Once Orochimaru left, Tsunade was alone on the empty grassland.
"Gekko Hayate?"
Tsunade furrowed her brow. She had heard what Orochimaru and Tobi said, but wasn't Gekko Hayate the young man who had paid forty million to have her treat him not long ago?
Aside from being handsome and rich, that young man seemed utterly ordinary. There was nothing remarkable about him.
Oh, right. He seemed to have mastered Space-Time Ninjutsu. But even so, wasn't it ridiculous that he'd driven Orochimaru away just by saying his name?
Had Orochimaru grown weaker, or were the rising stars of the Shinobi World just that terrifying?
Tsunade returned to town in a daze. When she passed the gambling house, she paused, but she really wasn't in the mood to gamble right now.
"I'll win it all back next time, with interest."
Tsunade returned to the inn where she was staying. Outside, she saw Shizune treating patients to help cover their expenses.
"Lady Tsunade, you came back so early after losing, los—losing..." Shizune wanted to cry but couldn't, and wanted to laugh but couldn't either.
Tsunade nodded calmly. "Something unexpected happened today."
She didn't go into detail about Orochimaru, so Shizune wouldn't worry.
As for Gekko Hayate coming to see her, he was probably after treatment for some difficult ailment again. For the sake of those forty million, she could help him out a little.
Tsunade stood to one side, watching Shizune treat her patients. Before long, a carriage slowly rolled up.
They're here!
Tsunade sensed five Chakra signatures.
"Grandma Tsunade!" Naruto, who was driving the carriage, spotted her and immediately shouted, "Teacher Hanfu, we found her!"
Grandma?
Tsunade's face darkened like still water. She decided to add another ten million!
"Lady Tsunade, Shizune-senpai, it's been a long time." Hanfu jumped down from the