Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 516 Repayment

Outside a newly built single-story Japanese-style building at the Uchiha headquarters.

"Sasuke, what brings you here today?"

Mikoto, who was busy cleaning the house, looked at her second son, who had a melancholy expression, and wondered why he had come here today.

"Don't just stand outside, come in!"

As Sasuke followed his mother inside, his gaze fell upon a young woman, or rather a young woman, who appeared to be about 18 or 9 years old.

"Izumi... Sister."

After giving a polite greeting, Sasuke's gaze swept across the room, but he didn't see the person he was looking for, and he looked somewhat listless.

"I heard my older brother is off work today, is he not home?"

After exchanging a few polite words with his "sister-in-law," Sasuke turned his gaze to his mother beside him and asked her a question.

I don't know why, but after my older brother got married, he didn't really like interacting with his sister-in-law.

"Itachi!"

Looking at her youngest son's expression, she knew what he meant by "Mikoto" and felt a little sorry for him.

However, she now has more important people to take care of and no time to comfort her second son's wounded heart.

"I told him to go find your Aunt Meixiang and get some medicinal herbs. He'll be right back!"

"Medicinal herbs?"

"Is someone sick?"

Sasuke frowned and glanced at Izumi's face.

Her face was rosy, and she had a smile on her lips, looking like she was immersed in happiness. She didn't seem sick at all!

Could it be that something is wrong with my older brother's health?

It's not what you think.

When Sasuke saw his second son, he wanted to continue asking questions, but Mikoto interrupted him directly.

Looking back at the somewhat shy Izumi, Mikoto revealed the answer.

"It's Izumi, she's pregnant."

As she said this, Mikoto's eyes crinkled with a smile, clearly indicating that she was in a very good mood.

"What Itachi went to get was medicine to prevent miscarriage."

Itachi and Izumi have been married for two or three months now, so it's only natural that they've gotten married.

The prospect of becoming a grandmother has left the still somewhat young Mikoto feeling both happy and a little lost.

At this point, Mikoto looked at her second son with a serious expression.

"Sasuke, I know that losing to Naruto in the last Chunin Exams was a big blow to you, and you want Itachi to train you."

"However, this is a special case. Itachi doesn't have much time off to begin with, so don't disturb him recently."

Fearing that Sasuke would be upset, Mikoto then explained:

"First-time mothers often experience emotional instability. Your older brother should try to spend time with Quan whenever possible, okay?"

Sasuke, who lacked any special abilities or whose abilities weren't strong enough, was defeated by his nemesis Naruto during the last Chunin Exams. Now, he's coming to Itachi because he wants Itachi to guide him in his training.

However, as a woman, Mikoto still takes good care of her daughter-in-law.

"Mom, you don't need to go to so much trouble!"

"I'm overjoyed that Sasuke came to see Itachi!"

Izumi knew how much Itachi loved his younger brother. Although she was a little jealous, she generously welcomed Sasuke to come and visit Itachi.

"Besides, you don't need to come over to take care of me; I can manage on my own."

"How can this be..."

Meiqin firmly rejected her daughter-in-law's reaction, but she was very satisfied with the other party's attitude, as this was essential for family harmony.

"In short, we must not disturb Itachi for the time being."

"If you want someone to train you, then go to your father. He should have time to guide your training after the Chunin Exams."

"yes!"

Sasuke's gaze swept over Izumi's stomach. He was only slightly surprised by the news of his sister-in-law's pregnancy, but did not show any great joy.

He was still immersed in his defeat, unable to pull himself out of it.

At the same time, he was thinking about how he could defeat Naruto.

The terrifying chakra displayed by the opponent in the last battle was truly astonishing. Even if my father helps me train, it probably won't be very effective.

Even when they went to Itachi, it was with a try-it-and-see attitude, wanting to see if a more advanced genjutsu would work on Naruto.

However, a voice inside him told him that his genjutsu wouldn't be very effective against Naruto.

Although he didn't know why, he instinctively knew that this was the truth.

Were you just talking about me?

The weasel, dressed in casual clothes, entered the room carrying a large bag that smelled strongly of herbs.

"Oh, it's Sasuke. What brings you here today?"

As soon as he entered, he saw Sasuke sitting on the sofa and greeted him with a smile.

"I'll go process these herbs first, then I'll come find you later."

Seeing Sasuke's hesitant expression, Itachi roughly knew what the other wanted to say and was about to poke Sasuke's forehead.

However, thinking about the smell of herbs on his hands, Itachi dismissed the idea and turned to the kitchen to process the herbs.

He's currently immersed in the excitement of becoming a father, although he cares a lot about his younger brother. But his son, or rather, Izumi, is more important now.

As for Sasuke, postponing it a little longer won't cause any major problems.

"I'll go with you!"

Upon seeing Itachi's return, Izumi's smile was radiant, brimming with happiness.

They followed Itachi into the kitchen.

Sasuke, watching them working side by side, felt that his presence was somewhat superfluous.

……

In the Hokage's office, Jiraiya, who had been beaming with joy, slowly froze as he looked at the pile of documents in front of him.

"Is all of this true?"

After a love marathon of over forty years, this time there was finally a glimmer of hope, and he was thrilled.

Although Tsunade only agreed to be his girlfriend and not to marry him directly, this was still the closest he had ever come to his goddess.

"Ah, it's the real deal!"

Ignoring the bitter expression on Jiraiya's face, Toshiro's answer shattered Jiraiya's last shred of hope.

"This is really... wasteful~"

He uttered those words almost as a groan, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

"What, are you going to back down?"

Unlike Jiraiya's bitter expression, Toshiro looked gloating, and afterwards he didn't forget to rub salt into Jiraiya's wounds.

"Although the loan amount plus interest is quite staggering, however..."

"With your abilities, there's still a chance you can help Tsunade pay off her loan within your lifetime."

Thinking you can marry Tsunade with some clever tricks? No way, Toshiro would be the first to disagree.

"So, are you still going to continue paying off Tsunade's debts?"

"Given the enormous contributions you and Tsunade have made to the village, I can decide to waive the interest for these years; you only need to repay the principal."

It turns out that Jiraiya planned to help Tsunade pay off her loan so that he could strike while the iron was hot and propose to her directly.

Then, take Tsunade on a romantic trip.

However, his fantasy was shattered before it even began.

"I thought that my royalties and the money I had saved from all these years of work would be a huge sum of money."

"I didn't expect it to be less than half of what Tsunade owes~"

Jiraiya was clearly misled by Shizune's words.

This cannot be blamed on Shizune; she only had a vague idea of ​​how much money Tsunade had borrowed, and didn't have an accurate figure.

This led her to mistakenly believe, when she saw Jiraiya's wife's book, that the money was enough to pay off Tsunade's loan, thus misleading Jiraiya.

"So, do you still want to pay back the money?"

Whether Jiraiya repays the money or not, Toshiro doesn't care, or rather, he's happy to see it happen.

He had seen what a gambler was like in his previous life.

While Tsunade is a bit more rational than those gambling addicts, her rationality is still limited. It's simply impossible for Jiraiya alone to gamble away this huge hole.

"Could...could you...return part of the principal first?"

That's true love!

Hearing Jiraiya's somewhat hesitant answer, Toshiro was not surprised at all.

It's better for Jiraiya to pay back the money first than for Tsunade to give it away to the gambling den for free later.

"No problem! You can pay back as much as you want~"

He only made Jiraiya do more work when Jiraiya was short of money. Otherwise, given Jiraiya's personality, he'd probably just disappear without a trace in no time.

"From now on, we absolutely cannot let Tsunade manage the money!!"

As Jiraiya walked out of the Hokage's office, he felt unsteady on his feet, as if he were floating.

I glanced at my passbook and saw that I had very little savings left.

Jiraiya considered the consequences of Tsunade managing the money and made up his mind.

"Also, we can't let her stay idle like this, otherwise Tsunade will definitely go gambling!"

As he walked, Jiraiya planned out his and Tsunade's future.

"Well, the best way to keep a woman busy is..."

As he pondered, Jiraiya slowly emerged from his earlier dejection, his eyes filled with anticipation.

The staff at the Hokage Building thought he had successfully proposed to Lady Tsunade!

(End of this chapter)