The sound was coming from her stomach.
Even with Tsunade's thick skin, at this moment, she couldn't help but blush, though she forced herself to remain calm.
Then.
Grumble grumble—
There was another rumbling sound, this time coming from Shizune.
"You guys..." Xin's expression immediately turned odd, "You haven't... eaten all day, have you?"
"Because Lady Tsunade squeezed out all her money."
Shizune hugged her pet pig, lowered her head, and held her stomach, looking incredibly pitiful.
"While I appreciate you supporting my business like this, but..." Xin covered his forehead, looking quite speechless, and finally said helplessly, "Given your enthusiasm for the Mystery Box, how about this: I'll treat you to dinner tonight. We can find a place here in the Leaf Village."
It wasn't that he was suddenly feeling charitable.
It was just that building a certain level of rapport with Tsunade would naturally earn him some goodwill with certain people in the Leaf Village.
It would be easier to start doing business.
Moreover, no matter how the plot changed, the Fifth Hokage would basically only be Tsunade. At that time, the resources she could control would be much greater.
While making money, Xin didn't mind getting along well with some customers.
"Oh, how can we impose?" Tsunade's eyes lit up as she patted Xin's shoulder, then spoke rapidly, "I know a yakiniku restaurant..."
"We're going to eat ramen." Xin directly interrupted her, "I once heard a customer mention Ichiraku Ramen; it seems quite famous, right? Let's go there."
Since he had come to the Leaf Village, how could he not go to Ichiraku Ramen?
And...
Perhaps he could take the opportunity to do some business.
"Hmph, stingy." Tsunade wasn't so happy anymore.
Her eyelids drooped, and she looked a bit sulky.
It made Xin's eye twitch.
You're already old, even if you look young, even if you're good-looking, even if you're well-endowed, you can't really act cute like a little girl.
"Ichiraku it is then, Shizune, let's go. We have to eat back all the money we spent."
"Lady Tsunade, it's impossible to eat it back."
"Stop talking nonsense, just eat your fill!"
"..."
Xin followed behind the two, speechless, as they walked out.
What lay before him was a prosperous town.
Houses two or three stories high, wide roads, neat paving stones, and bustling crowds – it was more prosperous than the "village" he had imagined, already counting as a rather large town. The decorations on the streets on both sides were also very characteristic of this world.
It felt like being in a perfect live-action movie.
This was the Leaf Village...