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The Hokage's faith in you is awfully strong. Have the two of you had this bond for very long?

Yeah. A long time ago I made Granny a promise.

I told her that I wouldn't die until I became Hokage.

That's an interesting promise to keep. The significance is deep.

And that's just why Granny decided to bet on me!

She even gave me a symbol of my promise.

Just as Minato thought he would! We need to let Naruto go. That way, he can protect the shinobi!

I'm going to bet on Naruto! So what about you?

Tsunade...

Hm?

When did you first decide to place all your bets on Naruto?

Was it when he defeated Pain and became the hero of your village?

Not then. It was long before that.

It was when...

Playing at being Hokage?

Count me out, it's a fool's game.

Ugh! I'm not gonna let her sit there and make fun of the old man! No way!

I don't care if she is a lady!

I'll knock that cynical sneer off her face!

Darn it!

Hnh?

Ahhh!

One question before you pass out.

Tell me, what makes you so touchy about Hokage?

It's because, unlike you, that's my goal.

Just watch someday I'll be Hokage!

To be Hokage, that is my dream!

(surprised gasp)

Well then, care to make a bet on it?

A bet?

I'll give you one week. If you can master that jutsu by then, I'll admit I'm

wrong and that you're worthy of becoming Hokage. I'll even throw in my necklace.

Well, Naruto won that bet.

And so, you decided to gamble on him, is that it?

Huh?

Yes. that's right.

But the first time we met, you were making an entirely different type of wager.

Do you remember?

Huh? Ah-ha!

Yeah, well back in those days

the only thing I could bet on was money...

Lady Tsunade! Please, wait a second!

Hurry up, Shizune! The next den, I mean, next inn, won't wait for us!

The inn isn't going anywhere!

Huh?

Were they shinobi?

Lady Tsunade, was that...

Oh, forget it! Let's go!

(worried sigh)

Wait, is that-?

You guys! You guys!

What is it?!

Zaji, if this is something stupid again, you're gonna get it!

I promise you, it's not stupid! Look over there!

Huh?

Whoa, look at those...

She's the legendary...

The legendary what?

The legendary...

The legendary what?!

You fool! You called us out here because you knew, didn't you?!

(chuckling)

You got me! I just wanted to liven things up a little bit and make you look good!

Hah! You idiot! I ought to slam you for that!

Yeah, but still, you're smiling!

Well, yeah, of course I am!

(laughing)

Why shouldn't I smile? She's the legendary...

Sucker!

And she's loaded!

Hah! Let's get going! Change all of this into tokens!

You got it! And thank you for your patronage, ma'am!

What was that?

Uh, don't mind us! Please, why don't you just relax and have a good time while you're here!

Yeah, just enjoy yourself! You're here to have fun, aren't you?!

(worried sigh)

She's being taken advantage of already!

There's no corpse, so the enemy escaped.

Damn it all! It's Nigai! They got him!

Yes, it's unfortunate about Nigai...

(painful grunt)

We've gotta hurry and show this to Amai.

We've arranged to meet up with him at a nearby inn.

I know you're in pain, but do your best to bear it!

Sorry I've become a burden. I'm so sorry, sir!

Here we go!

All right, place your bets!

Even!

Even!

Even!

Odd!

Snake eyes! Even!

Odd!

Even!

Odd!

Even!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

What on earth do you think you're doing now?!

I mean, you cannot go into any more debt to try to make your money back!

Just go and borrow some more for me, all right?

But from where?!

Look, here they come.

Huh?

Is there a woman named Tsunade staying here?

You know, the one with the huge jugs!

Ehh! We'll find her ourselves!

What's the big idea here!

We're bill collectors!

Come on, let's search the whole joint!

Right!

Ahhh!

Ahhh!

Ahhh!

Huh? Who are you? Can I help you?

Well, I don't think we need to bring names into this, but you can call us scary

vultures from the Land of Gold!

Listen, little girl...

Have you seen a lady who looks like this? I drew it myself.

She's got an enormous chest.

Oh, sure! That's the pretty lady who's staying in another room just down the hallway!

What?! Where?!

I'll go get her for you!

Wait! Hold on a minute, little girl!

Huh?

I've got a question for you, what's that shiny thing you have there in your hand?

What? This?

Oh! The pretty lady in the picture you showed me gave it to me earlier.

She told me something bad happened and she went crazy up on the mountain.

She said that after that, lots of sparkly stuff just like this started coming out of the rocks.

What?! Lots, you say?!

Uh-huh!

Lots and lots and lots! She said there was so much she couldn't carry it all. So she gave some

to me, too!

One second!

Okay!

The rock that brat was holding, was a piece of gold!

No way! Gold?!

It seems that Tsunade struck a mother load up there on the mountain!

You think so?

And that means...

We'll lose out big time if she pays off her debt!

And that means...

We have to keep on loaning her money so we can rack up more and more interest!

There's no way we'll lose money on this! We gotta keep letting her borrow more and more!

Oh my, if it isn't the bill collectors. I'm sorry you had to come this far to

track me down.

No problem! It really wasn't any trouble at all.

Well, it looks like my war chest is full for tomorrow! All right, let's go out drinking!

That was blatant fraud!

I didn't lie. When I busted open those rocks on that mountain, I did find gold inside.

What?! That part was true?!

Well, it was only one shard.

Agh! But you said the mountain was bountiful!

Yeah, its name is Ms. Bountiful!

Lady Tsunade! How could you!

Lady Tsunade?

That you, Amai?

Lord Raikage...

Thanks to you distracting the enemy, my side of the mission went off without a single hitch.

We've obtained the Ninja Art Scroll for the Secret Jutsu unique to the Cedar village.

However, we can't return to our village just yet.

(surprised gasp)

Karai!

Yeah. Hey, Amai.

You idiot! What have you done to yourself?!

What about Nigai?!

(angry growl)

Nigai...

Do not underestimate us!

Lightning Rat Tremor!

(painful grunt)

No, Nigai!

Ahh! Just get away!

Please listen! Don't come any closer!

(angry growl)

Nigai!

(painful scream)

It's this bug- shaped lump!

Inside of it is a mass of chakra with properties similar to a Paper Bomb.

It siphons off the chakra of its victim, and when it exceeds a certain volume, then

it just explodes. You mentioned that Nigai used a jutsu right before the end, right?

Using a jutsu involves releasing a large amount of chakra, which is then absorbed by this lump,

causing it to grow even further.

You're saying it exploded inside him?! Can Karai still be saved?

I'm sorry, sir, but my Medical Ninjutsu...

...just isn't powerful enough.

I see.

But there is someone who can help!

What?!

In fact, she's right here in this town!

Who is it?!

Lady Tsunade of the Hidden Leaf. She's here!

No one else can match Lady Tsunade's skills as a Medical Ninja. I'm sure that she's-

How sappy! Look, I know that your name may mean "sweet"...

But still, you don't have to be so syrupy, Amai!

But Lady Tsunade can help! I-

You shouldn't call a shinobi from another village "Lady"!

And besides, we Hidden Cloud are not allies with the Hidden Leaf.

There's no way she would come to our aid. Just forget it!

She will!

Huh?

I'll make her!

I'll bring Tsunade here, even if I have to drag her! And then-

No, don't! Lord Raikage, please, you mustn't rely on a shinobi from

a rival village, not for my sake!

I will make her heal you!

And will you completely abandon your pride as the Raikage, too?

I'll keep my pride! And I'll save you, as well!

Wow, Lord Raikage...

Now you sound even more syrupy than Amai does.

What pride is there in letting my men die? How could I call myself Raikage?!

Karai! You're not allowed to die! You must stay by my side until we can safely return to our village!

Yes, sir, Lord Raikage.

Let's go, Amai!

You're taking me to Tsunade!

(drunken sighs)

Shizune! We're all out of sake!

Hey! Wake up! Did you hear me? We're all out of sake! Now get up and get me some more!

Ugh, damn it! What a wimp, passing out so soon! I'm just getting started here!

More sake!

Sister...

Once more...

Is this...

...what I think it is?

Yep! It belonged to our grandfather, the necklace of the First Hokage.

(happy gasp)

I love you!

And I give my word, I'll follow our grandfather's footsteps and be just like him!

To be Hokage! That's my dream!

Just one more time...

Just one more glimpse...

...of their smiling faces.

I love this village and the people in it with all my heart. I want to protect them.

It's been my dream ever since my sister died.

It's all that's kept me going.

So, him too. We're the same.

That's why I have to become Hokage...

...the person that protects everyone.

To be Hokage. That's my dream

Take this, I want you to have it.

Playing at being Hokage? Count me out, it's a fool's game.

I just wish they were still alive...

I loved them. The chance to see them again, to hold them in my arms!

Even just one more time.

Lady Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of the Village Hidden in the Leaves! I've come here

to make a request!

I beseech you! Please hear me out!

Who are you? What do you want?

Ma'am, my name is Amai, and I'm a shinobi from the Hidden Cloud Village!

Please, Lady Tsunade! Come with me and use your world-renowned Medical Ninjutsu skills

to save my injured comrade!

Wait, aren't you a Cloud Medical Ninja?

Yes, ma'am!

Well, if your comrade is hurt, why don't you just go heal him?

THe situation's beyond my abilities.

Hmmm...

I don't want to.

But, please!

The Hidden Cloud dares to approach someone from the Hidden Leaf to ask a favor?

You tried to steal the Hyuga's Byakugan from us!

But the villages already settled that disagreement!

A typical answer from the one who started it.

Please, let bygones be bygones!

Enough, Amai!

I never actually expected her to listen to this proposal willingly!

Lady Tsunade, I present the leader of the Hidden Cloud...

...Lord Raikage.

Well, now! What a surprise! So the big shot himself waltzes in here, acting all tough.

If you refuse to come and help us, then I will force you to come.

That's interesting.

Do you have any idea just who you're threatening?!

You're going to regret this!

I'll be waiting for you outside.

Why, that heartless!

Tsunade! You broke your word to me! You will pay dearly for this! Come on, wake up!

Get up and fight me!

Huh? And who are you?

He's Lord Raikage of the Hidden Cloud.

(shocked gasp)

(angry growl)

Ah-ha! Well, isn't this a surprise!

You said that yesterday!

Now, now, don't be angry! Hey, you know what? Why don't we make a little bet?

Make a bet?

You said you'd force me to come, right?

Tell you what. We'll arm wrestle, and if you can defeat me, then I'll gladly go with you.

Oh, boy. This is not good. What happened while I was asleep, anyway?!

Ready...

Go!

(strained grunt)

(strained grunt)

(angry growl)

What?! She's overpowering me?

This... woman!

(frustrated growl)

No! I cannot lose! If I do, Karai will-

No matter what, I am not going to lose this bet!

(shocked gasp)

Lady Tsunade lost a contest of strength?

Not quite...

That trickster, he purposely weakened his hold for an instant to create an space between

my hand and his. And then he seized that moment to push down swiftly against my hand.

So he didn't actually defeat me with strength.

He won with speed!

Don't you dare say I was a coward.

Relax, I won't. We didn't say this was a contest of strength.

You just had to beat me in arm wrestling, and you did.

Wait, if we won, that means you're going to treat Karai, right? He's this way!

Hnnh! Let's go, Shizune!

Uh...Right!

Incredible!

Karai! We've brought Lady Tsunade! She's the best Medical Ninja in the world!

You're gonna be just fine!

You mentioned something about stealing a Hidden Jutsu from the Land of Cedar.

Who would've imagined that the Cedar Village would have someone so skilled.

It wasn't a shinobi from the Cedar Village.

(surprised gasp)

What's that?!

It was someone that they hired from the Nokizaru Troops.

(shocked gasp)

The Nokizaru Troops?

You're talking about the shinobi who specialize in hunting other shinobi?!

I can't let this man's treatment be compromised.

So tell me everything you know!

A simple surgery should be able to remove the Explosive Bugs.

All right, Karai's in your hands!

Shizune, take care of it!

What?! You won't be wielding the scalpel?!

Look, don't worry! She's a highly skilled Medical Ninja!

But I thought you were-

Silence! Shizune will be doing this!

Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "One work Betting On."

You'll be sorry if anything happens to Karai!