Konoha: From the moment I was adopted by Tsunade

Chapter 202 The Silence of Insomnia

After Natsume finished washing the dishes, he returned to the living room and found Tsunade sitting on the sofa, lost in thought.

"What are you thinking about?"

He sat down beside her and asked.

"Misaka seems a bit strange today."

Tsunade leaned on his shoulder quite naturally and said.

"What's so strange?"

Natsume's heart skipped a beat. Had she discovered the problem?

"You know what that feels like, right?"

Tsunade tilted her head back, squinted her eyes, stared at him for a while, and then turned her head away.

"oh."

Natsume leaned close to her ear, breathed out, and said, "I feel like you were being a little too obvious today."

"Eh?"

Tsunade rubbed her ear, a look of doubt in her eyes, and asked, "Really?"

She believed she had been very restrained.

"Of course there are."

Natsume smiled and said, "She may have already noticed the affection in your eyes."

"Then... what should we do?"

Tsunade's body trembled, her face turning pale and then red.

Panic and shyness combined.

She couldn't imagine how she would face Mikoto Uchiha after she found out about their relationship.

"It's alright, even if Aunt Mikoto saw it, she wouldn't believe it."

Seeing her unusually adorable appearance, Natsume couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her on the cheek.

Since Mikoto Uchiha already knew, she didn't dare to say anything.

Otherwise, they will be severely punished.

"It's all your fault!"

Enraged, Tsunade instinctively raised her right hand and elbowed him.

Natsume was hit in the chest by an arm.

Hmm, I don't feel anything at all.

On the contrary, Tsunade's exaggerated movements allowed Natsume to see a beautiful view.

His gaze followed the collar, and holy light suddenly shone from the vast valley.

"Hmph, he really is a pervert."

Tsunade noticed his gaze, pouted, and asked, "Why are you always so unserious?"

Where?

Natsume chuckled and said, "Looking at the scenery can prolong your life."

"gab."

Tsunade rolled her eyes at him, reached out and pinched his waist, saying, "If Mikoto finds out, you're dead!"

"I'm truly innocent!"

Natsume couldn't help but retort, "You're the one who was exposed, why are you blaming me?"

"Now that you've become Hokage, you don't listen to me anymore?"

Tsunade stood up and plopped down, creating a spectacular scene.

"I'll definitely listen to what my sister says."

Natsume smiled and hugged her, saying...

"Then today is your fault."

Tsunade said, being completely unreasonable.

"Yes, it was my fault."

Natsume's right hand moved down and touched her fleshy thigh. He said, "I'll apologize to you now."

Tsunade was slightly taken aback, and a look of horror appeared on her face.

She wanted to escape, but she couldn't.

Night falls.

Silently opened the door.

"I……"

She suddenly sniffed; a faint scent filled the air.

Instantly, her face flushed crimson.

Shizune took a deep breath and quickly returned to her room.

She knew that tonight would be another sleepless night.

the next day.

Natsume yawned and bumped into Shizune.

"Didn't you sleep well last night?"

He noticed Jingyin's uneasy expression and asked.

"..."

Jingyin glared at him, said nothing, and ran to the bathroom.

Natsume touched his chin and suddenly remembered that he had been so engrossed in yesterday that he forgot to set up a soundproof barrier.

What a sin!

He finally understood why silence would elicit this reaction.

But since things had come to this, there was nothing he could do.

After having breakfast, Natsume arrived at the Hokage Building.

The main reason is that Tsunade was sleeping in.

It was just him and Jingyin at home, which made things quite awkward.

"Natsume."

Kurenai Yuhi knocked on the door and entered, saying, "Two ninjas from Kirigakure have come and want to see you."

"Hidden Mist Village?"

Natsume paused, somewhat surprised.

But he quickly remembered what it was about.

Alliance.

After all, the Mizukage, Mei Terumi, gave away her first kiss.

In addition, there is a white eye.

"Tell them to go to the conference room."

Natsume waved his hand and said.

"Yes."

Kurenai turned and left.

After waiting for a moment, Natsume went to the conference room.

When I opened the door, I saw two people.

There was one I was quite familiar with, Qing.

The one-eyed dragon has his right eye covered, which is the white of his eye.

One of the most famous Jonin in Kirigakure.

Natsume once fought alongside him.

However, he was wearing a mask at the time, so Qing didn't know.

Now, because of Natsume, he has become a real one-eyed dragon.

But he himself didn't complain much.

As a ninja, his love for Kirigakure surpassed even his Byakugan.

The other was a boy who looked somewhat shy.

He has short blue hair, wears glasses, and carries two large swords on his back.

Chojuro.

The future sixth Mizukage.

One of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and the user of the twin swords Hiramekarei.

Natsume was somewhat surprised to see him.

It seems that Kirigakure really has no one available.

Mei Terumi has been forced to train young people.

It's a pity that Chojuro is not up to the task.

Thinking about it carefully, Kirigakure is even worse off than Sunagakure.

At least they have Gaara.

After Kankuro inherited Sasori's legacy, he also became a highly skilled fighter.

Besides Mei Terumi, it would be difficult to find another person like her in Kirigakure.

However, thanks to Natsume, we now have Zabuza Momochi and Haku, which is fortunate.

"Lord Hokage."

Ao immediately stood up and greeted them, saying, "Nice to meet you. I am Ao, and this is Chojuro."

"Qing, I've heard of you, the White-Eyed Killer."

Natsume smiled and sat down in the head seat.

"You flatter me, Hokage."

Qing quickly waved his hand and said, "Compared to you, it's nothing."

On their way here, he and Chojuro heard about Natsume's solo suppression of Sunagakure.

In terms of overall strength, Kirigakure isn't much better.

In other words, Natsume could kill them all if he wanted to.

Ao didn't want Kirigakure to suffer the same fate as Sunagakure.

All tailed beasts and ninjutsu were handed over.

That's just too tragic.

Besides, Mei Terumi had previously warned them not to get into a conflict with Konoha.

Due to various factors, Qing adopted a very humble attitude.

"What brings Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) to send you two here?"

Natsume asked a question he already knew the answer to.

"The Hidden Mist Village wants to form an alliance with the Hidden Leaf Village."

Qing immediately stood up, took out a glass bottle, and said, "This white eye is our sincerity."

To be honest, after learning about the tragic state of Sunagakure, he didn't think that a single Byakugan could be considered a sign of sincerity.

But Mei Terumi didn't explain anything else.

Ao carefully observed Natsume, afraid that he would get angry and turn on her.

At that time, he and Chojuro will be in deep trouble.

"good."

Natsume smiled, checked his Byakugan, and after confirming that there were no problems, said, "We can form an alliance."

Qing simply couldn't believe her ears.

Is it really that simple?

It went incredibly smoothly.

"What's wrong?"

Natsume narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Are you still hesitating?"

"No!"

Ao quickly waved his hand and said, "It's because the Hokage was too straightforward that Ao didn't quite catch on."

"Did you bring the covenant?"

Natsume asked, completely unconcerned.

The real price was paid by your Mizukage himself.

"have."

Ao took out two scrolls, opened them, and placed them in front of Natsume.

Mei Terumi's name has already been signed on it.

Once Natsume writes his name again, the alliance will be formed.

In fact, it's just a piece of waste paper.

Covenants and the like have no binding effect.

However, the necessary procedures still need to be followed.

Natsume signed two names and left a scroll.

"Is there anything else?"

"there is none left."

Qing held the scroll, subconsciously shaking her head, her expression somewhat dazed.

"You can stay in Konoha for a few days, or you can go back and report now."

Natsume's words were undoubtedly an invitation to leave.

After bowing slightly, Ao and Chojuro turned and left the Hokage's office.

Natsume picked up the glass bottle and appeared at the Hyuga clan's residence.

"Uncle Hiashi, this is a gift for you."

"That's a white eye? Where did that come from?"

Hiashi Hyuga's eyes widened, and he asked instinctively.

At this point, he even suspected that Natsume had been dug up from his family's ancestral grave.

But then I thought, with his strength, why would he care about being looked down upon?

"The one in Kirigakure."

Natsume said casually.

"Hidden Mist Village..."

Hiashi Hyuga immediately thought of that Byakugan assassin, Ao.

He let out a breath.

The Byakugan, which has been left outside the clan, has always been a thorn in the side of the Hyuga clan.

However, because of Aoto in Kirigakure, they were unable to retrieve it.

"Thanks."

Hiashi Hyuga took the glass bottle and said with a sincere expression.

"It's nothing."

Natsume said calmly, "Consider it a return gift for taking the ninjutsu yesterday."

"..."

Hiashi Hyuga was reminded of this again, and couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his heart.

These are not comparable.

But since I've already given it, I might as well leave it at that.

"Hokage-sama, how about we hold a banquet next Sunday to celebrate your adoption of Hanabi as your little sister?"

Hiashi Hyuga forced a smile and asked.

"no problem."

Natsume nodded and said, "I will definitely be there on time."

"Since it involves the Hokage, I plan to invite all the major ninja clans and the Jonin in the village to come over for a banquet."

Hiashi Hyuga breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "Is this suitable?"

Clearly, he wanted to maximize the impact of this incident.

After all, they paid a heavy price and had to recoup their losses.

Natsume didn't mind and said, "Uncle Hiashi, you can decide for yourself."

Hiashi Hyuga immediately burst into laughter.

Hinata married Natsume, and Hanabi became his sister.

The Hyuga clan is now completely tied to the strongest Hokage.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, it will remain strong for the next few decades.

He was naturally happy.

Natsume returned to the Hokage Building.

"Natsume-sensei!"

Naruto Uzumaki immediately jumped onto the desk, shouting, "We need to do a mission!"

Behind him were Uchiha Sasuke and Hyuga Hinata.

No wonder I didn't see her at the Hyuga clan earlier.

Natsume smiled and asked, "What kind of mission do you want to do?"

"It's a big mission, of course!"

Naruto Uzumaki said somewhat unhappily, "Why didn't Natsume-sensei take us with him when we went to Sunagakure?"

He was furious when he found out later.

They won't let him participate in something like this?!

"Don't be angry, your teacher is giving you an S-rank mission this time too."

Natsume raised an eyebrow and said, "How about we go to Kusagakure and search for the divine artifacts left behind by the Sage of Six Paths?"

"The Sage of Six Paths?!"

Naruto Uzumaki immediately perked up, "Great! I want this one!"

Even Sasuke Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga couldn't help but look up in surprise.

Three thousand characters.

(End of this chapter)