Tsunade Searches for Takasaki

Hinata didn't just feel it was too deliberate; another reason was that she truly felt embarrassed.

Sakura Haruno, on the other hand, often took the initiative to go to Sasuke's house on her way to school to walk with him.

Everyone in class knew that Sakura Haruno did this because she liked Sasuke.

But did she like Takasaki?

No way, how could I like that pervert? Just the thought of it made Hinata's face flush uncontrollably.

She couldn't let her father's misunderstanding of her deepen.

Forget it.

Since she couldn't bring herself to take the initiative to go find Takasaki for school, yet didn't want to miss the chance for one-on-one time with him, she would simply wait for Takasaki at her front door next Monday morning.

After all, Takasaki's route to school passed right by her house.

If she pretended to run into him then, it would surely work!

Hinata felt a faint sense of anticipation, repeatedly emphasizing to herself, "I'm doing this purely so Takasaki will write my name in the diary more often. It's definitely not because I like Takasaki, definitely not."

Land of Hot Water.

Tsunade had just stepped out of the izakaya restroom, settled the bill, and returned to her inn room. She immediately locked the door, drew the curtains, and pulled the diary from her consciousness space to read through the contents once more. "There really is no reward this time."

A line of text was written at the end of the entry:

[Takasaki mentioned you fewer than 5 times in this diary entry; no reward can be granted.]

Tsunade stared at the text, pondering for a few seconds before she understood the situation.

She felt a bit of regret over not receiving a reward from the diary, but fortunately, she was starting to grasp the rules for obtaining them.

"In other words, I need to be mentioned at least five times in the diary to receive a reward."

If there was no reward, so be it; at least she hadn't lost anything.

As long as Takasaki wrote her name more often in the diary in the future, she would still be able to earn rewards.

Tsunade didn't take it too much to heart. After tucking the diary back into her consciousness space, she picked up a bottle of sake from the nightstand and downed it in one go, her cheeks flushed with a slight tipsiness.

Suddenly.

She felt a stir in her heart.

New handwriting appeared on the diary within her mind.

Could it be that Takasaki is writing in the diary again? Will my name be in it this time?

Filled with anticipation, Tsunade pulled the diary out of her consciousness space once more and hurriedly began to inspect it.

There was indeed new content in the diary, though it didn't look like an entry written by Takasaki, but rather something that had appeared automatically:

[Warm reminder: Hinata was mentioned the most in this diary entry. She has received an additional reward: Stamina increased by 10%.]

Who was Hinata?

That wasn't important; what mattered was that Hinata could actually receive rewards too?!

Tsunade was stunned at first. Once it registered, the empty sake bottle in her hand dropped to the floor with a clatter.

How could Hinata receive a reward?

The diary was supposed to be hers alone; she should be the only one capable of receiving rewards.

Could it be...

A thought she had never considered before surfaced in her mind: "Could it be that Hinata has a diary too?"

Tsunade thought it over and felt this was highly likely.

Good grief, the diary wasn't unique to her; at the very least, Hinata had one too.

In other words, Hinata might have received the previous rewards as well, and this time, she had received even more than she had.

Tsunade couldn't help but feel unsettled. "If that's how the diary works, this is going to get interesting."

A 10% increase in stamina!

Who wouldn't be jealous of a reward like that?

If Tsunade's stamina increased by 10%, she could knock Jiraiya flat with a single punch.

If no one could get such a reward, she would have let it go. The problem was that Hinata could get it while she couldn't, leaving her to only watch with envy.

The competitive spirit between women was instantly ignited.

"I now have reason to suspect that the things recorded in Takasaki's second diary entry might be because Hinata intentionally got close to him."

"So, I must find Takasaki as soon as possible. Otherwise, just relying on luck and waiting for him to write my name in the diary is no way to go about it."

"Only by getting close to Takasaki and becoming a part of his life will he write my name in the diary."

"Otherwise, just watching others receive rewards from the diary—this feeling is truly unpleasant."

"But where on earth is Takasaki? This name is truly unfamiliar."

It wasn't just Takasaki's name that was unfamiliar.

The other names mentioned in this diary—Hinata, Neji—were all foreign to her as well.

Unfamiliar or not, Tsunade managed to glean some points worth noting from the content of the diary.

"The diary says this girl named Hinata is still developing, which suggests she is very likely a student currently in school."

"A little girl getting more rewards from the diary than me!"

Tsunade's chest heaved with irritation.

The key was that the helpful tips in the Diary were merely extra rewards.

This meant Hinata had also received the original rewards.

Good grief, two sets of rewards!

Once she realized this, how could Tsunade not be green with envy? She became even more desperate to know Takasaki's location.

After calming herself down, Tsunade continued her analysis.

"Takasaki went to Hinata's house to study the Three Body Technique? And since the Three Body Technique is a basic ninjutsu taught at Ninja Academies in every nation, it means Takasaki shouldn't be very old either; he's also a student."

"In other words, Takasaki is just a brat still in school?"

Thinking of this, Tsunade suddenly felt it was somewhat absurd.

This wasn't just a brat; he was a little lecher!

She could understand Takasaki wanting to marry Hinata—after all, they were childhood sweethearts.

The problem was, what did he mean by wanting to marry her in the future?

She was clearly a mature woman; she was old enough to be Takasaki's mother. If she were to become his wife, it would be a relationship absolutely frowned upon by society.

She would never agree to such a marriage.

The key point was that Takasaki seemed to have seen her before.

Because Takasaki clearly knew she had a pair of massive breasts!

He even harbored delusions of molesting them... that was absolutely something she would never permit!

"He really is precocious; so lecherous at such a young age. What will he be like when he grows up?"

"If I find Takasaki, I must give him a harsh lesson and correct his impure thoughts."

"It's just a pity that I can't determine which country Takasaki is in right now."

"I'll have to search slowly, starting with the Land of Hot Water, while keeping a constant eye on the contents of the diary."

Tsunade tapped on the wall by her bed and shouted, "Shizune! Come here! Shizune!"

Meanwhile.

In the next room.

As Shizune looked at the contents of the diary in her hands, her first reaction was astonishment.

She had assumed only she and Tsunade possessed a diary, but it turned out others had them too.

This was immediately followed by envy!

She truly envied this girl named Hinata in the diary for being able to have her name written down by Takasaki multiple times and receiving extra rewards.

She wanted to receive such rewards, too.