An unnamed casino somewhere in the Land of Fire.
The entire casino was filled with smoke and the air thick with the cacophony of shouts and curses mixed with the smell of fermenting sweat.
In a corner, a blonde girl with one leg on a chair rolled up her sleeves and stared excitedly at the dice on the gambling table.
"Big! Big! Big!"
The blonde girl excitedly slammed her hand on the table and shouted.
Her practiced manner left no doubt that she had been training for more than two and a half years!
The dice are rolled up.
Three dots.
Minimum!
The air fell silent for a moment.
The blonde girl was dumbfounded.
Unconvinced, she tried again.
This time he chose the smaller one.
The dice are rolled up.
Three sixes! A leopard!
A few minutes later.
While waiting idly outside, Shizune suddenly heard a loud noise behind him.
It was as if an earthquake had struck inside the casino; a barrage of foul language erupted from within.
The door was suddenly kicked open, and a blonde little girl darted out, followed by a group of men wielding wooden sticks and benches.
"Shizune! Run!"
Bang!
The Transformation Technique effect has worn off.
The blonde little girl transformed into a mature woman in the blink of an eye, her ample bosom swaying violently as she ran.
Even though she had followed Tsunade for many years and was quite skilled at her job, Shizune was still very Shizune.
Seeing the densely packed group of men behind Tsunade wielding wooden sticks, they couldn't help but shudder involuntarily.
Run for your life!
Ten minutes later.
In a secluded alleyway.
Shizune and Tsunade leaned against the wall, panting heavily.
My body was completely soaked.
"Lady Tsunade, how much money do you owe this time?"
"Shizune," she asked weakly.
"Not much. I had good luck this time; I only owe ten million taels."
Tsunade smiled with satisfaction.
Not much... ten million taels...
Shizune, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.
"But, Lady Tsunade, we only have one thousand taels left..."
Almost every time she goes to a new place, the gambling spirit that lies dormant within Tsunade awakens.
Then...
A complete and utter defeat!
The legendary name of the fattest sheep has spread throughout the Ninja World.
In some places, it is even more famous than the Three Legendary Sannin.
Finally, Tsunade's bounty was posted in all the casinos.
In order to gamble normally, Tsunade really tried every shape imaginable.
Innocent loli! Sexy mature woman! Girl next door...
Even so, there's still a very high chance that Tsunade will be recognized at a glance when she enters the casino.
I finally arrived at this new place, but I never expected...
Well...
The Shizune felt incredibly stressful.
With only one thousand taels of cash left, how can we survive?
Are we supposed to let them...?
Just then, Tsunade, who was standing next to her, suddenly narrowed her eyes slightly and spoke in a cold voice.
"Come out!"
Whoosh!
A dark figure darted out from the side street and knelt on one knee in front of Tsunade.
"Lady Tsunade"
Tsunade squinted at the ninja in front of her; his distinctive uniform and mask immediately gave her away.
ANBU.
"Did the old man send you to find me? I didn't expect that even though I was hiding here, you would still find me?"
Tsunade's voice carried a hint of surprise.
She knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen had been sending ninjas to find her.
She has been avoiding Sarutobi Hiruzen all these years.
I never expected that after hiding for so long, I would be discovered today.
"Lady Tsunade, you've been out there and may not be aware, but a major upheaval has occurred in Konoha, and we need your return to take charge."
The kneeling ANBU had a complex expression in his eyes.
"The Lord Third has dispatched half of the ANBU to search for you and Lord Jiraiya."
Upon hearing this, Tsunade's expression immediately turned to astonishment.
Why did the old man send out half of his ANBU to search for them?
What made him search for me in such a hurry?
For years she had lived a secluded life in a remote place, cut off from news, and had not heard anything about Konoha for a long time.
The expression on ANBU suddenly turned serious, and he slowly began to narrate.
"What the hell? The Calamity Uchiha? And he even killed Danzo???"
Tsunade was stunned!
At the same time.
In a hot spring resort somewhere in the Land of Fire, a pair of lecherous eyes were secretly peeking at the beautiful scenery inside through a hole in the wall.
"Inspiration! Inspiration! Inspiration!"
"These are all sources of inspiration!"
Jiraiya rubbed his hands together rapidly, drool already dripping onto the floor.
An awkward voice suddenly sounded from behind.
"Lord Jiraiya."
Jiraiya, who was spying, suddenly felt a tightness in his anus, and his whole body felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Turning my head, I saw a masked face scratching its head.
Their eyes met, and only endless awkwardness remained.
What is social death?!
"Lord Jiraiya, what were you doing just now...?"
The ANBU member looked puzzled.
"Inspiration! I'm looking for inspiration for my new book!"
Jiraiya turned around abruptly, using his back to firmly cover the hole in the wall, and said with absolute certainty.
But a sense of panic welled up inside me.
Asshole!
Where did this guy come from???
If this gets back to Konoha, my reputation will be completely ruined!
"Oh! So you were looking for inspiration. I thought you were stealing it..."
Before the operative could finish speaking, an ANBU darted over like an arrow, covered his mouth, and nervously looked around.
"Can a writer's affairs be called voyeurism?"
"This is called finding inspiration! Finding inspiration! Understand?"
The ANBU nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with panic.
"Good that you understand."
Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief.
That was close!
My reputation is saved.
Ladies will no longer have to worry about me being a pervert.
Suddenly, a slightly surprised voice rang out, causing Jiraiya to freeze in place for a moment.
"Lord Jiraiya! You're here? I've finally found you!"
"Yu, were you the first to discover Lord Jiraiya? Why didn't you report it to us?"
"Huh? This looks like a hot spring resort. What's that hole in the wall? Could it be that Lord Jiraiya is spying on us again?"
Several ANBU who suddenly appeared started discussing amongst themselves.
The sound traveled through the walls and into the hot spring bathhouse behind.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
After a brief silence, a chorus of panicked screams came from behind the wall.
"Pervert! A pervert is spying on us!"
"It's that white-haired old lecher, he's coming again!"
The cries echoed through the roof of the hot spring resort, startling the birds in the nearby trees, which flapped their wings and flew away.
Jiraiya looked utterly dejected.
Like a brick that has been knocked over, it falls straight backward.
He saw the startled birds fly away from the sky.
A dull, muttering monologue.
"The girl... is gone."
"My inspiration... is gone too..."