Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Hatake Sakumo Draws More Hatred, Why Not Leave Him in the Village?

Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Hatake Sakumo Draws More Hatred, Why Not Leave Him in the Village?



Tsunade waved back at the villagers calling her name, even though she disliked the title "Sannin."

As she waved, she scanned the crowd for someone in particular.

But she was bound to be disappointed.

The person she was looking for was still at home, fast asleep.

Takuya knew about the village's welcome ceremony, and Kushina had gone to join the crowd, but he had stayed behind.

Lately, Takuya had been working on his Sage Mode training with Snowy's help.

Every night, he would head to the Forest of Death, where natural energy was abundant, and train until dawn before returning home.

After more than two weeks of this, his schedule was completely flipped. He had no time or energy to join the festivities.

Takuya's Sage Mode was different from the one practiced in the three great sacred lands.

His was a tailed-beast-specific Sage Mode, much like Snowy's exclusive Nine-Tails Sage Mode.

With Snowy's help, he could absorb natural energy and refine Sage chakra without much risk. If anything went wrong, such as absorbing too much energy or messing up the refining process, Snowy would step in to fix it.

There was no danger of turning into stone or becoming a strange creature.

"Kushina!!"

Kushina happily ran up to Tsunade in the crowd and gave her a big hug.

Tsunade smiled and hugged her back, teasing her:

"It's been a while, and look at you, Kushina, all grown up!"

"No way, I'm still a kid!" Kushina stuck out her tongue playfully, making Tsunade laugh.

"By the way, where's that troublemaker, Takuya?"

"He's sleeping. He's been training every night and only gets back at dawn. His schedule's completely flipped, so he's probably dreaming right now."

Kushina didn't know what Takuya had been up to lately, just that he went out every night and came back looking exhausted.

Training at night?

Was he hiding something? Tsunade thought she might need to ask him about this.

"I'm heading to the Hokage's office. I'll come find you later," Tsunade said, waving as she walked off to join the other Jonin heading to the Hokage's office.

The people from the frontline, including Danzo, had returned to Konoha. A high-level meeting was scheduled, and Tsunade had to attend.

As for Danzo...

Tsunade had initially thought about sending him back to Konoha early, but then she realized that if he returned, he might try to scheme against Takuya behind the scenes.

So, she decided to keep him with the main group on their return.

The meeting was just a summary of the war, with the Third Hokage doing most of the talking while everyone else listened.

It dragged on for about three hours, and Tsunade could barely stay awake.

"They should take their responsibilities more seriously," Tsunade remarked.

They left their students behind to join others? That was irresponsible.

But she quickly dropped the thought. With Jiraiya and Orochimaru around, Minato and Nawaki

would likely be safe.

Tsunade decided to head home to retrieve the Raijin Blade she had promised to give to

Takuya. After that, she would meet up with him and Kushina.

She had no more interest in discussing the meeting.

As she was about to step out of the room, she suddenly paused and turned back.

"What about Yagami Takuya?"

She must've been tired earlier and hadn't realized until just then.

If Minato and Nawaki had gone to the battlefield in the Land of Rivers, where was Takuya?

Tsunade distinctly remembered Kushina saying that Takuya had been asleep that morning. His reversed sleep schedule had been going on for a while now.

That meant Takuya hadn't been sent to the battlefield. At least, the village hadn't assigned him to go.

How could a squad go to war while leaving their captain behind in the village? What kind of arrangement was that?

"Due to Takuya's past conflict with the Third Kazekage, it was decided that sending him to the battlefield would result in him being targeted. For the future of the village, we agreed to keep him here as a Jonin instructor," Koharu explained, glancing at the silent Third Hokage.

"Huh?"

"A Jonin instructor?"

Did she hear that right, or was this some kind of joke?

You want a kid barely over ten years old to be a Jonin instructor?

Tsunade's fatigue instantly vanished, and she was dumbstruck.

"Are you serious, old man?"

Tsunade couldn't help but laugh, pointing towards the Sand Village.

"Hatake Sakumo killed Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, and she hates him for it.

Why not leave Hatake Sakumo in the village too?"

Being targeted?

If Takuya wasn't going after others, that would already be a relief.

It all came down to the Uchiha bloodline and power struggles.

Tsunade chuckled, waving as she walked out.

"Do whatever you want. Takuya will be thrilled with this arrangement and thank you all for

generations to come."