Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

The shop in front of us is a gambling den.

So inside...

Having already made up his mind, Shimura Gengetsu still wanted to confirm it, so he took Izumi inside.

Sure enough, a beautiful blonde girl with pigtails stood in front of the gambling table, shouting "Big! Big! Big!" repeatedly, followed by a burst of regretful cursing.

"Damn it, it's the little one again!"

Uchiha Izumi keenly noticed that Shimura Gengetsu seemed to be looking for someone, and followed his gaze, blurting out, "Wow, so big..."

Damn it, another Raikage! He's practically on par with Samui.

"Xuan Yue, do you know her?"

"I don't know him, but I can smell the scent of a fat sheep. Let's go earn some pocket money."

He forcefully pushed aside several bloodthirsty gamblers, glanced at them, and immediately bet all the money he had on him, completely opposite to the blonde woman.

After several such transactions, his initial 100,000 taels of silver grew to 500,000, 1 million, and finally 2 million.

The woman in black holding a pink pig next to the blonde woman was on the verge of tears.

"Lady Tsunade, please stop betting! We're going to lose all the money we borrowed!"

"Mute! Trust me, we'll win this time!"

As he spoke, he placed the last of his money on the table. Shimura Gengetsu placed his money on the opposite side without hesitation. Tsunade glared at him fiercely when she saw this.

That kid always bets on the exact opposite side of what she bets on; she's making a killing!

This time, I'll make you give back everything you've earned!

But when the points were drawn, Tsunade's art style turned grayish-white, and Shizune behind her almost burst into tears.

Oh no, it looks like we're in for another tough time.

Shizune disregarded social hierarchy and desperately pulled Tsunade out of the casino to prevent her from borrowing money to continue gambling.

Shimura Gengetsu put away the five million taels he had earned with a refreshed expression, and Izumi looked at the boy with stars in his eyes.

"Xuan Yue, you're amazing!"

"It's not that I'm good, it's that the fat sheep is good."

Just then, Tsunade and Shizune were not far in front of them. Upon hearing the words "fat sheep," Tsunade's forehead creased with anger. She turned around abruptly, her eyes flashing with a fierce light.

Seeing that things were going badly, Shizune quickly pulled her back, "Lady Tsunade, don't stoop to the level of a child!"

"open!"

A strong force pushed Shizune's hand away, and Tsunade walked aggressively towards Xuan Yue and the other two. Suddenly, she put on a smiling face and said in a coaxing tone, as if speaking to a child:

"Little friend, I saw you won quite a bit just now. Want to lend me some? I can pay you back even more when I win more money!"

Shimura Gengetsu scoffed, "You fat sheep, you still want to make money? Borrowing money is out of the question. But next time you go to the casino, you must take me with you. I have a whole family to support, and I can't do without you."

Tsunade was completely overwhelmed.

"You brat! You're asking for it!"

(The picture shows Uchiha Izumi. The previous one was blocked, so I'm using a more conservative one.)

Chapter 96: A Complex Connection with Tsunade, and the Unknown Strength of Kotoamatsukami

Inside the private room of the izakaya, four people sat facing each other, the atmosphere somewhat silent.

Shimura Gengetsu and Tsunade stared at each other, while Shizune and Izumi stared at each other.

Um... the tapir in Izumi's arms and the piglet in Shizune's arms stared at each other with wide eyes.

At this moment, Izumi Lori was quite uneasy.

She never expected that the lucky person she randomly encountered at the casino would be none other than Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin.

In Konoha, Tsunade is the object of worship for all female ninjas, including herself, who is from the Uchiha clan.

"Shimura Genzuki..."

Tsunade rubbed her still-sore wrist. "Who is Shimura Danzo to you?"

She just wanted to teach this brat a lesson and scare him with a flick on the forehead, but she misjudged him. Instead of flicking his forehead, she got hit with a thunderbolt.

This kid is actually a ninja, and quite strong at that.

Seeing Tsunade attack Gengetsu, Izumi assumed they were enemies and immediately displayed his Sharingan in preparation for battle.

Upon seeing the Sharingan, Tsunade finally understood.

It turned out to be two brats from Konoha.

Naturally, they stopped.

With her chin resting on one hand and a large thunderbolt trailing behind her on the tea table, Tsunade looked at Shimura Gengetsu with a gaze full of suspicion and disbelief.

Firstly, I felt that this kid was a bit too monstrous.

Even though she hadn't used her full strength in the brief exchange, she had still felt Shimura Gengetsu's terrifying power.

Secondly... it's her looks.

How could someone with that kind of looks be from the Shimura family?

Based on her past grievances with Danzo, Tsunade instinctively disliked the surname Shimura.

"He's my grandfather, is there a problem?"

"Danzo is your grandfather?"

Tsunade couldn't help but raise her voice; she simply couldn't believe it. "That old man... has such an adorable grandson like you?"

Gengetsu Shimura pouted, "That's because you haven't seen my grandfather when he was young. Although he wasn't as handsome as me, he was still a good-looking guy, you'd definitely be able to make him blush and his heart race."

Uchiha Izumi nodded subconsciously. She had seen photos of Danzo when he was young before, and it took her a long time to believe that it was true. She also understood what it meant that time waits for no one.

"Okay, okay, your grandfather was a handsome man when he was young."

Tsunade clearly didn't believe this fact, and waved her hand dismissively, "Since we're from the same village, I won't hold your disrespect against you. Buy me a drink and we'll call it even."

Although she had many grudges against Danzo, Tsunade was not so magnanimous as to hold a grudge against her junior. She had just lost money and had no money for drinks or food, so she was going to shamelessly mooch a meal.

Meanwhile, Jingyin muttered Xuan Yue's name, then suddenly, as if she had thought of something, her eyes widened.

"Shimura Gengetsu...you're the Konoha Grim Reaper?"

"what?"

Tsunade opened her mouth wide in exaggerated disbelief. "Shizune, we haven't even started drinking yet, why are you already talking nonsense?"

"Lady Tsunade, no, he really is the Death God of Konoha."

Shizune quickly explained: "This isn't a nickname I gave you. It was given to me by the Hidden Cloud Village during the war between Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village a few years ago. I even mentioned it to you before."

"Is that true?"

Tsunade left the village, completely abandoning everything about being a ninja. She didn't care about what was happening in the ninja world and had no recollection of it. She simply remarked:

"It's really unlucky for someone so young to have the nickname 'Grim Reaper'."

"It seems your grades at the Ninja Academy must have been terrible."

Gengetsu Shimura said calmly, "I am someone else's Shinigami, not my own. Don't you even understand that?"

Tsunade, completely disregarding her image, slumped onto the table. "Alright, Lady Shinigami, could you please have some drinks and food served?"

"I gambled all night, and I'm starving."

Since Shimura Gengetsu hadn't eaten enough either, he didn't argue with her and ordered four sukiyaki dishes and a few bottles of sake.

After downing a cup of sake, Tsunade felt alive again, and her gaze toward Shimura Gengetsu softened considerably.

"He's so young and already knows how to bring his girlfriend to vacation and soak in hot springs. He really knows how to enjoy life."

"However, young people should be moderate. Having children too early is not good. I am a doctor, and I would not lie to people."

"Lady Tsunade, it's too early for you to say that!"

Shizune looked embarrassed, and Izumi Uchiha blushed. Their impression of Tsunade had also undergone a complete change.

He's nothing like the legend; he's more like another of the legendary Sannin, Jiraiya—he seems very unreliable.

Tsunade's alcohol tolerance was clearly not very high; after downing two bottles of shochu, her face turned red, her eyes became glazed, and her posture became much more unrestrained.

Seeing that she couldn't control Tsunade at all, Shizune gave up and just kept eating.

Having lost all their money, they'll definitely be living a life of hardship for a while, so they should take this opportunity to eat more.

"Hey kid, even though I left the village when your parents got married, I heard that your mother is from the Senju clan? So, I'm actually your elder."

Gengetsu Shimura, who was eating a beef roll, paused and put down his chopsticks. "My mother's name is Saki Shimura. Do you know her?"

"What did you say?"

The bottle slipped from Tsunade's hand, and her hazy drunkenness instantly cleared up considerably.

"Saki Senju?"