Chapter Summaries

Tsunade tried to flee her gambling creditors, but Yuu caught up with her and demanded repayment. When she balked at the doubled debt, Yuu threatened to use her and Shizune to settle it, prompting Tsunade to challenge him.

• Tsunade told Shizune to run, and the gamblers chased after them.
• After they escaped, Tsunade said she planned to borrow more money and win back her losses.
• Yuu appeared on a nearby rooftop and said Tsunade owed him ten million ryo.
• Tsunade objected to the debt doubling in an hour, and Yuu threatened to use her and Shizune to settle it.
• Tsunade challenged Yuu, but his Observation Haki made her realize he was not ordinary.

Yuu and Tsunade clashed at close range, matching fists with enough force to shatter the ground. They separated after a powerful shockwave, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Yuu charged Tsunade without drawing his blade because he did not want to injure her.
• Tsunade punched at Yuu with chakra gathered around her fist.
• Yuu coated his fist in Armament Haki and met Tsunade's punch, creating a thunderous collision.
• The shockwaves shattered the ground and sent Shizune scrambling behind a house.
• Tsunade and Yuu exchanged another clash, then skidded apart across the ground.

Yuu clashed with Tsunade over her unpaid debt, surprising her with his strength and angering her by calling her an old hag. When Yuu drew Shusui, his aura changed and he unleashed a massive slash at Tsunade, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Tsunade felt pain after trading punches with Yuu and was shocked by his strength.
• Yuu complained that Tsunade had refused to repay her debt and had hurt his fist.
• Tsunade grew furious when Yuu called her an old hag and vowed to teach him a lesson.
• Yuu drew Shusui, causing Tsunade to sense an aura like the Konoha White Fang's.
• Yuu unleashed a towering black-purple slash toward Tsunade, who stared at it in shock.

Yuu and Tsunade fought fiercely, with Tsunade struggling to counter the power and speed of his sword techniques. As the battle continued, Tsunade grew increasingly alarmed by Yuu’s strength.

• Tsunade kicked a towering chunk of earth at Yuu’s black-purple slash, but the blade pressure cut it apart.
• Tsunade broke the slash with a full-powered Monster Strength Fist, though she realized it had only been a casual attack from Yuu.
• Yuu flashed in front of Tsunade and launched a barrage of blade lights with Shusui.
• Tsunade used Monster Strength Fist and Tenshu Kyaku repeatedly to defend herself as Yuu’s blades shredded the surrounding earth.
• Tsunade became increasingly alarmed as the relentless fight tested the veteran who had dominated battlefields since the Second Great Ninja War.

Yuu and Tsunade fought to a standstill, with Tsunade unsettled by his uncanny ability to read her moves. When Yuu prepared a dangerous slash, Tsunade recognized that he had reached Kage-level strength.

• Tsunade struggled to fight Yuu, whose insight let him anticipate her moves despite her superior strength.
• Yuu and Tsunade broke apart after another clash, both breathing heavily, and Yuu complained that she was harder to deal with than the snake user.
• Yuu told Tsunade that she had earned his recognition, irritating her.
• Yuu raised Shusui and prepared a slash that made Tsunade sense mortal danger and identify him as Kage-level.

Yuu’s sword intent plunged the area into darkness as he prepared to strike Tsunade with his One-Sword Style: Yin Seal. Jiraiya arrived in time to call Tsunade “Big Fat Sheep” and try to stop the fight.

• Yuu’s sword intent cracked the earth and spread a mass of black air that swallowed the surrounding space.
• Shizune called out to Tsunade from the darkness, while Yuu’s Shusui gathered the light and revealed enormous black eyes in the sky.
• Tsunade sensed she was locked onto and recognized the attack as swordsmanship.
• Yuu began his One-Sword Style: Yin Seal, but Jiraiya shouted for him to stop, calling Tsunade Big Fat Sheep.
• Jiraiya rushed toward the battle after recognizing the darkness from Yuu’s earlier fight with Orochimaru.

Yuu redirected his Dark Heavenly Demon God slash away from Tsunade after Jiraiya called her by her nickname. The slash nearly hit Jiraiya, who barely dodged it.

• Jiraiya panicked when Yuu used his earth-shattering sword technique against Tsunade and shouted her nickname.
• Yuu recognized Tsunade as the long-term sake ticket he had been seeking and decided to unleash his slash to show off his strength.
• Yuu struck a spot beside Tsunade, releasing a slash more than fifty meters long that shocked her with its power.
• Jiraiya opened his eyes and saw the slash rushing toward him, then leaped aside and narrowly avoided it.

Yuu and Jiraiya argued and fought after Yuu’s slash nearly hit Jiraiya. Tsunade and Shizune left, but Yuu hurried after them rather than let them go.

• Yuu’s slash tore through the sky, and Jiraiya dodged it before shouting at Yuu for nearly killing him.
• Yuu blamed Jiraiya’s unpleasant voice, and the two traded insults and began fighting.
• Tsunade comforted the frightened Shizune and decided to leave while the men brawled.
• Jiraiya pointed out that Tsunade and Shizune were leaving, and Yuu stopped fighting and rushed after them.

Jiraiya brought Yuu to Tsunade because the Hokage wanted her to take responsibility for the newly graduated ninja and help form his squad. The meeting left Tsunade furious after Yuu repeated Jiraiya’s insulting description of her.

• Yuu demanded that Tsunade pay him twenty million ryo or settle the debt as agreed.
• Jiraiya explained that the Hokage had asked Tsunade to take responsibility for Yuu, who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy.
• Tsunade refused, saying Konoha had nothing to do with her anymore and she had no time to look after Yuu.
• Yuu revealed that Jiraiya had called Tsunade the “Big Fat Sheep” and said she could drink with him.
• Tsunade punched Jiraiya for insulting her.

Yuu demanded that Tsunade honor the bet she had lost, while Jiraiya warned her that provoking Yuu when he was drunk could unleash a dangerous rampage. Tsunade concealed her anger and questioned Yuu about his drinking as he boasted that he had never been drunk.

• Jiraiya complained that the Third Hokage had caused his troubles, while Tsunade fumed over what the old man had said about her.
• Yuu accused Tsunade of refusing to pay her debt after losing their bet.
• Jiraiya warned Tsunade that an angry, drunk Yuu had flattened the Forest of Death and nearly cut down Orochimaru during the Chunin Exams.
• Tsunade was stunned to hear that Yuu had nearly defeated Orochimaru while drunk.
• Tsunade asked Yuu whether he was a heavy drinker, and he claimed he had never been drunk as Jiraiya silently disagreed.

Yuu and Tsunade began a drinking contest, with Tsunade wagering that she would forgive his debts if he won and Yuu wagering that Tsunade and Shizune would be his if he lost. As the contest continued, Yuu’s unusual drinking resilience left Jiraiya astonished, and Yuu pulled Shizune into the drinking as well.

• Tsunade challenged Yuu to a drinking contest and offered to write off his debts if she lost.
• Yuu claimed he could not lose because he could not get drunk, and wagered that Tsunade and Shizune would be his if he lost.
• Yuu and Tsunade drank for nearly two hours without either backing down.
• Jiraiya watched Tsunade use Medical Ninjutsu to endure the contest while Yuu grew more radiant with each drink.
• Yuu pulled the frightened Shizune into his arms and invited her to drink with them.
• Tsunade told Shizune that she was grown up and should join them for a drink.

Yuu and Tsunade resumed their drinking wager after arguing over who had won the previous night. They continued drinking together while Jiraiya tried to intervene and was beaten up again.

• Yuu provoked Tsunade the morning after their drinking contest, insisting that he had won.
• Tsunade denied losing and agreed to another drinking showdown with Yuu.
• Jiraiya watched as Yuu drank with Tsunade and Shizune, then stepped in to stop them.
• Tsunade struck Jiraiya, and Yuu told him to leave them alone while they drank.

After a week of being dragged out drinking by Yuu, Tsunade decided to flee with Shizune. Yuu caught them sneaking out with their luggage and challenged their excuse that they were going for a walk.

• Jiraiya resented having to watch Yuu drink with women and take care of him afterward.
• For a week, Yuu took Tsunade drinking every day until she vomited.
• Tsunade woke Shizune early and told her they should run away.
• Tsunade and Shizune packed and tiptoed out of their room.
• Yuu spotted them and questioned why they had luggage if they were only going for a walk.

Yuu stopped Tsunade from leaving by challenging her to admit defeat, then dragged her back to the tavern to keep drinking. Tsunade denied losing, and Yuu ordered their usual drinks.

• Tsunade struggled to come up with an excuse when Yuu caught her trying to leave with her luggage.
• Yuu challenged Tsunade to admit defeat, and she stubbornly insisted that she had not lost.
• Yuu handed Tsunade's luggage to Shizune and dragged Tsunade back to the tavern.
• Shizune returned the luggage to the room and headed to the tavern to meet them.
• Yuu ordered their usual drinks, making Tsunade's eyelid twitch.

Yuu made Tsunade drink liquor despite her empty stomach, and she forced herself to keep up out of pride. After the tavern ran out, Tsunade briefly celebrated until a fresh supply arrived.

• Yuu filled his and Tsunade's cups and drank his liquor in one gulp.
• Tsunade gritted her teeth and drank despite feeling sick, then used chakra to treat herself.
• Yuu asked the tavern owner for ten more bottles, but the owner said the stock was gone.
• Tsunade celebrated the shortage until the person sent to restock arrived with case after case of liquor.

Yuu subdued Tsunade, but Jiraiya interrupted him with urgent news as tensions across the Shinobi World escalated. At a Konoha leadership meeting, Hiruzen Sarutobi considered the threat of a war that could soon engulf Konoha.

• Tsunade surrendered to Yuu, who declared that she and Shizune belonged to him.
• Jiraiya rushed in to tell Yuu and Tsunade that something had happened.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi convened Konoha's leaders after learning that the Third Kazekage had vanished and Kumogakure had attacked Sunagakure.
• Rasa accused Konoha of abducting the Kazekage and threatened retaliation after Sunagakure repelled Kumogakure.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi noted that Iwagakure was reinforcing its border and feared the conflict would spread to Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha’s leaders discussed the growing threat of war as Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure stirred. Danzo denied capturing the Third Kazekage, while Hiruzen defended his decision to send Saiki Yuu to Tsunade in hopes of bringing her back to Konoha.

• The Nara Clan strategist warned that Konoha would likely be drawn into a war amid tensions among the great villages.
• Danzo condemned Kumogakure and Sunagakure, then angrily denied the leaders’ suspicion that he had captured the Third Kazekage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi set aside the argument and urged the leaders to prepare for the coming war.
• Danzo questioned why Saiki Yuu had gone to Tsunade, and Hiruzen explained that he hoped she would return to Konoha.
• Utatane Koharu backed Tsunade’s return, and Danzo held on to his anger toward Yuu.

Jiraiya urged Tsunade to return to Konoha as war with Kumogakure approached, but her grief and hemophobia made her refuse. Yuu insisted that Tsunade belonged to him and ordered her to come back to Konoha with him, eager to collect attribute points during the war.

• Jiraiya told Tsunade that Konoha needed her help because Kumogakure had declared war.
• Tsunade refused to return, saying war had taken too much from her and she no longer wanted to serve the village.
• Jiraiya fell silent as he recalled how the village had let Tsunade down.
• Yuu struck the table and told Tsunade that she had to return with him.
• Tsunade said she admitted defeat after Yuu threatened to make her keep drinking, and Yuu ordered her to come back to Konoha.

Yuu made Tsunade honor their bet, claiming that she and Shizune now belonged to him and had to obey his orders. Tsunade and Yuu began arguing, while Jiraiya watched and Hiruzen Sarutobi was left breathing hard after being enraged by Yuu.

• Yuu reminded Tsunade that she could not back out of their bet, and Tsunade insisted she always honored wagers.
• Yuu declared that Tsunade and Shizune were his and began listing demands.
• Shizune nodded along to Yuu's demands, angering Tsunade, who reminded them that Shizune was her disciple.
• Yuu and Tsunade traded insults as Jiraiya watched and thought Yuu's words were beyond anything he would dare say.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi huffed and puffed after Yuu had thoroughly enraged him.

Tsunade agreed to return to Konoha with Yuu, claiming she was only honoring their wager. The group reached Konoha’s gates after Jiraiya spent the journey carrying their luggage and handling Yuu’s demands.

• Tsunade told Shizune to pack their luggage so they could return to Konoha.
• Jiraiya remarked that Tsunade still could not let go of the village, but she insisted she was only fulfilling the wager.
• Shizune finished packing, and Yuu and Jiraiya argued until Jiraiya carried all the luggage.
• On the journey, Yuu repeatedly ordered Jiraiya to hunt game and fish, while also subjecting him to sharp remarks.
• Jiraiya finally reached the outskirts of Konoha with the luggage, and Tsunade watched him sympathetically.