Chapter 372

"Lady Tsunade."

Shizune raised her hand and knocked on the door.

But after waiting for a moment, she didn't get a response from Tsunade.

"Lady Tsunade!"

Shizune couldn't help but raise her volume.

"Don't be noisy!"

Tsunade rolled over in bed.

With her movement, her two long, fair legs were exposed.

"Lady Tsunade, Kitazawa has something to discuss with Itachi!"

After Shizune finished speaking, she opened the door directly.

"Kitazawa?"

Tsunade groggily rolled her body back.

Shizune subconsciously took a look and immediately fell silent.

There was absolutely no comparison.

But at the same time, she was glad that she hadn't let Kitazawa see this messy scene.

"Didn't Kitazawa go to the Land of Grass?"

Tsunade sat up, yawned, and asked.

"He should have returned yesterday."

Shizune thought for a moment and said, "Given his personality, he definitely wouldn't act without a reason; it's likely he really has an urgent matter."

"Could it be that something happened to Naruto?"

Tsunade got out of bed, but quickly shook her head and said, "If something happened to Naruto, he shouldn't be coming to me."

"Lady Tsunade, Itachi should change your nightgown."

Shizune reminded her.

"That's true, I can't let that guy get a bargain."

Tsunade glanced at herself, exposed, and said.

"...?"

Shizune was full of question marks.

Listening to this tone, she felt as if something had happened between Tsunade and Kitazawa.

Tsunade turned and walked to the wardrobe, changing into her usual sleeveless top.

She casually tied the black sash, and instantly her clothes had a clear silhouette.

"What do Itachi want with me?"

Tsunade walked barefoot in front of Kitazawa and said casually, "If it's not an urgent matter, I'll throw Itachi out."

There weren't many who dared to disturb her sleep.

"Of course it is!"

Kitazawa said immediately.

He knew Tsunade wasn't joking.

In the original work, she could punch Jiraiya several meters away.

Throwing him out would be even easier.

"I encountered a rather special ninja in the Hidden Grass Village."

Kitazawa repeated what he had told Kurenai Yuhi.

After listening, Tsunade's pupils contracted, and she froze in place.

Although she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she already had the answer in her heart.

The ninja world is so big, coincidences are common, but red hair plus massive chakra, it was highly likely to be the Uzumaki clan.

"I didn't expect there to be survivors of the Uzumaki clan."

Tsunade slowly exhaled and said with extreme surprise.

The Hidden Leaf Village, or rather the Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan, had deep roots.

The wife of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was Mito Uzumaki from the Uzumaki clan.

Mito Uzumaki was also the first Nine-Tails jinchuriki.

And the second Nine-Tails jinchuriki was also from the Uzumaki clan, Kushina Uzumaki.

She was also the wife of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

"The Hidden Grass Village is truly daring!"

Tsunade clenched her fists and said, "Let's go, come with me to find the old man!"

Although the Hidden Grass Village is small, it is still a ninja village.

Matters involving village-to-village relations must be decided by the Hokage.

Kitazawa wasn't surprised by her reaction at all.

He stood up and followed Tsunade to the Hokage's office.

"Lady Tsunade."

The Anbu ninja Haru came up and said, "The Hokage hasn't arrived yet."

"Tell him to come over immediately."

Tsunade said without any courtesy.

"Yes."

If it were someone else, Haru definitely wouldn't pay attention, and would instead punish them for disrespect.

But not with Tsunade.

Haru was certain that if she didn't pay attention, Tsunade would storm off to the Sarutobi clan to find Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Tsunade."

Not long after, Hiruzen Sarutobi walked in, glanced at Kitazawa, and asked with confusion, "What happened?"

Although Tsunade was usually carefree, she understood some etiquette.

Coming to find him like this before his working hours was truly rare.

But it wasn't a time of Great Ninja War, so what big event could there be?

"Do Itachi still remember the Uzumaki clan?"

Tsunade looked at him and asked.

"Of course I remember."

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with a solemn expression, "Is it related to the Uzumaki clan?"

His first reaction was that Tsunade had found the murderer who destroyed the Uzumaki clan back then.

If that were the case, it would be a big problem.

The Uzumaki clan wasn't an ordinary ninja clan; they controlled the Land of Whirlpools, comparable to a small ninja village.

To be destroyed overnight, the murderer must have had something to do with the Five Great Villages.

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's view, the greatest possibility was the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Cloud Village.

The Hidden Mist Village was close.

The Hidden Cloud Village liked to steal secret techniques from small ninja villages.

"Kitazawa discovered a ninja of the Uzumaki clan in the Hidden Grass Village."

Tsunade said directly.

"What?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but show a surprised expression upon hearing this.

But hearing it was the Hidden Grass Village, not the Hidden Cloud or Hidden Mist, he felt much more at ease.

The current Hidden Leaf Village couldn't afford another Great Ninja War.

Although the Hyuga clan led the incident where Hizashi Hyuga died as a substitute, the high-level officials of the Hidden Leaf Village hadn't stopped it.

The reason was that they didn't want to go to war with the Hidden Cloud Village.

Orochimaru had run away, Jiraiya and Tsunade were away for years, and Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had sacrificed themselves.

At that time, the Hidden Leaf Village was left with only Hiruzen Sarutobi and his old companions.

"Kitazawa, are Itachi sure?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Kitazawa and asked with a serious tone.

"Absolutely certain."

Kitazawa repeated the characteristics of Karin's mother again.

"It seems highly likely."

Hiruzen Sarutobi believed it more than halfway upon hearing it.

"Old man, what do Itachi intend to do?"

Tsunade asked in a deep voice.

"The Uzumaki clan is an ally of the Hidden Leaf Village; we must save them."

Hiruzen Sarutobi stated without hesitation.

If he didn't save them, it would inevitably provoke Tsunade's rage, which would be counterproductive.

Moreover, Naruto Uzumaki had half the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan; when he grew up and learned about this, he would blame him too.

Besides that, ninjas of the Uzumaki clan were natural jinchuriki, which could be considered a precaution for the Hidden Leaf Village.

"It's just that how to save them needs careful consideration."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said slowly, "The Hidden Grass Village isn't worth the Hidden Leaf Village's worry, but it could provide an excuse for the other four great villages to intervene."

"What excuse? It's my Hidden Leaf Village's duty to rescue the Uzumaki clan!"

Tsunade said with dissatisfaction.

"As Hokage, I cannot act recklessly; I must consider everything thoroughly."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was a bit embarrassed, but still argued his case.

Any behavior that could provoke war, in his view, needed to be handled with caution.

"Time waits for no one, I'll go myself!"

Tsunade stood up and said.

"I think we should discuss it first."

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly advised, "If Itachi go directly to demand people, it will make our Hidden Leaf Village appear too overbearing."