Chapter 16: Special Edition of the Good Fortune Elixir

"Lord Tsunade..." Shizune hung her head in shame at her words, which were so blatantly deceiving the Hokage.

"Continue, there are still four left," Tsunade replied nonchalantly.

In her most addictive gambling phase, she had done even more shameless things than this.

She would sell the miraculous goods, exchange them for money from Konoha, and then continue gambling.

Until those old geezers understood the value of these jars.

If she could gather the village's strength, she could definitely resurrect Nawaki.

This was Tsunade's plan now.

She had to resurrect Nawaki no matter what.

Shizune continued to open the next four jars.

One bottle of pills for body forging, a halo of medical surgery experience, an herbal medicine from the xianxia world, and... a small bottle of lucky potion.

This last one was the key.

"Good luck potion?" Tsunade looked at the last bottle of potion.

"Miss Shizune, you may be a person protected by the All-Knowing All-Powerful Business Association," Shizune sighed, "The five second-level jars are all good products, especially this one, the Fortune Potion special edition. Drinking it will enhance the drinker's luck for the next hour!"

This was not the Felix Felicis from the Harry Potter world.

It was customized by Shizune.

The value was still controlled at the minimum price of 6,000 trading points.

But its miraculous effect could be greatly enhanced, as the original good luck was just an illusion under the enhanced effect.

"Can luck really be controlled?" Tsunade looked at the small bottle of transparent potion, seeming a bit incredulous.

Luck was such an ethereal thing.

Even more miraculous than the cross of courage.

She seemed to think of something and suddenly asked, "Can it be used to open jars?"

Opening jars was already gambling, and if it was a luck potion, then maybe...

"No, it is ineffective for opening jars." Shizune dispelled Tsunade's illusion and said with a mysterious smile, "Only the jars are special. No matter what exists, no matter what means are used, the results of opening jars cannot be influenced. So, Lady Tsunade, you don't have to worry about your gambling luck. It's best to open them yourself because it represents... a change in the opener's fate."

Opening jars couldn't be influenced.

After all, the things inside were put in by Shizune.

But she definitely couldn't say that.

So she just casually hoodwinked Tsunade.

"A change in fate?" Tsunade repeated softly.

"That's right." Shizune nodded her head and slowly fooled her, "The things inside the jars don't belong to this world. You shouldn't have touched them in your fate. But since they appeared now, the gears of fate have already changed. So, Lady Tsunade, your special luck won't work in front of them."

Tsunade's gambling luck only turned from bad to good when she lost someone important.

It was like that when the Third Hokage died.

He didn't act out of kindness.

Rather, if he could build a good relationship with Tsunade to some extent, some of the people in Konoha would naturally have a positive impression of him. It would be easier to start doing business.

Moreover, no matter how the plot changed, there was basically only one candidate for the Fifth Hokage, which was Tsunade. By then, she would have more resources to control.

While making money, Shen Mo didn't mind socializing with some customers.

"Oh, how polite." Tsunade patted Shen Mo's shoulder with shining eyes, then quickly said, "I know of a barbecue restaurant..."

"We're going for ramen." Shen Mo interrupted her, "A customer once told me about Ichiraku Ramen, which seems to be very famous, so let's go there."

Since he had come to Konoha, how could he not go to Ichiraku Ramen?

And...

Perhaps he could make some money while he was at it.

"Tsk, stingy." Tsunade wasn't as happy anymore.

She blinked her eyes and looked a bit sulky.

Shen Mo's eyes twitched at the sight.

Even if you're young-looking, even if you're good-looking, even if you're big and fierce, you can't just act cute like a little girl.

"Ichiraku is Ichiraku, let's go, Shizune, we have to eat back all the money we spent."

"Lady Tsunade, it's impossible to eat back all the money we spent."

"Stop talking nonsense, just eat!"

"... "

Shen Mo silently followed behind the two of them as they walked out.

What appeared before him was a prosperous town.

Two or three-story buildings, spacious streets, neat bricks, and bustling crowds. It was even more prosperous than he had imagined a "village" would be. The decoration on the streets on both sides also had the characteristics of this world.

It felt like being in a perfect live-action movie.

This is Konoha...

Shen Mo looked around with curious eyes.

All the way, people respectfully greeted Tsunade, and her popularity here was evident. However, Tsunade basically didn't respond to their greetings, and instead, kept a close eye on Shen Mo beside her.

"Businessmen like you must have seen more magnificent cities, right?" She asked as if it were a casual remark.

"Magnificent?" Shen Mo shook his head, "If we're talking about magnificence, compared to the cities I've been to, this place is like a rundown village in the middle of nowhere. However, what I value isn't so-called magnificence and grandeur, but the people here."

"Oh?" Tsunade seemed to be somewhat interested and turned her head to look at him, "What's different about the people here?"