"Hey, kid!"
Tsunade suddenly opened the window and shouted at Uehara Naraku outside the inn: "I almost forgot to ask, which village are you a ninja from? What's your name!"
"..."
Uehara Naraku's expression darkened again.
Does this woman still want to fleece him?
Tsunade leaned out the window, her chest slightly deformed from the pressure, and she smiled with interest, "I'm just a wandering ninja; I wouldn't interfere with you carrying out your missions..."
Uehara Naraku finally raised his head and said softly to Tsunade: "Even the legendary Sannin Tsunade is a wandering ninja... The Third Hokage of Konoha must be a real fool, huh?"
Tsunade wasn't angry at all; instead, she nodded in agreement and said, "Yeah, the old man is getting on in years; not only his vision is bad, but his mind isn't sharp either!"
Tsunade has always lacked respect for the Third Hokage.
If the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen were in front of Tsunade, she could say even harsher things.
"So, is Konoha going to have a new Hokage soon?"
Uehara Naraku looked up at Tsunade with a mysterious smile: "Why don't we make a bet? I have a strong feeling that Lady Tsunade will be the next Hokage of Konoha!"
"Heh..."
Tsunade let out a warm breath, looking down at Uehara Naraku with a light smile: "Kid, at least pick a realistic candidate. How could I be interested in being Hokage... and do you even have any money?"
"..."
The confident smile froze on Uehara Naraku's face; indeed, without money, he couldn't speak with authority!
"Losing to you is destiny's choice."
Uehara sighed, looking at the beaming Tsunade: "Oh well, when fate arrives, no one can resist its will."
Of course, except for Uehara himself, who controls fate.
After saying this, Uehara Naraku waved goodbye to Tsunade and disappeared into the night.
Tsunade, by the window, wore a somber expression. She just stared into the dark night outside, slowly sliding to the ground.
"...Fate?"
Tears welled up in Tsunade's eyes as she clutched her chest tightly, her face filled with desolation and sadness: "Shizune, pack up. We're leaving here tomorrow."
"Huh? Lady Tsunade?"
Shizune walked over in surprise and, seeing Tsunade slumped on the ground, rushed to help her up: "Lady Tsunade, did something happen?"
"Nothing."
Tsunade extended her hand, gently stroking Shizune's cheek, and murmured: "I'm worried something bad might happen. Go pack up our things!"
Ever since she learned to gamble as a child, Tsunade has always lost, even against lousy gamblers like Senju Hashirama, her luck was astonishingly bad.
Occasionally, she would win once.
Whenever she won, something unfortunate would happen.
However, in the wager just now, Tsunade almost won consecutively, making Uehara Naraku doubt his life.
Who knows what might happen if she stays in the Hidden Hot Water Village?
Uehara had no idea that his words successfully erased Tsunade's good mood completely, only knowing that fate is a magical skill.
When he activated destiny, figures turned into a multitude of faces appearing in his mind, allowing him to pinpoint the exact location of everyone within a hundred kilometers.
Uehara quickly located Hoshigaki Kisame and Hozuki Mangetsu's position, as cards appeared at his feet...
Destiny's teleportation feature, activate!
The most luxurious hot spring inn in the Hidden Hot Water Village.
Hoshigaki Kisame sat upstairs, repairing Shark Skin, occasionally glancing down at his companions in the hot spring bath, when suddenly a sound of card shuffling reached his ears.
Hoshigaki Kisame abruptly grabbed Shark Skin and turned his head, just in time to witness a scene that made his little eyes nearly pop out!
Cards appeared out of thin air on the floor, overlapping each other to form a circular area about half a meter in diameter.
The next second, Uehara Naraku appeared above the cards.
This teleportation feature of Uehara's new destiny skill allows him to teleport directly to Kisame as long as he's within destiny's range.
Hoshigaki Kisame sighed with relief, his face showing a hint of curiosity, smiling as he asked: "Lord Uehara, is this some kind of Space-Time Jutsu?"
"Yes."
Uehara Naraku didn't deny it and handed a piece of paper currency to Hoshigaki Kisame, which was what Tsunade pitied and gave to him: "This is what's left of the money you gave me."
"...Only five hundred ryo?"
Hoshigaki Kisame's face was incredulous.
Even if Kisame hadn't specifically calculated his mission commission, he had an approximate figure, but it was worth millions of ryo!
Hoshigaki Kisame couldn't help but ask: "Lord Uehara lost a few million ryo today? It sounds more like a legendary fat sheep..."
"Shut up!"
Hearing Tsunade's nickname, Uehara Naraku's face darkened, his mood turning somber as he mumbled, "Which room is mine?"
"The largest one next door."
Hoshigaki Kisame quickly changed the subject, smiling as he said: "Lord Uehara, why not spend some time in the hot spring? This is the most luxurious hot spring hotel in the Hidden Hot Water Village; even ordinary Jonin can't afford to come for a casual visit!"
"No, I'm in a bad mood."
Uehara Naraku's body submerged into the wall as if diving.
By the time Kisame's surprise faded, Uehara had already used the Mayfly Jutsu to pass through the thick wall and reached his resting room.
The wonders of destiny's teleportation and the Mayfly Jutsu completely upended Hoshigaki Kisame's understanding of ninjutsu, adding a bit more reverence in his heart.
However, Hoshigaki Kisame remembered Uehara Naraku's frustrated expression and how he lost a few million ryo, and couldn't help but laugh to himself: "Ha, it seems our new boss isn't so flawless after all!"
Hoshigaki Kisame wasn't angry that Uehara Naraku lost all his money; instead, he felt Uehara had gained some life-like qualities, unlike when they originally met, where there was a mysterious and daunting aura that kept people at a distance.
A splash of water flew into the room, and Hozuki Mangetsu looked at the smiling Hoshigaki Kisame with suspicion: "I heard someone talking earlier; has the boss returned?"
"Yes, he just went to rest."
"Hmm..."
Hozuki Mangetsu frowned, looking somewhat displeased: "The boss went to rest so early; is he not satisfied with the inn I booked?"
"No, it's purely because he's in a bad mood."
Hoshigaki Kisame shrugged, looking at Hozuki Mangetsu with a laugh: "After all, anyone who loses a few million ryo in one day wouldn't be in a good mood, right?"
Hozuki Mangetsu: "..."
Finally, Hoshigaki Kisame and Hozuki Mangetsu exchanged a glance, each suppressing their laughter, revealing a profound smile.
Damn, they couldn't help but laugh!
They thought everything in the Ninja World was under Uehara's control...
Who would've thought Uehara himself is still a walking fat sheep!