Chapter 91: An Heir with Kage-Level Talent
I actually won...
Akiyama Makoto had thought the matter was hopeless. He had almost forgotten that Emperor Guy would need a wheelchair after the Great Ninja War.
However, the victory was essentially because Tsunade chose to throw the fight. This wasn't just because of her previous promise to him, but also her way of binding him to her and winning him over.
But he still had his doubts. Even if he won, it didn't mean Sakura and Tenten would actually marry him together. They still had room to back out. Especially since both of them were now powerhouses in the ninja world; even if they did back out, it wasn't like he could force them.
The subsequent simulation proved that his worries were unnecessary.
[After this challenge, which shocked Konoha and spread throughout the ninja world, you, Tenten, and Sakura resume your interactions, and your feelings for each other continue to grow. Although there is still friction between the three of you, and it occasionally escalates into a fistfight, Tenten and Sakura both have their own hobbies and jobs. The three of you find a space where you can accept each other.]
[After confirming the restoration of your relationship, Ino and Hinata proactively reduce their contact with you. Anko Mitarashi also gradually gets used to being a single mother. However, you and the young Mochi become friends. She chooses to become your apprentice, and you agree.]
[Konoha 69: You, Tenten, and Sakura hold your wedding. The ceremony attracts the attention of dignitaries from all over the ninja world; even the other four Kage come to offer their congratulations. This is because Tenten is the biggest arms dealer in the ninja world, while you, Sakura, and Tsunade—a master and her two disciples—have a monopoly on the highest-end medical care. Everyone has to show you a certain degree of respect.]
[After the wedding, your life gradually becomes peaceful and happy. Although the number of people in your family is different from the norm, your stamina and emotional intelligence are more than enough to handle the small frictions of daily life. Therefore, within this year, both Tenten and Sakura become pregnant.]
[Konoha 70: Tenten and Sakura give birth to two daughters for you, respectively. You name them Akiyama Tenshi and Akiyama Ai.]
[Congratulations, you have completed the simulation. In this run, you have had a total of three heirs. Their bloodline power levels are being calculated for you.]
Seeing this, Makoto felt a little dazed. It actually worked!
This simulation had been incredibly difficult, as he had to defeat both Tsunade and Guy at the same time. But it also seemed surprisingly simple. All the huge obstacles he had anticipated seemed to have appeared, but they were also easily resolved.
No, I need to sort this out.
First was the psychological opposition from the girls. This was obviously an objective and unavoidable factor, but it seemed they weren't as resistant to the idea of marrying the same person as he had thought. Besides his own outstanding qualities, he could only attribute this to the fact that the ninja world didn't have very established laws, and it hadn't been long since the chaotic Warring States period. Everyone's imagination of what life could be was still slowly being constructed.
Second was the political pressure. He had originally worried that Tsunade would be the vanguard of opposition against him, but in the end, she gave up even before Sakura did. Looking at it now, he had underestimated her political considerations as Hokage. As long as he was important enough, Tsunade had no choice but to leave the matter to Sakura to consider for herself.
As for the Daimyō of the Land of Fire... he would have even less to say. After all, this sort of thing was all too common among the nobles of his court. He probably even wanted to grant him a noble title. At this thought, Makoto felt that perhaps he really could get closer to the Daimyō. Even if he just registered with him to get a noble title, it would make many things more convenient in the future. He could use it as an excuse to follow the example of the nobles and build his family. A ninja themselves could not receive a noble title from the Land of Fire, but fortunately, he was not a ninja, and in reality, he had no intention of becoming one. Therefore, he was not subject to this restriction.
As for the final pressures from public opinion and the problem of maintaining a harmonious life among the girls after marriage, he didn't even need to consider them. The simulation was basically about to end at this point anyway, and with his emotional intelligence, it was highly unlikely a situation would arise where the girls had a massive falling out, ran back to their parents, and refused to have children for him. From the situations with Anko and Temari, it was clear that his "hit rate" was unusually high. Perhaps that was a talent in itself!
Finally, and most critically, it wasn't necessary to get married to have an heir in the simulation. He felt this simulation method had great potential.
At this thought, the system prompt appeared again and began to display the bloodline talents of his heirs.
First was Mitarashi Mochi.
[Congratulations! Mitarashi Mochi has inherited most of yours and Anko's talents. She possesses a minor talent in multiple release jutsu and a minor talent in adapting to natural energy, with Kage-level aptitude. Her detailed stats are as follows.]
[Eight Ninja Stats: Ninjutsu: 7, Taijutsu: 8, Genjutsu: 8, Intelligence: 8, Strength: 7, Speed: 8, Stamina: 8, Hand Seals: 8. Intermediate Fire Release Talent, Low-grade Earth, Water, Yang, and Yin Release Talents, Low-grade Chakra Sensory Talent, Low-grade Space-Time Ninjutsu Talent, Low-grade Natural Energy Adaptation Talent.]
Wait a minute... Kage-level talent?
Makoto stared at Mochi's panel in shock. The stats were a clean sweep of 7s and 8s. Not only had she inherited his own excellent stats, but she had also inherited Anko's. Only now did he realize that on this level, his and Anko's ninja talents were perfectly complementary. Mochi's stat total had reached 62 points, surpassing his own 59.
He felt a little dazed. The talent he had painstakingly pieced together over so many simulations was actually inferior to the result of a one-night stand with Anko?
Moreover, while a score of 62 wasn't low, it was still a bit lacking to be considered a Kage-level powerhouse. Yamato's total was 62, and no one would say he was Kage-level. The gap between an Elite Jōnin and a Kage depended on what abilities they could master.
...Wait, this "Low-grade Natural Energy Adaptation," could it be that it would allow her to learn Sage Mode more easily?
He really wanted to check the details of this talent, but he couldn't right now, because the system was still broadcasting the bloodline talent of the next heir.
[Congratulations! Akiyama Ai has inherited a small portion of yours and Sakura's talents. She possesses a minor talent in spiritual energy, with Jōnin-level aptitude. Her detailed stats are as follows.]
[Eight Ninja Stats: Ninjutsu: 6, Taijutsu: 6, Genjutsu: 7, Intelligence: 6, Strength: 6, Speed: 6, Stamina: 5, Hand Seals: 6. Low-grade Yin Release Chakra Talent, Low-grade Chakra Sensory Talent, Low-grade Mind-Mirror Image Talent.]
Makoto's brow furrowed slightly. Compared to the perfect performance with Anko, the talent of the heir from Sakura could be described as poor. It had basically failed to inherit the advantages and specialties of either parent. Not only could she probably not learn the Yin Seal that both of them knew, making it impossible for her to become a Tsunade-type ninja, but she had even become a genjutsu-type.
But what was this "Mind-Mirror Image" thing? Why another talent he had never seen before?
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