Night fell, and the bustling Tanzaku Quarters was illuminated by the newly lit lanterns.

Yu, accompanied by two youngsters who had returned from training, casually found a hotel and indulged in a meal. After all, within the alternate space of the Kaio Door Door Fruit, he still had a whopping three hundred million ryo of cash that he had seized from the underground gold exchange.

Sitting at the dining table in the lobby, Yu and Haku leisurely enjoyed their meal, while Kimimaro, sitting opposite them, contrary to his usual stern demeanor, was greedily devouring the food on the table in an exaggerated manner.

"Take it easy, Kimimaro, there's no one here to compete with you."

Watching Kimimaro voraciously devouring his food, Yu couldn't help but smile. However, at that moment, the conversation of two middle-aged men dressed as wanderers at the adjacent table caught his attention.

"Have you heard? There's an extraordinary guest at that casino."

"Are you talking about that big fat sheep with the golden hair? I've heard about it a long time ago. They say she's already lost nearly ten million ryo there."

"Indeed, I've never seen someone with such bad luck, but she's really beautiful..."

As they spoke, the two wanderers simultaneously revealed a knowing smile that all men understand. Hearing their conversation, Yu's heart suddenly stirred.

The big fat sheep with the golden hair... could it be her?

"Quick! Stop her!!"

"Don't let her escape! She's in cahoots with the woman with the golden hair from earlier!!"

Just then, amidst the bustling street outside the hotel, a sudden tumultuous noise erupted.

"You two continue eating here, I'll go out and take a look."

Seeing a group of ninjas and wanderers seemingly chasing after a young girl outside the hotel, Yu wiped his mouth with a napkin, gave instructions, and instantly disappeared from his seat.

"Hehe, let's see where you can run to now!!"

In a deserted alley off Tanzaku Quarters, about twenty or thirty ninjas and wanderers surrounded a young girl from all sides.

"You little brat! I know you're a ninja! And you're in cahoots with that stinking woman with the golden hair!!"

"Damn it, you've used transformation jutsu to spend so much in our casino. Don't you know this is our territory?!"

Among the twenty or thirty ninjas and wanderers, a burly middle-aged ninja stepped forward, glaring fiercely at the young girl in front of him.

"I... I'm sorry..."

Faced with so many ninjas and wanderers surrounding her, the young girl blocked in the alley kept apologizing repeatedly, her face showing anxiety. "I know we were wrong... but I'm really in a hurry now... I'm truly sorry!"

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Dressed in a proper black kimono, with short black hair, she looked about eighteen or nineteen years old. Her fair complexion exuded a serene temperament, and she held a pet pig adorned with a pearl necklace in her arms.

"Apologizing? If apologies were enough, what would we ninjas be needed for?!"

Though the young girl apologized sincerely, the surrounding ninjas and wanderers remained unmoved. Observing the girl's exceptional beauty, the lead middle-aged ninja couldn't help but have wicked thoughts, "You look quite decent, why not sell you to a brothel? You should fetch a good price..."

"If that's how it is... then so be it!"

As she watched the group of malicious ninjas and wanderers closing in around her, the young black-haired girl clenched her teeth and quickly formed hand seals with both hands, holding her pet pig tightly in her arms.

"I've got you now!!"

However, several ninjas around her quickly released a rope from their hands, swiftly trapping the girl within it, tightly binding her hands so she couldn't form seals. The group let out sinister chuckles.

"Since we know both you and that stinking woman with the golden hair are ninjas, how could we possibly let you easily use ninjutsu!!"

'Damn it...

It's too late, Tsunade-sama...'

Though she possessed considerable strength, in her haste, she fell into the trap set by the surrounding group of ninjas. Thinking of Tsunade-sama, who was currently in danger, a sense of urgency flashed in the girl's dark eyes.

"Water Release: Hard Vortex Water Blade!!"

Just then, accompanied by a clear and resolute shout, the sound of a rushing waterfall suddenly echoed out of nowhere.

"Who's there?!"

The group of ninjas and wanderers in the alley were startled by this sudden enormous sound. Just as they turned around, they saw a white-haired, black-clothed youth standing on the nearby rooftop.

Immediately following was a colossal water tornado rising up to thirty meters high from nothingness, resembling a storm of destruction, instantly tearing the entire alleyway and street into pieces.

All the ninjas and wanderers were mercilessly thrown away by this terrifying force, feeling a deafening roar in their ears before immediately losing consciousness.

"This... this is Water Release Ninjutsu?!"

"But... isn't this level of power a bit too exaggerated?!"

After the enormous water tornado that seemed to connect heaven and earth finally disappeared, what lay before the black-haired girl was a street that had been almost completely destroyed, a scene of devastation.

Watching the ninjas and wanderers scattered on the ground in disarray in the distance, the black-haired girl couldn't help but widen her eyes, swallowing hard. She then looked up at the white-haired, black-clothed youth who had appeared on the nearby rooftop.

"Are you okay?"

Locking eyes with the astonished black-haired girl below, Yu softly spoke.

'It's indeed you, Shizune...'

As he looked at the elegant black-haired girl standing in the alley below, Yu had already recognized her identity—Shizune, the niece of the legendary 'Princess' Tsunade, the earliest disciple of the Three Sannin, and also a Jonin-level medical ninja.

The events just now were quite obvious. Tsunade, who always loses in gambling, used transformation jutsu to create gambling funds and racked up a huge debt in the casino. Then, she must have casually left somewhere, leaving Shizune alone to be chased by so many ninjas and wanderers.

'This kind of personality...

It's truly despicable...'

Although he's never met his legendary senior sister in person, the thought of the bold and unrestrained demeanor of that busty mature lady in the anime made Yu want to laugh suddenly.

"Th... thank you."

Seeing the handsome youth suddenly appearing on the rooftop in front of her, helping her out of the predicament, Shizune quickly regained her composure and bowed in gratitude.

"But now I have very important matters to attend to, I apologize for the rudeness."

However, with the thought of Tsunade possibly being in danger at this moment, Shizune didn't have time to exchange words with Yu. She immediately used Body Flicker Jutsu and disappeared into the alley.

'Could she be in danger...

Interesting...'

Seeing Shizune hurriedly leave, pondering the bits of information she left behind, Yu, standing on the rooftop, couldn't help but be surprised. How could Tsunade, a legendary figure in the ninja world and one of the Three Sannin, whose strength has already reached the level of a Kage, possibly be in danger?

With a curious thought in his mind, Yu hesitated slightly on the rooftop. Then, following the direction where Shizune disappeared using Body Flicker, he also vanished into the bustling night.

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