Chapter 57: Destiny
"You guys go ahead!"
Uehara Naraka waved at Kisame Hoshigaki and Kaguya Kimimaro, then suddenly spoke again, "Wait, leave me some money."
"Lord Uehara isn't an adult yet, right?"
Kisame Hoshigaki's expression was somewhat subtle. Just as he wanted to say something more, he saw Uehara's urging look and could only toss a sealing scroll towards Uehara Naraka.
What the hell is wrong with this boss?
Asking employees for money!
Uehara Naraka took the scroll, then couldn't help glancing again at the blonde female ninja at the gambling table, and her impressive figure.
As a current minor in the ninja world, Uehara wasn't thinking about messy things; he just wanted to complete two relatively simple side quests.
Side Quest: Win against Tsunade at the gambling table (0/1). Reward Unknown.
Side Quest: Lose against Tsunade at the gambling table (0/1). Reward Unknown.
Such simple quests; no matter what, he should be able to complete at least one, right?
Although the quests were relatively simple, the rewards might not be called generous.
Just as Uehara was about to enter the gambling den, two bouncers pushed and shoved him out, cursing abusively, "Kid, your hair hasn't even fully grown! Coming here to learn how to be a spendthrift? Scram quickly!"
"..."
The customs and order of the ninja world were a bit strange.
People here would ignore underage ninjas going to war, killing, setting fires, and throwing exploding tags, yet absolutely prohibited underage ninjas from entering gambling dens, taverns, and red-light districts.
Even bookstore owners would proactively refuse to sell inappropriate books to underage ninjas.
Perhaps this was the last bit of integrity left in the ninja world.
Of course, this was just the attitude of ordinary people in the ninja world. With so many people, there would always be some exceptions, like the blonde female ninja Tsunade sitting at the gambling table.
Tsunade learned gambling from a young age under the personal instruction of the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, ultimately learning enough to bankrupt herself and become debt-ridden.
Evening time.
Tsunade lost all the money she had on her, swayed unsteadily as she left the gambling den with her disciple Shizune, planning to find a place for a drink.
Shizune, holding a pink piglet (Tonton), frowned and chided her, "Lady Tsunade, you lost too much today..."
"Shizune, I know you must still have living expenses hidden away..."
Tsunade waved her hand, about to say something more, when the corner of her eye noticed a card flying over. Her upper body instantly leaned back, dodging it!
Tsunade straightened her body, looking at the card that had suddenly appeared on the wall.
This inexplicably flying card had cut a strand of her hair and was deeply embedded in the wall beside her!
"Who's there!"
Tsunade abruptly turned her head, looking towards the direction the card came from, but only saw a boy playing with cards in a corner.
The cards in Uehara Naraka's hand danced deftly at his fingertips. He slowly looked up at Tsunade, revealing an innocent smile, "Hey, want to play? Legendary... Sucker."
"..."
Fury instantly contorted Tsunade's face, veins popping on her forehead. She clenched her fists hard, gritting her teeth, "Where did this kid come from, daring to boast shamelessly in front of me! Shizune, give me some money!"
Losing all afternoon was one thing, but now even a teenage kid dared to mock her! Was this kid looking to die!
Konoha's Sannin had never had much integrity; bullying children was commonplace. Jiraiya would secretly spend all of Naruto's saved money; Orochimaru openly coveted Sasuke's body.
The gambling match between Tsunade and Uehara Naraka was simply child's play.
One hour later.
Inside a room at an inn.
Tsunade wiped the corner of her mouth, looking refreshed and cheerful. Gazing at Uehara Naraka, her face showed she wasn't quite satisfied yet, "Your technique isn't bad, kid, but there's still a lot of room for improvement..."
"..."
Uehara Naraka looked bewilderedly at the satisfied Tsunade, then at the smiling Shizune, feeling something was wrong with this world.
Tsunade smugly picked up the dice cup, glanced provocatively at the boy across the gambling table, "Kid, want to keep playing?"
After speaking, Tsunade laughed heartily and continued, "I can allow you to run up a debt! Shizune, prepare some IOUs for him!"
"Yes, Lady Tsunade!"
Shizune didn't object either, smilingly collecting the last stack of money in front of Uehara, turning to look for paper and pen in the room.
Uehara Naraka came to his senses, quickly shook his head, and waved his hands repeatedly at Tsunade, "N-No need... Today is enough..."
After speaking, Uehara hastily put on his shoes, about to leave.
Because in the gambling match just now, Uehara had continuously lost to Tsunade for an hour, losing every last bit of the money Kisame Hoshigaki gave him.
Uehara lost so badly he was starting to doubt his life.
Could it be that Tsunade's luck wasn't actually as bad as legend claimed, or was Uehara's own luck actually worse?
"Wait..."
Just as Uehara was about to leave, Tsunade pinched a banknote between her fingers, flicked her wrist, throwing it in front of Uehara. The banknote embedded itself into the wooden door before him!
Uehara Naraka looked uncomprehendingly at Tsunade by the table.
Tsunade picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, then spoke slowly, "Kid, you're an outside ninja, right? Tonight, you already lost all your inn money to me, didn't you? Take it, that's for you. That little bit of money can at least let you pick the worst inn in Yugakure (Village Hidden in Hot Water) to stay for one night."
"..."
Uehara Naraka's face flushed red.
Was this woman pitying him or humiliating him?
Had Tsunade gotten a bit carried away? Just because she won a little bit of money from him, did she forget her identity as the ninja world's number one King of Debt?
"Tsk, actually won over three million Ryō tonight!"
Tsunade delightedly kissed the money on the table, unable to stop laughing happily, "In one hour, I won back everything I lost over several days!"
"..."
Hearing this, Uehara Naraka ground his teeth.
A mere three million Ryō, only one-tenth of Asuma's head bounty! Just winning this little bit of money, look how smug she is!
Doesn't even think, is this little bit of money enough for her to pay off her debts?
Besides, Uehara Naraka was just feeling somewhat depressed inside. After all, losing to Tsunade in a gambling match... telling others about this kind of thing was unusually embarrassing.
"Kid, welcome to come play with me again anytime!"
Tsunade winked at Uehara Naraka and blew him a kiss, "Remember to prepare enough money! Hahahaha... Lost so much this afternoon, didn't expect to win it all back tonight! Is today my lucky day?"
"Idiot woman..."
Uehara Naraka covered his forehead, took down the banknote, pushed open the door, and the gloom on his face gradually faded, "Today is clearly my lucky day!"
Although he lost a lot of money, he also obtained something far more valuable.
Side Quest: Lose against Tsunade at the gambling table (1/1). Mission Complete. Reward Skill: Destiny.
Destiny: Allows peeking at the positions of everyone within a 100km radius, including ninjas using hidden techniques, transformation techniques, and clone techniques, duration 6 seconds; after activating the Destiny skill, after 1.5 seconds, can use space-time power to teleport beside anyone within a 50km radius. Destiny skill range is related to the chakra consumption coefficient. Minimum cost 100 Chakra. Cooldown 150 seconds.
Calculating it this way, as long as Uehara's chakra was sufficient, the Destiny skill could peek across the entire ninja world continent!
This skill could be called the strongest escape skill Uehara had obtained; similarly, it could also be used to hunt down enemies.
No matter who it was, they couldn't escape the palm of his hand!
A faint smile appeared on Uehara Naraka's lips. The gloom and dissatisfaction from losing to Tsunade instantly dissipated quite a bit. He turned his head and glanced back at the inn he was leaving.
Tsunade's joyous laughter continuously drifted from the window into the night sky. Uehara thought again of Tsunade's bright and charming smiling face. This woman had probably never been as happy as she was today, right?
"Tch, if not for the mission, who would want to gamble money with that woman..."
(End of Chapter)
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