Konoha: Starting the Game as Yoriichi

Arriving once again at the newly built Hokage Tower, Kusuo entered the office. Shizune, holding Tonton, closed the door behind him and retreated. Kusuo glanced at the exiting Shizune with some surprise. Coming to the office and even closing the door... what's the meaning of this?

"You're here."

Unaware of what Kusuo was thinking, Tsunade was still buried in the mountain of documents piled up on her desk. Hearing the movement, she spoke faintly without lifting her head.

"Mm."

He acknowledged her. Seeing that Tsunade wouldn't be finished anytime soon, Kusuo didn't say anything more and found a seat for himself. It didn't seem like anything urgent anyway.

About ten minutes later, Tsunade finally finished with the documents in her hand. She let out a tired stretch, arching her body. This one movement immediately drew Kusuo's gaze.

"Hmph! You stinking brat, still looking!" On the other side, Tsunade keenly sensed his gaze, and her face suddenly turned red.

Kusuo, however, showed no feeling of being caught. He had a frank look on his face, not paying any mind to her bluffing tone. Instead, he asked flatly, "Alright, Lord Hokage, what did you call me here for this time?"

What he meant was: Don't call me unless it's important. Good heavens. Every two or three days, she was always interrupting the wonderful time he spent with Hinata and Hanabi. Were there no other people in the village? Couldn't Jiraiya handle it? His relationship with Hinata and his little sister-in-law was progressing very quickly now. They were basically at the point where their feelings were solidifying.

"What? If there's nothing important, I can't just call you over for a chat?" For some reason, the moment Tsunade heard him say this, she felt a little pouty. Heh. Don't think I don't know. What could you possibly be doing at home, you stinking brat? Isn't it just being all lovey-dovey with that eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan?

A thought stirred in Kusuo's mind. I sense it. Something's not right with you. No matter how he listened, he felt that Tsunade's tone seemed... a little sour.

"Ahem, let's just get down to business," he said, not asking any more questions, awkwardly covering the somewhat strange atmosphere with a cough. Kusuo suddenly sat up straight.

Seeing the stinking brat's appearance, Tsunade snorted a few times in her heart. A flash of inspiration came to her, and she thought of an excellent idea, a way to deal with him. She quickly said, "Of course, there's an important matter. Then listen well. I, in the name of the Fifth Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves, hereby officially appoint you, Hatake Kusuo, as the Hokage's Guard. You will assume your post immediately!"

Er... the Hokage's Guard? Assume the post immediately?

Hearing this, Kusuo raised an eyebrow. He was very puzzled. Isn't this just being Tsunade's personal bodyguard? Does she really think I have nothing better to do?

"I'm sorry, I refuse." Without a second thought, Kusuo directly and decisively refused. Are you kidding me? I didn't even want the position of Hokage or ANBU Commander. Why would I want to be a Hokage's Guard? I don't want to do such a troublesome thing.

However, Tsunade didn't seem surprised. She had already guessed that he would refuse. So she didn't immediately ask why, but instead said in a faint tone, "My personal guard... it's not a position an ordinary person can hold. Right now, you're the only candidate. If you don't agree, then I won't have anyone to protect me."

Well then. Hearing this, a corner of Kusuo's mouth almost twitched. You, Tsunade... need someone to protect you? Your monstrous strength punch is too violent. Others are afraid and can't even get away from you fast enough. Who would be so kicked in the head by a donkey as to dare to provoke you? Are they not afraid of death?

At this moment, Kusuo glanced at the wall by the door. There was still a large, spiderweb-like crack there that hadn't been repaired yet. The meaning was clear. One punch from you and the enemy would be dead. You don't need protection at all.

"You! Alright, you stinking brat, you're getting more and more out of line," Tsunade said, immediately understanding the meaning in his eyes. She shot up from her seat, followed by another sway that was incredibly astonishing. This time, after realizing where his gaze was, she didn't dodge, nor was she annoyed. Instead, she deliberately struck a pose, her tone also much calmer.

"Your refusal is invalid. I have already informed the village's council of elders and the ANBU members of this matter. They have all tacitly agreed that you are my personal guard. Whether you agree or not, this matter is already set in stone."

"Also, the reason I specifically called you here this time is not just to announce your appointment as my guard, but also for a more important mission that I need you to carry out."

Kusuo rubbed his brow. He never thought Tsunade would actually set a trap for him, acting first and reporting later, forcing him to be the personal guard for this monstrous strength female Hokage. It was a completely unnecessary thing. He had no idea what kind of medicine Tsunade was selling in her gourd.

Of course, it wasn't that he couldn't accept it. He had initially turned down the various positions in the village because he needed to practice his sword and train, and also to spend more time with Hinata. But now, ordinary training could no longer do much to improve his template. Being by Tsunade's side... it would actually be easier to run into heads to collect.

Most importantly, Tsunade was much bigger than Hinata. Mm. So, there will definitely be a lot of eye candy every day. He nostalgically rubbed his palms together, as if recalling the amazing feel from before.

Under Tsunade's puzzled gaze, Kusuo finally spoke, "Alright, I'll take this position. But I have one condition: it cannot interfere with my private affairs. Once I want to go home, no one can stop me!"

Hearing such willful words, Tsunade's willow-like eyebrows immediately shot up in anger. PAK! She slammed a palm on the table. The brand-new, perfect peach wood desk was once again destroyed.

Just as Tsunade was about to say, "Do you think this is child's play, to come and go as you please," she suddenly swallowed her words. In the end, she could only say huffily, "Fine, I'll agree to your terms, you stinking brat."

And so, the matter of the Hokage's personal guard was temporarily settled. Under Tsunade's infinite concessions, Kusuo "reluctantly" agreed.

"Alright, sending me to the Sand Village... is it for the war reparations?" Getting down to business, Kusuo also became much more serious.

"Mm." Tsunade took out a document from her desk and handed it to him. "This contains the specific terms of compensation from the Sand Village and the Land of Wind to us. At the back are the names of their village's captives and so on. You don't need to worry about these specific things. You only need to do one thing."

Suddenly, Tsunade's aura completely changed. A burgeoning killing intent radiated from her, as if she had become a different person. She was very serious. She gritted her silver teeth and said fiercely, "Because of the previous incident, we Konoha have demanded a lot. So the amount of war reparations this time is astonishingly large. But this is also the result of them admitting and signing the agreement. Heh, if those Sand ninja dare to pull any tricks, we don't need to be polite either!"

"I will send the most elite ANBU squads and chunin-jonin teams with you. Your mission is: the moment those Sand ninja show any sign of causing trouble, you are to strike and deter them. If necessary..."

"Return it to them in their own way!"

BOOM!

An intimidating aura exploded from Tsunade's body. At this moment, the aura of the heroic female Hokage was on full display. And the point she had just made was also very much in line with Kusuo's style. If those Sand ninja really couldn't hold back and tried to pull some stupid tricks, he wouldn't mind teaching them a lesson.

"Alright. I'll take this mission. If they dare to be so ignorant, this sword of mine will have a good talk with them," Kusuo said with a light laugh. With a sudden burst of force from his thumb, the white blade of his sword instantly popped out, unleashing a terrifying killing intent.

After discussing the specific details, Kusuo returned to his home. The mission was set for half a month later. This half a month was not for him to prepare. He didn't need it. It was for the other chunin and jonin squads in the village to prepare. Exploding tags, shuriken, summoning scrolls... all sorts of supplies were prepared.

During this time, Tsunade also gave Kusuo a vacation, specially permitting him to temporarily not have to work as her guard. So, he was now bullying the girl in his arms. Hinata's pretty face was flushed red, her body limp.

"Kusuo..."

"Hanabi is watching."

"It's fine. We'll just call her over later, won't we," Kusuo said nonchalantly.

Hinata fell silent. After a long moment, she let out a soft "mm," almost inaudible, like the low hum of a mosquito.

However, "Yay!" A little loli came bounding out from behind the door. Then, she threw herself into Kusuo's arms, hugging his strong arm along with her older sister, Hinata.

"`ˇI love you the most, Big Sister!" she said happily.

"Hanabi, you... you were eavesdropping just now?" Hinata was shocked. Even when Kusuo was bullying her, she didn't blush. Being questioned like this by her older sister, little Hanabi's face turned red, and she lowered her head. Then, also in a voice as faint as a mosquito's, she said, "Ah, no, I wasn't... I, I was just passing by." Her words were intermittent, lacking confidence. A ghost would believe that. At least, Kusuo didn't.

But so what? Looking at the two lovely people, he said, he suddenly didn't want to go to Tsunade's place anymore.

...

Time passed quickly. The relationship between the two Hyuga sisters and Kusuo grew sweeter and sweeter.

On the day of the mission, Hinata silently helped him put on the envoy's formal attire from the Land of Fire. Kusuo had specifically requested the fiery red color.

Little Hanabi asked, "Big brother, when will you be back? Come back soon, okay?" After spending this time together, she was no longer willing to call him "brother-in-law." Little Hanabi felt that always calling him brother-in-law made it seem like he already belonged to her sister.

Gently stroking little Hanabi's head, Kusuo smiled dotingly. "Don't worry, it won't be long. We'll pass through many towns from other countries along the way. I'll bring you back gifts."

With this promise and comfort, the reluctance in the two sisters' hearts was greatly relieved, replaced by a faint sense of anticipation.

After everything was ready, Kusuo picked up his sword and stepped out the door. As he reached the entrance, he suddenly turned back to the two sisters and said, "In the future, when we get married, we'll wear clothes of this fiery red color for our wedding, okay?"

Hearing this, Hinata's heart skipped a beat, and she was overjoyed. She thought that the "we" Kusuo was referring to was her and him. Little Hanabi was also secretly overjoyed. Thump, thump, thump! Her heart was beating excitedly, almost as if it were going to leap out of her chest. "Kusuo-niichan said 'we'... could it be that he plans to marry me?" In that instant, Hanabi's heart melted, and she was so happy she was about to faint.

However, Kusuo just shrugged and said, Who said that 'we'... has to be just the two of us? Why can't it be the three of us?

...

"My lord, the horse-drawn carriage is ready. Please be seated."

A chunin had already been waiting at the door for a long time. Now, Kusuo's identity was that of the Hokage's Guard. This position was generally held by a close confidant among confidants, and only those with great strength could serve. So it was not wrong to address him as "my lord." Otherwise, in the past, the people of the village only knew that Kusuo was amazing, even more amazing than Lord Hokage. But how to address him was a problem. After all, titles like captain, teacher, or squad leader didn't fit him. And "my lord" felt wrong for someone so young.

Now, with the identity of the Hokage's Guard, and a personal guard at that—the only one of his kind—everyone felt a great sense of relief. Otherwise, if they ran into him on the street in the future, how awkward would that be? Awkwardness was a small matter. Angering him would be the end of it. They would never forget. This was a super ruthless person who had cut down a Tailed Beast with his sword and single-handedly annihilated the entire Root organization.

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