"Tsunade-neechan, are you alright?"
Konoha, Senju Residence.
Tsunade stared blankly at the sky, the gloomy clouds once again casting a shadow over her heart.
Hearing Uzumaki Kushina's concern, Tsunade forced a smile and said, "I'm fine."
Fine, how could she be fine?
Hiruzen-sensei had changed.
She didn't know if it was after he became Hokage, or when he ignored the Uzushigakure' plea for help.
In any case, he had become somewhat unfamiliar.
Konoha had also changed, no longer as beautiful as it was during her grandfather's and granduncle's time.
The Senju had also changed, becoming withered, and even her only younger brother had died in the war.
It had only been a few days...
She was a little tired...
Half a month later, Konoha officially sent a 'friendly' mutual assistance application to the Uzushigakure.
This news immediately made the Sunagakure, which was at war with Konoha, feel a pang of anxiety.
But soon, they relaxed.
Because the Uzushigakure only said one word.
"Scram!"
Land of Wind, Sunagakure.
"Hahaha, good! What a 'scram'!"
Chiyo laughed heartily, feeling that Konoha at this moment resembled a clown.
The Third Kazekage smiled, "It seems the Uzushigakure isn't foolish either. Konoha stood idly by when they were destroyed last time. They must have seen through Konoha's true colors because of that incident."
Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
The Third Raikage laughed boisterously, "Hahaha, that old monkey Hiruzen is really something. Does he think everyone else is an idiot?"
Land of Fire, Konoha.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was slightly gloomy.
Danzo Shimura grumbled unhappily, "Hmph, a bunch of treacherous fellows!"
Uchiha, Hyuga, and others: "..."
Weren't Konoha the ones who were treacherous first?
Sarutobi Hiruzen righteously declared, "Forget it. Since the Uzushigakure disregards the sentiment of allies, we will also revoke all sponsorship activities towards them!"
"..."
What sponsorship did Konoha provide to the Uzushigakure?
The Uchiha Clan Head exchanged a questioning glance with the Hyuga Clan Head next to him.
The Hyuga Clan Head blinked his innocent Byakugan, indicating that he also had no idea.
"Alright, let's put the Uzushigakure aside for now. What's most urgent now is the war against the Sunagakure on the Amegakure battlefield!"
...
Uzushigakure, Seireitei.
Chihiro scoffed, "That old geezer Hiruzen is dreaming."
Although the Uzushigakure and Konoha were allies,
when the Uzushigakure sought help, Konoha dismissed them with a single excuse of having no spare troops. Now that the Uzushigakure is thriving again, they're shamelessly trying to rekindle their relationship?
What a beautiful dream!
Shaking his head, he temporarily put Konoha's matters aside.
Half a month had passed since the Soul Reaper Academy was unlocked.
During this time, he had been constantly bonding with the Zanpakuto he obtained from the Soul Reaper Academy.
Or rather, it should be called 'Sword Zen'.
However, after half a month, there was still no change.
Of course, Chihiro was not anxious.
After all, the first Shikai of a Zanpakuto is not so easily achieved.
In addition, after half a month of events unfolding, the prestige value on the System had already surpassed the 500,000 mark!
He just hadn't decided how to recruit people yet.
Now that the Soul Reaper Academy was on the right track, it was only a matter of time before it could produce Troop Types.
Currently, Chihiro wasn't planning on making them study for several years before graduating, like in the world of Shinigami.
For those who were consistently ordinary, Chihiro had the teachers of the Soul Reaper Academy implement a cramming education.
He wanted them to quickly master simple Hakuda and swordsmanship, then fill various positions.
As for the more difficult Kido and Shunpo, he would let them learn those while on their respective posts.
If they only mastered some simple Hakuda and swordsmanship, they could fight evenly with Genin who only knew the Three Basic Jutsu.
As for those with better Aptitude, after they learned some basic knowledge and Zankenshō, they would be assigned to be mentored by various Sekikan and Lieutenants based on their potential.
...
This would help them achieve Shikai as quickly as possible.
In this way, the Shinigami army of the Uzushigakure would quickly grow.
Moreover, the Ninja World was currently in a period of war, and Shinobi were dying every day, then being drawn to Rukongai to fight for the Uzushigakure again!
Of course, some evil Souls would also be drawn to Hueco Mundo, becoming Hollows that devoured Souls.
Chihiro would occasionally pay attention to the situation in the Land of Water.
How to put it, it was quite tragic.
Because too many people were dying every day, the number of Hollows in Hueco Mundo was also increasing.
Those with low potential couldn't defeat those with high potential, so they could only escape Hueco Mundo and search for food in the Land of Water.
And those with high potential would also sometimes not have enough to eat, so they would come out to forage.
Initially, the appearance of Hollows made the people of the Land of Water suffer immensely.
But due to their small numbers, the Shinobi could still deal with them.
However, now that their numbers were increasing, the Shinobi were also having trouble coping.
They could only barely maintain the status quo.
Almost every day, people died because of Hollows.
As a result, the Kirigakure had already earned the title of 'Village of the Bloody Mist'.
Chihiro: "???"
Had he become Obito's substitute?
Although he was a bit speechless, this title didn't seem wrong.
Of course, he also intentionally controlled the number of Hollows venturing out, maintaining a delicate balance between the Hollows and the Land of Water.
After all, he was going for sustainable development.
The Land of Water was constantly increasing his prestige value, so he couldn't just let it be destroyed.
Besides these, the System's main quest had also updated.
[Main Quest Stage 4: Accumulate two million prestige points, and cultivate a Hero-level Troop Type. Reward: Unlock the building 'Las Noches'.]
Two million prestige points; he was currently short of less than one million. This shouldn't be difficult; he just needed to stir up a few more incidents.
However, cultivating a Hero-level Troop Type would be difficult.
A Captain-level individual is not so easily cultivated.
Even though the current Soul Reaper Academy already had three individuals with Captain-level potential, it was impossible for a Hero-level Troop Type to emerge immediately.
Potential is, after all, just potential. If it cannot be realized, everything is for naught.
Of the three Captain-level potentials, let's see who can become a Captain first.
Just as Chihiro was about to continue bonding with his Zanpakuto, the System's notification sound suddenly rang out.
"Ding! It has been detected that the host's Uzushigakure has entered the right track, but some of the citizens of the Uzushigakure are still living in hardship. Please summon back the surviving Uzumaki Clan!"
"Reward: For each person recalled, you will receive a shinigami transfer scroll. After all are recalled, the host's Zanpakuto Shikai time will be shortened!"
It was as if the System brought a pillow just when he was sleepy.
And... "...the Uzumaki Bloodline scattered outside."
Indeed, as citizens of the Uzushigakure, they really should return.
"Rukia."
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