Got the Better Deal?

A few days later, the ANBU sent word: Tsunade had been found!

Arriving in the capital of the Land of Fire, Doichi Hyuga wandered around aimlessly, taking in the sights.

He was in no hurry to find Tsunade, nor did he plan to try his luck at the casinos.

If he found her, great. If not, he could accept that too. He would just treat it as an official business trip and relax a little!

Doichi Hyuga was the sort of person who went with the flow and disliked forcing things.

He spent the entire morning sightseeing, and it was soon time for lunch.

After weaving through several turns, Doichi Hyuga arrived outside a small courtyard and vaulted over the wall.

Before he even landed, a delicate fist was already thrust toward his face.

Doichi Hyuga caught her wrist and pulled her behind him with the motion.

With a boom, the courtyard wall collapsed!

See? What did I say? It had come without any effort at all. This was fate!

Doichi Hyuga sized up the stunning woman with the outrageously curvaceous figure before him and confirmed that she was indeed Tsunade, his target for this trip.

"Brat! You're pretty strong! Take another punch from me!"

Tsunade raised her right fist and smashed it down with explosive force.

One hand supported her wrist while the other braced beneath her armpit. Following the force of her downward strike, he threw her over his shoulder.

Tsunade adjusted herself in midair and landed steadily on all fours.

"Brat! Do you dare fight me head-on like a man?"

"This is too much! Lady Tsunade, how could you attack Big Brother Dao Yi?!"

Karin stood in front of Doichi Hyuga, spreading her arms to shield him from Tsunade.

"Ah! That... I saw someone breaking in and thought it was a bandit. Ahahaha!"

Tsunade straightened up and laughed awkwardly.

In truth, the moment she saw his Byakugan, Tsunade realized she had attacked the wrong person.

However, seeing her attack so easily neutralized stirred her desire to spar.

"Mr. Dao Yi! Are you all right?"

Haku ran out as well, his face full of worry.

"Haku! I'm fine! But speaking of which, Lady Tsunade is the one trespassing, isn't she? If I remember correctly, this house should still be under my name!"

Doichi Hyuga looked at Tsunade with an amused smile.

"Ahahaha! Is that so?"

As Tsunade was trying to think of an explanation, Rena Uzumaki and the black-stockinged little—... pfft, no, Shizune, walked out together.

"Lord Dao Yi, Lady Tsunade, lunch is ready!"

Rena Uzumaki and Shizune hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over, interrupting the confrontation between the two.

Tsunade really had no way to explain herself. Could she say that she had followed them here?

A few days ago, Tsunade had spotted Rena Uzumaki and her daughter while they were shopping in town.

She sensed a huge amount of chakra within Karin. Coupled with their distinctive blood-red hair, Tsunade had secretly followed them.

"I really am hungry!"

Ignoring Doichi Hyuga, Tsunade marched into the living room with her head held high and chest out. She had truly mastered the principle of "as long as I'm not embarrassed, everyone else will be."

Everyone sat around the table and silently dug into their food.

Once they finished eating, Rena Uzumaki and Shizune cleared the dishes.

Doichi Hyuga and Tsunade remained seated to digest, lounging on the sofa like a pair of uncles.

"Senior Tsunade, you still need to pay for the wall."

"That? Ahahaha, don't worry about it. I'll definitely compensate you. Tsunade's reputation speaks for itself—I never default on a debt!"

Tsunade's face reddened slightly, and her tone lacked confidence.

What a miscalculation! If Big Fat Sheep had money, she wouldn't be hiding out here. I was overthinking it! Looks like there's no hope of getting compensation!

Doichi Hyuga was somewhat speechless.

"Brat! I received the old man's letter. I heard you want to become my apprentice?"

Tsunade crossed her legs and picked her teeth with a toothpick.

"I don't want to become anyone's apprentice anymore."

I didn't, I never did, don't make things up!

Doichi Hyuga truly had no such intention. It would be more fitting for him to take apprentices instead.

Doichi Hyuga had always believed that no one in this world was qualified to be his teacher. After all, there were no great Daoist masters here. When it came to cultivating the Dao, this place was a complete wasteland.

Tsunade frowned. This brat isn't taking the bait. He's a little difficult to handle!

"I've read the medical ninjutsu scrolls you wrote, and I gained some inspiration from them. You have the greatest talent for medical arts of any ninja I've ever seen. Are you sure you don't want to take your medical ninjutsu further?"

Tsunade considered herself a straightforward person, with nothing to hide. When she saw Karin practicing medical ninjutsu, she could not help feeling the urge to take her on as a student!

"Sorry! Senior Tsunade, I really don't. But isn't it inappropriate for you to peek at my ninjutsu scrolls?"

Maybe I'm not as good as you in medical arts right now, but in another two years, who knows which of us will be stronger!

Doichi Hyuga thought.

"Brat, do you want another fight?"

Tsunade's face reddened. What a miscalculation. I ran into someone who likes to nitpick.

Reading a junior's ninjutsu scrolls without permission really was not something a respected senior should do.

"How about this, Senior Tsunade? I won't make things difficult for you. Let me see your Creation Rebirth and Yin Seal, and we'll call this matter settled!"

Doichi Hyuga smiled pleasantly. He was quite good at negotiating business too.

"Hehe! Are you dreaming? You really dare to ask! At most, I'll compensate you with some money!"

Tsunade was so angry she laughed, her fists clenched tightly.

"Is that so? My scrolls were inspiring even to a medical master like you, so they're quite valuable. Let's say fifty million taels, plus the wall. Round it up to sixty million taels!"

Doichi Hyuga smiled at Big Fat Sheep as though she had gotten an incredible bargain.

"Impossible! That wall is worth five million taels at most, and the scrolls are worth thirty-five million at most!"

Hah! Damn brat! I'm the great Tsunade—how could I let you take advantage of me? I've always been the one taking advantage of others.

At that moment, Tsunade had completely forgotten her nickname, Big Fat Sheep, and transformed into a shrewd merchant.

"Deal! Forty million taels, please pay up, Senior Tsunade!"

Doichi Hyuga said with a smile. You dare take advantage of me? I'm afraid you can't bear the enormous karma that comes with it!

At that moment, everyone else was watching the two clash.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Doichi Hyuga as they inwardly cried out, Amazing!

Although they did not understand the exact situation, it felt like the two were negotiating a major deal.

Tsunade's body stiffened as she blankly looked at Shizune.

"Shizune! Um... how much money do we have left?"

Shizune covered her face and said painfully,

"Lady Tsunade! I told you a few days ago—we're already out of money."

"Is that so? Ahahahahaha... Brat, I can only owe it to you for now."

Tsunade did not consider herself someone who cared about money. She could earn plenty soon enough by taking a few medical missions.

Still, it was indeed embarrassing with her juniors standing right there.

"Sorry! I don't accept debts. Senior, you should compensate me with ninjutsu instead!"

"No way. Pick another condition."

Tsunade crossed her arms and loudly objected.

"How about this? I won't make things difficult for you either, Senior. Give me the Yin Seal. That's my bottom line!"

"Fine. Consider me unlucky!"

The corner of Tsunade's mouth rose as she slipped a hand into her collar. After fumbling around for a long while, she pulled out a scroll:

If I don't teach him anything at all, it'll be hard to explain things to the old man. This way, the old man won't have any reason to come bother me again, right? As for whether he can learn it, that has nothing to do with me.

Doichi Hyuga turned his face away, finding the sight a little too much for his eyes. The onlookers also reddened and looked away, unable to bear watching.