Chapter 87
Tsunade's heart tightened. What kind of excessive demand was this little brat going to make? She had imagined countless possibilities—some extreme scenarios included Haruto Saito demanding that she become his servant, forcing her to earn a hundred million ryō for him, or even making her crawl like a dog. These were exactly the kinds of things she had feared, and why she had been avoiding Haruto. Although she could refuse and go back on her word, doing so would undoubtedly make her the laughingstock of the entire Hidden Leaf Village.
"I want to continue my mission in the Land of Rain!" Haruto suddenly declared. "Given how dangerous it is for me to be traveling alone, Lady Tsunade, I need you to accompany me to the Land of Rain!"
Tsunade was taken aback.
That request... was way too simple!
Tsunade only took on missions in the Land of Rain when they were extremely difficult or highly dangerous. An A-rank mission, like assassinating a wealthy merchant, was nothing to her. If a mission like that ever arose in the Hidden Leaf Village, it wouldn't even reach her level—it could easily be handled by a much lower-ranked ninja.
And yet, that was all he wanted?
Relief flooded through Tsunade, and she suddenly found Haruto much more agreeable than before.
"Alright, it's settled! You can't take it back—I'll go with you to the Land of Rain, and we'll be quick about it!" she said at lightning speed, afraid he might change his mind. The request was simply too easy—it was basically giving her an A-rank mission to complete. The commission for an A-rank mission was only a few hundred thousand ryō, so it was as if she was spending a tiny amount of money to buy her way out of an obligation. It was an absolute bargain.
"Wait a minute, Tsunade," Jiraiya interjected. "We still need to return to the village and report the mission results to our teacher. If you just—"
"You two can go back," Tsunade said, hands on her hips.
"But..." Jiraiya hesitated.