How Did He Lose? Kunai Throwing!

"Ha!?"

Uchiha Itachi felt like there was something wrong with his ears.

Looking at Second Pillar, whose voice carried a sobbing tone, Uchiha Itachi's eyelid twitched. He asked again, "Otouto, what did you say you lost?"

Unable to hold back the grievance in his heart, Second Pillar threw his arms around Uchiha Itachi's leg and burst into loud tears.

"I-I lost Nii-san! Nii-san will be Uzumaki Naruto's big brother from now on! Wuwuwu..."

The corner of Uchiha Itachi's mouth twitched.

Damn it.

What a wonderful little brother he had.

He had actually wagered away his own biological older brother over a bet.

If Second Pillar had not been bawling his eyes out, Uchiha Itachi would have wanted to grab him by the shoulders and roar at him.

I'm your biological older brother!!!

Biological!!!

How could you wager me away!?

With tears in his eyes, Second Pillar looked at his brother pitifully.

"Nii-san, what do we do!? I don't want to give you to Uzumaki Naruto."

Uchiha Itachi's face darkened slightly. He repeatedly reminded himself that this was his biological little brother, biological—not adopted.

Taking a deep breath, Uchiha Itachi said, "Don't worry. Your brother will always be your brother. Uzumaki Naruto can't take me away."

Second Pillar nodded vigorously.

Then...

Second Pillar said softly, "Besides wagering away Nii-san, I also lost 81.92 million Ryo."

Uchiha Itachi blinked.

"(⊙o⊙) What?!?"

Uchiha Itachi stared blankly at his little brother.

"How much did you say you lost?"

Second Pillar looked hopefully at his brother.

"I lost 81.92 million Ryo. That... shouldn't be much, right?"

Uchiha Itachi nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Not much!?"

"Your brother here is only worth 18 million Ryo at the bounty exchange right now. Those eighty million Ryo you lost are the equivalent of wagering away five brothers!"

Uchiha Itachi desperately wanted to beat up this little brother he loved. Clenching his fists, he asked loudly with a dark expression:

"What exactly did you bet on? Did Uzumaki Naruto use some trick? How could you lose so much money?"

Countless conspiracies surfaced in Uchiha Itachi's mind.

That sinister Uzumaki Naruto had to have used some underhanded scheme to swindle his little brother. Otherwise, with his otouto being so smart, how could he possibly lose so much money on a bet?

Second Pillar lowered his head and said shamefully through his tears, "Kunai Throwing Technique."

Uchiha Itachi: "..."

Uchiha Itachi fell silent.

Looking down at his foolish little brother, Uchiha Itachi began wondering for the first time whether he had been too gentle with his otouto in the past!?

If you said Uzumaki Naruto had tricked you, at most that would mean your brain didn't work very well.

But you even lost at the Kunai Throwing Technique the Uchiha Clan excelled at most. Are you an idiot!?

Could his little brother's intelligence... be very low?

Seeing that Uchiha Itachi had remained silent for so long, Second Pillar became a little panicked and looked at his brother expectantly.

"Nii-san, what do we do!?"

Uchiha Itachi took a deep breath, stood up, and said solemnly, "Of course we'll win it back, using the Uchiha Clan's honorable and upright method!"

The next day.

Uzumaki Naruto entered the classroom right as the class bell rang.

Before his eyes—

A young Uchiha wearing Uchiha Clan attire stood on the podium, with a three-tomoe Sharingan in his eyes.

Second Pillar stood beside the young man and shot Uzumaki Naruto a provocative look.

Uzumaki Naruto immediately knew who the young man was. A smile appeared on his face as he tilted his head slightly and happily said to him:

"Nii-san Itachi, are you here to give me money!?"

Uchiha Itachi: "..."

Second Pillar's little face crumpled, and he nearly cried.

Right.

He had wagered away Nii-san.

Uchiha Itachi's face flushed slightly. Shame flooded his heart, making him want to find a hole and crawl into it.

"Mm, I'll give you part of it first."

Uchiha Itachi handed Uzumaki Naruto the only five million Ryo he had on him. Then, somewhat unaccustomed to this, he looked at Uzumaki Naruto, swallowed, and stammered, "Little brother Naruto, um..."

"I heard your Kunai Throwing Technique is impressive. Would you like to bet with me?"

As he said this, Uchiha Itachi's face turned as red as a monkey's butt. He wanted nothing more than to find a crack in the ground and never come out.

How humiliating!!!

He was practically like some creepy old man swindling a little girl!!!

Uzumaki Naruto agreed with a smile.

"Sure!"

Uchiha Itachi was deeply moved.

What a good child. Wasn't this clearly him trying to return the money he had won?

This child... was truly too kind...

With a smile, Uzumaki Naruto said, "nii-san Itachi, I'm going to the restroom first."

Uchiha Itachi nodded, unable to stop himself from sighing inwardly.

What a polite child. Even his smile was so gentle... That warm smile was like the sun, making people unable to resist drawing close to him...

He truly was... a gentle young man!

Inside the restroom.

Gentle Uzumaki Naruto:

"Purchase Weapon Mode!!!"

"Purchase Weapon Mode!!!"

"Purchase Weapon Mode!!!"

"..."

A while later.

At the training ground.

Uchiha Itachi stared at Uzumaki Naruto with a dark expression.

"Gentle my ass!!!"

"This is a demon wearing human skin!!!"