Chapter 54
The saying goes: if you don't court death, you won't die!
Isn't it good to just stay alive? Why the need to act tough?
Haruto Saito repented in his heart, but it was useless. Tsunade was more direct than anyone else. When news spread that Haruto had learned the Mystical Palm Technique in just one day, the Hokage doubted it, the Hyuga clan doubted it, the entire Konoha doubted it. But Tsunade? She didn't doubt—she wanted Haruto to "perform" again. If he failed, she'd kill him!
"Tsunade-sama, you can't just force me to learn jutsu with you, can you?" Haruto tried to reason. "You have to be logical! You know, high-intensity learning back-to-back is really taxing on the brain. I think..."
Haruto trailed off because Tsunade was already looking at him with a smirk that wasn't quite a smile. His words sounded weak, even to himself.
"Brat, you want to talk logic with me?" Tsunade stepped closer, looming over him intimidatingly, their faces just inches apart.
"I think there's been some misunderstanding..."
"No misunderstanding! You learned the Mystical Palm Technique in one day, didn't you?"
"...Yes."
"But I don't believe it. You have to prove it to me!"
"What if... I refuse?"