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"Looks like she isn't willing to cooperate." The casino leader's expression darkened as he waved a hand. "Take her down first. We'll talk after we get back."

The four thugs stepped forward at the same time. Little Tsunade took another step back, her eyes shifting as she secretly pulled two smoke bombs from her sleeve. She had sneaked them out from home. If they took one more step forward, she would set off the smoke bombs and escape in the chaos.

Konoha's internal controls were extremely strict. Ninja tools such as Kunai, ninja blades, Explosive Tags, and smoke bombs were forbidden from circulating within the village. Even ninja had to turn them in upon returning to the village, and they would only be issued by the logistics department when they went on missions.

"Wait!"

At that moment, an abrupt voice rang out. Everyone instinctively turned around and saw a figure slowly approaching.

He walked with unhurried composure, dressed in black. His exact age was impossible to tell, though he appeared to be in his twenties. Yet there was a weathered quality in his eyes that young people did not possess. Other than that, there was nothing unusual about him, and it was impossible to tell whether he was a ninja.

"Who are you?" the casino leader asked in a low voice.

The newcomer ignored him, not even sparing him a glance. He continued forward at an unhurried pace, naturally stepping into the middle of the four thugs and arriving before little Tsunade. "What?" The casino leader's pupils contracted. The man's movements had been utterly natural, but that was precisely what made them frightening. There had been no gaps in the encirclement formed by the four thugs, yet as this man passed through, they had naturally shifted aside for him, as