A few seconds later, the explosion subsided.
The churned-up lake water, however, was still splashing wildly.
Senju Tsunade stood on the treetop holding Minato Namikaze, her eyes filled with amazement.
This kind of power was stronger than any Ninjutsu she had ever seen!
Minato Namikaze was relatively calm; this power was about the same as the kick Kizaru used to blow up a Mangrove when he first arrived at Sabaody Archipelago.
The difference was that he needed time to charge up, while Kizaru just did it with a casual kick.
Minato Namikaze didn't know if he could inherit the monstrous Physique of the Pirate World from the Kizaru Figure, but judging from his inheritance of Senju Hashirama's Physique, it should be possible.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh... Someone was moving quickly through the forest.
Soon, several Figures appeared near the two.
The newcomers were divided into two groups; one group wore gray plate armor, which was the nearby Anbu.
The other group wore Chunin vests and looked similar to common Ninja in the Village, except their clothes bore a symbol shaped like a ping-pong paddle.
That was the Uchiha Clan crest; the newcomers were the Uchiha Police Force.
"Lady Tsunade."
The Anbu squad leader landed on a nearby tree and nodded slightly to Senju Tsunade: "May I ask what just happened here?"
"It's nothing, just practicing Ninjutsu. The commotion was a bit loud; you can report it truthfully to the Third."
Senju Tsunade said, looking at the members of the Uchiha Police Force: "Sorry for the trouble."
"You're too kind."
The leader was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy who looked a bit fierce, but his tone was very humble: "Then we won't disturb you."
Soon, the two groups dispersed.
Hiruzen Sarutobi also received the news from the Anbu; in fact, he had felt the previous explosion even from the Hokage Building.
"Oh my... Did he actually blow up the entire lake?"
According to the Anbu's report, Senju Tsunade was with Minato Namikaze at the time.
He knew Senju Tsunade's level; it was far from enough to cause such destruction, so it could only be Minato Namikaze.
The explosion characteristics described by the Anbu were the same as the Laser blast he had seen before.
It seems this Light Release Bloodline Limit is much stronger than he imagined!
And this power, stronger than many S-rank Ninjutsu, was held in the hands of a five-year-old child.
"Kids these days are really a headache..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff from his pipe: "When you arrived, the Police Force had also arrived?"
"Yes."
The Anbu squad leader nodded: "The leader was the current Young Clan Head, Uchiha Fugaku. We arrived at the same time."
Hiruzen Sarutobi asked again: "What was his reaction?"
"Unclear."
The Anbu hesitated: "He didn't look very happy, but his tone was very polite."
"..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in understanding, holding his pipe: "That boy doesn't look very friendly."
From the looks of it, the Uchiha Clan would likely assume the explosion was caused by Senju Tsunade.
The benefit of this was that such a powerful technique would surely deter the Uchiha Clan, keeping them quiet for a while.
The downside was that Minato Namikaze's Light Release caused too much commotion; the Uchiha would find out who did it sooner or later, and extremists might see Minato Namikaze as a threat then.
But this was the only place in the Village suitable for Minato Namikaze's Cultivate; he couldn't stop Minato Namikaze from Cultivate just because of this.
He didn't feel safe letting him Cultivate outside the Village, even in the surrounding areas, because Konoha only had this one Wood Release!
Who knows if a dark-skinned Raikage would randomly spawn as soon as he left the Village and snatch Minato Namikaze away... "Que, I have a mission for you."
Looking at his Anbu subordinate, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a moment and said: "You should have seen the child with Senju Tsunade today; his name is Minato Namikaze, and he is Senju Tsunade's Disciple."
"That child possesses two Bloodline Limits simultaneously, one of which is the same Wood Release as the First Hokage."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said solemnly: "You should understand the importance of this matter."
Que nodded; he had performed guard duties for Jinchuriki and naturally understood the significance of Wood Release to the Village.
"For the next period, I need you to perform guard duty for that child."
Hiruzen Sarutobi paused: "You are allowed to reveal your Anbu identity, but do not interfere with the target's life or relationships. Just protect the target's safety. You can consult with Senju Tsunade about it."
"Understood, sir!"
Que felt a sense of solemnity; for a guard mission of this nature, one would need to use their own life to shield the target if necessary.
"Good, go now."
Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand and began working on other tasks.
Ten minutes later, there was another knock on the door.
Que, who had gone to execute the mission, returned: "Hokage-sama, Lady Tsunade told me to get lost."
"...In that case, you can return to your unit."
Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his head, feeling a sense of relief.
Senju Tsunade sending the Anbu back meant that Minato Namikaze already possessed a certain level of self-protection capability.
This was fine; it saved him from worrying unnecessarily.
At the same time, the Uchiha Police Department.
Uchiha Ken listened to Fugaku's report, his brows furrowing slightly.
"Are you saying that the commotion just now was caused by Senju Tsunade?"
"Only Senior Senju Tsunade and a five or six-year-old child were present."
Fugaku couldn't be sure who caused it, but the possibility of it being Senju Tsunade was clearly higher than a five-year-old child.
"What were the child's characteristics?"
Fugaku recalled Minato Namikaze's appearance: "Yellow hair, looks very cute."
"A girl?"
"A boy."
"Oh... I remember now."
Uchiha Ken nodded in understanding: "I heard before that Senju Tsunade took a Disciple; it must be that child. I remember his name is Minato Namikaze. He even beat up the Hokage's son during the entrance exam. He's quite a Genius."
He paused slightly: "Speaking of which, are there any children from our Family enrolled this year?"
"No."
Fugaku shook his head: "Does Father want the Family's children to challenge him?"
"It's to make friends. Also, use official titles during work; this is the Police Force, not home."
Uchiha Ken shook his head.
As the Clan Chief, he naturally couldn't be as extreme as the young people in the clan.
Although he was also dissatisfied with the Hokage faction's wariness of the Uchiha, it was the Uchiha who had rebelled first, so it was normal for them to have grievances.
And in his position, he could better see the strength gap between them; for the current Uchiha, the only result of a rebellion would be clan extermination.
So since the Third took office, he had been intentionally trying to ease the relationship between the Family and the Village, but the results had not been very ideal.
On one hand, it was because the young people in the clan were too arrogant; on the other hand, it was because there was no suitable opportunity.
The people of the Hokage lineage were too wary of the Uchiha, making it hard to be honest with each other.
But if hope was placed on the younger generation, it might be feasible.
Also... he didn't remember Senju Tsunade being this strong.
A single Ninjutsu could shake the Uchiha Police Building a kilometer away... You've got to be kidding, does she have that kind of strength?