Naruto and Jiraiya arrived in Tanzaku Town in the Land of Hot Water, home to the country's largest gambling venues. Once they arrived, Jiraiya went to ask around about Tsunade's whereabouts, while Naruto stayed in the inn's backyard to practice forming his Rasengan faster. Naruto created two hundred clones and said, "All right, just like we planned. One hundred of you rest, and one hundred practice the Rasengan. That should keep us from getting tired. Get moving!"
One hundred Narutos scattered, some settling onto tree branches and others onto wooden boards, each finding a different position to sleep in. The remaining hundred clones formed Rasengans in the yard. Naruto watched them get to work with satisfaction, then thought, Leaving the Pervy Sage to find Tsunade by himself really doesn't feel reliable. I'd better check the gambling houses myself. Remembering what had happened a few days earlier, Naruto decided it would be safer to look for Tsunade himself.
It had happened on the second day after Naruto and Jiraiya set out. When they reached a somewhat larger town, Jiraiya left Naruto at the inn under the pretext of gathering information about Tsunade and went out alone. Naruto agreed without suspecting a thing. Who would have known that Jiraiya wouldn't return until evening-and that he would be carried back?
The people carrying Jiraiya back even said to Naruto, "You're this gentleman's companion, right? Please settle his bill."
"His bill?" Naruto asked in confusion. "What bill?"
The man in charge said, "This gentleman hired seven ladies at our Yiyuan House and ordered dozens of bottles of premium liquor. The total comes to eighty-six thousand ryo. He asked us to bring him back and collect the payment from you while we were here, so please settle the bill."
After hearing that and taking another