Tsunade and Kairen walked down the road, and there were many whispers all around.
"Have you heard? The Third Hokage and Elder Danzo used to have that kind of relationship!"
"What kind of relationship?!"
"That… that… that trouble-stirring relationship!"
"Hiss—"
Tsunade, being a Kage-level ninja, had extremely sharp hearing. Her ears twitched, and a strange look appeared on her face.
She kept listening. A large crowd was criticizing the ninja clans, complaining about how they oppressed commoners…
She even saw a passerby with a red cloth tied around his forehead, standing on a table and shouting loudly:
"They divide people into superior and inferior ranks—how ridiculous!"
"Right!"
"We all have two legs and one butt, so why are they special?!"
"Right!"
"So what should we do?!"
"Overthrow the ninja clans! Overthrow the Third Hokage! Support Princess Tsunade!"
Tsunade quietly watched, then turned her beautiful eyes toward Kairen.
"Is this your doing?!"
Kairen nodded.
"I'm canvassing votes for you!"
Tsunade rubbed her forehead.
"You can't just smear the higher-ups at will!"
Kairen pouted.
"The fastest way to elevate your own virtue is to demean your opponents. Besides, those three old geezers aren't good people anyway."
Tsunade shook her head.
"Do as you like, just don't go overboard."
After all, Tsunade was already disappointed in the higher-ups. Whatever Kairen did, she tacitly allowed!
Kairen smiled, then suddenly winked at the passerby standing on the table.
The passerby on the table winked back.
Kairen heard a chorus of dog barks coming from a nearby alley and perked up his ears.
"Woof! Woof! Woof! (Overthrow the ninja clans, support Princess Tsunade!)"
"Woof! Woof! Woof! (We haven't eaten today! Let's gnaw a few bones first!)"
"Woof! Woof! Woof! (I'll figure out the bones, just keep chanting!)"
"Woof! Woof! Woof! (Fine, fine—overthrow the ninja clans, support Princess Tsunade!)"
Kairen's head filled with question marks. Even the cats and dogs in the village weren't spared—his shadow clones were brainwashing everything alive. No… this was called awakening public awareness!
Tsunade and Kairen returned home. Doctor Snake and Gunner Kairen shouted loudly at him:
"The main body has no chakra left—hurry and supply us with energy!"
Kairen nodded. Chakra surged, and hundreds of chakra threads appeared from thin air behind him, linking to his shadow clones. In the blink of an eye, all their chakra was replenished.
These clones were all doing research; they had to think intensely and naturally required a lot of chakra.
Tsunade looked at the wrecked training field in the backyard and frowned.
"Another few days of this and you'll tear down the whole Senju estate."
Kairen chuckled, then remembered the Forest of Death he had burned to ashes. He turned to Tsunade.
"Isn't the Forest of Death already ruined? Can the village allocate that land to me?"
Tsunade also remembered how Kairen had destroyed the Forest of Death. It was used every year for the Chūnin Exams. This year, with Kairen having obliterated it, the exams would definitely be affected.
Then she realized another thing—Kairen possessed Wood Release. Creating a forest would be easy for him.
Tsunade smiled at Kairen.
"That land is already wasted. Even if it recovers, it'll take decades. But you have Wood Release—your massive chakra could restore the whole forest in a single day."
Kairen nodded.
"Then that land should be given to me!"
A training ground ten kilometers in diameter—how big was that? It was practically a small town.
Which meant Konohagakure was, in truth, a small city disguised as a village.
If Kairen took control of that land, he could immediately build a military fortress, endlessly test new weapons, and become a military warlord within the village—answering commands, not decrees.
Tsunade shook her head.
"That land is too large. Sensei and the others will definitely have concerns. But don't worry. Once I become the Hokage's assistant…"
"I'll secure that training ground for you. It's already ruined anyway—better to give it to you to build a forest."
Kairen nodded. He really did need to support Tsunade in becoming Hokage's assistant.
...
Kairen then remembered the forbidden jutsu he had drawn from the Infinite Resurrection System space—Creation Rebirth.
This technique suited Tsunade perfectly. After all, she was the one who originally created it. He was merely the beneficiary.
Kairen looked at Tsunade.
"Tsunade, I have a jutsu I need to give you."
"A jutsu?!"
Kairen said nothing more and condensed a stream of chakra information, like a floating bubble in the air, which drifted forward and gently collided with Tsunade's forehead, merging into her.
From observing the feedback of exploding shadow clones, he had learned that chakra could transmit information.
And having mastered the Shadow Clone Technique to its peak, Kairen could naturally create chakra carrying any information and control it perfectly.
In sage terms, this was called "bestowing enlightenment."
Tsunade integrated Kairen's chakra. The two chakras intertwined; sages would call it "spiritual union," while ninjas would simply call it "chakra merging."
Then the method and theory of Creation Rebirth slowly flowed into Tsunade's mind.
Shock spread across her face. This forbidden technique felt extraordinarily suitable for her—almost like it was tailor-made.
Even many theoretical structures were identical to the jutsu she had been wanting to create in her mind.
Tsunade opened her eyes, excitement flooding her. She wrapped both arms around Kairen's neck, her red lips pressing toward his cheek…
But this time, Kairen was prepared. With a quick turn of his head, he met Tsunade's lips directly.
"Ka—Kair—"
Tsunade's eyes widened. Her kiss… had been taken.
Before she could react, Kairen bolted away, leaving Tsunade standing there with a heart full of turmoil.
After a long while, a small smile curled on her lips.
"You brat… do you like taking advantage of me that much?!"
She turned back toward the house. She needed to organize the forbidden jutsu Kairen had given her and calm the tangled emotions in her heart.
At the moment of their kiss, Tsunade had—unbelievably—felt moved.
How can I have romantic feelings for him?!
But… shouldn't family members test something first before handing it off to others?!
...
At the former Root base, even though Root had been disbanded, the Anbu had not let the place go to waste. They had requisitioned it as a branch division.
A small Anbu squad stationed there sat crowded together in a room, gathered around a table.
"Sigh… hey hey… chicken soup is here!"
Suddenly, an Anbu with a white apron tied around his waist and a kindly face carried a large pot of chicken soup to the table.
"…"
The Anbu all fell silent. The Pangolin stiffened in shock—had he been exposed?
"Th-this… the dishes are all served, why aren't you eating?"
All the Anbu looked toward their captain, Yakushi Nono. If the captain didn't speak, none of them dared act.
Yakushi Nono nodded.
"Everyone, go ahead and eat."
The Pangolin let out a sigh of relief. So they had only been waiting for the captain's word.
He sneered inwardly.
The medicine captain has already been bought by me. Drink my chicken soup obediently—then fall asleep!
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