Chapter 5: Cross of Courage

"This is a high-purity chakra crystal that only reacts to specific chakras and can suppress the power of Jinchūriki. Its value is around three million." Shen Mo finally told the truth.

"Is that all?" Tsunade asked.

"That's all!" Shen Mo answered affirmatively.

There is no curse on this necklace at all.

As for Jiraiya and Tsunade...

In the world of Naruto, who hasn't had a few deaths in their family? The problem isn't the necklace, it's the world.

Tsunade stared at Shen Mo, her eyebrows twisted into a knot of frustration.

The expression of frustration that only Tsunade can make is indeed more lifelike than the most lifelike Shen Mo has ever seen, and the key is in her temperament.

"Ms. Tsunade," Shen Mo said her name for the first time, looking at her seriously, "You should know that I'm not an ordinary merchant, and I'm not selling ordinary goods. Even with just an item like this, it's not enough to make me misjudge it."

"A mysterious guy."

Tsunade tightly held the necklace in her hand, not sure what kind of feeling she was experiencing.

This necklace is her grandfather's legacy.

She also doesn't believe that there is a curse on it.

But after getting some kind of confirmation...

The dark cloud that hung over her heart not only did not dissipate but grew even thicker.

"Open a bottle, open a bottle!" she shouted as if to vent, gulping down all the remaining wine in the bottle. Her face turned red from the alcohol, then she threw the empty bottle aside. "Shizune, go get more wine."

Shizune opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything.

She stood up, bowed slightly to Shen Mo, turned around and left, but returned in no time.

Shen Mo looked at Tsunade and knew very well.

He should be able to make a big profit tonight.

Some people like to open boxes when they're in a bad mood, as if using good luck can relieve their mood. Of course, if they're possessed by non-players, they'll only become more annoyed.

Since that's the case.

Let's prepare some good stuff.

Shen Mo took out another scroll and put the pile of items away.

"Don't just sit there, let's drink together." Tsunade slapped another can, excitedly identifying the treasures inside.

Shen Mo looked at her.

Such a woman.

Why does she have such high popularity among Naruto fans?

A woman in her fifties, with a strong and biased personality, is also capricious, loves gambling, spends money like water, and is a violent woman who likes to punch people at every turn...

"Kid, what's this?" Tsunade grabbed Shen Mo's shoulder and leaned in, shaking the bottle in her hand, her whole body reeking of alcohol.

"Uh." Shen Mo's expression was slightly awkward, but he quickly recovered. "It's a body-forging liquid, used for soaking in the bath. If you persist in using it regularly, even an ordinary person can have the physical fitness of a ninja, making it a treasure for taijutsu ninja."

This old lady surprisingly had a soft body, as if she wasn't a several hundred-year-old immortal in a cultivation world.

It felt a bit like cheating!

"Wow! This is a good thing. Shen Mo, I'll give it to you." Tsunade happily tossed it to Shen Mo.

Shen Mo had picked out a selection of items in these jars that were useful for ninja, although they were all cheap goods worth around 600 trading points. Although there were items from the magical world and the cultivation world, the most valuable one was a red potion from the bone king world that could efficiently heal a certain amount of injuries, which was only sold for 688 points.

Even after using all those spoils of war, he still forcefully squeezed more than 8 million worth of knowledge from Tsunade, which was equivalent to 300,000 trading points.

Until the night fell.

The ground was littered with broken pottery jars and various potions and herbs.

Tsunade looked extremely satisfied, still holding the remaining 500,000 points.

"Bring another set!"

"Miss Tsunade." Shen Mo blinked. "Congratulations, you have purchased more than 20 sets of Level 1 jars and now have the qualification to purchase Level 2 jars."

"Level 2 jars?" Tsunade was stunned.

"That's right." Shen Mo took out a scroll. "These jars are worth 500,000 each. The ones before were relatively rare, but they were still small things. The real treasures are still found in higher-level jars."

"Small things?"

Tsunade's eyes narrowed slightly, and her spirit, which was almost completely drunk, unexpectedly became a bit clearer.

Even she, Senju Tsunade, couldn't create these potions and herbs.

Taking them out would easily cause a sensation among the major ninja villages. If it's not handled properly, it could even lead to war just to obtain the recipe.

But they were just small things?

"Then give me one." Tsunade's interest was clearly piqued.

Silently, Shen Mo opened the scroll, revealing a jar that was more than twice the size of the previous one.

Snap.

Tsunade smashed it with a slap, as was her custom.

Inside was a necklace in the shape of a cross.

Valued at 6,000 trading points!

"Congratulations!" Shen Mo raised his voice and showed a congratulatory smile. "I didn't expect the first level-two jar to contain special equipment, the Courageous Cross!"

"The Courageous Cross?" Tsunade picked up the necklace and looked at it for a while before giving up. "Just tell me what it's for."

"As the name implies, it can increase the wearer's courage," Shen Mo explained. "As long as you wear it, your fear will dissipate to a certain extent, and you will be more courageous in the face of misfortune. This kind of spiritual enhancement item is rare and worth about 700,000."

It was a prop from a gamified world.

It had a special effect of increasing courage by 2.

Yes.

This was something of even greater value to Tsunade.

Hemophobia!

Tsunade, who had lost important people one after another, suffered from hemophobia. Whenever she saw blood, she would involuntarily become frightened, which was ironic for one of the legendary Three Ninjas who had made a name for herself on the battlefield.

After listening to Shen Mo's introduction, Tsunade stared at the necklace in a daze, her eyes complex.

Courage?

She slowly put the necklace on her own neck.

It gently collided with the ominous necklace.