On the hot spring street, a sign in front of the Casino read: "Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan prohibited."
In these times of war, stressed Ninja would often choose to vent their frustrations in Casinos, and Ninja from the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan were most prone to cheating.
For this reason, various Casinos in Konoha began to prohibit members of the two great clans from entering.
Orochimaru walked out of the Casino, carrying a briefcase, and looked at Tsunade, who had lost a lot in the Casino beside him.
"Satisfied? Do you want to go to the next Casino?"
Orochimaru handed the briefcase to Tsunade. She was no longer short on money; coming to the Casino was purely to accompany Tsunade.
"No, I'm not going."
Tsunade had thought that since she had just returned from the battlefield, her luck should turn.
As it turned out, in the Casino, she and Orochimaru were doing a 'killing spree'... she was responsible for losing money, and Orochimaru was responsible for winning it back.
"Orochimaru, how do you manage to keep a straight face even with a terrible hand?"
Tsunade hugged Orochimaru's arm and shook it. Just now in the Casino, Orochimaru had dared to go all-in with a bad hand, scaring others into not following.
"Gambling is not just a competition of luck and skill; it's also about courage. You have to overwhelm your opponent with your aura, make them unable to read your thoughts. And another point is, I don't care that much about winning or losing."
Orochimaru hadn't thought much when he went all-in; winning or losing didn't matter.
"What if you lose?"
Tsunade glared at Orochimaru, hands on her hips, and huffed, "That's the money we won together! Without me, you wouldn't have won so much!"
"Thank you, Tsunade, for losing the money so I can win it back."
Orochimaru clapped his hands together, looking at Tsunade with gratitude.
"I always feel like you're implying my gambling luck is bad."
Tsunade muttered softly.
"Tsunade, look over there."
Orochimaru tugged Tsunade's clothes and pointed in a direction. They saw a sneaky white-haired man lying on a rooftop, holding binoculars and intently watching something, with an expression as lewd as could be.
"That Jiraiya guy really is..."
Tsunade clenched her fist, wanting to curse Jiraiya for being an old dog that couldn't learn new tricks, but then she saw a child from the Inuzuka Clan walking by, hugging a Ninja dog. The words she was about to say were swallowed back.
It would be too much to say those words in front of an Inuzuka Clan child.
Perhaps having been beaten by Tsunade too many times, Jiraiya keenly sensed Tsunade's furious gaze, which seemed to be spitting fire. He quickly put away his binoculars, his figure vanishing from his spot, and then appeared in front of the two with a whoosh.
"Orochimaru, Tsunade, what a coincidence!"
Jiraiya greeted the two with a cheerful smile.
"What thick skin..." Orochimaru clicked his tongue, looking at Jiraiya, who showed no embarrassment, his face not red, his heart not pounding.
Anyone else would be a little uncomfortable, but not Jiraiya.
"Jiraiya, you still have the nerve to say 'what a coincidence'?!"
Tsunade grabbed Jiraiya's collar, raising the briefcase, ready to send him flying.
As one of Konohas Sannin, she felt ashamed of him. Who goes peeping into women's bathhouses right after returning from the battlefield?
Is there anyone?
There wouldn't be a second one in the entire Ninja World!
"Calm down, Tsunade. This contains our spoils of war. It's too wasteful to use it to hit Jiraiya."
Orochimaru saw Tsunade's actions and quickly took the briefcase from her hand. After all, it was money she had worked hard to win.
"Orochimaru..."
Jiraiya was touched by the first half of the sentence, but the gratitude on his face vanished when he heard the second half. He looked at her with a resentful gaze. At a time like this, not only did she not try to calm Tsunade down, but she also took away the briefcase that could have lessened his injuries... How much did she want Tsunade to punch him?!
Wasn't it just that he had Gama Kosuke deliver a letter saying he wanted to eat?
Besides, Orochimaru, you've mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique; it wouldn't take you long to get to the battlefield, would it?
Jiraiya's complaints dared not be spoken. If he said them, it wouldn't just be Tsunade hitting him, but the couple ganging up on him.
"Fine, seeing as you just came back from the battlefield, next time I catch you, you won't be so lucky."
Tsunade released Jiraiya's collar, held Orochimaru's hand, and pulled her towards the exit of the hot spring street.
"Wait for me!"
Jiraiya followed. He had already had his fill earlier and wasn't interested in continuing to watch.
"Orochimaru, what are we having for dinner?"
Jiraiya naturally walked beside Orochimaru.
"Haven't decided yet. What, do you have anything you want to eat?"
Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya from the corner of her eye.
"Something with a strong flavor! I've eaten too many soldier pills on the battlefield!"
Jiraiya's face turned green at the mention of soldier pills. He felt like throwing up whenever he saw them now. On the battlefield, he couldn't *not* eat them; his Chakra would be almost depleted after a few battles, and he couldn't recover Chakra without soldier pills.
There wasn't much food to eat on the battlefield, so he could only fill his stomach with soldier pills.
"Unfortunately, Mio and Hikari don't really like strongly flavored food. Jiraiya, why don't you go eat at the restaurant over there?"
Tsunade put her arm around Orochimaru's shoulder, looked at Jiraiya, and pointed to the restaurant by the road.
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