A Burst of Good Fortune

The next day, dawn broke.

Sunlight spilled onto Fei Shi as he slept in.

"Fei Shi, get up. Time for breakfast."

Shizune's voice roused Fei Shi from his slumber. He scratched his backside and sat up.

Shizune pursed her lips and smiled.

Fei Shi looked out the window. This is the first time I've slept this soundly since Father passed away, he thought to himself.

After his father, Uchiha Ping, died, his mother's condition had deteriorated rapidly. He had taken on the responsibilities of a child, waking up early every day to help her with chores. The three years following her death had also been a desperate scramble just to survive.

It wasn't that he hadn't considered going to Konoha, but back then, he lacked the strength to protect himself. Even if he revealed his identity as Tsunade's relative, he was certain that old man Danzo would have harbored malicious intentions toward him.

Therefore, he had no choice but to wait and encounter Tsunade outside of Konoha, cultivating a bond with her so he would have a true backer and his personal safety would be guaranteed. Although it looked like he was calculating against Tsunade, she hadn't lost anything in the process.

On the contrary, with the System, he would one day awaken the Rinnegan and help her resurrect Nawaki. Kato Dan? Sorry, I ship Jiraiya and Tsunade.

The three of them finished their meal and strolled through Tanzaku Town.

Tsunade intended to gamble once more, Shizune was desperately trying to stop her, and Fei Shi was browsing the System's lottery page.

He planned to test his luck and dive right in.

"System, use the ten-consecutive-draw ticket."

"Ding, lottery ticket used."

A slot machine appeared before his eyes, featuring the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Byakugan, Shadow Possession Jutsu, Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, Hurricane Fruit, Flame-Flame Fruit, Mind Detection Sharing, Nether Poison Fire (Seed Flame), 50,000 points, 500 points, 3,000 points, 200,000 points, a collection of Lightning Style ninjutsu, insights into Myoboku Mountain Sage Mode, an Enhancement Card, a Super Enhancement Card, and more.

Below were two buttons: Single Draw and Ten-Consecutive Draw. Beside them sat the lottery ticket: Ten-Consecutive Draw * 1.

"Lottery ticket used, initiating ten-consecutive draw."

Following the System's voice, the slot machine screen divided into ten sections, with a dazzling array of items cascading down at high speed.

"Stop!"

At Fei Shi's command, the drawn items appeared before him.

Dragon-Patterned Straight Blade (Fine Quality), Chakra Recovery Pill (Instant Full Recovery), 100 million ryo (issued in gold), Lucky Emperor Card, 50,000 points, Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere, ten kunai (titanium alloy), space scroll, headset (with the music you want to hear), Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique.

Fei Shi felt a surge of excitement as he looked at the prizes. He had hit a small milestone; he wouldn't have to worry about money from now on. The two ninjutsu and 50,000 points were also excellent—in the System store, 50,000 points could buy a Three-Tomoe Sharingan. As for the headset, he wouldn't be so bored in the future. He'd have to ask the System about the Lucky Emperor Card. The rest were fairly standard, as he already had several space scrolls, and the other items had few opportunities for use.

Overall, a huge profit.

"System, what is the function of the Lucky Emperor Card?"

"Host, this item will significantly boost your luck, whether in a casino, the System lottery, or daily life. However, it only lasts for ten minutes."

"Oh, is that so? Then my luck seems pretty good. This should be the best prize I've drawn so far."

"Emmm, one draw costs 1,200 points, and a ten-consecutive draw costs 10,000 points, huh? Hehe, System, use the Lucky Emperor Card, and initiate another ten-consecutive draw."

"Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining... Super Enhancement Card (allows an item or prop to be upgraded by two levels)... Mangekyo Experience Card (Kamui), ten Fuma Shuriken (stainless steel)... Master Chef Insights..."

"System, use the Super Enhancement Card to upgrade the Lucky Emperor Card currently in use."

"Ding, usage successful. Luck doubled. Duration: thirty minutes."

"Ten-consecutive draw."

"..."

Fifteen minutes later.

During these fifteen minutes, Fei Shi had been drawing continuously, receiving tens of thousands of points and decent rewards each time. He also took turns with Shizune trying to persuade Tsunade not to get so carried away.

Shizune failed to stop her from gambling, and in just a few minutes, Tsunade had already lost nearly seventy or eighty thousand.

Tsunade had met a long-lost relative so easily and gained a younger brother, thinking her luck had finally turned around. Facts proved she had thought too much.

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for drawing... Designated Time Stop Card... Water Style: Great Shark Bullet Technique... Wind Style: Great Sickle Weasel, Earth Style: Earth Core..."

"System, stop!"

He had been watching Tsunade lose money with Shizune, betting on how much she would lose today, when he suddenly heard he'd drawn something incredible and ordered the System to halt.

He looked at the item drawn. He thought he heard something about time stopping. Doesn't that mean... hehehehe.

"Designated Time Stop Card: You can designate an object, living or inanimate, to have its time stopped for twenty-four hours. It will remain in the state it was in when time was stopped for those twenty-four hours. For example, if a person is dying, a special ability is about to expire, or a weapon is damaged and losing its properties, using this allows it to maintain its previous state or effect for the next twenty-four hours. During this period, the user of this card can perform remedies to reverse the unfavorable state."

Oh, interesting. It actually has such a heaven-defying effect? Truly a good item. If I go out and get my heart stabbed in the future, I can use this to buy time to replace my heart.

Since that's the case...

"System, use the Designated Time Stop Card to pause the countdown on the Lucky Emperor Card."

"..."

"Ding, you are truly shameless."

"Heh, thanks for the compliment."

"If the previous host had been as thick-skinned as you, he wouldn't have been killed for lacking strength."

"Oh, how so? Tell me while I draw."

"..."

"You want to take advantage of every little thing. The previous host went to the One Piece world and joined Luffy's crew. He also drew a Lucky Emperor Card, and during his time there, he drew a Designated Time Stop Card. But not long after, Ace was captured. He wanted to save Ace, so he reserved the card for him, simply because he was a fan of One Piece and liked the character Ace. As it turned out, his own strength was lacking during the Summit War; he failed to save the man and died himself. He had thought that possessing a system made him invincible, but the system only provides the opportunity to become stronger—whether one can truly be invincible depends entirely on the host themselves."

"That makes sense. Only by becoming stronger oneself can one have the capital to change fate."

"Host, I suspect you will obtain many good things next, but I suggest you don't raise your strength too quickly. Because if your strength increases too fast, your body might not be able to withstand it; strength is directly proportional to one's physical constitution."

Fei Shi nodded. Even with a feast before him, one must eat it bite by bite. If his strength grew too rapidly, he would lose out on a lot of the fun.

"System, if I draw an Enhancement Card, use it directly to boost my bloodline power, and increase the bloodline concentration gradually."

"Understood, Host."

At noon.

Fei Shi and the other two were walking down the street.

Tsunade had lost again. If it weren't for the fact that she had promised to take care of him later and kept one hundred thousand ryo, he was certain Tsunade would have gambled until she was penniless.

Shizune had long since guessed this would happen and had won the bet. This result was something Fei Shi hadn't expected, and he couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion in his heart.

He was a man of his word and gave Shizune gold worth ten thousand ryo.

"Ah, this... there's no need, little brother Fei Shi. We were just playing out of boredom; there's no need to take it seriously," Shizune said, feeling embarrassed as she saw him hand over the gold.

"Hey, it's fine. Even if I didn't have an easy life before, I still have this much money," Fei Shi waved his hand, indicating he didn't mind.

Tsunade wasn't happy when she heard this.

"Tch, how much money could a little brat like you possibly have?"

"I have one hundred million."

Tsunade: "..."

Shizune: "..."

Tsunade: "Keep bragging."

Before Tsunade could even finish her sentence, Fei Shi pulled a briefcase out of his storage scroll and gestured for her to open it. Tsunade took the briefcase and opened it to find, just as Fei Shi had said, it was filled with gold!