Chapter 500 Tsunade's Incredible Luck
Chapter 500 Tsunade's Incredible Luck
"Lady Tsunade."
Nishikawa Tetsu said in a very serious tone.
"You see, our team lacks nothing, except a top-notch medical ninja."
"Although I know a little medical ninjutsu, and Director Orochimaru also knows some healing techniques, when it comes to fatal injuries, it's definitely not as reliable as having a medical master like Tsunade present. We're going to deal with Uchiha Madara, so medical supplies and emergency support must be at the highest level!"
Upon hearing Nishikawa Tetsu's analysis, Sarutobi Hiruzen was taken aback.
He glanced at the list and indeed, it was full of combat ninjas; there wasn't a single proper medical ninja.
Facing Madara Uchiha without top-notch medical support would be too risky. If even one of these people were to perish at Madara's hands, he would be heartbroken.
"Sigh...you little rascal, you really know how to push your luck."
The Third Hokage shook his head helplessly, picked up his pen, and added Tsunade's name to the end of the list.
"Anyway, Minato, Fugaku, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Sakumo have already approved it, so one more Tsunade won't make a difference. Consider it a free trip for you juniors to take your two teachers on."
"Thank you for your consideration, Hokage-sama!" Nishikawa Tetsu happily accepted the proposal.
Now, it can be said that Konoha's strongest fighting force has been mobilized in full force.
Meanwhile, at the Konoha Science Research Institute.
"Achoo!"
Tsunade, who was sitting casually on the sofa with a stack of record sheets in her hand, suddenly sneezed loudly without any warning.
She rubbed her nose, muttering with some confusion, "Strange, how could I possibly catch a cold with my constitution?"
However, this brief moment of doubt was quickly dispelled by the current battle situation.
"Come on, place your bet now!"
Tsunade slammed her hand on the glass coffee table in front of her, making the empty coffee cups on it vibrate loudly.
Opposite her, several young researchers in white lab coats were gathered around her.
They all looked tense, staring intently at a test tube in the center of the table that was emitting a faint blue light.
"I bet five cents that this tube of chakra-active enzyme extract will precipitate within thirty seconds due to its high concentration, and the experiment will fail!" A bespectacled male researcher said through gritted teeth.
"I bet it can last a minute. If it can last a minute, it's a success!" another female researcher retorted, unconvinced.
In a serious place like the Academy of Sciences, this gambling trend, which had an element of entertainment, was undoubtedly started by Tsunade herself, who was addicted to gambling.
Although Nishikawa Tetsu had repeatedly emphasized at the beginning of the institute's establishment that any form of gambling was strictly prohibited within the institute, and that violators would have all their bonuses for the month deducted.
But where there's a will, there's a way. In the midst of the monotonous research life, to relieve stress, researchers, "inspired" by Tsunade, invented a brand-new "academic game."
They don't gamble with real money; they gamble on whether their small-scale experiments, drug formulations, or mechanical assemblies will succeed on the first try.
The winner doesn't receive any real money, but gets a "reward" from the loser: they have to clean the lab for a week or write a final report.
For researchers who are constantly tormented by paperwork, this is even more tempting than a bonus.
"I bet it will fail!"
Tsunade waved her hand and slapped the IOU in her hand, which stated that she was exempt from making a day's rounds, onto the area where she had failed.
"Lady Tsunade, you've won three times in a row today, so why did you suddenly change your bet and lose this time?" The bespectacled researcher asked in surprise.
"Intuition!" Tsunade proudly raised her chin.
"Sizzle—"
The moment Tsunade finished speaking, a very faint strange sound suddenly came from the test tube that was originally emitting a stable blue light.
Immediately afterwards, the blue light dimmed rapidly, and a distinct layer of grayish-white sediment appeared at the bottom of the test tube.
"It failed..."
The female researcher slumped into her chair like a deflated balloon, on the verge of tears. It shouldn't be like this; she had done this experiment before, it shouldn't have failed so quickly. Was Tsunade's mouth blessed today?
"Hahaha! I won again!"
Tsunade laughed excitedly and grabbed all the IOUs on the table that represented various forms of labor.
"My luck today is absolutely divine!"
Tsunade looked at the thick stack of IOUs in her hand and was overjoyed.
She always loses when she goes to casinos, earning her the nickname "the legendary fat sheep".
But we won four games in a row today, it's like Chinese New Year!
"but……"
Tsunade stroked her chin.
"These silent bets, while you can win some free labor, always feel like they're missing that heart-pounding thrill."
She glanced at the clock on the wall; there were still several hours until she got off work.
"Since I'm having such good luck today, winning four bets in a row, and even correctly predicting the extremely low-probability loss, this must be the Sage of Six Paths giving me a hint!"
Tsunade suddenly stood up, her eyes burning with a fierce rage called gambling.
"I've decided! After get off work today, I'm going to play a couple of games, something I haven't done in ages. With my luck today, I'm absolutely sure I can win back all the money I lost before, plus interest!"
Immersed in her fantasy of about to wreak havoc, Tsunade began to happily tidy up the IOUs on the table.
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