Gekko Chizan looked at the furious Pakura with a bruised and swollen face.
The three little ones and Tsunade nearby were clearly enjoying the show.
"I really didn't mean it…"
"Pakura, you have to believe me…"
Hearing Gekko Chizan's words, Pakura snorted coldly, then showed a hint of a benevolent smile that made Gekko Chizan shudder.
"If Tsunade hadn't brought it up, I would've forgotten."
"Someone really has quite the record, huh…"
After all, with the three kids and Tsunade watching, Pakura didn't reveal all of Gekko Chizan's deeds.
To this, Gekko Chizan could only laugh awkwardly.
"Alright, since you're awake and already got your punishment, let's remove these IV drips."
"Hmph, brat, you summoned me back to Konoha to deal with Sunagakure."
"But now that the front line in the Land of Rivers has stabilized, how are you going to compensate me?"
Pakura's rant ended, and then Tsunade appeared.
Gekko Chizan felt that he must have stepped out of the house with his left foot first today. Why else would he be so unlucky?
"Um, Tsunade-sama, I'm still a patient, and at the time it all happened so suddenly. You can't really blame me…"
"If you're going to blame anyone, blame the Third Hokage! He's the one who told me to go!"
"And he even told me, if things didn't work out, to check the hot spring—he said besides drinking and gambling, you love baths…"
...
One day later, Gekko Chizan was fully recovered.
Tsunade's situation would be handled by the Hokage, so he didn't need to interfere.
The war in the Land of Rivers had also come to an end. The next threats were likely to come from Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
Reports showed increasing tension between the two.
The number of ninja from both villages in the Land of Fields had already surpassed ten thousand.
"Chizan-sensei, when can we start taking B-rank missions?"
While weeding, Obito suddenly looked up and asked Chizan, who was lost in thought.
His words also caught Kakashi's attention.
"That's still a long way off. B-rank missions are too early for you guys."
"You just became genin, and you already want to skip ranks?"
"Just focus on weeding properly."
Gekko Chizan mercilessly crushed Obito's fantasy.
Just as he was about to say more, he suddenly saw Tsunade walking in the distance with Shizune, and he couldn't help but sneer.
All this time, he had been the one bullying others—now he was on the receiving end.
This left Gekko Chizan very frustrated. He had been thinking about the war, but now his attention shifted to Tsunade.
Even though his peeping had succeeded, he got terribly beaten up for it. This grudge must be repaid!
Thinking it over, Gekko Chizan came up with a brilliant idea.
He then looked at the three little ones who were still weeding.
"Once you finish this task, you can rest. I have something I need to take care of."
"If you really have nothing to do, go practice ninjutsu with Pakura. She just happens to need a few helpers."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gekko Chizan vanished with Flying Thunder God.
Hearing that they could help out Pakura, the three kids instantly got excited.
They weren't doing it just to help her students—they wanted to spar with Pakura to improve their skills.
Especially Kakashi, whose current goal was to catch up with Gekko Chizan. His daily training was extremely intense.
As for Gekko Chizan, he first went to a pharmacy and bought a large amount of snakeberries.
The shopkeeper was a bit confused at first, but for the sake of profit, he sold every last snakeberry in the store to Gekko Chizan.
Carrying two baskets of snakeberries back home, Gekko Chizan immediately took out the Ryūchi Cave scroll.
Using the summoning contract, he teleported directly to Ryūchi Cave.
With a puff of smoke, he disappeared from his house.
Looking at the dim surroundings, Gekko Chizan's lips curled into a sly grin as he walked deeper inside.
Very soon, the three Snake Princesses sensed his presence and flew out from the depths of the cave.
"Yo, Chizan-kun, back again so soon? And you even brought us food!"
Ichikishimahime, the most gluttonous of them all, lit up instantly and rushed to Gekko Chizan's side.
"Hehe, didn't I promise you I'd bring something tasty?"
"Here, two full baskets of snakeberries—split them however you like."
The three Snake Princesses' favorability toward Gekko Chizan skyrocketed instantly.
Watching them fight over the berries due to uneven distribution, Gekko Chizan wore a cunning smile.
Ryūchi Cave's most famous senjutsu was its Genjutsu-style senjutsu.
That was the reason he had returned—he needed the help of the Snake Princesses!
"Snake Princesses, eat all you like, but I have something I need help with."
"According to the White Snake Sage, Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu is strongest in Genjutsu-style techniques."
"I want to know—do I have the ability to master this kind of senjutsu in a short time?"
After a round of arguing, the Snake Princesses finally divided the snakeberries evenly. Hearing Gekko Chizan's request, they all smiled.
Especially Tagitsuhime, who had taken quite a few losses from Gekko Chizan last time.
"Hahaha, Chizan-kid, and you said you weren't curious about Ryūchi Cave's senjutsu?"
"Now look who's come begging!"
"But for the sake of the snakeberries, I'll tell you honestly."
Seeing her confident look, Gekko Chizan was overjoyed. He quickly stepped forward and asked excitedly:
"So I can learn it?"
But the next second, Tagitsuhime shook her head without hesitation and said:
"Not without years of training!"
"Thunk!"
The overconfident Gekko Chizan fell flat on the ground. After getting up, he gave Tagitsuhime a bitter glare.
"Come on, don't do me like that!"
His expression made the three Snake Princesses burst into laughter.
Tagorihime held back her laughter and explained:
"To use senjutsu requires long-term training."
"All of us have cultivated for over a thousand years to gain the ability to use it."
"And you've only just begun—you definitely can't use it."
"Unless…"
Gekko Chizan, who had already lost hope, perked up instantly at the word "unless"!
"Unless what?"
"We enter Sage Mode with you and let you use the senjutsu power we've cultivated."
Gekko Chizan's heart suddenly leapt.
He couldn't help but picture Jiraiya with a Toad Sage on each shoulder in Sage Mode.
Right! Sage Mode doesn't have to be activated by oneself—it can borrow the power of a trained sage!
Mount Myōboku borrows Toad Sage power, so Ryūchi Cave can obviously borrow the Snake Princesses' power!
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A/N: The pinnacle of Genjutsu ninjutsu is Kotoamatsukami (Infinite Tsukuyomi doesn't count!).
Then the pinnacle of Genjutsu-style senjutsu must be the techniques of Ryūchi Cave.
That includes creating large houses and food from illusion—the food can even be eaten!
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