After dinner, we went to Shinsei's maternal grandfather's house. The grandfather and grandson brewed a pot of tea and chatted about Tsunade.
A knocking sound came from outside the courtyard gate.
Shinsei and his grandfather exchanged a glance. His grandfather usually didn't have many guests, so no one would come looking for him at this hour. Shinsei got up, went out of the house, and opened the door.
Two beautiful women stood outside, one with blonde hair and a green robe, the other with short black hair; they were Tsunade and her assistant Shizune, whom they had met during the day.
Tsunade glanced at Shinsei, then, with Shizune holding a piglet in her arms, she walked inside on her own.
Grandpa was already at the front gate.
" Tsunade." Grandpa's voice seemed to tremble slightly.
Tsunade paused slightly.
How come you've aged so quickly?
"I'm over 60." Grandpa stepped aside, Tsunade walked in on her own, with Shizune following stealthily behind.
"It's been a long time since I've been here. Why isn't there any wine?" Tsunade sat down in the main seat without any ceremony, while Shizune stood cautiously behind her.
"I've quit for a long time." Grandpa slowly Earth Flow the chair next to Tsunade and sat down.
"Come here." Tsunade stretched out her finger and beckoned to Shinsei.
"Are you calling me?" Shinsei walked to Tsunade's side, but Tsunade grabbed him and held his head between her arms.
Such strength! Shinsei had no chance to resist.
Tsunade reached into Shinsei's hair with her other hand and rubbed his head. Shinsei felt his head nestled between soft strands and smelled a pleasant, warm fragrance.
"You're the one who led the Hokage of 'Hokage' during the day, right? Hmm?" Tsunade flicked Shinsei's forehead with her middle finger.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!" Shinsei felt dizzy and lightheaded, and tears almost welled up in his eyes.
"Go buy a few bottles of wine," Tsunade ordered Shinsei without any politeness, releasing him from his grasp.
Shinsei straightened up, rubbing his forehead, but managed a smile, "Yes, Lady Tsunade."
After Shinsei left, the old man took out a few cups from under the table, looked at Tsunade with a smug expression, and asked, "How's my grandson?"
Tsunade back, resting her hands on the armrests of her chair, crossed her legs, and raised her long, thin eyebrows. "You can raise a genius like this? Geniuses are always born that way; you're just a lucky old man!"
The old man chuckled, then couldn't help coughing.
"Old man, take good care of yourself, how many more years do you have left to live?"
The old man waved his hand. "Living a few more years won't make much difference. How about I have my grandson become your apprentice?"
Tsunade propped her head up with her right hand, glancing sideways at the old man in front of her. "Fine, as long as you pay."
The old man's eyes widened. "You want money? We're all from the Senju Clan, and you want money?"
Tsunade rolled her eyes. "You're definitely rich! You used to whip my spinning tops and tear up my stuffed animals when you were little, and you still haven't paid me back. Shizune, how much money do we owe each other?"
Standing behind Tsunade, Shizune bent slightly and whispered, " Lady Tsunade, including interest, you owe a total of 130 million taels."
"So much? How could you owe so much?" the old man asked in disbelief.
Tsunade suddenly leaned forward, staring into the old man's eyes and smiling, "If you don't help me pay off my debts, I'm planning to sell the Senju ancestral land; it's useless to keep it anyway."
"You, you..." The old man pointed at Tsunade, too angry to speak, but then sighed helplessly. He knew Tsunade was capable of such a thing.
Suddenly, the old man leaned forward, his head close to Tsunade's, and whispered, "My grandson is rich, very rich!"
"Him?" Tsunade with some suspicion. "How many missions can a ninja of this age complete, and how much money can he save?"
The old man whispered, "During the Shinsei Land of Waves mission, he secretly kept a large sum of money from Gato, and he only mentioned it to me."
"Really?" Tsunade's eyes lit up. "How many?" The old man held out his right hand and quietly showed two numbers.
" Lady Tsunade..." Shizune reminded her from behind.
Before Shizune could finish speaking, Tsunade Teuchi: " Shizune, you don't want us to be chased all over the place by creditors, do you?"
"But..." Shizune was about to retort.
"Otherwise, if I become Hokage, I'll have to sell off Konoha's assets." Tsunade spread her hands, revealing a shameless expression.
With a creak, the gate outside the courtyard was pushed open, and the three people inside the house instantly fell silent.
Shinsei walked into the room carrying a bottle of wine. Seeing that the three people in the room were staring at him, he felt a little uneasy.
Did you buy the wrong brand?
" Lady Tsunade, here's your sake." Tsunade casually took the bottle, set it aside, and smiled broadly. She then pulled over a chair and pressed Shinsei down into it.
"Teacher, Shinsei, I just returned to Konoha, and there's no one around to help me. I'm just a weak woman..." As she spoke, Tsunade pretended to wipe away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes.
Shinsei looked puzzled. If Tsunade was considered a weak woman, then who wasn't?
"You're also from the Senju Clan. I'd like to take on a disciple to help me, but I don't know if you..."
"I do, Lady Tsunade." Shinsei was filled with joy; he had long wanted to curry favor with Tsunade.
"But there's something I need to tell you. I've accumulated some gambling debts, and if I can't pay them back, they're going to kidnap me and sell me off, boohoo..."
This performance went a bit too far. Shinsei's smile froze on his face. He understood Tsunade's meaning, but money didn't have much effect on him.
" Lady Tsunade, how much do you need?" Shinsei asked cautiously.
"Call me teacher." Tsunade stopped her performance, looking at the boy in front of her with increasing delight. She held out her right hand, two fingers.
"20 million, not bad, not too much."
"Two hundred million taels." Tsunade's smile became somewhat obsequious.
"Two hundred million taels?" Shinsei was somewhat surprised; that was the price of ten Asuma heads.
Okay, you can have it all. It hurts a little, but it doesn't matter. But how did Tsunade know I had 200 million?
"Teacher, I'll bring it to you tomorrow."
Tsunade stood up, her breasts heaving, and said righteously, "How can we wait until tomorrow to pay off the debt? Go and get it now, and I'll pay the creditor right away."
Since Tsunade said so, Shinsei had no choice but to go home and retrieve the money he had hidden. After Shinsei left, Tsunade jumped up excitedly.
Before long, Shinsei returned, carrying a scroll in his hand. He unfurled the scroll, made a Shinsei Hand Seals, and pressed his hands onto it. Instantly, a large pile of banknotes appeared in the room.
Tsunade lunged into the pile of banknotes, muttering to herself, "So much money, so much money!"
"Teacher, is this enough to pay off your debts?"
"Yes, pay off the debt, pay off the debt!" Tsunade took the scroll and sealed all the banknotes inside.
" Shizune, let's go, let's pay off our debt!" Tsunade said, grabbing a bottle of wine from the table before rushing out of the room.
After Tsunade left, Shinsei stared at his grandfather. "Grandpa, how did my teacher know I was rich?"
The old man was slightly embarrassed, but then replied matter-of-factly, "Why would a child need so much money?"
No, I have to keep up. Tsunade gets the money.
After hurriedly saying goodbye to his grandfather, Shinsei secretly used Transformation Technique and followed behind Tsunade and Shizune.