Rabbit Princess [Gaara] [1]

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"Yes, I do know this young lady," one of the two men, at the first gambling house they went to, said when Jiraiya showed him the picture of a young Tsunade. "To win back the money she lost here, I think she said she was going over there,"

"Spin... Power... Letting them out to their max," Naruto muttered as he and Tsukiko stood at the threshold of the place. "And retain it..."

"Hey, kids," the other man said. Tsukiko and Naruto looked over at him. "Wanna gamble a bit, too?" He crawled over to them. "See, if the total number of the pips on these dices comes out even numbers, that's 'Cho', and if it's odd, that's 'Han',"

"Shut up! I am training right now, don't bug me!" Naruto told the shoddy-looking man, who didn't seem really thrilled.

"What nonsense!" the man replied. "This is a gambling house. Instead of that balloon, let's play with these," He held up two dices.

"No way!" Naruto replied. "I don't have any time to be playing with those dice!" Tsukiko looked at the dices with interest.

"I'll pay with you," Tsukiko told the shoddy-looking man, who lit up immediately and smirked at her. "1000 Ryo. I win if it's Cho, and you win if it's Han. Deal?"

"Deal, kiddo," the man said as his smirk widened. "Show me the money," Tsukiko pulled out 1000 Ryo from her rabbit wallet and placed it forward before Jiraiya could stop her.

"And you," Tsukiko said. The man placed his own forward and then shook the counter with the two dice before rolling them out. Tsukiko smiled when she saw two evens: Four and Six. "I win,"

Tsukiko took the man's money, who looked rather annoyed and he said, "Make it 2000 Ryo, Cho on you and Han on me," Tsukiko nodded and the man pulled out more money while she put forward the 2000 Ryo.

"I'll do it this time," Tsukiko said as she took the container and the two dices, shaking it and then rolling them out. This time, it was a two and a six. "I win, once more, Usa!" She took the 2000 Ryo from the man.

"Goodness, she's just like Tsukimi," Jiraiya muttered as he watched the white-haired girl smirk and win another 4000 Ryo. "What's up with the Senju Clan and their fascination with gambling?"

Unlike Hashirama and Tsunade, Tsukiko's luck seemed more in line with Tsukimi's.

"Are you willing to go for that 8000 Ryo? Or would you like to sweet the deal a little more?" Tsukiko asked spiritedly as the man frantically shook the container, trying to get Han. "If you want, I can get the Han and you can get the Cho,"

"Fine, 8000 Ryo and throw in 2000 Ryo," the man said, crazed. "If it's Han, you win, and if it's Cho, it's me," Tsukiko nodded, smirking. The man anxiously shook the container and rolled out the dice, stopping at one and five.

"I win!" Tsukiko cheered as she gathered the 17,000 that she had won from the man, who looked shocked as he sat there. She was about to offer a go at 17,000 but Jiraiya pulled her away from there.

"Now, now, Yurihime! It's enough!" Jiraiya told her. Tsukiko frowned briefly but then went back to happily straightening the paper money she had just received from the man, who seemed to be stuck in his shock. Jiraiya turned to the first name, "So, can you tell me where that is?"

"Well, you can't expect things to be free in a gambling house, you know?" the man said. He shook the container and placed it onto the ground. "Let's make a deal. The information will be free if you win... And if you lose, I'll give it to you for 1000 Ryo,"

"I'll do it!" Tsukiko shouted as she skidded over to where they were. Jiraiya sweat-dropped but decided to use her luck against paying the 1000 Ryo. She seemed a little too excited about gambling. "I choose even,"