Sorry, I Won!

"High or low, or numbers!!!"

Tsunade spoke briskly while Hikaru stared at her in stunned disbelief. One look told him she was an experienced gambler. Unfortunately, whenever Tsunade gambled, she usually lost—except when something major happened.

In Hikaru's opinion, even if Tsunade wanted to gamble, she should at least find a suitable place. Yet she had started right in the classroom, even pulling the gambling tools from her clothes. It was quite shocking.

Hikaru even wondered whether Tsunade had hidden something like playing cards inside her underclothes.

"Cough, cough! High or low, then."

Hikaru quickly came back to his senses and held back his laughter. He could not laugh at a time like this, or Tsunade might fight him to the death.

Comparing numbers was too troublesome. High or low was faster. The sooner they finished, the sooner he could leave. He still had important things to do.

"Let's begin." Hikaru directly picked up a die, leaving Tsunade slightly confused. How was he planning to play?

"One die each. Throw them onto the table and compare high and low. If you're willing, we'll start. If not, goodbye."

Hikaru did not want to say more. He waved the die in front of Tsunade's eyes, and she snorted. "High or low it is. When has this old lady ever been afraid of anyone!!"

"..."

That single "this old lady" completely exposed Tsunade's gambling habits. Hikaru did not know whether it was just his imagination, but he felt that as Tsunade held the die, there was actually excitement in her eyes!!!

Come on, this is just children fooling around. Do you really need to be so excited? It's not like we're gambling for money at a Casino.

Tsunade shook the die in her hand and tossed it onto the table. It rolled continuously before finally landing on four.

"Reveal it!! Reveal it!!!"

At this point, Tsunade had clearly entered the zone—gambling mode!!!

Hikaru was speechless. He casually tossed his die, while Tsunade's eyes widened. How could she possibly spare any attention for Hikaru now? Her entire focus was on that die.

Three!! Three!! Three!!!

Tsunade looked calm on the surface, but inwardly, she was already shouting. She hoped Hikaru would only roll a three. That way, Tsunade would win!!!

Unfortunately, ideals were wonderful, but reality was cruel. After rolling around the table a few times, the die stopped—right on five.

"I'm sorry, I won. Tsunade, you little brat, go cool off somewhere from now on. Don't follow me around anymore."

Hikaru immediately burst out laughing.

"..." Tsunade's little face was filled with dejection as she stared blankly at the die on the table.

It was not until Hikaru had left the classroom that Tsunade came back to her senses and shouted angrily, "Uchiha Hikaru, don't leave! Let's do it again!!!"

Unfortunately, there was no response.

By the time Tsunade was staring blankly at the die, Hikaru had already left.

First, he needed to increase his taijutsu training. He could not neglect Shuriken and Kunai practice either. As he walked down the street, Hikaru absentmindedly considered what he should do.

Although the battles between many ninja in the Naruto World looked spectacular, with all sorts of incredible ninjutsu being thrown around, children who had not graduated from the Academy—and even Genin and Chunin—primarily relied on taijutsu when fighting.

Not everyone had an absurd amount of Chakra like Hashirama Senju or Naruto, able to spam all kinds of ninjutsu as though it cost nothing.

The Uchiha Clan also had a decent amount of Chakra, but Hikaru was only five years old, and his Chakra was pitifully low. He needed to gradually build it up. Hikaru planned to add taijutsu, Kunai, and Shuriken training during the day, then refine Chakra at night. He would get the best of both worlds.

As for those novels where people refined Chakra anytime and anywhere, Hikaru only wanted to ask one thing: How had you not gotten yourselves drained to death?!

There were quite a few people in the Training Ground, but Hikaru's arrival did not draw anyone's attention.

Finding a spot in the corner, Hikaru set down his little backpack and began his taijutsu training.

Of course, this taijutsu was not taught by the Academy teachers. It was simple taijutsu and experience in using Shuriken and Kunai, taught ahead of time by Clan elders—a benefit of belonging to a major clan. Once children graduated, they could enter the Clan Shrine to choose ninjutsu suited to themselves.

If you could display decent talent and prove yourself a genius, or if you were the son of an elder or the clan head, you could also enter the Clan Shrine at any time to study ninjutsu.

Unfortunately, Hikaru could not display his talent, nor was he the child of a clan elder or the clan head. He could only start from the very basics.

Do not underestimate this basic training. As long as you worked hard enough and had sufficient perseverance, your sweat would bring rewards. The most representative example was Itachi Uchiha!

Back when Hikaru watched Naruto, he had greatly admired Itachi Uchiha's masterful Shuriken throwing. Now that he had truly transmigrated into the Naruto World, he naturally could not neglect any of these basics.