Is This the Charm of a Treasure Loli?

"I'm heading back, see you tomorrow."

"Mhm, see you tomorrow."

The two parted ways outside Ichiraku Ramen.

Inuzuka Chi squatted by the roadside like a defeated dog, completely unnoticed from start to finish.

This isn't right. Why do Tsunade and Watanabe look like they were on a date?

When did their relationship get this good?

Inuzuka Chi couldn't figure it out. Staring at their receding figures, he didn't know who to follow.

After a moment of hesitation, Inuzuka Chi decided to find Watanabe and ask for an explanation, but then he stopped himself.

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Watanabe can't even compare to a single strand of Tsunade's hair. Tsunade wouldn't go on a date with him, no matter who she was with. Heh heh heh… I'm just overthinking things.

Inuzuka Chi mocked himself, believing Tsunade must have had a special reason for eating ramen with Watanabe tonight.

The gap between them in terms of strength, status, or position was insurmountable. Inuzuka Chi would sooner believe his pet green turtle, Maru, could fly than believe they were on a date.

It might be impossible, but Watanabe is indeed suspicious. Starting tomorrow, I need to pay more attention to him. I can't let him bother Tsunade anymore.

Inuzuka Chi made a silent decision.

Walking home, Watanabe was incredibly excited about sparring with Tsunade tomorrow.

After tomorrow, how much would his Blood Essence stat increase? Could it break a thousand?

In this dog-eat-dog ninja world, he was determined to seize every opportunity to improve his strength.

Even though there was an accident, today's overall progress was quite smooth. Tsunade and I should have become friends.

Watanabe thought to himself that making Tsunade a friend was a bit expensive, costing him eight hundred Ryo.

But compared to the benefits he received, eight hundred Ryo was an absolute worthwhile investment.

Watanabe then thought of something and looked at his right hand:

Speaking of which, Tsunade's development speed isn't great…

Watanabe worried a little about Tsunade's future children, fearing they might go hungry, given how small her… cafeteria was.

It shouldn't be that bad. Tsunade is still young. Maybe in a few years, when she grows up, the scale will increase a bit…

Back home, Watanabe finished his bath and climbed into bed, entering his usual lazy mode.

He stayed lazy until three or four in the morning, gaining about the same amount of Blood Essence as if Tsunade had punched him five times. Watanabe felt incredibly energetic and forced himself to sleep to maintain balance.

At precisely seven o'clock, Watanabe was woken up by his alarm. He tidied himself up in the bathroom and headed to the Ninja Academy full of vitality.

The benefits of his increased Blood Essence were obvious. Watanabe felt his bones and muscles were strong, his body light as a swallow, and he had seemingly inexhaustible energy, like a true sunny boy.

When Watanabe arrived at school, many classmates were already there. The one who caught his attention the most was Tsunade.

Tsunade was wearing a goose-yellow dress today, which made her fair skin appear even more radiant. Her hair was still tied in two golden ponytails, a delightful sight.

"Tsunade, good morning."

Watanabe greeted her with a bright smile.

Tsunade responded faintly, "Mm."

Her reaction was neither distant nor overly friendly, similar to how she treated other classmates.

Inuzuka Chi, observing from the shadows, breathed a sigh of relief. If he had seen Tsunade show a different attitude towards Watanabe, he would truly question his life.

Damn you, Watanabe! Tsunade clearly doesn't want to talk to you, yet you insist on bothering her. How shameless!

However, Inuzuka Chi didn't see that under the desk, Tsunade unconsciously tightened her grip on a corner of her schoolbag.

Inside the bag were three Ninjutsu scrolls she had prepared for Watanabe.

Watanabe had mentioned last night that he had nowhere to practice advanced Ninjutsu. Tsunade didn't know what came over her, but on impulse this morning, she picked out three scrolls for him.

After all, if Jiraiya had told her he wanted to learn advanced Ninjutsu, Tsunade would likely have sneered, "Pfft, you're not even worthy of learning the Three Body Techniques!"

"Watanabe-kun, my mom steamed extra buns this morning. Do you want one?"

A cheerful female voice came from the back row.

"Sure, thank you."

Watanabe's stomach was rumbling, so he readily accepted his classmate's kindness.

"Hee hee, Watanabe-kun is so polite!"

"…"

Tsunade unconsciously raised an eyebrow. She suddenly realized that Watanabe didn't seem worthy of learning the Three Body Techniques either.

Unhappily, she took out her textbook to review Medical Ninjutsu. Just then, a young man with light-colored hair walked into the classroom and said spiritedly, "Tsunade-chan…"

"Get lost!"

"You got it."

Jiraiya scrambled away.

Time at school was always leisurely and brief; the morning passed quickly.

After school, Tsunade didn't give Watanabe a meaningful glance and headed straight out with her schoolbag.

Watanabe consciously followed. Tsunade had promised him last night that she would spar with him again today, and he had been looking forward to it all morning.

"He's here! The legendary stalker!"

Inuzuka Chi, observing from the shadows, was greatly shocked.

From his perspective, he saw Watanabe shamelessly sticking close to Tsunade, saying something or other, while Tsunade was aloof and didn't look at him at all.

"Harassment, it's definitely harassment!"

"This Watanabe is too shameless, daring to harass even Tsunade! He must be taught a harsh lesson!"

Inuzuka Chi was filled with righteous anger. He suppressed his fury and continued to tail the two.

"Tsunade, are you going home?"

Watanabe caught up to the hurried Tsunade and asked curiously.

Tsunade remained silent.

Watanabe was confused. "Tsunade?"

Tsunade acted as if she didn't know him.

Watanabe wondered, Did Tsunade get angrier and angrier about that incident after she went home last night?

She shouldn't be. We're all just kids. Touching a couple of times won't make a piece of flesh disappear.

After some thought, Watanabe also stopped talking, deciding to let things unfold naturally.

He could tell Tsunade wasn't going home, because she was currently heading in the direction of the small woods.

Before long, the two entered the woods.

Inuzuka Chi hid behind a large tree to avoid being discovered by them.

Watanabe observed her expression. "Tsunade, are you in a bad mood today?"

"Who says? I'm in a great mood."

Tsunade finally responded to him and took off her schoolbag.

Watanabe breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. If you have anything bothering you, you can tell me."

Tsunade felt annoyed hearing this. She had something she wanted to say all morning, and now she really wanted to ask Watanabe if steamed buns were tasty.

Perhaps she herself felt the anger was inexplicable, but she ultimately didn't ask. She took out three scrolls from her bag and handed them to Watanabe.

"What are these?"

"Ninjutsu scrolls," Tsunade replied coldly.

"I have plenty of these at home. Since you treated me well yesterday, I'm just giving you three Ninjutsu scrolls. You can study and practice them slowly."

Watanabe: "..."

Inuzuka Chi, hiding behind the tree, had a face full of question marks.

"???"

What the heck? Three Ninjutsu scrolls, just like that?

Even ordinary C-rank Ninjutsu scrolls can sell for several thousand Ryo on the black market.

Watanabe was extremely surprised. He had only casually mentioned it to Tsunade while eating ramen last night, never expecting her to give him three Ninjutsu scrolls the very next day.

Is this the Charm of a treasure loli?