The Legendary Big Fat Sheep
The underground casino on Tanzaku Town was filled with the smell of cheap tobacco and fermented sweat.
The magic light bulb overhead flickered, casting a dim yellow glow on the gold coins on the chip table.
"Smack!"
A foot wearing wooden clogs landed heavily on the surface of the mahogany chair.
The hem of her green long shirt with the word "gambling" on it lifted slightly with her movements, revealing her fair and firm thighs.
The stunning blonde woman leaned forward, her hands braced on the edge of the gambling table, revealing a glimpse of her cleavage.
"One more round! I'm betting big this time!"
Tsunade, her voice filled with the bitter resentment of Red Eye.
Beside her, Shizune, a black-haired girl holding her pet Tonton, was frantically wiping the sweat streaming down her forehead with a handkerchief. "Lady Tsunade, we've gambled away all our money! We've even lost the money for Tonton's food!"
"Shut up! I've figured out the pattern, this one's definitely a big win!"
Tsunade.
The dealer across from us was a bald man with a burly face and a grin that stretched to his ears. He casually fiddled with the chips in his hand. "Madam, if you lose again this round, we'll have to ask you to leave according to the rules. This is a casino, not a charity."
The bald man and several onlookers exchanged knowing glances.
The legendary fat sheep of Hidden Leaf truly lived up to its name; why not take advantage of such a tempting offer?
Just as the bald man was about to shake the dice cup--
"Bang!"
A dull thud shattered everyone's laughter.
A bulging, heavy cloth bag fell from the sky and landed directly on the gambling table in front of Tsunade.
The knot at the bag's opening came undone, and the gold coins, squeezed out, burst from the bag, rolling around on the table and reflecting a dazzling golden light.
The noisy casino suddenly fell silent.
He braced his hands on the edge of the table, pulled out a chair, and sat down with ease.
The twelve or thirteen-year-old boy had dazzling blond hair and three whisker lines on his cheeks. He crossed his hands and rested his chin on them, his gaze brazenly sweeping over Tsunade's open collar and settling on her breathtaking cleavage.
"Such a large sum of money, it would be such a waste to lose it all."
Naruto's lips curled into a playful smile, his voice low and magnetic, "How about I play a game with you? If you win, all the money on the table is yours; if you lose, it's mine. You don't need to wear it tonight; I don't feel at ease."
Tsunade frowned, her gaze shifting from the gold coins to the boy's face.
This kid is so young, yet he exudes a dangerous aura that makes people extremely uneasy.
She scoffed, shoveling handfuls of scattered gold coins in front of her. "Kid, are you even fully grown yet, daring to come to the casino to mess with adults? Don't lose so much you'll have to go back to your mother crying."
Jiraiya was peeking halfway in from outside the door when he saw the commotion, so he covered his face with his hand and shrank back.
That's it! With Tsunade's fiery temper, and that Naruto going right up to her and provoking her, she's definitely going to get beaten so badly she'll be embedded in the floor tiles.
Naruto didn't even lift his eyelids, and tapped his fingers lightly twice on the table, making a crisp tapping sound.
"Is that so? Then let's go for the higher end. Roll the dice, three rounds to decide the winner. If you win one round, all the money on the table is yours, and I'll leave. If you lose—" A glint flashed in Naruto's eyes, his gaze piercing Tsunade's, "You come back to Hidden Leaf with me and heal the wounds of this man I'm holding."
Treating injuries?
Tsunade paused.
As a top-tier medical-nin, she instinctively scanned Naruto's entire body, but couldn't find a single injury.
"Pretty boastful! Baldy, deal the cards! No, roll the dice!"
Tsunade on the table, "Three rounds to decide the winner! I'll make sure you lose everything, even your underwear!"
The bald dealer paused for a moment, his eyes darting around, then picked up the dice cup. "Please place your bets Nii."
Naruto picked up a gold coin between his fingers and flicked it toward the area with large characters.
Tsunade grabbed half a bag of gold coins and shoved it into the small print section. "Bet on small! I'm going to go against you!"
The dice cup flew up and down in the bald man's hands before finally slamming it heavily onto the table.
The sound of the bowl hitting the wooden board was crisp and clear.
The bald man wore a triumphant smile and was about to reveal the answer.
Naruto sat in the chair, his back still, the Great Evolution Divine Soul Art silently operating deep within his mind.
An invisible mental fluctuation emanated from him, precisely capturing the active signals in the bald man's cerebral cortex—three, five, two, small.
"Open."
Naruto lazily uttered a single word.
The bald dealer flipped his wrist, revealing the dice cup.
Three dice lay quietly at the bottom of the bowl.
Three o'clock, five o'clock, two o'clock.
Small.
Tsunade's expression stiffened.
"Sorry, it's a little too big."
Naruto reached out and swept half of the gold coins on the table in front of him.
"Again!"
Tsunade slammed her fist on the edge of the table, the solid wood surface groaning as cracks spread from beneath her fist. "I'll bet big on the second one!"
Naruto picked up a gold coin and let it float lightly onto the small print area. "I bet on small."
The dice cup was shaken in the second round.
The Great Evolution Divine Soul Art once again accurately intercepted the market maker's thought fluctuations—four, six, five, and the Great.
The dice cup fell to the ground.
Unveiling.
Big.
This time it was Tsunade's turn to win.
Her eyes lit up, Naruto triumphantly gestured with her chin at Naruto: "Kid, what goes around comes around! Let's settle this in the final round!"
"As you wish."
Naruto remained unmoved, pushing all the remaining coins to the center of the gambling table. "One last round, I'm betting big."
Tsunade and pushed all her chips into the small print section. "I'm betting on small!"
A thin layer of sweat appeared on the bald man's forehead.
In the first two rounds, he cheated according to the old rules, controlling the small bet the first time and the large bet the second time, but the kid guessed the wrong thing.
In this final round, he decided to pull off an extreme move, directly rolling a three-of-a-kind – three, three, three – a three-of-a-kind that beats both high and low.
He flicked his wrist, and the dice collided violently in the three cups before crashing down heavily.
"Place your order now!"
The bald man shouted loudly, about to reveal the secret.
Naruto flicked his finger, which was resting on the edge of the table, very discreetly.
A tiny fragment of Chakra slid down the table and into the bottom of the dice cup, striking precisely the side of one of the dice.
"Open!"
The bald man roared, sending the dice cup flying.
The three dice spun twice and then stopped.
III. III. IV.
Big.
Tsunade was stunned.
Shizune was stunned.
The bald dealer stared intently at the four dots, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
I was just weighing three, three, three in my hand, how did it turn into four after I opened it?
Could it be that the dice have malfunctioned because they haven't been replaced in a long time?
"Thank you for your concession."
With a single swipe of his hand, Naruto sent all the gold coins on the table falling into his purse.
He re-tied the heavy cloth bag, tossed it up and caught it, then weighed it.
Tsunade suddenly stood up, causing her chair to overturn to the ground.
Her chest heaved violently as she pointed at Naruto: "You cheated! You little brat, how dare you cheat on my turf!"
"Where's the evidence?"
Naruto leaned back in his chair, using his toes to lift the overturned chair and right it. The mockery in his eyes deepened. "Three dice rolls: first low, second high, and third high again. The dealer shook the dice cup, and dozens of eyes were watching. If you can't handle losing, just say so."