"Here we are," Tsunade said while standing at the top of Hokage Mountain. Beside him, Akane stood, and he looked at the legendary Konohagakure for the first time in reality.
Looking at the village which he had seen sometimes in others' dreams and in anime, Akane had to say that the real-life scenery was much better than what he had seen before.
"It looks amazing, doesn't it? Many times, when I don't feel good, I come here to watch this scenery. It always refreshes my mind and calms me." Tsunade murmured with her gaze fixed on the scenery, and Akane nodded at her words. He could understand about the scenery since he also sometimes calms himself by watching the sunrise or sunset, but he knew that Tsunade was also talking about the sentiments and feelings she has for Konoha.
"Let's go," Tsunade said while looking in a direction, and she noticed someone coming to their place. Akane didn't waste any time, and they both disappeared from the top.
A few moments later, at their places, two ANBU Ninjas appeared, and they looked around. After checking around, they nodded at each other and disappeared from the top to inform the Third Hokage.
Leaving the Hokage Mountain, Tsunade ran in the direction of the Senju Clan. In between, she remembered something and paused on top of a building.
Akane looked at Tsunade with a curious face, wondering why she paused, and he saw her turning in a different direction. Following her movements, he looked around and when the Academy Building came in his vision, a look of understanding appeared on his face.
"Wait he-- No, just come with me," Tsunade wanted him to stay while she went to pick up Kushina, but she decided to take him since someone might trouble Akane in between.
Akane chuckled at her words, but he didn't say anything. He followed her while looking around at the familiar building he had seen many times in Kushina's dreams.
"That way," He said, pointing in a direction, and Tsunade rolled her eyes at his words. They walked together, and many people were looking at them since it wasn't every day they saw Tsunade-Hime of Konoha with a boy, and that too, a handsome boy.
"He wouldn't peek, would he?" Akane asked Tsunade and she knew who he was talking about.
"He won't," Tsunade replied with a confident look and remembering how Third Hokage was taught a lesson by Mito, a chuckle escaped her lips.
They walked inside the Academy Building together, and reaching there, they walked in the direction of Kushina's class.
Reaching there, Tsunade knocked on the door once and opened it. The teacher inside was about to say something, but when he noticed who was at the door, he didn't say anything.
"Tsunade-Hime?" He asked and saw Tsunade nodding at him. His eyes moved to the pink-haired boy beside her, and the teacher wondered if another student was coming to his class.
Inside the classroom, everyone looked at Tsunade, who had walked inside with another handsome boy, and some girls gasped when Akane appeared in their vision.
Among them, two of them had a shine in their eyes, and even though they were excited, they didn't make a move and tried to act as if they didn't know him.
"Sensei, I will be taking Kushina early today," Tsunade said to the teacher, who nodded in return and turned to Kushina, who got up at her words.
"Bye. See you later," Kushina said to Mikoto, who nodded at her words and replied, "Bye! Lucky!"
Others thought they were talking about Kushina leaving early, but only Kushina and Mikoto knew why Mikoto called Kushina lucky.
Kushina walked to Tsunade, and the group of three walked outside after thanking the teacher, who smiled in return. When they left the room, he turned to look at other students and saw many of them staring at the door.
"Everyone, returning back to the topic..."
"A-chan," Kushina called Akane excitedly, but before she could move, her body was held by Tsunade. Kushina turned towards Tsunade, and the look in Tsunade's eyes made her understand why she was stopped.
"Hehe,"
She giggled while showing her tongue, and Tsunade pinched her cheeks. Beside them, Akane smiled at their actions, and they walked outside the Academy Building.
Tsunade looked in the direction of the Hokage's office, and shaking her head, she turned towards the Senju Clan.
"Do you want to walk around or go home directly?"
"Go Home!" Kushina said because she couldn't wait to reach the Senju Clan and hug Akane, but Tsunade ignored her words and looked at Akane. At her actions, Kushina pouted and then turned to Akane with a puppy look on her face.
Akane smiled at her actions, brightening her face because she understood that he understood what she wanted, but then her expression changed, and her eyes widened.
"Let's look around," Akane said with a mischievous smile, and Kushina looked at him with a shocked face.
"Haha~!" Tsunade chuckled at Kushina's expression, and a chuckle escaped Akane's lips.
"Hmph," Kushina hmphed while looking at Tsunade and Akane, who laughed and bullied her together.
"I was kidding. Let's go to Senju Clan since I have to tell everyone that I have reached here." Akane said after thinking for a moment, and he had forgotten the slip to send the message to others at Land of Waves.
Tsunade looked at Akane, and she understood what he meant. Kushina's eyes lit up as she heard him, and she pulled Tsunade to rush to Senju Clan, making Tsunade laugh at her antics.
She decided to walk in the direction of the Senju Clan instead of running, and Akane looked around while Tsunade told him a few things that he didn't know about.
"Is that Jiraiya?"
When they passed through the bathhouse, Akane pointed in a direction, and Tsunade turned her head. An irked look flashed on her face, and she created a Shadow Clone that walked in his direction while she pulled Akane and Kushina away.
A few moments later, screams of someone were heard around the bathhouse, and Akane snickered as he heard the screams while walking with Tsunade.
It didn't take long for them to reach the place, and looking at the 'old' gate of the Senju Clan, a nostalgic smile appeared on Akane's face. He had seen this gate many times in dreams, and finally, he was standing in front of it in real life.
'It's been quite a long journey,'
Akane thought while looking at the gate, and many scenes of the past flashed in his mind while he stared at the gate. Noticing his expression, Tsunade paused, and she shushed Kushina, who was about to say anything.
Kushina turned towards Akane and saw him staring at the gate with a nostalgic look on his face. She tilted her head with a confused face since she didn't understand what he was nostalgic about.
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