Chapter 39: Tsunade's Scheming, the Frustrated Tanzō: My Hard-Earned Cash (5th Update, Seeking virtual flowers and comments!)

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"Sure enough, I must become the Hokage."

Tanzō once again strengthened his resolve. His obsession with becoming the Hokage grew even stronger.

"That's right! If there are conditions, just state them. What's with this manipulation?"

"Don't we want the Medical Tag technique for the sake of Konoha? Can't you have some sense of the big picture?"

This was already the best offer he could make.

And the The Third Hokage had been enjoying this pleasant feeling. It was simply outrageous.

It was obvious that he was guarding against Tsunade suddenly lashing out at him.

Now that the The Third Hokage was there as a shield, he felt much safer.

"Tsk! Coward!"

Tanzō even had a malicious thought.

Over the years, hadn't he always been taking the blame for the The Third Hokage?

Tsunade naturally noticed Tanzō's little antics and disdainfully curled her lips.

Then, a sudden inspiration flashed through her mind. Immediately, she also had a mischievous thought. Looking at the The Third Hokage, she said, "Uchiha Gen's conditions remain the same. He can choose any one forbidden //ninjutsu//ninjutsu[/b] from the Scroll of Seals. But I don't want any //ninjutsu//ninjutsu[/b]. Replace it with something else."

" Oh?"

"Is this what it feels like to have someone take the blame and act as a shield? I have to say, it's so satisfying!"

Tsunade rubbed her hands with a smile, looking rather mercenary. "Well, then it's easy to handle!"

"You all know I love gambling and I've racked up quite a lot of gambling debts in the casino!"

"So, my condition is to waive all my gambling debts. And every time I go to the casino, your Shimura clan's casino has to provide me with 1 million ryo worth of chips for free; "

"Besides, the village should give me an extra 10 million ryo. That's all my conditions."

She didn't care about //ninjutsu//ninjutsu[/b]. Compared to that, she preferred money.

"Absolutely not!"

As soon as Tsunade finished speaking, Tanzō exploded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

What a joke! The casino is one of the biggest sources of income.

Over the years, how did he manage to develop ROOT? How did he secretly build so many bases and support so many experiments?

Wasn't it because he was good at making money?

The casino was his biggest source of income apart from embezzling public funds.

And Tsunade contributed a large sum of money to the casino every month.

Over the past decade or so, most of the Senju clan's wealth had been sent to the casino by her and eventually ended up in Tanzō's hands.

If he remembered correctly, Tsunade owed the casino at least 100 million ryo.

Now asking him to waive Tsunade's gambling debts and even more outrageously, to provide her with 1 million ryo worth of free chips every time she went.

Wasn't this just letting Tsunade play for free?

How much money would that cost him?

" Oh!"

Hearing this, Tsunade looked at Tanzō playfully and said, "You're not even willing to spend a little money, but you want me to give up the Medical Tag technique. You're really being generous with other people's resources, aren't you?"

"Why don't you mention the sake of Konoha now?"

"What about your so - called sense of the big picture?"

Isn't this what Uchiha Gen calls a double - standard person?

"Anyway, I've laid out my conditions and I'm not changing them. "

"If you agree, it'll be a win - win situation for everyone. "

"If you don't, then so be it. The deal's off. Uchiha Gen and I will just continue researching and perfecting it. "

Anyway, just the thought of making Tanzō feel bad, frustrated, and annoyed made her feel great.

It was such a rare chance to force Tanzō into a tough choice. How could she miss it?

"Tsunade, don't go too far!" Tanzō said with a livid face.

He never expected Tsunade to pull this kind of stunt on him.

Just then, The Third Hokage stood up. He put his hand on Tanzō's shoulder and gave it a pat, which instantly gave Tanzō a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next moment, The Third Hokage looked at Tanzō seriously and advised, "Tanzō, it's just some gambling debts and chips. It's a risk - free business. "

Anyway, with Tsunade's gambling luck, it was impossible for her to win money, right?

"If you earn a little less, you can bring the technology of the Medical Tag to the village and ROOT. What a great thing this is!"

"Tanzō! It's your turn to make a small contribution to Konoha. You're not going to refuse, are you? Hmm?"

At this moment, The Third Hokage was overjoyed inside.

Those who always play tricks will eventually get tricked themselves!

Even you, Tanzō, have today!

Not to mention, the monthly profits from the Shimura clan's casino even made him, the Hokage, jealous.

Having a chance to make Tanzō pay made him happy.

As long as it didn't put him in a difficult position, what's wrong with making Tanzō suffer a bit?

Didn't Tanzō always say he did things for Konoha?

Today he'd give Tanzō this chance.

We can't let Tanzō just pay lip service anymore.

That would be immoral.

"Hiruzen, you..." Tanzō stared at The Third Hokage, fuming with anger.

So it's not your money, so you don't feel bad about it, huh?

But seeing the situation, Tanzō knew that Tsunade and The Third Hokage have colluded with each other. If he wanted to get the Medical Tag technology, he had to pay up.

Finally, with a face as dark as thunder, Tanzō gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! I agree! But I want the technology of the Medical Tag the moment it's ready. "

"No problem!" The Third Hokage nodded in satisfaction.

Tanzō was still reasonable after all.

Then he turned to Tsunade and said, "Tanzō has agreed. The village won't have a problem with the 10 million ryo. Are there any other Mondai?"

"No!" Tsunade shook her head. "That's it. I'll bring the technology to you when it's perfected. Remember not to bother Uchiha Gen. You don't want to mess up his thinking and progress. I'm leaving!"

After saying that, Tsunade was about to leave.

"Wait! You have to give a specific time for completion. What if you never finish it, or it takes you years?"

At this time, Tanzō called out to Tsunade and asked.

How could he feel at ease without a time guarantee?

"Chill out!" Tsunade waved her hand without looking back. "It'll be done in at most half a year. Just wait!"

After saying that, she left the Hokage Building directly. Without even going home, she headed straight for the casino.

"It's been so long since I had a good time. Today I'll finally be able to enjoy myself!" Tsunade rubbed her hands together and thought happily.

Just thinking about being able to have fun every day from now on made her happier still.

"Uchiha Gen is truly my good apprentice!"

This scene happened to be seen clearly by Tanzō through the window of the Hokage's office on the third floor.

It really irked Tanzō.

But to prevent Tsunade from causing a ruckus and smashing up the casino, he still summoned a ROOT ninja and ordered him to go to the casino to inform them of the situation.

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But at this time, The Third Hokage also looked over. He could only brace himself and nodded with a cold face, saying, "Yes! Is there a Mondai?"

"No Mondai!"

Hearing this, The Third Hokage immediately heaved a sigh of relief and asked with a smile, "Then what do you want? Don't make it too difficult for this old man!"

I'm not afraid of you setting conditions; I'm just afraid of your non - cooperation.

Hearing this, The Third Hokage frowned a bit and asked, "Then what conditions do you want?"

"Don't worry! I won't make it difficult for you!"

Tsunade just waved her hand, looked at Tanzō and said, "Elder Tanzō, I remember that all the casinos in Konoha are opened by your Shimura clan, right?"

Hearing this and seeing Tsunade's mischievous expression, Tanzō immediately had a bad feeling.

At this moment, Tanzō also grumbled discontentedly.

As he spoke, he didn't even realize when he had quietly moved to a spot behind The Third Hokage.