Just Do It

Everyone present widened their eyes. Each followed their own instincts, and quite a few shouted excitedly:

"Big! Big! Big!"

Even the dealer's shaking hand trembled slightly. He saw situations like this every day, but whenever that fat sheep was around, he never got nervous. He did not even need to deliberately control the dice cup—the dice would naturally land on the numbers he needed, more or less.

He put every ounce of his twenty years of skill into this round. For no other reason than that this newcomer was a little strange. He seemed to have broken that curse.

Phew, this round is crucial. Better roll triples. That way, I can sweep the table and get a hefty reward. Miss Nanako at the izakaya will definitely want to see me tonight!

Twenty years of skill on this round! Go!

"Bang!"

The dice cup hit the table. Crisp clattering filled the air, and as the dealer lifted the lid with a slightly trembling hand, everyone held their breath.

Only Sen and Tsunade appeared utterly unconcerned.

[ Ding! Heaven-Defying Gambling Luck has taken effect. The probability of rolling small in this round is 99.99%, the probability of rolling big is 0.001%, and the probability of rolling triples is 0.009%. ]

[ Ding! The luck interference of everyone present has been automatically blocked. ]

"112, four points, small..."

The dealer froze. How could he have made a mistake...

Cold sweat immediately ran down his face... He could hardly imagine how the boss would deal with him tonight...

"How is that possible?!"

"Fuck! Why did it turn out like this..."

"Damn it, that fat sheep won two rounds in a row? You've got to be kidding me!"

Everyone looked utterly incredulous. Even Tsunade Senju's expression changed. This sort of thing had only happened a few times... and on those occasions...

A hint of sorrow appeared on her face, then she looked relieved. Tsunade Senju thought to herself.

Heh. At this point, there's no one close enough to me anymore. Shizune can't possibly come to harm... at least not before I die...

"Shizune, collect the money. We're leaving."

After giving her instructions, Tsunade evaporated some of the alcohol in her body with chakra. She sobered up a little and walked out the front door. No one dared provoke this woman. Every casino in the Land of Iron had heard of her—she was a ruthless monster who had demolished seven casinos over a single disagreement.

But that did not mean they would not target the kid with the slicked-back hair.

The gazes of several people in the casino turned hostile. At their leader's signal, a few thugs began driving out the guests.

"Everyone out, everyone out. We've got some internal business to take care of today."

How could regulars who had spent years here not understand what was about to happen? They had lost money and were already irritated, so most of them cursed as they left the casino.

Before long, only Sen, Haku, and the thugs surrounding them remained in the casino.

A flash of displeasure crossed Haku's eyes. A faint killing intent spread out as she scanned her surroundings and secretly mobilized the chakra within her body. The temperature in the room dropped several degrees. The moment they made a move, they would quickly die beneath her ice needles.

"Kid, you're pretty capable. You quietly bribed the dealer. How about this? Gamble with me one-on-one. If you can beat me, I'll let you leave. If you lose, leave your life behind."

A scar-faced man pushed aside the curtain and walked out, his eyes full of amusement. He had said these words to countless people, after all. No one had ever walked out of this casino alive.

Uchiha Sen tightened his clothes, his face full of excitement, before putting on a serious expression.

"You must be the Gambling King, Chen Jincheng. Hehehe, if you want to compete with me, Gao Jin, there's no need to resort to such lowly tricks. Tell me, what do you want to play?"

Sanchuan Liufeng stared blankly...

Who was Gambling King Chen Jincheng?

Haku was also helpless... Lord Sen was having another episode, but for now, she could only pretend to remain calm.

Fine! He's just putting on an act. I've dominated this street for over ten years, and no one has ever beaten me at mahjong! He's just some brat. What's so impressive about him?!

"Hmph, then we'll play mahjong!"

Uchiha Sen nodded upon hearing that. Soon, an underling walked over carrying a wooden box. Before the box could even be opened, Sen suddenly sprang up and kicked the underling.

"So you're the one called Mahjong!"

"I'll beat you to death! Beat you to death!"

"Haku, bring me a stool!"

"Bang!"

"Ow... Still not dead... I'll hit you again!"

The underlings were dumbfounded...

He didn't actually know what playing mahjong was, did he...

They got so absorbed in watching that they forgot to step forward and stop him.

After quite a while, Sen dusted off his hands, stood up, and said:

"Alright, I'm done beating him. If you can beat him harder than I did, I won't take this money..."

This was too much!

"Smack!"

Sanchuan Liufeng slapped the table and shot to his feet. It had been a long time since anyone dared humiliate him in public like this!

Three seconds later, everyone chickened out...

A massive ice spike was pointed at every one of their throats. One step forward, and their lives would be forfeit.

"Uh... well... I failed to recognize Mount Tai just now... Take this money as an apology... Sorry, sorry..."

Circumstances were stronger than men. Had he known they were ninjas, he would not have done this.

Ninjas charged high fees, so few people would hire them as permanent thugs. But once these people left, heh heh.

A vicious glint flashed through Sanchuan Liufeng's eyes. The laws of the Land of Iron were right there. The man before him would never dare kill him. Once they left, if he let them take this money away, he might as well stop doing business!

Ten minutes later.

"Haku, mahjong is no fun at all. Was that guy trying to find a roundabout way to give me money? As expected, my reputation as the Gambling God Gao Jin isn't undeserved."

Sen boasted proudly. Haku was completely lost, but merely assumed his condition was acting up again and repeatedly nodded in agreement.

"Wait, where's Zoro? Why hasn't that guy shown up for so long..."

Zabuza Momochi: Thanks for remembering me...

Only then did Haku remember as well...

"Could it be... Lord Zabuza didn't have enough money..."

Zabuza Momochi: Nodding frantically... That's right, that's right...

[ Ding! Hostility detected. System is scanning... ]

[ Ding! Name: Itachi Uchiha; Strength: Elite Jonin (Kage); Danger Level: 7; Affiliation: Akatsuki ]

As the system prompt sounded, True Eye activated as well. By pure coincidence, Itachi Uchiha was eating dango at the sweets shop across the street. Another person accompanied him, carrying the greatsword Samehada on his back.

Sen glanced in that direction, then pulled Haku away to continue walking. Before leaving, Haku also looked over there.

The greatsword Samehada!

She was very familiar with Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swords.

She needed to tell Lord Zabuza about this as soon as possible...

Inside the small shop, Kisame Hoshigaki chuckled quietly.

"Mr. Itachi, was that one of your clansmen just now? I heard he's a lunatic, but there are rumors that he's Leaf Village's strongest man since the First Hokage."

Itachi said indifferently:

"I don't know. Before I left, he had always been a crazed fool."

Kisame Hoshigaki continued teasing him.

"But I heard that guy has the same eyes as you, Mr. Itachi... I wonder whether he can see farther than you can."

Itachi could not help glancing toward the street corner...

Did you also see the clan's future... which was why you did not step forward to stop it?