Chapter 74: How Many Moles are on Tsunade's Back
Akiyama Makoto then realized that saying so was a bit hurtful. Within this very year, he had been overjoyed because this child had given him the talent to become a ninja. All it meant was that he had reached a higher level; he couldn't look down on the child's template because of it.
Although he had never met this child, he had developed some affection for her. As for her mother, Tenten, he and the real-world version already had mutual feelings for each other. He naturally wanted to give her the best.
Looking at the results carefully, every one of Tenten's eight basic ninja stats had been improved. She also now had an Intermediate Space-Time Ninjutsu talent and a Low-grade Chakra Sensory talent. This meant the attributes of her personal pocket dimension would be further enhanced; perhaps she could even carry large-scale ninja tools into battle by herself. With his design support, she would not be short on money. She alone was a mobile armory.
As for the Low-grade Chakra Sensory talent, it compensated for her lack of observational skills. Paired with her "mobile armory" attribute, her combat power at this stage was more than sufficient. As for her Yang and Earth Release talents, he had no intention of having her train in those areas for now. At most, she could learn a few jutsu for emergencies.
He was able to break through in all attributes because he had the simulator. In each simulation, he could gain a lifetime of training experience. Tenten, on the other hand, could only advance step by step. It was better for her to first maximize her own strengths.
Makoto stretched, chose to store the simulation result, and replaced the one from Uzuki Yūgao. There was naturally no need for a bloodline infusion, as his own eight ninja stats and talents were all superior to the results of this simulation. All he could say was that this simulation's result was one of the unluckier ones, but that also made it convenient for him to gift it to Tenten. If the improvement were too great, he was worried she wouldn't be able to withstand the infusion.
With that, this simulation was successfully completed.
Next, he was going to select some simulation results to observe carefully.
First was the part he absolutely had to savor—he entered the scene of his interrogation, where Hiruzen Sarutobi, in front of many people, faced Danzō and said coldly, "Danzō, I AM the Hokage!"
Makoto even saw the corner of Danzō's eye twitching, a clear sign of how much damage that sentence had done to him. No wonder Hiruzen liked saying it so much. If he ever had the chance to become Hokage in a future simulation, he would definitely shout it at Danzō every day.
Second... he needed to figure out what had happened that night, and why he had been punched out of the inn by Tsunade.
He quickly found the answer from the memory playback.
The drunk Tsunade had dragged him to an open-air mixed hot spring, and the uninhibited woman naturally had no intention of wearing a bath towel while soaking. Her drunkenness was further intensified by the hot spring, and afterward, she continued to use him as a pillow. He had a hard time breaking free just to cover her with a blanket. But the woman had absolutely no sleeping etiquette. Every one of his efforts was undone within three minutes as she kicked the blanket to the floor.
In the end, he couldn't be bothered to help her anymore and simply sat cross-legged by the bed, refining his chakra and standing guard for her. After all, in her current state, it would be a huge problem whether she ran out in a drunken stupor or someone broke in.
As for why he himself was still there, or why he didn't go and get Shizune... well, he could only answer that due to the limitations of the space, he was unable to leave the room. And why didn't the simulated Makoto go get Shizune... that was the simulated Makoto's problem. What did it have to do with the real him watching the replay?
Around noon, Tsunade finally woke up.
She was about to tease him when she saw him standing guard over her, but then she realized she was completely naked and her back was sore.
At this moment, from a God's-eye view, Makoto saw her panic. She quietly checked her body, only sighing in relief after half a minute. The expression on her face shifted between green and red. In the end, she chose the most direct approach—she threw on a yukata, punched him out of the building, and blamed everything on him.
To this, the Makoto who was still watching from a God's-eye view scoffed. The next time a plot required him to be forcibly made Tsunade's disciple, he would directly tell her that she had four moles on her back to gain her trust.
After watching the famous scenes from this simulation, Makoto got serious.
Jiraiya's hand seal experience, Kurenai's teachings, the Illusion-Breaking Seal he had developed, and the summoning technique he had learned from Tsunade were all things he coveted.
He dove into all of it. When he emerged, his face was full of joy, but still tinged with regret. He was joyful because his gains were immense. He could use almost all of this experience right now, which meant his combat power had increased again.
The problem was that although Tsunade had taught him the summoning technique, the real him, who had not signed the summoning scroll, still could not use it. Fortunately, this was also within his expectations. It was just one small regret.
The only remaining question was whether he could gain the approval of the Sannin in a simulation and go to the Three Great Sage Regions to learn Sage Mode. Of course, at present, this seemed unlikely. He was not familiar with Orochimaru at all. Jiraiya's approval of him was based on the premise that he was Tsunade's disciple, but it was unlikely he would be allowed to go to Mount Myōboku for that reason alone. As for Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode, that was purely because the learning conditions were too high. From ancient times to the present, only Senju Hashirama had ever succeeded. It required the learner to have a massive amount of chakra as a foundation. The current him, without using the Yin Seal, only had the chakra reserves of a Chūnin.
After taking stock of all his gains, Makoto began to quietly modify his Yin Seal and practice hand seal methods alone in his room.
Early the next morning, he went to the Kazematsuri Bathhouse and asked if he could stay there long-term.
Upon hearing that he intended to stay for at least a month, the owner, Kazematsuri Matsugu, agreed almost without hesitation and rented him a room originally used for group guests.
Looking at the room, which was larger than his own living room and had ten sets of bedding on the tatami mats, he almost felt like he was being ripped off. Fortunately, the owner then agreed to let him move some of his own furniture in, and the room also had a private bathroom and hot spring. Only then did he happily pay the fee.
All that was left was to decide who to ask for help with the move.
Who else but Tenten?
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