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Tsunade’s little thoughts—you could guess them even if you used your knee to think.
But going out to play? Tsunade’s general idea was probably to wander around.
As for specifics, Kazuki wasn’t too clear.
Tsunade didn’t say, and he wouldn’t ask proactively.
"She’ll probably return after playing for a while. Tomorrow, issue an announcent to stop anyone from gossiping."
The Hokage’s seat wasn’t an easy one. Even if no one dared to say it openly, at least privately, people would discuss it.
So, an announcent was necessary to prevent anyone from thinking Uchiha Kazuki coveted the position.
"....."
Lady Hokage is really bold, just running off like that without giving anyone ti to prepare!
Thankfully she at least knew to leave a note at Kazuki’s place!
Otherwise, no one would know if she was truly missing or had just run away from ho.
Tsunade’s actions were essentially no different from running away from ho.
The leader of a village directly fleeing—if this blew up, it was no joke!
Just look at Sunagakure next door. The Third Kazekage’s disappearance directly triggered the Third Great Shinobi War.
That’s why Homura and Shikaku had been so anxious.
"Izumi, you go back and rest first. I’ll handle the remaining tasks."
Kazuki couldn’t work overti indefinitely, even if tasks remained unfinished.
He wasn’t the Hokage; why work himself to death? Doing a decent amount was enough.
But handling more was better.
Letting things drag on too long wasn’t good either.
As ti grew late, Kazuki knew he’d have to sleep in the Hokage’s administrative building today, so he told Izumi to rest first.
"Sir, I..."
Izumi didn’t move. She stood in the Hokage’s office, head lowered, her face slightly flushed, her small hands nervously twisting the hem of her clothes.
"?"
Kazuki looked up.
"What’s wrong? Is there sothing else? Wait, why is your face red?"
"I..."
Izumi’s originally flushed face turned completely crimson. Gritting her teeth, she mustered her courage.
"Sir, I don’t want to go back. I want to stay with you."
"....."
This "stay with you"... is it serious?
Is it platonic or... not?
Does it involve certain... colors?
Kazuki wasn’t blind, nor was he an idiot.
He quickly realized what Izumi wanted!
This girl seems to have reached her limit.
Sothing’s off with you!
Is this how you test Lord Advisor?
Kazuki didn’t speak. Izumi waited expectantly, feeling she’d be disappointed once again. Kazuki seed to truly have no intention of...
"Sir?!"
Izumi suddenly exclaid because she noticed the lights in the Hokage’s office had gone out.
Moreover, she was lifted into the air. Before she could react, she was already outside the Hokage’s administrative building.
Does this even require consideration?
Kazuki decisively turned off the lights, picked Izumi up, jumped out the window, and headed ho to sleep.
As for those mountainous piles of docunts—they could wait.
No one was going to make him stay and work overti.
"Was that Lord Advisor just now?"
An Anbu guard at the Hokage’s building looked back at his companion.
The companion replied casually, "Probably. Lord Advisor likely went ho to rest."
"Then we..."
"You want to go guard Lord Advisor’s house?"
"No! Absolutely not!"
Kazuki disliked Anbu personnel coming to his house to stand guard, sothing the Anbu all knew.
Even for routine duties, they stayed at a distance. Unless sothing happened, they couldn’t approach.
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I doing?
Izumi, who had finally mustered her resolve, thought she’d be harshly rejected.
After all, she’d been rejected quite a few tis before. Though she felt disappointed, she’d prepared herself for rejection again. Who would have thought...
Before she could react, she was already lying in Kazuki’s house.
And then...
Did I... give myself away a bit too... haphazardly?
Won sotis felt a bit conflicted about such matters.
n, on the other hand, were more direct. Either they didn’t partake, or once they decided to, they’d have their fill.
Or, as they say, "deal with it later."
The next day, the Advisor’s secretary played hooky, staying ho to sleep in.
Kazuki’s office beca Shikaku’s temporary workspace.
Kazuki knocked on the office door and entered before Shikaku could respond.
"Lord Advisor?"
Seeing it was Kazuki, Shikaku quickly stood up.
Kazuki gestured for him to sit, no need for formalities, then handed him the docunt in his hand.
"This is the announcent I’ve prepared. Make the arrangents and issue it publicly to stop people from gossiping privately. As for the rest, we’ll address it later. Perhaps Tsunade will return soon."
Even if he just sat in the Hokage’s office, no one would dare say anything.
But Kazuki didn’t want people whispering behind his back. If not caught, fine.
If caught, handling it strictly might seem excessive.
Not handling it would be irritating.
Better to issue an announcent first. If, after the announcent, people still gossiped, then he wouldn’t hold back.
"Will this really work?"
Kazuki’s intention was simple: issue an announcent stating the Hokage was away on a special mission. How many believed it wasn’t the point; the point was having an official explanation.
After all, so things couldn’t be hidden forever.
"Do you have a better idea?"
Kazuki spread his hands, asking in return.
"Uh... no."
There were already enough troubles. Shikaku didn’t want to create more for himself.
Since Kazuki had decided, he’d have the announcent issued.
No need to complicate this matter.
If it truly couldn’t be concealed later, they’d think of other thods. Maybe Lady Hokage would return soon.
Even if the Hokage played hooky or ran away from ho, she couldn’t just go wild outside indefinitely, right?
"Then I’ll leave this to you. Izumi isn’t feeling well today; she’s taking a sick day at ho."
Offering this explanation, Kazuki turned and left. He had plenty of work on his end too; not much ti to linger here.
The situation at the front-line camp had stabilized; no need for him to go back.
Unless war broke out, Kazuki could stay in the village overseeing things, gradually handling official duties.
In short, overti was out of the question.
That evening, Kazuki decisively left.
There was a lovely lady waiting for him at ho. Who the hell wanted to work overti?
"Lord Shikaku, Lord Advisor has already returned."
When Shikaku wanted to find Kazuki, Anbu personnel inford him that Kazuki had already gone ho to rest.
"Huh? So early?"
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