Tsunade returned to Kushina's house, utterly exhausted, her shoulders slumped.

Ch'en, Nami, Furina, and Mumei were all there.

"Thank you, Nami," Tsunade expressed her sincere gratitude. It was precisely because of Nami's formidable strength that everything had been handled so easily.

"Haha, you're welcome! It's just zapping people. I'm best at that." Zzzzt! Dangerous blue sparks flickered between Nami's raised fingers. Most of Danzo's people had been electrocuted by her lightning.

Of course, the most difficult part was still Sarutobi Hiruzen's demonic beast puppet. With it, Tsunade could openly lead everything. Ren's contribution was undoubtedly the greatest.

"The impurity here is truly unpleasant." Having learned what happened, Ch'en's solemn expression hid suppressed anger. She understood that even the most glamorous surface could hide rot and stench. Even Lungmen… was no exception.

Clenching her Chixiao, her goal became even more resolute. She would absolutely not allow Lungmen's high-ranking officials to treat human lives as mere weeds.

"Those people have become slaves to power. Human vocabulary should not be wasted on them," Furina said, deeply feeling the terrifying nature of human hearts.

"At least those who violated morality and law received their due judgment." Mumei only felt sorrow about these matters, but more than that, she was worried about Ren.

"Brother Ren should be fine, right?"

Nami pouted. "He's definitely fine. With a few beauties accompanying him, who knows where he's having fun."

"…"

Ch'en wasn't a child; she could still understand the meaning behind Nami's words. She hesitated, then asked, "That… are Ren and Exusiai boyfriend and girlfriend?"

Nami glanced at her and shrugged. "As of now, no."

"No?" Ch'en didn't quite understand. How did those two almost kiss before?

Nami calmly nodded. "That's right. Among the people here right now, I think only Esdeath and I are, right?"

Ch'en: "Huh?"

Tsunade: "Ah?"

Furina: "Eh?"

The three made completely different sounds.

Furina said strangely, "Isn't a boyfriend or girlfriend a human partner? One should only love one person for life, right?"

Nami twitched her lips. "How to put this… Ren is quite special. You just need to know that he is very powerful."

"…"

Ch'en was greatly shocked. According to Nami, Exusiai was only temporarily not Ren's girlfriend. He felt extremely strange. Even a troublemaker like Exusiai could have someone like her? This was Ch'en's prejudice against all the personnel of Penguin Logistics.

Mumei, who had been silent all this time, silently took note, recalling the knowledge Horobi had taught her.

"!!!"

When boyfriends and girlfriends were mentioned, Tsunade was also displeased. First, she was almost deceived by Kato Dan, and she had been single for fifty or sixty years. As for someone she liked… no… hmm? Yes!

Suddenly, Tsunade froze, her eyes wide with disbelief.

Many memories flashed through her mind. It was Ren, Kushina, and the others! Not now, but in the past.

It was a scene from when she was seventeen. She saw Ren and the others appear in Konoha, and it seemed she was even pranked by him.

What the hell?

Just as she was in shock, her mind delved deeper, recalling her very young childhood, when her great-grandfather and second great-grandfather were still alive.

Ren and the others had appeared before her once again. And Esdeath had even given her grandfathers a good beating. She had been watching the battle at the time... from Ren's arms. He had even given her many trinkets and snacks.

Suddenly, she felt something on her neck. She touched her collar and found a crystal-clear green pendant. It seemed to be the very one Ren had given her when she was little, saying it was a very useful Time Anchor.

The memory that followed was of the Time Anchor activating and freezing the world whenever she encountered danger throughout her life.

Tsunade was completely dumbfounded. Hadn't she just joined the Doomsday Chat Group? When did all these things happen?

What exactly is going on?

And thinking of Ren's face, Tsunade covered her heart. Thump-thump-thump-thump!

"Lady Tsunade, are you feeling unwell? Your heart is beating very fast," Furina, standing beside her, commented with concern.

Tsunade's cheeks were flushed. She twitched the corner of her mouth and prevaricated, "Cough, I might be too tired. I'll go rest. You all can stay at Kushina's house for now."

After speaking, Tsunade turned and hurried away.

"Hmm? Lady Tsunade seems very strange," Furina noted, though she didn't delve deeper.

The reason Tsunade had so many additional memories was that Ren had re-integrated the timeline from which the Time Anchor had been removed. For a period of time, she would have more or less some additional memories.

Because several Time Anchors were in Konoha Village.

In addition, Konoha Village also quietly acquired a large private building that no one could enter.

"That building..." Following her memories, Tsunade bravely went to investigate personally. The result was both surprising and terrifying to her.

Thirty days passed, with only two days remaining on the mission timer.

Ren and the others had traveled and played like tourists, visiting various ninja villages and small countries.

He was also very considerate of Mikoto and Kushina, taking them to see all sorts of places.

Exusiai sometimes complained that he was being too considerate.

Ren just smiled mysteriously. "Exu, you don't understand." He was being deliberate, and it was intentional. Don't try to guess a scumbag's thoughts.

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