Unlucky Danzo

After entering the woods, Naruto looked left and right.

Seeing no one around, he pulled five scratch-off tickets from his chest.

What he didn't know was that not far from him, a pink-clad figure was bitterly tugging at her hair.

"What the hell is this!"

"I, Shimura Danzō, have lived all these years, only to lose my dignity in my old age!"

"I'm never touching scratch-off tickets again!"

"I hate you all to death!"

He stared at his bizarre reflection in the stream, a trace of tears forming at the corner of his eyes.

He never imagined he'd end up in such a state one day.

Just as he was complaining, he suddenly noticed a golden light flashing behind him in the sky.

"What the hell?"

He shot to his feet, staring in surprise at the direction of the golden light.

"This feeling... why does it remind me of scratch-off tickets?"

He furrowed his brow and dashed toward the golden light at top speed.

Arriving at the source of the glow, Danzō crouched on a tree branch and looked down.

There was Naruto, with four already-scratched tickets beside him.

And the one in his hand was glowing gold.

"Sunflower!" Naruto shouted excitedly as he saw the half-scratched coating.

He'd scratched out the Acupoint Sealing chapter of the Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique before.

Now that he'd scratched out Sunflower again, it should be the unsealing chapter, right?

He licked his lips in excitement.

Danzō crouched on the tree, his brow slightly furrowed.

Back at the scratch-off shop, he'd been dealt with by the boss's Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique.

So the word "Sunflower" instinctively made him wary.

Now, that brat below had scratched out Sunflower too. If he could snatch it, wouldn't he gain the power to freeze people at will?

He let out a light breath, a dangerous curve forming at the corner of his mouth.

The next second, his figure vanished, reappearing behind Naruto.

Naruto, fully absorbed in scratching his ticket, didn't notice Danzō behind him at all.

Danzō lightly raised his hand and tapped the back of Naruto's neck.

Naruto felt the world spin, and in an instant, he collapsed to the ground.

The half-scratched ticket in his hand still glowed with golden light.

Danzō licked his lips, his eyes brimming with endless greed.

"Once I learn the Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique, let's see what you can do to me!"

In his mind, the image of Wu Di holding a scratch-off ticket surfaced.

"I'll see if you'll lift this disgusting state off me then!"

With a heavy snort, he picked up the unfinished scratch-off ticket.

Back in the shop.

Wu Di was in the bathroom, taking care of business.

A message suddenly flashed through his mind.

"A customer has scratched out the Sunflower Manual. Does the host wish to receive it?"

Wu Di was shocked, his voice trembling slightly.

"Who's that lucky? They actually scratched out the Undefeated Empress's signature technique!"

He quickly cleaned up and came out of the bathroom.

In the front hall, Kakashi and the others had already finished scratching. Each of them had an item in front of them, waiting for Wu Di to explain.

Wu Di stepped forward and asked softly, "Did any of you scratch out the Sunflower Manual?"

All three were stunned and shook their heads in unison.

He was puzzled. Then who scratched it out?

Just as he was wondering, Kakashi asked a question.

"What's the Sunflower Manual? Is it stronger than Naruto's Sunflower - Acupoint Sealing Technique?"

Wu Di's body trembled.

Right, and there's Naruto too.

He took five sheets today.

Could it be... that the Sunflower Manual came from those five?

He swallowed hard.

He didn't dare imagine what came next.

If Naruto really chose to cultivate the Sunflower Manual.

Wouldn't he become a sinner of Konoha?

He couldn't help but look toward the Rock Face and mutter, "Fourth, I've failed you!"

With that, he turned back and looked at the items in front of Kakashi and the other two.

In Kakashi's hand was a dried gecko.

Gazing at the description floating before him, Wu Di explained softly.

"This Dried Gecko is a magical artifact from another realm."

"Releasing its magic can briefly summon the power of lightning for attack, defense, and sealing."

"The incantation to use the gecko is: Demons and ghosts, be gone! Demons and ghosts, be gone!"

Three black lines immediately appeared on Kakashi's face.

This incantation was a bit... too lame, wasn't it!

Still, judging by the items he'd pulled from here before, this gecko probably wasn't ordinary either.

Wu Di shifted his gaze to the item in Sasuke's hand, and the corner of his eye twitched.

The item in his hand had a very peculiar shape—a long metal rod at the bottom, topped with a golden little hand flipping the middle finger.

"This thing of yours is called the Otaku Provocation Stick."

"With this item, you can provoke anyone you want to provoke."

"Anyone provoked by this treasure, no matter what they think, must fight you."

"However, during the fight, it increases the opponent's attack and defense by thirty percent."

"So before you provoke someone, you'd better be sure you have enough confidence to win!"

"As for how to use it, it's simple—just point the tip at the person you want to provoke."

"Then shout: You're trash! That's it."

Sasuke swallowed. After listening to Wu Di's explanation, he suddenly felt this stick might be useless.

The only person he wanted to deal with right now was that man who shared his blood.

And he was already much weaker than that man.

If he used this Otaku Provocation Stick, wouldn't he die without even a scrap left?

Not caring what he thought, Wu Di moved on to stand before Sakura.

The item she'd scratched out was much more normal compared to the first two.

It was a Cat Bell.

"This item is easier to explain. Just gently shake the bell, and all the cats nearby will come to you."

Sakura felt a bit disappointed after hearing that.

Why were Kakashi's and Sasuke's items so powerful, but when it came to her, she got something so useless?

The three paid their Silver Notes readily and left with mixed feelings.

Not long after, the side window of the shop rattled.

Naruto climbed in, carrying two items in his arms.

There was nothing among them that looked like a martial arts manual.

Wu Di was puzzled and asked softly, "You only scratched out these two?"

Naruto said dejectedly:

"Don't even mention it. I was halfway through scratching the third item when someone came out of nowhere and knocked me out from behind!"

"When I woke up, the Scratch-off tickets were already all scratched!"

Wu Di scratched his head.

Who could have attacked Naruto from behind?

He asked softly, "Did you get a look at that person's face?"

Naruto shook his head vigorously.

"I never even got a chance to see their face. All I remember before passing out was seeing pink hair."

"Pink hair..." Wu Di rubbed his chin.

Looking across the entire Naruto world, it seemed Sakura Haruno was the only one with pink hair.

And just now, Sakura had been in his shop the whole time.

Then that would be...

His eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but stifle a muffled laugh.

He understood now.

That unlucky bastard was definitely Shimura Danzō, no doubt about it.