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The three of them traveled for two days and finally, on the second night, arrived at the well-known hot spring town in the Land of Hot Water, located on the southwestern border of the Land of Fire.
The streets bustled with travelers and pedestrians in yukatas and kimonos.
The Land of Hot Water had built its economy around its famous hot springs, known throughout the ninja world, steadily growing its tourism industry and carving out an independent identity between the five great nations.
Seeing that it was getting late, Uchiha Hikaru decided to find a restaurant and call it a night.
Jiraiya agreed with Hikaru's suggestion â after all, he had Naruto with him.
By now, Naruto was swaying on his feet from exhaustion. Despite being excited about the new place and wanting to explore, he'd spent most of the journey asking Jiraiya questions about his parents.
He hadn't slept at all during the day's travel and was clearly running on fumes.
Jiraiya understood this and took Naruto across the street to the hotel opposite the restaurant to let him rest for the night.
Hikaru looked up at the restaurant's large glowing sign â an orange-yellow plaque with three large characters reading "Izakaya."
He couldn't help but sigh.
"Izakaya. Why does every pub in the ninja world have the same name? Whatever... Let's just get some food and bring it back. Naruto's injured â he needs something nourishing."
As he stepped inside and was about to place an order with the waiter, a voice behind him stopped him in his tracks. A familiar voice that made him sigh internally.
The ninja world is too small... What are the chances I'd run into her at some random izakaya? I was hoping to rest tonight before doing anything.
But fate clearly had other plans.
Still, Hikaru ordered three servings of barbecue and three servings of ramen for takeaway.
The waiter quickly jotted it down and ran off to the kitchen.
Hikaru turned toward the source of the voice and walked to the second-to-last private room toward the back. He could already hear Tsunade cursing and Shizune trying to calm her down.
Inside the room, Tsunade had taken off her usual green haori with the word "Gamble" on the back, wearing instead a sleeveless gray-and-white top. The bold black stripes twisted around her curvaceous figure, emphasizing every curve.
The dark blue sash around her waist lifted her chest even more, and the tightness of the fabric made her cleavage strain for freedom.
She wore dark blue cropped pants, and her right leg was lifted and rested on a seat beside her, exposing her smooth, pale calf.
High-heeled sandals adorned her feet, with red nail polish adding a seductive flair to her bare toes.
"Shizune, don't stop me! I'm not drunk yet! Just one more pot â one last drink!"
Shizune, dressed in her usual black cloak with the mesh vest showing at the neckline, sat opposite her, tightly gripping Tsunade's wrist.
Her thighs were wrapped in white bandages, with a small medical-nin pouch strapped to one side. Her long legs gave her a tall, striking look.
"Lady Tsunade! That's enough! We barely have money left! If you keep drinking like this, we'll be sleeping on the streets tonight!"
"And please, Lady Tsunade! Fix your clothes! You're practically falling out of them!"
Shizune was clearly frustrated with Tsunade's drunken antics. This always happened when she drank, and it was getting harder and harder to manage. Thankfully, no outsiders were around.
Tsunade shrugged off Shizune's hand and raised the sake to her lips again, her movements growing more unrestrained under the influence of alcohol.
She lazily groped her own chest with one hand, cheeks flushed and expression dazed.
"Tch~ Don't worry. Tomorrow I'll win it all back playing dice. I just had rotten luck today."
"And besides... Shizune, there's no one else here, so what's the problem if I get a little casual? Look at this. Pretty amazing, huh? Jealous~?"
She suddenly grabbed Shizune's hand and pulled it forward, forcing her to feel for herself.
"Jealous? It's okay! You'll get there too, one day. Hahaha!"
Shizune found herself dragged to Tsunade's side, her palm just centimeters from the target. Her heart raced with conflicting emotions â curiosity and restraint warring inside her.
At that moment, Hikaru, standing outside the room, realized things were getting out of hand. Before it escalated, he slid the door open and walked in.
The room fell silent instantly as both women turned at the sound.
In that frozen moment, Tsunade hadn't retracted her hand, and Shizune, caught off guard, reflexively squeezed twice before snapping back to reality, her cheeks turning scarlet.
She quickly yanked her hand back and sat rigidly next to Tsunade.
Tsunade's eyes narrowed as she spotted the Konoha forehead protector on Hikaru's head.
"A ninja from the village... another errand boy from the old man? If you're just here to persuade me, don't bother. Go back and tell him I'm not coming back."
She casually raised the sake bottle and took another swig.
Hikaru sat down calmly across from them, unfazed, and picked up a pair of chopsticks. He reached toward the grilled meat at the center of the table.
After traveling all afternoon, he was starving. He figured he'd be paying for the meal anyway â might as well enjoy a bite.
"Lady Tsunade, I'm not here on behalf of the Third Hokage."
"We're here to bring you back to take your place as the Fifth Hokage."
Tsunade froze, shocked. Before she could swallow the sake in her mouth, it sprayed directly across the table â and all over Hikaru's face.
A faint white mist of sake flew across the food, but with the precision of an Uchiha, Hikaru raised his sleeve to shield the barbecue and his chopsticks, protecting his meal.
Unbothered, he calmly placed the meat in his mouth and chewed thoughtfully.
As expected, food in a real restaurant hits differently. I may be good in the kitchen, but nothing beats meat soaked in secret house marinades.
"Good thing I reacted fast, or I'd have lost that piece of barbecue."
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