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"Hmm… the weather isn't suitable for continuing to run the shop. Go listen to some plays."
Back at the All-Purpose Shop, Shinji had a simple meal and then went out with the birdcage in hand.
His destination was the most famous playhouse in the Leaf.
He arrived at the playhouse, and since it was past dinner time, many people were already waiting to listen to the music.
It was said that the playhouse's most famous performer was taking the stage today.
Zhongli's life was the kind where he would listen to the most famous performer for plays, and when he walked his bird, he would buy the most expensive warblers.
"Sir, are you alone?" As soon as Shinji entered the shop, a waiter immediately approached him.
Looking at Shinji's clothes, although the fabric wasn't top-notch, he recognized the warbler in the birdcage, it was a top-tier warbler.
"Just in the second-floor hall, the best seat." Shinji looked around and finally said calmly.
The Leaf Playhouse was packed, it seemed that because of last night's incident, many villagers couldn't help but come to listen to some plays to ease their inner anxiety.
Shinji was listening to the performer's singing below, his eyes narrowed slightly, enjoying his current life.
He was experiencing the life Zhongli had always lived.
This could also increase his role-playing progress.
What he needed most right now was role-playing progress.
Only 4.4% of role-playing progress was needed, and he would be able to obtain 10% of Zhongli's strength, and he would also be able to unlock a random skill from Zhongli.
By then, he would be able to obtain basic self-defense power.
"Can I sit here? The seats downstairs are all full." As Shinji was intently listening to the performer's play downstairs, a voice suddenly came from behind.
"Please do." Shinji turned his head and saw a sexy female voice appearing beside him.
"Thank you." The woman thanked him and sat down beside Shinji.
Looking at the woman's long yellow hair and the diamond-shaped black mark on her forehead, a large "Gamble" character was embroidered on the back of her green coat.
"I didn't expect Tsunade-hime to still be in the village?" Shinji recognized her, the woman in front of him was none other than Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, the middle link of gambling, drugs, and sex, and the big fat sheep of the casino!
"Who are you? I've never seen you before." Tsunade was very angry today. She thought she could return to the Leaf unnoticed and make a killing at the casino.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned to the Leaf, she lost all the money on her body at the casino, and even owed the casino a large sum of money.
Tsunade, who had no money left, could only listen to some plays in the playhouse, waiting for Shizune to come find her.
Unexpectedly, on the way to the playhouse, Tsunade heard about the Nine-Tailed Fox incident last night, which left her with two suppressed anger that she had nowhere to vent.
"My humble self is the owner of the All-Purpose Shop, nice to meet you." Shinji struggled to keep his eyes from wandering, after all, it was impolite.
However.
It was really too big.
"All-Purpose Shop? When did the Leaf have such a shop?" Tsunade asked with some confusion.
"Princess Tsunade-hime has been away from the Leaf for more than a year, isn't it normal for new shops to emerge during that time?" Shinji listened to the performer's play downstairs, but his mind was already recalling information about Tsunade.
"Oh? Then what kind of services does your so-called All-Purpose Shop provide? Do you have a loan service?" Tsunade narrowed her eyes, not paying much attention.
After all, her reputation was known throughout the ninja world.
Especially in recent years, with no wars, Tsunade could enter and leave casinos in various countries more recklessly…
"We don't offer that service for now, after all, I don't have that much money to let you squander." After saying this, Shinji suddenly felt something was wrong.
"You're so stingy, I'm not like I won't pay you back…" Tsunade looked at Shinji's profile, handsome and elegant, which made Tsunade feel very comfortable.
"But from what I've heard, you've owed at least 20 casinos money, right?" Shinji suddenly understood Senju Hashirama's worries, it would take the entire village to pay off Tsunade's gambling debts…
"Cough, cough, it's not good to expose people's secrets." Tsunade was choked by Shinji's words.
"That's not necessarily true, you must have just come from the casino, right? It seems you owe another one, Princess Tsunade-hime~ By the way… I happen to be free now, how about it, do you have anything you need to ask or resolve?"
Shinji suddenly asked.
"Are you a fortune-teller?"
"I don't tell fortunes, I just resolve doubts. Of course… we can also chat." Shinji changed his posture, making himself more comfortable on the lounge chair.
"Then… tell me, what kind of tricky problem do I have now?" Tsunade said casually. She had already confirmed that Shinji, who looked like a polite gentleman, was just a fortune-teller.
So, she lost most of her interest.
"There are quite a few, for example…" Shinji stood up from the lounge chair and looked directly into Tsunade's eyes.
Looking at Shinji's black eyes, which seemed to be able to suck people's spirits in, Tsunade couldn't help but become serious.
"Do you… still… lose your strength when you see blood?" Shinji suddenly leaned forward, looking at Tsunade, whose expression had changed, with a smile.
Buzz!
As if her secret had been exposed by Shinji, a flicker of disbelief flashed in Tsunade's eyes.
After all, very few people knew about Tsunade's hemophobia, only a handful of people knew, and Tsunade hadn't even told Sarutobi Hiruzen!
In other words, those who knew about Tsunade's condition were her closest people.
After hearing Shinji's words, Tsunade stood up, her fists clenched, she frowned and looked at Shinji.
It seemed that she had already mobilized chakra, the clothes on Tsunade's body began to tremble slightly.
It felt like she was about to punch him if he said another word.
"Don't be so tense, I have no ill intentions, and I'm not interested in doing anything to you." Shinji just glanced at Tsunade, then turned back to continue watching the performer's play downstairs.
"Who are you?" Tsunade frowned and looked at Shinji, it was really uncomfortable to have her weakness known to others.
"The owner of the All-Purpose Shop, do you have any questions you want to ask?" Shinji smiled calmly, his black eyes made it impossible for Tsunade to see his true thoughts.
"Since you said so… then do you know how I got this hemophobia?" Tsunade sneered, she had already become wary of Shinji.
"It's because of Nawaki and Katō Dan, right? Your loved ones died in your arms, that's why you developed hemophobia." Shinji seemed not to notice Tsunade's sneer, he continued to speak while watching the performer.
"..." Tsunade looked at Shinji's indifferent face, her heart was already considering how to take him down.
"But the dead are gone, everyone's life is a journey, and every journey will eventually reach its end, there's no need to rush. Ah, the play is over, I'm leaving."
Shinji seemed to say this with a hint of meaning, then left before Tsunade could react.
Tsunade, who stayed in place, seemed to be thinking about something. Seeing Shinji's departing figure, she was about to chase after him.
"Hello, sir, you haven't paid for your table yet." The waiter appeared beside Tsunade in a timely manner, stopping her from leaving.
"..." Tsunade looked at the bill in shock, this…
She didn't pay?
[Ding!]
[Perform an action that aligns with Zhongli's behavior, proficiency increases by 0.1%]
[Current role-playing progress: 5.7%]
Shinji looked at the system prompt, a hint of "as expected" flashed in his mind.
Zhongli, the social recluse, never carried money when he went out, naturally, he couldn't pay.
It was already 5.7%, looking at the role-playing progress on the system, Shinji smiled, carrying the birdcage in his hand, he walked towards the All-Purpose Shop.
He wasn't in a hurry, because Shinji knew.
Soon, Tsunade would chase after him, maybe he could continue to output.
However, when Shinji reached the entrance of the All-Purpose Shop, Tsunade still hadn't caught up.
"That's not right?" Shinji was puzzled, with Tsunade's personality, how could she not catch up at this time?
The scene shifted to the playhouse.
Tsunade was sitting in Shinji's previous seat with a furious expression, and four waiters were surrounding her, staring at her from all angles, afraid that she wouldn't pay.
However, Tsunade had already gambled away all the money she had at the casino, and now she could only wait for Shizune to send money to redeem her.
Therefore, Shinji had been slow for so long, and Tsunade hadn't actually come after him.
But… it didn't matter.
Shinji looked at the time, eight o'clock in the evening.
He closed the shop, then simply prepared a simple dinner for himself, then closed the door and refused any customers.
Around ten o'clock in the evening, Shinji had already tidied up and was lying in bed, about to go to sleep when.
There was a knock, knock, knock at the door.
The sound was quite powerful.
Opening the door, Shinji found that Tsunade looked like Jiraiya had used the Hair of the Wild Lion technique, her long yellow hair was floating in the air, and when she saw Shinji, she punched him directly.
Not good!
Feeling the force behind Tsunade's fist, Shinji quickly opened the system.
[Role-playing begins!]
[Host: Shinji]
[Role-Playing Character List: Zhongli!]
[Role-Playing Character Progress: 5.7%]
[Today's role-playing time: 1/30 minutes]
[Do you want to choose to project Zhongli's image?]
[Yes/No]
Shinji quickly clicked on [No]. Zhongli's image last night was too deeply ingrained in people's minds, if he suddenly appeared in that image, the outcome was already certain.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's Anbu was fine, but Danzo's Root would definitely come to the All-Purpose Shop immediately.
Buzz!
As Shinji began role-playing, a light feeling appeared, his entire gaze became somewhat different.
Although Shinji's Zhongli only had 5.7% of his strength now, and he didn't have any of Zhongli's skills yet.
But it could still bestow Zhongli's power.
Although not much, it was still very useful against Tsunade's direct attacks.
Flashing, Shinji directly dodged Tsunade's attack, then turned and ran out of the All-Purpose Shop.
He didn't want his All-Purpose Shop to be demolished by the enraged Tsunade.
"You think you can run!" A series of tic-tac-toe marks appeared on Tsunade's forehead, she activated the Body Flicker Technique and quickly followed Shinji, reaching a small grove.
…
Arriving in the grove, Shinji suddenly stopped. He had come to develop Tsunade and complete the task, chasing after her like this wasn't a good solution.
However, Shinji had just stopped when Tsunade's fist arrived.
Golden light shone brightly, Shinji suddenly gathered Zhongli's power, countless rock elements gathered around him.
Although he couldn't form the Jade Shield yet, it could still provide some defense.
Bang!
Tsunade's fist slammed into the rock elements in front of Shinji, making a sound like metal clashing.
Although the rock elements in front of him blocked most of Tsunade's fist, Shinji's body was still knocked back a few steps.
"Is this the brute force of one of the Legendary Sannin, Tsunade?" Shinji felt the power behind Tsunade's fist, truly worthy of being one of the Legendary Sannin.
Smoke rose from Tsunade's fist.
"This power?" Feeling the invisible rock elements in front of Shinji, although it was a bit like earth-attribute chakra, Tsunade's chakra control ability as a medical ninja still allowed her to distinguish some differences.
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I only have around 20 extra chapters.
Currently working on more advance chapters but I will still keep up with the daily uploads of course.