Kaguya Kimimaro and Haku were a bit puzzled.
Kisame couldn't help but chuckle, it seemed like Uehara was a boss who valued his subordinates!
Only Zabuza and Mangetsu were confused.
Was Uehara really going to make an effort to treat Kaguya Kimimaro, a young ninja who hadn't even become a fighting force, just because he was seriously ill?
Ninjas from the Land of Water were always cold; a young ninja like Kimimaro who fell ill was just left to die...
The Fourth Mizukage Yagura couldn't wait for them all to die!
However, Hozuki Mangetsu remembered a rumor and couldn't help but dampen Uehara Naraku's enthusiasm. He said softly, "But I heard that Lady Tsunade, known as the strongest medical ninja, has retired. She hasn't saved anyone since the war ended..."
"I see."
Uehara Naraku nodded, looking at the distant blonde female ninja who was laughing joyfully, and sighed, "Maybe it's because she has some psychological issues!"
Tsunade, this woman, had developed hemophobia!
Who could have thought a medical ninja would develop hemophobia, and she was recognized as the strongest medical ninja in the Ninja World.
Uehara Naraku instructed the other members to continue on their way, while he took Kaguya Kimimaro towards Tsunade and Shizune.
Tsunade came up to them, stopping by Uehara's side. She bent down, breathing sweetly on his shoulder, tilted her head, and said, "So, kid? Can't forget about me, can you? Why don't we find a place right now and..."
"Lady Tsunade!"
Shizune anxiously tugged on Tsunade's shoulder, "Mind your image! Don't tease him like that, he's just a child!"
Tsunade ignored her, quietly listening to Uehara's gradually accelerating heartbeat.
Uehara Naraku helplessly pushed Tsunade's head away, sighing, "...If you're after my money, just say so. No need to do this, Lady Tsunade."
"Hmph, you're no fun, kid!"
"I have five million ryo here..."
Uehara Naraku raised the scroll in his hand and said softly, "I can gamble with you, but I have a request."
Tsunade's nonchalant expression immediately vanished as she looked down at Uehara Naraku with a frown, "What request?"
"Help examine his body."
Uehara Naraku pointed to Kaguya Kimimaro next to him and said softly, "He's the last member of the Kaguya Clan. Lady Tsunade should have heard of them, right?"
"The Kaguya Clan from the Land of Water?"
Tsunade not only had heard of the Kaguya Clan but also some secrets of this ninja race: "If I remember correctly, even in times of peace, the Kaguya Clan never had long-lived ninjas. Their personalities would become violent due to their bloodline..."
Tsunade wasn't very concerned about Kaguya Kimimaro's affairs; she was more interested in Uehara Naraku. After briefly mentioning the Kaguya Clan, she shifted the conversation to Uehara.
"Kid."
Tsunade's fingers brushed the scroll in Uehara's hand, a smirk on her lips, "We obviously came to gamble, and you're asking me to help treat an illness?"
Uehara Naraku heard the dissatisfaction in her words, rubbed his forehead, and said, "If you would like, someone would be willing to give you money... But at the gambling table, you probably haven't won much money, have you?"
"..."
Tsunade's forehead showed a visible cross mark as Uehara Naraku's words were indeed true.
Tsunade's anger quickly dissipated. She softly instructed, "Shizune, go check that Kaguya Clan kid. I'll play a few rounds with this little guy!"
"Yes, Lady Tsunade!"
Shizune had a sigh of relief inside and nodded respectfully.
Tsunade and Uehara Naraku followed them, finding a resting area with seats. Tsunade pulled out dice from her pocket, and Uehara Naraku unsealed the scroll, taking out stacks of money.
One examining the body.
One opening a gambling match.
Clatter, clatter...
The dice rolled.
"Odd."
"Even."
"I win."
Tsunade's face lit up with excitement as she took a stack of money from in front of Uehara and asked, "Kid, what's your name?"
"Uehara Naraku."
The boy was silent for a while, not hiding his name.
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, continuing to shake the dice, "I haven't heard of any ninja race or great figure with the surname Uehara in the Hidden Mist Village..."
"That's normal."
Uehara Naraku shook his head, sighed, "A village as big as the Hidden Mist, how could there be a small ninja like me? Mr. Kisame and others are just helping me complete a mission..."
This statement wasn't entirely wrong.
Except the mission Uehara completed was pulling Hoshigaki Kisame and others into the Akatsuki.
"Heh..."
Tsunade suddenly pressed the dice cup, looking up at Uehara Naraku, her face displaying a trace of amusement, "You speak like that, yet your heart is full of pride, not even considering the Five Great Countries' Ninja Villages..."
"Lady Tsunade."
Uehara Naraku glared back without showing weakness, "I heard that Konoha's Third Hokage is very old now. You evidently could return and inherit the Hokage position, yet you still wander outside... Not caring for the position of the most powerful Ninja Village leader, you must be the most arrogant one!"
But Tsunade indeed had the capital to be proud!
Whether it was her lineage, beauty, strength, or ability, each aspect of her would make anyone proud if it appeared in any other woman.
"Hokage, huh?"
A trace of confusion passed through Tsunade's eyes.
The two no longer spoke and resumed their gambling match.
Uehara Naraku's luck at the gambling table seemed genuinely worse than Tsunade's.
No matter what he guessed, he never guessed right even once. The side quest to beat Tsunade on the system panel looked like a distant goal...
Forget it, just pretend that task doesn't exist.
Uehara Naraku consoled himself, knowing that according to the knowledge of anime fans about Tsunade's luck, the reward for beating her might not be all that great!
Tsunade picked up another stack of money from Uehara's front and said softly, "Kid, there aren't many times I've won in my life, and each time something bad happens. But these past two days, I keep winning your money..."
"Oh?"
Uehara Naraku knew about this curse.
He was also a bit curious now that Tsunade had won so many times from him, would there be an earthquake in Konoha Village...
Or would Jiraiya or Orochimaru be in trouble?
Uehara Naraku thought about his identity again.
Could it be that his luck, as a formidable cheat, was suppressing Tsunade's curse?
As an intern in the Akatsuki, as the last contender among the behind-the-scenes masterminds of the Ninja World, maybe Tsunade meeting him now and not eliminating this threat...
In fact, might be her greatest misfortune and regret!
Of course, right now, Tsunade wanting to kill him wasn't likely either...
Even Tsunade wouldn't think that the boy sitting in front of her had Kage Level power inside him.
Tsunade's mind was quite lively, and she suddenly chuckled, "Hey, kid, you wouldn't happen to become a member of some evil organization in the future, would you? Your identity doesn't seem that simple..."
"How could it be?"
Uehara Naraku flatly denied Tsunade's accusation, saying softly, "A ninja like me from a small ninja village hopes for peace in the Ninja World more than anyone... For this round, I'll guess odd!"
"Then I'll guess even!"
Tsunade looked confused as she uncovered the dice cup, taking another stack of money from Uehara's front, "Peace is something more precious than money and life..."
"Lady Tsunade!"
Shizune, wearing white gloves, appeared before them. She had finished examining Kaguya Kimimaro's condition.
Shizune glanced at Kimimaro standing beside her, her face full of apology and exhaustion, "I'm sorry, his condition is very complicated. I'm unable to handle it..."