"Hey kid, what brings you here? On a mission?"
Tsunade asked as she sat down at the table, eating sushi after washing up and getting dressed. As for the little wardrobe malfunction earlier...
At first, she was a bit conscious and embarrassed, but by the time she came out, most of her anger had subsided. She just shot Uchiha Yoichi a glare with her beautiful eyes.
"You could say it's a mission. This time, I resolved an issue with a follower of the Evil God in Hidden Hot Water Village and found something interesting there. It might be a method other than ninjas..."
Uchiha Yoichi explained his task in the Land of Hot Water, though he made some edits, avoiding any mention of war.
This was the decision recommended by the Strategy Guide. As he approached Tsunade, the guide presented a course of action.
"If you have time, could you help me with the research? If you find something conclusive, you'll be rewarded with the equivalent of ten S-Class tasks."
"A reward worth ten S-Class tasks? What exactly did you find?"
Tsunade curiously took the intel on the Evil God Cult and began to read it. However, the more she read, the more tightly her beautiful eyes furrowed.
It seemed like just a regular church ritual. As for achieving immortality by believing in the Evil God, Tsunade was highly skeptical.
"What's written there is true. These Evil God cultists are quite strange. The deeper their faith, the more sacrifices they offer to the Evil God, the closer they get to an undying body. I killed a leader of the Evil God Cult a day ago; even after I decapitated him, he lived for another two minutes."
After hearing Uchiha Yoichi's words, Tsunade began to believe him a little. However, it still seemed incredible to her that someone could live two minutes after being decapitated. She had no idea what kind of jutsu could achieve such an effect.
Then Tsunade bit her jade-like finger and said, "If we had the body, we could learn a lot from it."
Uchiha Yoichi replied, "We do have the body, but I won't be showing it to you. I'll take it back to find Orochimaru."
Upon hearing this, Tsunade felt a surge of anger. Knowing full well she couldn't see the body and still mentioning it, and even asking her to study such things, this kid was truly infuriating.
"So why are you here? You've completed your mission; why haven't you returned to the village?"
"This mission finished too quickly. I originally planned to rest here for a few days, but I didn't expect to run into Shizune... Tsunade-sama, did you gamble until late again yesterday?"
Uchiha Yoichi's words rendered Tsunade speechless. Just as she was trying to change the subject, Shizune chimed in, "It's not just that she stayed up late gambling; she nearly lost all the money she had just acquired, and after losing, Tsunade-sama went drinking..."
"Shizune!"
The black-haired girl wanted to continue revealing Tsunade's misdeeds, but was flicked on the forehead by the angry 'big spender,' causing her to clutch her head in pain.
Uchiha Yoichi chuckled. A few years down the road, Shizune would definitely be accustomed to Tsunade's ways, perhaps even teaming up with Tuntun to help Tsunade swindle money.
But for the freshly graduated Shizune, the three ninja prohibitions still held some resistance, so she dared to speak up; give it a few more years, and she'd likely only grumble in private.
After seeing the hint from the Strategy Guide, Uchiha Yoichi said, "I'm planning to rest here for three days. Since there's nothing urgent, how about joining you for a few rounds of gambling, Tsunade-sama?"
"You want to gamble too?"
Hearing this, Tsunade's eyes lit up. She immediately put the Evil God Cult intel aside and leaned in closer, saying, "Taking you along is no problem, but could you lend me some..."
"Didn't you not lose everything?"
Shizune interjects, "Though she didn't lose it all, there's just tens of thousands left, and yesterday Tsunade-sama pretended to be drunk to get money from me..."
"Shizune!"
Tsunade said, with a face full of embarrassment and anger, as her secrets kept being exposed. Although she usually had a carefree demeanor, she couldn't help but feel a bit shy at this moment.
"I don't have much on me, but I'll lend you a million ryo."
Uchiha Yoichi casually took out a storage scroll. His ninja tool bag had two storage scrolls filled with money, totaling two million ryo.
In the Ninja World, there are few chances to spend that much money unless you're at the Underground Gold Exchange for a task. Otherwise, two million ryo would be more than sufficient.
"Thanks! I didn't expect you to be so generous, kid. Once I win, I'll pay you back with interest!"
A million ryo already exceeded Tsunade's expectations. After getting the money, her face lit up with a delighted smile.
Uchiha Yoichi checked the favorability rating and saw that after giving her a million ryo, Tsunade's favorability towards him rose by two points.
Without further ado, Tsunade took Uchiha Yoichi to a nearby casino, ready to make a splash.
This town was quite bustling, with many pleasure streets and casinos. It's no wonder it attracted Tsunade, given her dream of visiting every casino in the world.
Many casinos don't open during the day, but Tsunade managed to find one that did, although there were no high-stakes tables available. So, Tsunade had to settle for smaller stakes, but even so, she continued to lose money.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoichi kept betting against Tsunade's side with his eyes closed, often wagering a bit more, and he kept winning.
At this time, you could see Tsunade in various moods—her sweet-talking when borrowing money, her anger and resentment when losing... but never the joy of winning.
By the time evening came around, Tsunade would take Uchiha Yoichi out for a meal. After being here for a few days, they were quite familiar with the best places to eat in the town.
The second and third days followed a similar routine, only Tsunade's debts kept piling up. Whenever she borrowed money, Uchiha Yoichi would generously lend it to her, though he would have her write an IOU.