Chapter 175: A New Plot
"Crappy hand!"
Inside the Senju residence, Li Jiexuan smiled as he flipped over his tiles. Three plus seven—the smallest possible combination in the gambling dice game—almost guaranteed to lose.
But when Tsunade flipped her tiles…
Four plus six!
The only possible losing outcome had appeared with absolute certainty in Tsunade's hand. Li Jiexuan laughed and kissed her.
"Jiexuan-kun, you never let me win." Tsunade lay in Li Jiexuan's arms, acting coquettishly. "Sometimes I want to take the initiative too!"
"…"
Li Jiexuan smiled bitterly and shook his head. This girl Tsunade had no idea about her own constitution.
Known as the Great Fat Sheep, she was completely cursed when it came to gambling. The only way for her luck to turn around was by sacrificing someone close to her or someone she deeply loved in exchange for reversing her fortune.
The day Tsunade actually started winning, Li Jiexuan would have to start considering whether he should pick out a nice grave for himself…
"Lord Jiexuan, there's a member of the Uchiha clan outside asking to see you. Should I let him in?" The young steward respectfully nodded toward Li Jiexuan.
Ever since Senju Tobirama had tacitly acknowledged Li Jiexuan as his future son-in-law, Li Jiexuan could now be considered half a master of the Senju clan residence…
"No need. I'll go out myself."
"Uchiha Yuya, have you finally made your decision?"
Li Jiexuan smiled as he stood up. After spending the past few days glued to Tsunade's side, it really was time to stretch his legs.
Walking out of the Senju estate, he saw Uchiha Yuya standing firmly before him. With a solemn expression, Yuya knelt down stiffly.
"Captain Jiexuan, I've decided to abandon the honor of my clan and recognize you as my master!"
You made the correct choice, Yuya.
Li Jiexuan smiled and nodded.
"I promise you—you will never regret the decision you made today!"
Character: Li Jiexuan
Title: The Future of Konoha
Followers:
Orochimaru (100/100)
Hyuga Yizhen (80/100)
Uchiha Yuya (60/100)
The third follower—this pushed Li Jiexuan's follower point-grinding plan forward another small step…
"Heaven's Curse Mark!"
Li Jiexuan left the Heaven's Curse Mark on Uchiha Yuya's neck. The terrifying natural energy from Ryuchi Cave instantly poured in, and Yuya looked as if he was about to die…
But after force-feeding him several bottles of stamina potions, he ultimately managed to survive.
Once the curse mark was fully formed, Uchiha Yuya's loyalty jumped from sixty to seventy!
Displaying overwhelming strength to attract followers was only the first step. The second step was to grant those followers equally powerful strength in return in order to continue…
"Power—an immense power is continuously surging into me!"
Uchiha Yuya lowered his head deeply and bowed on his knees.
"From this day onward, I am only called Yuya. I will fight only for the captain!"
"Yuya, Konoha is no longer suitable for you." Li Jiexuan curled his lips slightly with a smile. "Go to Xuanlord town in the Land of Water. I've left you a little something there."
After all, Li Jiexuan had left Obito's eye with Orochimaru…
Obito's eye might not completely dominate everything, but it was still a rare space-time Mangekyo. As long as someone obtained even one of them, it would be enough to roam the ninja world freely!
The only question was whether Yuya's frail body could handle it.
But that was no longer within Li Jiexuan's concerns…
The reward for killing Uchiha Jiangshu and Menwei had also been delayed for several days. Now it was time to open it!
A flash of light flickered.
The appearance of a Trial Scroll came with almost no suspense, but besides that, another item appeared—something Li Jiexuan had been longing for.
"A Life Potion!"
True to its name, a Life Potion could practically be called a second life. Naturally, the more of these things, the better…
However, holding the beginner Trial Scroll, Li Jiexuan hesitated slightly.
Should he save another scroll to combine into an intermediate scroll, or just use it now?
After thinking it over for a moment, Li Jiexuan decided it would be better to use it immediately…
After all, he hadn't advanced many storylines yet. Even if he saved enough to create an intermediate Trial Scroll, the choices available to him would still be limited.
"Activate!"
Li Jiexuan tore open the Trial Scroll.
What came into view were stars, yellow sand, and a dark-circled-eyed young man carrying a gourd on his back.
"A storyline involving Gaara?"
When Li Jiexuan's consciousness returned and he opened his eyes, a small white clay spider slowly dropped down in front of him.
"This spider looks a little familiar!"
After a moment, Li Jiexuan suddenly widened his eyes.
"This is that damn 'art'?!"
"Explosion—is art! Katsu!"
Almost instinctively, Li Jiexuan slapped his palm onto the ground.
"Earth Style—Earth Flow Wall!"
His hand seals took only 0.3 seconds, allowing Li Jiexuan to block the clay spider's explosion. However, the blast still left him covered in dust and dirt.
Even without opening his eyes, Li Jiexuan already knew which part of the story this was…
The capture of the Tailed Beast—rescuing the Kazekage!
If he guessed correctly, it was the moment when Deidara single-handedly challenged an entire nation, captured the Kazekage of Sunagakure, and announced the existence of the Akatsuki to the entire ninja world!
Li Jiexuan brushed the sand away from his face.
Sure enough, high in the sky, a giant white clay bird was flying at incredible speed. Beside it floated a massive sphere of sand.
At the same time, the mission prompt rang out…
Story Mission: Rescue the Kazekage!
Mission Content: Retrieve the Kazekage—Gaara—from the Akatsuki!
Mission Reward: 5,000 points, Deidara's complete set of artistic bombs.
"What generous rewards!"
This trial storyline was undoubtedly the fastest mission to appear, the most tightly paced, and even had the best rewards so far.
However…
Li Jiexuan still smiled and shook his head, letting Deidara and Gaara continue testing each other in the sky.
It wasn't time for him to make his entrance yet…