Shizune got up.
She gritted her teeth.
As a loyal servant devoted to serving Lord Tsunade,
Shizune knocked on the door.
Then...
Before she could react, she was abruptly dragged inside.
With a bang,
the door shut.
Poor Shizune had no idea that Hyuga Sho had set a trap.
A true ninja was supposed to carefully observe their surroundings.
They could never let their guard down.
Tsunade's younger brother, Senju Nawaki, had died because he accidentally walked into a trap.
Shizune's failure to learn from that lesson truly disappointed Hyuga Sho.
Because...
If even Shizune lacked the ability to react, then Hyuga Mami... would she fall into the trap too?
Did this mean Tsunade's teachings had failed?
Very soon,
the room rang with the thudding sounds of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
It continued until dawn the next day.
Creak.
Hyuga Sho opened the door and stepped outside.
Then he crossed the courtyard and went to eat breakfast.
Not long after...
Shizune came out as well, staggering as she held on to the door.
Her Chakra and physical strength had been depleted too greatly.
Of course, she had no energy left.
A while later,
after Shizune left,
Hyuga Sho returned to the room after finishing breakfast.
With a bang, he shut the door.
Hyuga Sho thoughtfully brought some food for Utatane Koharu.
Afterward,
everything fell quiet.
Only the sound of the nearby stream flowing by soothed the mind...
"So you're saying... that Masked Gambler is Hyuga Sho?!"
Tsunade shouted.
She had been hungry all day yesterday.
There was no other choice.
Tsunade had to sell Tonton.
When Shizune returned, she was devastated.
Fortunately,
Tonton generally wouldn't die.
It was a famous pet pig, after all.
It was worth quite a lot of money.
After swindling a meal out