Chapter 172:
"How are you feeling?"
Naruto saw Sakyo and Little Black come out and immediately went over to ask.
Shizune looked at Naruto with an embarrassed expression and reminded him: "Naruto, for shinobi, this kind of thing doesn't have much impact on body or mind."
Shinobi were a profession that could use chakra, and their physical condition was generally very high.
"Oh, okay."
Naruto also felt he had overreacted—it was just a period.
Without Shizune needing to remind him, Naruto knew that for the next few days, Sakyo and Little Black would have to pay some attention to their diet.
While Naruto was chatting with Sakyo and Little Black, Tsunade was already planning to leave the inn, borrow some money, and go have fun again.
Noticing this, Naruto said to Sakyo and Little Black: "Do you two want to come along?"
"I'm going to make some money."
"Uh…" Sakyo and Little Black's expressions changed at the same time. They both took a step back, waved their hands, and said in unison: "No… no need. We'll wait for you at the inn."
Naruto nodded: "Alright. If anything happens, contact me anytime."
With that, Naruto watched the two girls return to their room, then jumped down from the upper floor to chase after Tsunade.
Tsunade was his big fat sheep—today was a perfect day to make money. He absolutely couldn't lose her.
The time was now afternoon. The temperature was starting to cool—perfect for going out in summer.
Tsunade turned back unhappily and glanced at Naruto, muttering under her breath: "Could my gambling skills really be that bad?"
Tsunade had already figured out Naruto's intention.
But that wasn't the scariest part. The scariest part was—
Naruto was a ninja academy student who had always lived in Konoha. This was his first time meeting Tsunade—she was absolutely certain of that.
Yet…
Naruto already knew Tsunade's gambling skills were terrible and that she lost every time!
So… how far had her reputation for losing every bet spread? Even kids in the village knew about it and wanted to come here to make money.
How infuriating! It was truly too much!
Tsunade's indignant expression was seen by Shizune, but she had no intention of comforting her.
Tsunade's gambling really was terrible, and Shizune had suffered a lot because of it.
So Shizune secretly hoped Tsunade would stop gambling…
They casually found a loan shark place. Tsunade used Transformation Technique outside the door and turned into another woman.
Shizune very familiarly walked to the entrance and stopped, holding Tonton with a helpless expression.
Naruto walked over casually and greeted Shizune: "Miss Shizune, hello."
Shizune said pessimistically: "I'm not good at all… wuwu~"
Naruto: "Uh…"
Being stuck with a master like Tsunade, Shizune was quite pitiful.
Not long after, a beautiful woman walked out from inside, carrying a box full of cash.
Shizune's voice trembled as she asked: "Lady Tsunade, can I take out 100,000 ryō first as living expenses?"
Tsunade immediately got angry: "What? Shizune? Are you doubting my gambling skills?"
Shizune gave Naruto a helpless look and spread her hands: "See…"
Naruto smiled and said to Shizune: "Don't worry. If I win, I'll lend you some."
Shizune looked at Naruto with immense gratitude: "Thank you, Uzumaki Naruto."
The two followed behind Tsunade. Passersby on the road quickly noticed this iconic figure.
"The fat sheep is here!"
"Quick, get ready!"
"The fat sheep is here? Today we're gonna make tens of thousands!"
Amid the crowd's excitement, Tsunade picked a casino and walked in carrying the box.
…
Half an hour later…
…
Amid everyone's wails of despair, Tsunade walked out of the casino sullenly.
Shizune and Naruto each carried four boxes stuffed full of the largest denomination bills, following behind Tsunade.
The process went like this:
Naruto directly took out 500,000 ryō. The first time he bet against Tsunade for 250,000—and lost!
The second time, Naruto seemed to understand and bet with Tsunade—and won!
Then Naruto discovered Tsunade's gambling luck was extremely inconsistent.
So he held onto his 480,000 ryō and didn't place any more bets…
It was 480,000 because the casino took a 4% rake…
4%… so black-hearted…
In the end, Tsunade had some wins and some losses. Finally she got angry and went all-in twice, directly filling eight boxes with money.
Facing this situation, Tsunade felt both shocked and furious.
Normally, her gambling luck was consistent.
Under normal circumstances, she would lose.
If something bad was coming, she would win.
But today, she had both wins and losses.
What did this mean?
First, Tsunade's gambling luck was no longer reliable—it couldn't predict fortune or misfortune anymore.
Second, someone close to Tsunade was going to die… but not completely die. It seemed like only a 50% chance.
So although Tsunade won money—enough to pay off debts and still have plenty left for living expenses—her mood was very bad…
Shizune also sensed Tsunade's abnormal mood, so she quietly told Naruto what he already knew.
Shizune: "When Lady Tsunade loses, nothing happens. When she wins money, misfortune will come…"
"So that's why Lady Tsunade is unhappy. Don't provoke her later—remember~"
Naruto wasn't the type to seek trouble for fun, so he obediently nodded: "Don't worry, Sister Shizune."
The three returned to the inn. Tsunade was about to call everyone for drinks when Jiraiya suddenly appeared in a hurry and said to Tsunade: "Tsunade, Sensei wants me back."
"I don't know the specifics. You protect Naruto and that Uchiha girl."
With that, Jiraiya prepared to leave.
Tsunade froze for a moment, then suddenly called out: "Jiraiya! Stop!"
She started panicking. Could it be that because she won money this time… Jiraiya was going to suffer?
Jiraiya turned back with a sleazy grin: "Tsunade, have you finally come around? Ready to marry me? Hehe~"
A vein popped on Tsunade's forehead. She said seriously: "I won money—just now."
"Be careful."
Jiraiya put away his playful attitude and said seriously: "Don't worry, Tsunade. Until I marry you, I'm not dying."
Tsunade: "…"
Jiraiya left. Tsunade's mood got even worse.
She wandered around the inn for a long time before finally making up her mind: "Shizune, pack up. We're going back to Konoha too!"
Shizune hurriedly replied: "Yes! Lady Tsunade."
Tsunade then said to Naruto: "You guys come back to Konoha with me too."
Naruto thought for a moment, put down the boxes full of money, and told Tsunade the seal for Summoning Body Flicker.
"As long as this technique exists, I can return anytime."
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