Give It Up, Tsunade

"Because this is my first time taking out a loan."

Renegade Kiyohara spoke up.

He looked toward Tsunade.

Tsunade wore a sleeveless top covered by a green haori, which concealed her curvaceous and graceful figure.

Her lower body was clad in light blue cropped pants that wrapped snugly around her long, rounded legs.

"The first time?"

Tsunade frowned slightly.

Oh no.

It seemed she had already taken out loans many times before.

The moment Kiyohara saw the subtle expression on Tsunade's face, he knew her "personal credit" was definitely ruined.

"Ahem, I am Tsunade. If you lend me some money now, I will definitely pay you back after I turn the tables."

Tsunade looked at Kiyohara.

"Is Lady Tsunade going to gamble?"

Kiyohara asked.

In truth, Tsunade's gambling addiction was no secret, to the point that the nickname "The Legendary Sucker" had begun to circulate.

Give it up, Tsunade. Everyone outside is winning money, and you're the only one losing.

Kiyohara felt that even if he lent the money to Tsunade, she wouldn't have a chance to win.

However, a thought crossed his mind, and he still pulled out fifty thousand ryo to lend to her.

"Lady Tsunade, I am very interested in the knowledge of Medical Ninjutsu. Could you teach me a little?"

Kiyohara asked.

In the current era of Konoha, Medical Ninjutsu was not yet as systematic as it would be in the future.

When Sakura and Naruto performed their first mission, Naruto could only cut his own hand with a Kunai to expel poison.

The reason was that even Sakura at that time did not know basic Medical Ninjutsu like "Detoxification Jutsu" or "Hemostasis Jutsu."

It wasn't until Boruto that they began training every genin in the fundamentals of Medical Ninjutsu to screen for those with talent.

"Hmm..."

Tsunade furrowed her brows.

"Lady Tsunade, the others are urging us."

Shizune ran over from a distance in a hurry, clutching Tonton.

She desperately wanted to make Tsunade let go and stop gambling, but Tsunade had assigned her a task: to keep an eye on the situation inside.

Naturally, Shizune dared not disobey Tsunade's orders.

"Kid, you're in luck."

Tsunade nodded, agreeing to Kiyohara's request.

"I'll give you two jutsu, you give me one hundred thousand ryo."

Tsunade held out her hand.

Even though these were just the most basic medical techniques, they weren't easy to come by.

It was only because she was in urgent need of money, and because Kiyohara was a ninja of the village, that she was "selling them cheap."

"No problem, Lady Tsunade."

Kiyohara smiled slightly.

He was surprised that Tsunade had actually accepted the deal.

He promptly took out one hundred thousand ryo and handed over blank paper and a pen to Tsunade.

He had intended to use them to record the ninjutsu of Renegade Kiyohara, but they would serve perfectly for Tsunade to write down the medical techniques.

Generally, performing a C-rank mission earned between thirty thousand and one hundred thousand ryo.

However, according to the official guidebook, Sha no Sho, if the same mission is completed by multiple people, the reward is split among them.

This meant that one hundred thousand ryo was an amount that would take several C-rank missions to earn.

"Carrying this stuff around with you..."

Tsunade assumed Kiyohara was just a ninja who loved to study ninjutsu and didn't think much of it. She quickly picked up the pen and scribbled the training methods onto the blank pages.

The two medical techniques she provided were exactly "Hemostasis Jutsu" and "Detoxification Jutsu."

"Money first, goods second."

Tsunade handed the scroll and pen back to Kiyohara, then, with the thick stack of bills in her hand, hurried off toward the casino.

"Shizune, let's go."

Tsunade was already impatient to turn the tables.

Shizune had witnessed the entire process of Tsunade selling off two basic Medical Ninjutsu.

Although these were techniques that every medical ninja knew, Shizune still sighed.

Lady Tsunade was truly addicted to gambling.

"Lady Tsunade, nine out of ten bets are losses."

Shizune tried to persuade her once more.

She felt that Renegade Kiyohara lending money to Lady Tsunade was simply ruining her!

"Shizune, you don't understand. Losing is just temporarily depositing the money; if I quit, it's truly gone forever."

Tsunade uttered a golden rule of logic to Shizune.

Afterward, she stopped talking and headed into the casino, ready to sweep the floor and take back everything that belonged to her.

Kiyohara stood where he was, watching Tsunade and Shizune leave, and couldn't help but shake his head.

If the Sannin represented three great sins, Orochimaru was undoubtedly poison, Jiraiya was lust, and Tsunade was gambling.

Tsunade even had the character for "gamble" embroidered on the back of her coat.

"Lucky you, you managed to get these two techniques."

Renegade Kiyohara spoke up.

Every ninja had a limited number of techniques they could master.

The requirement to become a jonin was also to master two chakra nature transformations.

Most ninjas could only use a few specific techniques.

He had been traveling outside, acting as Orochimaru's fixer, learning only combat-oriented ninjutsu; he really didn't have any medical ninjutsu.

"I wonder if I can learn these in a few days."

Kiyohara looked at the sloppy handwriting, but fortunately, with careful scrutiny, he could still make it out.

"It's enough, I can guide your chakra."

Renegade Kiyohara indicated that he could help Kiyohara practice these two most basic medical ninjutsu.

These two techniques did not require Yang release, so Kiyohara, who only possessed "Wind" and "Lightning" affinities, could still learn them.

"Good."

Kiyohara nodded and continued walking down the street.

The communication between him and Renegade Kiyohara could be completed within his mind, just like the conversations between Naruto and the Nine-Tails.

No one outside could hear their exchange.

"I hope the remaining money is enough to buy good armor."

Kiyohara thought to himself.

A ninja's chakra was limited and had to be used sparingly.

Therefore, ninja tools like Shuriken and Kunai were essential in the ninja world.

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu" might not necessarily burn someone to death, but getting stabbed by a Kunai was basically a death sentence.

So, Kiyohara wasn't going to buy Shuriken or Kunai.

What he wanted to buy was armor!

Although only chunin were qualified to wear the green tactical vests, Kiyohara could buy a decent chainmail shirt to wear under his clothes.

At a critical moment, being able to block some damage would be enough.

After purchasing everything he needed, Kiyohara also bought some common ninja tools, and even an extra bag of lime powder.

But because of this, Kiyohara had very little money left.

"How do I make the medicine?"

Kiyohara returned home carrying his bags and asked.

Regarding the production of restricted drugs, he had to let Renegade Kiyohara handle it; he knew absolutely nothing about such things.

Kiyohara was not worried that Renegade Kiyohara would harm him.

If he followed the original timeline to reinforce Team Minato, it was unlikely he would survive.

Nohara Rin was captured, Kakashi lost an eye, and Obito was crushed under a boulder.

Even if Kiyohara survived, there was no guarantee he wouldn't end up missing an arm or a leg.

It was better to trust his future self.

"I will possess you to complete this step; the heat control is very difficult to master."

Renegade Kiyohara spoke.

"However, every time I possess you, it accelerates my dissipation, so there is not much I can do."

After saying this, the spirit of Renegade Kiyohara dove into Kiyohara's body.

Kiyohara felt very strange right now.

He watched as his own hands and feet began to move automatically.

Yet, he could also feel that if he intended to, he could take back control of his body at any time.