This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 88 The Deal with Tsunade

"Quick! Keep up! That legendary big fat sheep has placed another bet!"

"What did she bet on? Big? Then let's all go all in on Small! It's a sure win!"

The central gambling table at the Jinmanlou Casino was surrounded by layers upon layers of people, making it impossible to move.

A group of gamblers who had been blinded by their losses were now beaming with joy, as if celebrating a festival. They stared fervently at the blonde woman, as if she were not a gambler, but a guiding light leading them to wealth—albeit a reverse one.

"Thank you so much to this kind lady for the travel expenses! If I win this round, I can go back to my hometown and build a house!" A wandering samurai hugged his winning chips and cried tears of joy, wishing he could kowtow to Tsunade twice.

"Hahaha! I knew you could be right to buy the opposite of what she recommended! This is the eighteenth time already!" The vendor next to her was grinning from ear to ear, his hands almost overflowing with silver notes.

Surrounded by the crowd, Tsunade's forehead veins bulged, and her green outer robe was about to billow out from the chakra waves emanating from her body.

"Shut up, all of you!"

Tsunade slammed her hand on the table, and the solid wood gambling table let out a groan of despair, cracking open with a thin line.

The cheers around them paused for a moment, but the greed in the gamblers' eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

In their eyes, this wasn't a woman throwing a tantrum; it was clearly a spendthrift child acting up.

"One last round! I'm absolutely determined to turn this around!"

Tsunade gritted her teeth and pushed her last remaining chip into the "big" square, her momentum making it seem as if she were pushing out not money, but a thousand troops.

"Place your bet now!" the dealer shouted, wiping away his cold sweat.

Almost simultaneously, the gamblers around, as if they had planned it together, piled all their chips onto the "small" side.

The mountain of chips contrasted sharply with Tsunade's chips.

"open!"

With a shout from the dealer, the dice cup was suddenly ripped open.

The three bright red dots seemed to mock someone's stupidity.

"One, two, three, six o'clock!"

"Wow! We won! We won again!"

"Thank you, Big Fat Sheep! You're my god!"

The surrounding gamblers erupted in deafening cheers, frantically grabbing at the chips on the table.

"Aaaaaah! Why is it small again! I've already gotten ten big ones in a row! This isn't fair!"

Tsunade clutched her head in anguish, her expression as if the sky had fallen. If Nishikawa Tetsu hadn't known she was one of the legendary Sannin, he would have thought she was a child who had just had her New Year's money stolen.

"It's over...it's all over..."

Xiao Jingyin was holding the little pig Tun Tun so tightly that she felt like she was about to burst.

She tugged pitifully at Tsunade's sleeve, her voice trembling with tears, "Lady Tsunade, that really is our last bit of money for food... Are we going to have to sleep on the streets again tonight?"

"Uh... well..."

Tsunade scratched her head awkwardly, her eyes darting around, trying to find an acquaintance or a sucker in the casino to borrow some money. But the gamblers who had just been praising her to the skies scattered as if avoiding a plague the moment they saw her eyes, clutching their money bags tightly.

Winning money is one thing, but lending her money? That's like throwing good money after bad!

Just as Tsunade was about to shamelessly ask the dealer for credit to gamble again.

"Smack."

A thick stack of brand-new silver notes was gently slapped onto the gambling table in front of her.

The crisp sound, amidst the noisy casino, was like heavenly music to Tsunade's ears.

"Um?"

Tsunade suddenly raised her head, her somewhat hazy, drunken eyes instantly focusing as she stared intently at the stack of silver notes, her throat bobbing involuntarily.

This thickness... is at least one million taels!

She looked down the hand that was taking the money and saw a boy in casual clothes.

The boy was looking at her with a smile, a smile that... how to put it, was like that of a cunning loan shark, but also carried a strange sense of intimacy.

"Want to turn things around, Lady Tsunade?"

Nishikawa Tetsu's voice wasn't loud, but it was incredibly alluring.

"This money can be lent to you. No collateral or interest is required."

"Who are you?"

Although Tsunade was drunk, her vigilance as a ninja remained.

She squinted, looking the "kind person" who had suddenly appeared up and down.

Black hair and black eyes; although there was no murderous aura emanating from him, there was a faint fluctuation of chakra...

"It's you?" Tsunade suddenly pointed at Nishikawa Tetsu.

"That... Jiraiya's idiot apprentice? What's his name again? Watermelon Peel?"

"It's Nishikawa Toru."

Nishikawa Tetsu's lips twitched. What a terrible memory.

"Yes, yes, yes! Nishikawa Toru!"

Tsunade slapped her thigh, her initial wariness instantly turning into the warmth of "meeting an old friend in a foreign land"—mainly because she encountered the "old friend's" wallet.

She grabbed Nishikawa Tetsu's shoulder, and the strong smell of alcohol mixed with the scent of expensive perfume hit her.

"Oh my! What a coincidence to run into you here! Come, come, since you're Jiraiya's student, you're one of us!"

Tsunade's monstrous strength nearly crushed Nishikawa Tetsu's shoulder.

She leaned closer to Nishikawa Che, her eyes gleaming with a drunken light, and pointed to the silver notes on the table:

"Kid, you just said...you're lending me this money? Really, no interest?"

"certainly."

Nishikawa Tetsu calmly freed himself from the arm that was strong enough to crush rocks, and smiled as he straightened his collar.

"However, although I don't want interest, I have a small request."

"A request?" Tsunade curled her lip. "I knew it wouldn't be that easy. So, you want me to go back to the village? Let me tell you, no way! I don't want to go back and face those old orange peels!"

"No, not going back to the village."

Nishikawa Tetsu shook his head, his expression turning serious.

"I have a patient in a hotel nearby. She's a little girl, only three or four years old, and her internal organs are starting to fail due to prolonged hunger and illness. My medical skills are limited, so I can only keep her alive for now."

Nishikawa Tetsu looked directly into Tsunade's eyes:

"I hope you can save her. If you agree, this million taels is yours, and moreover..."

He then pulled out another, thicker stack of banknotes from his pocket; these were "public funds" given to him by Fugaku.

"There are still two million taels here, for medical expenses."

"A total of three million taels."

Nishikawa Tetsu pushed the money in front of Tsunade.

"Three million taels for a simple surgical procedure. That shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

Inside the casino, the surrounding gamblers were dumbfounded.

Has this kid gone mad? Three million for two gamblers to cure an illness? And he's even going after this woman who always loses at gambling?

Xiao Jingyin hugged the piglet, her eyes wide with amazement.

Three million taels! No more sleeping on the streets tonight!

"Lady Tsunade..." Shizune whispered a reminder.

Tsunade looked at the pile of money, then at Nishikawa Tetsu.

A complex emotion flickered in her eyes.

save people?

For a former medical expert, this was indeed a simple matter.

but……

Her hand trembled slightly.

That damn hemophobia.

"Kid, you know I have..." Tsunade wanted to say that she was afraid of blood, but when she saw the tempting stakes, she swallowed her words.

I can heal as long as there is no bleeding.

Moreover, with these three million taels, I can win back everything I lost before!

The gambler's mentality instantly took over.

"Okay! Deal!"

Tsunade grabbed the silver notes on the table and stuffed them into her bosom, her movements so quick it was as if she was afraid Nishikawa Tetsu would change his mind.

"Lead the way! It's just treating an illness, I can handle it in a minute!"

She waved her hand boldly, grabbed the still-unresponsive Jingyin, and walked out, muttering to herself:

"When I get back after my treatment, I'll make that dealer pay! I'm betting big this time!"

Nishikawa Tetsu watched that hurried figure disappear into the distance, a knowing smile playing on his lips.

The fish has taken the bait.

As long as you're willing to lend a hand, even if it's just for money.

Then the subsequent "treatment" will be out of your control.

"Lady Tsunade, please come this way."

Nishikawa Tetsu quickly followed, like a courteous waiter.