Chapter 033: Inside the Gambling Hall

Not only the Akatsuki, but even the Five Great Ninja Villages knew where the Bounty Exchange was located.

In fact, aside from ninjas of the Five Great Villages, many merchants and samurai also knew where the Bounty Exchange was and would often go there to post tasks.

Occasionally, someone would secretly post a bounty.

For instance, at the Bounty Exchange, the price on Asuma Sarutobi's head was thirty-five million ryo. How did that price come about?

Of course, someone posted it.

As the son of the Third Hokage and a jonin of Konoha, Asuma Sarutobi had completed many missions, participated in the Great Ninja War, and made countless enemies.

Many people wished him dead.

But the problem was that he was the Hokage's son, a Konoha jonin with formidable strength, so ordinary people couldn't kill him.

So what to do?

Thus, a group of people came to the Bounty Exchange and posted a bounty on Asuma Sarutobi. Initially, it might have been just a few million ryo, but as Asuma made more enemies, the bounty gradually accumulated.

And then, the figure of thirty-five million ryo came to be.

Wang Bo guessed that Asuma Sarutobi knew about this number, but as to why Konoha remained indifferent to the bounty on the Hokage's son, it was mainly due to the special nature of the Bounty Exchange.

It was essentially an underground intermediary organization, a necessity for Konoha and the Five Great Ninja Villages.

If the Bounty Exchange were destroyed, how would Konoha post bounty missions?

How would other ninja villages post bounty missions?

Therefore, even if Konoha wanted to destroy the Bounty Exchange, other organizations and ninja villages would not agree, and even the Fire Daimyo would not consent.

Thus, the Bounty Exchange continued to exist.

But this place was a den of thieves, with all sorts of people. Wang Bo, having just reincarnated and lacking strength, could easily fall prey to the strong preying on the weak if he entered such a place.

Therefore, after having a new idea, Wang Bo decided to put it aside for now.

He returned to Tanigakure and found Tsunade gambling in a certain casino without any trouble. Actually, after being rejected by Tsunade earlier, Wang Bo had indeed intended to try his luck at the Bounty Exchange.

But after Wang Bo taught a few ronin a lesson, a better idea suddenly came to mind.

Who was Tsunade?

One of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, a gambler among the three vices of gambling, drinking, and women. She had been influenced by her grandfather, Hashirama Senju, since childhood, developing an extraordinary gambling addiction, but she had no skill whatsoever. Her luck was as terrible as her grandfather's.

This made her the legendary big fat sheep beloved by all in the gambling world.

So Wang Bo only needed to wait until Tsunade had lost all her gambling funds, then approach her with five hundred thousand ryo to buy the Chakra Extraction Technique. It should be much simpler.

This was far easier than trying his luck at the Bounty Exchange and carried no danger.

After finding Tsunade, Wang Bo found a seat, casually played with dice, and watched Tsunade slowly lose her gambling funds.

A few hours later, Tsunade had lost over a million ryo.

Though she remained expressionless, Shizune beside her was already anxious.

"Tsunade-sama, if this continues, we might have no place to stay tonight."

Tsunade calmly placed her last ten thousand ryo on 'big' and said boldly, "Don't worry, Shizune. This round, this round I will definitely win. I'll win it all back with interest."

Hearing this, Wang Bo just wanted to laugh. Didn't she know how terrible her own luck was?

He said nothing and watched the situation unfold.

Sure enough, after the dealer opened, it was one, two, three—small. Tsunade lost her last ten thousand ryo. Shizune couldn't help but sigh.

"It's always like this," she said. Having been with Tsunade for some time, she knew Tsunade's gambling luck all too well. She had never seen Tsunade win.

Every time, she lost terribly, even incurring debts, and then ended up with nothing.

Finally, she would use ninjutsu to change her age to evade her debts.

She was already familiar with this routine.

If nothing unexpected happened, Tsunade-sama would next borrow money.

Sure enough, the next second, she heard Tsunade say, "Shizune, go borrow five hundred thousand ryo from the casino."

The dealer looked at Tsunade with a smirk, "Miss, you have nothing left. How can you borrow money from the casino?"

Tsunade said with a smile, "With myself, of course. Am I not worth five hundred thousand ryo?"

The dealer was taken aback, a knowing smile spreading across his face, "This is no joke. Do you know what will happen if you lose again?"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Tsunade said confidently, waving her hand.

It was just a lousy casino. If she lost, she could just run away. How could they catch her? Whether by force or by medicine, Tsunade had full confidence in herself.

Shizune sighed helplessly, already planning to escape.

Seeing this, Wang Bo figured it was about time. He walked over and handed five hundred thousand ryo to Shizune, "If you don't mind, you can use this money."

Shizune was startled and looked at Wang Bo.

Tsunade also noticed Wang Bo and was surprised, "You still haven't given up, have you?"

Wang Bo retorted, "If it were you, would you give up?"

Tsunade was taken aback, but ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of the gambling addiction and the five hundred thousand ryo. She said slowly, "Don't regret it, then."

"I won't."

Tsunade grabbed the money and said to Shizune, "Go tell him the technique. Come on, I have money again. Let's keep gambling."

Shizune had no choice but to say to Wang Bo, "Please follow me."

Seeing that things had worked out, Wang Bo smiled and followed Shizune out of the casino.

They found a secluded spot and stopped under a large tree. Shizune said, "Since Tsunade-sama told me to teach you, I won't hold back. But before I teach you the Chakra Extraction Technique, I have something to remind you."

"Please, go ahead."

"In this world, not everyone can become a ninja. Some people are naturally unsuited to be ninjas. Even if they have the Chakra Extraction Technique, they cannot extract the chakra within their bodies. I hope you remember this."

Wang Bo nodded. Of course, he understood this.

In the earliest days of the ninja world, there was natural energy, but there was no such thing as chakra.

However, a thousand years ago, the progenitor of chakra, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, came to this planet, planted the God Tree, and bore the Chakra Fruit. After a series of events, chakra spread throughout the world.