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Chapter 36 Tsunade, the Big Fat Sheep

"Senior brother. Senior brother"

Just as Li Chuan was preparing to test his next ninjutsu, he suddenly heard a familiar voice from not far away. He immediately stopped forming hand seals and disappeared from the spot with a few leaps.

"Sora, what's wrong?"

Li Chuan jumped down from the tall tree trunk and landed right in front of the person who was shouting.

Upon seeing Li Chuan appear, Kong replied somewhat nervously:

"Senior brother, Sister Ji Nai has come to the temple. She said she has something urgent to discuss with you."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for making the special trip. I'll have Ji Nai bring you some snacks next time."

Li Chuan bent down and patted Kong's head, smiled gently, and then leaped a few times, running towards the Fire Temple.

Kong stood there, watching Li Chuan's departing figure, a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Brother Chuan was the only person in the entire temple, besides Master Di Lu, who never looked at him with disgust.

Moreover, he is incredibly strong. He has only been learning ninjutsu for less than a year, yet none of his senior brothers can defeat him in daily sparring.

"Kino, what's the matter that you're in such a hurry to see me?"

In the backyard of the Fire Temple, Li Chuan, who had rushed back, saw Kino standing there waiting.

Ji Naixian bowed respectfully before replying:

"Your Highness, Lady Shishimi's cat, Xiaohu, has gone missing. We are currently preparing to set off for Konoha to issue a mission to find him."

The gold exchange also posted a bounty for Tazuna from the Land of Waves, and it's already been accepted.

"Then let's get started according to plan!"

Li Chuan's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this news.

Lady Shishimi is the daimyo's wife, that is, his aunt. Her cat, Xiaohu, is missing. Combined with the mission that appeared at the Gold Exchange, it can be roughly judged that Kakashi's Team 7 is about to carry out a mission in the Land of Waves.

The Land of Waves is a small island nation with almost no ninjas, a poor economy, and impoverished people. At this time, it is controlled by the evil seafaring merchant Gato.

Because of his heavy investment in acquiring ninjutsu, Li Chuan's substantial wealth began to wane. Although he established a caravan, it still did not meet his expectations.

Moreover, money is an indispensable part of his future plans.

Although the Land of Waves is a very small country, it is still a country. If managed properly, allowing its caravans to enter the country can definitely bring in a lot of profits.

Controlling a country's economic lifeline is essentially no different from controlling the country itself.

This opportunity also provides valuable experience in fighting against skilled opponents, making it a win-win situation.

After Ji Nai left as instructed, Li Chuan also arrived in front of Di Lu.

"Master, I want to travel for a while and gain some experience."

"Travel? Hmm, with your abilities, you could certainly go on a trip."

Upon hearing Li Chuan's suggestion to travel, Di Lu was taken aback for a moment before nodding in agreement.

He knew that if he wanted to become a truly powerful ninja, it was impossible to just stay in the Fire Temple and train hard. The Fire Temple didn't have a mission system, so traveling was a good way to gain experience.

In Jiraiya's eyes, Li Chuan's chakra has now barely reached the standard of an ordinary Chunin. However, due to his five elemental chakra ninjutsu combined with his excellent taijutsu, his strength is definitely among the top in Chunin.

Therefore, as long as you don't encounter someone with the strength of a Jonin while traveling, your safety is guaranteed.

The key is that Li Chuan's identity is that of a prince of the Land of Fire. If there is any great danger, as long as he openly reveals his identity, he will definitely be protected.

Now that we live in a time of peace, Li Chuan's prestigious status as a prince of the Land of Fire serves as a protective shield; any incident that occurs on anyone's territory would be very troublesome.

The Land of Fire is located in the center of the Five Great Nations, in the most fertile hilly area, with abundant forests. Due to its advantageous geographical location, its economy is the most developed among the Five Great Nations.

Konoha Village is located below the capital of the Land of Fire, not too far away, so that the village's ninjas can provide support at any time in case of trouble in the Land of Fire.

The Land of Waves is located to the east of Konoha Village.

Instead of going to Konoha, Li Chuan, after being granted permission by Jiraiya to travel, changed into a standard monk's robe from the Fire Temple, wore a straw hat, and carried a Zen staff that Kino had spent a fortune to have made in the capital. He headed straight for the Land of Waves.

Also setting off at the same time was the caravan he had assembled.

Knowing that it would take several days for Lady Shishimi to issue the mission in Konoha and for Kakashi's team to arrive in the Land of Waves, Li Chuan was not in a hurry to travel along the way.

We traveled at our own pace, stopping frequently to experience the scenery of different towns in the Land of Fire.

The Land of Fire has a vast geographical area, and in addition to the capital and Konoha Village, there are numerous towns and villages.

"The development of technology in this world is really strange."

On the third day after leaving the capital of the Land of Fire, in a town not far from the border, Li Chuan sat at a roadside stall eating snacks and sighed as he looked at the neon lights diagonally opposite.

You might say this is a technologically backward world, where you can see neon lights of various colors on the street, coin-operated electronic slot machines, and even advanced devices similar to computers.

While you might call it developed, the architecture and daily life of the people here seem to have remained in ancient times.

It's pretty confusing anyway.

"Stop running! Give me my money back!"

As he ate snacks and watched the shadow puppet ninja battle performance on the street, a commotion on the street corner caught his attention.

He leaped onto the roof, retrieved the telescope from his mission space, and quickly figured out what was going on.

It turned out that two women owed money and were being chased by a large group of people carrying sticks.

"You owe a debt and you don't pay it back, do you?"

Li Chuan, who hadn't intended to pay attention, suddenly remembered something and raised his binoculars to look again.

The two women looked very young; one had long blonde hair, a purple diamond mark between her eyebrows, and an incredibly attractive figure.

Another person with short black hair is holding an adorable pink pig.

"Judging from her facial features, it really is Tsunade!"

Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin, the strongest medical ninja, granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, princess of the Senju clan, and the future Fifth Hokage.

He is a gambling addict with terrible luck, almost always losing. He is known as "Big Fat Sheep" in casinos.

He suffered a severe psychological blow due to the deaths of his lover and younger brother in the war, and abandoned his identity as a ninja, leaving Konoha.

Recalling the information about Tsunade from his memory, Li Chuan thought for a moment, then put away his binoculars, jumped to the ground, and ran towards the place where the commotion had started.

Since we've encountered the future Fifth Hokage, we should definitely make contact.

If he can cultivate a good relationship beforehand, he might be able to gain some benefits when Tsunade is invited back to be Hokage soon.

According to the message sent by Ji Nai's eagle that morning, Lady Shishimi had just returned to the capital with her little tiger. So Kakashi's team should have just set off from Konoha. It's okay if they're a little late.

(End of this chapter)