Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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Above a large, lush tree on the training ground.

The brown-haired boy nervously hid behind the trunk of a large tree, peeking out his head to watch the bizarre lightning technique used by the black-haired boy in the open space below.

The innocent green meadow was scorched black by the boy's lightning release, clearly not the first time it had been used.

The boy's hands were clearly aimed at the training stakes unique to the training ground in front of him.

"Shirahoshi, you're terrifying..."

Ahead, Shirahoshi knelt on both knees. According to his 'genin' chakra level, he should have shown signs of fatigue after using C-rank ninjutsu three times.

Looking at the flowers and plants on the training field's lawn, Bai Xing could only say "I'm sorry" in her heart.

—In order for me to continue as a junior ninja, I have no choice but to sacrifice you.

"You, you, you've gone too far."

When Nawaki arrived, he intended to give Shirahoshi some pointers, but Nawaki, who was standing next to Shirahoshi, was almost caught in the crossfire when the old silver coin Shirahoshi used ninjutsu. So he hid in the tree to watch Shirahoshi train.

"You learn very quickly, but that's just how it is. As your teammate, I'm worried about my personal safety because you can use ninjutsu sometimes and not sometimes."

Bai Xing smirked: "Alright, young master, what brings you here today?"

Since using up his legitimate doctor's "trial card" a few days ago, he has been obediently carrying out D-level tasks with the two of them, maintaining a frequency of one every two days: yesterday he just completed a D-level task to help the renovation team move construction materials, which almost exhausted him to death.

"Actually."

"I need your help with something very important."

"No money."

"???"

Rope Tree looked at Shirahoshi with a blank expression, thinking to himself, "How did you know before I even said anything? How did you know I wanted to borrow money from you?"

Shirahoshi leaned against the clean, unblemished training post, turned to look at Nawaki, and crossed her arms: "Just guessing. I recently commissioned a custom-made ninja sword, I'm broke. No loans for me~"

"Moreover, Dai borrowed 200,000 yuan from me and still hasn't paid it back."

"My current money."

"We only have 200,000 taels left. We're really broke lately."

Rope Tree: "......"

"Speaking of which, didn't you save up a lot of money by doing tasks with us every day? And your grandmother in the clan also gave you a lot of pocket money, right?"

At this moment, Bai Xing's face was filled with confusion:

"Why would you, the young master of the prestigious Senju family, be broke and need to borrow money from me?!"

Faced with Shirahoshi's questioning, Nawaki laughed awkwardly a few times, scratched his cheek, and looked away.

"I lent it to my sister."

"..."

Shirahoshi immediately recalled that some time ago, Nonou told him that Tsunade had borrowed money from her. She had lent her 50,000 ryo, but not only did Tsunade not repay it, she later asked her for more money and then asked for his opinion.

"How much did you borrow?"

"If you do the math, it's about 240,000 to 250,000 taels

"So, are you here today to borrow money to buy some equipment or items?"

"No, my sister said she needed the money urgently today and said she would pay me back when she gets her salary from last month."

Looking at the adorable, goofy brown-haired boy, Shirahoshi covered her face. These words were exactly the same as the lines Nonou had told her, but he had instructed Nonou to directly reject Tsunade, since Nonou's monthly salary at the hospital wasn't very high.

"No loan."

"Why?! I'll just pay you back after I finish the mission, Shirahoshi."

Bai Xing pulled a twitch and retorted, "Do you know your sister gambles?"

"Gambling? What's that?"

At this moment, Bai Xing mentally staggered on the spot, numbly looking up at the sky: "It's just a kind of entertainment consumption with no return!"

......

Doctors also need rest, and today, a rare day off, Tsunade found Nawaki early in the morning to ask for some gambling chips—her salary and savings had long been spent.

"Why hasn't Rope Tree returned yet?"

"I heard from Nono that her teacher is a task fanatic; he must have a lot of savings, right?"

"Hey hey hey~~"

Inside the Senju clan, in a large, retro-style mansion, a young girl leans against the window of a bedroom, fantasizing about dominating the casino.

next second.

Click.

Tsunade heard a noise coming from the living room of her mansion and turned her head. The next second, the bedroom door was pushed open, revealing a beautiful lady with a red bun hairstyle and a long whip in her hand.

At this moment, the lady's face was filled with countless furrowed brows, and her lips curled into a murderous smile: "Little Tsunade~"

"Grandma Mito! Why didn't you tell me you were coming? I could have come to pick you up..."

Tsunade felt that Grandma Mito seemed a little off today.

Between the door and the window.

Behind Mito Uzumaki were two boys, one tall and one short.

Shirahoshi yawned and said lazily, "Mito-sama, I think Tsunade-sama must have been bewitched for a moment to borrow so much money."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have borrowed 50,000 taels from my disciple and still haven't paid it back after two months."

"There are also 240,000 to 250,000 taels of silver saved up from tasks and pocket money."

Please don't be angry~~

"Grandma, Grandma, let me explain!!" Tsunade immediately understood why Mito had come; it was clearly because that brat Shirahoshi had tattled on her!

"Hehehe—it's one thing to borrow money from your younger brother, but you even go after your own disciple. I knew from the beginning that you wouldn't be a good teacher!"

Snapped!

"It hurts! It hurts, Grandma!"

Inside the room, Tsunade dared not resist and stood obediently. Mito used a willow whip to lash Tsunade without any mercy. Soon, under the girl's angry gaze, several welts appeared on her buttocks.

Bai Xing chuckled inwardly. Serves you right for borrowing money recklessly, causing trouble for Zi Lai, and now you're even going so far as to harm his adorable disciple.

Not long after, Mito Uzumaki personally paid off Nono's debt to Shirahoshi, and Nawaki received another 50,000 ryo as pocket money. As for the money Tsunade owed, Mito told Tsunade to pay it back to Nawaki as soon as she received her salary.

"Thank you grandma."

"Good boy."

Mito Uzumaki patted Nawaki's head, then looked at Shirahoshi beside her:

"If I remember correctly, you should be Orochimaru's disciple, just like Nawaki."

"Yes, Lord Mito."

Mito Uzumaki waved her hand: "No need to be so polite, just call me Grandma in private."

Tsunade, who was being punished by standing facing the wall in contemplation and whose rest day was being disrupted so she couldn't go to the casino to have fun, was extremely angry at this moment. She stared intently at Shirahoshi's back: I'll make you pay sooner or later!

"Grandma Mito, you're too kind."

"I just don't want to see Lady Tsunade continue to fall into depravity, after all..."

At this point, Shirahoshi turned her head and looked at the furious Tsunade, who was facing the wall in contemplation, with a cunning smile:

"Gambling is a losing proposition; nine out of ten times you lose."

"It's better not to get it."

"Mind your own business," Tsunade muttered under her breath.

"Tsunade!" Mito's cold gaze swept over her, and Tsunade immediately trembled all over, not daring to utter a sound, but her clean white teeth were already clenched tightly.

—You'll pay the price sooner or later!!!

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Chapter 43 A Long-Awaited Serious Grip on the Knife

Inside the room, Mito Uzumaki inquired about Shirahoshi's condition. Upon learning that Shirahoshi's ninjutsu was frequently malfunctioning, Mito, as a powerful Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who also possessed medical ninjutsu, was at a loss for what to do.

"This is a mental illness."

"You'll have to get through this on your own."

On the sofa, Mito patted Nawaki's head, then pondered for a moment before looking at Shirahoshi:

"Regarding Rope Tree, you still need to be more lenient with him, Shirahoshi. That child is still too naive."

"Definitely." Bai Xing nodded.

Immediately, Mito Uzumaki glanced at the approximate location of the ANBU members who had followed her from the old house, and then said to Shirahoshi, "Please tell me about what happened today."

"If Tsunade makes any more mistakes in the future, you can report them to me, and I will punish her severely."

"grandmother!"

"Um?!"

"Oh......"

"Uh... That's not a good idea. I'm just a genin, what if Lady Tsunade retaliates against me..." Shirahoshi scratched her head, drawing out her words.

"Don't worry. She wouldn't dare."

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After leaving the Senju clan's territory, Shirahoshi immediately took the money and went to the hospital to visit Nonou.

Soon they saw the blonde girl, who was so busy she didn't even have time to say hello.

Seeing this, Shirahoshi could only come to see Nonou later. Instead, she went to the ninja tool shop to ask if the custom-made ninja sword was ready—this sword had cost a full 300,000 ryo.