"Ah! Lady Tsunade, you actually hesitated!"
Shizune's eyes widened as she felt ashamed by Tsunade's money-grubbing appearance.
Though she had long since gotten used to it!
Tsunade guiltily turned her head away, then immediately realized it was all Shinji's fault for bringing out something that tempted her!
She shot Shinji a fierce glare, her tone slightly awkward, her voice clearly rising as her lips trembled faintly. "Y-You think I'm the kind of person who only cares about money?"
Shinji coughed lightly, silently grumbling to himself: Aren't you?
"It's not impossible for me to take you as my disciple."
Tsunade paused, looking at Shinji expectantly. She secretly winked at him, her lips moving soundlessly.
Shinji carefully read her lips. They seemed to say: "How much?"
He immediately found himself torn between laughter and tears.
Tsunade blinked.
To her, there was never such a thing as too much gambling capital. Though she had two million ryo in her pocket, it would not last long at the casino. Only with more money could she gamble to her heart's content.
Shinji searched himself for quite a while, then froze slightly.
He only had a little over a hundred thousand ryo left. Over the past few months, crafting ninja tools and buying medical herbs and scrolls had cost him a great deal.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and took two sharp kunai from his ninja tool pouch, presenting them before Tsunade with cupped hands. "Lady Tsunade, these are the gifts I prepared to honor you as my teacher."
Tsunade's eyes lit up. With her vast experience, she recognized at a glance that both kunai were forged from Chakra Metal. Not only were they rare, they were extraordinarily expensive.
They could be sold for money!
Judging by their exquisite craftsmanship, these two alone could