The Legendary Fat Sheep

Killing a ninja of the Hyuga Clan has a certain probability of dropping a Byakugan Kekkei Genkai card!

The Card Emperor Sprite gave a definitive answer!

Li Tong slowly clenched his fists, then slowly relaxed them. He felt he needed to calm down; he would not kill anyone without reason, but there was one question he still very much wanted to ask.

"What if... it's the Uchiha Clan?"

"The Uchiha Clan possesses no special status. If the host kills a ninja of the Uchiha Clan who harbors malice toward the host, provided that this ninja has already awakened the Sharingan, there is a probability that a Sharingan Kekkei Genkai card will drop!"

"Good—"

Actually, Li Tong was just asking. Truth be told, he believed the Sharingan was more advanced than the Byakugan, at least in terms of utility. The Sharingan could be upgraded step by step, from Single Tomoe to Double Tomoe, then to Triple Tomoe, and could further evolve into the Mangekyo Sharingan and the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

In the original work, the Sharingan could be considered the Kekkei Genkai with the most representation.

However, at present, there was no conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Li Tong. Li Tong had only been in this world for one day and hadn't even come into contact with any Uchiha ninjas. Naturally, he wouldn't go out of his way to pick a fight; asking the question was just for the sake of inquiry.

"If I use prestige to exchange, can I exchange for anything? As long as it refreshes?"

"Yes!"

"Hmm!" Li Tong hummed in acknowledgment, then turned his head to look behind him.

It was the alleyway corridor he had just walked through. Chen He, dressed in mysterious attire, had appeared at some point and was already walking over.

Li Tong suddenly understood why Hyuga Anan had left in such a hurry, abandoning his attempt to continue the attack. It was because he had seen the Anbu ninja following them. An ordinary person wouldn't have been able to see them in advance due to the angle, but Hyuga Anan had used his Byakugan ability, which allowed for X-ray vision.

"Where did that kunai come from?" Chen He stopped two steps away from Li Tong, noticing the black kunai clutched in Li Tong's hand.

"Someone tried to kill me!" Li Tong raised a hand and pointed. "Just a moment ago, a ninja from the Hyuga Clan attempted to shoot me with a kunai, but I caught it. Afterward, he must have seen you coming, so he left."

"The Hyuga Clan?" Chen He narrowed his eyes slightly. "Are you certain?"

"Of course I'm certain!"

"Do you have proof?"

"Of course... not! Does this kunai count?"

"Standard-issue Konoha kunai. It does not."

"So?" Li Tong raised an eyebrow. "Is this matter just going to be dropped like this?"

Chen He's attitude was very strange. Li Tong couldn't see his face, only his eyes through the holes in his mask. That look... seemed to express dissatisfaction with the incident, but it was merely dissatisfaction. He had no intention of pursuing that Hyuga Anan, let alone showing any anger.

"I will report this to the captain. Regarding the Hyuga Clan, he will handle it," Chen He said.

"Alright then..." Li Tong gave a subtle twitch of his lip.

He could tell that when it came to the Hyuga Clan, someone of Chen He's status couldn't handle anything at all. Perhaps it was because the Anbu had long known the Hyuga Clan might make a move on Li Tong and were mentally prepared, but the attitude was still very strange.

"You are free to move about. Someone will be protecting you from the shadows. Be careful yourself," Chen He added, then raised a hand, performed a hand seal, and vanished from the spot.

Li Tong looked up and scanned the area above the alley, seeing no one around, but Chen He's words still made him feel much more at ease.

No matter how powerful the Hyuga Clan was, they wouldn't dare make a move in front of an Anbu ninja, right?

Passing through the alley, walking along the main street, and traversing the lanes.

Li Tong began to explore Konoha. On one hand, he needed to buy some things and had to walk around to see what was available; on the other hand, Li Tong needed to understand Konoha, or at least familiarize himself with the terrain. Having encountered two assassination attempts on his first day of being released, getting familiar with the layout of Konoha as soon as possible would make it easier to run if he encountered danger in the future.

Half an hour later.

Li Tong walked into a back-street alley.

This was a very secluded alley, yet there were quite a few vendors at the entrance selling various snacks: fish balls, sushi, grilled fish... The prices weren't cheap. Li Tong glanced at them and then walked deeper into the alley.

After walking only a dozen meters, Li Tong immediately understood why this alley was somewhat special.

Because there was a gambling den here!

At a corner junction inside the alley, there was a door with a curtain hanging over it, and a large "Gambling" character written on the door. With a gambling den present, the snacks at the entrance with their not-so-cheap prices were naturally prepared for the gamblers inside.

Faint sounds of commotion could be heard.

"Hahaha, today I'm definitely going to fleece her for everything!"

"I'm rich, I'm rich! I heard she just finished a mission and got a huge commission."

"Why isn't she here yet?"

"Don't worry, it was all agreed upon this morning. She'll definitely come."

Li Tong stood outside the curtain of the gambling den, pondered for a moment, and then stepped inside. In truth, Li Tong didn't like gambling. As a world-class master magician, his gambling skills—or rather, his sleight of hand—could already crush anyone in the world. In any card-based game, there was no possibility of Li Tong losing, which was why he found gambling boring. If he weren't so desperately short on money right now, he wouldn't have entered a gambling den.

Lifting the curtain, he found a large room covered in tatami mats. There were already five people on the mats, surrounding a piece of white cloth with a stack of playing cards on it.

They seemed to be waiting for someone.

Seeing Li Tong enter, a middle-aged man with a fierce appearance frowned slightly, looked Li Tong up and down, and asked, "Something you need?"

Li Tong could see the information for this fierce middle-aged man: his name was "Ito," and he was the owner of this gambling den.

"Uh... isn't this a gambling den? I came to..." Li Tong took a money pouch from his chest and shook it.

Ito looked Li Tong over again. Li Tong was wearing ninja attire. If he had been an ordinary eleven or twelve-year-old child, he would have been chased away immediately, but if he were a ninja... Ito turned to exchange glances with the other gamblers, and finally nodded at Li Tong, saying, "Come in, but we still have to wait for one more person. We can't start right away."

"Oh, alright!" Li Tong nodded, kicked off his slippers to step onto the tatami, and sat cross-legged in a random spot beside the white cloth.

After Ito and the others cast a few more glances at Li Tong, they ignored him and resumed their boisterous clamor. Their conversation was peppered with words like "slaughter" and "fat sheep," and they rubbed their hands together, their faces glowing with excitement.

The more Li Tong listened, the more something felt off. Familiar with the original work, he had already vaguely sensed who they were talking about.

"Um, could I ask, who is this 'fat sheep' of yours?" Li Tong asked cautiously.

The group's voices quieted slightly. Ito tilted his head to look at Li Tong, grinned to reveal his buckteeth, and slapped Li Tong on the shoulder with a loud laugh: "Kid! You've got incredible luck today; you're about to strike it rich! Don't forget to thank us when the time comes..."

"Uh... actually, I just want to know who the 'fat sheep' is," Li Tong asked awkwardly, shrugging his shoulder; he was very unaccustomed to being patted on the back.

"Her? Hahaha, since you're a ninja, I'm sure you know who she is. Hahaha, she is..."

"It's me!"

With a snap, and following the woman's cold voice, the door curtain was violently flung open. A young woman dressed in a non-standard, green ninja outfit walked into the casino with a gloomy expression.

She had a head of golden hair and was young and beautiful; though not tall, she had an excellent figure, and her temperament was far more mature than her actual age.

If one had to use a single phrase to describe her, Li Tong felt that "peerlessly beautiful" would not be an exaggeration.

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Name: Tsunade.

Identity: S-rank independent mission ninja of Konohagakure in the Land of Fire, casino "fat sheep," personal disciple of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Reputation: 1777 points.

Relationship: Neutral.

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Seeing the person who had arrived, Li Tong's expression froze, and he was immediately seized by the urge to cover his face and vanish.

Whatever he feared most had come to pass.

Li Tong's features were too distinct and far too easy to identify—he was the only ninja in Konohagakure with Dual-Colored Eyes. Given that he had previously offended Kushina Uzumaki, and coupled with Chen He's words... Li Tong was now very worried that he would be subjected to inhumane destruction by Tsunade.

Surely... she wouldn't be that arrogant, right?