- The Reincarnation World Where Only I Know the Storyline
- RWWOKS Chapter 167
“I… I won?!” The woman was in disbelief.
With her large chest heaving, Tsunade looked utterly confused.
As someone infamous for always losing at gambling, she couldn’t even remember the last time she’d won.
She had only wanted to play around, to completely lose herself in the thrill. Tsunade hadn’t expected any outcome.
Otherwise, with her Kage-level sensory skills, how could she keep losing every time she gambled?
Now, faced with a sudden win, she seemed more helpless than anything, and a faint hint of fear flickered in her eyes.
Instinctively pulling her green robe tighter around her, her mind wandered back to a night years ago when she dominated the gambling table.
It was back during the Second Shinobi War when Konoha clashed with the Hidden Cloud Village, and the young Sannin went to battle for the first time.
After years of fighting, the Cloud forces were close to defeat, and an exhilarated Tsunade gambled wildly in camp.
That night, she was unbeatable, nearly clearing the entire table.
But her euphoria kept her awake all night, unaware that her younger brother had fallen into an enemy ambush.
By the time she and her comrades received word, Nawaki’s body had already gone cold.
“Ugh… this isn’t good.” Startled from her memories, Tsunade realized her hands were trembling slightly.
It was the early sign of her hemophobia acting up, and she quickly stood, intending to leave the casino.
But just as she moved, things took a dark turn.
A man at a nearby table suddenly stood, approaching her with a raised dagger.
Tsunade was immediately alert, only to realize the situation wasn’t what she’d expected.
The stranger slashed open his own artery with the knife.
Tsunade wanted to step back, but her legs, weak and unsteady, betrayed her. In those few moments of hesitation, the man’s hot blood splattered all over her.
“Ah!”
“There’s a dead man here!”
“Help! Someone committed suicide!”
The crowd erupted into chaos, while Tsunade, wide-eyed in terror, stared at her blood-stained hands, haunted by memories of her boyfriend and brother covered in blood.
Unable to contain her fear, she collapsed to the ground, curled up like a helpless child.
“That was… surprisingly easy?” Fang Bo murmured, surprised that everything had gone so smoothly.
Given the strength of a Kage-level opponent, he didn’t dare approach, choosing instead to control a distant civilian with his psychic thread.
A trembling girl stood, picked up the fallen dagger, and used all her strength to stab at Tsunade.
In a moment of lucidity, Tsunade tilted her head just enough to avoid a fatal hit, resulting in the dagger only piercing her shoulder.
Realizing the danger, she tried to escape, but her body refused to move. She struggled helplessly on the ground.
Bang!
The sound of a gunshot rang out, and a bullet struck her left arm.
Flames erupted, engulfing Tsunade as her screams echoed through the chaotic casino hall.
Despite her powerful rank, she now looked like nothing more than a helpless victim. Fang Bo still kept his distance, intending to finish her off with ranged attacks.
Golden ripples appeared, as if weapons themselves were claws aimed at his prey.
With a single thought, golden streaks of light filled the air, and in a blink, Tsunade was pinned to the floor by multiple weapons.
“Time for the final strike.” Fang Bo took out the puppet of Yoriichi Type Zero, preparing to use Sun Breathing to end the battle.
However, an unexpected figure appeared—a scar-faced man wielding a large blade.
His eyes radiated malice, and his intimidating aura was palpable, even without scanning. It was clear he was a formidable fighter.
“Brother, you’ve gone too far.” The scar-faced man tightened his grip, swatting the puppet aside.
Dust hung in the air like stars surrounding the blade-wielding man.
His icy gaze swept over the wounded Tsunade on the ground. “If bodies keep piling up in my place, how will this casino ever operate again?”
The scar-faced man saw through Fang Bo’s scheme. Still, he also recognized Fang Bo’s power and knew a brawl would leave the casino in shambles.
Although he wanted to cut Fang Bo down, he opted for a more diplomatic approach.
With a subtle gesture, Fang Bo smiled. “Alright, let’s take this outside.”
He conceded, knowing that hunting Tsunade was his priority.
Standing next to her, he yanked her up and began dragging her out, his hand roughly pressing into her flesh.
“Such a shame… Dan never got to enjoy this before he died.”
Tsunade felt everything he did, but her hemophobia had left her defenseless.
As they exited the casino, Fang Bo activated his “Drain” skill, pulling 8 points of health per second—intense enough to do the job.
“Ahhh!” Tsunade’s anguished cries filled the streets.
But as her screams continued, Fang Bo realized something was amiss.
She should have been dead by now, yet no matter what he did, she wouldn’t die.
Not only was her health intact, but even her “peaks” remained full and untouched despite his constant draining.
Sensing something, Fang Bo forced her head around to examine her face.
A purple diamond-shaped mark glowed on Tsunade’s forehead, now extending black lines like a curse seal, sustaining her life.
Creation Rebirth: Strength of a Hundred Technique—Tsunade’s secret technique, one more remarkable than her chest.
A combat-type medical jutsu that automatically regenerates any damage, akin to the powers of demons.
But unlike an inherent “trait,” her ability relied on a steady depletion of chakra.
The more damage she took, the more chakra she’d need to regenerate—even if she were split in half, she’d survive.
Though terrified, Tsunade still knew how to preserve her life, a resilience that most men would struggle to defeat.
“Troublesome woman.” Golden ripples surfaced as the Crescent Moon Blue Dragon’s blade pressed against her neck. He slashed downward, spraying blood, yet her neck remained uncut.
[Critical hit: 66 points of vital damage inflicted on Tsunade.]
It was effective, but not enough to end things. However, a few minutes of sustained attacks would likely do the trick.
Even with her abundant chakra, she couldn’t endlessly heal this kind of damage.
Meanwhile, Fang Bo’s right hand pressed against her chest, continuously channeling his Drain skill, siphoning 8 points of health per second.
“You… bastard!” Tsunade lifted her blood-stained face, glaring at the unknown man with pure hatred.
Her intense rage was strong enough to begin dulling her fear of blood.
Though still immobile, she felt a long-forgotten energy stirring within her.
“Tsunade-sama!!!”
Just then, a woman appeared from above—a young lady with an innocent look. Shizune, Tsunade’s devoted apprentice.
“So trouble has finally arrived,” Fang Bo sighed.
[Shizune (Special Jōnin)]
[Attack Inclination: High]
[Attribute Focus: Agility, Mental]
[Special Trait: Breaking Bad Poison Master]
[Threat Level: Mild Pressure]
Breaking Bad Poison Master: One of the finest poison experts in the shinobi world, enhancing the potency of toxins.
In the original work, there wasn’t much description of Shizune’s combat skills, but Fang Bo remembered one thing.
She once handed Sakura a kunai coated with her own poison.
A mere scratch was enough to paralyze Naruto, who collapsed from the effects.
Her toxins were evidently terrifying, and now, driven by anger, there was no way she would show mercy to the man who harmed Tsunade.
“Release Tsunade-sama now!”
With that, she charged forward.
Her attack was straightforward, unlike the calculated approach of a seasoned ninja.
Which could only mean…
“There’s got to be a trick here.”
Golden ripples shimmered as the Sword of Thunder God shot toward her in an instant.
With their close proximity, Shizune had no time to avoid the swift strike.
Of course, this may have been her intention.
Allowing the Sword of Thunder God to strike her abdomen, she opened her mouth and unleashed a thick cloud of poisonous mist.
This was Shizune’s unique technique, using chakra’s transformation to convert it into “poison.” The toxin was so potent that even the smallest exposure could be fatal.
Fang Bo thought she intended to grab Tsunade, but instead, he found himself engulfed in poison mist.
With such a wide area of effect, there was no escaping it.
[You have been attacked by Poison Mist, receiving 12 points of poison damage per second for 30 seconds.]
[Paralysis effect applied, lasting eight seconds.]
A total of 360 points of damage, plus eight seconds of paralysis—she truly was one of the rare poison experts in the Naruto world.
But she didn’t realize that Fang Bo never fought battles he couldn’t win.
If he came here to ambush a Kage-level ninja, the future Fifth Hokage, he’d surely accounted for the possibility of Shizune’s appearance.
*Thud!*
A heavy object hit the ground, and the figure of the spider yokai, Jorogumo, appeared by his side.
“Little girl, your poison mist is quite impressive.”
With her powerful regeneration, the yokai demoness barely flinched at the poison mist, and the paralysis didn’t affect her at all.
Not to mention that Jorogumo’s own venom sacs could neutralize toxins.
Facing Jorogumo’s two sharp spider legs lunging at her, Shizune abandoned her chase and switched to her chakra scalpel, engaging the yokai in battle.
Her excellent combat instincts allowed her to evade the soul-devouring strikes and even close in to slice off two of the yokai’s spider legs.
“Get out of my way!”
With a heavy kick, Shizune pushed Jorogumo aside and turned, her face etched with urgency.
Though she wasn’t sure of the enemy’s full strategy, Tsunade-sama’s condition gave her enough clues.
If she didn’t rescue Tsunade soon, the chakra stored in her Yin Seal would likely be exhausted.
It had been roughly 15 or 16 seconds since Shizune appeared.
Fang Bo had indeed been poisoned, but in that time, he had already drained over 120 health points from Tsunade.
No toxin was going to seriously harm him, especially when he held such a “full” life source in his grip.
As the paralysis began to wear off, Fang Bo wasn’t about to let anyone steal Tsunade away.
If he couldn’t kill her, he’d still drain her dry.
Shizune launched herself forward using Body Flicker Technique, becoming a blur aimed at her opponent.
However, Fang Bo had anticipated her actions. As long as he held Tsunade, Shizune was no more than a puppet on strings.
As her hand reached out, a streak of golden light suddenly fell from above.
In Tsunade’s anguished gaze, Shizune’s arm was severed by the crescent blade of the Blue Dragon.
But Shizune had been waiting for this chance.
**Secret Technique: Tongue Needle!**
With a slight pout, a tiny, venomous needle shot from her lips, precisely striking Fang Bo’s right shoulder.
His body went numb, and he lost his grip on Tsunade, who fell to the ground.
(End of chapter)