In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

The Hokage's office.

Nara Shikamaru, Kotetsu, and Izumo stood with their heads bowed in front of the desk, looking dejected.

Having just finished dealing with a mountain of documents and not having received any "tenderness" from Chiya in a long time, Tsunade lazily slumped on her desk. After listening to Shikamaru and the others' report, her pupils suddenly contracted. While feeling sorry for Asuma, this Konoha ninja, she quickly asked, "Where's Chiya? Did that Fujiwara Chiya guy get involved?"

Although the Sarutobi clan and Chiya had an irreconcilable blood feud, Sarutobi Asuma was, after all, a respected ninja in the village.

If possible, Tsunade did not want her little man to be entangled in an irreconcilable feud with the Konoha ninja because of Asuma's death.

"No, not at all." Gangzi Tetsuya paused for a moment, then scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Given the situation at the time, if Fujiwara Chiya, who had defeated Kakashi and the others, had been there, we would probably have been completely wiped out."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief, but then heard Izumo say, "Then there's Kurenai in the future, Asuma and Kurenai."

When the word "red" was mentioned, the previously oppressive atmosphere in the room suddenly became strange, and everyone's lips twitched involuntarily.

Everyone knows that Kurenai has no interest in Asuma, and given that Asuma was castrated by Chiya years before his death, it's even more impossible.

Before Tsunade could reply, Shikamaru interjected, "I'll talk to them about the future. As for Kurenai-sensei, I'll leave it to the Hokage."

"I understand." Tsunade sighed helplessly. Just mentioning Kurenai gave her a headache.

Let's go back two days.

Kurenai Yuhi unusually approached Tsunade alone.

"Fifth Hokage, no, Tsunade-neechan, there's something I'd like to discuss with you privately." These were the first words Kurenai Yuhi spoke to Tsunade upon meeting her.

"Heh heh. Sister? You really know how to talk." Resting her chin on her hand, Tsunade looked at Kurenai Yuhi with interest. Kurenai was over thirty but looked like she was twenty. She touched the pure gold ring on her left ring finger and sighed inwardly, "She's really well-maintained. Although I won't age either."

"Shizune, go out." Tsunade said to Shizune.

"Yes." Shizune nodded and walked out with her pet pig in her arms.

"Speak," Tsunade said with a smile, looking at Kurenai Yuhi. But soon, her smile vanished.

"Tsunade-neechan, I've come to resign from my ninja identity." Kurenai Yuhi moved a stool and sat opposite Tsunade, her usual respect gone, replaced by a level gaze, treating her as an equal.

Tsunade sensed the change in Kurenai's attitude, her smile vanished, and she frowned as she asked, "Why? Is it something I, the Fifth Hokage, have done wrong that made you resign from your Jonin position? If you have any complaints, you can tell me. If there are, I will correct them; if not, I will be honored."

"No, you've done a great job. The changes in the village over the past few years are obvious to all. There is no more darkness in the village, and it is now developing vigorously." Kurenai Yuhi shook her head.

She hesitated for a moment, her cheeks flushed, and then said something surprising: "The reason I resigned is because I'm pregnant."

"Pregnant." Tsunade's eyes widened instantly, a gossip-filled glint in them. She jumped to her feet and demanded urgently, "Whose? When did you get pregnant? How far along are you? Who's the father?"

"This..." Kurenai's face flushed red, even her neck was tinged with pink. After hesitating for a moment, she took a deep breath and said, "Tsunade-neechan, I hope you are mentally prepared and please don't get angry later."

As she spoke, Kurenai took off a pure gold ring from her neck that was slightly rougher than Tsunade's.

To Tsunade's astonishment, it was put on the ring finger of her left hand.

In that instant, Tsunade understood everything. Pure gold was a special material, and only Chiyo possessed it.

At the same time, it also explains why Kurenai Yuhi, even after turning thirty, still looks like a beautiful woman in her twenties.

It turns out this guy had already given this thing to another woman.

Suppressing her anger, Tsunade tried to speak calmly to Kurenai Yuhi, asking, "When?"

When?

Kurenai Yuhi reminisces about her past with Chiya, from their first meeting when he made a ridiculous confession to her, to now when she is pregnant.

"It's been about ten years."

Kurenai Yuhi gave her answer.

"Ten years? He should have just graduated from the Ninja Academy back then."

Tsunade's expression was complex, a mixture of resentment, unwillingness, and anger. A variety of emotions flashed across her eyes, finally settling into a powerless sigh.

Damn, it turns out I was the one who came later.

That concludes the recollection.

Tsunade placed her palm on the desk, and with a crack, the desk, made of Yamato Wood Release, instantly shattered into pieces.

"Lady Tsunade, calm down, calm down." Kotetsu, Izumo, Shikamaru, and the others thought Tsunade was angry because of Asuma's death, so they hurriedly tried to dissuade her.

Tsunade shook her head, got up and walked to the window. With her back to everyone, she waved her hand and said, "I'm fine, you can all go out now."

Shikamaru and the others nodded, then turned and walked out of the Hokage's office.

"Lady Tsunade, what's wrong?" Shizune asked hesitantly.

"Kurenai is pregnant." Tsunade bit her red lips tightly, and silent tears streamed down her face. Although she already knew what kind of person Chiya was, she was sure he had cheated on her with many women behind her back.

Knowing something is one thing, but actually encountering it is quite another.

Tsunade is a strong-willed woman, and being strong-willed means being possessive, which is why she gets furious whenever Chiya mentions other women.

But at the same time, she is also a woman with a fragile heart; she will be sad and cry when faced with a man's infidelity.

This time, Qianye has completely messed up.

"Are you pregnant?" Shizune was taken aback, her gossip-loving spirit instantly ignited. With almost the same reaction as Tsunade before, she asked the same questions, "Whose? When did you get pregnant? How far along are you? Who's the father?"

"It's that guy Chiya's," Tsunade said, sobbing.

"What? Oh, it's Chiya... What did you just say?" Shizune thought she had misheard. "Lady Chiya, no way, he's your husband. How could this be?"

"How do you think I was tricked into marrying that guy?" Tsunade asked instead of answering.

Listening to it in silence, it seemed to make sense.

The fact that Chiya got drunk during that time was definitely a major factor in his success in winning over Tsunade.

Tsunade's mindset gradually changed after she became pregnant.

Otherwise, given Tsunade's age—no, her experience—she would definitely not be interested in a pretty boy like Chiya.

But things are about to get worse.

Chiya got another woman pregnant, and this woman was a ninja from the same village who came looking for him.

Then, things are about to get really bad.

When Qianye comes again, I'm afraid it will be too late.

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