"Senju Hi Shin" Making Dirty Money

Boom!

Rumble!

The explosion at the center of the tranquil lake stirred up towering waves, forcing Tsunade, who had been sprinting across the water's surface, to stop. She raised her head and looked at the flames shooting into the sky. Her pretty face, painted in shifting colors by the firelight, was filled with astonishment.

"That place is..."

Tsunade had been undercover in Amegakure for quite some time. Through her interactions with the locals, she had learned quite a few strange tales circulating among the people.

For example, the center of that distant explosion was an officially sanctioned Forbidden Ground of Amegakure, known as Rampage Island.

Many years ago, people had suddenly discovered a geometrically shaped island in the middle of this inland lake. Its surface was remarkably flat, clearly not something nature could have formed. Yet even after repeated official investigations, no one could determine who had created it.

But mystery and the unknown alone would not have been enough to turn the island into a restricted zone, much less earn it the notorious name of Rampage Island.

At first, the experts who went ashore to investigate showed no abnormalities. But as time passed, they suddenly developed an unknown form of mania.

Even scholars too weak to truss a chicken became berserk warriors with Genin-level strength under the influence of the condition. They attacked friend and foe alike, like wild beasts.

The locals had countless theories about the island's appearance. Some claimed it was a relic from an old era that had sunk beneath the lake and resurfaced due to geological changes.

Others said it was a prison holding ancient demons, and that those who landed on the island were affected by the demons and turned into crazed beasts.

Some even produced ancient books bought from who knew which roadside