Hyuga Matsuba sat up straight and began increasing the purity of his Chakra. To improve its quality, he decided to use the clumsy method of compressing it.
The method really worked. Under Hyuga Matsuba's efforts, his originally pale-blue Chakra gradually darkened in color, showing that its purity had improved.
"But the efficiency is way too low." After some time, Hyuga Matsuba rolled his stiff shoulders.
For so long, he had never thought about increasing its purity, which was why this had become such a huge problem now.
Hyuga Matsuba now had far too much Chakra. If he wanted to improve its quality, it would take no small amount of time. It was truly a headache. He had originally thought his innate regenerative physique would let him extract more Chakra and save him effort, but now it had become a major problem.
This was also because Hyuga Matsuba had not known about it. Other people considered this issue while refining Chakra, so they compressed it as they extracted it to improve its quality.
Hyuga Matsuba had only thought about accumulating more Chakra and never about improving its purity, leading to this situation.
"Fortunately, my physical strength has reached a certain level, so I don't need to worry about that anymore. I'll focus wholeheartedly on improving my Chakra purity, and let my clones handle everything else."
Hyuga Matsuba silently comforted himself.
After working for a while, Hyuga Matsuba prepared to visit the Ninja Academy. He was now old enough to enroll, and he could not miss registration.
"Seriously, going to school is such a hassle. They charge money to learn that little bit of junk? Luckily, I'm an orphan, so I don't have to pay. If I had to pay, wouldn't I go broke?"
Hyuga Matsuba let out a deep sigh. Although he had had quite a bit of money before, he was still growing and his expenses were substantial. His pockets were now cleaner than his face.
Hyuga Matsuba could no longer afford proper meals. After every training session, he could only rely on wild chickens, rabbits, and the like from the back mountain to replenish himself. If not for the food on the back mountain, he would have gone hungry long ago.
Besides food and drink, how could a ninja go without equipment? Hyuga Matsuba was truly willing to spend money in that regard. Heavy lead blocks, all kinds of wooden stakes, swords, and blades—all of them had cost a great deal to make.
A little spent here, a little spent there; Hyuga Matsuba could barely save any money at all.
Hyuga Matsuba was extremely stingy now. Take Explosive Tags, for example—he had looked at them several times, but in the end, he still could not bring himself to buy a few.
Fortunately, heaven had bestowed the Sage Body upon him, giving him recovery speed far beyond ordinary people. He never needed bandages after getting injured, which saved him quite a bit on medicine.
"What kind of life is this? When I get the chance, maybe I can lure Konan over. I want to be rich for once too. Then I'll eat and drink well, grow taller, and never grow old!"
Konan had so many Explosive Tags that they were impossible to count. Hyuga Matsuba did not believe all of them had been exchanged from the shop with Exchange Points. Konan definitely knew how to make them, and Hyuga Matsuba quietly began making plans.
Having suffered enough hardship, Hyuga Matsuba was now intensely interested in Konan. But jokes aside, he still doted on that unfortunate girl.
He did not even know whether Konan had been born yet. He could fantasize all he wanted, but once he came back to his senses, he would still have nothing.
"Hyuga Matsuba? Is that you?"
"Huh?" Hyuga Matsuba seemed to hear someone calling his name. He slowly turned around.
The moment he turned his head, his gaze landed on Tsunade, who was about to enter the casino. Time truly flew. Tsunade's changes were simply unbelievable! Her chest used to be flat as an airfield, yet after such a short time, she already showed the makings of a Milk Cow Chariot.
"Holy crap! It's only been a year. How did her chest grow like it was inflated? Did she get breast augmentation or something?" Hyuga Matsuba could not believe his eyes. Tsunade's changes were indeed far too great.
"You little brat, where are you looking?!" Tsunade realized something, her cheeks flushed red, and she raised her hand to smack Hyuga Matsuba.
Hyuga Matsuba's head suddenly spun. He nearly could not take that blow. Tsunade was a little too much—did she have no sense of restraint when she hit people?
"I haven't seen you in so long, and you've grown so tall! I didn't recognize you at first!" Tsunade rubbed Hyuga Matsuba's head.
"Uh... you're the one who developed more noticeably, aren't you? I didn't recognize you earlier because I was looking at your chest." Hyuga Matsuba's face darkened.
Of course, he only grumbled about that in his heart. If he said it aloud, Tsunade would definitely give him a severe beating.
Though he was saying all sorts of things in his heart, Hyuga Matsuba's adorable expression was flawless. His big eyes blinked, making him look irresistibly cute.
Hyuga Matsuba did not think there was anything wrong with acting like this. He was naturally adorable; that was one of his strengths. Anyone who did not know how to make use of their strengths was an idiot.
Hyuga Matsuba's move worked immediately. Tsunade instantly picked him up, and now Hyuga Matsuba was pressed against her chest, his face surrounded by two huge soft mounds.
Hyuga Matsuba felt like he was about to suffocate. He struggled desperately until he finally breathed fresh air again. Had he just smelled Tsunade's scent? His whole body now felt limp.
After quite a while, Tsunade finally loosened her hold. Hyuga Matsuba felt like a fish that had just returned to the water, as if he had come back to life.
Tsunade suddenly seemed embarrassed for a moment, but she soon returned to her tomboyish nature. In the depths of her heart, she seemed to sense an attraction toward Hyuga Matsuba.
She had never felt this way around Hyuga Matsuba before. Tsunade could not clearly explain it, but instinctively, she wanted to get closer to him.
If Hyuga Matsuba knew what Tsunade was thinking right now, he would definitely understand, because it was all due to a prize he had won in the Lottery two days ago.
What Hyuga Matsuba had received was an ability unrelated to Ninjutsu: an ability that increased the affection of the opposite sex toward him. When he saw the result, Hyuga Matsuba's heart did not stir in the slightest. He even wanted to draw again.
Just look at Hyuga Matsuba's face, then look at the effect of this ability. Was his romantic luck ever going to end? Hyuga Matsuba felt like he was now a heartthrob admired by all.
"Matsuba, you came at the perfect time. Big sis will take you into the casino and make a killing!" Tsunade patted her chest, looking utterly confident.
"Wow." Hyuga Matsuba had already been deeply captivated by Tsunade's huge chest and could not stop marveling.
"You little pervert!" Following Hyuga Matsuba's gaze, Tsunade saw her own ample chest. Her face reddened again. After scolding him, she grabbed his sleeve and tried to drag him into the casino.
Hyuga Matsuba instinctively did not want to enter such a place, but then he suddenly seemed to remember something.
Why not use this chance to make a fortune? Tsunade had a nickname: the Legendary Sucker. Everyone knew it.
Hyuga Matsuba's little calculations never stopped. He put some thought into it. He would just bet against Tsunade later, and he definitely could not lose. But that seemed a little unfair to Tsunade.
Still, if she lost, rather than letting the money go to someone else, it might as well go to Hyuga Matsuba. At worst, he could give Tsunade a share after the gambling was over!
Having made his plans, Hyuga Matsuba strode after Tsunade to the gambling table.
Only after entering did Hyuga Matsuba see that he was not the only one with this idea. Everyone was waiting to slaughter the sheep.
"Ugh, wherever the money is, the opponents are too!" Hyuga Matsuba realized that this money might not be so easy to earn.
"If only my Tenseigan had X-ray vision instead of only being able to see things related to Ninjutsu, I would have cheated ages ago. Winning money would be nothing." Hyuga Matsuba felt a wave of regret.
At first, Hyuga Matsuba had thought the Tenseigan's abilities were incredibly powerful, practically omnipotent. But whether something was good or not, only its user would know. Once he activated the Tenseigan, Hyuga Matsuba discovered that it could not do everything after all. This disappointed him greatly.
"Matsuba, did you bring your wallet? If you don't have any money, big sis can lend you some first! But you have to pay me back."
Tsunade had already taken up a position at the gambling table and was extremely excited.
"Don't worry, big sis! If I didn't have money, I'd definitely borrow some from you."
Hyuga Matsuba rummaged through his backpack and finally pulled out his entire fortune. Looking silently at the excited Tsunade, he thought, Sister Tsunade, whether I'll be drinking the northwest wind or living without worries from now on will all depend on you!
Although Hyuga Matsuba possessed some Ninjutsu that could predict the future, he had never dealt with casino games before, so cheating would be rather difficult. Everything now depended on Tsunade.
"Tsunade really is a Sugar Mama! This is the first time I've ever seen so much money!" Hyuga Matsuba watched Tsunade pour gold coins out of a sack, and his saliva was practically about to drip from his mouth.
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