"But did you really need to buy three houses?"
Damn it, who built these villas, charging millions of ryō each? You might as well be robbing people!
And even worse, Tsunade hadn't just bought one-she bought three! Not even the Third Hokage had the guts to pull something like that.
"Yeah," Tsunade replied lazily, filing her nails as she sat in her chair. "One for me, and one for Nawaki."
"He's getting older, you know. He can't live with me forever, can he? It'd be inconvenient. Don't you think?"
"..."
Fine. You've got a point.
"But what's the deal with the third house?"
"Oh, that one's for Kushina. Did you forget about her? She's practically my sister! I've been so busy with village affairs that I haven't had time to take care of her. Buying her a house is the least I could do, right?"
Pfft-
The Third Hokage almost spit up blood.
Her reasoning was sound, but did Kushina really need Tsunade to buy her a house?
Kushina could sell a chunk of Konoha and still have enough houses to move into a different one every day for a year.
Did she really need Tsunade's help?
"And besides, you never gave me the money, so I had to send the bills to your office."
So, all of this is your fault. Don't try to argue otherwise. Tsunade expertly passed the blame onto the Third Hokage.
".....!!!"
The Third Hokage held back his rising anger, fearing that if he lost control, he might explode.
"Tsunade, let's put aside the matter of the house for now. You've done a lot for the village, and spending some money is understandable. But we can't continue like this. Do you understand?"
"The long years of war have already drained the village's finances."
Tsunade tilted her head as the Third Hokage tried to reason with her, his tone laced with frustration.
"I don't manage the Treasury. How would I know if there's any money left?"
"You... I..."
The Third Hokage was left speechless by her bluntness.
It was true; Tsunade didn't oversee the Treasury, so how could she know how much money was left in the village's coffers?
Even if there was money, the Third Hokage could always claim there wasn't. What was Tsunade going to do, audit the accounts herself?
That's why spending money quickly was always better-so you don't end up getting tricked and left clueless.
"Well, if that's all, I'll head out. Everyone's waiting for me to join them for barbecue."
"Enough!!"