Chapter 218 - 218 (1/2)

After moving back to Konoha, Ryo went directly to the 3rd's office, handing him the scrolls sent by Tsunade.

After the 3rd opened them, his face looked very awkward, and he coughed before leaving the office with the scrolls.

Minato found that it was rather strange and asked: ”Ryo, what's written on Tsunade's scroll?”

Ryo shook his head, for he did not know. All the way to Konoha, he did not open the scrolls, handing them directly to the 3rd.

On the other side, the 3rd directly entered Root's headquarters.

At that time, Homura was discussing with Danzo how to deal with the Ino-Shika-Cho alliance.

Facing the other clans' pressure, the Ino-Shika-Cho successfully relied on the newly developed Re-usable Healing Stones. Getting the news about that, Danzo became mad, and actually ended up unleashing his wrath on the headquarters itself.

The two had been in discussions for a while, not finding a good way to deal with the three clans. Just as they were tangled like that, one of Root's Ninjas rushed in saying: ”Danzo san, the Hokage is here.”

Homura frowned: ”What's Hiruzen doing here?”

”I don't know! Let's go see him.” Danzo stood up and walked to the entrance, with Homura closely following him.

After welcoming the 3rd coldly, he directly asked: ”What brings you here, Hiruzen?”

The 3rd smiled and said: ”Here's the deal: I've received a letter from Tsunade. In that letter, she says that she had taken Rin as her Disciple. She explains all about it in this scroll. So, that's the end of this matter…”

”What! What gives her the right to do that? This is an interest of Konoha, and she's nothing but rog…”

”Watch your words Danzo!” The 3rd heard the word Rogue, and his face turned heavy.

”Danzo, you can't say that! Tsunade is the first Hokage's granddaughter, and the Country's famous princess. You can't just talk like that.” Homura also reminded him.

”But… But…!” Danzo's tongue was tied, and he could not argue anymore.

”In short, this matter ends here. You keep Rin's matter a secret. Otherwise, Minato would not tolerate Root's presence anymore.” The 3rd turned around and left.

Homaru looked at his back, and then at Danzo's face, finally leaving after some hesitation.

As the Hokage's office, Minato was listening to Ryo's description of Tsunade. Hearing about her being found in a Casino, He sighed and said: ”Tsunade san really never changes!”

After hearing that Rin is becoming Tsunade's student, he was very happy, for now she was on a good path.

With this done, Minato and Ryo bid farewell, and the latter teleported to the Yamanaka district.

He had learned from Minato that when he took Rin away, the Ino-Shika-Cho fell under great pressure. This made him worry, and he returned immediately to understand the situation.

But then, he was relieved to see that all was peaceful and harmonious in the clan. Later, he found Inoichi, and heard all about the three clans' response.

”I'm really thankful to brother Shikaku. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't know how to face you all.”

Inoichi understood Ryo's self-blame, but he wasn't the type to comfort people often. After some long thought, he said: ”We have never blamed you!”

However, this incident was a good lesson to him. Behind him were the three Ino-Shika-Cho clans, and he couldn't just do anything he wanted without considering the repercussion it might have on them.

Ryo then teleported to Orochimaru's lab, but didn't find him there. Only Yugao and Anko were inside.