"Great! I'll be off then. You guys carry on," Tsunade said cheerfully, before quickly making her exit. She had other plans-like hitting the casino before the sun went down. Danzo could stay bedridden for a little longer. It wasn't like he was going to die.
"Hiruzen..." Koharu started to protest, but the Hokage held up his hand, cutting her off.
"Tsunade has done a lot for the village. After everything she's contributed, making a sword sheath for her is a small price to pay. As for whether or not the Raijin Blade should be given away, that's her decision. It's part of the Senju family's inheritance, after all."
Even though he wasn't happy about the idea of Xin getting the Raijin Blade, there was no point fighting it. Protesting wouldn't change anything, and Tsunade certainly wouldn't retract her decision.
The only result would be them having to make a custom sheath for the sword on top of everything else.
If it had been anyone else making this request, the Hokage would have thrown them out. But Tsunade was a different story. It wasn't that he feared her-it was more that upsetting her wasn't worth the hassle. If she decided to quit or throw a tantrum, things would quickly spiral out of control.
The sooner Danzo was back on his feet and Tsunade could be sent to help on the front lines, the better. The war with Sunagakure was the priority now, not an old sword.
"Let's continue the meeting," Hokage said, cutting off any further complaints from Koharu. She still looked dissatisfied, but Homura quickly stepped in to calm her down.
Meanwhile, Tsunade made her way to the casino, happy with her deal. An hour later, however, she stormed out, her face dark with frustration.
It didn't take long for her to lose all seventy thousand ryo. Every last coin.
"Hiruzen is becoming more and more biased toward Tsunade,"
Koharu grumbled as she and Homura made their way to Konoha Hospital to visit Danzo. She hadn't stopped complaining since they left the Hokage's office.
Homura tried his best to placate her with a forced smile. "Koharu, Hiruzen's hands are tied. The village needs Tsunade. Both Danzo and the front lines depend on her. It's just a sword, after all."
"Still, that was our teacher's sword!"
Koharu shot back, her voice rising in frustration. "Couldn't we just make Xin a new chakra weapon? Why is Tsunade always favoring him? He's not even her student!"
Homura couldn't help but think back to when Koharu used to favor Kagami Uchiha. Her bias had caused plenty of issues for Danzo back then, too. Funny how she'd forgotten about that.
But this wasn't the time for that conversation.