Land of Fire.
A remote little town.
Shizune hugged the pink Tonton in her arms and crouched in the shadows at the corner of a wall.
Her eyes stared tensely at the exit of the casino across from her.
"Ten, nine, eight..."
One number after another came from her mouth.
"Five, four, three!"
Just as she counted down to three, a loud bang rang out, and the doors at the casino exit were suddenly blasted open with brute force.
Through the billowing dust and debris sprang a little blonde girl with a ponytail.
"Shizune! Run!"
At the same time the little blonde girl rushed out, a group of burly men carrying stools and tables chased after her from behind, cursing furiously.
Shizune took off running. The pink Tonton in her arms let out a frightened snort and burrowed deeper into her embrace.
Following behind Tsunade, Shizune shouted.
"Lady Tsunade, why did they throw you out three seconds earlier this time?"
"My luck was terrible this time..."
Tsunade's indignant voice came from ahead.
The two ran for quite a while before finding an empty alley, where they darted in and hid in the shadows.
The pursuers failed to notice them and rushed past the alley after the people ahead. Only then did the two breathe a sigh of relief.
"That was close. We nearly got caught."
Tsunade let out a long breath.
Her little-girl figure began to change, and two surging masses that seemed ready to burst forth swelled out, bouncing with astonishing elasticity.
Watching the transformation from so close, Shizune could not help swallowing, even though she had seen it many times before.
That incredible elasticity.
As expected of Lady Tsunade, the Legendary Sucker! "Let's go!"
Poking her head out of the alley, Tsunade cautiously swept her gaze around. After