Chapter 410: , Knowing One Is No Match, Yet Fighting Anyway

For a couple deeply in love, as long as they were alone together, some intimacy was inevitable.

After a long time, Tsunade curled up weakly in Mizunuki Ryosuke’s arms, looking at him with blurred eyes, a trace of coyness and shyness still lingering in the depths of her emerald-green eyes.

Mizunuki Ryosuke held Tsunade’s plump, warm figure, playfully toying with her golden hair tips with a mischievous smile.

The two just leaned against each other, feeling the warmth from one another.

After a long time, a trace of worry suddenly flashed in Tsunade’s eyes; she hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke slowly.

"Ryosuke..."

"Do you think, do you think we..."

Before Tsunade could finish her words, Mizunuki Ryosuke raised a finger and placed it on her vermilion lips, stopping her from speaking further.

At this moment, their hearts were so close—so close that Mizunuki Ryosuke only needed to look into Tsunade’s clear, emerald-green eyes to see the worries wandering in her heart.

At times like this, women are always sensitive and in need of comfort, even a strong-willed person like Tsunade; Mizunuki Ryosuke already understood what Tsunade was about to say.

"Do you remember the promise I made to you at Shikkotsu Forest?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke took the initiative to speak, looking straight into Tsunade’s eyes without avoidance, his deep, dark eyes filled with sincere emotion.

This thick emotion was by no means composed of simple exploitation or desire; it was something more complex and profound.

This emotion is called love.

People are not made of wood or stone; who can be without emotion?

Even though Mizunuki Ryosuke had once placed many schemes on Tsunade, at this moment, in this web of love that had already been spread, who was the hunter? And who was the prey?

For the woman in his arms who foolishly gave her body and mind entirely to him, who would softly call him "Ryosuke"—could he really still exploit her with a clear conscience?

The answer is clearly no; not only can he not, but because of the bond of this emotion, Mizunuki Ryosuke must shoulder all the karma on this foolish woman, allowing her to obtain complete happiness.

Shikkotsu Forest was where their love was set, and it had extraordinary significance for both Tsunade and Mizunuki Ryosuke.

Tsunade naturally would not forget that promise.

Looking at the sincere emotion in Mizunuki Ryosuke’s eyes, Tsunade’s heart gradually melted completely, and the previous slight worries no longer existed.

"Little Tsunade, one day, no matter what, I will personally go to the Leaf."

"In front of all the Leaf ninjas, I will announce to the entire ninja world that you are mine, forever and always mine."

"I will make you my wife amidst the blessings of everyone."

"So believe in me. Please don't worry."

"I love you."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said softly to Tsunade, the tenderness in his eyes enough to melt the strongest ice.

Hearing this, two lines of excited tears flowed from the corners of Tsunade’s eyes as she curled up in Ryosuke’s arms; her emerald-green eyes were full of shyness and sweetness, and at the same time, a bright and moving smile appeared on her face.

"Mm, I believe in you!"

"Darling, I love you too."

Tsunade replied to Mizunuki Ryosuke’s emotion with equally fiery love, then took the initiative to kiss the corner of his mouth.

Once moved by love, it was naturally difficult to restrain oneself.

Although the female knight seemed to have run out of combat power, seeing that the enemy had recovered, she couldn't care about much else and had to force herself onto the field to kill the enemy.

A round of fighting.

The female knight, once again lost her armor and was defeated.

The battle ended with a great victory for the enemy and the female knight begging for mercy again.

In the original work, although Tsunade later succeeded as the Fifth Hokage, looking back at her life, was she really happy?

The decline of her clan, the death of her relatives, the betrayal of her best friend, the exploitation by the Leaf higher-ups...

These incidents, one after another, had all caused huge damage to Tsunade’s heart.

So much so that later, Tsunade, who came from a background as a medical ninja, developed hemophobia and could only wander the ninja world, indulging in gambling.

Did Tsunade really love gambling that much?

Perhaps Tsunade did have a certain preference for gambling in her heart.

But I think the answer is no; this was just an instinctive avoidance and dodging after suffering major setbacks.

Because Tsunade at this period could not face the trauma of her own past, she chose to indulge in gambling to escape and numb herself.

This is the same principle as those who suffer sudden major changes and then use alcohol to numb themselves.

And now, since Mizunuki Ryosuke had already forged such a deep bond with Tsunade, how could he sit by and watch her go through all the suffering she endured in her previous life?

So, of course, he had to change all of this.

This was for himself, and also for Tsunade.

And the first step was to start with Tsunade’s own thoughts.

This was an inconspicuous small mountain within the Land of Fire; such small mountains were as numerous as hairs on an ox in the Land of Fire, and even the most experienced mountain folk probably couldn't name it.

At night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse; the morning stars were shining brilliantly.

The brilliant starlight shone on the dome of the mountain peak; against the backdrop of the starry sky, a romantic atmosphere added to the cliff edge at the top of the small mountain.

The woman leaned lazily on the man’s shoulder; although she couldn't hide her fatigue, her fair skin carried a moving luster.

The man was unceremoniously wrapping his arm around the woman’s rounded shoulders, and the two just sat on the edge of the cliff, leaning against each other.

At this moment, the woman was telling the man about her troubles, pouring out everything to him, big or small, in detail.

From the pressure caused by some mistakes in the Leaf war to the small matter of meeting Kato Dan during the day and scolding him.

And the man listened quietly, comforting his lover beside him.

"Ryosuke, we are taking action tomorrow."

"I still have no bottom in my heart as to whether we can achieve enough results this time."

Tsunade told Mizunuki Ryosuke worriedly; although she followed the suggestions Mizunuki Ryosuke had previously made, which had eased the situation for the Leaf, she still had no confidence in the outcome of the war.

"Don't worry."

"Can you tell me what the Leaf’s war goal is at this stage?"

A sharp light flashed in Mizunuki Ryosuke’s eyes.

Helping the Leaf suppress the Rain Ninjas was imperative; he could just take this opportunity to offer advice to Tsunade.

"Mm, it's like this..."

Tsunade’s trust in Mizunuki Ryosuke at this moment needed no words; she told him the entire Leaf battle plan.

Hearing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke frowned.