Tsunade, however, turned this trip into a long hiking journey.
"Oh dear, my feet hurt, I can't walk anymore. Let's camp here for the night."
"The hot springs in that town ahead are very famous; let's soak there for two days before we leave."
" The Tenten; it's not a good day to travel."
Tsunade always manages to come up with all sorts of bizarre reasons to slow down the progress.
Xin wasn't in a hurry; he treated it like a leisurely trip and let her do whatever she wanted.
And so, the journey that should have taken six or seven days was dragged on for almost a month.
During this long month.
Tsunade to alleviate her gambling debts of over 4.4 billion yen.
She took on several well-paid medical assignments along the way.
They even went so far as to rob several notorious gangs from underground banks.
Using these methods, Tsunade managed to scrape together enough money to pay off part of the debt.
Today, her debts still amount to a full four billion taels.
One evening.
The two sat down to rest by the campfire.
Xin watched Tsunade grilling fish.
" Lady Tsunade, your hemophobia, which makes you faint at the sight of blood, is quite troublesome."
Xin made the suggestion.
"I know some special methods that can help you completely eradicate this psychological barrier. Would you like to give it a try?"
Tsunade's face instantly darkened upon hearing the words "hemophobia."
"Mind your own business."
Tsunade resolutely refused, her tone revealing a cold indifference that kept people at a distance.
"This is my own problem, and I don't need anyone else to interfere."
Xin looked at her resistant expression and was filled with doubt.
While Tsunade was washing up by the river, he quietly pulled Shizune aside.
" Shizune, what exactly is Lady Tsunade's hemophobia?"
Xin took out a silver note with a face value of one hundred million taels and stuffed it into Shizune's hand.
"Consider it payment for the information; tell me the truth."
Shizune looked at the huge sum of money in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then sighed.
Actually, Lady Tsunade doesn't have hemophobia at all.
Shizune lowered his voice and revealed the truth.
"The deaths of Young Nawaki and Lord Dan were a huge blow to her. She was completely disillusioned with the higher-ups in Konoha and felt that staying in the village would only cause her more grief."
Shizune glanced towards the riverbank.
"Hyperphobia was just an excuse she made up to escape reality and leave Konoha."
Upon hearing the truth, Xin froze on the spot.
He couldn't help but feel annoyed; it seemed that the plot settings he had read in his previous life could not be trusted at all.
In this real world, everyone has their own complex psychology and pretense.
A few days later.
The group finally arrived at Konoha.
Inside the Hokage's office.
The Third Hokage watched as Tsunade walked in through the door, a radiant smile spreading across his aged face.
" Tsunade, you're finally back."
The Third Hokage stood up excitedly.
Tsunade snorted coldly, turned her head away, and didn't want to pay him any attention.
The Third Hokage didn't care; he turned his gaze to Uchiha Xin, who was standing to the side.
"Xin, you completed this mission perfectly."
The Third Hokage picked up a document from the table.
"With the unanimous approval of the village's leadership, effective today, you are officially promoted to Jonin of Konoha."
Tsunade stood to the side and let out a cold laugh.
"Old man, is this how you try to fool young people with these little favors?"
Tsunade full of complaints.
"Letting a thirteen-year-old brat Jonin, aren't you afraid of what people will say?"
Xin stood to the side, listening to Tsunade's complaints, but he knew perfectly well what she was thinking.
On their way back, the two had already made a secret agreement.
If Tsunade successfully becomes the Fifth Hokage, Xin will reduce her debt by 500 million ryo.
If Tsunade can use her position as Hokage to facilitate the marriage between Shin and Hinata Hyuga, the remaining 3.5 billion ryo debt will be completely wiped out.
Although Tsunade complained, in order to preserve the last bit of her gambling credit in the Shinobi World, she had actually accepted the deal in her heart.
All she wants now is to pay off this devastating debt as quickly as possible.
The Third Hokage also explained some minor details regarding the handover of the Hokage position.
Xin got bored and made an excuse to leave the Hokage Building early.
He walked along the street leading back to the Uchiha Clan Compound.
We had just reached a secluded corner.
A figure in a black trench coat jumped down and stood firmly in front of Xin.
It is the elite of the Root; the Aburame Torune.
" Uchiha Xin."
Aburame Torune stared at him expressionlessly.
" Danzo requests your presence at the Root Base."
Xin stopped and gave him a cold glance.
Danzo, that old fox, definitely didn't have good intentions in contacting him.
"I'm busy."
Xin uttered two words directly.
With his hands in his pockets, he didn't even glance at Aburame Torune, walked past him, and turned to leave.
The Aburame Torune's face darkened.
With Danzo as his Danzo, he had always acted arrogantly and domineeringly in Konoha, and no one had ever dared to ignore him like this before.
" Danzo's orders are not something you can disobey."
Aburame Torune, relying on Danzo's power, made threatening remarks.
You have to go today, whether you like it or not!
Xin seemed not to hear him and continued walking forward.
Seeing that Aburame Torune was furious.
He took off his right glove, revealing a palm covered in purple poisonous insects.
"Since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for taking action."
Aburame Torune suddenly swung her right hand, and a large swarm of tiny nano-sized venomous insects swept towards Xin's back like purple smoke.
Once this venomous insect comes into contact with the skin, it rapidly destroys human cells, making it extremely deadly.
Xin hates these densely packed insects the most.
He stopped walking without even turning his head.
He didn't make any Hand Seals movements.
The five-pointed star pattern in his right eye instantly appeared.
Amaterasu.
call!
A strange, pitch-black flame suddenly ignited in mid-air.
The black flames precisely blocked the path that the purple poisonous insects were destined to take.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle.
A chilling, burning sound rang out.
Those nano-sized poisonous insects, which were said to be able to devour even Chakra, couldn't even last a second under the scorching heat of Amaterasu's black flames, and were instantly burned into ashes scattered all over the Amaterasu.
Aburame Torune's eyes widened, and she gasped.
His prized secret technique was instantly broken by the opponent without them even forming a hand seal.
The black flame exuded a chilling aura of destruction, filling him with an unprecedented fear.
Aburame Torune hurriedly retreated more than ten meters to create a safe distance.
He watched Xin's retreating figure with apprehension.
This is, after all, a street in Konoha. If too much commotion is caused, the Anbu will arrive immediately.
As a member of the Root, he could not openly launch a major attack.
Aburame Torune could only grit her teeth and swallow her anger, watching helplessly as Xin's figure disappeared at the end of the street.
To achieve great things.