On the night of the Nine-Tails, I shattered the Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch.

With such a talent in Konoha, there's no reason not to utilize him.

As long as he can keep bringing out things that Orochimaru is interested in, Orochimaru will always be on his side and won't have a relapse.

After all, Orochimaru's greatest interest was to achieve immortality, learn all ninjutsu, and grasp the truth of the world, rather than create some kind of world.

"Take this and reply to the Third Anbu." Nagasawa put the written document into a file bag and called over the Anbu from before.

"Yes!"

……

Short Book Street.

The casino was bustling with activity.

A large crowd gathered around a gambling table, creating a lively atmosphere.

"Come on, bet on big or small, place your bet now!" the person shaking the dice shouted, urging people to place their bets.

But the people at the gambling table remained unmoved, quietly watching a woman with light blond hair shout.

Could this woman with light blonde hair be some kind of gambling god? That's why she can influence the decisions of everyone at the gambling table.

Tsunade looked at the group of people waiting for her to shout again, and couldn't help but show a fierce expression, saying unhappily:

"What do you mean by this? You think you can take advantage of me? I don't believe it! One million taels, bet on small!"

She refused to believe it; after four consecutive times, could it still happen?

"Lady Tsunade, please don't! We don't have much money left."

Shizune, who was standing nearby, was stunned when she saw Tsunade throw away a million ryo and quickly tried to stop her.

However, Tsunade, who was above, clearly couldn't listen to reason and simply replied perfunctorily, "I think we'll definitely win this time."

Mute: ...

Lady Tsunade, you truly have no idea about your gambling luck.

"big!"

"big!"

I'm betting on the big one!

Instantly, people at the gambling table pushed out their chips and shouted "Big!"

"Okay, 5, 4, 4, thirteen points, big!" The dealer lifted the dice cup and showed it to everyone.

"Damn it, we almost won." Tsunade sighed with a hint of regret.

He remained silent, silently complaining in his mind, "A little bit? More like a billion!"

She had never seen Tsunade win at gambling.

It's only because Tsunade has such a big reputation that those wealthy merchants are willing to be ripped off and spend a lot of money on her treatment. Otherwise, the little money Tsunade took with her when she left the village would have been squandered long ago.

"Again, again! I don't believe I can't win a single game today!" Tsunade shouted nonchalantly.

Shizune broke down, pleading, "Lady Tsunade, please stop gambling. We only have money left for accommodation."

"As long as we win this round, that's all that matters," Tsunade said nonchalantly.

"But..." Shizune wanted to try to persuade Tsunade.

But suddenly she saw a person wearing a dark gray uniform and a mask appear behind Tsunade.

"Hmm?" Sensing the presence behind her, Tsunade turned around and saw the Anbu members.

"Lady Tsunade, please come in. I have something important to tell you," the ANBU ninja said respectfully.

"What bad luck! No wonder I kept losing today."

Tsunade muttered a curse, completely ignoring the Anbu behind her.

The entire casino fell silent.

That person was wearing a ninja headband, and his equipment looked quite impressive; he was clearly a ninja not to be trifled with.

"What's wrong? Rolling dice? Are you closing up shop?" Tsunade asked the dealer.

The dealer gave an awkward smile, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and stammered, "Guest...sir, you should take care of your business first. You can come to the casino anytime. Business is more important."

The gamblers nearby seemed to have suddenly realized their mistake, and one by one they transformed into ambassadors of positive energy, offering words of advice:

"A little gambling is harmless, but excessive gambling is harmful to health. It's more important to focus on serious matters."

"Gambling is something you just have to keep in check..."

This wave, this wave comes from the heart.

Watching the dealer and the group of gamblers, Tsunade sighed, pursed her lips, and said, "Tch, boring. Shizune, let's go."

He then got up and left the casino.

Shizune jogged to catch up, and the ANBU ninja vanished from everyone's sight in a flash.

Seeing the ANBU ninja leave, everyone in the casino breathed a sigh of relief, wiped away the cold sweat from their tension, and continued shouting.

"So the legend that the big fat sheep has an extraordinary background is true," one gambler began to gossip.

"What else do you think? No normal person has that much money to lose. Just make some money honestly. It's lucky if you run into a big fat sheep."

"That's true, but it's really amazing. I didn't know there were really people with such bad luck. I used to think it was just a joke."

"Haha, how could it be the legendary fat sheep if it wasn't amazing?"

Chapter 94 Your power is too dangerous

"Speak, what is it?" Tsunade asked the Anbu with a displeased look.

She was having a great time gambling when she was interrupted.

"The Hokage hopes you can return to Konoha. Konoha needs your strength." The Anbu looked at Tsunade earnestly, trying to inspire her will.

"You came to me just for this? Then you can go back now and tell the old man to give up. I'm not going back."

When Tsunade heard that the Anbu had come to invite her back to Konoha, she immediately lost interest.

Konoha only brings back painful memories for her, so she has no desire to go back.

Despite being rejected by Tsunade, the Anbu members were not angry, but instead corrected Tsunade's mistake.

"The current Hokage is no longer Lord Sarutobi. He passed the title of Hokage to Lord Namikaze, and Lord Namikaze is the current Hokage."

"Minato, he became the Fourth Hokage, that's not bad, but going back is out of the question. It doesn't matter who becomes Hokage." Tsunade still gave the Anbu ninja no chance and refused directly.

Seeing that Tsunade was determined not to leave, the Anbu ninjas had no choice but to depart.

After all, Minato didn't give him a death order to bring Tsunade back; he just said that if he found her, he could try to persuade her first, and if that didn't work, then so be it.

Even if he were given a death order, he wouldn't be able to do anything about it, since he couldn't beat Tsunade anyway.

Don't underestimate the fighting power of medical ninjas; they know how to heal wounds and how to kill.

Moreover, Tsunade is no ordinary medical ninja.

Watching the departing Anbu members, Shizune asked a question.

"Lady Tsunade, are we never going back to Konoha?"

Tsunade thought for a moment, then laughed and ruffled Shizune's hair, saying, "Go back whenever you want, but I don't think I'll want to go back for the next ten years or so."

……

Inside Orochimaru's office at the Anbu base.

"Jonin Nagasawa, we meet again. It seems you are indeed very interested in experiments, just as you said."

Orochimaru's hoarse voice rang out.

“Of course, those who know me, Yongze, know that I never lie,” Yongze said without blinking.

"I wonder what exactly this project requires joint research from the two secret agencies?"

"The ultimate goal of studying the cells of summoning beasts and ninja beasts is to clone them," Orochimaru said with a smile, explaining the details of the experimental project.

This project was merely a pretext for him to test Yongze's abilities.

“That’s a really good research direction. If every ninja could have a ninja beast, it would greatly improve their strength.” Nagasawa nodded, but in his heart he felt that this research was probably just a smokescreen.

In the original work, Orochimaru's research was either about immortality, sage techniques, or various forbidden techniques; there was never any mention of Orochimaru researching ninja beasts.

The two probed each other for a while but came to no conclusion. In the end, Orochimaru said that the research was being conducted in his personal laboratory and that Nagasawa could visit it the next day.

After leaving Orochimaru's office, Nagasawa went straight home.

He has finished dealing with his affairs in the shadows today and can now proceed with his challenge mission with peace of mind.

Back home, Yongze closed the door, opened the panel, clicked on the challenge mission, and then confirmed to enter.

Suddenly, everything went black before Yongze's eyes. The next moment, the world before him changed abruptly, transforming from an ordinary bedroom into a pitch-black forest filled with an eerie atmosphere.

Yongze reached out his hand, twisted his waist, and realized that this body was probably not his own.

He drew the sword from his waist and looked at it, and found that he had become the very image of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Her hair was mostly black, but the edges were red, and she had markings on her head. She wore a red haori.

At this moment, he is none other than Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the strongest swordsman of the Sengoku period!

Nagasawa sensed that both the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and Haki were working normally, and his own strength had not changed; only his appearance and clothes had changed.

"So that's how it is. This is the challenge."

Yongze used his Observation Haki to sense the surrounding atmosphere and discovered quite a few, but they all felt very strange and eerie to him.

He had never sensed such an eerie aura before, but he could feel a deep malice towards people emanating from it.

Nagasawa walked towards the place where the auras were converging. That eerie aura must be what the Demons in the Demon Slayer world call demons.

Suddenly, with his keen senses, Nagasawa saw dozens of transparent spider silk threads rushing towards him.

"Breath of the Sun - First Form: Waltz!"

Nagasawa drew his sword from his waist and unleashed a fiery arc-shaped slash forward.