Konoha: The seal art teacher of the ninja school

Tsunade was worried that if this topic continued and Natsuhiko would say something shocking, she quickly returned to the topic and asked what she wanted to know most.

"So Xia Yan, you said that I had seen Ryoma just now. What happened?"

This time, Xia Yan didn't show off, and said straightforwardly:

"It's very simple. Tsunade-sama, the Ryoma you mentioned is actually the same person as Mr. Kakuzu who just left."

"This...how is this possible?"

As soon as Natsuhi finished speaking, Tsunade exclaimed in disbelief, and even subconsciously felt that Natsuhi must be joking.

"How can they be the same person?"

Tsunade shook her head repeatedly and said, "Although Ryoma said that he was once a bounty hunter, and the two of them seem to be about the same age, their height and body shape are basically the same..."

Halfway through speaking, Tsunade suddenly got stuck.

Although the two have a lot in common, the reason why Tsunade didn't connect the two at all is because as a medical ninja, she always subconsciously analyzes other people's body shape and even bone structure.

The angle and Ryoma are completely different in terms of height and body shape.

However, when she recalled the brief battle just now, she realized that that guy Kakuzu seemed to be something that couldn't be seen through ordinary people's eyes.

"Are those black things that came out of his body just now causing trouble?"

Tsunade said with a stern expression.

Xia Yan nodded and then explained:

"That thing is called Ji Yu, and it is said to be a secret ninjutsu that Kakuzu stole from Takigakure."

"Tsunade-sama, you can also see that Kakuzu has used those secret techniques to transform his body into an inhuman appearance. Even if he uses them to change his height and shape, there is nothing surprising."

"Actually, Kakuzu has made many enemies during his many years of life as a bounty hunter. In addition, he also has the identity of a traitor to the Taki Ninja Village."

"So I think the character Ryoma should be a disguised identity for him to avoid unnecessary trouble because of his true identity."

Speaking of this, Xia Yan couldn't help but smile and said:

"But speaking of it, Mr. Kakuzu is still a bit naughty. He actually put the truth directly on the surface."

Seeing that Tsunade was still a little confused, Natsuhiko had no choice but to explain further:

"Tsunade-sama, you should know that there is a kind of chess piece called 'Kaku' in shogi..."

"When this chess piece penetrates deep into the enemy's position, it can be reversed and upgraded to a 'Dragon Horse'."

"So in the beginning, the 'horn' and the dragon and horse were two sides of the same coin."

"To be honest, if this hadn't been the case, I wouldn't have made such a guess the moment Kakuzu appeared."

"Then I used this as a premise and deduced. As a result, all the strange aspects of this incident suddenly had reasonable explanations..."

Even after listening to Natsuhiko's explanation, Tsunade still felt a little unbelievable.

That Uncle Ryoma who often lends him money and bets with him is actually the infamous bounty hunter Kakuzu?

This huge sense of disparity made her brain feel a little dazed.

But Xia Yan's statement was indeed self-explanatory, leaving her unable to refute it.

"But...why did he do this?"

Tsunade finally couldn't help but ask this question.

When Xia Yan heard this, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

Tsunade, are you really that incompetent?

"It's money. I'm still a bounty hunter now, so of course it's money."

Natsuhiko spread his hands and said, "Although it's a bit unbelievable, Kakuzu seems to like money very much. This is not even a secret in the ninja world."

"It's actually for money?"

Tsunade's expression seemed even more unbelievable than before.

If Kakuzu was lurking beside her with a terrible conspiracy that might subvert Konoha, then Tsunade might feel more accepting of it.

I didn’t expect it was for money!?

Judging from how much Tsunade spends money when gambling, we know that she is a guy who has no concept of money.

Although ninja is essentially a profession driven by money, as the princess of the Senju clan, she actually didn't care about the reward for the mission at all.

No matter how much, she couldn't help but gamble twice.

Even during this recent casino tour, she did encounter many situations where she was short of money.

But she could either rely on her strength to fish for law enforcement to get money from some gangsters, or rely on her superb medical ninjutsu to easily earn a large amount of medical expenses. If not, she could also borrow money directly.

With her pretty face and devilish figure, there are always countless people who are willing to lend her money, and even hope that she will not come forward.

And Tsunade often did what they wanted and refused to pay back the money she owed.

No matter what, money is basically just a series of numbers to Tsunade.

It would be another matter if the amount was huge, but it was hard for her to imagine that a senior and powerful person like Kakuzu would actually plot against her for a small amount of money.

——Hey, it seems...it’s not a small amount of money anymore.

Tsunade thought about it for a moment and realized that she had unknowingly owed a huge debt to Kakuzu.

Moreover, the money is often won back by Jiaodu at the gambling table before he can even hold on to it.

It seems like I'm back to where I started, but the difference is that I have another IOU.

Thinking of the huge debt she owed, Tsunade felt a little sweaty on her back.

You must know that Kakuzu is not an ordinary creditor. Even Tsunade in her prime did not have the confidence to defeat him in a one-on-one situation.

And now that she is suffering from hemophobia, it may be difficult for her to even escape.

God knows what on earth that guy will do to me if he doesn't pay back the money?

After all... that guy has tentacles on his body...

"Fortunately, Ryu...that guy Kakuzu never asked me to pay back the money. It seems like it's not time to close the net yet?"

Tsunade patted her chest and said with a scared look on her face.

But soon a hint of secret joy flashed across her face, then she suppressed her smile and said seriously:

"I didn't expect that guy from Kakuto who lent me money was hiding evil intentions. God knows if there was any terrible conspiracy behind it."

"In order to prevent his evil plan from succeeding, I had no choice but to make a painful decision - I will not pay back the money I owe him."

Seeing Tsunade saying the most shameless words with the most upright expression, Natsuhiko had to work very hard not to roll his eyes.

After Tsunade was happy for a while, Natsuhiko reminded him quietly:

"Tsunade-sama, it seems that I haven't mentioned to you the reason why Teacher Mito specifically asked me to go back to you..."

"I heard that many people have come to the Senju mansion recently with IOUs written by you to collect debts. Mito-sama said that if this continues, the Senju clan's foundation will be ruined by you, so he asked me to do it no matter what.

Took you back."

"Now it seems that the only person who knows your identity, Tsunade-sama, and has a large number of IOUs written by you, is probably Kakuzu..."

"So it's not that he didn't ask you to pay back the money, but he knew from the beginning that he couldn't get the money from you, Tsunade-sama, and the real target of the withdrawal was the Senju clan."

After finishing what he was saying, Natsuhiko ignored Tsunade, who had turned into a stone statue and stood there blankly, and walked straight to the game room.

Now that Kakuzu, the boss, has escaped, we should find a way to deal with the remaining miscellaneous fish...

After a long time, a shrill female voice sounded outside the game hall, startling a crowd of birds:

"Kakuzu, please remember!!!!!!"