"Is that Denji-kun?"
'Why is there another girl I don't know beside Denji-kun?'
The little girl clenched her small hands, a strange sense of urgency rising in her heart.
'At this rate, it feels like I'm going to be eliminated.'
The girl had her hair tied in a bun and seemed cuter than her.
'Does Denji-kun like cute girls?'
Her father had only recently started keeping a closer eye on her, and she'd finally found a chance to sneak out. She didn't want to back down just because another girl with a bun had appeared.
'Follow them.'
"Lady Tsunade didn't come with you?" Shizune asked in shock.
Akimichi Denji and Tenten looked at each other. Denji said, "She took us to Teacher Guy and then left. She hasn't come back since?"
"No." Shizune slapped her forehead and gazed helplessly at the sky. "We're doomed."
"What happened?" Tenten asked, still in the dark.
"At Akimichi Denji's apprenticeship ceremony, she collected a lot of gift money," Shizune said.
"She probably went to win it back," Denji said.
Tenten: "???"
"Hurry up and go. If we wait any longer, it'll be too late," Shizune said anxiously.
The three of them set off together.
The Konoha casino was packed with people.
Everyone was watching Tsunade, surrounded by a crowd.
She was the casino's famous Big Fat Sheep.
In just one morning, she'd already lost three million ryo there.
"No more credit! You just borrowed five hundred thousand ryo from me." Her creditor looked at Tsunade helplessly and refused.
"Kids don't cry every day, and gamblers don't lose every day. Lend me the money first. I'm sure to win it back next round," Tsunade said, refusing to give up.
The three of them soon found the casino.
The man at the entrance looked at Denji