Chapter 381 - 66

Chapter 66: HenpeckedHiruzen's face darkened. He did not refute Tsunade's words, just sat there smoking continuously.But Tsunade had no intention of stopping. She continued, "It is precisely because of your tolerance toward him that Danzo has acted with increasing impunity.""Now that I have become the Fifth Hokage, I will absolutely not let such things happen again. Konoha has shed enough blood; we cannot let the so-called peace you speak of lead to more tragedies.""Take Sakumo Hatake for example. He was clearly an incredibly outstanding Ninja. If he were still here, he would definitely be more suitable for the position of Hokage than I am.""He abandoned his mission to save his comrades. Was he wrong? Perhaps! But given his status, he should never have died because of that.""As the Hokage at the time, you should have stepped forward immediately to explain everything to everyone. I don't know why you didn't do so. These Ninjas dedicated all their love to the Village; we cannot let them down."Hiruzen sighed after hearing this and said, "Heh, it seems I really am old! To be reprimanded like this by my own student.""However, you are right. I truly owe an apology to Sakumo Hatake, Uchiha Itachi, and even Naruto. As the leader of the Village, I was too hesitant, and indecisiveness has always been a weakness in my character.""But thankfully, it is all over now. Tsunade, the future of the Village is now in your hands. I look forward to you leading everyone down a different path.""Alright, the lecture is over, and the matters are resolved. It is time for me to leave."After speaking, Hiruzen stood up to leave. "Teacher..." Tsunade perhaps realized her words just now were a bit harsh. Seeing Hiruzen's somewhat lonely appearance, she wanted to offer comfort but didn't know what to say.Hiruzen waved his hand without looking back and walked straight out of the Hokage Office.Soon, the statue of the Fifth Hokage was completed, and the inauguration ceremony began. In front of everyone in the Village, Tsunadeannounced that Kakashi Hatake and AsumaSarutobi would be considered the successors for the next Hokage. They needed to stay by her side now to learn how to handle the Village's affairs. At the same time, she appointed Nara Shikaku as the Hokage's assistant advisor.Once this news came out, the most excited were the Nara clan. This meant their clan had officially become part of the Village's core leadership, which was definitely something worth celebrating for their clan.After the inauguration ceremony ended, Tsunadecalled the three of them into her office for a talk. She first encouraged Kakashi Hatake and AsumaSarutobi, then let them go about their business. Afterward, she discussed the current state of the Village and future development plans with Nara Shikaku.Nara Shikaku's mood was complicated when he came out of Tsunade's office. Although he often said, "Women become gentle in front of the man they love most," in reality, he was an out-and-out henpecked husband who was terrified of his wife and always followed her orders.However, he also greatly admired and adored women like Tsunade who were both strong-willed and beautiful. Upon returning home, he found his son and began teaching Nara Shikamaru how to deal with troublesome women.Although Nara Shikamaru had a high IQ, at his current age, he completely failed to understand this matter. However, to avoid disappointing his dad, he tried asking, "Dad, in my impression, Mom is almost the most troublesome woman. If you have such insights in this area, why can't you ever handle Mom?"Nara Shikaku, seeing that his son actually responded, became even more excited. He grabbed Nara Shikamaru's shoulders excitedly and said, "Son, I am truly happy that you can ask such a question; it proves that you are really listening to me.""But you must know, troublesome women are also classified by levels. If it were a typical one, your dad would definitely have it under control. After all, I once held the title of Konoha's number one playboy; all kinds of different types of women were in the palm of my hand.""But I didn't expect that my reputation would be ruined by your mom. I only realized later that your mom is definitely a Kage-level troublesome woman.""Son, if you ever... Hm? Wait, there's killing intent."Nara Shikaku, who was talking eloquently, suddenly felt a chill all over his body, as if he were being stared at by some wild beast. He immediately prepared for battle.In reality, he already knew why this situation was happening; he just didn't want to believe it.But what must come cannot be avoided. An extremely cold voice that made him shiver sounded from behind him, "Oh? Konoha's number one playboy? Come and tell me, how exactly were you a playboy back then?"Nara Shikaku turned his head with difficulty and saw the face he least wanted to see right now. He was worthy of being Konoha's number one strategist; he immediately thought of an excuse. Nara Shikaku tried hard to squeeze out a smile and explained, "Oh, it's you, my dear wife!""I was telling my son about the romantic pasts of Akimichi Choza and Inoichi Yamanaka! I was admonishing him that he must not be like his two uncles, that he cannot treat love as a game, and that he must be loyal to one person just like me.""Also, when finding a partner, he should learn from my eye for things. He must find a virtuous wife just like you. That is a very important thing for a man.""Right? Son, did you remember what I just told you?"While speaking, Nara Shikaku was frantically winking at Nara Shikamaru. But unfortunately, it was obvious that his wife did not believe his nonsense. Before Nara Shikamaru could react, Nara Yoshino grabbed his ear and said, "Is that so?""Then why have you never told me about these things? Come with me to the room right now and tell me properly about how those two were playboys back then.""Also, you had better think about what that 'Kage-level troublesome woman' business is about; otherwise, you are going to be in for it today!"Just like that, Nara Yoshino dragged Nara Shikakuinto the room. Although Nara Shikaku struggled desperately, he still couldn't prevent it from happening.As he was being dragged, he threw a look of distress at Nara Shikamaru, but Nara Shikamaru, afraid of getting into trouble, immediately turned his head away upon seeing it.This scene caused a great shock to Nara Shikamaru's young heart. He, who was already afraid of trouble, felt that women were simply the most troublesome things in the world.At this moment, Nara Shikamaru had already made a decision: when he grew up, he would definitely avoid getting into trouble.