Wanting to return to Konoha, Rokuro didn't say a single word about it.
Because he knew clearly that Kuro wouldn't let him leave.
So, he changed the subject and said,
"By the way, Master, where is Master Tsunade? I want to go thank her. Since I took her item, I have to at least say 'thank you' face to face, right?"
Kuro looked at Rokuro in astonishment.
"You kid finally said something human. But I don't know where she is either. Probably inside some casino. She told me yesterday not to let you go look for her, so I think you should just forget about it!"
"How can I do that?!" Rokuro said seriously.
"I absolutely must thank Master Tsunade today, otherwise my conscience won't rest easy. Master, since you don't know, I'll just go look for her myself. Anyway, there aren't many casinos here—I'll find her if I just look around!"
Kuro shook his head.
"Do as you please. But even if you find her, I doubt she'll pay you any attention."
Rokuro turned to leave.
"That's up to her. I'm just going to go, say 'thank you', and leave!"
Seeing Rokuro leave, Kuro felt that something was off.
But he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Watching Rokuro reach the door, he suddenly called out,
"Smelly brat, don't cause trouble for me—or I'll beat you!"
Damn. Pretty sharp.
He actually guessed I was going to cause trouble.
Rokuro thought to himself, then turned back and said with dissatisfaction,
"Am I that kind of person? Master, please don't spout nonsense. That's an insult to my character!"
Kuro snorted disdainfully.
"What character do you even have? The more I look at you, the more something feels wrong. You'd better behave and stay quietly in the inn. Don't pull any stunts—I don't have the energy to clean up after you!"
Confine me? No way.
Rokuro waved him off.
"Too lazy to argue with you. I'm going out to eat breakfast."
Kuro became more certain that Rokuro was going to cause trouble.
He hurried toward the door.
"Smelly brat, come back here! You're not allowed to leave the inn today!"
By the time he reached the doorway and looked down the hall, Rokuro had already disappeared.
Seeing this, Kuro could only curse under his breath and return to his room helplessly.
With Rokuro's abilities, if he wanted to run, Kuro couldn't stop him.
Chasing him now would be meaningless.
All he could do was pray that whatever trouble Rokuro caused would stay small.
At the inn's entrance, Rokuro rushed out.
Just as he was about to look for Tsunade, Shizune suddenly appeared and blocked his path.
Looking at him unhappily, she said,
"Rokuro, don't think that just because you beat me once, you can win against me forever!"
Rokuro was in a hurry and had no mood to argue.
He said bluntly,
"Oh, Second Wife is here. I have business with Master Tsunade. Do you know where she is? If you take me to her, you won't have to wash my clothes or cook for me today."
Shizune was furious.
"Who is your second wife? Stop spouting nonsense! You already took Lady Tsunade's item—so what happened yesterday is settled!"
Rokuro curled his lip.
"You've got the nerve to say that? Making someone else clean up your mess—if I were you, I wouldn't even have the face to speak. I couldn't bring myself to say something so shameless!"
Shizune was driven mad.
But she couldn't find a way to refute him, so she could only glare at him angrily.
Rokuro had no interest in wasting time with her.
He walked past her and headed toward a nearby casino, leaving behind a single sentence:
"If you want me to cancel that bet, then study Medical Ninjutsu properly and defeat me next time! Until you beat me, you'll always be my second wife!"
Shizune stomped her feet in anger as she watched him run off into the distance.
In the end, she could only return to the inn indignantly.
If she wanted to restore her reputation, she could only defeat that annoying brat Rokuro using Medical Ninjutsu.
So from now on, she had to study seriously—she could no longer afford to be as carefree as before.
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