7

Hokage Office.

"Bang!"

Tsunade slammed her palm on the Hokage's desk with a loud bang, her expression agitated.

"Well done! Truly worthy of the person this Old Woman values!"

Jiraiya quickly gave her a look, signaling that their teacher was still sitting there and she shouldn't be so obvious.

Tsunade snorted coldly.

"Jiraiya, do you want me to dig out your eyes for you? What's with that shifty-eyed movement!"

Jiraiya: "---"

She then crossed her arms and glared at him fiercely.

"What? Is Sarutobi Shinnosuke the only one allowed to bully people, and no one is allowed to stand up for my younger sister?"

When Jiraiya heard this, he immediately froze and dared not say anything more, silently lowering his head.

"Old Man, you handle it yourself."

As the next Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki chosen by the Village, Uzumaki Kushina naturally received much attention from the moment she stepped into the classroom.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and his three Disciples had already been silently observing through the Telescope Jutsu, and they naturally saw Sarutobi Shinnosuke's actions.

That's why Tsunade was so agitated when she saw the bully being dealt with by Uchiha Tendō, wanting nothing more than to jump up and applaud.

A faint smile appeared on Orochimaru's Face.

"Tsunade, no matter what, Shinnosuke is still the teacher's child—"

He believed Tsunade was a smart person. Some things didn't need to be fully explained; a hint was enough.

Tsunade naturally knew what he meant. Wasn't it just to give her teacher a way out?

Anyway, Uchiha Tendō had already taught Shinnosuke a lesson, so continued pressure was meaningless.

Thinking this, Tsunade immediately stopped speaking.

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, his expression serious.

"Tsunade, this matter is indeed Shinnosuke's fault. I will certainly teach him a harsh lesson and give you and Kushina an explanation."

Tsunade nodded noncommittally.

Although she didn't believe Hiruzen Sarutobi would do anything to his own son, it didn't stop her from giving him a way out.

Seeing the atmosphere between the two ease, Jiraiya quickly jumped in to change the subject.

"Hahaha! I think that Uchiha youth's strength just now was extraordinary! His physical fitness must have already reached the Chunin level."

Orochimaru nodded in agreement, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"Tsunade, you said earlier that this young man is someone you value?"

The three of them were in the same team and had an extremely good relationship, so Tsunade naturally wouldn't hide anything. Besides, with Orochimaru's status, it wouldn't be difficult to find out.

"His name is Uchiha Tendō. I believe you've heard of him."

"The most talented among the younger generation of the Uchiha Family today?"

"Exactly, but his previous achievements aren't the main point. The most important thing is that he directly awakened the Double Tomoe Sharingan four months ago!"

"Hiss! You mean he awakened the Sharingan at eight years old, and directly awakened the Double Tomoe?"

Jiraiya gasped, asking in disbelief.

One must know that the Sharingan is not the Byakugan; the difficulty of awakening it is quite high. Uchiha Tendō, at just over eight years old, actually awakened the Double Tomoe Sharingan in one go.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took over the conversation with a serious expression.

"Not only that, but his Heart-Nature and Comprehension Ability are also not inferior to Nidaime(2nd)-sama! He will inevitably become a top force in Konoha in the future, so we need to strengthen his bond with the Village."

"Therefore, I plan to have Tsunade become his squad leader to strengthen his connection with the Village."

Jiraiya's mouth twitched.

"Old Man, he still has at least four years until graduation, you—"

Orochimaru pointed at the crystal ball.

"Teacher, perhaps his bond is coming."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the crystal ball in unison.

In the classroom.

Honda Take stood there, his eyes dull, completely lost in thought.

He had been quite happy to see Uchiha Tendō return to school earlier, after all, what teacher wouldn't like a good student?

However, he wasn't happy at all now. On the first day back, he had hit the Hokage's son, and his job was probably over.

Uchiha Tendō immediately Detected Honda Take's inner thoughts.

"Teacher, actually, you don't need to worry. Hokage-sama is a reasonable person and will certainly handle this matter impartially."

These words were actually intentionally said for Hiruzen Sarutobi to hear; that Old Man was certainly peeking here using the Telescope Jutsu.

Uchiha Tendō, familiar with the original work, naturally knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was a person who cherished his Face extremely. Hearing his praise, Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely pretend to be magnanimous for his own Face, and thus no longer pursue the matter.

Honda Take showed a bitter smile.

"Tendō, thank you for comforting me."

Immediately after, his gaze fell upon Uzumaki Kushina.

"Kushina, find a seat and sit down first."

After saying this, he quickly took the injured students to Konoha Hospital for examination.

Minato Namikaze immediately followed to help.

Uzumaki Kushina's gaze swept around, quickly settling on the last row.

She then walked straight towards Uchiha Tendō.

"Hello, may I sit here?"

"Suit yourself."

After receiving his permission, Uzumaki Kushina cautiously sat beside Uchiha Tendō.

"Hello, my name is Uzumaki Kushina."

"Uchiha Tendō."

"Thank you just now. If you hadn't stepped in to teach them a lesson, I wouldn't have known what to do."

"I just couldn't stand them, I wasn't trying to help you."

"---"

The words Uzumaki Kushina was about to say were immediately choked back.

She never expected such a response from him, his attitude so cold, and her mood instantly became a bit downcast.