With that one slap, Danzo had at least two or three cracked ribs.
"You!"
"You!"
Homura and Koharu's faces changed drastically.
Because Danzo's fate would likely be their own next.
"What about me?" Tsunade turned, a cold, emotionless smile on her face, "I have the old man's permission. Do you want to defy the Hokage's orders?"
Homura and Koharu gritted their teeth.
They looked at Hiruzen, only to see him slightly shake his head.
It seemed to say: 'For Konoha, just endure it!'
Their hearts sank into despair.
They were destined to receive this slap.
Tsunade walked up to Homura, took a deep breath, and then exhaled softly.
"Clench your teeth." Tsunade said quietly.
Homura instinctively clenched his teeth.
Then, Tsunade's palm struck his face.
Thwack!
The teeth that flew out were like projectiles.
They whizzed past Hiruzen's cheek and embedded themselves deeply into the wall behind him.
One could imagine how much force Tsunade put into that slap.
Hiruzen even saw Homura spin more times in the air than Danzo… five more rotations.
When the man landed on the ground, both of his arms were twisted.
No need to say, they were dislocated.
This time, Koharu's eyes were filled with fear.
She kept turning her head to look at Hiruzen, wanting him to plead for mercy.
But Hiruzen could only painfully shake his head.
'Hold on a little longer, getting hit once won't kill you.'
"Stop looking," Tsunade stood in front of Koharu, looking down at her, "Keep looking and I'll use my fist instead."
Koharu immediately stopped looking.
The slap's power was already this great.
If she got punched, would she even survive?
She deeply doubted it.
She could only grit her teeth.
"Come on." Her voice was full of solemnity, like a prisoner about to face execution.
Tsunade's slap truly felt like an execution.
If it weren't for Danzo and the others having decent physical conditioning, getting slapped by Tsunade at full force could very likely send their heads flying.
Koharu closed her eyes.
Out of sight, out of mind.
She was mentally prepared to be sent flying.
It just meant a few months in the hospital.
She'll just consider it a vacation.
Just as she closed her eyes and let her thoughts wander, a gust of wind assailed her.
Without hesitation, it struck her face.
Teeth scattered.
Hair flew.
Takumi counted carefully and was surprised to find Koharu lost more teeth than Homura.
And Koharu didn't spin in the air.
Instead, she was directly sent flying.
She even broke through several walls and landed on the street outside.
This immediately caused an uproar.
"Phew..." After finishing her round of hitting, Tsunade looked somewhat regretfully at Hiruzen's face, making him tense up.
Fortunately, Tsunade just looked and didn't approach.
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now, old man," Tsunade said, then turned and left without looking back, pulling Takumi along with her.
Shizune was stunned for a moment, then bowed to Hiruzen before following them out.
"Quick, quick! Take the two Advisors and Danzo to the hospital!" Hiruzen shouted urgently.
Outside the Hokage Tower, Tsunade let out a big sigh of relief.
Then, she showed a happy smile.
It had been a long time since she felt this happy.
"From what the old man said, it seems all this is your doing!" Tsunade looked at Takumi and said with a smile, "What exactly did you do? How did you manage to make those old fogies so obedient?"
"I just did some insignificant work," Takumi said with an embarrassed smile.
Tsunade was touched inwardly.
She didn't believe Hiruzen had suddenly seen the light.
It must be because he valued Takumi but didn't want to drive him away like they had driven her away back then.
So he was forced to resort to this last resort.
After figuring it out, she suddenly changed her opinion of Takumi.
'It seemed this Gambling God kid wasn't so bad after all!'
'He had heart, good looks, gambling skills...'
'And crucially, he seemed to have been silently helping me all along.'
Looking at Takumi's profile, the more Tsunade looked, the more she liked what she saw.
Unconsciously, her face had already turned crimson.
On impulse, Tsunade suddenly stopped and leaned close to Takumi's ear, whispering,
"Hey."
"We haven't settled our last bet yet, have we?"
Takumi was slightly taken aback: "Oh, that's right..."
"So? Your place or mine? Or maybe..."
"Your place is fine." Takumi said with a smile.
"Okay."
Tsunade looked at Shizune and said, "You haven't been back for a long time either. You don't need to follow me today."
"Uh... Okay, Tsunade-sama."
Watching Tsunade wrap her arm around Takumi's, Shizune was confused but obediently followed instructions and left.
With the nuisance gone, Tsunade directly took Takumi to the hotel where she was staying.
As for going to Tsunade's house?
That house, which had been unattended for years, she didn't want to go back.
At least not right now…
Otherwise, who knows how long it would take them to clean the place.
At the hotel, Tsunade was impatient.
Takumi no longer held back either.
…
The next morning.
Sunlight shone on his body as Takumi slowly opened his eyes.
Beside him was a scene of pale, smooth skin.
Remembering yesterday's experience, he couldn't help but show a knowing smile.
'Indeed, a woman's face is important, but her figure is even more important!'
After happily drinking a cup of yogurt, Takumi leaned against Tsunade's back.
'She would probably sleep a while longer.'
'Might as well start a simulation now.'
'The cooldown had been over for some time.'
'System, start simulation.'
[Ding! Drawing talents for you!]
The system's wheel spun.
Three seconds later.
The pointer stopped.
[Ding! Draw successful!]
[You have drawn the talents: Time Machine (Black Gold), You Have a Father (White), Heaven Canceller (Black), Mischievous Child (Black)]
'Huh?'
'White-grade father?'
Seeing this talent, Takumi couldn't help but complain.
'What kind of father would that be?'
However, when he saw the following talent, his eyes lit up.
'Heaven Canceller?'
'Wasn't that the super doctor from a certain series who looked like a frog?' (T/N: He's talking about this guy: https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Heaven_Canceller.)
'Could it be... this time I could learn Medical Ninjutsu?'
Takumi was instantly dumbfounded.
'Damn it! Why now, of all times? Only after he found Tsunade and cured Sasuke did this talent appear?!'
'This is just playing with me!'
Takumi couldn't help but roll his eyes intensely. He felt the system was messing with him.
'But...'
His gaze focused on the last talent...
'Mischievous Child?'
Takumi's intuition told him this thing probably wasn't simple either.
He had a feeling it would cause some major trouble.
A few seconds later, the system automatically displayed the detailed descriptions of the talents before Takumi.
[Heaven Canceller: Refers to extremely high medical skills. As the name implies, the skill is so high it can even chase souls back from the underworld. Black grade represents extremely high talent, can save anyone not completely dead. (Note: Ordinary people can often be revived even 5 minutes after cardiac arrest. Considering a Shinobi's special physique, it probably takes about 1 hour after cardiac arrest to be completely dead).]
[Mischievous Child: Naughty, troublemaking, loves playing pranks. Black grade represents extremely high talent, wants to cause trouble and play pranks every moment.]
'Good grief, as expected, there's a catch, huh?'
Seeing the explanation for the [Mischievous Child] talent, Takumi felt his scalp go numb.
The Heaven Canceller talent was indeed very strong.
But combined with this Mischievous Child...
And also, a white-grade father...
These three talents together were full of uncertain factors.
'If I'm born into an ordinary family with no chance to come into contact with Ninjutsu my whole life, then this talent would be wasted for nothing.'
'Whatever, thinking too much here is useless. I'll know once the simulation starts.'
Following the usual routine, he washed his body clean.
Then, holding Tsunade's waist, maintaining a state of physical and mental purity, he began this simulation.
[A gloomy wind blew, strange sounds came from the distance.]
[You opened your eyes and found yourself in swaddling clothes.]
[You are an infant, only a few months old, abandoned in a forest.]
[A war orphan.]
'Damn, as expected a white father!'
Reading this, Takumi immediately clicked his tongue.
This origin was even blanker than a blank sheet of paper!
[You weren't particularly concerned about your birth. What worried you were the distant sounds of killing.]
[Then, footsteps approached.]
[You looked up and saw a surging, overwhelming light in the dark forest.]
'What is this?'
Takumi was confused.
From the simulation's perspective, in the pitch blackness, he saw a familiar figure.
But it was shrouded in intense light, preventing him from seeing clearly who it was.
['It's Tsunade!' You shouted excitedly in your heart, as you couldn't accurately produce sounds yet.]
'It was actually Tsunade?!'
Takumi turned his head in surprise to look at the still sleeping Tsunade.
Looking at her carefree sleeping posture, he couldn't help but show a knowing smile.
But the Tsunade in the simulation looked much younger.
That meant this timeline was much earlier.
[You realized this was your chance to escape this predicament.]
[You struggled to crawl towards the other person.]
[Tsunade noticed you and picked you up with a look of surprise.]
["Where did this child come from?" Tsunade looked around, then suddenly let out a startled cry.]
[It was because you had restlessly reached your hand towards her thigh.]
'Is this Mischievous Child or a shotacon genre?'
Takumi was covered in black lines.
'Or is being a shotacon an innate talent?'
'Let's continue watching.'
["You little troublemaker." Tsunade's face was slightly red, but she couldn't get rid of you.]
[Because Tsunade found you cute and felt compassion for you.]
["It's too dangerous here. I'll take you away from here first." Tsunade had just finished her patrol mission and was preparing to return to camp.]
[Back at the camp, your appearance immediately attracted attention, especially since it was Tsunade who brought you back. Everyone gathered around to see.]
["Huh? Tsunade, you have a child?!" The question came from a completely ashen-faced Jiraiya.]
["Where did this brat come from?" Orochimaru frowned deeply, "This is a battlefield."]
["I don't know." Tsunade looked down at you, liking you more the more she looked, "Abandoned by someone, I suppose. But this little guy seems to like me a lot. I plan to raise him as a little brother."]