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Chapter 61 Why do they all like to cry in front of me?
The night, like ink, gradually soaked into the forest behind the leaves.
The darkness in the forest grew ever deeper. A cool evening breeze swept by, and the surroundings rustled instantly—the sound of leaves falling and rubbing against each other.
Then came the strange howls and whimpers of various wild beasts, their sounds appearing and disappearing, as if countless animals were grinding their teeth in the shadows, their eerie eyes fixed on the clearing...
"Did I tell you to stop? Keep going!"
In an instant, all the sobbing stopped, even the wind stopped, and everything returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
Suddenly, a burst of flame shot up.
A few seconds later, the kerosene lamp on the wooden stake emitted a gentle light, illuminating a radius of several meters and the boy's soft and handsome face.
"Okay, okay..."
Uchiha Ike replied with a wry smile, while gently blowing on his burning index finger.
Suddenly, the flame went out.
"Stop talking nonsense, I'm going to win this time, hurry up and draw the card!" Tsunade, who was sitting opposite him, urged.
At this moment, her face was slightly flushed, and her fair skin was tinged with a delicate peach-red hue, looking no different from half an hour ago.
However, seemingly due to the effects of the alcohol, the green robe with the word "gambling" printed on it had been discarded, leaving only the white vest with no sleeves and missing a button.
There were so many empty wine bottles on the wooden stakes that they couldn't all be placed on them, so they had to be placed on the grass around the seats, with three layers inside and outside.
No one knows how many times she lost in those half hour; even Uchiha Ike had lost count.
He could only look at Tsunade with heartfelt admiration.
He didn't see Tsunade drinking at the izakaya last time, but this trip today has really broadened his horizons.
Given Tsunade's alcohol tolerance, any other Jonin, without using chakra to accelerate their metabolism, would probably already be lying on the ground unconscious, or crying and screaming in a drunken frenzy.
If this were his past life, he would be a god who dealt with social obligations.
"Draw the cards quickly! Draw the cards quickly!"
Tsunade's beautiful eyes were glazed over, and she pouted her plump red lips, pointing at Uchiha Ike's nose as she spoke.
Her tone of voice was no longer as bold as usual; instead, it sounded like that of a spoiled child.
Uchiha Ike's eyes flickered, and he realized that Tsunade had reached her limit.
Clearly, even someone with Tsunade's high alcohol tolerance would be nearly drunk after drinking so many bottles of shochu.
After all, she doesn't seem to have gone to the toilet even once...
Thinking this, Uchiha Ike reached out and drew a card from the top of the deck.
A King of Hearts.
Equivalent to 10 points.
Looking at the cards in my hand, I have a 3 of spades, a 4 of diamonds, and a 4 of clubs...
That adds up to exactly 21 points.
Holy crap?
Uchiha Ike was stunned for a moment, then let out a soft breath and smiled at Tsunade in front of him.
She was swaying slightly from side to side in the chair, clearly in a good mood.
Noticing that Uchiha Ike was looking at her, Tsunade blinked and asked in a somewhat coquettish tone, "Why are you looking at me? Hurry up and release her."
Uchiha Ike nodded and placed his card on the wooden stake.
"Hmph, I'm sure to win..."
Tsunade hummed softly as she counted the points in Uchiha Ike's hand.
"3, 7, 11... Huh?"
She refused to believe it and counted again in reverse order.
"10, 14, 18... Hmm?"
Tsunade remained silent.
Two seconds later, she threw down the cards in her hand with a snap, then covered her head and wailed.
Uchiha Ike didn't say anything, picked up the cards scattered under the wooden stake, and silently counted them in his mind.
一张2，一张5，一张6以及一张7......20点。
It was also a lucky one, but it still wasn't as good as winning by myself.
Uchiha Ike's expression gradually became strange. This woman did indeed seem to possess some kind of luck.
It's just not the frontal type.
"Looks like I've won this time too, Lady Tsunade... Shall we call it a day?"
Uchiha Ike felt that if Tsunade continued drinking, she might become the first Kage-level figure in history to suffer from alcohol poisoning.
But Tsunade didn't answer, instead burying her face deeply in her knees: "Why, why...?"
"Why do I always lose...?"
"Why is it always like this...?"
At first, it was just indistinct muttering to himself, but it gradually turned into a plaintive sob.
Uchiha Ike quietly watched Tsunade, remaining silent for a long time.
Ever since their first meeting, he could sense that Tsunade was in a bad mood.
After all, a normal ninja wouldn't drink to this extent.
But his impression of Tsunade was limited to the manga, where she was portrayed as a smiling older sister who went drinking and gambling.
Even knowing her past loss of her brother and lover, they couldn't figure out why she was so lost lately.
However, he never expected that the legendary Sannin of Konoha would break down in tears after getting drunk.
Perhaps she was really drunk.
Or perhaps it was because the izakaya was crowded and noisy last time, but this time he was all alone.
Thinking of this, Uchiha Ike rubbed his temples with a wry smile.
First it was Rin Nohara, then it was Tsunade...
Why do they all like to cry in front of me?
He's not good at comforting people either.
But Tsunade looked like a small animal curled up, her body twitching from time to time.
Uchiha Ike didn't say those words aloud, but instead spoke softly:
"Lady Tsunade, you seem to be having a bad day lately, haven't you?"
Seemingly realizing that someone was nearby, Tsunade's sobs subsided a little.
Very good, I'm listening.
Uchiha Ike nodded slightly and sat down to the side by himself.
"Although you always seem to be smiling in the village, I just have a feeling that you're not actually very happy."
"Although you and I are completely different people, I still feel that you are somewhat similar to me every time I meet you... like we are the same kind of people."
Tsunade slowly raised her head and looked over, her reddened eyes still glistening with tears.
Uchiha Ike didn't look at her, but stared at the kerosene lamp on the wooden stake: "So I can tell you're not happy."
He turned his head slightly and looked at Tsunade.
The dim light of the kerosene lamp illuminated his face and his smile.
"I don't know what to do; I've never known how to comfort people."
"But if you're really sad, then feel free to cry, Lady Tsunade."
"I don't have a single friend..."
Uchiha Ike smiled, narrowed his eyes, and put his index finger to his lips.
"So my greatest strength is keeping secrets."
Tsunade stared blankly at Uchiha Ike, speechless.
But tears, like a dam bursting, dripped down her haggard face and onto the grass.
She slowly lay down on the wooden stake, burying her face in it again, but her body was much more relaxed.
"Why can't I ever get what I want...?"
"Why... do the people I care about always leave me...?"
"Ugh..."
A bright, suspended moon floats above the forest.
Kakashi and Kurenai, fully armed, set off at the time agreed upon with Uchiha Ike.
They were prepared for this battle they had no chance of winning.
They walked nervously through the woods and across the jungle, keeping their heads low, until a figure gradually came into view.
It seems they heard a sound.
The boy, who was gazing blankly at the night sky, slowly turned his head and looked over.
"Shhh."
He smiled and placed his index finger in front of his lips.