After spending some quality time together, Tsunade began to organise the information she had received. While she was busy sorting through her thoughts, Akane used his Dream Manipulation ability to check whether Mito was awake or asleep. Unfortunately, Mito was not asleep, so Akane attempted to contact Kushina, who was also asleep.
After thinking for a moment, Akane used the contact seal and sent a reminder to Mito. He didn't try to pull her into a dream again since he was sure that she would understand what he was planning to say.
'What should I do now? I don't know how long it would take for Tsunade to go through the information. Should I contact Kaguya? Mm, I will do so.'
Thinking of Kaguya, a soft smile appeared on Akane's face, and he closed his eyes again. Using his ability, he tried to pull Kaguya into a dream-like usual, and like usual, Akane appeared in the dream place he had built in his mind.
His eyes fell on Kaguya who floated in front of him, and just like always, he was mesmerised by her beauty and elegance.
"You are here,"
Kaguya looked at Akane, who was standing in front of her. For Kaguya, who had been forcing herself to sleep all the time, there was no sense of time passing during their meetings, and for that, she felt a bit grateful. If she had been awake on the moon, waiting for Akane to initiate their meetings would have been even more torturous.
"Mm, I am here," Akane replied to Kaguya who had moved closer to him. As the distance between them closed, Kaguya smelled his familiar scent and hugged him tightly. In return, Akane also moved his hands around her waist and with his head resting on her chest, he also hugged her.
Akane heard the soothing sound of her rhythmic heartbeat and he felt Kaguya caressing her hair softly. Changing his perspective, he looked at the lovely relaxed smile she had on her face and stored the image in his mind.
After hugging each other for some time, the duo separated. Kaguya kept on looking at Akane, waiting for him to tell the things that happened like he always did.
Looking at Kaguy, who looked like a child waiting to listen to her favourite story, Akane couldn't help but smile, and he pinched her cheeks. He thought of the things he told her last time, and said, "Didn't I mention that I would be going to Konoha?"
"Hmm, you did. Did you reach there?" Kaguya nodded at his words and noticed their surroundings changing to a rather familiar place.
"Konoha," She murmured as she looked at the village from the mountain, and Akane nodded at her words. Though she could observe the events herself, Kaguya preferred hearing it from him. His voice brought her comfort, and she cherished these moments of connection.
As time passed, Akane got so engrossed in speaking that he forgot where his body was. Outside, Tsunade looked at Akane, who was sleeping with a smile, and a sigh escaped her lips. She understood that he would be busy for some time, and she didn't have the heart to disturb him.
'One heart for many, sigh! I wonder if the situation would have been different if you were in Konoha.'
As she thought of this, some more things appeared in her mind, and she murmured, "Yeah, they would have been different, and I don't think we would have ever met if you were in Konoha."
Knowing her teacher and Danzo, Tsunade didn't think they would ignore him and wouldn't try to take him under them. Shaking her head, she removed these what-if thoughts from her mind and looked at the entrance. She dispersed her Shadow Clone, and a blush appeared on her face as she went through the memories of the clone.
"It was good that I made the clone," Tsunade murmured as she thought of the kissing sounds and gave another look to Akane. Shaking her head again, she walked outside of the tent and looked in the direction where Medical-Nin were working on patients.
"I should finish up here quickly," she murmured, walking towards the medical unit. "Then we can take some missions outside."
She froze, her sharp senses detecting two presences nearby. Her gaze hardened as she directed a warning look towards the source. Moments later, two ANBU operatives emerged, exchanging uncertain glances. Without a word, they vanished, choosing to abandon their surveillance for now.
Inside the tent, Akane stirred, sensing Tsunade's absence. Stretching slightly, he stepped outside and activated a sensory technique to locate her.
When he found it, he was about to leave, but Akane noticed three people coming in his direction. After thinking for a moment, he thought of the words Tsunade had spoken before, and he understood that they were sent by the Commander to test him.
"I wonder what kind of fight I should give to them," Akane whispered with a grin on his face. Since the opponent was a Chunin, he could finish the fight in the blink of an eye, but that would just make things more troublesome.
He couldn't even show his expertise on Seals, so after thinking for a moment, he decided to use Adamantine Fist and techniques below C-rank to finish the fight.
"They are here," He murmured and a moment later, three people were in his vision. Looking at them, Akane tried to gauge their strength and noticed that two of them were at least Jonin level based on their chakra while the third one didn't seem to be regular chunin.
'So he plans on testing based on rank, even though this guy seems to be the best of the Chunins I have sensed before. Also, the fact that he is part of the Uchiha clan would have made the situation even worse if I had been a regular guy.'
'Tsuna said that the Commander is Head of the Nara Clan, and considering them, I am sure he knows what would happen if I were to defeat him. Even if the Senju Clan doesn't exist, since I am someone brought by Tsuna, I belong to that clan.'
'So why would he do such a thing and make this a classic Uchiha V/S Senju match? Tsk Tsk, I wonder if this is from Hiruzen or from Danzo, who wants to make things more troublesome.'
Akane cracked his knuckles, settling into a relaxed stance.
'Too bad for them—I'm not a regular guy and the one to play by their rules.'
While Akane was thinking of the situation, the group of three were also judging and trying to figure out something about him.
"He looks like a pretty boy," the Chunin remarked, his tone dripping with condescension.
"Don't underestimate him," one of the Jonin said, his voice calm but firm. "Something feels different about him. Even though he appears frail, I don't think Tsunade-sama would bring someone weak to the war camp. Besides, let's not forget what the Commander said earlier: you have to use your full strength right from the start."
"Hmph, I know what to do. You don't need to remind me," the Uchiha chunin replied, a hint of displeasure in his voice. The Nara clan jonin glanced at the Yamanaka clan jonin, who simply shrugged in response.
Both of them had been chosen by the Commander to intervene if the fight escalated further.
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