Nawaki puffed up proudly, telling Shen and Jiraiya all about how clever and strong he'd been.
"So it was you brat causing all this!" x2
Shen had been wondering all along. Logically speaking, Dan Kato, a high-quality prospect like him, would never fall for Tsunade, who had such a terrible temper.
Turns out the traitor came from within!
Jiraiya's face flashing through shades of purple, immediately reached out and grabbed Nawaki by the neck: "Good kid, I really ought to thank you!"
"Cough cough, let's talk calmly, Uncle Jiraiya."
"You truly are a complete dunce," Shen raised his evaluation of Nawaki another notch.
What reason could make a younger brother scheme so thoroughly against his own sister? Is it love? Hatred?
No, it's simply because in the crowd, he saw Dan just one more time!
Out of nowhere, a poetic line floated into Shen's mind: "Just one more gaze amidst the crowd—that was all it took."
"Uncle Jiraiya, want to turn the situation around?" Romantic expert Shen officially went live.
Inside the restaurant, Tsunade chatted freely while Dan sat stiffly beside her.
"Thank you again back then, Dan. If it weren't for you happening to pass by, maybe my face would've been caught clearly by the reporters!"
"No need to be polite. Helping others when they're in trouble is our family's tradition."
Recalling that day's events caused Dan's mouth corner to twitch slightly.
"Big Brother Dan, my sister is surrounded by several guys. You better hurry over and help her out!"
Two or three months ago, a newly acquainted brown-haired boy named Benji told Dan exactly that.
Always ready to lend a hand, he hurried straight over to the Uchiha Casino.
"They're all regular customers. I said I'll pay tomorrow, so wait till tomorrow! In all Konoha, nobody has better credit than me!" Just as Tsunade stepped out of the casino entrance, she was surrounded by several Uchiha henchmen.
Coincidentally, Shen had nothing better to do at that moment and happened to be passing by the casino wanting some amusement.
Thus, he called up a bunch of journalists, intending to create a huge news story for his newspaper.
"I'll come pay tomorrow!" The casino security guards withdrew upon receiving orders, and Tsunade immediately gave her assurance.
Unfortunately, not even a few steps later, she found herself cornered again by another gang of goons.
A sudden camera flash startled her, and she quickly raised her hand to shield her face.
"This is a double-cross!" Tsunade believed the Uchiha didn't trust her credibility and deliberately arranged for photographers to capture evidence.
Fortunately at that moment, descending from the skies came a heroic figure—no, correction—tall and handsome Dan, who beat them all up.
Afterwards, both individuals, suspected of fighting and assault, were dragged into jail together.
Even though both stayed only one night behind bars before being bailed out by a Third Hokage whose face had turned black as ink, the bond forged from sharing a jail cell remained firmly rooted in their hearts.
As things developed, Third Hokage resorted to threats and persuasion to force Shen to guarantee not releasing this incident in the newspaper.
"Do I look like I give a damn about your reputation!"
"Shen, the indomitable warrior, came home only to find not a single clear front-facing photo of Tsunade. Furious, he immediately published an exposé that very night.
SHOCKING! Mysterious Konoha Woman Refuses to Settle Debts, Knocks Out Dozens of Burly Reporters!
Two photographs accompanied the article: one showed Tsunade covering her face while shouting angrily, and the other depicted several muscular men lying sprawled on the ground.
The story ended with Tsunade and Dan forming a friendship while serving time behind bars.
In a small corner adjacent to the restaurant, Shen summarized what had happened earlier that day before retrieving a large-sized white tuxedo from his pendant.
"So you're saying I still have a chance?" Jiraiya asked excitedly.
"Exactly! It's not like they got married in jail or something. You two practically grew up together anyway!"
Shen, the relationship expert, analyzed things from multiple angles and reached a conclusion: so far, Tsunade and Dan are just pretty casual friends—definitely not lovers.
"Ahhhahaha!" Jiraiya laughed as he theatrically pulled off something imaginary from his head.
Nawaki, who was always a bit slow on the uptake, finally realized his older sister seemed to be quite a coveted prize?
"Uncle Jiraiya! I strongly disagree!" He would absolutely never allow his beloved older sister to fall into the hands of such a weird old pervert.
"Uhh..." Jiraiya's laughter died abruptly, leaving him feeling like he'd swallowed a fly.
Shen narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Nawaki for quite some time until making a bold assumption: "You clumsy idiot... Don't tell me you're one of those brother-obsessed types? The kind who actually enjoys being bossed around by your sister?"
"Don't talk nonsense! Just wait - I'll punch you straight out of the shinobi world!" Blushing furiously, Nawaki vehemently denied being a masochist.
"Then why won't you let Uncle Jiraiya pursue Elder Sister Tsunade fairly?"
Facing Shen's intense stare, as if he could see right through him, Nawaki shyly dropped his blazing face: "I didn't say I wouldn't let him... What I meant was my sister is dating someone else right now. Isn't that inappropriate?"
"I already told you they're just casual acquaintances! Virgin-less idiot like you understands relationships how?" Giving Jiraiya a 'mission accomplished' gesture, Shen smirked.
"Just promise me you won't force my sister to do anything against her will."
"Relax, relax. Anyone trying to force her would probably end up in hospital rather than a date."
"Really?"
"Think about it - she punches first and asks questions later. Who'd be crazy enough to approach her?"
"You actually make a decent point."
After slipping into the white tuxedo, Jiraiya caught sight of relationship guru Shen barking orders energetically and a thoroughly bamboozled Nawaki beside him.
"The Konoha Troublemaker hasn't lost a beat—maybe even sharpened his game by one or two percent."
With calm confidence, he strode toward the street corner and summoned Indra's Ship that Shen had temporarily lent him.
He raised his hand to open the car door, then smoothly leaned sideways and slid inside.
A few minutes later, a piece of down-home, rustic-sounding melody blasted out from his pocket:
"No way to fly away from this flowery world..." [A nod to the classic song 'Xiao Sa Zou Yi Hui' – loosely meaning 'a world full of temptations']
"So I was just a drunk butterfly."
Jiraiya stylishly reached into his pocket and pulled out the white UPhone Generation One.
"Hey, it's me. Well then, I'm setting off now."
He gave the phone a few smooth spins before tucking it back into his pants pocket. Then he started the engine of the Indra's Ship and pressed down the accelerator.
Inside the restaurant, the two finished their meal and reached the moment of paying the bill. Tsunade suddenly realized she hadn't brought any money with her.
"Dan, I'm really sorry. I said I was treating you today."
Dan quietly took out his wallet, his expression quite peculiar. "It's not like he really cared about the bill."
It wasn't about the cost of the meal. What struck him as strange was how openly Tsunade had declared that she had no money on her.
Aren't girls supposed to be shy? Must've been faking it all along!
Creak—
As Dan silently questioned his life choices, a pitch-black Indra's Ship suddenly came to a stop right in front of him as he exited the restaurant.
Its diamond-shaped front hood, engraved with the Uchiha clan symbol, was only a mere centimeter away from his knees.
"Click!" The car door slid upward, revealing a foot wearing a white leather shoe that stomped firmly onto the ground.
"Tsunade, I've come for you." Jiraiya, leaning halfway out of the car, completely ignored the certain Dan standing right in front of him.
Smiling confidently, he made it clear to everyone who was in charge.
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