Guilt-Tripping Tsunade

Xuanye and Hashirama found Tsunade at Konoha Hospital.

Tsunade was teaching a group of promising medical ninjas she had handpicked from the hospital. Her three assistants—Shizune, Kaho, and Nonō—were with her as she explained the essentials of the human body and Medical Ninjutsu.

She cursed Uchiha Genya every day at work, but she was fairly satisfied with her job.

There was no mountain of nonsense to deal with. Getting funding approved could be a hassle, but as long as a request was within the rules, Kakuzu signed off on it.

The pay was generous too. Aside from not being able to draw it in advance, her life had visibly improved.

The one problem was that Konoha no longer had any casinos.

Tsunade even suspected that bastard Uchiha Genya had done it to spite her.

Each month, she looked at the wages in her hand and found she had no choice but to drink away her frustration at a bar after work.

After all, Xuanye had made it clear: if anyone let her gamble, he would smash their establishment.

Even casinos outside Konoha refused to take her in, afraid the Konoha Anbu would come knocking.

Uchiha Genya had a stranglehold on Konoha now. The Anbu had expanded several times, and the entire Land of Fire lived under Konoha's white terror.

Casino owners weren't the only ones who dared not speak out. Even the nobles swallowed their anger.

Those who had dared oppose Uchiha Genya already had grass growing half a meter high over their graves.

Tsunade had even managed to save some money.

She had not gambled in a long time, but the craving remained. Every day after work, she dragged her apprentices home to play cards or roll dice.

That could not go on forever. She had been holding herself