After a brief silence…
The entire gambling den instantly erupted into chaos.
Countless people swarmed around Takumi.
Some wanted to become his disciple.
Some wanted to establish connections.
Some wanted to introduce potential partners.
Some were even willing to sacrifice their own wives…
Takumi didn't want to get entangled with these people.
His goal was already half achieved, and there was no need to continue dealing with these gamblers.
"Everyone, please make way. We have matters to attend to and need to leave."
After some struggle, Takumi successfully left with the three girls.
Shizune also helped the dazed-looking Tsunade out.
…
Back at the inn.
Shizune helped Tsunade back to her room to sober up.
The others ate in the main hall.
Takumi stayed in his room to wash up.
"Please don't judge Tsunade-sama by today's behavior. Normally, Tsunade-sama is very gentle."
Shizune said with a smile.
"It's just that her personality is a bit of a tsundere, and she won't easily admit to these things."
"I see."
Sakura said with a look of admiration.
"I've always dreamed of becoming a great Kunoichi like Tsunade-sama."
"You definitely can."
Shizune said gently with a smile.
"So, what does Tsunade-sama usually like?"
Ino asked with great interest.
It was rare to meet one of the legendary Sannin.
And she was also someone they looked up to.
Even though their experience this afternoon had shattered some of their impressions of Tsunade, her strength as a Shinobi and her title as the greatest Medical-nin still made them admired her immensely.
The four girls chatted while eating downstairs, the atmosphere very harmonious.
Meanwhile, upstairs.
After a short nap, Tsunade sobered up.
After waking up, Tsunade's face was slightly red, her hair disheveled, her clothes naturally open, exposing her chest, looking extremely alluring.
The more she thought about it, the more something felt off.
'How could I possibly lose ten rounds in a row?!'
'My luck just now is very good!'
Tsunade simply couldn't believe the afternoon's experience.
The more she thought about it, the more wrong it felt.
Finally, she simply got up and ran to Takumi's room.
Without knocking, she directly slid the door open.
Coincidentally, Takumi had just finished washing up and was walking out in a bathrobe.
"Tsunade-sama?"
Takumi was somewhat surprised.
He didn't expect Tsunade to come over at this time.
Tsunade charged straight over, looking down at him aggressively.
"Hey, kid, were you cheating!"
"Of course not."
Takumi said calmly.
"How is that possible! How could you beat me ten times!"
"This is just too fake!"
"You must have cheated!"
Tsunade loudly questioned.
She would never believe that someone could win ten consecutive rounds of high-low… it was simply beyond belief!
Faced with Tsunade's aggressive attitude, Takumi shrugged helplessly.
He checked the time, and it was still early before midnight.
His Incredible Luck hadn't refreshed yet.
However, he had another secret weapon.
"Then how about this."
"How about we gamble another round?"
Takumi said with a smile.
"Sure! What's the bet?"
"Something more conventional. A kiss. If you win, you kiss me. If I win, I kiss you."
Tsunade was about to agree but immediately realized something was wrong.
"Hey, with rules like that, I lose either way!"
"Then..."
"If you win, you get a kiss. If you lose, I'll leave."
Takumi nodded: "Deal."
Tsunade looked at Takumi disdainfully: "Hmph, so you're just a little pervert after all."
'But, anyway, he was just a little brat.'
'Letting him kiss me once wasn't a big deal.'
'And I might not necessarily lose!'
"No problem!"
"What are we playing this time?"
Takumi said.
"High-low again?"
"Let's change it!"
Tsunade's eyes fell on a deck of cards, and they immediately lit up.
"Do you know Old Maid?"
"We'll play Old Maid!"
"Okay."
Takumi chuckled inwardly, his face remaining impassive.
With high-low, he might still need to use some means to win, but Old Maid...
With the perception ability of Observation Haki, how could he lose?
Tsunade immediately picked up the cards and carefully shuffled them.
Then she divided them into two piles.
One for her, one for Takumi.
After discarding the pairs, Tsunade had five cards left in her hand.
Takumi had four.
Clearly.
The Joker was in Tsunade's hand.
Tsunade was anxious inside, but didn't show it on her face.
Takumi laughed inwardly.
"You go first!"
Tsunade said.
She now had five cards in her hand.
Seemingly, the probability of the Joker being drawn was one in five.
But it was easier to mix them up and use some psychological suggestion.
If she drew first, it would inevitably reduce the number of cards she held.
Then with four cards, the probability of it being drawn seemingly increased, but there were fewer opportunities to mix them up.
Ironically, it might be harder for the Joker to be drawn.
But none of this mattered in Takumi's eyes.
He had already activated Observation Haki.
Through Observation Haki, he could see the cards in Tsunade's hand very clearly.
"Alright."
Takumi agreed.
He hesitantly reached out, hovering over Tsunade's cards, as if indecisive.
In fact, Takumi was just teasing Tsunade.
Watching Tsunade's expression change with the movement of his hand, he found it very amusing.
'So this is what it feels like to manipulate someone?'
After pretending to hesitate for a long time, Takumi casually took a card that wasn't the Joker.
"Lucky!"
Takumi deliberately acted very surprised.
"Hmph!"
Tsunade snorted coldly, casually took a card from Takumi's hand.
After discarding the pair, Tsunade held up her cards.
Takumi hesitated again, swaying his hand.
But his eyes held a smile as he watched the changes in Tsunade's expression.
Then, to Tsunade's look of apparent regret, he drew a card from the three that wasn't the Joker.
"Ah..."
Tsunade let out a short sigh.
She understood she had already lost.
Takumi only had one card left.
And now it was her turn to draw.
"You lose, Tsunade-sama."
Takumi said with a hint of mischief at the corner of his mouth.
"A bet is a bet, Tsunade-sama."
As he spoke, he moved closer to Tsunade.
"Hmph! I won't welch."
Tsunade snorted coldly and simply closed her eyes.
Takumi, looking at Tsunade's gradually approaching face, couldn't help but swallow.
Finally…
They made contact.
'Indeed, it was different from Kurenai and Rin.'
'It had a unique flavor.'
Takumi held it for a full ten seconds before Tsunade pushed him away reluctantly.
"Had enough?"
"Continue!"
Tsunade seemed somewhat flustered and exasperated.
"Then I want to increase the stakes."
Takumi said with a mischievous smile.
"If Tsunade-sama loses this time, let me feel your... granaries, how about that?"
"Hmph, as expected, a little pervert!"
Tsunade said with a disdainful expression.
"No problem."
Right now, she only wanted to win back a round. What she had to pay for it, she didn't care much about anymore.
And it was just a touch.
It wouldn't cause her to lose a piece of flesh.
Besides, she might not necessarily lose again!