Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 101 Gambling Artifact - Tsunade

In addition, he had a sudden inspiration: if he went out with Tsunade to gamble heavily, and whatever Tsunade bet on, he would bet against it, and he would definitely make a lot of money.

Because Tsunade was a minor, gambling was forbidden in the village.

Although you can use a transformation technique to fool them, it would be embarrassing and have a bad impact if you were discovered.

But you don't have that concern when you're outside.

Perhaps because he was an honest and upright person in the past, Aokiji only thought about running a shop honestly and earning some hard-earned money.

Damn, looking back now, it was stupid.

With Tsunade's cheat ability that perfectly avoids the correct answer, why would he need to run a company? Wouldn't it be better to just get things for free?

Based on the above considerations, I'm sorry, Elder Itachi, I'll have to put your mission on hold for now.

Once I've taken down that monster, I'll immediately turn around and do the task you assigned me.

........................

The next day, Aokiji prepared everything, put on his backpack, and went out of the house. The sun was shining brightly, warming his cheeks.

"What lovely weather..."

Aokiji sighed and walked straight to the gates of Konoha. He saw Tsunade pacing back and forth, who had been waiting there since early morning. From Aokiji's omniscient perspective, he could tell that she seemed to be looking forward to going on a mission with him.

There are only two of them on this mission, and both of them are among the best in their age group, so there shouldn't be any major problems in carrying out this mission.

Oh, this damn charm.

Aokiji, feeling quite pleased with himself, ruffled his hair and cheerfully greeted the crowd.

Tsunade, noticing Aokiji's serious lateness, launched into a tirade, strongly criticizing him for not making an appointment.

Aokiji was stunned by the scolding. Why was it different from what he had imagined? Shouldn't he be acting coy at this time?

But this is for the best.

The two security guards were still watching, and since the act had to be convincing, Aokiji naively said, "Ha, it's just being late once, what's the big deal?"

Tsunade became even more furious when she saw that he showed no remorse.

The two Konoha guards, who had been watching the two bickering all the way, shook their heads and sighed, genuinely worried about whether the two could complete their mission.

One of them was the granddaughter of the First Hokage, and the other was an Uchiha without the Sharingan. Both were rising stars that the village was focusing on, so the two gatekeepers naturally knew a little about them. They really didn't understand why these two guys would go on a mission together.

Tsunade and Aokiji argued incessantly along the way.

Tsunade was so excited about going out alone with Aokiji tomorrow, like on a date, that she couldn't sleep last night.

I woke up early the next day, but this guy was not only extremely unpunctual the next day, he was also completely unaware of it.

Her temper flared up instantly.

Unless Aokiji admits his mistake, she won't forgive him anytime soon.

hum~

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have talked back to you."

Aokiji's sudden admission of weakness caused Tsunade's anger to subside abruptly, her cheeks flushing slightly: "Well, since you've sincerely apologized, I'll mercifully forgive you."

Seeing that there were no Konoha ninjas around to get in his way, Aokiji chuckled and said, "Tsunade, after the mission is over, how about you come with me to do something personal?"

Little Tsunade?

A private matter between them.

Tsunade's face turned even redder, and her lips almost melted.

Is this really a confession?

The confession came like a tornado, leaving Tsunade completely bewildered.

Tsunade said in a panic, "Wait, I'm not mentally prepared yet. Isn't this a bit too fast?"

Aokiji laughed and said, "It's okay, it's not fast at all, I think it's just right."

"Well, alright then. Seeing how sincere you are, I'll mercifully agree."

Tsunade's voice was hesitant and stammering.

Aokiji was so excited he almost shook his hand: "Great! In that case, mission over, come gamble with me!"

"Uh-huh……"

Tsunade blushed, lowered her head, and took a beat to react.

"gamble????"

"Yeah, your gambling luck is so bad. I'll bet on the opposite side of your bet, and I'm sure I'll make a lot of money. How about we split it 50/50?"

Having said that, Aokiji blinked his eyes cleverly.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade, who had been overthinking things, felt utterly ashamed and punched Aokiji away before running off.

"Wait for me! Please come gambling with me, Tsunade. How can I earn money without you?"

The boy's voice, trying to stop her, drifted from behind. Tsunade didn't stop, continuing to run forward. Biting her lower lip, her pretty face showed a mixture of anger and shyness. She was angry because Aokiji was so oblivious, and shy because she knew her face must have been very red and embarrassing.

Aokiji is such an idiot!

She made it so obvious just now, how come this idiot still can't see it? Does she have to admit it herself?

She kept running by herself, not knowing how long she ran, and then she fell silent.

Tsunade paused, startled.

Strange, there's no sound.

she thinks.

Just as she was wondering, she suddenly felt a strange object approaching. Tsunade reacted quickly, instinctively jumping away and looking at the object. She was stunned when she saw it.

This is a strangely shaped iron lump with two wheels, and a person is sitting on it, namely Aokiji.

Tsunade's eyes widened in surprise: "What is this?"

I've never seen anything like it before.

In those days, bicycles had not yet been invented.

Aokiji shamelessly named it "Bicycle" as the creator.

Tsunade approached the bicycle and took a closer look. The design looked familiar; it seemed like Orochimaru and Aokiji had been tinkering with this kind of thing back then.

"What's the use of this?"

Aokiji smiled without saying a word, then demonstrated the skill on the spot, circling around her a few times before stopping and resting his elbows on the handlebars: "Looks pretty good, right?"

Tsunade commented, "Boring, they'd be faster running."

Aokiji nodded in agreement, admitting that bicycles in this world were indeed a useless tool for ninjas, essentially just toys.

He deliberately asked, "You seemed angry just now, why? And don't you like gambling? Why did you hit me?"

Tsunade was stunned by so many "whys".

Yes, that explains why she's angry.

From Aokiji's perspective, she was indeed being unreasonable and irrational just now.

"because……"

She couldn't bring herself to say the last two words; if she did, wouldn't that be a confession?

Thinking of this, Tsunade shook her head inwardly, muttering incoherently, "Gambling is a sacred thing to me, and I will not allow you to insult it."

"Sacred? Why?"

Faced with Aokiji's problem, Tsunade was inwardly panicking.

Inner world: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ: You ask me? Who should I ask?

This reason is just something she made up on the spot; how could she possibly explain it?

As she racked her brains trying to figure out how to explain, Aokiji across from her seemed to understand something. His gaze lowered, and his deep voice carried a hint of sorrow: "I see. I understand now. I was wrong."

Tsunade looked completely bewildered.

Aokiji sighed, "I know your gambling habit comes from your grandfather, whom you are most proud of. You gamble to remember your grandfather, right?"

After he finished speaking, he raised his head, his clear black and white pupils revealing sincerity.

P.S.: I stayed up all night writing Chapter 3. Everyone, go wash up and go to sleep.

(End of this chapter)