Tsunade stared at Seiryū with a strange look.
It would be normal if the other two said those words.
But hearing them from this brat Seiryū gave her a strange feeling.
This kid has been very strange lately.
Tsunade looked Seiryū up and down and said cautiously, "What exactly are you plotting? Your behavior recently feels wrong. It's like you're deliberately trying to please me. That's not something you would normally do."
If someone else tried to please her, she would not be so cautious.
But Seiryū was someone who would take revenge for the smallest grievance, whose dream was "to hang her up and beat her," and who cared greatly about money. For someone like him to try to please her...
Thinking about it carefully,
it would be strange if it felt normal.
It was simply too abnormal.
"So what kind of image do I have in your mind exactly? I'm clearly acting out of goodwill. I just want to repay the care you've shown me normally, and also because you gave me the scroll of the Strength of a Hundred Seal."
"Is it really strange that I give you a birthday gift?"
Seiryū twitched the corner of his mouth.
He admitted that he had a little bit of "selfish intention."
But it definitely had nothing to do with a conspiracy.
"Of course it's strange."
Tsunade nodded and said honestly, "Based on my understanding of you, even if you knew today was my birthday, you wouldn't be so kind."
"Other than you plotting something against me, I can't think of any other possibility."
"The fact that you would kindly give me a gift is already something unbelievable. Normally it's me tricking you into spending money."
It was not that she had a conspiratorial mindset.
It was simply because she understood this brat's personality too well.
They had spent a long time together.
Would this brat really do something that benefits her?
She simply did not believe it.
Most importantly, she had tricked Seiryū quite a few times recently, and Seiryū's "counterattack" had not come yet.
Before, in order to prevent her from refusing to repay a debt, he even used chakra paper to make booklets and used chakra powder to create mud seals.
All just to make her acknowledge the debt she owed.
That was a long term scheme against her.
This kid was very cunning.
She had to stay on guard.
After hearing Tsunade's words, Kushina's gaze moved back and forth between Tsunade and Seiryū.
She felt extremely strange inside.
Although Seiryū could be a bit unreliable sometimes, it should not make Tsunade this cautious.
The way these two teacher and student interacted looked stranger the more she watched.
Also, Tsunade's sentence "normally it's me tricking you into spending money" revealed quite a lot.
And she said it so righteously?
"Relax. This time there's really no conspiracy. I just haven't thought of a way to get revenge on you yet."
Seiryū felt truly wronged.
As for revenge against Tsunade for tricking him recently, he needed to find a good opportunity.
It had to leave her speechless and make her willingly accept it.
That clearly was not easy.
He had not found a good entry point yet.
Seiryū considered himself an honest person, and his expression was very sincere.
"This time it's really just goodwill. Believe it or not. Anyway, Kurenai and Kushina also bought gifts for you. They can't possibly have some conspiracy against you too, right?"
Kushina: "..."
She truly could not understand the way this teacher and student interacted at all.
Tsunade spoke righteously about tricking Seiryū into spending money, and Seiryū openly said he might have conspiracies against Tsunade.
This was too bizarre.
What kind of teacher student relationship was this?
Tsunade: "..."
Good grief.
This brat actually admitted he had considered plotting against her.
He just had not figured it out yet?
And he said it right in front of her?
Or was this actually a method to make her feel pressure, forcing her to remain alert at all times?
She had to admit, it was effective.
This kid was indeed very cunning.
"Tsunade-sensei, I don't know whether Seiryū has a conspiracy."
Kurenai did not react much to Seiryū's words.
Love and conflict at the same time.
Whatever Seiryū did felt normal to her.
Looking at Tsunade, Kurenai took out the gift she bought and handed it over.
"However, Kushina and I definitely don't have any conspiracies. This is the birthday gift I bought for you. Happy birthday, Sensei."
"Alright then, I'll accept it."
Tsunade looked at Kurenai's serious expression, felt warmth in her heart, and smiled as she accepted the gift.
"Thank you, Kurenai."
Kushina also handed over the gift she bought.
"Tsunade-nee, this is the birthday gift I bought. Please accept it as well."
Tsunade accepted it and nodded to Kushina with a smile.
"Mm, thank you as well, Kushina."
"And yours?"
Tsunade placed the two unopened gifts on the table.
She turned to Seiryū and said indifferently, "Since it's your goodwill, I'll generously accept it. But if I find out it's part of your scheme, I'll smash your head open."
"What kind of attitude is that?"
Seiryū curled his lips.
He did not bother arguing with her and handed over his gift.
"Generously accept it? Why don't you just go stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun?"
Who accepts a gift with this kind of attitude?
He almost did not want to give it to her.
But considering how good her feet looked, forget it. He would still give it to her.
"Heh."
Tsunade laughed dryly.
She accepted the gift, raised her eyebrows, and thanked him.
"Thanks to you too, you little brat."
Since the deaths of her family members, she had not celebrated a birthday for a long time.
These three were quite thoughtful.
Shizune was probably also out buying her a birthday gift.
Now Shizune was a Genin and could earn money herself.
This made Tsunade feel a little warmth in her heart. Staying in Konoha seemed not bad after all.
Seiryū glanced at Tsunade and complained,
"Don't just thank us with words. We came here to freeload a meal too. If you don't spend some money today, it would be a bit unreasonable."
Just accepting gifts without spending anything was unacceptable.
Tsunade should not be so shameless, right?
Tsunade was silent for two seconds, then stretched out her fair right hand toward Seiryū.
Calmly she said, "I just lost all my money gambling. And recently I haven't taken you out on missions, so I didn't earn any money."
"Mm. Lend me some first. When we go on missions later, I'll give you more reward."
She had no money now. She lost it all.
There was no other choice but to borrow some from Seiryū first.
Anyway, she no longer owed him money now. Their previous accounts were already balanced.
That was called paying back what you borrowed, so borrowing again would naturally not be difficult.
She believed Seiryū would lend it to her.
After all, she was the Sensei. She could control him.
"???"
Seiryū felt numb.
He had overestimated Tsunade's sense of dignity.
No, she simply did not have such a thing.
(To be continued.)
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