"All right, you keep an eye on this battlefield for a bit. I need to rest."
Tsunade gave a slight nod, "No problem. Go on."
Rengoku slowly stepped out of the tent, comfortably stretching his arms wide and giving a big, satisfying yawn.
'That exhilarating feeling of going all out in battle is truly wonderful to the extreme.'
At this moment, he was quietly planning in his mind to let the enemy forces of Sunagakure flee for a while. Once they had regrouped, he would then launch a thunderous strike.
After all, if he rashly pursued them now, it would be like playing whack-a-mole, running all over the place. Not only would it be mentally and physically exhausting, but the combat efficiency would also be extremely low.
Besides, doing everything personally was not a long-term solution. At the right time, he should still give the people of Konoha some chances to train and grow.
That way, it could both effectively improve the real combat abilities of Konoha's ninja and reduce his own burden, truly killing two birds with one stone.
It was also a perfect chance to wait for Itachi, Shisui, and the others to arrive.
In the fierce battle just now, Rengoku had displayed overwhelming might, causing everyone on Konoha's side to feel even deeper admiration and reverence toward him.
He casually opened the Bond Star to take a look, and to his surprise, even the bond values of people he had "sheared for wool" before had gone up again.
Not to mention Tsunade, Kato Dan, and Hatake Sakumo. The levels of their Bond Stars had all reached four stars.
It was worth mentioning that Tsunade had already been at four stars back when Rengoku sent Pain to slaughter Hiruzen.
As for Kato Dan and Hatake Sakumo, although they had been revived, their bond levels had always stayed below three stars.
In other words, the two of them had actually been observing and evaluating Rengoku all this time.
That was only natural. After all, they had never dealt with Rengoku before.
But after this battle, their bonds with Rengoku had directly reached four stars.
Rengoku did not rush to claim the reward, because at this moment he was still becoming familiar with and adapting to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
For Rengoku, hiding his strength and keeping a trump card had already become a habit ingrained deep into his bones.
He had only taken a few steps when he saw Karin and the others walking briskly toward him.
Karin was like a cheerful little bird, running straight toward Rengoku, then leaping up and throwing herself into his arms.
Her uncontrollable excitement practically overflowed from her face as she shouted, "Shishou, you were really amazing!"
Rengoku smiled slightly and steadily caught Karin's enthusiastic pounce.
Then he gently patted her small head and said softly, "Hahaha! All right, all right. Don't get so excited."
At this time, Sasuke beside them could no longer hold back his excitement either and spoke up, "Shishou, that Susanoo you used just now, um… it was way, way stronger than my brother's!"
For Sasuke, being stronger than his brother Itachi was the best kind of praise there was.
Hearing Sasuke's words, Rengoku nodded slightly and explained, "That was the complete form of Susanoo. It represents the ultimate power of our Uchiha clan."
"Back then, it was with this kind of overwhelming power that Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama founded the now-famous Konoha Village together."
As he spoke, Rengoku looked into Sasuke's eyes, which were filled with longing, and smiled encouragingly.
"Don't worry, Sasuke. As long as you keep training diligently, one day you'll definitely be able to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan too."
After receiving his master's affirmation, Sasuke's gaze became even more resolute. He nodded firmly and replied,
"Mm! I will definitely do it!"
Naruto waved his fist, "Principal is way too awesome! You beat Sunagakure into total defeat all by yourself and got revenge for Gaara!"
Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails inside his stomach wore a rather complicated expression. It seemed another figure had appeared among the Uchiha who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Uchiha Madara.
Rengoku noticed Gaara standing nearby and reached out to rub his head.
"I told you. Rasa is nothing."
"He doesn't even have the strength to stand in front of me."
Gaara's face was filled with emotion. Usually quiet and taciturn, he took the initiative to hug Rengoku.
"Lord Rengoku, thank you."
Rengoku stroked Gaara's hair. Rasa could be said to be the nightmare in Gaara's heart.
No matter how well he did, he could never get even a shred of love from Rasa.
Rasa only treated him as a tool.
He even kept sending people to assassinate him just to test whether he was qualified, leaving Gaara with enormous psychological trauma.
Fortunately, Rengoku had saved him.
As for the so-called One-Tail tailed beast, Rengoku did not care at all.
The so-called Kazekage Rasa was utterly insignificant in front of Rengoku, not even worthy of standing before him.
And after going through this upheaval, the resentment and gloom that had once grown in Gaara's heart because of his father finally dissipated completely.
Even though Rasa had not yet died at this time, deep in Gaara's heart, he had already completely let go of the man who had brought him countless pain and torment.
Rengoku slowly released Gaara and said to everyone, "You all go clean up the battlefield. Opportunities like today, where you can personally take part in battle and gain experience, are truly rare."
Standing here at this moment, aside from Gaara, there were also Hinata and Kurama Yakumo.
For these two girls who were just starting out, this experience was undoubtedly extremely valuable.
Naruto excitedly rubbed his hands together, his eyes burning as he stared at the battlefield, unable to wait to rush over and take a look.
Unfortunately, kids like them who had only just graduated from the Ninja Academy not long ago were still too weak, so they could only go take a look while cleaning up the battlefield.
"This is awesome! Let's go right now!", Naruto shouted excitedly after hearing Rengoku speak.
He maintained his usual energetic, lively demeanor.
As he cheered, he reached out and tightly grabbed Hinata's hand.
With his other hand, he kept waving at the surrounding companions to signal them.
Hinata had actually already taken in everything that happened on the battlefield.
But since Naruto insisted on going, she could only nod gently and let him pull her along as they stepped forward together.
Seeing this, the rest of the group all respectfully bowed to Rengoku, then turned and headed toward the battlefield.
However, as the crowd gradually dispersed, only Karin remained standing quietly in place, not moving an inch.
Her beautiful eyes sparkled with excitement as she stared intently at Rengoku, as if expecting something important to happen.
"Shishou! Shishou! Is there somewhere you need me?", Karin asked eagerly.
This operation had indeed caused quite a bit of consumption. After thinking it over, Rengoku did not refuse Karin's goodwill.
"Mm, I used quite a lot this time. Let's recover a bit first."
Hearing this, a delighted smile instantly bloomed on Karin's face.
She quickly stepped forward, grabbed Rengoku's sleeve, and led him into a secluded, empty medical tent.
After entering the tent, Karin gently rolled up the sleeve on her arm, revealing fair, delicate skin.
Then she extended her right hand toward Rengoku.
Seeing this, Rengoku did not hesitate. He bent down and opened his mouth to bite onto Karin's wrist.
A vast and pure chakra continuously surged out from Karin's body. Large amounts of Yang Release chakra and life energy poured into Rengoku.
As it fused with the Yin Release chakra Rengoku himself possessed, it produced the power of all creation.
This caused Rengoku's eyes, which had been exhausted from overusing his ocular techniques, to rapidly regain their vitality.
The bloodshot veins in his eyes gradually faded, and the fatigue in his gaze dissipated along with them.
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