Chapter 80: Tsunade’s Trouble

"Heh heh..."

A sly smile crept onto Kiyoshi's lips.

He looked confidently at Tsunade, who had eagerly agreed to the bet, his eyes glinting with amusement. 

"Tsunade-nee, you said it yourself. No backing out now."

"Fine," Tsunade retorted, folding her arms with a challenging glare. 

"Let's see how you intend to master the Flying Thunder God Jutsu in just a couple of hours."

Tsunade eyed him skeptically. 

"I'll remind you, the Fourth Hokage was the most talented of all Hokages in Konoha's history. And that's without the special bloodlines of Uchiha, Senju, or Uzumaki clans."

She continued, "If he hadn't died young, his accomplishments could have rivaled even those of my grandfather."

As the princess of the Senju clan, Tsunade was accustomed to seeing countless geniuses and had developed a discerning eye. 

Still, even she couldn't deny the sheer brilliance of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze—a rare, once in a century talent with a charisma few could match. 

It was just too tragic he passed away so soon.

"You'd better be prepared to be amazed." Kiyoshi replied, his smile unwavering.

He acknowledged the Fourth Hokage's genius. 

But beyond that, he believed his own abilities could potentially surpass even Minato's. 

Plus, he had an advantage the Fourth Hokage didn't possess: an immense amount of chakra.

Kiyoshi took a seat, unfurling the scroll of the Flying Thunder God Jutsu in front of him, studying it word by word.

"If this were the Scroll of Seals," Tsunade mused, "there might be notes from Minato himself on how to train in this technique. 

But with Hiruzen already on guard, Danzo wouldn't have access to the Scroll of Seals anymore." 

She laughed to herself, aware that, with Kiyoshi's comprehension skills, if he did have access to Minato's notes, he could likely master the technique in no time.

"You're underestimating me, Tsunade-nee," Kiyoshi said, his gaze fixed firmly on the scroll, deeply focused.

He spent nearly half an hour reading and absorbing every detail, mentally etching the technique's intricacies into his mind.

"Alright." Kiyoshi finally declared with a smile.

He strode over to the window, pushing it open and looking back at Tsunade with a playful grin. 

"See you soon, Sensei! You'd better wait for me."

Before she could reply, he dashed off into the distance.

"That little pervert," Tsunade muttered, her eyelid twitching slightly.

She'd long been aware of Kiyoshi's audacity when it came to flirting, but this… She hadn't expected him to actually aim his cheeky banter her way.

It's not as though she hadn't noticed his intentions. Kiyoshi had never tried to conceal his attraction toward his mentor.

Just then, a Wood Clone that had been practicing a low-level sealing technique lifted its head and chuckled. 

"Hey, Tsunade-sensei, you know the real Kiyoshi has quite a fondness for you, right?"

Tsunade sighed, feeling a headache building. "A brat entering puberty is one of the worst kinds of trouble."

Contrary to what others might think, Tsunade and Dan were never truly close, merely acquaintances. 

She had never had a boyfriend, and it wasn't as if she opposed marriage, she'd just never found anyone who sparked her interest. 

Being one of the Sannin and a member of a distinguished clan, she had exceptionally high standards. Few, if any, had met them.

With her confidence in her own appeal, she was well aware of how attractive she was to men, especially to someone like Kiyoshi who was about to go through puberty.

Not that Kiyoshi was hard on the eyes—far from it. 

To this day, Tsunade hadn't encountered anyone more striking than him. Even the Uchiha's couldn't match his allure or his subtle, indefinable charisma.

In terms of strength, Kiyoshi was practically a prodigy of the highest order. 

She didn't even need to fight him to know he could challenge her effortlessly. 

He possessed a stable, balanced personality—calm, wise, yet with a gentle warmth—qualities that Tsunade found rare.

He was, in many ways, the ideal partner she had dreamed of in her youth.

But he was her student.

And she… Well, she wasn't young anymore.

Currently in her forties or fifties, Tsunade could practically be his grandmother in terms of age difference. 

During the brutal time of the Warring States Period, an average lifespan of thirty was not unusual, especially among shinobi, who constantly faced life and death battles from an early age. 

In those days, many people were expected to marry and bear children by their early teens to continue their bloodlines.

Tsunade massaged her temples, exhaling softly. 

She needed to figure out how to guide this boy properly before he fell deeper into his attachment and veered off course. She certainly couldn't avoid her disciple all the time.

If she let Kiyoshi return to the village on his own right now, she doubted she'd be able to relax. 

She knew him too well, he'd likely replace himself with Wood Clones to do missions and instead bury himself in forbidden techniques, using every resource Danzo's Root had to offer. 

Over time, the environment there might even warp his mindset.

"Why can't he just take a liking to Karin or even Shizune?" Tsunade muttered.

She had to admit, Kiyoshi's extraordinary charm was hard to resist. 

Even she, at times, had nearly fallen under his spell. No wonder that girl Karin had been utterly smitten. 

Kiyoshi, who was well aware of her feelings, had often teased her just to keep her in check.

And even Shizune, on occasion, had looked at Kiyoshi with a certain... intensity.

"This situation is a mess," Tsunade muttered, rubbing her brow.

"Could he really…"

She glanced at the Wood Clones, who were engrossed in practicing the sealing techniques.

Suddenly, a realization struck her, and her face paled. 

"Oh no, I've been tricked. I forgot he has the Strength of a Hundred Seal. His chakra reserves are more than enough to use Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu to practice the Flying Thunder God."

No wonder he hadn't dispersed his Wood Clones to conserve chakra. She had assumed his clones wouldn't amount to much with a chakra heavy jutsu like Flying Thunder God.

But she had underestimated just how enormous Kiyoshi's chakra reserves were. Unlike her, he didn't need three years to store chakra.

A dreadful premonition struck her.

Could it be that Kiyoshi really would manage to master the daunting Flying Thunder God Jutsu within three hours?

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