Chapter 99 Pay off debts
Not long after leaving the dungeon and returning to the city, Shiba Kiyokawa met the unexpected guest.
Still a bad guest!
Tsunade, wearing a green jacket, brought Shizune with her and blocked the courtyard of Shiba Kiyokawa in a menacing manner.
There was still gauze wrapped around Shizune's head and her face was a little pale, looking like she had just been injured.
And this seems to be the reason why Tsunade is angry.
As soon as they met, before Shiba Kiyokawa even had the chance to say anything, Tsunade jumped high with one leg raised high.
Then the long leg that was raised came down like a battle axe.
Physical Technique: Painful Kick!
At that moment, Shiba Qinghe was confused.
What’s even more embarrassing is that behind him is the yard where he lives, his current home.
If I hide, my home will collapse.
He had no choice but to clap his hands and instantly use a new move!
"King Kong Blockade!"
As a natural skill that comes with one's physique, this move does not require any hand seals.
Now he finally realized the joy of clapping his hands and shouting for something to come true.
Several chains quickly shot out from behind him, crossed in front of him, and forcibly blocked Tsunade's kick.
"boom!"
A loud and powerful noise was heard!
Shiba Kiyokawa, who was defending forcefully, had his feet sunk deeply into the ground, all the way up to his knees.
A huge force was transmitted along the chain, causing his entire body to tremble, with his cheeks shaking like the waves.
Although his teeth were trembling and he could hardly speak clearly, Shiba Kiyokawa reacted quickly and immediately launched an illusion!
While diverting Tsunade's attention, he guided her emotions and asked using a false illusion.
"What happened? What are you doing here?"
Tsunade's sudden attack caught him off guard and at the same time he felt extremely innocent.
He doesn't remember when he provoked this tiger lady?
Tsunade's subsequent answer left him even more confused.
"Damn you little Rain Ninja brat! Do you have to involve other people when you declare war on Konoha?
If you want to kill me so much, then I am here now, so just kill me head-on! Don’t implicate others!”
Implicate? Involve?
Considering Shizune's current state, Shiba Kiyokawa roughly understood why Tsunade was furious.
But how did this come to be attributed to me? Who is putting the blame on me?
Just as he was wondering, the next moment, the "werewolf" in this round exposed himself.
It turns out the culprit is right next to him!
Kakuzu took two steps forward, snorted, and met Tsunade's gaze without fear or even contempt, and said.
"Humph, you still have reason to not pay back the money you owe?"
At that moment, Tsunade's expression was stunned for a moment.
The originally aggressive posture was broken into a crack, and the emotion called embarrassment took advantage of the opportunity to sneak in.
"Who are you?" Tsunade asked preemptively.
"I'm the one who hired the people to attack you. If you have any complaints, I'm the one you should look for!"
"Do you have a grudge against Konoha as well? Why do you have to involve me and my disciples?!"
"No! Who cares about Konoha's shit? I'm looking for you! You should pay me back, Tsunade!"
At that moment, Shiba Kiyokawa clearly saw a moment of confusion on Tsunade's face.
Princess Tsunade, who had originally come to confront the enemy with full of anger, now seemed very guilty.
"Just to collect debts?" she asked again suspiciously.
Unexpectedly, Kakuzu answered firmly, "Of course! Only money will never let you down! It is only natural to pay back debts!"
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Now, the scene was a little awkward for a moment.
Tsunade's arrogance was completely gone, and she even looked like she wanted to run away.
The pitiful Shizune on the side couldn't help but look at her teacher with some resentment.
They originally thought that Konoha's enemies were angry with them, but they didn't expect that all this was caused by Tsunade herself because she owed money and didn't pay it back.
Then my injury is so unfair, Jingyin thought helplessly.
It was not until this time that Shiba Kiyokawa, who had finally gotten rid of the blame, found the opportunity to speak.
"Everyone, now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, why don't you all calm down and come in for a cup of tea?"
Now that it was confirmed that the incident had nothing to do with the boy in front of him, Tsunade, who had just kicked him, seemed a little guilty, so she tried to hide her embarrassment and reluctantly took Shizune into the house. After everyone sat down and drank a cup of hot tea, they explained the matter clearly.
It turns out that everything started a few days ago.
At that time, Shiba Kiyokawa rushed back to the base to rescue Yahiko and left the siege to Kakuzu.
Kakuzu did a great job of raiding the house, very good, even too good.
As a result, the nobles and wealthy merchants in the city behind did not dare to keep anything from them and handed over everything.
Some people really couldn't pay the money, so they dug out the IOUs that had been saved at home for who knows how many years and handed them in.
Kakuzu saw that it was signed by Tsunade, and he knew her! The amount of money owed was not small!
How could Kakuzu, who has always been loyal to money, tolerate someone not paying back the money he owed?
In the past, wealthy businessmen kept the IOUs but were too lazy to collect the debts.
On the one hand, everyone knows that Tsunade is very powerful and has extensive experience in evading debts, so it would probably be useless to urge her to pay.
On the other hand, Tsunade has another identity that everyone knows, and that is the best medical ninja in the ninja world!
You can offend no one but the doctor, as it can save your life at the critical moment!
Therefore, many wealthy businessmen keep IOUs, not thinking about getting the money back, but keeping them as a life-saving talisman, hoping that these IOUs can give them another second at the critical moment.
But why would Kakuzu care about these?
Extend his life? He doesn't need it! He only cares about money!
So he took the IOUs handed in by these wealthy businessmen and really organized people to collect the debts!
This is a tough time for Tsunade, or to be more precise, for Shizune.
At this time, Tsunade slammed the table angrily, as if trying to cover up her guilty conscience.
"Are you asking for debts? You are looking for desperate criminals! Shizune was almost killed by those people!"
The debt collectors this time were so ruthless that Tsunade certainly didn't think at first that they were here to collect a debt.
She also mistakenly thought that the Akatsuki organization, which had just declared war on Konoha, was looking for someone to assassinate her.
Kakuzu snorted and looked down at Tsunade with arrogance and contempt.
"Without some extraordinary means, will you pay me back? So pay me back quickly! I have a total of your IOUs here -"
Before Kakuzu could finish his words, Tsunade tried to run away.
Today's misunderstanding was quite big, and now she just wanted to escape quickly.
I secretly swore in my heart that I would never come back to this crappy place, the Rain Country, in my lifetime!
Until Shiba Kiyokawa suddenly spoke, interrupting Kakuzu and preventing him from revealing the astonishing number.
Shiba Kiyokawa was also afraid that if he really heard the numbers, he might be shaken...
"Wait, I think there is still room for mediation in this matter.
Lady Tsunade, your debt currently belongs to our Akatsuki organization. If you really cannot come up with so much cash, we can actually accept other ways of paying off the debt.
For example, how about being hired to give lectures here?"
Tsunade instinctively wanted to refuse after hearing half of it.
She thought the other party was going to force her to fight again. She was already tired of the things between ninjas.
What's more, the guy in front of him is a dangerous element who just declared war on Konoha.
But when she heard the end, she was a little stunned.
"You mean giving a lecture? Me?"
"Of course, you are the greatest medical ninja of this era. We will definitely give you a reward that matches your knowledge. Please rest assured."
Tsunade, who once encountered resistance when she implemented medical ninja deployment reforms in her own village, now unexpectedly felt unprecedented respect in a foreign country.
This feeling is quite wonderful.
"Little devil, are you really not lying to me?"
"How is that possible? I have always been sincere."
Jiaodu on the side glanced at him silently and said nothing.
Then Shiba Kiyokawa stood up and said, "But I have something urgent to deal with now. Let's talk about the details after we come back, okay?"
The misunderstanding was resolved and Tsunade calmed down.
If he didn't leave now, Shiba Kiyokawa was afraid that Terai beside him would go crazy.
Tsunade was still hesitating and considering whether to refuse, but when she suddenly heard Shiba Kiyokawa say that she was leaving, she became a little anxious.
"I still need to think about the lecture. Do you need help with the next thing? I might be able to help. I'll charge you, and the fee will be deducted from the debt."
She didn't want to get too involved with the Rain Kingdom, but she was in the wrong today after all.
She wanted to cut the Gordian knot and wipe the slate clean!
In the original work, even after she became Hokage, she never thought of defaulting on her gambling debts. When it comes to credibility, Tsunade has always been good.
Of course, this was also because she didn't know what Shiba Kiyokawa was going to face at that time.
Shiba Qinghe thought about it and nodded, "Okay, then I'll have to trouble Lady Tsunade."
(End of this chapter)
