Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 508 Checks and Balances and Urging Marriage

"Kakashi, let's have a high-octane duel!"

Under the warm sunshine, at the entrance of Konoha Bookstore, Shueisha.

Kakashi, looking utterly dejected and completely drained, stood before a row of bookshelves, utterly hopeless.

"...What?"

With no sequel to the novel he had been eagerly awaiting on the bookshelf, Kakashi felt like a fish out of water, finding it difficult to even breathe.

He turned his head somewhat blankly and looked at his best friend.

Did you just say anything?

Bang!

Devastated both physically and mentally, Kai slammed his head against a nearby bookshelf, feeling that his life had lost its meaning.

"It's been several years since Jiraiya-sama was released, and there hasn't been an update to 'Make-Out Paradise' yet. This is truly terrible news!"

"Could it be... that Jiraiya-sama is going to retire from writing altogether?"

Thinking of this, Kakashi began to pray that Jiraiya-sama wouldn't give up, otherwise his only hobby would come to an end.

I also hope that the Hokage won't exploit him too much, so that Jiraiya can have time to go out and gather material, thus satisfying his curiosity about the future plot.

As for Kai, he completely forgot about him.

"Kakashi, I haven't congratulated you yet on becoming a mentor."

Ignoring Kakashi's coldness, Guy began to persuade his friend.

"I heard this year's students are very good, so don't be so picky."

"I told you, once you become a mentor, watching your students grow stronger little by little, seeing them mature bit by bit, you'll feel a sense of..."

Scratching his head, Kai's barren brain suddenly went blank, unsure how to describe this feeling that was different from anything he had experienced before.

"In short, this will give you a different perspective on life."

"Furthermore, I heard that the Hokage's child is also on the graduation list this time, and the Hokage intends for you to become his teacher. Isn't this another form of succession?"

Seeing Kakashi still didn't spark his interest, so Guy had no choice but to unleash his ultimate move.

"Minato-sensei?"

After muttering to himself a few times, Kakashi fell into his memories.

Thinking of the time I can never go back to, I never imagined that in the blink of an eye, Minato-sensei's child would soon become a ninja.

It is now Konoha Year 60, and it is time for Naruto and his friends to graduate.

Kakashi retired from the Anbu after the Jiraiya incident, partly because he made a mistake.

Another reason is that with the increase in trade between countries in recent years, there is a need for more ninjas to protect the security of trade routes.

Time flies!

Time is like a quietly flowing river.

In the blink of an eye, in a moment of distraction.

They quietly disappeared into the distance.

"Teacher Kai, I've finally found you!"

Just as Kakashi was lamenting the passage of time, another girl's voice called out.

A girl with two buns in her hair, wearing a pink top and ninja capri pants, ran up to Kai in a few steps, put her hands on her knees, and began to breathe heavily.

"Teacher Kai, you haven't forgotten that today is our team's get-together, have you?" After calming herself down, the girl looked at her teacher with a face full of reproach.

"We've been waiting for so long, but we haven't seen you yet!"

As she spoke, the girl glanced at Kakashi beside her, then turned her gaze to her teacher, her expression blank.

"Ah! Sorry, sorry~"

"Because I plan to have another match with Kakashi, so..."

Scratching his head, Kai looked embarrassed. He had been so focused on his match with Kakashi that he had completely forgotten about the dinner with his disciples.

"Honestly, I can't do anything with you!"

She grabbed her teacher and led her towards the restaurant, making sure to greet Kakashi as well.

"Kakashi-sensei, see you later!"

After saying that, he took Kai and left the bookstore, leaving Kakashi alone.

"Teacher...?"

Looking at Guy, whose back was now the only thing left, and hearing his apologies from time to time, Kakashi's thoughts drifted back to that graduation season.

It's time to go see them again~

On the other side, Tsunade, who finally had a day off, was holding two dice and preparing to try her luck at the gambling den.

Then he was stopped by his teacher.

"Old man, why aren't you resting at home? What are you doing here?"

Looking at her teacher, Tsunade said in an annoyed tone.

Since retiring, Hiruzen Sarutobi's health has deteriorated, and in recent years he has frequently experienced flare-ups of ailments from his earlier years.

Instead of resting at home, she's running around everywhere. She's really not taking her health seriously.

Cough!

After taking a puff of his pipe, he couldn't help but start coughing.

"I've told you not to smoke. Your body isn't what it used to be. If you're not careful, you could die any day now!"

"I'm too old to quit."

Faced with Tsunade's accusation, the Third Hokage had nothing to say in his defense. He simply replied with a faint remark and then looked at Tsunade, scrutinizing her from head to toe.

"What are you going to do?"

Under the strange gaze of her teacher, Tsunade almost dropped the dice in her hand, and couldn't help but get goosebumps all over her body.

After glaring fiercely at her teacher, she had a bad feeling.

"Tsunade~"

Taking another puff of his pipe, the Third Hokage looked at his disciple with a rare expression of 'compassion'.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Feeling somewhat uncomfortable under the Third Hokage's gaze, Tsunade repeatedly called for a halt.

"Just say what you want to say."

Being stared at by her teacher with such a chilling gaze, Tsunade couldn't help but take two steps back, as if she was about to run away at any moment.

As for smoking, just beat him to death.

"Tsunade, you're not young anymore."

The moment he opened his mouth, the purpose of the third generation became crystal clear.

"If this continues, how will I face the first and second generations?"

Don't let Tsunade's youthful appearance fool you; she's already over fifty.

He was already a grandfather when he was Tsunade's age. But what about Tsunade?

She's still a young girl!

He already had a vague feeling that his time was running out. If he didn't urge Tsunade soon, how would he face his teacher after he passed away?

"That idiot Jiraiya, although he's a bit unreliable, has made some achievements over the years under the Hokage's guidance."

"You've grown a lot since you were so impulsive and reckless. Don't you really want to give it a try?"

Looking at Tsunade, a glimmer of hope flashed in the Third Hokage's eyes.

Tsunade doesn't have any elders, and as her teacher, if she doesn't take care of this matter, then no one else has the right to do so.

If he really doesn't get married, and then goes down in the world, he really won't know how to answer if the first or second generation asks him about it.

There really is a Yellow Springs in this world, and people really do become ghosts after they die.

The thought of this made him restless and unable to eat or sleep.

"That idiot Jiraiya, despite his many flaws—his lechery, naivety, and cynicism—has always been the same towards you."

"Even putting all that aside, you can claim to be the last direct descendant of the Senju clan. Are you just going to stand by and watch the Senju lineage disappear?"

To persuade Tsunade, the Third Hokage went to great lengths, bringing up not only his teacher and the First Hokage, but also the now-defunct Senju clan.

The purpose was to persuade Tsunade so that she could make a decision sooner.

Otherwise, in a few years, no matter how powerful Tsunade's medical ninjutsu is, it won't be able to stop her from getting old.

At that time, it will be almost impossible to have a child.

"Hmph~"

With a cold snort, Tsunade was unmoved.

"So, the true intentions have finally been revealed!"

She roughly understood her teacher's plan, and her expression darkened, as if she were about to kick him out at the slightest disagreement.

No matter what, his teacher still harbored the idea of ​​using the Senju clan to fight the Uchiha clan.

They knew they couldn't compete with the Uchiha, and they worried that the Uchiha would eventually take control of Konoha and set their sights on them—they shouldn't even think about it.

"Tsunade... I admit, I have been considering that, but..."

Knowing he couldn't fool Tsunade, the Third Hokage decided to lay his cards on the table.

"The Uchiha clan does indeed need a force to balance things out, and you... or rather, your future child, are the best candidate."

Although the Thousand Hands have disappeared, the tree's roots remain even after it has died.

As long as Tsunade, the granddaughter of the First Hokage and a direct descendant of the Senju, has an heir, these Senju members who have become commoners can be brought together again.

Perhaps it's impossible to recreate the glory of the Senju clan, but it's possible to restrain the Uchiha clan to some extent.

As for Tsunade's child, whether or not it takes the Senju surname, it doesn't matter. I doubt that idiot Jiraiya would care about such things anyway.

No, it should be said that it is something I could not have wanted.

"Besides, your teacher is also thinking of you. You don't want to be all alone when you get old, do you?"

"Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about Jingyin. She's just a young woman in her early twenties; can you really bear to watch her grow old alone with you?"

To persuade Tsunade, the Third Hokage went to great lengths. If he hadn't been afraid that mentioning Dan and Nawaki might upset Tsunade, he would have brought up both of them.

"..."

Tsunade, somewhat at a loss for what to do after being confronted with her teacher's reasoned and well-founded arguments, became uncertain about what to do.

Shizune is Dan's only junior. Although she has settled down in Konoha with Dan over the years, she hasn't found a boyfriend, perhaps because of Dan.

This left her speechless.

In the past, it was because of the hardships she went through, but it's strange that she hasn't found a boyfriend even though she's stayed in Konoha all these years.

Is being single contagious?

And there's Jiraiya.

"That idiot..."

The image of her first meeting with Jiraiya flashed through her mind.

For a moment, silence fell over them.

(End of this chapter)