Chapter 366 - 51

Chapter 51: Morning PeacockAfter Naruto broke free from his restraints, he discovered that the wind orb was already flying towards him. Instead of losing his composure, he crossed his arms in front of him to form a cross shape and shouted, "Morning Peacock!"He quickly punched forward repeatedly. With every punch, a ball of flame surged toward the front. Although this move looked somewhat like Fire Release, it was actually pure Ninjutsu, and a technique created by Might Guy.The principle of this technique is that after opening the Gate of View, punching with full force creates friction with the air, generating balls of flame, which are then propelled toward the enemy by the force of the punches.The flames scattering from his fists dyed the entire room red, as bright as a sunrise and as dazzling as a peacock's tail feathers. After Naruto's fireballs collided with Kakuzu's wind orb, the wind actually helped make the fireballs even larger. In the end, the wind orb could not withstand the continuous assault of the flames and dissipated into the air.But it wasn't over yet. Countless fireballs continued to rush toward Kakuzu. Feeling their power, he didn't dare to be careless. He immediately retracted his arms, clasped his hands together, and while forming hand seals, shouted, "Earth Release, Earth Spear."Although the name of this technique is "Earth Spear," it is actually a defensive Ninjutsu that hardens the arms for protection. Kakuzu's arms rapidly turned black, as if covered in a layer of Armament Haki. He blocked with his hands in front of him, attempting to withstand Naruto's Morning Peacock with this technique.The dense barrage of flames slammed into Kakuzu. Although Naruto had tried his best to narrow the range of his attack to avoid harming innocent bystanders, the shockwaves still caused the entire building to begin collapsing.At this moment, Naruto had reached his limit. He could no longer maintain this state, and even his Sharingan automatically deactivated. He knelt on one knee, gasping for air. Because the air was filled with stirred-up dust, he couldn't see what the situation was like on Kakuzu's side.When the dust settled, Naruto discovered that a huge crater had appeared where Kakuzu had just been standing. Then, Kakuzu's figure appeared in the center of the crater.Kakuzu was in an extremely sorry state. His hair was disheveled, a trace of blood hung from the corner of his mouth, and his clothes had been burned away, leaving only a few scraps of fabric that barely covered his vital parts. Most importantly, the monster wearing the white mask was now lying beside him, lifeless.Kakuzu cracked his neck, then pointed at the monster on the ground and said to Naruto, "Kid, for a promised spar, you sure play rough. You actually destroyed my Wind-style heart.""Do you know how hard it is to find that element? No way, you have to compensate me with one, and add ten thousand on top of that to barely cover my losses."Hearing Kakuzu say this, Naruto finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that his Kotoamatsukamihad been successfully activated; otherwise, given Kakuzu's personality, he would never have let this slide after having one of his hearts destroyed.Naruto was in a very poor state. The side effects of opening the Eight Gates left his entire body filled with a sense of soreness.Now he had a clear understanding of his own strength. When facing a Ninja of Kage-level strength, he had the power to fight for a limited time, but would quickly be defeated afterward.Naruto was not discouraged; on the contrary, he was very happy. After all, he was only six years old and already possessed strength comparable to a Jonin, which meant his efforts during this period had not been in vain. He believed that once he mastered the Nine-Tailed power, his strength would definitely see a qualitative leap.Naruto looked at the somewhat angry Kakuzu and said, "As for the heart, you'll have to find one yourself! However, if I have the chance, I'll keep an eye out for you.""As for the money, that's easy to settle. In the last round, we bet ten thousand on 'Leopard 2'. Under normal circumstances, we definitely would have won, which means the dealer should pay us one million.""So, I'll just take back the principal, and the rest can be considered compensation—it's all yours. You can go ask the boss here for it!"It must be said that Naruto was quite clever. He hadn't spent a single cent himself, yet he had managed to do Kakuzu a favor. After saying this, Naruto threw a Kunai marked with the Flying Thunder God Mark toward Kakuzu and told him to keep it safe, saying he would come find him when he needed something.Because the commotion caused by their fight was quite significant, it had already attracted the attention of many people. Naruto could sense that many Ninjas were rushing toward the scene, so he took Robin and the money and quickly left the area, leaving the mess for Kakuzu to deal with.On the way, Robin asked curiously, "Brother, why is it allowed for casinos to use tricks to cheat people out of money, but when I exposed them, I was accused of not understanding the rules?""And from what I heard from those people, it seems everyone knows about this. So why are there still so many people flocking there to gamble every day?"Hearing her question, Naruto smiled and patiently explained, "Every industry has its unspoken rules—these are what are called 'the rules'.""It means that everyone knows it clearly, but no one can violate them; otherwise, it would easily incite public anger.""As for your second question, it's even easier to explain. Yes, people know that nine out of ten bets are lost, so why do they still gamble and risk losing everything just to take a chance?""It's nothing more than the desire and greed inherent in human nature at work. The winners want to win more, and the losers are thinking about staging a comeback. Without exception, both will eventually fall into an endless abyss."Hearing this, Robin couldn't help but ask worriedly, "According to what you said, isn't Lady Tsunadealready in great danger?"This question caught Naruto off guard. He paused for a moment and said, "Uh, she is at a level that transcends ordinary people. If she wanted to, many people would scramble to hand over money to her. Most of the time, Tsunade just treats gambling as a recreational pastime.""And to be honest, it's no exaggeration to say that when it comes to gambling luck, Tsunade can be called 'cursed by the heavens.' After all, 'nine losses out of ten' isn't enough to describe her; 'one win out of a hundred' is more appropriate.""And you are the exact opposite. Whether it's luck or the uniqueness of your abilities, I think you were born for the gambling table..."