Chapter 351: Parallel World

Chapter 351: Parallel World

"You bastard! You ruined my hard-earned winning streak!" As Hagoromo Gengetsu opened his eyes, a woman's furious voice echoed in his ears.

He looked toward the face that was so close to his own.

"Tsunade?"

Hagoromo Gengetsu recognized the young, beautiful face in front of him and a look of understanding appeared in his eyes.

"It seems I've arrived in another world."

Although the Tsunade in front of him and the one from his original world both had youthful appearances due to the Yin Seal, their auras and the feeling they gave off were somewhat different.

This Tsunade seemed even younger.

Additionally, the Tsunade from his original world would never have grabbed him by the collar and lifted him with such strength.

Sure enough, Tsunade's annoyed voice continued, "Don't play dumb with me! Don't think I don't know how strong you are now!"

As a master of medical ninjutsu, Tsunade was fully aware that, despite the young man falling from a great height and blowing up the casino, his body was completely unharmed.

In fact, he was even healthier than she had expected.

"A ninja? And… those eyes?"

Tsunade noticed the purple Rinnegan in Hagoromo Gengetsu's eyes.

She felt like she had heard of them somewhere but couldn't quite recall.

However, that didn't matter at the moment.

What really bothered her was that the man in front of her had ruined her long-awaited winning streak in the casino, a full sweep victory at that! As the wronged party, she was determined to seek justice.

But just as she was about to demand compensation, which would include not only all the money she was supposed to win but also damages for emotional distress, she suddenly felt her vision blur.

In the blink of an eye, Hagoromo Gengetsu had already freed himself from her grasp and was standing a meter away.

Tsunade instinctively looked at her hand, which was still in the position of holding him, and was shocked.

"Congratulations. You just experienced the most glorious moment of your life."

Hagoromo Gengetsu's Six Paths robe fluttered despite the lack of wind, dispersing the dust around him as he finally spoke.

"Who are you?"

Tsunade's expression instantly became serious.

To have escaped her grasp without her even realizing it meant that this man was extremely dangerous.

If he had chosen to attack her instead of simply backing off…

The thought made Tsunade frown, her wariness growing. At the same time, she pondered, "How have I never heard of this person in the ninja world?"

"Lady Tsunade!"

Before Hagoromo Gengetsu could respond, a clear voice interrupted.

He turned his head to see a young Shizune, carrying a lunch box in one hand and a bottle of sake in the other, rushing toward Tsunade with all the care of a dutiful attendant.

"Lady Tsunade! Lunch is… ready."

Unaware of what had happened, Shizune arrived at Tsunade's side, but as soon as she spoke, she sensed something was off. Instinctively lowering her voice, she hesitated for a moment before stubbornly finishing her sentence.

In response, Tsunade quickly pulled Shizune behind her, her gaze still locked on Hagoromo Gengetsu.

Seeing the cautious Tsunade, so different from the angry woman earlier, Hagoromo Gengetsu waved his hand indifferently.

"Relax. I'm just a passerby."

In this new world, Hagoromo Gengetsu had no intention of carrying over the old grudges and conflicts from his previous life.

Living like that would be too exhausting.

Moreover, if he were to act that way, the people of this world would only think he was crazy.

Having ascended to the Six Paths level, Hagoromo Gengetsu's lifelong pursuit was already fulfilled.

He no longer had any desires for the ninja world and didn't plan on causing more chaos.

He considered this more of a novel adventure.

The only enemies he had to worry about were those who had crossed over with him.

"I wonder where those guys have ended up?"

Hagoromo Gengetsu looked up at the sky through the large hole in the casino ceiling that he had created upon his arrival.

If given the chance, he would prefer to eliminate them in this world.

If not, then he would find a way back and return to his original world.

"Speaking of which, how do I get back?"

Hagoromo Gengetsu knew about the Dragon Vein, but he had long forgotten how Naruto and the others returned in the original story. Perhaps it was still related to the Dragon Vein.

He began pondering over this.

Meanwhile…

Seeing that Hagoromo Gengetsu had stopped any further actions and was now oddly staring up at the sky, Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed this fight wasn't going to happen after all.

That was good—no need to waste time that could be spent drinking and gambling.

Speaking of gambling…

Tsunade glanced at the wrecked casino table, her eyes filled with pain.

Her hard-earned winning streak! It wasn't fair!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.

She turned to look at Hagoromo Gengetsu again.

This guy seemed reasonable enough.

If that was the case, then maybe she could—no, should—demand some proper compensation.

"Pay up?"

Hearing Tsunade's righteous demand for compensation, Hagoromo Gengetsu snapped back to reality. He looked at Tsunade, who now stood with her arms crossed, exuding a confident air, and then at the hopeful Shizune beside her, clearly worried that without some income, they'd end up sleeping on the streets.

He shrugged and said bluntly, "I have no money."

Hagoromo Gengetsu, who was always attended to by others, rarely concerned himself with money.

On the rare occasions when he traveled alone, he might carry a little money.

But who ever heard of someone about to fight in a ninja war carrying cash with them?

Naturally, his pockets were completely empty.

"No money?"

Tsunade skeptically eyed Hagoromo Gengetsu from head to toe.

Everything about him—the way he carried himself, his clothing, his demeanor—none of it suggested he was broke.

Could he be trying to get out of paying?

Understanding the situation from Tsunade's words, Hagoromo Gengetsu then asked curiously, "By the way, Tsunade, can you actually win at gambling?"

He highly doubted that Tsunade's claim of winning was anything more than an attempt to inflate the compensation.

"Of course! I just… wait, you know who I am?" Tsunade said in surprise.

Hagoromo Gengetsu instinctively glanced at the most prominent feature on Tsunade's figure before replying, "Who hasn't heard of the legendary Sannin?"

Seeing no objection from her, Hagoromo Gengetsu realized that this world's timeline was post-Second Ninja War.

Judging by Shizune's age, the Third Ninja War had yet to happen.

So, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were still alive, Madara Uchiha was still hiding, and Obito Uchiha had yet to fall into darkness…

Interesting.

"So, will I really keep winning?"

"With me here, yes."

"I don't cheat!"

"My luck is good. It tends to rub off on those around me."

"In that case… if I win, we'll call it even. If I don't, you'll still owe me!"

"No problem."

This conversation took place between Tsunade and Hagoromo Gengetsu, and their location was now a different casino.

Though Hagoromo Gengetsu had gained many notorious reputations throughout his life, he had never been known to renege on a deal.

So, he let Tsunade continue her gambling.

As for good fortune…

If Tsunade really had just won as she claimed, then she would naturally keep winning.

Time to wait and see.