Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

The Land of Fire.

On the streets of a bustling town.

A massive chase is unfolding here.

"Stop! Don't run!"

"Hey you in the green dress, stop right there!"

"If you don't pay me back today, I'll sell you to a brothel!"

"Chase them! Even if we have to turn the Land of Fire upside down, we have to get that money back!"

"..."

The roars of the crowd echoed through the streets.

A dozen or so gleaming machetes were blindingly bright in the sunlight.

Tsunade took the lead and ran in the front.

Her long golden hair danced in the wind as she strode quickly in her wooden clogs.

Silent followed closely behind.

She was clutching the pink piglet Tun Tun tightly in her arms, running breathlessly.

"Lady Tsunade!"

"Why are we running away?!"

Mute was almost in tears.

"nonsense!"

"If you have no money, of course you have to run!"

"Should I stay and wash their dishes?"

Tsunade didn't even turn her head, and shouted confidently.

And behind the two of them.

Chiba was running frantically across the rooftop.

He was speechless, and the veins on his forehead were throbbing.

What exactly is going on here?

he!

Thousand Hands, Thousand Leaves!

A cheat-like character who has awakened a rudimentary Sage Body and Wood Release.

A man destined to change the landscape of the ninja world.

But now, he's being chased by a group of casino thugs?

That's so damn embarrassing!

If it weren't for not wanting to cause too much of a commotion...

Chiba really wanted to form a hand seal and wipe out these bastards with a chaotic water wave.

the most important is.

This is the third time this month.

Ever since that day on Tanabata Street.

Tsunade, along with him and Shizune, began a life of wandering with no fixed routine.

casino.

Tavern.

Hot springs.

They flock to wherever there's fun to be had.

Chiba's ten million taels only lasted five days before Tsunade lost it all, leaving not a trace.

The remaining two weeks.

They were completely caught in a vicious cycle of borrowing money, gambling, losing it all, and running away.

The wind whistled in my ears.

Chiba glanced at Tsunade, who was running ahead.

What is this woman thinking?

Didn't we agree that I was the last hope of the Senju clan?

Is this how you cultivate hope?

Could it be that this is meant to make me a master of being a deadbeat?

I ran for two whole blocks.

The curses behind him finally subsided.

Those ordinary thugs had no chance of keeping up with the ninjas.

"call……"

In a remote dead-end alley.

Tsunade stopped and leaned against the wall, panting.

Silently collapsed to the ground.

Tun Tun broke free from her embrace and let out two dissatisfied whimpers.

"Lady Tsunade, what exactly are we...?"

Chiba leaped down from the wall and landed steadily.

He stared at Tsunade, his mind filled with doubt.

But he hadn't finished speaking.

Tsunade suddenly turned her head.

A chilling, oppressive glint suddenly shot from those light brown eyes.

That was the terrifying aura forged by a seasoned Shadow-level expert amidst piles of corpses.

The oppressive force was so tangible that it slammed into Chiba's chest.

Chiba swallowed the rest of his sentence.

Tsunade stared at him coldly.

Then.

She glanced almost imperceptibly at the rooftops outside the alley.

It was only for a moment.

But Chiba caught it.

He is a smart man.

He realized as he left that someone was secretly watching him!

Chiba immediately shut his mouth.

He pretended to be furious and started complaining loudly.

"Lady Tsunade!"

"You gambled away all my money!"

"I can't live like this anymore!"

"I don't even have enough money for a bowl of ramen!"

Tsunade withdrew her gaze, adopting a nonchalant, "I'm not afraid of anything" attitude.

"What's all the noise about!"

"It's just a few million taels, isn't it?"

"I'll wait until my luck changes tomorrow and win back everything, including my initial investment!"

She roughly ruffled Chiba's hair.

"Walk!"

"Let's go catch wild rabbits outside the city!"

……

It's 200 meters away from the dead end.

On the roof of a fabric shop.

Two figures, seemingly completely blending into the shadows, lay in silent lurking.

They wore pale animal masks and unmarked gray bodysuits.

These were Root ninjas who had been ordered to come and monitor the situation.

Code name: A.

Code name B.

"What is the status of the target?"

A's voice was kept extremely low through a special communication ninja tool.

"Still complaining about losing money."

B, holding a telescope, reported his observations.

"This guy named Chiba has very stable chakra fluctuations."

"I'm exhausted and my breathing is disordered."

"Perfectly meets the standards of a mediocre ninja."

A sneered.

"Lord Danzo is far too suspicious."

"He's just a lucky cannon fodder who survived the battlefield."

"Tsunade is a useless person too."

"The legendary Sannin have been reduced to being chased all over the streets by loan sharks."

B puts down the binoculars.

"Write it down."

"The 52nd year of Konoha, August 7th."

"The target lost all his money and is now evading his debt collectors."

No unusual teaching behavior was found.

"complete."

next moment.

The two figures vanished from the rooftop like ghosts.

……

Night falls.

On a desolate field outside the town.

A campfire is burning brightly.

Silently, she was roasting two skinny wild rabbits.

Oil dripped onto the embers, making a sizzling sound.

Tsunade sat casually on a rock.

She held a twig in her hand, idly poking at the fire.

"Hey, kid."

Tsunade suddenly spoke.

Chiba slowly raised her head.

"Since we don't have money to go to the casino..."

"Then I'll teach you something to pass the time."

Tsunade spoke casually, as if she were talking about a trivial matter.

Chiba immediately perked up.

After pretending to be a deadbeat for a month, it's finally time to get down to business!

"come over."

Tsunade waved.

Chiba walked quickly to her.

"The foundation of medical ninjutsu is ultimate chakra control."

Tsunade extended one finger.

A faint yet extremely pure green light shone from her fingertips.

"Like this."

"Gather your chakra at one point."

"Not too much, not too little."

"Try cutting this leaf open, but don't crush it."

She casually picked up a fallen leaf from the ground and tossed it to Chiba.

Chiba accepted the leaf.

He closed his eyes, and chakra surged within him.

Divine comprehension triggered!

In my mind.

Countless pathways for chakra flow instantly became incredibly clear.

How to guide.

How to compress.

How to maintain stability.

Like an instinct, it was deeply ingrained in Chiba's muscle memory.

Just three seconds.

A faint green light also appeared on Chiba's finger.

Although not as pure as Tsunade's, it has already begun to take shape.

He put his two fingers together and gently traced a line on the leaf.

Hiss.

The leaf was perfectly split in two, the cut as smooth as a mirror.

Upon seeing this.

Tsunade, sitting by the fire, suddenly contracted her pupils.

How is that possible?

My first attempt!

There was absolutely no theoretical basis!

He grasped the basic form of the Chakra Scalpel after just one glance?

This level of microscopic control over chakra is simply monstrous!

Tsunade's heart skipped a beat.

But there was no emotional fluctuation on her face.

even.

She suddenly stood up and slapped Chiba on the head.

Snapped!

"Fool!"

Tsunade started cursing.

"Why did you unleash so much chakra if I told you to cut it open?"

"waste!"

"Do you know that for medical ninjas on the battlefield, even a single drop of chakra can mean a life?"

"Let's try again!"

Chiba staggered as he was hit.

He covered his head, feeling deeply aggrieved.

I cut it perfectly, okay?

Even a slacker has his pride!

But he saw a hint of warning flash in Tsunade's eyes.

Chiba understood instantly.

"Yes, Lady Tsunade."

The next two hours.

Chiba kept cutting the leaves.

Tsunade, on the other hand, kept finding fault, cursing, and even hitting him.

The entire camp was filled with Tsunade's roars.

On a large tree some distance from the camp.

A and B watched all of this coldly.

"That kid is incredibly stupid."

"He can't even master the most basic chakra control."

"Tsunade is clearly furious."

B quickly recorded on the scroll.

"The goal is to try learning medical ninjutsu."

"Dull-witted".

"Evaluation: No threat whatsoever."