Clatter, clatter…
With the last pachinko ball dropping, it meant Tsunade had lost her final coin.
She clutched her head in agony.
After shaking the machine in front of her, Tsunade pressed the machine down desperately and shouted, "Bastard!"
"Is this rigged or what?!"
"Shizune... give me some more money."
When Shizune heard Tsunade wanted to continue, she said angrily with her hands on her hips, "Tsunade-sama!"
"We're completely broke now!"
"If we don't head back to the village today, we'll probably have to sleep on the street!"
Tsunade chuckled awkwardly and didn't take it too seriously.
She doesn't care even if she loses all her savings...
After all…
Jiraiya had promised her that once she returned to the village as Hokage, money wouldn't be an issue!
While the Daimyo's funding is limited, just how much could the village really spend?
By the end of the year, there have to be plenty left, right?
"Forget it, let's go find Jiraiya."
Tsunade stood up and led Shizune out of the gambling den.
The moment they stepped onto the street, they saw a little yellow-haired kid holding a small pig in front of a roasted duck shop, with a smile on his face.
"Tonton, do you want to go on the Ferris wheel?"
"You refused last time, but how about now? Just one spin?"
Naruto looked at the golden-brown ducks rotating inside the shop. The aroma was so tempting that he could hardly imagine how delicious delicious Tonton would be once roasted.
"Oink oink!!"
When Tonton saw the duck roasted till golden and crispy, she nearly had a heart attack.
Her IQ is not low and he can fully understand what this demon was implying.
She thrashed wildly in Naruto's arms, fearing that she would be tossed into the oven by this demon in the next second.
At this moment, she really hopes that someone can come and save itself...
Seeing this, Shizune didn't hesitate. Rolling up her sleeve, she fired three anesthetic senbon straight at Naruto's back.
Stab, stab…
The senbon struck Naruto's back cleanly, but he just scratched his back absentmindedly, still staring at the roasted ducks.
Shizune was really frustrated by this little monster.
It was obvious that the first time she used the anesthetic senbon at this boy, it was effective!
"UZUMAKI! NARUTO!"
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
Tsunade stepped forward, raised her hand and punched the boy in the head.
"Huh? You lost all your money again?"
Naruto turned around and scratched his head, not seeming to be in any pain at all.
Seeing this, the corner of Tsunade's eyes twitched. While she didn't use her Chakra Enhanced Strength in that attack just now, it's still kind of shock to see the boy didn't react at all.
'If that punch hit an ordinary child on the head, they would definitely get a big bump.'
'Never mind...'
'Let's just put this grudge on Jiraiya.'
"Naruto! I told you to look after Tonton!!"
"Were you planning to eat her again!?"
Shizune snatched Tonton back and continued to comfort the small pig.
Naruto looked up and whistled innocently, pretending he didn't hear her.
If Tsunade weren't his mom's cousin, he wouldn't even pretend to respect this old hag.
When Tsunade saw this boy's reaction, she closed her eyes slightly and gently massaged the corners of her eyes.
'Huff…'
'Don't be angry, don't be angry...'
'This little brat is going to give me wrinkles.'
"Where is your teacher?"
"Let's meet up with him and head back to the village!"
Naruto instinctively pointed to the side, and the two women saw Jiraiya, who was covered in bandages, lying on a floating door panel, holding a telescope and laughing perversely.
"JIRAIYA!!"
Tsunade rushed forward, then raised her leg and kicked Jiraiya's head with incredible force.
Jiraiya turned his head subconsciously when he heard Tsunade's voice, and then...
His vision went dark as he flew into the distance.
"Let's just go back by ourselves and leave this old pervert alone!"
Tsunade snorted coldly and walked off with Shizune.
She always had a bad feeling in her heart.
Something told her that she should not have agreed to Jiraiya's persuasion to return to the village to serve as the Godaime Hokage.
Naruto looked at Tsunade in front of him, then turned back to look at the white-haired old man. After thinking it over, he decided to go and see how old man was doing first.
He was really worried that the white-haired old man would not be killed by Pain, but would be killed by Tsunade first.
'Even with broken arms and legs, he still doesn't forget to peek.'
He helped the unconscious Jiraiya up and secretly gave him a healing potion.
Then, he used the floating door panel to bring him with them and follow behind Tsunade.
After half a day's journey, the group finally returned to Konoha Village after a month away.
"It's Tsunade-sama!!"
"Tsunade-sama has returned!!"
The gate guards were overjoyed to see Tsunade's figure, but when they saw the master and disciple behind her, their expressions turned as grim as if their fathers had just died.
But fortunately, seeing Jiraiya was covered in bandages, they can tell that Tsunade is very experienced in dealing with these two guys.
"Tsunade-sama! Please come with me."
An Anbu's member appeared at the entrance of the village at this time.
It's not that they can't wait, but if Tsunade-sama doesn't come back soon, the village would've descended into chaos.
A few days ago, the Acting Hokage went to several Shinobi Clans to raise money for the compensation.
As a result, the Hyuga Clan, which was the most powerful clan in Konoha, only contributed 500,000 ryo, and it was also the highest contribution among the Shinobi Clans.
Because of that, the Acting Hokage fainted from anger and was later carried back to the Root's Headquarters by his subordinates.
It is said that the Chakra in the body is out of control again, and the situation seems to be quite serious.
The current Konoha Village is leaderless and the village finances are still in deficit.
They urgently need a powerful figure to step in and deal with this matter.
Since the situation in Konoha is so bad, how can the two Hokage's Advisors not be anxious?
Tsunade nodded and motioned for Shizune to follow.
Behind them, the master and disciple looked at each other and slipped away immediately. Jiraiya went to collect materials, while Naruto wanted to meet Hinata.
However, not long after Naruto entered the village, he saw a boy in a black cloak standing in front of him.
It can be seen that he has been waiting here for a long time.
"What are you doing here!?"
Naruto didn't expect that the first person he met when he returned to the village would be this kid.
"Danzo's eye..."
"Do you know what's going on with it?"
Although he couldn't see Sasuke's expression, Naruto could hear a hint of anger in his words.
Naruto was slightly stunned.
'What's going on?!'
'Did Danzo use Kotoamatsukami against Sasuke or something?!'
'But isn't that old geezer in the hospital?'
'Why did he run out again??'
"He took off his bandages in front of you?"
"Yeah."
Sasuke nodded and paused, then continued.
"But…"
"I threw quicklime powder in his face before I got a good look."
"Still, I'm pretty sure that eye was a Sharingan."
Naruto: "..."
'Holy sh*t!'
'Boy, you sure are so brave!'
'You actually threw quicklime powder at a potential Kotoamatsukami user...'
'Absolute madlad!'
Naruto was instantly shocked by Sasuke's words. He quickly glanced around, opened the portal, took Sasuke away, and asked what had happened during his absence.
So, Sasuke told Naruto everything that happened after Danzo called him that day.
That day, he was called by Danzo to the Hokage Tower to face the villagers. After he asked Danzo if he had taken the wrong medicine, he planted the Heavy Xuan Ruler in front of the crowd and declared, 'I have no money to compensate you. But if you're brave enough, you can take my weapon instead.'
And just like that, the villagers… forgave him.
As for whether they will ask the village for the compensation...
Sasuke didn't care.
After resolving the matter, he was about to leave when Danzo called him into the Hokage's Office.
After a few friendly words, Danzo began unwrapping his bandages in front of him.
However, years of training had conditioned Sasuke to instinctively throw quicklime powder the moment he saw red.
Because of that, Danzo barely got his hidden eye opened when he was hit in the face with quicklime powder.