Sarutobi Hiruzen sat down heavily.
For Konohagakure, Wood Release was akin to faith itself—and this was Wood Release awakened by a Senju. From now on, he absolutely couldn't afford to touch Kairen.
"Hashirama..."
Uchiha Madara murmured softly, slowly sitting down as he tried to calm his turbulent emotions.
Seeing that Wood Release again, he couldn't help but remember his old rival. It was a pity that man was already long gone.
Time had washed away the traces of so many, yet I, Uchiha Madara, still dance alone in this world!
"Senju Moku Kairen, once again, I acknowledge you. I truly want to fight you one day."
Madara looked down at his aged body and shook his head.
"When I regain my youthful form, I'll come and find you—the last Senju worth playing with!"
...
"Raise the coffin!"
White Horse came forward, leading six Shadow Clones dressed in black suits. Music began to play as they lifted Danzō's coffin and started a funeral ritual.
"Don, don, don ♬... clap clap clap ♪"
Seven suited figures danced together, with a few clones performing ritual dances in front, while several in monk robes chanted the Rebirth Sutra to guide Danzō's soul to the Pure Land.
Canon also approached with several clones, banging gongs, beating drums, and blowing horns—it looked like the entire village was preparing for a festival.
"Farewell, Elder Danzō!"
With such a grand ceremony, Kairen was actually showing Danzō quite a bit of courtesy.
"Click! Click! Click!"
Shan was taking nonstop photos, jotting down notes in his notebook.
Konoha, Autumn of Year 49—
The Hokage's advisor and Root's leader, Shimura Danzō, was eradicated by the great Boss himself.From this moment, peace spread across the ninja world, and people began to live happy lives.This marks the turning point of the Third Great Ninja War.
— Written by Shan
Shan nodded firmly. He was determined to start a newspaper in the ninja world someday—to spread tales of Kairen's heroism and inspire countless worshippers.
"Snap!"
Kairen flicked his fingers, and in an instant, all the Shadow Clones vanished.
The surrounded clans exhaled in relief and immediately vanished using Body Flicker.
Today had been far too thrilling—they needed to go home and hug their wives to recover properly.
...
"Shff, shff!"
Two Root shinobi wearing gray-white flak jackets and white masks appeared beside the coffin, intending to take Danzō's remains back.
Kairen materialized an AK, pointing its muzzle directly at them.
"Looking for death?!"
One of the Root ninjas spoke in a cold voice.
"Moku Kairen, we just want to bring Danzō-sama's body back for burial. Are you going to stop us too?!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Kairen pulled the trigger, firing right in front of them.
They used Body Flicker to dodge, but one of them still took two bullets to the calf.
"Courting death!"
Kairen sneered coldly. Then, from his gourd, a burst of high-concentration alcohol sprayed over the coffin. A spark ignited, and flames roared to life.
In seconds, the wooden coffin and Danzō's corpse were reduced to ashes.
"What era do you think this is? Still doing burials? I gave you a free cremation—no need to thank me!"
The two Root ninjas didn't dare say a word. They instantly vanished.
Kairen smirked in disdain.
If they brought Danzō's body back, who knew what kind of nonsense they'd pull next?
This wasn't a world of science—it was a world of ninjutsu. If they revived him again, it would only disgust Kairen all over.
...
From afar, in Mount Myōboku, an angry voice echoed through a cavern.
A puff of white smoke burst forth—Tsunade descended from the sky, landing hard before shouting,
"You little kid! You just had to make a spectacle out of killing someone, didn't you?!"
Then, spreading her arms wide, she suddenly pulled Kairen into a tight embrace, resting her head quietly against his chest.
The fusion of Kairen's Asura Sage Body had strengthened his physique greatly—he now stood around 1.7 meters tall, a strong and spirited young man.
Even wearing heels, Tsunade was slightly shorter than him, and holding him like this felt almost like embracing a lover.
Kairen could feel Tsunade's grip tightening, her strength nearly turning monstrous, and her body trembling with emotion.
"You damn kid! You scared me to death—scared me to death! If you had died, what would I have done?!"
Tsunade was truly terrified. Terrified of losing Kairen. Terrified of being alone again.
Kairen gently patted her back to comfort her.
"Tsunade-san, don't worry—I'm not about to let you become a widow."
His teasing tone made Tsunade laugh despite herself. She wiped her tearful eyes and playfully bit his shoulder.
"You're still as shameless as ever. But I've gotten used to it—and honestly, I like that bad side of you."
Kairen chuckled. Why did women always like bad boys?
Because bad drivers handle curves better—even a muddy road is full of technique. Beginners only crash through and wreck both the car and the road.
Tsunade finally released him and looked him over carefully, studying the changes in him.
It had only been a day since she'd last seen him, yet his entire aura had transformed.
A vibrant life force radiated from him, with even a faint, pleasant green scent in the air.
Tsunade almost wanted to hug him again.
His features were sharper now, his short, brow-length hair slightly tousled.
She reached out and gently touched her little brother, now grown.
"In just one day, you've changed this much? Is this that high-level transformation technique of yours?!"
Kairen shook his head.
This was his real height now. His physical age was only ten, but mentally, he was already a twenty-something racer.
He hadn't driven good cars in his previous life, but in this one, he'd make sure to test-drive the most luxurious ones.
Gold Maseratis, red Chevrolets, black BMWs… all waiting for him.
Tsunade ran her hand through his hair and plucked a small lock.
"Hey, why is this part of your hair turning red?!"
Kairen froze and quickly conjured a mirror to check.
Sure enough, just as Tsunade said—there was a faint streak of dark red in his hair. That must be from the fusion with the Uzumaki Sage Body.
He exhaled in relief.
"As long as it's not green, I'm fine with it!"
Tsunade pouted.
"You don't like green hair? Green is very eco-friendly! It's also very Senju-like, you know."
"..."
Kairen kept checking his reflection, tilting his head left and right.
The streak of dark red actually added a bit of rugged charm to him. Combined with the Asura Sage Body, he exuded a strong masculine aura.
"How can anyone be this handsome? Even if I had to serve a dozen rich women at once, I could handle it!"
Tsunade spat playfully, then placed a hand on his chest.
"You used a large-scale forbidden technique just now. Are you really okay?"
Kairen replied honestly,
"I'm fine!"
"Good."
Tsunade let out a long breath of relief.
She had watched his battle just now. He had charged straight in, reckless and fierce, with no strategy—like a raging bull tilling the fields nonstop.
Ninjas were supposed to fight with stealth, but Kairen's style was more like that of a samurai.
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