Konoha Notes

Chapter 97 Request
Tsunade tore off the two purple stripes from Shuji's face. "What's the point of putting this on? It's so weird."

Then, she put Xiuji down and looked him over from head to toe.

"This looks much better than that stiff, serious ninja look."

The Fourth Raikage approached: "You're also a Konoha ninja?"

"What are people from Konoha doing here?"

Tsunade snorted coldly, sat back down, grabbed the sake bottle beside her, and took a swig: "This isn't the Land of Lightning, so it's none of your business where Konoha ninjas are."

This scene is not what Shuuji expected; Tsunade has been discovered by the people of Kumogakure and is about to be taken away.

He answered frankly, "I am a Konoha ninja, but I am on vacation right now."

He then looked at the menu on the wall and ordered dishes such as yakitori, radish, and stewed meat. He sat cross-legged opposite Tsunade. At this time, there were already more than a dozen small sake jugs on the table. Shuji sniffed the aroma and recognized it as ordinary sake.

"Kid, didn't I tell you you can't drink?" Tsunade raised an eyebrow.

"I just wanted to confirm how strong the liquor was to make you act so drunk."

This wine jug has a capacity of about 150 milliliters, and it's never filled to the brim. If we take 120 milliliters as an example, you've already drunk two or three jin (1.5-1.5 kg).

Sake has a moderate alcohol content, around ten degrees.

But given the physical abilities of ninjas...

"If you can't drink, please have less," Shuji said. "I thought you were going to stay in some basement."

"What did you say!" Tsunade's face darkened, veins bulging on the back of her fist. "That annoying pose again! Who do you think you are, talking to me like that!"

"Um...guest," the shop assistant approached timidly, carrying the dishes.

Princess Thousand Hands took a deep breath and suppressed her anger.

Shuji gestured for the dishes to be put down, said thank you, and looked at the Raikage.

"Please have a seat if you don't mind."

Ai's face twitched. She didn't know if this guy was being polite or impolite, and now he was even acting like the master.

But the Raikage still took his seat.

"As I told you before, I am a Konoha ninja who is on vacation. I came to check on the situation after discovering Lady Tsunade's whereabouts and noticing the movements of the Kumogakure ninja."

"Konoha and Kumogakure have signed an alliance. While they are not exactly friendly, they are no longer enemies either," the Raikage said curtly.

Then, Ai took another look at Xiu Si's face.

He looks somewhat familiar.

"Shuji has indeed misunderstood. Lady Tsunade had a bet with Lord Raikage, and then..." Shizune explained.

The Raikage continued, "I forced Tsunade to treat me and my subordinates, that's all."

“Shuji…” Now the face matched the person in the intelligence report. “I’ve heard your name before. You were the one who went to Sunagakure last year, weren’t you?”

"It's such a trivial matter, I didn't expect it to reach Lord Raikage's ears." Shuji picked up a skewer of yakitori, his tone indifferent.

"As an envoy, it's not easy to complete your mission alive." After saying that, the Raikage looked at Tsunade: "Although you agreed to the treatment because I won the bet, I will not shortchange you on the reward you deserve."

Ai got up.

"Tsunade, I have already sent people to settle the debts you owe to those people from the Land of Gold. So, I'll take my leave now."

"Hey! Wait, just give me the money directly!" Tsunade exclaimed in surprise.

Lei Ying didn't turn around, but coldly said, "Giving money to someone who's addicted to gambling and can't win is only good for letting her lose it all." "Whether you borrow more money or not is none of my business, but I've done what I had to do."

After saying that, he strode away.

Tsunade scoffed in dissatisfaction.

"Although I don't have a good impression of the people of Kumogakure, what he said makes sense."

"You get the hell out of here too!" Tsunade glared angrily. This bastard in front of her was truly capable of making her angry.

"Lady Tsunade, that's going too far," Shizune quickly interjected. "Mr. Shuji came here specifically because he was worried about your safety."

She hugged the little pig Ton-Ton tightly and turned to Shuji to explain, "The cause of this matter is the Land of Sugi... Lord Raikage led his men to seize the secret ninjutsu scroll of Sugigakure."

At this point, Shuuji nodded. As expected, it was Kumogakure, which really matched his stereotypes about them.

They robbed treasures from other villages, and even the Shadow himself got involved.

What happened next was that Sugigakure hired a team of ninjas called Xuanyuan Clan in order to retrieve the secret scroll. The Raikage's squad was hit by Xuanyuan Clan's secret technique called Exploding Insects. One person died, another was parasitized by the insects, and even the Raikage himself was affected, but was not affected for the time being.

The tracks that Shuji found in the forest were left in this way.

Just then, a medical ninja from the Cloud Village team discovered Tsunade there and asked for her help.

The incident between Kumogakure and Konoha had only recently occurred, so Tsunade naturally wouldn't agree to help with the treatment.

"Lord Raikage initially tried to force him," Shizune's voice trailed off, "and then proposed to settle the matter with a duel... but Lady Tsunade was drunk that day and broke her promise, leaving him standing in the rain all night in an empty stadium."

"So the next day, when Lord Raikage came to visit again, Lady Tsunade made a bet on an arm-wrestling match. If Lord Raikage won, she would agree to help."

As a result, Tsunade was stronger, while the Raikage was faster. By using his speed, he pretended to relax during the struggle, then suddenly exerted his strength and won.

Tsunade, true to her word, agreed to the treatment.

"Does that kind of injury require surgery?"

“It’s my responsibility,” Shizune said.

"Didn't the Raikage suspect the reason?" Shuji continued to ask. Since he had approached Tsunade, he must have hoped that she would take action personally.

Shizune gave an awkward smile.

"Exposed?"

"Uh...yes."

Shuji glanced at Tsunade, who looked completely indifferent.

Despite the lingering grudges between Konoha and Kumogakure, in this matter, the Fourth Raikage, A, was indeed a man of his word—even after discovering that Tsunade had hemophobia, he did not use it to his advantage.

"Finally, reinforcements from the Hidden Cloud Village arrived, and the Xuanyuan Clan's ninjas abandoned their mission as a result." Shizune finished recounting the whole story.

"The story is over," Tsunade turned back, her drunken eyes filled with obvious impatience. "The Cloud Village people have left, when are you going to leave, kid?"

Xiu Si slowly finished the last bite of his food, put down the bamboo skewer, and then met her gaze.

"It wasn't by chance that I ran into you and Miss Shizune on this trip."

Tsunade gave a knowing sneer.

"I need your help with something."

"This vacation is for practicing immortal arts, and I hope to get your help with some of the challenges."

(End of this chapter)