Sister, do you have any special breast enhancement secrets? Could you sell me the formula?"

"?"

Tsunade's eyelids twitched: "You've followed me all this way just to ask this kind of question?... How boring."

"...Ms. Hikari, I'm so sorry!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi finally found an opportunity to interject. He coughed and said quickly, "Tsunade, like Jiraiya, is one of my disciples. She had been traveling outside the village for several years and only returned this morning. She was unaware of your identity, so she had no intention of offending you. Please forgive her!"

After hearing this...

Tsunade was taken aback at first, then realized what she meant: "Oh... so the Uchiha clansman who destroyed Root that Jiraiya mentioned in his letter, you are? I thought you were a very old senior, but you are much younger than I expected."

"Same to you."

Uchiha Hikaru smiled slightly.

The current timeline is still Konoha Year 52—it will be Year 53 in a few days, and there are still nearly ten years until the Fifth Hokage takes office in the original storyline. Therefore, Tsunade is actually only just over forty years old, which is not considered old for a ninja.

However, if you only look at her face and figure, she looks more like a woman in her mid-twenties.

This almost eternal youth preservation technique is truly unique to Tsunade in the entire ninja world, and the reason is probably related to the "Yin Seal" she has cultivated.

to be honest……

Uchiha Hikaru was quite envious of Tsunade's "Yin Seal" and medical ninjutsu.

There's also the contract scroll from Shikkub Forest.

However, as an ancestor of the Uchiha clan, it would be difficult for her to find a suitable reason to seek advice from a descendant of the Senju clan, her sworn enemy. Even if it were a "transaction," she didn't seem to have anything that would interest Tsunade.

—Tsunade is currently in a state of drunken stupor, numbing herself with alcohol and gambling, and is indifferent to the things around her. Perhaps only reviving Nawaki and Dan Kato can rouse her...

the other side.

Tsunade showed no interest in interacting much with Uchiha Hikaru. She didn't even give much face to her teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and turned away rudely after only a few words.

Kato Shizune was left behind, bowing repeatedly in apology.

"I'm so sorry, Third Hokage and Lord Hikaru! Lady Tsunade has been very upset lately because she learned about Danzo's secret human experiments on the villagers. It's definitely not directed at you! I'll try my best to persuade her!"

"It's alright."

Uchiha Hikaru wouldn't stoop to the level of arguing with someone who's completely lost their will to live.

To be honest, Kato Shizune has had quite a lot of bad luck.

Despite being quite young, she had been wandering around with Tsunade since childhood, taking care of Tsunade's daily life, dealing with gambling dens and creditors, and occasionally acting as Tsunade's surgeon. If Tsunade were to become the Fifth Hokage in the future, she would also have to help handle various village documents and share the workload of the medical team...

This is the epitome of the 996 work culture in modern society.

Seeing that she had no intention of pursuing the matter, Shizune breathed a sigh of relief, bowed a few more times, and quickly followed in the direction Tsunade had left.

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed and glanced at Bulma: "Miss Hikari, may I ask who this is...?"

"A friend of mine."

Uchiha Hikaru's words were concise and to the point.

Bulma smiled and extended her hand, introducing herself, "Hello, sir, nice to meet you, I'm Bulma!"

"...So it's Miss Bulma, nice to meet you."

After exchanging a few polite words, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to Hikari Uchiha and changed the subject: "Miss Hikari, we have made a preliminary investigation into the Kirigakure attack a couple of days ago. According to the prisoners, they received a secret order from the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, to seize the Uchiha clan's bloodline limit, which is why they infiltrated Konoha and launched this surprise attack..."

Thanks to your help in resolving this crisis for Konoha, I have already ordered that the highest level of compensation be sent to the families of the fallen Uchiha clan members, and their names will later be engraved on memorial tablets...

"Does Miss Hikari have any other requests?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's words were actually just a polite remark.

but……

"have."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded immediately, pointing to his forehead: "That little girl's purple mark on her forehead was pretty. I want to get one too."

"?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned.

"Um... Miss Hikari, actually the mark on Tsunade's forehead wasn't drawn on, but rather a ninjutsu that she developed herself..."

"I know, otherwise why would I tell you?"

Uchiha Hikaru looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot: "Aren't you the Kage of the village, and that little girl's teacher? You can't even do something this simple, can you?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't hold back any longer: "As you just saw, Tsunade is quite stubborn, and she might not listen to me..."

"If that doesn't work, then compile the information on Yin-Yang Release from the Konoha Archives and let me look through it for a couple of days."

(End of this chapter)