"I hate talking sense with people."
Meeting Mirai Uchiha's mocking gaze, Tsunade felt a flicker of unease. "What do you intend to do?"
Mirai Uchiha smiled slightly. "Do? What do you think I should do?"
[Wood Release: Nativity of a Sea of Trees]
With a clap of his hands, thick trees burst from the ground, instantly surrounding Tsunade on all sides.
The next second, countless vines surged toward her like a tidal wave.
Witnessing this, Tsunade became furious.
Never had she imagined that someone of Mirai Uchiha's status would actually choose to attack her directly!
Seeing the forest barrier forming around her, Tsunade could only channel chakra through her body.
[Superhuman Strength Fist!]
She threw a punch, shattering the vines directly in front of her.
But the next instant, even more and denser vines wrapped tightly toward her again.
Tsunade took a deep breath, her eyes showing a determined refusal to back down.
One punch! Two punches! Three punches...
Using her Superhuman Strength, Tsunade smashed every attacking tree and vine to pieces.
Such intensity and force behind these attacks would be difficult for even large creatures like Manda or Tailed Beasts to withstand.
Yet now... the continuously growing vines showed no sign of retreating, wrapping toward her relentlessly.
After a while,
the continuous use of Superhuman Strength left Tsunade somewhat out of breath.
Glancing at Mirai Uchiha standing in the distance watching her with an amused smirk, Tsunade roared angrily, surging her chakra once more powerfully throughout her body.
[Heavenly Foot of Pain]
Boom!
Under Tsunade's tremendous force, the earth beneath cracked apart violently.
Instantly, a gap appeared within the surrounding forest.
Spotting this hard-earned opportunity, Tsunade immediately leaped high into the air.
At the same time, Mirai Uchiha clapped his hands again. [Wood Release: Nativity of Trees]
Several massive flowers instantly bloomed, releasing countless pink pollen particles that completely filled the entire forest space.
Having just inhaled some of the pollen, Tsunade suddenly felt her body weaken, crashing heavily back onto the ground.
"Mirai Uchiha, you bastard!"
Feeling humiliated at being defeated by her grandfather's technique, Tsunade couldn't help but curse loudly.
Remaining unmoved, Mirai Uchiha merely spoke calmly, "Now will you admit you owe me money?"
Gritting her teeth, Tsunade shot back, "Over my dead body!"
[Yin Seal]
The rhombus-shaped mark on Tsunade's forehead immediately began spreading outward.
Dark markings began to spread across her skin, starting from her forehead.
Mirai Uchiha blurred into position beside Tsunade with the Shifting Body Technique and tapped her stomach sharply.
[Eight Trigrams Sealing Style!]
Tsunade's strength vanished instantly. Her Chakra could no longer circulate through her body.
Thick vines coiled tightly around Tsunade.
Mirai approached Tsunade with a slightly helpless tone, "Why'd you have to use the Yin Seal?"
Tsunade snorted coldly, "Who told you to bully me!"
Mirai raised an eyebrow, "I bullied you? You're the one who wouldn't pay back your debts!"
Upon hearing this, Tsunade simply gave up completely.
"Anyway, I already gambled away all that money. Do whatever you want with me!"
She was ready to see just how far Mirai Uchiha would go!
But instead of the expected furious reaction, Mirai stepped forward and grabbed her chin.
Facing his clearly aggressive gaze, Tsunade suddenly felt nervous. "Wh-what do you want to do?"
"I'm warning you, don't do anything stupid—mmph!!!"
Tsunade's eyes widened in shock.
Did he just...forcefully kiss me?!
It was just a fleeting touch, but the warmth and softness hit her senses like a shock.
"You bastard, I'll kill you!!!"
Tsunade glared at Mirai Uchiha, looking like a raging T. rex.
However...
Even though her physical strength was exceptional, under the effects of the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style and Wood Release, she couldn't mount any effective resistance.
Unfazed by Tsunade's anger, Mirai Uchiha stared straight back at her. "That was just interest. If you haven't paid off the principal soon, I'll come collect more interest."
Mirai handed Tsunade a property deed. "This courtyard used to be where the First and Second lived. It belongs to you now."
Tsunade hesitated briefly, memories of her childhood home flashing through her mind.
After a while, she asked with mixed emotions, "Why would you give me this deed? I haven't even paid back my debt to you yet."
Mirai rubbed his chin thoughtfully and softly said, "Charging three million ryō worth of interest for just one kiss feels like I'm taking advantage of you."
"This house will be my compensation to you."
Hearing Mirai's words, Tsunade blushed.
A kiss? What nonsense was this brat talking about!
"Oh right...if you ever need money, just tell me. I won't let you suffer."
Mirai seemed to savor the memory as he spoke meaningfully.
Before Tsunade could reply, he disappeared without a trace.
Looking at the empty forest clearing, Tsunade felt like crying—but no tears came.
She had gotten used to dodging debts, so this was the first time she'd ever been confronted by a debt collector.
She couldn't fight back and couldn't run away either.
The most critical part? Her opponent was none other than the Fourth Hokage, whose fearsome reputation was spreading far and wide!
Does that mean I'll have to keep paying off debts like this from now on?
Tsunade roughly wiped her moist red lips while calculating inwardly, "Though come to think of it... That young lech did offer quite a price."
"Three million ryo in interest plus this courtyard... Conservatively speaking, that's five million ryo worth."
She hadn't done the math before—and once she did, it shocked her.
A single kiss could fetch five million ryo!
Even Tsunade couldn't help but feel tempted.
Thinking back to those days of hardship—sleeping under the stars and constantly on the run from loan sharks—she involuntarily swallowed hard.
If she could get money like this once a week, she wouldn't need to worry about expenses at all.
Thinking further, Tsunade muttered, "If this deal only happens once, I'm still at a loss."
"After all, for men, losing it the first time is supposed to be a big deal."
"Since I've already been kissed, what's a few more times?"
Tsunade's eyes gradually gained determination. She waved toward where Mirai Uchiha had left.
Five million ryō for just one kiss, you say?
I could live off this payout for the rest of my life!
———
In the Hidden Leaf Village,
Inside the Hokage's Office.
Mirai Uchiha was busy going through paperwork when an Anbu ninja knocked and entered.
"Lord Mirai, these are this month's gambling casino statements, please review them!"
"I see. You may leave."
"Yes, sir!"
After the Anbu ninja left, Mirai gleefully examined the casino profits.
Just as Tsunade had said, the feeling of getting something for nothing—
Was truly amazing!
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