Naruto: I made you Naruto, and you've become blond?

Chapter 128 Apology

After packing their belongings for the Fire City trip, Tsunade, Naruto, and the other two left the Senju mansion.

On the bustling main street of Konoha, at the main gate leading to Konoha Village.

The core areas of Konoha Village are covered by the village's protective barrier, which allows the Anbu to detect the location of intruders and their approximate chakra levels and strength.

Therefore, the closer to the village center, the safer it is, which is one of the reasons why the Uchiha clan strongly resisted being forced to relocate to the edge of the village.

Tsunade's delicate and pretty face held a meaningful look as she gazed at her two disciples, Shizune and Naruto, beside her.

"Shizune, I didn't expect you to even target Naruto!"

As she spoke, she smacked her bright red lips and clicked her tongue, her tone full of teasing.

Shizune, who had been following Tsunade closely like a secretary with her head bowed, suddenly blushed. She quickly glanced at Naruto and retorted.

"Lady Tsunade, what did you say?!"

"Naruto's little brother is still so young! Please don't say such strange things in front of Naruto!"

"Hahaha!" Tsunade raised her snow-white chin, letting out a triumphant and hearty laugh, and ruffled Naruto's hair.

"I never knew you were such a lecherous brat!"

"You can't interact with other female classmates like you do with Shizune at ninja school!"

Naruto's lips twitched as he watched Tsunade tease him.

You're just like this, a female hooligan, in front of me. You're not much better than Shizune!

Before Naruto could speak, Shizune quickly changed the subject, asking, "Lady Tsunade, did you get the Hokage's permission to leave the village?"

Konoha ninjas need to obtain a leave order personally approved by the Hokage to leave the village for missions; otherwise, leaving the village without permission will be considered desertion.

Tsunade's expression froze for a moment, then she raised her head and waved her hand with a rather proud and domineering air.

"I don't need it! Does that mean the village guards won't allow me, Tsunade, to leave the village without the old man's warrant?"

Naruto thought to himself, "As expected, I can't escape this other world either."

Rules always constrain those below them; someone like Tsunade, a high-ranking member of Konoha, doesn't need to follow the rules at all.

Seeing this, Shizune put her hands on her hips and said...

"Lady Tsunade!"

"This is Naruto's first mission, we need to set a good example for him! We have to get the Hokage's approval!" He then reluctantly pulled Tsunade toward the Hokage Building.

Just then, loud arguing came from not far away on the street.

A chubby man dressed like a boss, whom Naruto recognized quite well, was being pulled and tugged by a young woman dressed rather poorly and with a sallow complexion, who looked pitiful and pleading.

The noise was faint, but it could be vaguely made out to be something like unpaid wages.

Naruto raised an eyebrow.

Although Konoha Village is considered a relatively prosperous and wealthy town in the ninja world, most villagers can only barely make ends meet.

Although ninja missions are risky and arduous, the pay is quite considerable.

However, even in Boruto, the story of the non-flammable material, Sasuke and Sakura, who saved the ninja world, are worried about their mortgage payments for Konoha Village...

Villages in regions like the Land of Rain and the Land of Waves are constantly harassed by various pirates, bandits, and wars between major nations, and are also subject to exploitation and miscellaneous taxes by local nobles and wealthy merchants.

It can truly be said that the road is littered with white bones, and for miles there is not a rooster's crow.

With their considerable strength and keen hearing, Tsunade and Shizune naturally noticed the two people entangled not far away.

Tsunade frowned slightly, but did not react much.

On the other hand, the pure and innocent face of the girl standing to the side seemed to show a hint of reluctance, and she would occasionally steal glances over as she passed by.

Naruto secretly pondered Tsunade's indifferent reaction.

Tsunade experienced numerous hardships and misery in the early years of the ninja world, during the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars in the Land of Rain, a land of four wars. In addition, she lost her loved ones and her emotions became much more distant.

At this moment, the fat man dressed as a boss saw Naruto and his group.

Suddenly, his small, shrewd, dark eyes lit up, and he quickly broke free from the woman beside him who was demanding payment in shabby clothes.

He ran towards Naruto, panting heavily.

Wiping the sweat from his bulging forehead, the middle-aged, fat boss put on a fawning smile.

He respectfully handed over a thick stack of silver notes.

"Young master! Please, have mercy on those Uchiha from the police department and let them off this time!"

"Otherwise, my small business really wouldn't be able to stay afloat in the village!"

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Hearing the other person's inexplicable words, Naruto raised an eyebrow and suddenly realized what was going on.

This person was the shop owner who tried to drive Ino away when she first met Ino.

Will the police department let him off this time? Or is he being targeted by the police department, a city management agency?

Naruto's heart skipped a beat. This must be the guy he'd mentioned to Uchiha Tetsuka before, the one he'd helped deal with!

Is this for that brat Naruto? Tsunade, standing to the side, saw the thick stack of colorful silver notes and estimated that it was worth close to a million taels of silver!

His brown eyes suddenly flashed with a fiery light, and a smile appeared on his face. He was glad that he didn't have any money to go to the casino during his trip to the Fire Country Metropolis!

Just as I was about to take it.

Jingyin quickly grabbed her and cautiously asked, staring at the obese boss.

"What's your relationship with that woman? And why did you give Naruto this money?"

Naruto glanced at Shizune and thought to himself, "Shizune is much more reliable than Tsunade, that money-grubbing woman."

Upon hearing this, the shop owner's shrewd eyes darted around, then his fat, fleshy face fell, and he sighed dejectedly.

"Ah, it's because I had a slight misunderstanding with this young man before, which offended some people in the village police department who are on good terms with him."

"We get fined by the police every few days, and my small business is on the verge of going out of business..."

The portly shopkeeper noticed that Tsunade's gaze was the most eager as she stared at the money, making her seem the easiest to persuade. He quickly began to explain to her in a low voice.

"That woman was a former employee of my shop, so naturally we can't pay her wages... I hope you gentlemen will forgive my previous offense in consideration of this compensation!"

"Stop sending the police to my shop..."

Although the other party spoke euphemistically, Tsunade was, after all, one of the legendary Sannin who had previously dominated the ninja world, and naturally she could tell that the other party's words were ambiguous and that they were hiding something.

It's probably not just a simple misunderstanding with that brat Naruto...

After all, Naruto is quite approachable, and considering that Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled her because of a conflict between the Jinchuriki and the village...

Tsunade's delicate face changed, and the fiery gaze that had been fixed on the thick stack of silver coins in the fat boss's hand suddenly turned cold.

(End of this chapter)