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*Chapter 111: Speechless (Please Subscribe!)*

Ding dong! Successfully killed Shimura Danzo! You may choose to extract any item or ninjutsu from Shimura Danzo’s body!

"Extract, Uchiha Shisui's Sharingan!"

Ding dong! Successfully extracted Uchiha Shisui's Sharingan!

In that moment, Touji felt a sharp pain in his right eye.

Fortunately, having experienced this pain several times before, he had built some resistance and didn’t pass out like the first time.

Three tomoe appeared in Touji’s right pupil.

“How is this possible?!” Koharu Utatane looked on in disbelief.

She had expected this to be a simple crushing defeat, with Shimura Danzo dominating Touji within three minutes, capturing him, and completing the mind control to make a deal with the Sand Shinobi.

But no one anticipated that not only would Danzo lose, he’d also lose his life.

“I must be dreaming. How could Danzo be defeated by Touji!” Homura Mitokado glared at Touji in rage, his fists clenched.

The audience was completely silent.

They stared blankly at the scene unfolding before them.

Just then, Koharu Utatane slammed the table in fury, her trembling hand pointing at Touji.

“You little bastard, you really are a rogue ninja! You killed Lord Danzo—your intentions are treacherous!”

“Yeah, this was just a sparring match, and you went and killed Shimura Danzo!”

“Exactly! This kid must be a rogue ninja!”

Touji chuckled dismissively and tossed up the scroll he had just signed.

“The terms are written clearly in black and white: today’s match was a life-or-death battle. Are you Konoha higher-ups telling me you’re all illiterate?”

Everyone immediately fell silent.

If the scroll hadn’t been signed, they could have found some way to kill Touji.

But the fact was that Danzo himself had signed the scroll, so his death was for nothing.

Koharu slammed the table again, but this time smirked coldly.

“Even if you can prove your strength, it doesn’t matter! Who knows if you killed the Third Hokage inside that barrier!” Koharu accused.

“Yeah! Your background is completely unknown. You say you came from Orochimaru's lab, but who can prove that?”

“Why don’t you bring Orochimaru here to vouch for you?”

Touji twitched his lips.

It was clear these people were determined to take him down, treating everything he said as nonsense.

But Touji remained calm.

With Danzo, the big boss, dead, the rest of these people were nothing more than insignificant pests. He didn’t even consider them worth dealing with.

Besides, he had long prepared for today.

“I have a way to prove my identity!”

“Are you really going to bring Orochimaru here?” Homura Mitokado laughed.

The Konoha higher-ups all sneered at Touji.

Regardless of documents or other evidence, as long as these higher-ups denied it or forged new records, Touji’s identity would forever remain unclear, labeling him as a rogue ninja.

“What are you hesitating for? Go ahead and show us!” Koharu said with a malicious grin.

“Actually, I’m a member of the Hyuga clan.”

“The Hyuga clan? Why lie without preparing your story? Every member of the Hyuga clan has the Byakugan. Where’s yours?”

“Yeah, why don’t you claim you’re from the Uchiha clan instead?”

“This kid is just stalling, hoping Hyuga Hiashi will come to his rescue!”

Touji smirked and looked at the Konoha higher-ups as if watching a ridiculous play.

Then he brought his hand to his face and gently removed two contact lenses, revealing the distinctive Byakugan of the Hyuga clan.

The crowd that had been sneering and waiting for Touji to make a fool of himself suddenly wore expressions as if they had swallowed flies.

“How… how could he be from the Hyuga clan?”

“Impossible! Why didn’t we have any intel on this?”

“No way! He’s definitely wearing fake contacts! Someone get those lenses off him!” Koharu slammed the table again, sending several ninjas charging toward Touji.

Touji smiled nonchalantly and lowered his body.

“Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!”

In an instant, Touji’s fists flew like lightning, deflecting every attack, as if he had eyes in the back of his head.

Within seconds, all the attacking chunin were lying defeated on the ground.

Then Touji began walking slowly toward Koharu.

Koharu, who had been sitting comfortably in her chair, felt her heart pound in fear. She wanted to retreat, but with so many people watching, running away would destroy her reputation.

“Touji! What do you think you’re doing?” Koharu slammed the table angrily, trying to summon her courage.

Touji smirked, “I’m just trying to prove my Byakugan is real. You can drop the kunai—it’s useless against me. I didn’t expect someone your age to dress so daringly.”

Koharu’s face turned bright red as she stammered, unable to form a response.

“Do I need to say more? My Byakugan sees everything quite clearly!”

“N-No, that won’t be necessary!”

Koharu bowed her head in defeat, realizing she had lost once again.

“Even if you are from the Hyuga clan, you killed Lord Danzo. Don’t even think about becoming Hokage!” she spat.

The Konoha higher-ups feared nothing more than Touji becoming Hokage.

If Touji, a member of the Hyuga clan, became Hokage, the clan would rise in power, and those who had oppressed them in the past would certainly face retribution.

Touji yawned lazily, “Who said I wanted to be Hokage? But don’t think I’ll recognize anyone you pick for the position either.”

Koharu frowned.

Touji had the highest standing, even though his reputation had taken some hits. After today’s events, his influence would reach new heights.

While Touji claimed he didn’t want to be Hokage, he still held significant sway.

If he backed Hiashi Hyuga for Hokage, the result would be the same.

“What do you intend to do? Whoever you endorse, I won’t agree to it!”

“Don’t be so quick to say that. What if I suggest someone you’re willing to accept? Like Tsunade?”

Koharu paused.

Tsunade, the granddaughter of the First Hokage and disciple of the Third, had the qualifications and strength to become Hokage.

But why would Touji suggest her?

After all, Tsunade was practically on their side.

“But Tsunade isn’t in the village…”

“It’s fine if she’s not here. I’ll go get her!”

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(End of Chapter)

*Chapter 112: Interception (Please Subscribe!)*

Touji walked along the path with Jiraiya and Naruto Uzumaki, feeling extremely at ease.

Since the Konoha Crush Plan ended, everyone had been giving him strange looks.

Especially the women, who seemed like they wanted to pounce on him.

And after some rumors started, even the men looked like they wanted to pounce on him.

All in all, life in Konoha hadn't been very comfortable.

But being out here, away from all that, made him feel a newfound sense of freedom.

"Touji, are you sure you don't want to deal with that girl behind us?" Jiraiya asked with a helpless smile.

Touji turned his head and saw the corner of a fan peeking out from a treetop not far away.

He chuckled bitterly.

Although they didn't need to brainwash her into going back to the Sand Village, Koharu Utatane had agreed to their first condition: giving Sand Village some seeds.

Since then, Temari had been following Touji around.

A few times, Touji had caught her trying to slip powder into his food or blow smoke into his room.

Luckily, with his Sharingan and Byakugan, his perception abilities had far surpassed what they once were. Otherwise, who knows what might've happened.

"Let her be. The village council agreed to the conditions, so I can't just kick her out, right?"

"My point is, why don't you just give her what she wants?" Jiraiya teased with a mischievous grin.

Touji's mouth twitched.

He was only twelve years old, and Jiraiya was already encouraging him to do such things.

You can't rush these things. Trying to force it would only lead to regret later.

"If you're so eager, why don't you transform and go in my place? I’m not doing it!"

"Fine, fine, I’ll just stick to teaching Naruto some jutsu."

Touji's eyes lit up, and he quickly stopped Jiraiya.

According to the plot, Jiraiya should be teaching Naruto the Rasengan around this time. Touji had already learned the Rasengan too, so how could he miss this chance to improve his relationship with Naruto?

"Perverted Sage, let me teach Naruto the Rasengan."

"Alright, he's all yours. I’ll go do some ‘research’!" Jiraiya clasped his hands behind his head, ready to walk away. Halfway through, he turned back and said, "But don't make any promises to her while I’m gone!"

Touji immediately started coughing violently.

Even if he did make promises, he couldn’t let Jiraiya know. Otherwise, Jiraiya might try to get involved for his own ‘research.’

As Touji approached, Naruto Uzumaki got excited.

Ever since becoming a ninja, he hadn't really learned any new jutsu, though he’d been through plenty of battles.

If it weren't for the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu he learned earlier, he wasn’t sure how he would've made it this far.

And now Touji was offering to teach him some new jutsu? That made Naruto incredibly happy.

Naruto would much rather be taught by Touji than Jiraiya.

After all, Jiraiya’s eyes always had a strange glint, constantly asking him to use the transformation jutsu.

It wouldn’t be a problem to use it in normal situations, but Jiraiya’s look… that look was like he was about to eat him!

Plus, Touji was strong enough to defeat Orochimaru.

Ding! Naruto Uzumaki's favorability increased by five points! Current favorability: 79 points!

"Touji! Touji! What jutsu are you going to teach me today?"

Touji smiled and raised his hand. A faint blue Rasengan appeared in his palm.

Touji pressed the Rasengan against a nearby rock.

In an instant, the rock caved in.

Seeing this, Naruto frowned in dissatisfaction.

"That’s it? I can do that without using any jutsu…"

Boom!

A massive explosion erupted, blowing apart the rock, as well as several stones behind it.

"Wha…"

Naruto stared in disbelief at the scene before him.

Given its power, if this hit a ninja, they might seem fine on the outside, but their insides would definitely be blown to pieces.

It was definitely a must-have jutsu for one-hit kills.

Naruto was instantly thrilled and began shouting around Touji.

"I wanna learn! I wanna learn!"

"I’m showing it to you to teach you. Go buy some balloons first."

Just as Touji finished speaking, two figures suddenly appeared.

Both were wearing black cloaks with red clouds.

"Uchiha Itachi! Hoshigaki Kisame!"

Touji frowned.

According to the original plot, they shouldn't have run into these two on their way to find Tsunade, and Touji wasn't prepared at all.

But after thinking about it, Touji realized that the plot had already been thrown into chaos. Even Danzo was dead now.

And the last time he met Uchiha Itachi, Itachi didn’t cause a big scene in Konoha.

He didn’t even say that infamous line about his ‘foolish little brother.’

Itachi’s stated reason for coming to Konoha was to capture the Nine-Tails. If he never made contact, it would’ve been hard to justify.

Even though Itachi was on their side, with Kisame around, he would have to at least put up a show of fighting.

But right now, Touji couldn’t even take on Kisame!

"Kid, forget about buying those balloons. How about coming with us instead?" Kisame sneered, sizing Naruto up.

"Don’t underestimate him, Kisame. This kid managed to defeat Danzo," Itachi said seriously.

"Come on, Itachi, no need to worry. We’re not here for that Shadow of the Moment guy. We just need to grab the Nine-Tails!"

"Fine, I’ll handle the Nine-Tails. You take care of Touji."

As soon as Itachi finished speaking, Kisame hoisted his Samehada and stepped in front of Touji, looking down on him from above.

"Kid, defeating Danzo proves your strength. Let me see it for myself!"

With that, Kisame swung the Samehada down.

But Touji had already disappeared, reappearing in front of Itachi.

"Naruto, run! I’ll hold them off!"

"I want to fight too!"

"Run! You’ll just be a burden if you stay. Once you're gone, I’ll have a better chance to escape!" Touji shouted, interrupting Naruto’s Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Naruto’s face filled with frustration.

He turned and ran.

"Touji, I’ll go get the Pervy Sage!"

Ding! Naruto Uzumaki's favorability increased by three points! Current favorability: 82 points!

Watching Naruto run off, Touji let out a sigh of relief.

With Naruto around, Touji had to protect him at all times. Now that Naruto was gone, even if Touji couldn’t win, he could still escape.

The only downside was that Naruto ran off too fast, leaving Touji without time to activate the sign-in feature.

"Itachi, it seems we won’t be able to chase after the Nine-Tails unless we take this kid down first. Let me handle him!"

Kisame’s face lit up with excitement. He grabbed his cloak and tore it off, tossing it into the air.

Touji’s pupils shrank.

“Crap, Kisame’s stripping!”

(End of Chapter)

*Chapter 113: Persuasion (Please subscribe!)*

Kisame Hoshigaki was feeling extremely annoyed.

He had only taken off a piece of clothing, yet Touji looked completely shocked and even ran far away to pick it up.

Although Kisame wanted to say "thank you," wearing the coat really made fighting quite inconvenient.

"What do you mean by this, kid?"

"You can't just take your clothes off randomly! It could cost lives!"

Upon hearing Touji's words, a smug expression appeared on Kisame's face.

Touji was the one who defeated Danzo Shimura and took down Shukaku, a dangerous opponent. Yet now, before the fight had even started, he was already scared.

It was obvious that he was intimidated by Kisame's reputation.

"Since you know how powerful I am, you still dare to stop me?" Kisame grinned arrogantly.

*Ding! Kisame Hoshigaki! Favorability increased by 47 points! Warning!*

*Favorability unlocks at 50 points: Water Shark Bullet Technique!*

*Favorability unlocks at 60 points: Great Shark Bullet Technique!*

*Favorability unlocks at 70 points: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!*

*Favorability unlocks at 80 points: Four Sharks Rain!*

*Favorability unlocks at 90 points: Thousand Feeding Sharks!*

*Favorability unlocks at 100 points: Samehada! Ninja must stick to hand seals! Infinite Sign-in activated (Sign-in interval: seven days)!*

"Afraid?"

Although Kisame was quite strong, Touji possessed the teleportation ability through space techniques, so being afraid wasn’t really the issue.

However, the plot was already becoming more chaotic, and Touji didn’t want it to get worse. The Akatsuki Organization's deadly curse tied to removing clothes—if it really applied to Kisame now—would only make future events more unpredictable.

"If you're not scared, then why try to please me? Itachi-san, don't interfere. I’m going to kill this brat!"

With a furious shout, Kisame threw off his coat again and charged at Touji with Samehada.

Touji’s eyebrows furrowed deeply.

The one person he didn’t want to fight right now was Kisame.

As one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Kisame was incredibly strong in close combat.

Touji's greatest skills were the Gentle Fist and Hatake swordsmanship.

However, both of these were completely suppressed by Samehada, which could absorb chakra.

All Touji could do now was dodge.

At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared, intercepting Samehada.

"Kisame, long time no see!"

"Zabuza Momochi!"

Kisame stopped when he saw the familiar face, falling into a brief reverie.

Zabuza, seeing that Kisame had halted his attack, breathed a sigh of relief.

If the two of them really fought, Zabuza had no hope of winning. All he could do was buy some time and hope Touji could escape.

"You can't kill Touji. The Land of Water needs him!"

"The Land of Water?" Uchiha Itachi and Kisame asked in unison.

Touji smiled bitterly.

Zabuza's appearance had indeed defused the current crisis, but it could easily lower Itachi’s favorability or even turn it into negative points.

So, Touji had to step in and smooth things over.

He quickly activated his Byakugan, checked the surroundings, and then said, "Kisame, why did you join the Akatsuki Organization?"

"To find my true self, to find the meaning of my existence!"

Though he didn’t understand why Touji was asking, Kisame answered honestly.

"And that person must have claimed to be Madara Uchiha, right?" Touji’s lips curled slightly.

"Madara Uchiha!"

The three of them shuddered at the same time.

Madara Uchiha was an overwhelmingly famous figure, a man who could stand toe-to-toe with the "God of Shinobi," Hashirama Senju. Hearing his name would make anyone pause in shock.

However, Kisame and Itachi looked surprised, while Zabuza appeared frightened.

"How do you know that?"

Touji’s smirk deepened. Knowing Madara Uchiha's identity was one thing, but he even knew about the conspiracy of the ninja world's most famous filial son. He just couldn’t reveal that yet.

"The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, was controlled by his genjutsu, plunging the Hidden Mist into the Bloody Mist era. As for the Moon's Eye plan he promised you? That’s just a joke."

Kisame’s brow furrowed deeply.

Kisame had joined the Akatsuki Organization to find his true purpose, but it turned out he had been deceived.

Even though he had a good temper, being lied to made his anger surge.

"Damn it, he tricked me! I’m going to settle the score with him!"

"He may not be Madara Uchiha, but killing him will still be difficult. Why not stay in the Akatsuki and wait for the right moment?"

"So, kid, when do you plan to save the Hidden Mist Village?" Zabuza asked, his concern clearly focused on his village.

Touji replied, "After I complete this mission, I’ll leave the Hidden Leaf and head to the Mist to stop his plans!"

Although there were still many favorability points he hadn’t maxed out in the Leaf Village, Touji had reached a bottleneck, making it difficult to increase them further.

As the plot continued to shift, Touji needed to accumulate as many favorability points as possible before everything fell apart.

Saving Yagura was a huge favorability booster that Touji didn’t want to miss.

"Are you saying you're going to defect from the Hidden Leaf Village?" Uchiha Itachi asked calmly, but Touji could sense a hint of killing intent in his tone.

"That guy's target is the entire ninja world. If we don’t stop him in time, the Fourth Great Ninja War will break out. What would you do?"

Itachi paused, thinking deeply.

After a few seconds, he raised his head again.

"If it’s truly for the ninja world, then I’ll help you!" Itachi said firmly.

"If that guy dares mess with me, I’ll ruin his plans!" Kisame sneered coldly.

"I don’t care about the ninja world. I just want the Mist Village to return to peace," Zabuza said with a shrug.

*Ding! Uchiha Itachi favorability increased by 5 points! Current favorability: 82 points! Sign-in available!*

*Ding! Kisame Hoshigaki favorability increased by 5 points! Current favorability: 52 points! Sign-in available!*

*Ding! Zabuza Momochi favorability increased by 6 points! Current favorability: 67 points!*

"Sign in for Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki!"

*Ding! Sign-in successful for Uchiha Itachi! Obtained Explosive Shadow Clone! Favorability increased by 2 points! Current favorability: 84 points!*

*Ding! Sign-in successful for Kisame Hoshigaki! Obtained Water Shark Bullet Technique! Favorability increased by 5 points! Current favorability: 57 points!*

"You two stay in the Akatsuki and complete your missions. When I really need you, I’ll come find you!"

"Oh, and no matter what happens, don’t take off your coats!"

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(End of Chapter)

*Chapter 114: Tsunade's Strategy: Betting Against Herself to Buy a Beachfront Villa (Please Subscribe!)*

Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki had left, but Zabuza Momochi stayed nearby to protect Touji. Temari, on the other hand, grew bolder and directly joined the group.

“We’ve received intel that Tsunade should be in the town up ahead. I’ll go ahead to investigate while you all stay at this hotel,” Jiraiya said seriously to the group.

Touji couldn’t help but twitch his mouth, looking at Jiraiya with disdain. He knew that when Jiraiya wore this expression, it typically meant he was going off to gather "research" materials. With Tsunade nearby, his opportunities to gather such "research" would soon diminish, so he was planning to do it all at once.

After Jiraiya left, Touji began to take action. He had to increase his favorability with Tsunade before the others could interact with her. Otherwise, it would be too easy for her to be swayed by Jiraiya and Naruto Uzumaki, making it difficult to improve her opinion of him.

The best way to get close to Tsunade? Gambling! Luckily, before leaving Konoha, Touji borrowed one million from the wealthy Tenten, who surprisingly agreed right away.

It was almost cruel how generous she was. If not for a certain "bag of rice" warning him, Touji would have happily settled into a comfortable life living off her wealth.

Using the Body Flicker Technique, Touji escaped the hotel and, after visiting several casinos, finally spotted Tsunade. At this point, she was deep in her gambling, throwing away money like trash, completely disregarding its value.

“Mind if I join?” Touji asked.

Tsunade gave him a sideways glance, her face showing clear annoyance.

“Kid, go home and play make-believe. This isn’t a place for children,” she said, waving him off dismissively.

Touji nearly laughed out loud from how sharp her words were—her tongue was like a venomous snake. But at least he’d made contact with her.

*[Ding! Tsunade! Favorability: 50 points! You can now sign in!]*

*[Favorability at 50 points unlocks: Healing Palm Technique!]*

*[Favorability at 60 points unlocks: Chakra Scalpel!]*

*[Favorability at 70 points unlocks: Super Strength!]*

*[Favorability at 80 points unlocks: Yin Seal!]*

*[Favorability at 90 points unlocks: Creation Rebirth Technique!]*

*[Favorability at 100 points unlocks: Creation Rebirth! You’ll receive "I’ll Protect You for Life!" Activating infinite sign-ins (7-day interval)!]*

*[Ding! Shizune! Favorability: 50 points! You can now sign in!]*

*[Favorability at 50 points unlocks: Transformation Technique!]*

*[Favorability at 60 points unlocks: Healing Palm Technique!]*

*[Favorability at 70 points unlocks: Regeneration Technique!]*

*[Favorability at 80 points unlocks: Chakra Scalpel!]*

*[Favorability at 90 points unlocks: Poison Mist!]*

*[Favorability at 100 points unlocks: Four Symbols Seal! You’ll receive "I’ll Take Good Care of You!" Activating infinite sign-ins (7-day interval)!]*

“Sign in to Tsunade and Shizune!”

*[Ding! Successfully signed in with Tsunade! You’ve received: Gambling Technique! Favorability increased by 5 points! Current favorability: 55 points!]*

*[Ding! Successfully signed in with Shizune! You’ve received: Transformation Technique! Favorability increased by 5 points! Current favorability: 55 points!]*

*[Ding! Since you’ve already acquired the Transformation Technique, it’s been upgraded to a higher level!]*

Touji twitched again. He never expected to get Tsunade’s infamous gambling technique, which always results in a loss. With the one million borrowed from Tenten, he had no idea how he would repay it if he lost it all—he might have to pay her back in "other ways."

Typically, in gambling, the best strategy is to find someone with the worst luck and bet against them. And right now, Tsunade was clearly the unluckiest person around.

“I have money here, so why can’t I play a few rounds?” Touji said, placing a suitcase on the table.

Everyone turned to look, surprised that Touji could put down so much money.

Tsunade scoffed, frowning. “Fine, since you have money, let’s begin!” The casino owner’s eyes lit up, clearly excited by the pile of money on the table.

The game was simple—just a straightforward bet on high or low.

Seeing Tsunade bet on low, Touji immediately threw all his money on high.

Tsunade was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly grabbed Touji.

“Kid, you can’t just throw everything in at once! If you lose, all that money will be gone!”

“No worries… it’s impossible to lose,” Touji smirked. Betting against Tsunade, the walking bad-luck charm, was like a guaranteed beachfront villa. There’s no way he could lose.

Seeing the smile on Touji’s face, Tsunade suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to punch him.

“Roll the dice! Five, five, six—high!” announced the casino owner.

Tsunade trembled, not because of losing the money, but because Touji’s smug smile was incredibly infuriating.

She grabbed him by the collar.

“Kid! How are you so sure you’d win?!”

Touji tensed up. Everyone here knew the reason, but if he said it out loud, he would definitely get beaten up.

“It’s a man’s sixth sense… you women wouldn’t understand.”

“Oh? Then what does your sixth sense tell you to bet on next?” Tsunade said, clearly frustrated from losing.

Touji swallowed hard. He wouldn’t dare bet without seeing what Tsunade picked first. If she followed his bet, it would be the end of him.

“This sixth sense is fickle… if I relied on it, I’d be a billionaire by now.”

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, slightly believing him. She put more money on low again.

Touji, seeing this, immediately placed the rest of his money on high.

“Four, six, six—high!” the dealer called out.

Within minutes, Touji had turned one million into four million.

But once again, Tsunade grabbed him by the collar.

“Kid! What was that?! Didn’t you say your sixth sense is unreliable? Why’d you go all in again?!”

“A sudden flash of insight… I just felt it would be high~” Touji explained as best as he could, though Tsunade’s increasingly suspicious glare sent chills down his spine.

Touji swallowed nervously. If he kept winning off Tsunade, she’d surely beat him up. It was time to dial it back and ensure his safety.

He leaned close to Tsunade and whispered, “I have a foolproof way to win. Interested in trying it with me?”

Tsunade’s eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded.

“Yes, yes, yes!”

*[Ding! Tsunade’s favorability increased by 5 points! Current favorability: 60 points! You can now sign in!]*

“Sign in to Tsunade!”

*[Ding! Successfully signed in with Tsunade! You’ve received: Chakra Scalpel! Favorability increased by 4 points! Current favorability: 64 points!]*

(End of this chapter.)

Chapter 115: Goodwill Bought with Money (Subscribe for More!)

“What’s going on with me?”

Touji rubbed his throbbing head, lost in thought.

After conspiring with Tsunade, they swept through all the casinos in town. Tsunade bet big with $100, while Touji put all his money on the smaller stakes.

In just one night, Touji’s initial one million had ballooned to nearly two billion.

Converting that to RMB, it was at least tens of millions!

But after splitting it with Tsunade, Touji was left with only about two million RMB.

That was because Tsunade took a share, Shizune also took a share, and even the little pig Ton-ton got a cut.

Though it pained him, Tsunade’s goodwill skyrocketed—from 55 points to 81 points in one go!

Touji forced a bitter smile. That goodwill was definitely bought with money.

However, he didn’t regret it at all. Money was only as good as it was useful; goodwill was far more satisfying.

After earning so much money, Tsunade dragged Touji to a tavern, where they drank who-knows-how-many glasses until he completely blacked out.

“Hangovers are the worst.” Touji rubbed his head again.

He wanted to get up, wash his face, and find Tsunade to use up the remaining sign-ins.

But as he tried to get up, he realized he couldn’t move.

Looking down, Touji saw Tsunade sleeping like a log, smiling mysteriously, clutching his feet as if gnawing on a pig's trotter.

On the other side was Shizune.

Usually calm and composed, even Shizune had gotten completely drunk last night, lying there without a shred of her usual ladylike demeanor.

She wore the same smile as Tsunade, drooling all over Touji’s chest.

Touji’s mouth twitched, and he hurried to push the two women away.

But the usually frail Shizune felt like she had grown roots into him; no matter how hard Touji pushed, she wouldn’t budge, leaving him sweating profusely.

Let alone Tsunade.

Since there was no escape, Touji decided to begin his sign-ins.

“Sign in for Tsunade and Shizune!”

[Ding! Tsunade sign-in successful! Received Shuriken Jutsu! Goodwill increased by 3 points! Current goodwill: 84 points! You can continue signing in!]

[Ding! Since you already have Shuriken Jutsu, the low-level technique has been upgraded!]

[Ding! Tsunade sign-in successful! Received Superhuman Strength! Goodwill increased by 2 points! Current goodwill: 86 points!]

[Ding! Shizune sign-in successful! Received Body Flicker Technique! Goodwill increased by 4 points! Current goodwill: 77 points! You can continue signing in!]

[Ding! Since you already have Body Flicker Technique, the low-level technique has been upgraded!]

[Ding! Shizune sign-in successful! Received Healing Hands! Goodwill increased by 3 points! Current goodwill: 80 points! You can continue signing in!]

[Ding! Shizune sign-in successful! Received Chakra Scalpel! Goodwill increased by 2 points! Current goodwill: 82 points!]

[Ding! Since you already have Chakra Scalpel, the low-level technique has been upgraded!]

Touji was ecstatic.

Not only had he obtained two basic ninjutsu techniques, but he also gained Tsunade’s Superhuman Strength.

Before, Touji had always relied on Hatake's sword techniques—not because they were so extraordinary, but because his body strength wasn’t enough. Without leveraging force against force, none of his moves could cause much damage.

Now that he had Superhuman Strength, his taijutsu would level up instantly.

Before, his strikes were soft; now, one punch could shatter mountains and split rocks. Even without special moves, a single serious punch could defeat an enemy.

But just as Touji started to rejoice, he suddenly felt his body convulse.

Though he wasn’t actively moving, his muscles were continuously twitching.

His arms and legs stretched and contracted uncontrollably.

Touji hadn’t anticipated that Superhuman Strength would so drastically alter his body. Fortunately, he was in a safe place—if this had happened in battle, it would’ve killed him.

Already suffering from a hangover, Touji now experienced extreme pain, causing him to pass out.

[Ding! Tsunade's goodwill increased by 1 point! Current goodwill: 87 points!]

[Ding! Shizune's goodwill increased by 1 point! Current goodwill: 83 points!]

[Ding! Tsunade's goodwill increased by 1 point! Current goodwill: 88 points!]

[Ding! Shizune's goodwill increased by 1 point! Current goodwill: 84 points!]

Although Touji had fainted, he could still hear the system’s notifications in his subconscious.

He was utterly confused.

How could goodwill keep increasing while he was unconscious?

After an unknown amount of time, Touji slowly opened his eyes to see Tsunade’s face drawing closer.

Panicked, he quickly grabbed her face to stop her from getting any closer.

“What are you doing?!”

Tsunade blushed, and Touji could feel the temperature rising from her face.

“Why did you wake up right when it was my turn?” Tsunade grumbled, full of resentment.

Touji’s mouth twitched.

“What do you mean, ‘my turn’? What were you all doing?!”

Shizune quickly came over to explain.

“You fainted earlier and kept twitching. Based on our medical expertise, we determined that you needed CPR. After several rounds, you finally woke up!”

Touji’s mouth twitched again.

Several rounds of CPR?! And he hadn’t even suffered cardiac arrest—did he really need that?

This is why guys should always protect themselves when out and about.

Seeing that Touji was okay, Tsunade grinned mischievously and leaned in closer, saying, “My lucky star, when are we going to make another killing?”

Touji sighed and shook his head.

They had visited every casino in town the night before, and although the owners had smiled as they welcomed Tsunade in, they had angrily thrown the three of them out later.

Some casinos had even come close to starting a fight.

Even if there were any casinos left, word would have spread overnight, and none of them would welcome the trio anymore.

“Forget it. This town is done for. If we want to make money, we’ll have to hit up another town—and we better act fast. Once word spreads, no one will want to gamble with us,” Touji said, shaking his head helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade immediately pulled Touji up, excitedly saying, “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go to the next town!”

“Look at me—I reek of alcohol. At least let me change my clothes first.”

As Touji spoke, he grabbed a fresh set of clothes and started to change.

But Tsunade’s mind was already on the next town, and she was growing increasingly impatient.

“Hurry up and change! Geez, you’re worse than a girl! You know what, let me help you!”

At that moment, the door swung open.

“What on earth are you all doing?!”

(End of this chapter)