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Chapter 147 147
Even Shiki was a little surprised by Manda's arrogant attitude.
Wasn't he really always fearless?
At Shiki's puzzled look, Orochimaru simply waved a hand and smiled.
"Don't worry. Although Manda is arrogant, he can still be obedient at times."
As expected, not all snakes could be judged the same way. In this ninja world, only someone like Orochimaru would think a summon like Manda was "well-behaved."
Still, that had nothing to do with Shiki.
With a casual wave of his hand, the assembled ninja quickly set off back toward Konoha under his command.
They had gone out in the morning and returned by the afternoon.
"Shiki-kun, I'll be leaving first."
After finally obtaining so many test subjects, Orochimaru was clearly impatient. The moment they returned to Konoha, he could not wait to head back and begin his experiments.
"Mm."
Shiki did not stop him and only waved his hand.
After Orochimaru left, Shiki motioned for everyone else to disperse. He only brought Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Chōza back with him to the Hokage Building.
When they arrived at the door of the Hokage's office, Nara Shikaku suddenly let out a long sigh.
"Sigh… honestly, I'd rather go on a dangerous mission."
"Right."
At that, both Inoichi and Chōza nodded in agreement.
Compared to dealing with mountains of paperwork, they would much rather face a dangerous battlefield.
Shiki only smiled faintly and said nothing, because Tsunade had already heard them.
"I heard that, Shikaku!"
At that moment, the office door swung open.
Tsunade stood there with narrowed eyes, staring straight at Nara Shikaku.
Speaking like that right outside the office door—how little did he think of her perception?
"Hokage-sama…"
With helpless bitter smiles, Shikaku, Inoichi, and Chōza all looked at Tsunade together.
"Hmph. My shadow clone will help deal with the remaining files. You should know I've already finished a large portion of them."
As she spoke, Tsunade had already walked over to Shiki's side.
Judging by the way she moved, she was clearly planning to leave together with him.
"…"
Shikaku and the others exchanged glances, then all shrugged without saying anything more.
Even if a lot had already been dealt with, there was still a mountain of paperwork left behind.
"Sigh…"
The three of them sighed in unison, then silently walked toward the desk piled high with documents.
"Lord Shikaku, Lord Inoichi, Lord Chōza, I'm counting on you."
As the Hokage's assistant, Shizune walked over carrying another stack of documents and placed them right in front of the three men.
"…"
At that moment, Nara Shikaku and the others looked like they wanted to die.
Meanwhile, Tsunade had already left the Hokage Building side by side with Shiki.
"Lord Shiki!"
"Hokage-sama!"
"Lord Shiki!"
Along the way, nearly everyone they passed respectfully greeted them.
In response, both Shiki and Tsunade calmly nodded.
In the past, Tsunade had never really cared much about this sort of thing and always acted freely, but now that she had become Hokage, she naturally had to carry herself with a bit more dignity.
"Whew…"
It was only after they reached a place where no one else was around that Tsunade finally let out a breath of relief.
The serious expression she had maintained vanished instantly.
Seeing that change, Shiki smiled.
"It seems you still haven't adapted to life as Hokage."
"Sigh… I used to think being Hokage would be great, but it's completely different from what I imagined."
Tsunade sounded thoroughly helpless.
Before becoming Hokage, she had once admired the position.
Now that she had truly taken the seat, all she felt was that it was troublesome.
Even going out meant she could no longer act as casually as before.
"It's all your fault."
As she said that, Tsunade could not help but glance at Shiki.
If not for him, she would never have ended up becoming Hokage.
"You really are ungrateful."
Shiki rolled his eyes at her.
"We went through so much trouble to help you become Hokage, and now you're blaming me? How sad."
Even though she knew Shiki was joking, Tsunade still smiled brightly after hearing him say that and leaned lightly against his side.
"Hehe, who's blaming you? It just means the ninja world values you that much."
Tsunade felt that the best decision she had made in her life was choosing Shiki.
For her sake, and for her position as Hokage, Shiki had done far too much.
She knew all of it.
And those things were not something she could ever truly repay.
But that was fine.
If she could never repay it all, then she would simply give herself to him entirely... well she already had but some more wouldn't hurt.
"Hehe…"
Along the way, Tsunade's cheerful laughter could be heard from time to time.
Shiki looked a little exasperated. No matter how he looked at her, she seemed a little stupid right now.
Of course, that was only what he thought to himself.
The way he looked at Tsunade was still full of indulgence.
After all, she was his.
As for the destruction of the daimyo's residence, it was neither a major matter nor a trivial one.
After all, the daimyō and the hidden villages had always existed in a kind of mutually dependent relationship.
Normally, when ninja encountered people from a daimyō's court, they would at least show some courtesy and avoid acting rashly.
Since the establishment of the hidden village system until now, there had never been a case where a daimyō's residence had been outright destroyed.
"Tsk. That guy really doesn't hold back."
Inside Iwagakure, Ōnoki could not help but shake his head after reading the report.
Although he himself did not think much of the daimyō either, even he had never considered going so far as to destroy a daimyō's residence outright.
"Forget it. It has nothing to do with Iwagakure anyway."
Ōnoki had no intention of getting involved.
The memory of being beaten down by Shiki during the Third Shinobi World War was still vivid in his mind. He had absolutely no desire to face Shiki again.
Beside him, his son Kitsuchi looked a little worried.
"But, Father… the daimyō wants us to teach Shiki a lesson."
"Then let them deal with him themselves."
"…"
Kitsuchi went silent.
If the daimyō were actually capable of dealing with Shiki, then none of this would have happened in the first place.
In truth, it was not only the daimyō of the Land of Earth.
The daimyō of the Land of Water, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Wind all hoped their hidden villages would teach Shiki a harsh lesson.
After all, even if Shiki was targeting the daimyō of the Land of Fire, he was still making a move against a daimyō.
To them, it felt like the status of all daimyō had been openly challenged.
Unfortunately for them, not a single hidden village paid attention to those demands.
Especially Kumogakure.
"Get out."
The Third Raikage's voice thundered through the office.
"If they want to deal with him so badly, they can do it themselves. And if they dare keep pestering me, I'll flatten their mansion too."
At that moment, the envoy from the daimyō's residence of the Land of Lightning was still standing inside the Raikage's office, but the Third Raikage did not show the slightest courtesy as he barked at him directly.
What a joke.
Not to mention that Konoha and Kumogakure were now allies—even if they were not, the Third Raikage had no interest in provoking that Golden Lion.
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