After Shikamaru and Temari left, Tsunade immediately waved her hand.
Then a black shadow flashed outside, clearly Ambu guarding the office to prevent people from approaching freely.
"How was it?" Tsunade's expression turned serious, and even Shizune and Tonton's breathing became much lighter.
"Rain Country!"
Natsuki handed over a scroll, "I tracked those two for over two months. They've been looking for bounty heads from the black market, as if they've completely taken over Kakuzu's role. However, a few days ago, they were going to the Land of Rivers and passed directly south through the Rain Country. I had a bad feeling at the time, so I sent a Shadow Clone to follow. As a result, not long after entering the Rain Country, the Shadow Clone exploded directly."
Tsunade's hand, which was taking the scroll, paused: "The Shadow Clone exploded without any warning?"
Natsuki nodded affirmatively: "Yes. I feel like someone was sensing my intrusion through the rain and was able to attack from a distance. The Shadow Clone didn't even have time to react."
At this, Tsunade and Shizune became extremely serious.
They naturally understood Natsuki's strength and knew he was very strong.
But even just Natsuki's Shadow Clone was capable of dealing with a Jonin, yet under the condition of secret infiltration, it was instantly killed by a single blow from a distance without any warning. How powerful was the opponent!.
Natsuki continued: "I immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to flash away at that time and didn't dare to stay in place. The opponent was very strong, which made me feel uneasy. Afterward, I went around the Rain Country to the south to continue scouting, and I really did find the duo of Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sand. They were acting as if nothing had happened and continued doing bounty missions."
At this, Tsunade and Shizune also understood Natsuki's judgment.
Natsuki sent a Shadow Clone to secretly infiltrate the Rain Country for tracking but was easily discovered and then instantly killed by one blow.
However, these two passed through nonchalantly and were completely fine. It was very obvious that the one who attacked was most likely an Akatsuki member!
This was the basis of Natsuki's judgment.
Natsuki had known before that the Akatsuki headquarters were in the Rain Country, but he had been thinking about how to explain it. After seeing Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sand enter the Rain Country, Natsuki knew this was an opportunity.
And he did indeed use this opportunity to finish the mission.
Tsunade was silent for a moment, then finally nodded and said: "You did very well, you've worked hard."
However, Natsuki spoke with rare seriousness: "Tsunade-sama, the Rain Country is very dangerous, so don't just send people to infiltrate and investigate. Even Lord Jiraiya, don't let him go. People will really die! I feel that even if I go, I might not have a chance to use the Flying Thunder God Technique, so you must be cautious!"
These words were very serious, but they weren't alarmist.
Only by emphasizing the severity of the problem would Tsunade be more cautious and not let Jiraiya take risks again.
To be honest, Tsunade and Jiraiya had wasted most of their lives, only developing feelings for each other in their old age. But in the original story, Jiraiya went and never returned. Tsunade didn't win her final gamble, which was lamentable.
Now, after Natsuki's warning, presumably Tsunade wouldn't let Jiraiya take risks again, right?
Tsunade naturally wouldn't think Natsuki was being alarmist. Hearing this, she also nodded seriously, indicating that she understood, and then told Natsuki to go back and rest first.
Natsuki turned around and left. He was in a hurry to find Tenten.
After the office door closed, the room was silent.
"Tsunade-sama..." Shizune hesitated to speak.
"No need to say more, I understand."
Tsunade rubbed her temples, feeling a severe headache, "It seems that the Akatsuki is more terrifying than imagined, and the Leader is even stronger than me, than Jiraiya, and than Natsuki. Natsuki's warning is not unreasonable, so even if we are curious, we cannot easily send people to scout in the Rain Country. But if that's the case, what should we do?"
Shizune couldn't think of a solution for a moment and could only suggest: "How about we have another meeting to discuss?"
Tsunade didn't speak. In fact, she felt that a meeting was pointless.
Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, those two old geezers, were always pointing fingers and were particularly self-righteous. What if, after knowing that the Rain Country was the Akatsuki headquarters, they advocated attacking the Rain Country?
The two old geezers would likely not take Natsuki's warning seriously, only thinking that Natsuki was timid.
How could such a terrifying strong person appear in a small country like the Rain Country? So, just attack and it'll be over.
Tsunade didn't want to face the faces of the two old geezers at all right now. Instead of a high-level meeting, it was better to discuss with a few trustworthy Elite Jonin.
After pondering for a while, she finally just said: "Shizune, go call Kakashi and Shikaku over to discuss."
Meanwhile, after leaving the Hokage Building, Natsuki went straight to the Ninja Tools Shop.
Unexpectedly, the Ninja Tools Shop's business was good, especially with many Ninja from other villages coming to buy Ninja Tools. The Ninjutsu Shop Owner was a bit overwhelmed for a time. Seeing this, Natsuki immediately went into helping mode.
"Huh? Natsuki, you're back?" The Ninjutsu Shop Owner said happily.
"Yeah, I just got back today. I just finished reporting to Lord Hokage. I was planning to find Tenten, but I'll help Father-in-law finish first."
Natsuki worked quickly and soon finished checking out the customers. When the customers thinned out, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Natsuki smiled and said: "Father-in-law, business is pretty good."
The Ninjutsu Shop Owner smiled and said: "That's for sure! Isn't the Chunin Exams being held again recently? Many Ninja from other villages have come. At first, it seems they heard that my daughter's husband is the Konoha Demon Blade, so they all came here to buy Ninja Tools. Later, they probably found that our Ninja Tools are of good quality, so they bought more."
So my reputation contributed to the Ninja Tools Shop's business?
Natsuki couldn't help but laugh, never expecting his name to bring business to the Ninja Tools Shop.
He looked at the recent sales records and was very surprised: "It seems that the Ninja Killer cards sell the most. This shouldn't be the case, right?"
The Ninjutsu Shop Owner sheepishly rubbed his fingers together: "Well, I just had people make new character cards of the Konoha Demon Blade. Many people seem to come specifically for that."
Natsuki was speechless: "You sure know how to do business, you even sell your son-in-law."
The Ninjutsu Shop Owner wasn't happy: "I'm just selling cards, how is that selling my son-in-law? Besides, don't you have a share in our family's business in the future? The business will all belong to my grandchildren in the future anyway. Isn't it good for me to earn more now?"
Alright, as long as you're happy!
Natsuki didn't dwell on it. After all, it was his own family making money.
Moreover, there wasn't much secret information on the cards, so it wasn't a big deal.
At this moment, the Ninjutsu Shop Owner suddenly asked in a low voice: "Son-in-law, this time's Chunin Exams, it won't be like the last time, right?"
Natsuki was stunned and looked curiously at his cheap Father-in-law. He only saw a face full of worry. It seemed that the last Chunin Exams had left some psychological trauma on many people, who were afraid that something would happen this time as well.
"No!"
Natsuki said decisively, "This time, Tsunade-sama is here, nothing will happen!"
No other reason was needed. Just because Tsunade was here. Tsunade's name was much more effective than the Third Hokage's! Attack.