Playing Games of Chance with Tsunade?

With the Glint-Glint Fruit's speed, even someone who knew Space Ninjutsu like Flying Thunder God couldn't stop him.

Kizaru had developed all of these techniques, and Hyuga Shin had now mastered them too. Having Kizaru as an example had certainly saved Shin a lot of effort.

After rubbing his eyes and getting up, Shin didn't go to the back hills again. There was no point in training like this anymore. What was holding him back now was his age and physical development.

No matter how hard he worked, his strength wouldn't improve. He had already reached the limit for his age, unless he used the Super Soldier Serum now.

But Shin couldn't bear to use it.

Playing Games of Chance with Tsunade? Sitting cross-legged on the tatami, Shin began compressing his chakra. It was the only way he could think of to improve its quality.

The pale blue chakra inside Shin's body grew steadily darker as he compressed it.

"This is way too slow." After a long while, Shin opened his eyes.

Over the past year, he hadn't paid any attention to the quality of his chakra, and now it was causing him a lot of trouble.

Because he had so much chakra, purifying it took several times longer than it did for other people. That was even with his excellent talent.

This time, Shin was paying the price for his lack of training experience. Other ninjas also purified their chakra while increasing its quantity.

But Shin had focused only on quantity and neglected quality. Now he was paying for it.

"Well, it's fine. I don't need to train in Taijutsu for now anyway, so I'll focus on refining my chakra. I'll leave practicing Ninjutsu to my Shadow Clone!"

Shin tried to reassure himself.

After training for half a day, Shin headed to the Ninja Academy. A new batch of students was about to enroll, and registration was open.

Going to the Ninja Academy was still worthwhile. Although it taught only basic knowledge, basic knowledge was exactly what Shin lacked.

He arrived at the Ninja Academy and paid the tuition, officially enrolling. Now all he had to do was wait for the school year to begin.

"Ugh! I can't believe I have to pay tuition just to enroll. If the clan weren't reimbursing me, I really wouldn't want to go."

Shin sighed. Two years ago, he had been well-off. Now, after only two years, he was completely broke.

If the back hills weren't full of living creatures, Shin would be going hungry by now.

Ninjas were a huge drain on the wallet. Since he started training, Shin had spent money having lead weights made to strengthen his body and buying Kunai and Shuriken.

He had already spent almost all his money. Add in his appetite, and it was all gone.

He couldn't even bring himself to buy Explosive Tags.

Shin was also very glad he had a Sage Body; otherwise, he'd have had to pay for medicine too.

"Life is tough. When I get the chance, I'll definitely bring Konan over. Then I'll be the richest person in the Ninja World."

Shin refused to believe that Konan had bought all six hundred billion of her Explosive Tags. In his estimation, she probably made them herself.

Having experienced the misery of being broke, Shin began plotting to bring Konan over. He really liked that poor girl.

But Konan had only just been born by now, if she had even been born at all. There was no point thinking so far ahead.

"Hey! Is that you, Shin?"

"Hm?" Hearing someone call his name, Shin froze, then turned around.

He saw Tsunade standing outside a gambling den. She had changed beyond recognition over the past year. First of all, her chest had grown to a D cup.

"This makes no sense! How could she grow that much in a year? Did she take hormones? How else did she go from flat-chested to looking like a pair of balloons?" Shin complained inwardly.

He knew Tsunade would become a busty beauty, but she'd grown way too fast!

"Kid, what are you staring at?" Tsunade walked over, blushing, and smacked Shin on the head.

Shin rubbed his head. That had hurt! Tsunade really didn't know her own strength.

"I haven't seen you in a year. You've grown pretty tall. I almost didn't recognize you." Tsunade held out her hand to measure his height.

"Heh, you've grown even faster. I almost didn't recognize you either," Shin grumbled inwardly.

He wouldn't dare say that out loud. If he did, Tsunade would definitely punch him.

Though he was complaining inside, Shin put on an adorable smile that made people want to scoop him up and cuddle him.

Shin didn't think there was anything shameful about acting cute. Anyone with an advantage like this who didn't know how to use it was a fool.

Shin's adorable smile worked like a charm. Tsunade swept him into her arms and pressed his head against her ample chest.

Shin felt like he was suffocating. It took all his effort to draw a breath. A rich, milky fragrance filled his head, making him feel a little dazed.

Only after a long while did Tsunade let Shin go. He finally caught his breath and panted heavily.

Tsunade's face reddened for a moment, then she went back to her usual carefree self. For some reason, she felt an unusual pull toward Shin.

It wasn't the same as the feeling of closeness she'd had when they first met. Tsunade couldn't explain what it was; she just wanted to be near him.

If Shin knew, he wouldn't have found it strange at all. He had completed a lottery draw a few days ago.

What he'd drawn this time wasn't some powerful ability. It was an increased attraction to the opposite sex. When he got it, Shin couldn't help twitching his mouth.

With his looks and this added allure to the opposite sex, he was practically destined to become a ladies' man! Shin thought smugly.

"Perfect timing, Shin! Your big sister is going to take you out and win big!" Tsunade slapped her chest boldly.

"Gulp!" Watching Tsunade's chest bounce, Shin swallowed.

"You little pervert!" Tsunade noticed where he was looking, blushed, and scolded him before dragging him toward the gambling den.

When he saw the gambling den, Shin was just about to refuse when a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.

This was a great chance to make money! Tsunade was even more famous for being a walking jackpot than she was for being one of the Sannin.

At the thought, Shin's mind started racing. If he bet against Tsunade, he was sure to win, even if he felt a little bad about it.

But losing to someone else was still losing, and losing to him was no different. Once he won some money, he'd make it up to Tsunade.

Having made up his mind, Shin happily followed Tsunade into the gambling den.

Once inside, Shin realized quite a few others had the same idea as him.

"Looks like there's competition wherever you go," Shin remarked.

"Too bad the Tenseigan's ability to see through things only lets me see the chakra pathways and how chakra flows. Otherwise, cheating would be easy." Shin sighed inwardly.