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Three days later, in a certain casino in the Land of Fire.
Tsunade sat in front of a slot machine, staring at the jackpot display. However, instead of being happy about hitting the jackpot, her face was solemn and her brows were furrowed.
At this moment, not only was the machine in front of Tsunade displaying a jackpot, but there were also chips piled up beside her, indicating that this was not the first time she had hit the jackpot.
Tsunade looked at the machine displaying the jackpot, pulled the lever again, and cheerful music sounded. The machine once again showed that she had hit the jackpot.
"This is the eleventh time—"
Tsunade looked at the machine that once again displayed the jackpot. A hint of solemnity flashed in her eyes, and then she muttered softly, "Hitting the jackpot eleven times in a row… it seems like this is the first time it has ever happened. What will happen in the end?"
Whenever Tsunade gambled, no matter what form of gambling, she almost always lost, with only a handful of wins. And every time she won, something unfortunate would happen to the people around her. The more chips she won, the more brutal the events would be.
This had been the case without exception ever since she learned to gamble.
This time, she had hit the jackpot eleven times in a row, which was an unprecedented, huge victory. Correspondingly, the misfortunes that would happen to the people around her afterward would definitely be even more brutal.
It was just that she didn't know who that unlucky person would be.
"Lady Tsunade!"
At this moment, Shizune returned, happily carrying a pile of banknotes. Seeing the chips piled up beside Tsunade again, her face immediately lit up with joy, and she said, "You actually won so much again! That's great!"
With this money, they would be able to pay off a lot of debt. If Lady Tsunade could win a bit more, that would be even better!
Shizune thought happily to herself.
"Hmph, I'm not playing anymore."
Tsunade, however, struggled to pull her hand back from the lever, snorted coldly, and then left with a cold expression, leaving Shizune scrambling to collect the chips she had won.
It wasn't that Tsunade didn't want to continue playing, but that she didn't dare to play anymore.
Hitting the jackpot eleven times in a row was already unprecedented. If she continued playing, who knew how many more times she would hit it? She dared not imagine what would happen then.
"Granny Tsunade!~"
As soon as Tsunade walked out of the casino, she heard a familiar voice. Looking in the direction of the voice, she saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure standing not far away, smiling and waving at her.
"You are… Naruto?!"
Tsunade looked at Naruto, who was clearly much taller than the last time she saw him. Her eyes were filled with surprise, and then she asked curiously, "You brat, have you been eating feed during this time? How did you grow so fast?"
At this moment, Naruto looked at least three years older than when Tsunade last saw him, appearing taller than a ten-year-old child.
The key was that Naruto had grown not only in height but also in temperament.
Naruto's temperament felt even more mature to Tsunade than his appearance, making it impossible to tell that he was only a seven-year-old child.
Only half a year had passed, yet such a significant change had occurred in Naruto, giving Tsunade a sense of unreality, as if a lifetime had passed.
"Hehe!~"
Naruto just chuckled softly, then came in front of Tsunade and asked with a smile, "Granny Tsunade, long time no see."
"How did you find me, you brat?" Tsunade stared at Naruto for a while, then asked curiously, "What are you looking for me for? Where's Jiraiya?"
For some reason, not seeing Jiraiya by Naruto's side, Tsunade suddenly had a bad premonition.
Tsunade wondered if the unlucky person who would suffer misfortune because of her gambling win was Jiraiya.
"I found you after checking a few casinos."
Naruto explained with a smile, then said, "Gamabunta said that Jiraiya-sensei went on a very important mission and has temporarily left. It said that before Jiraiya-sensei left, he left some things with you for me, so I came to find you."
"Jiraiya went on a very important mission?"
Upon hearing Naruto's words, Tsunade's bad premonition grew stronger, and she immediately pressed, "Did Jiraiya say what mission he went on?"
"I don't know."
Naruto shook his head. Seeing Tsunade's solemn expression, he also had a bad premonition and couldn't help but ask, "Granny Tsunade, you don't know either?"
"That bastard!"
Tsunade did not answer Naruto's question, but instead cursed softly, then took out a scroll from her bosom, threw it to Naruto, and said, "This is what that bastard Jiraiya left with me. Take it and get out quickly."
Because Jiraiya had told her when he last saw her that something had happened in the Village and he had to go back, Tsunade guessed that the very important mission Naruto mentioned Jiraiya went on must be related to the Village.
Although Tsunade didn't believe that Jiraiya, with his strength, would encounter any danger, this time her uneasy premonition was very strong.
So she decided to go back to Konoha to ask what Jiraiya was up to and to see what had happened in the Village.
"Granny Tsunade—"
Naruto caught the scroll Tsunade threw to him but didn't examine it. Instead, he asked with some concern, "Did something happen to Jiraiya-sensei?"
"No, I don't know."
Tsunade waved her hand irritably and said, "What could happen to that guy? Don't overthink it."
Tsunade felt that Jiraiya didn't bring Naruto along because he didn't want him to get involved in what was happening in the Village, so she also didn't plan to bring Naruto.
However, Tsunade almost had her worry about Jiraiya written all over her face—not to mention the strong emotions emanating from her heart. How could she hide it from Naruto?
"Granny Tsunade!"
Naruto suddenly spoke in a deep voice, then looked at her seriously and said, "I'm very strong now, possibly even stronger than Jiraiya-sensei. I can help!"
"You brat, you really—"
Upon hearing Naruto's words, Tsunade was about to mock him, but seeing his serious gaze, she couldn't help but change her words, "Alright, then you can come back to the Village with me."
For some reason, Tsunade suddenly felt that the Naruto in front of her seemed more reliable than that Jiraiya guy.
"Mm!"
Naruto nodded heavily, then raised the scroll in his hand and asked, "Granny Tsunade, do you know what this thing Jiraiya left is?"
"I don't know."
Tsunade shook her head, then thought for a moment and said, "But I can probably guess what it is. It should be some kind of key to unlock the seal on your body."
Although Jiraiya didn't explain when he left the item with her, he had mentioned more than once that Naruto had perfectly mastered the Nine-Tailed Chakra, saying that Naruto was a more excellent ninja and Jinchuriki than his parents, and specifically instructed her that if Naruto came alone to retrieve the item he left with her, she must help look after him.
Tsunade recalled Jiraiya's words and then said to Naruto, "Kid, come with me."
"Oh!~"
Naruto followed Tsunade to a secluded and open area, and then Tsunade said to him with a serious expression, "You can open what Jiraiya left for you right here."
"Oh, okay."
Upon hearing this, Naruto immediately opened the scroll in his hand. It contained a complex jutsu formula that he didn't understand, so he looked at Tsunade with a pleading gaze.
"This is a Reverse Summoning Jutsu, which can summon his Summoning Beast even when Jiraiya is not present," Tsunade explained while forming hand signs, then placed one hand on the Reverse Summoning Jutsu on the scroll.
Poof!~
The jutsu activated, summoning a yellow-green toad with a belt.
"Ji—oh, it's Lady Tsunade!"
After the toad appeared, it subconsciously tried to call Jiraiya's name but then realized he wasn't present. It then saw Tsunade and immediately greeted her respectfully.
"So it's Gamatora."
Tsunade also recognized this toad, looked at it in surprise, and then asked, "Jiraiya should have told you what to do in this situation, right?"
"Mm."
The toad named Gamatora nodded, formed a hand sign with its front paw, and then its body actually elongated from its waist, revealing a huge scroll.
Naruto watched with wide-eyed wonder. He initially thought it was the toad's belt, but he didn't expect it to be a hidden scroll.
Gamatora's body floated in the air, and the scroll revealed from its body automatically opened, revealing an even more intricate jutsu formula. It then looked at Naruto and said, "You brat, you're the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tailed, aren't you? This scroll contains the key to unlock the seal on your body. Although Lord Jiraiya has already instructed me, this toad still wants to ask—are you ready?"
"It really is the key to unlock the Big Fox's seal, isn't it?"
Upon hearing Gamatora's words, Naruto immediately nodded excitedly and said, "I've been ready for a long time!"
"In that case—"
Upon hearing this, Gamatora looked at him deeply and then said in a serious tone, "Before you use this key to unlock the seal, I must first explain to you that the Nine-Tailed Chakra contains the complete will of the Nine-Tailed. After unlocking the seal with this key, the Nine-Tailed's will will completely erupt. At that time, you will need to rely on your own will to resist the Nine-Tailed. If you lose to the Nine-Tailed's will—then the Nine-Tailed will be completely revived, and that will also be your demise."
"Are you truly ready?" Gamatora asked again.
"Mm!"
Naruto nodded without hesitation and said, "I am ready!"
"Alright."
Upon hearing Naruto's answer, Gamatora nodded, then controlled the scroll on its body to float in front of Naruto and said, "Place your hand on it, then inject Chakra, and you can activate this jutsu formula that serves as the key to unlock the seal."
Upon hearing this, Naruto immediately placed his hand on the center of the jutsu formula on the scroll, then refined Chakra and injected it into it. The next moment, the jutsu formula on the scroll seemed to come alive, climbing up Naruto's arm, rapidly spreading over his body, and finally reaching the seal on his abdomen.
At the same time, the seal on Naruto's abdomen appeared, rapidly merging with the climbing jutsu formulas, and then together they disappeared.
Buzz!~
The seal was released, and a terrifying surge of Chakra instantly erupted from Naruto's body, condensing into a Tailed Beast Cloak outside his body. Then tails began to form behind him.
One, two, three… eight, nine!
Soon, nine Chakra tails condensed behind Naruto, and the wild, powerful Chakra raged like a hurricane, blowing both Gamatora and Tsunade away.
"It's actually this strong!"
This was Tsunade's first time witnessing Naruto in his Nine-Tailed state. She was shocked by this powerful Chakra, and then a worried expression appeared on her face as she murmured, "Such powerful and wild Chakra… can that boy handle it?"
As she spoke, she clasped her hands together. A rhombus-shaped mark appeared on her forehead, poised to strike, her gaze fixed on Naruto at the center of that wild Chakra.
If Naruto lost control, she would immediately suppress him.
In the seal space.
Naruto stood in front of the seal gate, looking at the Nine-Tailed confined inside, and said with a smile, "Big Fox, the seal has been released. I'm letting you out now. Shouldn't you tell me your name too?"
"Hmph!~"
Upon hearing Naruto's words, the Nine-Tailed snorted softly, then raised its paw at him and asked coldly, "Brat, if I unlock this seal, this old man's paw can tear you to shreds at any time. Have you thought it through? Do you really want to open this gate?"
"Heh!~"
Naruto didn't answer, but walked straight forward, grabbed the talisman pasted on the seal gate, and pulled hard.
Click, click, click!~
As the talisman was torn off, the seal gate, which imprisoned the Nine-Tailed, immediately made a sound of gears turning, and then automatically sprang open a crack.
At this moment, the Nine-Tailed's paw suddenly slammed heavily on the opened seal gate, pushing the door wide open. Then its massive body walked out from behind the door step by step, coming before Naruto.
One person and one fox faced each other, their sizes vastly different, yet it gave the illusion of being evenly matched.
Suddenly, the Nine-Tailed abruptly raised its paw and quickly swung it down toward Naruto. However, Naruto, facing the Nine-Tailed's sudden action, remained motionless, not even changing the smile on his face in the slightest.
Swish!~
The huge paw suddenly stopped less than ten centimeters from Naruto's forehead, and then the Nine-Tailed burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha! You brat, you really didn't disappoint this old man!"
"Hehehe!~"
Naruto chuckled triumphantly. "You damn fox! Don't underestimate my spirit!"
"Brat!"
Upon hearing Naruto's words, the Nine-Tailed couldn't help but laugh and curse, then clenched the paw raised in front of Naruto into a fist and said, "Don't you want to know this old man's name? Come—let's fist bump! After the fist bump, you'll know this old man's name!"
"Another fist bump?"
Upon hearing the Nine-Tailed's words, Naruto raised his fist and bumped it against its fist. The moment the two fists touched, an inexplicable piece of information suddenly surged into his mind.
Then he looked up, a radiant smile on his face, and said to the Nine-Tailed:
"Hello, Kurama. Nice to meet you again. I am Uzumaki Naruto!"