The group continued on the journey.
After another week of travel, the four finally arrived at the border town in the Land of Fire.
This was the place where Jiraiya's intelligence indicated Tsunade was staying.
"Oh my god, have we finally arrived?"
"I'm exhausted."
Sakura and the other two all looked utterly exhausted. Traveling continuously for half a month, their bones felt like they were falling apart.
"It's already late. Let's rest first."
Takumi checked the time, and knew it wasn't a good time to look for someone now.
Sakura and the others naturally agreed readily.
They had been traveling non-stop this past week, taking turns keeping watch at night.
This left them all very tired.
In terms of energy, they simply couldn't keep up with Takumi.
Soon, they found a clean inn. Takumi very gentlemanly booked four rooms.
"No need, two rooms are enough."
Ino said matter-of-factly.
"I'll share a room with Takumi-kun. Sakura, you share with Hinata."
"Ha! In your dreams!"
Sakura rolled her eyes.
"I'll share a room with Takumi-kun!"
"Um, um, anything is fine with me."
Hinata gently touched her index fingertips together, her head bowed shyly.
Her personality prevented her from being as bold as Ino and Sakura.
"My, young man, you're really popular."
The inn owner said to Takumi with a beaming smile.
He was secretly furious.
'Damn, as expected, if you're handsome, you can do anything!'
"Ahaha."
Takumi laughed it off.
"Um, do you have a large room, one that can fit all four of us? Save a little where we can."
"We happen to have one."
The inn owner said with a beaming smile.
"The room has tatami flooring, space enough for six or seven adults to sleep together. It's more than enough for you four."
"Thank you. I'll take this room."
Takumi quickly secured the room.
This stopped Ino and Sakura from arguing further.
They glanced at each other, snorted, and looked away elsewhere.
Their hands very naturally wrapped around Takumi's left and right arms.
After dinner and a simple wash-up, it was almost time to sleep.
However…
Ino and Sakura started arguing again over who would lie next to Takumi.
Hinata, being timid, obediently lay down on the side.
The final result of the argument.
Was that Takumi's left and right arms once again ended up in the embrace of the two girls.
To be honest…
In this kind of scene, Takumi felt a bit like Yuki Rito.
…
Waking up the next morning.
Takumi felt refreshed and clear-headed.
Opening his eyes.
He saw Ino's cute face.
Sakura had her arms wrapped around his waist.
Her entire body firmly pressed against his back.
In short…
Takumi was like a sandwich right now, and he was the middle layer.
Compared to them. Hinata, lying all alone on the side, seemed somewhat pitiful.
'Sigh, I must find a good opportunity to save a spot for you later.'
Takumi silently sighed with emotion.
"Cough, time to get up."
He said softly.
Ino opened her eyes blankly.
Then she sat up and stretched in a pretend manner.
"You get up too, Sakura."
Although Takumi couldn't see Sakura's face, he felt her extreme reluctance… on the contrary, she held on tighter.
After fussing for a good while, all four finally got up.
After breakfast…
Once dressed properly, the four went out onto the street.
This was the first time Sakura and the other two had traveled far from home.
Everything on the street felt very novel to them.
Even though Konoha had everything, perhaps precisely because they weren't in Konoha now, they felt the novelty.
"Takumi, I want to buy this!"
Ino said, one hand holding Takumi's arm, the other pointing at a doll.
"Uh..."
Takumi was instantly speechless, 'With this setup, I had completely become their boyfriend!'
'And a shared one at that!'
"Let me see."
Takumi walked over.
It was a ring toss game.
The one Ino had chosen was clearly the largest prize.
"Boss, how do you play?"
"100 ryo for 20 throws. Each successful throw counts as 2 points. The doll this young lady wants requires 30 points to exchange."
The boss said with a beaming smile.
Takumi nodded: "Okay, then... Sakura, do you want anything?"
"I can have one too?"
Sakura looked surprised and happy.
"Then give me that one."
It was clearly marked as requiring 40 points to exchange.
Obviously, Sakura had deliberately chosen one more expensive than Ino's.
"Mhm, Hinata, what about you?"
"Me, um, I'll choose that one then."
Hinata was stunned for a moment, her face instantly turning rosy.
She casually pointed at a doll, not even caring what it was.
"Are you sure?"
Takumi's expression was strange.
"Mhm."
Hinata kept her head down, not even looking.
"Alright then."
Takumi smiled.
He took out 300 ryo and handed it to the boss.
"Here, sixty rings in total."
The boss counted out sixty rings for Takumi with a beaming smile.
The rings were small, about the size of a palm.
The target was a one-meter-long pole standing upright about five meters away.
Subsequently.
After a while, smile on the boss's face gradually disappeared.
Finally, his face turned pale.
Because, in just over ten seconds…
All sixty rings in Takumi's hands had vanished.
On the other hand, the pole was looped with sixty rings, not one missing.
For ordinary people, this might be difficult.
But Takumi was a Shinobi…
This level didn't even count as training.
Moreover, he discovered the boss had secretly placed some elastic material of the same color on the top of the pole.
If a ring hit the top, it would bounce off.
But Takumi looped them on directly every time, without the slightest deviation!
"Here, this is Ino's."
Takumi took the exchanged doll from the boss, who looked deathly pale.
He distributed them to the girls one by one.
"Thank you, Takumi-kun."
Ino took it with a beaming smile.
"And Sakura's."
Takumi gave it to Sakura next.
"I'll treasure it, Takumi-kun."
Sakura tightly hugged the plush toy.
"This is Hinata's."
"This..."
Hinata was somewhat dumbfounded.
Ino and Sakura's were very cute plush toys.
But when it came to her, it was a strangely colored, very strange-looking plush toy.
It looked like some kind of monster.
"Just kidding."
Takumi took the plush toy back from Hinata's hand.
Then handed her a very exquisite plush toy.
"This is yours, Hinata."
"Thank you, Takumi-kun."
It was a pink rabbit plush toy, which is very delicate and cute.
Hinata liked it immensely at first sight.
She hugged it tightly, her heart full of joy.
Seeing this, Takumi also showed a gentle smile.
For the next half day…
Takumi continued to stroll around the town with the three girls.
He has to admit, only after strolling with the girls did he confirm his thoughts.
'As expected, after transmigrating, I still need to open a harem, I still need to go for people!'
'Hinata, Sakura, Ino...'
'Not a single one can be let off!'
…
After lunch…
They began their official task for coming here.
"It's time to find Tsunade-sama."
After coming out of the restaurant.
Takumi said thus.
"Ah!"
Ino exclaimed, then said embarrassedly.
"I forgot all about it."
"Me too."
Sakura also embarrassedly scratched her head.
Hinata's face also became redder.
"Then let's go."
Takumi said with a smile.
"But, how do we find her?"
Ino skillfully wrapped her arm around Takumi's arm.
"The town is so big. How should we find Tsunade-sama?"
"Don't worry. If I'm not mistaken, Tsunade-sama is definitely in that place!"
Takumi said with full of confidence.
"Where?"
The three girls looked at him curiously.
"Of course... the Gambling Den!"
"Gambling Den?!"
The three girls looked at each other in surprise.
'This is Tsunade-sama, one of the Legendary Sannin.'
'How could she be in a gambling den?'
Takumi didn't explain much.
'These girls probably didn't know that Konoha's Sannin were actually the trio of Perversion, Gambling, and Pedophile.'
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