Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#344 - Gambling

“I won’t go back. The previous Hokage have already sacrificed themselves for the village, and now it’s almost the Third Hokage’s turn, that old geezer. Only an idiot would want to sit in the Hokage’s seat.”

Tsunade then gulped down the wine in her cup and looked at Jiraiya opposite her with an indifferent expression.

“Smack~!”

“Don’t you dare insult the past Hokage! They were all heroes who sacrificed themselves to protect the village!”

Naruto slammed his hand on the table and stood up, glaring angrily at Tsunade. He raised his fist, jumped onto the table, and was about to pounce on her to fight.

Fortunately, Jiraiya was prepared and grabbed Naruto by the back of his collar, preventing him from making a big mistake.

Seeing how arrogant this little blondie was, Tsunade also stood up, placed one leg on the table, and confronted Naruto head-on.

“Who are you, kid?”

“He’s called Naruto Uzumaki.”

Jiraiya answered for him.

“Hmph! Becoming Hokage is my dream! Don’t you dare insult the Hokage!”

Naruto followed closely behind, shouting at Tsunade with a determined look on his face.

“...Kid, you’ve got a big mouth, but wanting to become Hokage isn’t just about shouting slogans. Do you have the strength?”

Tsunade was stunned by his words, a few ripples appearing in her eyes. Then, she burped and looked at Naruto in front of her with amusement.

“You old hag! If you’re not convinced, let’s go outside and have a one-on-one fight!”

“Huh?”

Hearing Naruto’s words, Tsunade’s eyes twitched, and she glared fiercely at the little blondie.

“Fight, then! Let’s go outside the shop now!”

Saying that, Tsunade, who was already a bit tipsy, left the table first, ignoring Shizune’s dissuasion, and walked straight towards the door…

Naruto, not wanting to be outdone, rolled up his sleeves while cursing and followed her out.

Jiraiya, looking like he was enjoying the show, also followed.

Liang Yue was the last to leave, but the pub owner grabbed him and made him pay their bill.

…

As a Shadow-level expert who had been famous for many years, Tsunade wouldn’t really want to fight Naruto to the death~

After all, after all these years, she was already over fifty years old and had some sense of a master.

As far as Liang Yue was concerned, the reason why she agreed to this farcical duel was probably just to test Naruto’s strength.

“Kid! Don’t say I’m bullying the young.”

With that, Tsunade held out one finger to Naruto~

“In this match with you, I’ll only use this one finger. If you can make me move from this spot, I’ll consider it your win, how about it, kid?”

“Don’t underestimate me!”

“I think it’s fine!”

Jiraiya stopped Naruto in time, gave him a look to calm down, and then turned to look at Tsunade and continued.

“However, a simple match doesn’t seem very fun, how about we bet something, what do you say? If he loses~”

“You’ll leave all the money you have on you behind!”

Hearing this, Tsunade glared at Jiraiya fiercely.

“Easy, but if Naruto wins, you’ll come back to Konoha with us and become the Fifth Hokage.”

Jiraiya said with a smile on his face.

Seeing the hesitation on Tsunade’s face, he quickly added with a chuckle.

“Hehe~! You’re not afraid to bet, are you?”

“Bet, then!”

Under Jiraiya’s goading, after agreeing to the bet, Tsunade immediately became serious.

Then, with one hand on her hip and the other holding up one finger, she said to Naruto.

“Kid, come at me!”

“Haaah~!!”

Hearing this, Naruto roared and charged forward with his fist raised.

Unfortunately, the duel wasn’t about who had the louder voice~

Naruto, who had fallen more than ten meters away on his butt, wasn’t injured much under Tsunade’s deliberate control.

He jumped up instantly and continued to shout at her while rubbing his red forehead.

Seeing this, Tsunade’s lips curved into a smile.

“Hmph hmph, then come at me~”

“You wait!”

Saying that, Naruto suddenly stretched out his right hand, and a large amount of chakra instantly surged out of his body, gathering in the palm of his hand.

In less than half a second, a Rasengan the size of an apple took shape.

Then, Naruto charged over again!

Seeing this, Tsunade’s expression changed immediately.

Then, she raised her finger high and dropped it heavily.

“Crack~” a muffled sound.

A ditch was immediately split in the ground in front of her.

Naruto couldn’t react in time and fell to the ground face-first, the Rasengan in his hand smashing directly into the side of the road.

“Boom~”

A circular pit of about three meters immediately appeared.

“You actually learned the Fourth Hokage’s Rasengan! Not bad, but it’s still no match for this finger of mine.”

Looking at the hole made by the Rasengan, Tsunade was surprised.

However, this big sister still had a smug look on her face.

“Hmph! Don’t be so smug! I still have an even more powerful move here!”

After getting up, Naruto immediately retreated more than ten steps, stretched out his right hand again, and a large amount of chakra surged out of his body again.

“Still have a more powerful move? Did you teach him?”

Hearing this, Tsunade was stunned and looked at Jiraiya next to her with a gloomy expression.

“No, no, don’t misunderstand, he had already learned that ninjutsu before I taught Naruto the Rasengan.”

Saying that, Jiraiya looked at the little blondie and continued.

“Hey~ Naruto, control it a little, this is a residential area, be careful not to damage people’s houses.”

“Don’t worry, Master Jiraiya! In these days, I can barely control the direction of the Spirit Arrow Technique that I shoot out!”

Saying that, an egg-sized shuttle-shaped arrow had already appeared in his palm.

Along with the high-speed rotating chakra, intense wind pressure began to form around Naruto’s body.

“Granny Tsunade! Don’t blame me for not reminding you, I’ll hit the ground under your feet in a while, and if you jump up, it’ll be counted as your loss~”

“Hmph! Then try it!”

Looking at the arrow in Naruto’s palm, Tsunade’s face was solemn, she pursed her lips, squatted down slightly, and her face was no longer as relaxed as before.

“You get ready, I’m going to shoot!”

“Stop talking nonsense!”

“I’m really going to shoot!”

“Are you coming or not!?”

“Hey~!”

With Naruto’s loud shout, the large Spirit Arrow Technique in his hand was immediately shot diagonally into the sky…

“Swish~!”

Along with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, the high-speed rotating Spirit Arrow Technique instantly soared into the sky hundreds of meters away with a long spiral tail flame.

“Sigh~ Still, a little unable to do it.”

Naruto touched the back of his head at this moment, looking tangled and unhappy.

The opposite Tsunade turned her head in surprise, looking at the arrow that was flying away like a shooting star, her eyes a little dull.

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