Chapter 374: Fat Sheep Casino
Hashirama claimed that his perception of the young man's control was just a false alarm.
This behavior of his was tantamount to filing a false police report, and Police Officer Uzumaki showed no mercy, directly sentencing him to three days of barrier detention.
Three days later, Hashirama was released after serving his sentence, and Police Officer Uzumaki 'supervised' him for another half month before he regained his freedom.
"Hashirama, was it really just an illusion before?"
Hashirama squeezed out a 'worried' expression on his face. "Second Grandpa, I cannot be certain."
Masahiko nodded thoughtfully. "Mito, what about you?"
"I didn't sense anything, but Hashirama wouldn't have an illusion for no reason."
"Is that so?" Masahiko sighed.
He had been hoping that the young man would quietly die, but it seemed this hope was going to fall through.
"For him to not immediately control Hashirama and Mito, and to even sever the connection, he most likely wants to hide himself and make me mistakenly believe he is dead. He just didn't expect Hashirama's senses to be so sharp."
"Then Hashirama..." Masahiko looked up.
Hashirama nodded in understanding. He spread his arms and let Masahiko do as he pleased... Masahiko gave him a complete set of chakra seals.
"Alright, mission accomplished. I won't need to keep an eye on you constantly this time. However, even if you cannot use chakra, your lethality is still not small. You need to have someone with formidable strength by your side..."
"Great-Great-Grandpa, let me do it." Tsunade pushed the door open and entered.
Masahiko smiled. "Aren't you going everywhere to gamble and be the legendary Fat Sheep?"
Tsunade waved her hand carelessly. "There's a problem with all those casinos! I was wondering why I couldn't win even once. Next time I go, I'll definitely tear them down! Look at how I gambled with Grandfather before, didn't I have both wins and losses?"
Masahiko raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
The more Tsunade spoke, the more confident she became, feeling that her constant losing streaks before were definitely the casinos' fault.
"Grandfather, why don't we open a casino right here? The fair and just kind? If it's just the two of us gambling, we'll get bored over time."
Hashirama's eyes gradually lit up. Masahiko and Mito looked at each other with bitter smiles.
The sacrifices the young man used for the Edo Tensei of Hashirama and Mito should have both had the strength of Jonin or above. Their current bodies could probably last for two to three years without fighting. But since the caster was not dead, they both had the possibility of losing control at any moment. They probably couldn't go anywhere else and could only live in such a remote place.
Tsunade decided to keep an eye on Hashirama and also stay here long-term. To prevent their lives from becoming dull and tedious, she began discussing the preparation and construction of the 'Fair Casino' with Hashirama...
However, no matter what name they gave the casino, Masahiko felt that the name circulating outside would definitely be 'Fat Sheep Casino'.
"It's definitely going to be a hit, a gospel for gamblers." Masahiko couldn't help but laugh, interrupting Tsunade and Hashirama's discussion. "It's fine if you two open a casino, but as the owners of the casino, you must set a rule for yourselves. For example, you can only gamble three times a day..."
"Why is that, Great-Great-Grandpa?"
"Hmm... to maintain a sense of mystery. The mysterious owners of the casino, who only make a move three times a day, will attract more experts to come and gamble."
Tsunade nodded thoughtfully and pulled Hashirama into another discussion.
Mito smiled from the side. "Second Grandpa, you are still so full of ideas."
Masahiko nodded. "Of course. If they were to gamble without limits, the casino would go bankrupt in two days. But if they only gamble three times a day, countless gamblers will rush over to fight for these three opportunities. This way... the casino might actually make a profit?"
Mito laughed. "Probably. I will keep an eye on them."
Masahiko pondered for a long time, punching his left palm with his right fist. "I didn't expect I also had a mind for business!"
"Indeed, Second Grandpa, truly unexpected."
Masahiko nodded repeatedly, then noticed the smile on Mito's face. "Just now, you... Alright, I understand."
"I wasn't humoring you."
"Yes, yes, I know," Masahiko replied perfunctorily.
Masahiko didn't need to worry about the specific operations and construction of the casino. Hashirama and Tsunade knew more about it than he did, and the 'startup capital' would be provided by the Senju.
Masahiko only gave them one last piece of advice: "Tsunade, after the casino is built, have Nawaki or Michiyama come and watch Hashirama for two days. You take Shizune, wearing that cloak of yours with the word 'Gamble' printed on it, and go to the casinos in the nearby towns to do some advertising. Your casino will soon become popular all over the Land of Fire... No, popular all over the Ninja World!"
After giving this 'lousy idea', Masahiko ignored the construction of the 'Fat Sheep Casino'. He had serious business to attend to.
Having shouted countless times about properly planning the acquisition of Witness Points, he finally put it into action.
Upon planning, Masahiko really found many places where he could farm Witness Points, most of which involved changes in positions, such as having Itachi enter the Anbu.
Itachi was already 13 years old and had been personally taught Wood Release by Hashirama for nearly a month, entering a period of rapid strength improvement. He was currently lacking enough high-difficulty missions to temper himself and step into the ranks of S-class ninjas.
Hiruzen was somewhat reluctant. He had been trying hard to fill the Anbu's strength precisely to pacify the dispute between the Senju and Uchiha. What was the meaning of sending Senju people in?
"Then absorb Shisui Uchiha in as well. Both of these children are very excellent. They might produce some unexpected gains."
Just like that, Masahiko gleefully harvested 20 Witness Points.
Later, Masahiko realized that perhaps due to participating in the Fourth Shinobi World War, Asuma still hadn't joined the Twelve Guardian Ninja... Eighteen Guardian Ninja. So, he suggested Hiruzen send Asuma there.
Hiruzen was still quite reluctant. His son was staying perfectly well by his side, and suddenly had to be sent away... However, Masahiko didn't need to worry much about this. Asuma joining the Eighteen Guardian Ninja was originally a form of experiential training. Hiruzen just didn't quite understand why Masahiko would suddenly make such a suggestion.
Hiruzen contacted the Daimyo, successfully persuaded the Daimyo to change a guard, and was about to send Asuma away when Masahiko found him once again.
"I thought about it. You are getting on in years, it's better to keep your son by your side. Don't let Asuma go; he doesn't need this kind of training. I will personally tutor him for five days."
Hiruzen looked completely bewildered.
Masahiko, on the other hand, beamed with joy. Witnessing and completely altering an event gave him a full 50 Witness Points.
For the following period, Masahiko continuously did similar things. Of course, all these things he did were beneficial to the parties involved. Even if they weren't beneficial, he would provide compensation like he did with 'tutoring Asuma for five days'.
Masahiko disdained doing things that harmed others to benefit himself... for example, sending the merely 16-year-old Anko into the Ninja Academy to be a teacher, turning her into a 'Roasted Sweet Potato'.
It wasn't until late February of Konoha Year 55 that Masahiko finally finished farming all the events he could remember, acquiring a total of 130 Witness Points.
"I'm still short 5 points to max out the Yang attribute. Where can I find them?" Masahiko felt a bit troubled.
Before Masahiko could figure out a way, he received some news: The 'Fat Sheep Casino' would open on March 1st, and gamblers from all over were sending congratulatory messages.
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