Tsunade Gets Drunk

"Drink! Keep drinking!"

Inside the Izakaya, Tsunade had one hand sprawled across the table while lifting a bottle with the other, about to chug it straight from the bottle.

Hikari looked at the bottle in front of him, then at the drunken Tsunade, and helplessly covered his face.

This was fucking embarrassing.

Who said women always smelled nice? Look at this drunken Tsunade—she reeked of alcohol. Even if she were given to me for free, I wouldn't want her, okay?!

"Don't say I smell like alcohol. Say it again, and I'll beat you to death!"

Drunk as she was, Tsunade seemed to have forgotten that she was hearing Hikari's inner thoughts and muttered softly at him.

Hearing that, Hikari did not take it to heart.

After all, who would argue with a drunkard?

"Lady Tsunade, how did you drink so much?!"

Shizune hurried over. When she saw the number of bottles, the corner of her mouth twitched.

As Hokage, Tsunade naturally received an allowance and could occasionally rake in some extra money.

But she had only become Hokage less than a month ago. Where was she supposed to get an allowance? As for making money on the side, even if she wanted to, she could not get any for the time being.

After the Third Hokage's death, he had left behind quite a mess. It was only because they were in peacetime that the situation was not even more complicated.

"Um, Hikari, do you have any money?" Shizune asked as she searched through her pockets.

Money!

The moment he heard that word, Hikari felt terrible.

They wanted him to pay the bill.

"Sorry, Shizune, but I'm just an ordinary gate guard. I don't have much money. How about we pay separately? You pay for what Lady Tsunade drank, and I'll pay for this one bottle I drank. Sound good?"

Shizune looked at the pile of empty bottles beside Tsunade and raised her head to the sky in speechless despair.

Stuck with such a spendthrift old woman, she did not have much money either.

"Hikari, all I have left is enough for basic living expenses. Even if I take it all out, it won't be enough to pay the bill, so why don't we..."

Before Shizune could finish, Tsunade shoved the table aside, clearing the space between herself and Hikari, then pounced forward.

"Second Grandfather, I missed you so much!"

Shizune: ???

Hikari: Meow, meow, meow... How did I suddenly end up with such a grown granddaughter?

"Second Grandfather, I lost another bet today. You'll definitely give me money, right?" As she spoke, Tsunade unceremoniously began searching Hikari's body.

Before long, she had a wallet in her hand.

That's my wallet, Lady Tsunade. Please have some respect!

Ignoring Hikari's inner thoughts, Tsunade opened the wallet, took out a stack of cash, and handed it to Shizune. "Go pay the bill!"

Hikari hurriedly reached out as though to stop Shizune. "You can't use that money. I'd better pay for it myself."

Shizune ignored Hikari as well. At the sight of that stack of ten-thousand-ryō notes, her eyes were completely dazzled by money. She turned around and went to find the owner to settle the bill.

"Hehe, Second Grandfather, I miss you so much. Tell me, you aren't even married, so what are you saving all this money for?"

As she spoke, Tsunade took a bankbook from Hikari's wallet.

"Tell me honestly, what's the password for all this money?"

Pah, shameless woman. You think I'd tell you the password to this bankbook? Dream on!

Tsunade: Why isn't this guy thinking of the password yet? Hurry up and think of it! If you don't, wouldn't I have put on this whole act for nothing?!

No, it looked like she had to use some other means.

The string of zeros in the bankbook nearly dazzled Tsunade's eyes.

For that money, she did not mind making a fool of herself.

In her mind, she was drunk anyway. As long as she pretended to be drunk, no one could blame her.

"Second Grandfather, hurry up and tell me the password!"

"If you tell me, I'll let Shizune be your personal maid, okay?"

Shizune: Lady Tsunade, you're selling me off just like that?!

Having just returned from paying the bill, Shizune heard Tsunade's words and nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"No. Shizune's figure is too poor." Hikari refused sternly. He was not the kind of man who forgot profit at the sight of a pretty face.

There were ten million ryō in that bankbook. Though it was a drop in the bucket to him, for a ninja, it was already the reward for completing ten S-rank missions.

For a jonin, that was money earned only after facing death ten times.

With that sum, he could easily buy a beautiful eighteen-year-old maid. Shizune was fairly capable, but her figure was lacking. Spending that much money on her simply was not worth it.

"Second Grandfather, you don't love little Tsunade anymore!" Suppressing the urge to vomit, Tsunade acted cute.

For this money, she was truly going all out.

"No money, no life. That's that!" Hikari felt that if this continued, he would not be able to take it anymore.

Tsunade was currently hugging him and acting cute, her full breasts rubbing against him again and again, making Hikari almost get hard.

Using this to test a cadre—what cadre could withstand such a test?

"Lady Tsunade, you're drunk. I'll take you back now!" With that, Hikari placed his right hand on the back of Tsunade's neck and applied a little force. Tsunade immediately closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Shizune: Oh my god, Lady Tsunade is finally asleep. If this had gone on any longer, I wouldn't have known what to say. But why do I feel a little regretful?

At this point, Shizune did not yet know that men who were talented, wealthy, handsome, and worth a fortune naturally attracted women.

That bankbook had magnified Hikari's looks tenfold.

"Shizune, lead the way. I'll carry Lady Tsunade back!"

As an honest and reliable young man, how could Hikari bear to let Shizune carry Tsunade back? As a man, he naturally had to lead by example. At a time like this, he had to firmly protect Tsunade's personal safety.

Shizune was moved by Hikari's help. From childhood until now, no one had ever taken the initiative to help her like this.

Especially during the years when she had wandered outside with Tsunade, creditors had chased them every day. If they had not run fast enough, they might have been sold into the pleasure district long ago.

Shizune led the way while Hikari carried Tsunade and raced along. Neither of them spoke, wanting only to get Tsunade home as quickly as possible.

Fortunately, after ten at night in the Hidden Leaf Village, only a small number of patrolling ninja were out and about. Otherwise, if ordinary villagers saw Hikari running around with Tsunade on his back, rumors that Tsunade was keeping a young pretty boy would become true even if they were not.

Smack!

Hikari tossed Tsunade onto the bed, then clapped his hands.

When he smelled the alcohol on himself, Hikari's face filled with disgust.

"Shizune, I'll be going now. Leave Lady Tsunade here and get some sleep first!"

Shizune sighed, then smiled at Hikari. "You should head back first. I need to clean Lady Tsunade up. Otherwise, she'll reek of alcohol tomorrow, and it won't look good."

Maybe I should stay and help you.

Truthfully, Hikari really wanted to say that.

Tsunade might be drunk, but she had a great figure.

After thinking it over, Hikari suppressed the impulse in his heart and nodded. "Then I'll head back first. Get some rest early!"

What a pity!

Shizune had the qualities of a good wife and mother, but unfortunately, her figure was not up to par!