Chapter 316: Role-Playing
"Don't give me that nonsense. Tomorrow, you'll accompany Tsunade properly—and make sure to tell me the moment you hear any news."
Sakumo sighed. Since he couldn't stop it, he could only support it.
"I promise to complete the mission."
Kawakaze raised two fingers of his right hand and gestured at his temple. This fashionable action left Sakumo momentarily stunned. This kid had been using these strange hand gestures since he was little.
"Stop clowning around. Remember tomorrow," Sakumo said firmly.
Nayuki added a reassuring comment, knowing that Sakumo would remain uneasy until he learned the results tomorrow.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll remind Kawakaze," Tsunade said confidently. It was evident that she wasn't particularly afraid of tomorrow's experiment.
"I'm relieved to hear you say that," Nayuki replied, easing the tense atmosphere. She discreetly nudged Sakumo with her hand. His silent demeanor gave him a frightening air.
"You guys chat. I'll go to the ancestral hall for a while," Sakumo said as he got up. He didn't feel like chatting anymore and felt more at ease going to the ancestral hall.
"Big brother, I'll go with you," Kawakaze said, surprising everyone by following him.
The ancestral hall was a place Kawakaze rarely visited—maybe once or twice a year—but Sakumo had been going there since he was a child. When Kawakaze was sick, off on solo missions, or just struggling with life, it was always Sakumo who had to step up as both elder brother and de facto parent.