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The reason Haori changed his attire was simply to maintain a consistent style with the child by his side. Otherwise, if he wore all black while staying with Mirai, people would easily mistake him for a villain who trafficked women and children.
"So… why are you in the Land of Crafts? It wouldn't be related to Orochimaru, would it?"
Tsunade casually asked about the external matters. She was more interested in the reason why Haori was in the Land of Crafts.
Tsunade's departure from Konoha was handled very discreetly. First, the war was very intense at that time. They wouldn't reveal the news of a high-level combat force leaving without reason. Second, Tsunade's departure wasn't a defection. To this day, she's not a rogue ninja… In fact, if Tsunade wanted to return to Konoha, she could go back anytime. From the lowest commoner to the Hokage, almost 100% of the Konoha people would welcome her back.
But Orochimaru was not the same. He was a true rogue ninja. With Konoha issuing an S-rank wanted poster, Orochimaru had not only been removed from Konoha's records but had also become an enemy of the entire village.
One of Konoha's most prominent Sannin had fallen to such a state. This couldn't help but make other villages feel sorry for them… Just kidding. In reality, other villages were delighted to see this happen.
It's a simple matter of you're not happy, I'm happy.
The whole ninja world was abuzz with the news that Orochimaru had become a rogue ninja. Tsunade couldn't possibly not know. So, she immediately asked Haori.
There were so many other things she should have asked.
Kushina and the Fourth Hokage's deaths, what Haori had experienced and gone through over the years, why he was keeping this child by his side… Tsunade wasn't indifferent to these questions, nor did she not want to know. But she didn't want to bring them up.
She also felt that Haori didn't want to talk about these things either.
But thinking of Kushina, Tsunade's gaze involuntarily turned to Mirai. Then, she murmured, "Such beautiful red hair…"
Like who?
Everyone, including Mirai, could naturally hear Tsunade's low murmur.
"Tsunade-nee, you're such a good person." So, she gave her a good person card for her compliment.
"Haori told me that anyone who compliments my hair is a good person, right?"
"Yes." Haori said.
What a ridiculous way to educate and judge people's character… Who raised this child?
Looking at this scene, Tsunade couldn't help but think of herself. She probably caught the gambling bug from the First Hokage back then, right?
"Because it's inherited from Kushina's hair."
Seeing Tsunade's puzzled expression, Mirai even explained it again… And just like how Haori addressed his teacher, Mirai addressed her mother.
"Then what about saying bad things about your hair? I mean, about your hair." Shizune asked curiously.
"You can beat me up until I die… right?" She then confirmed with Haori.
Haori nodded. That's no problem.
Tsunade: "..."
Shizune: "..."
Let's relax and talk about Orochimaru. Tsunade brought up this matter not because she cared, but rather the opposite. She absolutely didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing… It was too troublesome.
Actually, she was really overthinking it.
"It's not like that. I came to the Land of Crafts by chance." As he spoke, Haori shifted his body, revealing two straight, flat, round sticks, one black and one red, that were stuck diagonally behind his waist… Wrong, they were two straight-bladed swords.
Tsunade was still a little confused. Haori continued to explain, "I came here to forge a chakra blade. I found you two by chance. In any case, it has nothing to do with Orochimaru."
If you looked at Haori up close, you could see a light red, square mark on his forehead, 0.5 centimeters wide and 1.5 centimeters long… And what would drive someone with OCD crazy is that this mark was a diagonal line pointing downwards. It wasn't like Tsunade's diamond-shaped symmetry.
"I know, I know. It's the Explainer and the Shadow Chaser!" Mirai answered the question about the "famous swords" before Haori could.
But she was met with Haori's merciless glare… Why didn't she say it was the Curry Stick and the Ghost Armor?
The crimson sword was the chakra blade Haori forged in the Land of Crafts. The black one was his new Iron Sand Sword.
"Expla… what?" Tsunade didn't hear what Mirai said at first.
But in reality, those two broken swords didn't have a damn name. What did she think this was, some kind of rare item?
"Nothing. She's talking about the names of the weapons in the fairy tales I told her." Haori replied.
Yes, Haori had told this child many "fairy tales" like this, like Rubber Man vs. Shadow Monster.
"So, in other words, you didn't come here specifically to see me?"
"Actually, if you want to say it's specific, then it is specific."
As he spoke, Haori extended his right hand and gently lifted his sleeve, revealing his left forearm.
How to put it… it looked like tree bark, and it also looked like a mummy.
"Put your hand on the table."
After seeing this injury, Tsunade immediately said.
Such a beautiful, plump chicken foot. The first reaction of anyone who saw it was to put it on the table.
Haori raised and lowered his arm as he said, "Konoha's medical ninjas can only keep this hand from getting worse. But if you want to heal it, you still need the Slug Princess…"
Fortunately, although this arm, which looked like it had been dehydrated, was unsightly, it didn't bleed. So, Tsunade could examine it carefully without any sensory discomfort.
"As for the cause of the injury… it should be a high-intensity Lightning Release burn."
To be more precise, it was a combined burn of high-intensity Lightning Release and high-intensity electric current. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so serious.
"But the nerve damage isn't serious. I can still feel the stinging pain. Actually, I can control my hand to make movements."
He could indeed do it, but the movements would be accompanied by intense pain. That wasn't a problem. The key was that his hand was actually quite fragile. If he wasn't careful, he could easily break his fingers.
Nerve damage was actually very serious, but Haori had gradually stimulated it to recover. He was quite professional in this area. As for the remaining cell regeneration, that wasn't Haori's specialty.
"You…" Tsunade was about to make a sarcastic remark to Haori. After all, this kind of injury was undoubtedly caused while developing some kind of forbidden jutsu. But she stopped when the words reached her lips.
It wasn't anything to do with making fun of Haori. The key was that there was a pair of eyes full of worry, staring straight at her… Okay, let's preserve some innocence and beauty.
Mirai naturally knew that this big sister (depending on the treatment outcome, she might really be downgraded to Granny) was going to treat Haori's injury. So, she was very nervous about Tsunade's words.
"Yes, the nerve damage isn't serious. It won't have any serious negative effects. This will heal naturally after the cells regenerate…"
"As for cell regeneration, although it's troublesome, it's only troublesome. There aren't any other big problems. It's just a matter of taking some time."
"It's obvious that you caused this trouble yourself. Your injury… you've been dragging it on for too long." Tsunade's tone was still filled with dissatisfaction.
This kind of broken arm injury obviously needed to be treated immediately. But Tsunade could tell that Haori had been dragging this injury on for years.
This wasn't because Haori was too carefree and didn't care about his chicken foot. In fact, Tsunade was assuming things. Haori wasn't not treating it. But healing this kind of injury in Konoha could probably only be done by Tsunade. She shouldn't assume that all Konoha ninjas were at her level, right?
"It will take some time to completely heal your injury. But fortunately… we both have plenty of time now."
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