Becoming a Ninja from Naruto

Chapter 117: Karin, the daughter of the director of the Yu Kingdom Orphanage

The country of soup.

This is an amazing country.

Because the Land of Hot Springs was filled with hot spring pools, it became a popular holiday destination for the Ninja World and was also considered a neutral country in the Ninja World, allowing them to avoid war for a time.

There are few dangers facing this country.

When Shigen Emiya arrived in the Land of Hot Springs, he noticed that there were not many ninjas from the Hidden Yu Village responsible for protecting the Land of Hot Springs, and the number of ninjas was far greater than that of the Hidden Rain Village.

It looks like…

It's really safe here.

As a man dedicated to saving others, Kakuzu also built the largest orphanage and nursing home in the ninja world in this peaceful and safe country, sending many orphans who left their hometowns and helpless elderly people here.

of course.

Kakuzu was under a lot of pressure.

Fortunately, Kakuzu lived long enough, and the children in the orphanage grew up and were able to give back, and he also earned a lot of money by killing people non-stop.

Here…

It is also the place with the most descendants of Uzumaki.

These Uzumaki descendants no longer have the Uzumaki surname, but only serve as caregivers and managers in Kakuzu's orphanage.

As the five major ninja villages mastered the Jinchūriki's tailed beast sealing technique, these Uzumaki descendants were finally no longer coveted. In addition, with the help of Kakuzu, the immortal and powerful rebel ninja, ordinary small ninja villages dared not provoke them and could barely maintain self-protection.

During this time…

There were some disturbances.

A blonde woman lived near the orphanage with her disciples.

When the blonde woman and her disciples were treating patients during the day, they noticed that the patients nearby had always been praising the medical ninjutsu of the orphanage director and her daughter, Karin.

By chance, she met the little girl named Karin, and found that the little girl was very talented, so she taught the child some medical ninjutsu. Unexpectedly, she met Karin's mother who came to thank her at the hotel this morning.

"I am Karin's mother."

The director of the Yunokuni Orphanage was an extremely gentle red-haired woman with a mild temper. She came with her daughter and quietly explained why she was here: "I heard that Karin mentioned that a very powerful medical ninja had come to the area..."

"That should be me."

The blonde was anything but modest.

Although she was holding a bottle of wine in her hand so early in the morning and didn't look like a serious medical ninja at all, she immediately gained the other party's trust when she mentioned her name.

"I'm Tsunade."

The blonde woman looked at the red-haired director of the orphanage and asked curiously, "Are you from the Uzumaki clan? We should have been distant relatives in the past..."

"It is indeed Lady Tsunade!"

The director of the orphanage looked at Tsunade in surprise, and quickly explained: "Sorry, we will no longer use the Uzumaki family name."

She really didn't expect...

This blonde woman is actually Tsunade!
Even though they, the descendants of the Uzumaki clan, lived in the remote Land of Hot Springs, they had heard of Tsunade's name, and even knew that she was the granddaughter of the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju. In addition to the title of the Three Ninjas of Konoha, she was also known as the 'Slug Princess', who was highly respected by other ninjas.

"You guys aren't using the Uzumaki last name anymore either?"

As Tsunade talked about this, she couldn't help but take a sip of her drink.

"Yes."

The red-haired woman nodded, somewhat reluctant to talk about the past: "The Whirlpool Country has long been destroyed, and the Uzumaki surname always brings disaster to everyone..."

"..."

Tsunade knew that Konoha did not help much when Uzushio Village was destroyed, so she could only continue drinking by herself and responded casually: "As distant relatives in the past, we can no longer use the surname Senju..."

"never mind."

"Let's not talk about the past."

Tsunade immediately avoided the topic and asked casually, "I have to go to the free clinic later. Do you want to take Karin with me?"

Tsunade's activities have been very regular over the years.

Tsunade would take her disciple Shizune out for free medical consultations in the morning, go to the casino to lose a lot of money in the afternoon, and then go to a bar to get drunk and go to sleep at night.

"I still have to take care of the orphanage."

The red-haired woman rejected Tsunade's proposal somewhat embarrassedly, carefully took out her thank-you gift, and whispered: "In fact, today I came here not only to thank Tsunade-sama for teaching Karin to learn medical ninjutsu, but also because someone heard that Tsunade-sama came to the Land of Hot Springs, so he wanted to see you..."

"Which sir?"

Tsunade continued to drink with some curiosity.

"It's Kakuzu-sama."

The red-haired woman's expression became even more apologetic. She seemed embarrassed to mention this matter, but even more embarrassed to ignore what Kakuzu said.

after all…

There is no Kakuzu.

There would be no orphanage like today.

"puff!"

Tsunade couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of wine. She immediately guessed that Kakuzu wanted to see her, and hurriedly called for Shizune to leave quickly: "Shizune, let's go, we have to get busy quickly. Don't delay me from going to the casino to make money this afternoon!"

"Tsunade-sama..."

Shizune followed quickly, somewhat surprised.

"Tell Kakuzu that I will go to see him!" Tsunade strode out of the hotel and shouted to the red-haired woman, "I can pay him back the money I owe him if I win this afternoon!"

"Do not…"

The red-haired woman looked at Tsunade with some guilt.

Because Kakuzu asked her to meet Tsunade, it was indeed to collect a debt from Tsunade.

Little Karin hugged her mother's arm, looked up at Tsunade's back curiously, and asked her mother in a low voice: "Mom, does Tsunade-sama owe Kakuzu-sama a lot of money?"

"a lot of…"

The red-haired woman thought of the astronomical figures Kakuzu had mentioned.

As a gambler with debts all over the place, Tsunade really borrowed money from Kakuzu. Kakuzu even helped her pay off her debts once when she was in trouble because of being chased by her creditors.

After all, Kakuzu is very helpful, and Tsunade's behavior in the ninja world is very similar to Emiya Shihara, and the first Hokage, Senju Hashirama, once gave Kakuzu a sum of money as a favor, so Kakuzu cannot turn a blind eye to the poor life of the first Hokage's granddaughter.

but…

This kind of good deed did not bring good rewards.

Since Tsunade was not a very good person back then, she immediately realized that wealthy people like Kakuzu were real 'fat sheep', and she borrowed a large sum of money from Kakuzu without hesitation. As a result, she lost everything in the casino that day, and she had to avoid one more creditor.

"It surprised me that…"

"This guy Kakuzu is also in the Land of Hot Springs."

Tsunade looked a little embarrassed when she left, and she didn't even dare to look into the eyes of the mother and daughter. She guessed that the mother and daughter must know that she owed Kakuzu money.

"Ugh…"

"I really shouldn't have lent that guy money..."

Tsunade knew that Kakuzu worked hard to make money in order to help people in need, and she felt embarrassed to keep owing him money.

Unfortunately…

She has never had good luck with gambling.

A few months ago, Tsunade suddenly got lucky and won a lot of money from a bet, but she lost it all soon after.

"Hopefully I'll have better luck today..."

Tsunade shook her empty bottle, a blush on her face, and threw the empty bottle towards the trash can.

As a result, she was not in good spirits and did not even throw in an empty wine bottle. Instead, it fell outside the trash can and broke into pieces.

"Are you going to see any more patients today?"

Shizune looked at Tsunade, who was walking unsteadily, with some concern.

"Isn't there still you?"

Tsunade looked at her disciple with a smile, and said with a hint of teasing in her eyes: "If you don't know how to cure the disease, just copy the case scroll left by that guy a few more times..."

“What if it’s a disease we’ve never seen before…”

"impossible…"

Tsunade waved her hands quickly. She was even a little too superstitious about the medical scrolls left by Emiya Shihara: "That guy left so many medical scrolls. I have saved so many people in the ninja world, but I have never seen any diseases outside of those scrolls..."

"..."

Shizune had no choice but to follow.

fortunately.

Tsunade is lucky.

Even though the patient who invited Tsunade to treat him this time was still very difficult, it was within Shizune's ability, which made Tsunade very proud of her premonition.

however…

The situation seems a little strange.

Tsunade is really lucky today.

As the legendary fat sheep, Tsunade's name and image are well-known in the gambling world. Her good luck today made the gamblers who had planned to make a fortune from her lose everything. Tsunade was still winning until the last hand before leaving the casino in the evening.

"My luck today is a little strange..."

Tsunade's fingers moved nimbly, recalling the pleasure of killing everyone in the casino. However, she looked back at Shizune holding the money bag, and she felt a little uneasy again: "Nothing bad will happen, right?"

The last time I won...

News of the demise of the Uchiha clan came from Konoha.

This time I won more than last time...

This made Tsunade feel nervous again. She was afraid that her good luck in the casino would bring her some bad luck.

"Could it be..."

"Is that Kakuzu here to collect a debt?"

Tsunade thought about her recent troubles and could only guess that her bad luck might come from Kakuzu: "After all, Kakuzu is a killer who always makes money by killing people in exchange for bounties. Could it be that I can't pay him back and he wants to kill me? I don't know how much my body would be worth to him at the gold exchange..."

"Don't say such horrible things!"

Shizune was so scared that she hugged the bulging money bag in her arms tightly, and quickly reminded: "And this money should be enough to pay off Mr. Kakuzu's debt!"

"yes…"

"What will happen then?"

Tsunade looked up at the moon in the night sky, not intending to let her mind wander anymore. She wanted to numb herself with alcohol again: "Forget it, Shizune, accompany me to find a pub to drink first. The worst result is not that someone comes to rob me of my money..."

(End of this chapter)