Ch 35: The criminal trio

Nawaki pulled Tatsumi to go to the store he identified as a spy.

Regarding Nawaki's statement that he would start investigating from a low angle, Tatsumi felt that he needed to re-evaluate him.

What happened to the honest man?

Therefore, he decided to take back Nawaki's label of being an honest man. It seems that among the trio of gambling, drugs, and prostitution, the one who influenced Nawaki the most was actually Jiraiya.

Unexpectedly, even Tatsumi had times when he misjudged people.

Perhaps tomorrow's headline in the Konoha Daily will be like this:

[Shocking! Jiraiya Abducts the Young Head of the Senju Clan]

[The Young Head of the Senju Clan Actually Utters Shocking Remarks!]

Can't afford to provoke, can't afford to provoke.

In the future, he had to stay away from Jiraiya. With Jiraiya's influence, wouldn't all the single dogs in Konoha Village listen to his orders in the future?

Think about it, even a cold person like Kakashi could grow into a perverted man who always carries little yellow books.

What else is impossible?

Tatsumi could even boldly exonerate the Third Hokage. The Third Hokage's daily peeping with the Telescope Technique must also be influenced by Jiraiya.

At this moment, Mikoto next to Tatsumi smiled.

"… Really, it's a very interesting thing."

Tatsumi turned his head to look and saw Mikoto smiling coldly.

Although it was true that Mikoto's smile was very cute…

However… there was no smile in her eyes at all. It was enough to make people feel scared.

This feeling… was like winter was coming.

But it was only May now.

Tatsumi quickly interrupted Nawaki's speech.

"Uh, Nawaki, we have to go to school. If we delay, we might be late."

"Then… then there's no choice. For the safety of the village, if I don't go and take a look, I'll feel a little uneasy," Nawaki hesitated.

If you hesitate any longer, you'll be considering my safety!

Tatsumi quickly added, "That's right, your sister and the others will be coming this morning. If Lady Tsunade finds out that you skipped class to investigate the enemy's situation…"

"Let's go to school quickly. After a night, I miss Teacher Nishimura a little," Nawaki said immediately.

"…"

This is the Nawaki I know.

It seemed that the childhood trauma brought by Tsunade was not ordinary.

After Tatsumi comforted Mikoto, the trio continued toward the Ninja Academy.

On the way, Tatsumi finally understood the reason for Nawaki's abnormal behavior.

"Your sister is coming?" Tatsumi asked in surprise.

"You have a long-lost sister?" he asked doubtfully.

"No. That sister is a member of my grandmother's clan. According to that side's seniority, she can also be considered my cousin," Nawaki explained.

"Oh," Tatsumi dragged out his voice.

He finally remembered who it was.

— Uzumaki Kushina.

Naruto's mother, the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki of this generation.

Kushina's arrival meant that Uzumaki Mito's body could no longer hold on.

As the last remaining figure from the era of the First Hokage, she was also about to pass away.

Is an era coming to an end?

Tatsumi suddenly became silent.

"What's wrong? Tatsumi. Why are you suddenly so down?" Mikoto immediately sensed the change in his mood.

"It's nothing," Tatsumi replied.

Nawaki obviously didn't know about this.

Even Tsunade was probably kept in the dark. After all, this was a major matter.

As a good friend, Tatsumi didn't know how to tell Nawaki. He only hoped that Nawaki wouldn't be too depressed when the time came.

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Soon, the three of them arrived at the school.

Because they came much earlier than usual, there were still very few people in the building.

However, when Tatsumi walked into the classroom, a burst of noise suddenly erupted.

"Hey… did you see it? That's…"

"I saw it. Such an unbelievable thing actually happened…"

"Hey, how is that guy possible…"

"That's right, how could it be Tatsumi? Wouldn't it be a Transformation Technique…"

I know I'm very handsome and famous. But I haven't been this surprising before… Tatsumi thought, puzzled.

He immediately focused his attention and secretly listened to their conversation.

"How could it be Tatsumi…"

"That's right, how could he come so early…"

Tatsumi really wanted to retort, but he let them off the hook today.

Hmph, you guys have saved your lives.

But he would write down their names in his little notebook first. Next time, he would start with them when he farmed ninja points.

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After a while, Minato also arrived.

"Hi, Minato. Good morning," Tatsumi greeted immediately.

As my best friend, Minato will definitely not make such a low-level mistake. He understands me. Tatsumi reassured himself.

"Hi, um… um?! Am I late?" Minato looked at Tatsumi with a dazed expression.

Minato probably needs to see an ophthalmologist too…

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"Tatsumi, um, you should go to the medical room to get checked. There are medical ninjas there," Teacher Nishimura said hesitantly.

Since the trio of gambling, drugs, and prostitution were coming to train the students today, and all three were in his class, Uncle Nishimura arrived early.

Seeing Tatsumi so early in the morning, Uncle Nishimura hesitated again and finally decided to send him to the medical room.

Is it really that weird for me to come early? Tatsumi thought, speechless.

"Really, you guys are too rude…"

"Isn't it because the head of the Uchiha clan came to see me yesterday, which put a lot of pressure on me? Big brother, I'm under a lot of pressure. I came a little earlier with that kind of thought… You don't need to be so surprised, do you?" Tatsumi kept complaining in his heart.

He felt extremely regretful about Teacher Nishimura's attitude.

It seems that no one understands me.

Is this… loneliness?

Tatsumi waited for the arrival of the Sannin while reviewing his notes on chakra nature transformation.

But nearly an entire morning passed.

The three of them had yet to arrive.

"Hey, Nawaki. Could it be that your sister was caught cheating in the casino? Why hasn't she come yet?" Tatsumi asked helplessly.

They had clearly said they would come in the morning, yet almost the whole morning had passed without a sign of them.

"Well, you know, Jonin are generally very busy," Nawaki defended, trying to save face for his sister.

But he obviously knew that Tsunade was in a period without missions and had nothing to do.

Moreover, when Nawaki left home in the morning, he saw his sister lying on the bed like a corpse, with no intention of getting up at all.

He had also heard from his family that Tsunade had gone to the casino last night and didn't return until midnight. Moreover, she had gambled away the entire mission reward—hers and Jiraiya's and Orochimaru's.

"Nawaki, I know that Konoha has been cracking down hard recently. I now suspect that Lord Orochimaru was arrested by the Anbu for drug trafficking. And Lord Jiraiya may have been sent to the police force for peeping in the women's bathhouse," Tatsumi started talking nonsense again.

After all, spreading rumors wasn't against the law.

"That's called gathering material! It's performance art, kid."

At that moment, Jiraiya, with a bandage on his head, was standing at the classroom door.

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