"Never mind, never mind. I'm just worried we'll put the construction crew out of work."
Kawaki pretended not to hear her sarcasm and even waved his hands to decline.
"You're so shameless."
Tsunade covered her forehead with her hand. Why did I end up tagging along with such an embarrassing idiot?
"Cough cough~"
"The appearance is still decent enough."
"It should help improve your finesse in channeling Wood Release chakra."
"Tsunade, why don't you give it a try?"
When things got awkward, Big Bro stepped in to smooth things over.
Of course, even he felt slightly embarrassed.
"Alright, Big Bro."
Tsunade gave in, out of respect for Sakumo, and agreed while lowering her hand from her forehead.
"Do you still remember the hand seals I showed earlier?"
Kawaki was ready to demonstrate again and showed no sign of embarrassment at all.
With this technique, they'd basically have instant palaces when going into battle.
"I remember them."
Tsunade responded impatiently. How hard could a few hand seals be for her?
"Then do it once so I can see how it looks."
Kawaki looked at Tsunade with eager eyes.
Truthfully, he wanted to know just how much difference there was between his version and hers.
Would hers look like a rundown shack by comparison?
"Fine!"
Tsunade mentally went through the seals Kawaki had made earlier, then immediately began performing them.
Her fingers danced through the air as she silently executed the technique, just like Kawaki had done—without announcing the jutsu's name.
After finishing the seals, she slammed one hand onto the ground.
A house quickly took shape among the growing trees. It only took one attempt for Tsunade to master the technique.
It wasn't difficult. The subtle chakra manipulation posed no challenge to someone with her medical ninja background.
Even more delicate applications were well within her capabilities.
But once the house fully formed, Tsunade struggled to maintain her composure.
Compared to Kawaki's luxurious villa, her creation looked quite modest.
Both in terms of size and grandeur, it fell far short.
If Kawaki's structure was a luxury mansion, hers barely qualified as a small townhouse.
From Kawaki's perspective though, it was still far superior to Yamato's basic Three-Room, Two-Hall Technique.
"This level of Wood Release is sufficient."
The degree Tsunade demonstrated met Orochimaru's expectations.
He had set the minimum at half the original power, and what he saw was actually better than that.
There was no need to take further risks by increasing the proportion of Hashirama's original cells.
That would be far too risky—he'd be the first test subject himself.
All things considered, it wouldn't be worth the risk.
As it stood, even if his Wood Release weakened further, it wouldn't become completely useless.
That was more than enough. He had many techniques at his disposal.
His Wood Release would still be incredibly versatile—an advantage even Kawaki couldn't match.
After all, there was still a vast gap between true genius and artificial talent.
If Kawaki wasn't well-versed in the plot, how could he ever hope to surpass someone like Orochimaru?
[this is merely an auxiliary technique. Knowing how to use it suffices.]
"There's no need for comparisons."
Sakumo noticed Tsunade feeling somewhat discouraged and offered a word of comfort.
"I understand, Big bro."
Tsunade managed a forced smile. Given her fiercely determined nature, a slight sense of frustration was unavoidable.
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