Chapter 191

Mizunuki Ryosuke originally thought that this strategy to capture Tsunade would be a "protracted war."

In this fateful encounter, no one was an absolute prey or hunter.

While Mizunuki Ryosuke wanted to be the hunter, he didn't know that he had already fallen into the trap Tsunade had set with tenderness.

Who was the hunter, and who was the prey?

At this instant, Ryosuke could no longer tell.

He only knew that he had a very clear affection for the brilliant princess before him who was radiating gold.

Then at this moment, how Mizunuki Ryosuke should answer seemed to need no more words.

"Liking isn't your exclusive right; please allow me to like you too."

"Please take care of me in the future, my Princess Tsunade."

Ryosuke said softly, holding Tsunade's small hand in his own.

Tsunade's delicate body trembled, and her whole heart had completely melted.

She turned around and revealed a brilliant, dazzling smile at Ryosuke.

Mizunuki Ryosuke swore that he had never even seen a smile more dazzling than this.

After a long time, the shadows of the two, who had gradually moved closer, overlapped, setting a bond that would never fade...

Leaning on Ryosuke's shoulder, Tsunade quietly felt Mizunuki Ryosuke's existence.

At this moment, she didn't want to care about the Leaf or the Senju anymore.

She was just Tsunade, who belonged to Mizunuki Ryosuke alone.

To outsiders, it seemed that the process of the two meeting and falling in love was a bit hasty.

But who knew Tsunade's true heart?

From childhood to adulthood, Tsunade had always carried the title of "Senju Princess," and in order not to disgrace the name of the Senju, Tsunade worked day and night, finally standing at the very top of her peers.

At this time, when she looked around, there were very few among her peers who could compare to her, and the closest to her were only perverts like Orochimaru.

At such a moment, didn't Tsunade want to have a vigorous love affair like a normal girl?

You must know that besides being a powerful female ninja, she was also just an ordinary young girl.

Of course she wanted to.

But she was, after all, the heir to the Senju clan, shouldering too many things, and there were too many things that were not up to her.

Ryosuke's appearance could be considered as letting Tsunade see a glimmer of hope in a dull world.

He almost satisfied all the fantasies Tsunade had about love deep in her heart.

Wasn't Mizunuki Ryosuke a chance given by heaven for Tsunade to realize her dreams?

In this world where war was frequent, no one could be certain that their tomorrow would continue to be brilliant.

After all, even the commander of a great nation's military organization—the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages—could die on the battlefield at any time.

Let alone a ninja like Tsunade who hadn't yet climbed to the peak.

Life is short; why must she exclude the opportunity given by heaven? Who could say anything about tomorrow?

Even if she shouldered many responsibilities, Tsunade didn't want to let her future self regret it.

After realizing that she might have fallen in love with Mizunuki Ryosuke, Tsunade decided to follow her heart; no matter what tomorrow brought, at least at this moment, she had the love she wanted.

This was Tsunade; perhaps she would temporarily submit to fate, but she would never give up hope.

Just when the two were immersed in each other's world, a sudden noise disturbed the atmosphere between them.

"Oh my!!!"

"So shy, so shy!"

"Young people nowadays are really open; they don't mind my thoughts as someone who has been single for thousands of years at all."

Suddenly, a soft female voice with a hint of teasing sounded; under this starry sky, this voice appeared incomparably loud.

The voice also startled Mizunuki Ryosuke and Tsunade; the two subconsciously stood up and looked around, and Tsunade's face turned red again, no longer having the courage she had when she confessed to Ryosuke just now.

Just hearing this familiar tone, the two already knew who had come.

In an instant, an incomparably huge body broke through the clouds directly and appeared before the two.

Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes were full of shock, because Ryosuke couldn't express in words just how huge this existence was!

The blue and white fat body, and a pair of thick tentacles comparable to "Optimus Prime," all indicated the identity of the visitor—Katsuyu the Sage.

And it was the main body of Katsuyu the Sage!

"No wonder."

Ryosuke suddenly realized, and he murmured in his heart.

No wonder since coming to Shikkotsu Forest, Ryosuke had never seen the legendary main body of Katsuyu the Sage; it turned out that her huge main body had been hiding in the sky all along!

Katsuyu the Sage's huge body floated freely in the starry sky as if it were not constrained by gravity.

Her appearance broke the atmosphere between Tsunade and Mizunuki Ryosuke.

"Lady Katsuyu!!!"

Tsunade immediately scolded in anger, her emerald eyes full of shyness.

She knew that with Katsuyu the Sage's ability, everything the two had said just now had probably been heard by the other party.

"Haha!!"

"Little Tsunade is shy!"

"I just said, sooner or later this young man would be your little boyfriend."

Katsuyu the Sage continued to tease, completely disregarding Tsunade's already blushing face.

"Katsuyu the Sage, you came suddenly; there must be something, right?"

At this moment, it was Mizunuki Ryosuke who relieved Tsunade.

In his view, Katsuyu the Sage appearing suddenly was unlikely to be just for teasing Tsunade; there should be other important matters.

"That's right."

"Didn't expect Tsunade's little boyfriend to understand me so well."

"The Leaf just sent news to Shikkotsu Forest, asking about Little Tsunade's whereabouts and urging Little Tsunade to return to the Leaf."

"It looks like there is something important to find Little Tsunade for."

Katsuyu the Sage didn't hide it either, directly saying the matter in front of Mizunuki Ryosuke.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's originally shy and angry face gradually calmed down, and there was even a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

Because she knew this was the signal that she was about to separate from Mizunuki Ryosuke.

Upon hearing the sound, Ryosuke's eyes also flickered slightly.

At this time, what could be the matter for the Leaf to urgently summon Tsunade? Almost without much thought, Ryosuke locked everything onto the matter of the Rain Nin.

After all, Ryosuke knew in his heart that in the upcoming war between the Rain Nin and the Leaf, Tsunade was one of the Leaf's commanders.

The Leaf urgently summoning Tsunade back was probably also to deal with the Rain Nin's declaration of war.

"It seems that Hanzo of the Salamander has chosen to take action directly."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said secretly in his heart.

During these few days in Shikkotsu Forest, Ryosuke had been in a state of being isolated from outside information, but this did not hinder Ryosuke's judgment of the situation.

Not only Tsunade, but his plan also needed to be unfolded at the right time.

It seemed that his short time alone with Tsunade was coming to an end here.

As for practicing Sage Arts, now was not the time.

He needed to wait until Ryosuke had finished dealing with the matters of the ninja world before coming to Shikkotsu Forest to practice Sage Arts.

After all, the two at this moment still had their own responsibilities to face.

"I understand, Lady Katsuyu."

Tsunade nodded at Katsuyu, then turned to face Mizunuki Ryosuke.

"Sorry, Ryosuke..."

A flash of apology crossed Tsunade's eyes; at this moment, she felt a bit guilty.

Clearly, she had just spoken her own feelings, but now she had to leave first because of other matters.

"It's okay."

"We will have plenty of time in the future."

To this, Mizunuki Ryosuke didn't care, just comforted Tsunade with a gentle expression.

A flash of softness crossed Tsunade's eyes.