Chapter 204: Striking it Rich
After touching the bottom of the table, the chakra penetrated along the wooden texture of the table, reaching the mechanism at the bottom of the roulette.
Then, under Kiyoshi's subtle control, the chakra vibrated delicately, gently affecting the trajectory of the roulette.
The possibility of the ball's landing point should have been random. But at this moment, it deviated under Kiyoshi's intervention, and finally stopped steadily in the grid where Kiyoshi had placed his bet.
The noise in the casino seemed to pause for a moment, and then burst into an exclamation.
"Won?!"
Tsunade's eyes widened.
A kid who just came to gamble won in his first try?
So lucky?
"Continue."
Kiyoshi took all the chips he won and pressed them down.
The dealer looked at Tsunade, and then at the other gamblers, and began the next round.
The surrounding gamblers thought that this was just beginner's luck.
They were all excitedly continuing to press down new chips.
"Kid, quickly return the chips you took from me." Tsunade stretched out her hand.
She was afraid that Kiyoshi would lose all the chips this time.
A chip requires a lot of cash to exchange, enough for her to drink a few times.
"I'll give it to you in a moment." Kiyoshi shook his head.
Then, he looked at the results on the table.
The roulette kept spinning, eventually pointing to the grid where Kiyoshi had placed his bet.
Kiyoshi took all the winnings again and bet them all in one grid.
Once…twice…thrice…
Every time, Kiyoshi bet everything, winning more money.
Before long, his table was already piled with chips of various colors.
"This Uchiha…is not simple."
"Did he cheat!"
"I don't believe anyone can be so lucky!"
"That must be because he has a deep understanding of the probability of roulette, always reflect on yourself first."
Some people marveled at Kiyoshi's luck, while others were convinced that Kiyoshi had won because of his superb gambling skills.
Still, many thought Kiyoshi had cheated.
In fact, he did cheat.
After winning a certain amount, Kiyoshi stopped.
Winning too much would be very conspicuous, and inevitably there would be ninjas specializing in investigating this aspect.
The main reason Kiyoshi was able to win so much this time was because of the element of surprise, his control over chakra and the exceptional chakra threads.
If other ninjas wanted to replicate Kiyoshi's actions, they would have to be very powerful puppeteers.
Even Gaara's brother Kankuro might not be able to do this.
But maybe the thirty-something-year-old Kankuro in 'Boruto' might have a chance.
"Exchange all of them for cash."
Kiyoshi pointed to the chips and instructed the dealer on the scene.
"Uh…yes."
The dealer was sweating profusely, and hurriedly bowed and nodded after his daze.
This movement attracted people from several nearby gambling tables to gather around, watching this scene and amazed.
Kiyoshi ignored these people because he was busy listening to the prompts on the Trait panel.
He acquired a new Trait—[Gambling Master (Green)]
[Requirement: Cheat 10 times in a gambling game without being discovered.]
[Effect: Increases the concealment of hand movements by 20% on the original basis.]
This was a good trait.
At least, when Kiyoshi is fighting enemies with shurikens, he can have an advantage in a sneak attack.
"The reason I was able to win so much was because I mooched off some of Tsunade-sama's luck. After all, these are the chips I took from you."
When the dealer brought a pile of money, Kiyoshi divided half of it with Tsunade.
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, and then laughed loudly, "See, I knew, my luck couldn't have been so bad all the time!"
The smiling Tsunade unceremoniously took half of it and stuffed it into her sealing scroll.
Since she owed a huge debt, Tsunade didn't refuse this money.
She patted Kiyoshi and said in an admiring tone of an experienced person, "Not bad, not bad, I'm very optimistic about you, Kiyoshi."
Unconsciously, Tsunade changed her address to Kiyoshi from 'little brat' to his name.
From Kiyoshi's point of view, he could see a gigantic mountain... sorry two gigantic mountains, gently trembling.
They were very round and very big, the epitome of a big heart.
The thought of the large amount of money in the sealing scroll made Tsunade want to keep gambling.
"Tsunade-sama, we still have to carry out the mission."
Kiyoshi saw the urge in Tsunade and spoke up immediately.
"I know, I know." Tsunade waved her hand.
She took off her green robe, revealing a combat suit underneath, with a layer of metallic armor on her torso and corresponding bracers on her wrists.
Even so, one could still see the exaggerated curves.
"Okay."
Kiyoshi nodded and followed Tsunade out.
Only the whispering gamblers remained. They had no objections to Kiyoshi giving half the money to Tsunade.
On the contrary, they were hoping that this easy prey would continue to send them money.
That way, they could win back the half that Kiyoshi had won.
…
The mission was located outside the Land of Fire.
The first thing Kiyoshi and Tsunade had to do was leave the territory of the Land of Fire.
"Tsunade-sama, is the rumor that the First Hokage knew Sage Mode true?"
Of the three great sage region
s, Shikkotsu Forest is the most mysterious.
Many people have been to Mount Myōboku and Ryuchi Cave.
Apart from summoning Katsuyu, there are no other descriptions of Shikkotsu Forest.
Even whether Hashirama's Sage Mode was from Shikkotsu Forest needs to be carefully considered.
"Did Orochimaru talk to you about this?"
Tsunade glanced at Kiyoshi as she leaped through the trees.
She knew that Orochimaru and Kiyoshi had been getting close lately.
Coincidentally, they, known as the "Sannin," each obtained different inheritances from the three great sage regions.
Jiraiya successfully learned "Sage Mode," while she and Orochimaru failed.
Moreover, Orochimaru seemed to have paid some price.
The White Snake Sage doesn't have Katsuyu's good temper and is a ninja beast that has eaten many people.
If it weren't for the reputation of the Sage Region and Sage Mode, it might be seen as a demon.
"He did mention it." Kiyoshi didn't deny it.
"I heard that Sage Mode can increase the power of all techniques several times over, is that correct?" Kiyoshi asked, pretending to be ignorant.
Tsunade nodded and said, "That's right, but it's quite difficult to learn. Apart from Jiraiya, who likes to show off, no one has successfully learned Sage Mode."
Tsunade's tone was calm.
It could be seen that she didn't have much desire for Sage Mode.
Even Jiraiya's Sage Mode requires two toads to be summoned to cooperate with.
Learning Sage Mode is really not as good as continuing to improve in one's own field of expertise.
"What I want to know is, can it amplify medical ninjutsu?"
Kiyoshi's next words surprised Tsunade, who was rushing forward.
This was a completely new perspective.
"Maybe." Tsunade said uncertainly.
"Then, can we use Sage Mode-enhanced medical ninjutsu to revive the deceased with just a little genetic material?" Kiyoshi asked again.
With genetic material, and then stimulating it with vast life force, theoretically, the subject's body can be revived.
Just like the "Creation Rebirth" technique, but the medium in that case is the original owner's puppet, and the price is all the chakra in the body.