Mission Accomplished

"Are there any casinos we haven't been to yet?"

Standing on the side of Tanzaku Street, Tsunade yawned.

Speaking of which, the first time she entered Tanzaku Street and gambled, she inexplicably won a large sum of money and wanted to leave.

That ominous premonition always lingered in her mind, forcing her to pay attention to it.

At the time, she thought she would just gamble a couple more times and leave, but she didn't expect to win every bet, winning to an unbelievable extent.

Could something have happened in Konoha Village?

That's what Tsunade thought at the time, and she even inquired about the news. The village had indeed experienced a war with Sand Village and Sound Village, but it was quickly quelled, and Sand Ninja Village surrendered completely, which seemed like good news.

While inquiring about information, she stayed in Tanzaku Street, constantly gambling to test her luck.

And then she just kept winning until now, and she was already feeling a bit numb to winning money.

"Let me see." Shizune held the ninja pig Tonton in one hand and flipped through the casino list with the other.

"Pui pui~" Tonton protested.

"Sorry, sorry." Shizune quickly finished reading the list, adjusted her posture, and said, "There are two more."

"I see." Tsunade stretched lazily, and as she breathed while stretching, her chest expanded and then fell, creating a truly magnificent sight.

Ignoring the gazes of passersby, she pressed her neck with one hand and said, "Then tomorrow, I'll find a way to gamble again and prepare to leave this place."

"Come to think of it, we've been here for too long."

"Next, we—" Her words stopped abruptly, her eyes fixed on the young boy in the distance who was looking around, her expression frozen.

"Tsunade-sama? Tsunade-sama?" Shizune asked, a little strangely.

"Eh?!" The boy wearing a Konoha Village Forehead Protector looked over from a distance, a look of surprise on his face, then grinned and ran over, shouting:

"Sister!"

Shizune subconsciously released Tonton and became vigilant, pulling open her sleeves to reveal the mechanisms, ready to stand in front of her master, but a very powerful hand pressed her in place.

"..."

Tsunade had no expression on her face, but her chest was constantly rising and falling, her breathing becoming rapid, one hand pressing down on her subordinate, the other hand hanging by her side.

As a ninja, her instinct told her that the dead should not appear, but as a sister, she could not refuse her brother who was running towards her.

Shizune tried to dispel the Genjutsu without success, and said in a serious tone:

"Tsunade-sama, that's likely some kind of Transformation Jutsu that even I can't distinguish, let me—"

"Enough, Shizune."

Tsunade released her hand, her nostrils twitching slightly, her voice lowered: "Enough..."

She took two steps forward, and as she had imagined countless times, she opened her arms, smiled, and embraced her brother.

"Welcome back..."

"Nawaki."

"Sister, I missed you so much."

"Me too."

Shizune stood behind, the fingers pulling the trigger frozen. It wasn't that she wanted to, but two dark palms had already grabbed her arms.

Glancing out of the corner of her eye, she saw two pitch-black humanoid creatures standing on either side, and not only that, but there were also dense shadows constantly moving on the ground.

Cold sweat appeared on her cheeks.

"Don't be nervous." A slightly childish voice sounded beside her, "I am Lin Ke, a Special Jonin from Konoha Village."

As he spoke, the black humanoid creatures seemed to melt back into the ground, merging into the other shadows.

If each one has the strength of just now, this kid...

Shizune released the trigger, her face grim as she looked at the kid who claimed to be a Konoha Village Jonin.

A kid about ten years old, a Special Jonin, huh? She remembered the information she had collected some time ago—

The youngest Special Jonin of Konoha Village, skilled in shadow techniques.

That's right, it should be this kid.

She breathed a sigh of relief. Tsunade-sama's condition was really not suitable for battle, and if it were an enemy, it could be very troublesome.

"Shizune-senpai should have collected information about me as well," Lin Ke said from a short distance away, his tone gentle.

The female ninja in front of him was a genuine Jonin of Konoha Village, and a very special Medical Ninja at that, about the same age as Kakashi.

Her Taijutsu, Strength, and Spirit were a bit lacking, but her Speed, Ninjutsu, and Genjutsu levels were quite good. Coupled with her special Medical Ninjutsu and her skill in using poison, fighting her would be very troublesome.

So, the moment he discovered the two, he had the Eight Gates Shadows use the shadows on both sides of the street as cover, lurking near them, and suddenly launching an attack to subdue the woman.

Ordinary shadows were too slow. To be precise, his speed as a Special Jonin was too poor. Expressed numerically, it was probably around 7. If it were before Might Guy's special training, it would probably only be 5, which was why he was so powerless against Orochimaru.

Aside from a certain battle where the speed difference was ridiculously large, the easiest thing to create a gap in power in the Hokage world should be Speed.

Opening the second gate, the Gate of Rest, was only enough to reach the Jonin standard of 8, about the same as Shizune, capable of unexpected sneak attacks to resolve battles.

It was a first-encounter kill for those who didn't know him.

"Drip, drip..."

"Sister..." Nawaki looked up at his crying sister, a little at a loss.

Lin Ke spoke up at the right time, saying, "Would you like to go for a drink together?"

Tsunade wiped away her tears and turned to look at the kid, unable to help feeling a little amused.

Shizune's expression was also a bit strange.

"Pui, pui~" The ninja pig Tonton stood on the eaves, and even though it was just a pig, it seemed to be smiling.

Just imagine, a kid who's barely over four feet tall, seriously saying to a hot, busty beauty: [Let's go for a drink together].

No one would think of it as a pickup line or anything like that, they could only laugh.

"Cough, I mean, let's have a cup of tea together." Lin Ke was also used to speaking as an adult, and having a drink together was normal for building relationships.

Especially with guys like Tsunade and Jiraiya, who liked to have a drink or two for no reason, catering to their preferences.

Then he made a blunder, but luckily he had a thick skin and quickly corrected his wording.

"Alright," Tsunade said with a faint smile, "Then, let's 'have a drink' together."

"Hee~"

Although Shizune knew the occasion wasn't right, she couldn't help but laugh.

[I feel like these are two women with no sense of propriety...]

Lin Ke inexplicably had such a premonition. ... Tanzaku Street, in a tea room, in a private room by the courtyard.

"This one's wrong, this one's also wrong..."

Lin Ke sat under the eaves, watching the cats that the shadows had caught in the Tanzaku Street area, comparing them one by one with the photos on the task sheet. If they didn't match, he had the shadows send them back to their original positions.

The intelligence level of the shadows couldn't be said to be low.

It could only be said to be completely non-existent.

They simply inherited some instincts. The shadows couldn't distinguish between photos and reality, and couldn't learn cooking skills, including the cooking at home now, which was taken over by the newly born Eight Gates Shadows—

After all, Lin Ke had been studying cooking for a while, and had improved a little. His skills were definitely better than the ordinary shadows he created in the end.

So, when it came to catching cats, the shadows could only guarantee that the species of cats they caught wouldn't change, their size would be similar, and their gender wouldn't be wrong. Whether it was the original or not, he could only compare them one by one.

"Found it." He picked up the cat named 'Shu', had the shadows send the other cats back, and turned his head to say, "Sorry, Tsunade-sama, because of the mission, I was delayed a bit."

"It's alright," Tsunade said casually, sitting cross-legged at the table and drinking tea.

Nawaki had already returned to the Pure Land. The duration of the Rashomon couldn't compare to that of the Summoning Jutsu.

Lin Ke had the shadow keep an eye on the cat Shu, sat down across from the table, and said, "I have mastered a technique that can communicate with the Pure Land and summon the dead to the present world."

"A few days ago, I accidentally summoned Nawaki through the technique. After getting to know him, I became familiar with it. Recently, I found information about you in Tanzaku Street, so I came to try to find you."

He didn't plan to pretend it was a chance encounter, that wouldn't fool anyone. Lies had to be half-true and half-false to be effective.

As for where the information came from, no ninja would investigate the source of information of other colleagues, and Jiraiya wouldn't go around telling others where his information came from.

"Just want to let Nawaki see me?" Tsunade asked.

"No." Lin Ke answered frankly, "I heard that you are the most remarkable Medical Ninja, so I want to learn Medical Ninjutsu with you."

Tsunade looked at the kid in front of her, with a bit more appreciation on her face, and said, "If it's Medical Ninjutsu, I may not be able to help you, because..."

"Tsunade-sama!" Shizune interrupted her master.

"It's okay."

Tsunade shook her head gently, and said frankly, "I have suffered from Hemophobia for a long time, and there are many medical things that I can't teach you personally."

Treating patients requires seeing blood, and there are very few situations where blood isn't seen. Ninja battles are bleeding all the time.

The reason she left the village and wandered around was not only because of the death of her lover and younger brother, but also because she not only had no way to survive as a ninja, but also had great problems as a doctor.

"However, if you want to learn, Shizune should be able to help you." She changed the subject.

"Thank you, Tsunade-sama." Lin Ke bowed his head to thank her.

Although he didn't get Tsunade as his teacher, Shizune was still acceptable. No one in Konoha Village should know more about Medical Ninjutsu than Shizune.

What's more, she didn't directly reject him. Maybe after spending some time with her younger brother, her Hemophobia will get better. With Summoning Jutsu and Rashomon, it's not within his grasp.

"Tsunade-sama?"

Shizune's eyes widened. Letting her teach this kid meant—

"After being outside for so many years, it's time to go back to the village." Tsunade had the expression of a prodigal who had been wandering for a long time and wanted to go home.

"But Tsunade-sama, didn't you say a few days ago that you were going to..."

As soon as Shizune said those words, she met her master's seemingly sweet smile and threatening eyes, and she immediately fell silent.

In the end, it's all for her younger brother.

She muttered in her heart, but quickly thought of something. Since she could summon Nawaki, could she also find Uncle Kato Dan?

If that's the case...

Shizune inexplicably began to look forward to life after returning to the village.

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