I Got Set Up!!! [Please Bookmark, Please Send Flowers]

Hiko headed home, wiping his mouth from time to time. He still felt like that stench was lingering around his lips.

"Uchiha Hiko, you're not allowed to leave!!!"

Tsunade chased after him and blocked his path, just like before, refusing to let Hiko go home.

Hiko froze for a moment. "Shouldn't you be going to the Casino? Why are you blocking me?"

"Anyway, anyway, you're not allowed to leave!!!"

Tsunade looked a little guilty and couldn't find a suitable reason, so she simply started acting shamelessly.

"Pfft~~~~"

Seeing Tsunade's guilty expression despite her stubborn attitude, Hiko laughed directly. Pointing at himself, he asked her, "Afraid I'll snitch on you?"

Tsunade nodded naturally.

"..."

Hiko raised his hand, desperately wanting to slap Tsunade into a wall so hard she couldn't even be peeled off.

Scratching his slightly long hair, which had nearly reached his shoulders, he had never imagined that one day, a five-year-old Little Loli would drive him so crazy that he would want to hit someone.

Taking a deep breath, Hiko tried hard to calm himself down. Looking at the guilty Tsunade, he said, "Don't worry, okay? I'm not Jiraiya. Where your money came from is none of my business. And I'm not some blabbermouth either. Whether you use this money for gambling or anything else has nothing to do with me, okay?"

"Stop thinking I'm going to report you. Tsunade and I have no grudge against each other, so why would I report you?"

Tsunade nodded blankly as realization dawned on her. Right, we have no grudge against each other. We're even friends. Why would he report me?

The money was a small matter. The Senju Clan was wealthy and powerful, and they did not care about such a tiny amount.

Besides, this was not the first time Tsunade had done something like this. The clan elders had long grown used to it. Even if she were discovered, they would just give her a harmless lecture. As for punishment, forget it.

Tsunade was practically spoiled to the heavens.

After hearing Hiko's explanation, the uneasy Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief. No longer anxious, she carried the Money Pouch and looked at Hiko curiously. "Weren't you training? Why are you going home so early today?"

Whenever Hiko had school, he would go to the Training Ground after class. On days off, he would spend the entire day there. This was no longer a secret. Teacher had even specifically praised him at school, hoping the other students would follow his example.

Unfortunately, the result was a complete failure. At this age, there were barely any children who seriously studied and trained.

If Hiko went home late, Tsunade would have found it perfectly normal. But seeing him return so early made her curious.

Sometimes, habits could be quite frightening.

"My ninja tools broke, so I came home. I'm planning to study some ninjutsu."

Hiko shrugged indifferently, but a trace of vigilance flashed through his eyes. He did not want Tsunade to cover his face with her grimy little hands again.

"Ninja tools?!"

Tsunade was stunned. Weren't those things everywhere? They were completely insignificant, weren't they?

Soon, Tsunade realized she had been foolish. She raised her little hand, intending to slap her forehead, but remembering Hiko's earlier example, she quickly lowered it.

She suddenly remembered that Hiko was an orphan, relying on village and clan subsidies to get by. Ninja tools were rather expensive, and without clan support, he naturally could not compare to her.

When Tsunade trained, she threw Kunai and Shuriken around by the handful. Even Explosive Tags were tossed out in stacks.

"Oh, it's just ninja tools."

Thinking of this, Tsunade laughed awkwardly. Then, to Hiko's dumbfounded expression, she grabbed a handful of money and stuffed it into his hand, even blinking mischievously at him. "Hehe, everyone who sees it gets a share. Train properly now."

That expression, that manner, seemed to say, Big sister has plenty of money!!!

Without giving him any chance to refuse, she stuffed a handful of money into Hiko's hands, then happily carried her bag away in the direction of the Casino.

"Does this count as being kept?"

Looking at the pile of money in his arms, Hiko was a little dumbfounded. Being kept by a five-year-old Little Loli?

"Damn!!! That girl set me up!!!"

By the time Hiko came back to his senses, Tsunade was already nowhere to be seen. Looking at the money in his arms, he did not know whether to laugh or cry. He hurriedly put it away, planning to find a chance to return it to Tsunade.

No matter where this money had come from, he absolutely could not use even a fraction of it. Otherwise, if mud fell into his pants, even if it was not shit, it would become shit. By then, the Senju Clan would definitely not be able to sit still, and they would certainly come looking for trouble.

Rubbing his forehead, Hiko felt that he had truly brought trouble upon himself. If he had known, he would not have stopped Tsunade. Whatever she did was her business, and it was not his money she was spending. But now...

Hiko was certain someone was watching in secret. Whether they were from the Senju Clan or the Uchiha, the news would spread before long. The Senju Clan would be fine, but if it was the Uchiha... certain things would definitely be spread until everyone knew about them.