Konoha: The Female Ninja Fell Apart After the Diary Was Exposed

"The big fat sucker?"

"You're the big fat sucker! Your whole family's a bunch of big fat suckers!"

Tsunade cursed in irritation.

She had just soaked in a hot spring and had a little to drink. She had been in a wonderful mood.

But now,

one line in the Diary had ruined it completely.

"Lady Tsunade, Naruto-kun seems to talk like that all the time. Please don't take it to heart."

Shizune smiled as she tried to comfort her.

As a holder of the Diary, she knew exactly why Tsunade was angry.

For someone who lived to gamble, being told she "lost every bet" was the ultimate insult.

"Shizune, tell me honestly. Do I lose every bet?"

Tsunade looked at Shizune as she asked.

"Uh... of course not."

As if!

Shizune silently added that in her head.

Don't you know whether you lose every bet?

You've lost count of how much you owe by now, haven't you?

Why do you think we have to move to another country every so often?

Of course,

Shizune only dared to complain in her head. She had no courage to say any of it to Tsunade's face.

"No!"

"Shizune, come with me."

"I'm going to prove it tonight!"

Tsunade snorted, stood up, threw on her coat, and headed outside.

"Lady Tsunade, it's already late. How about another day?"

Seeing that Tsunade was going gambling again, Shizune hurried after her with the little pink pig in her arms.

"What do you mean, another day?"

"My reputation's already been ruined!"

"But... Lady Tsunade, we're running low on money."

"Hm? Do you think I lose every bet too?"

"Th-that... of course not."

"Hmph!"

Seeing that Tsunade had made up her mind, Shizune could only follow helplessly.

They arrived at the casino.

Though it was late at night, the place was still brightly lit.

Countless gamblers stared at the tables with bloodshot eyes, desperate for a win. Even a beauty of Tsunade's caliber caused barely a stir when she walked in.

"Shizune, give me the money."

"Uh... Lady Tsunade, are you sure you don't want to think it over?"

Shizune made one last attempt.

"Trust me. Tonight, I'm going to clean them out."

Tsunade smiled with confidence.

Left with no choice, Shizune took out all the money she had.

A while later,

Shizune followed Tsunade out of the casino, looking utterly defeated.

"Lady Tsunade, what do we do now?"

Shizune asked with a troubled look.

They had lost even the last of their travel money.

Worse,

they owed the casino several million ryo on top of that.

"It's no big deal. We have to head back to Konoha anyway."

Tsunade shrugged it off.

Shizune was speechless.

The Land of Rivers, the Land of Birds, the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, the Land of Frost, the Land of Waterfalls...

Now the Land of Hot Water was on the list too.

Great.

There were hardly any countries left in the Shinobi World where they could go.

"It's all that damn brat's fault. If he hadn't jinxed me, there's no way I would've lost tonight."

"Hmph!"

"I'm putting this on his tab."

"Come on. We're heading back to Konoha tonight!"

More like running away before morning.

Shizune shook her head helplessly and hurried after her.

Otherwise,

if the princess of Konoha, once one of the Sannin,

got cornered over a casino debt, her reputation really would be ruined.

Kirigakure.

Under cover of night,

a curvy woman in revealing clothes raced toward the Mizukage Building.

"Who goes there!"

The moment she reached the building, two masked Kirigakure Anbu stepped in front of her.

"I'm Mei Terumi. Please inform the Mizukage that I have urgent intelligence to report."

Mei spoke in a grave voice.

"At this hour? Can't it wait until tomorrow?"

One of the Anbu snorted.

"No. This is extremely urgent."

"Then wait here. I'll go report it."

The Anbu in charge turned and entered the Mizukage Building.

Mei took the chance to look around.

Shrouded in thick fog, the Mizukage Building showed not a single light. From outside, it looked like a haunted house, and the sight filled her with unease.

She waited a full half hour before the Anbu Ninja came back out.

"The Mizukage will see you."

Mei nodded and entered the Mizukage Building.

Compared with outside,

the building's interior was even darker.

When she reached the Mizukage's Office, she saw only a baby-faced man wearing a green scarf. He stood at the window with his back to her.

It was Kirigakure's Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura.

At the sight of him, Mei dropped to one knee.

"Lord Mizukage!"

Yagura slowly turned at the sound. He fixed his eyes on Mei but said nothing.

The room

fell deathly silent.

Under Yagura's scrutinizing gaze, Mei kept her head down and did not dare move.

She sensed extreme danger from him.

It felt

as though he might strike her down at any moment.

As time passed, the atmosphere in the office grew heavier.

The pressure on Mei mounted until cold sweat had soaked her back.

Fortunately,

after studying her for a while, he looked away.

"Mei Terumi, what urgent intelligence do you have?"

The tension vanished as soon as Yagura spoke, and Mei breathed a quiet sigh of relief.

"Lord Mizukage, I've received intelligence that Zabuza, the Missing-nin, may be hiding in the Land of Waves."

Mei remained on one knee as she delivered her report.

The Diary's rules only forbade revealing anything about the Diary itself. They said nothing about sharing information written in it.

"Oh?"

"Where did you get this intelligence?"

The Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, watched Mei as he asked.

"One of my subordinates sent it to me by summoning beast just before he died."

Mei had come up with her explanation before arriving.

So

the answer came smoothly.

"Then I'll leave the matter to you."

Yagura spoke as if it were of no consequence.

"Yes, sir!"

Mei's face brightened.

This way,

she would have a chance to meet that transmigrator, Naruto Uzumaki.

"You seem pleased?"

Yagura's voice was mild.