[Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi @ Tsunade: Old woman, you gambling addict—what qualifications do you even have to be a Kage like me?]
[Tsunade @ Mei Terumi: Childish brat! Are you ever going to shut up?]
[Jiraiya: Hahaha! That's the Tsunade I know and love.]
[Tsunade: You can shut up too!]
[Orochimaru: How embarrassing. Sharing the title of Legendary Sannin with you two is shameful. Guess if this is why I defected from the Leaf?]
[Tsunade: As if you're any better, you poison-obsessed freak.]
[Second Hokage Tobirama Senju: Damn monkey, do you ever teach your students properly? Look at how all of your disciples turned out.]
[Izuna Uchiha: You're not exactly qualified to complain, are you? Take a look at those two students of yours.]
...
The footage continued.
[The Fourth Raikage stared blankly. "Bet?"]
[Tsunade smiled. "You said you'd use force, right? Fine. If you can beat me in an arm-wrestling match, I'll go with you."]
[The Fourth Raikage agreed. The two went to the back courtyard, put their arms on a boulder, and prepared to arm wrestle.]
[When the referee shouted "Start," both of them burst out with massive chakra.]
[The boulder and the ground beneath began to crack.]
[The Fourth Raikage was stunned. He hadn't expected this woman's strength to actually be above his.]
[His arm was quickly forced downward. Even using all the strength he had wasn't enough.]
["I can't lose… If I lose, then Karui will…"]
[Thinking that, the Raikage suddenly relaxed his arm, letting Tsunade overextend, then used the chance when her balance shifted to launch a fast counterattack.]
[He won—by cheating.]
[The footage ended there.]
Group chat.
Everyone started arguing again.
[Karui: Lord Raikage!!! (deeply moved)]
[Fourth Raikage A @ Tsunade: I clearly won. So why did the scroll say my strength is inferior to yours?]
[Tsunade @ Fourth Raikage A: Are you seriously lying with your eyes open? Setting aside that you cheated to win—didn't you see your own shocked reaction in the footage?]
[Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki @ Fourth Raikage A: Who was it again that thought, "What! This woman's strength is actually above mine?"]
[Chiyo @ Fourth Raikage A: When it comes to having no shame, I really must hand it to you.]
[First Hokage Hashirama Senju: You cheated and still dare to brag? And my little Tsunade clearly wasn't using her full strength.]
[Second Hokage Tobirama Senju: Tsunade's monstrous strength has been terrifying since childhood. What showed in that footage wasn't her full power at all.]
[Orochimaru: I have to admit, if Tsunade went all out, even with cheating you wouldn't stand a chance. @ Fourth Raikage A]
[Jiraiya: I've had two brushes with death. One of them was…]
[Tsunade @ Jiraiya: Shut it.]
[Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi: In the end, what matters is the result, not the process. Even if A cheated, you still lost, old woman. How embarrassing—you can't even beat someone who's cheating.]
[Tsunade @ Mei Terumi: Come on then. Let's arm wrestle. I'll use one finger. You can use both hands. If I lose, I'll admit I'm a "pretending-to-be-young old woman" in the chat. If you lose, you admit you're "a childish brat who can't compare to Lady Tsunade." Deal?]
At that moment—
A popup suddenly appeared in the group.
[Event: Tsunade vs. Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi – Arm-Wrestling Match]
[Rules: Tsunade may only use one finger. Mei Terumi may use both hands.]
[Penalty: If Tsunade loses, her group nickname will be changed to "Pretending-to-be-young old woman." If Mei Terumi loses, her group nickname will be changed to "Childish brat who can't compare to Lady Tsunade."]
[The event will begin in 3 minutes. Both participants, please prepare.]
[After 3 minutes, the two will be summoned to the competition room for an arm-wrestling match. The match will be broadcast live via video to the entire ninja world and the Pure Land.]
[All group members may participate in a prediction bet. There is no penalty for guessing wrong. Correct guesses will receive rewards. Please participate enthusiastically.]
[Betting rules:
– If Tsunade wins, correct bettors receive a small chakra pack.
– If Mei Terumi wins, correct bettors receive a large chakra pack.]
[Please confirm receipt of this announcement.]
Everyone who saw the announcement was stunned at first—
Then got wildly excited.
Who would've thought the chat could trigger activities like this?
Group chat.
[Madara Uchiha has confirmed the announcement]
[First Hokage Hashirama Senju has confirmed the announcement]
[Naruto Uzumaki has confirmed the announcement]
[...]
Once the "announcement received" messages spammed the chat—
Everyone became extremely active.
[Deidara: Guys, who're we supposed to bet on, yeah?]
[Naruto Uzumaki: Isn't it obvious? Tsunade-baa-chan, of course! She's from Konoha—we have to support our own.]
[Sasuke Uchiha: Naruto, that's the wrong reasoning. It should be Tsunade-sama, but that's because in a pure arm-wrestling contest, she's guaranteed to win.]
[Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki @ Deidara: Deidara, follow your teacher's lead. I'm betting on Tsunade.]
[Kurotsuchi @ Deidara: Listen to Grandpa—you'll be fine.]
[Chōjūrō: I believe in Lady Mizukage. I'm betting on her.]
[Jiraiya: Do your best, Tsunade. You know why I'm betting on you.]
[Nagato Uzumaki @ All members of Akatsuki: Betting on Mei to win gives a bigger reward, but she has no chance. Akatsuki will all bet on Tsunade.]
[Chiyo @ All Sand shinobi: Our village is allied with Konoha, so of course we support them. Everyone from the Sand, bet on Tsunade.]
[Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki @ All Stone shinobi: Just follow my lead and bet on Tsunade.]
[Fourth Raikage A @ All Cloud shinobi: If you want rewards, I don't need to tell you who to bet on, do I?]
[First Hokage Hashirama Senju @ All Leaf shinobi: This is basically free rewards. Just bet on my little Tsunade.]
[Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi @ All Mist shinobi: For the rewards, everyone should bet on Tsunade.]
[All Mist shinobi @ Mei Terumi: Lady Mizukage, you saved our village. Even if we miss the rewards, we'll still support you.]
Mei was a little touched.
Her efforts for the village hadn't been in vain.
Just when everyone thought Tsunade was the obvious choice—
Madara suddenly tagged everyone.
[Madara Uchiha @ Everyone: Doesn't anyone want that large chakra pack?]
[First Hokage Hashirama Senju @ Madara Uchiha: Madara, a large chakra pack means nothing to me. I'll support Tsunade no matter what. This is a bet any person with a brain should know how to pick.]
[Second Hokage Tobirama Senju: My brother's right. The large pack is nicer, sure—but what's the point if you can't win it?]
[Mito Uzumaki @ Madara Uchiha: You're clearly trying to trick everyone so nobody gets any prizes, aren't you?]
[Madara Uchiha @ First Hokage Hashirama Senju: Hashirama, if the match was purely by strength, Tsunade would definitely win. But now everyone can participate in the betting. And if Mei wins, everyone gets the bigger reward. So why not choose the better prize?]
[Izuna Uchiha: Brother, I get it! I understand what you're planning! You're a genius!]
[Madara Uchiha: Otōto, you're smart too. You figured it out so fast.]
[Izuna Uchiha: Brother! Brother!]
[Madara Uchiha: Otōto! Otōto!]
[First Hokage Hashirama Senju @ Madara Uchiha: Madara, what are you getting at?]
[Izuna Uchiha: You're so dense. My brother means we should all bet on Mei Terumi!]
[Second Hokage Tobirama Senju: Who are you calling dense? Even if we all bet on Mei, she still can't beat Tsunade, so we still wouldn't get the reward.]
[Izuna Uchiha: That's why you're dense. Just have Tsunade throw the match and lose on purpose. Right, Brother?]
[Second Hokage Tobirama Senju: So you're suggesting a fixed match?]
[Madara Uchiha: My little brother is right. This way, everyone gets the big chakra pack. @ First Hokage Hashirama Senju, you following?]
[First Hokage Hashirama Senju: Madara, that is a great idea. Should we do it?]
[Tsunade @ First Hokage Hashirama Senju: I refuse! If I lose, my nickname changes to "Pretending-to-be-young old woman." I'm not giving that childish brat something to laugh about for the rest of my life.]
[Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi: I think it's a great idea. Old woman, think about it— even if your nickname doesn't change, you think I'm not going to mock you anyway?]
Tsunade had to admit that made some sense…
But something still felt off.
[Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki: As expected of Konoha. You people know how to play. But now there's an issue—fixed match or not?]
[Fourth Raikage A: Exactly. Who do we actually bet on?]
[Chiyo @ Tsunade: You decide.]
[...]
While everyone kept arguing about who to bet on—
All of them suddenly received a new popup from the chat.
[In 10 seconds, Tsunade and Mei Terumi will be summoned to the competition room for their arm-wrestling match. Contestants, please prepare.]
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