After Uchiha Fugaku finished his introduction, the people below also applauded.
Ren walked down the high platform, his face devoid of life.
However, Itachi in his ar,ms kept open,ing his mouth and laughing.
"Ren, come over quickly."
Minato Namikaze suddenly appeared, pulling Ren towards a table.
He kept looking back at Ren as he walked, his eyes full of amusement.
"Where are we going, Minato-senpai?"
Ren's hands were protecting Itachi, so he could only be pulled forward by Minato.
"I'm taking you to eat.
You're not just here to be a bodyguard today, are you?"
...
Hearing Minato's teasing, Ren, unable to resist, could only roll his eyes helplessly.
Soon, Ren was led to a table, and upon closer inspection, Ren realised, 'Good heavens, they're all familiar faces!'
"Greetings to the three clan heads, Uncle Shinko, Uncle Sakumo, Aunt Kushina, Aunt Mikoto, Aunt Maiko, Lord Jiraiya, Lord Orochimaru, and Lady Tsunade."
After greeting everyone at the table in one breath, Ren, with Itachi in his arms, bowed slightly before standing up.
"Come, Ren, sit here."
Kana Maiko waved to Ren; an empty seat to her left seemed to have been reserved for Ren.
"Thank you, Aunt Maiko."
As soon as Ren and Minato Namikaze sat down, Kana Maiko next to, them leaned ,over to look at Itachi in Ren's arms.
"Is this Itachi? He's so cute."
After saying that, Kana Maiko reached out to hug Itachi.
Who knew that as soon as Kana Maiko's hand touched Itachi's body, Itachi began to squirm, his little face instantly wrinkling up, as if he was about to cry.
"He's quite clingy to you, Ren.
I didn't expect you to be so popular with children."
"Who knows?
Maybe it's because we have a strong connection, Lord Jiraiya."
Ren heard this and spread his hands towards Jiraiya opposite him, speaking with an innocent expression.
He then lowered his head and used his thumb to tease Itachi.
"What do you say, Itachi?"
Itachi in hi,s arms stopp,ed struggling, his two small hands tightly gripping Ren's thumb, and a smile reappeared on his face.
"So cute." X3
Uzumaki Kushina, Kana Maiko, and Tsunade all looked at Itachi, their eyes forming hearts.
Even the other men present felt their hearts purified by Itachi's smiling face.
"Thank you, Ren.
I'll have to trouble you to take care of Itachi for a while."
Uchiha Mikoto turned her gaze to Ren and said apologetically.
"It's no trouble at all.
It'll be fine once he falls asleep."
As soon as Ren finished speaking, he was fixated upon by Kana Maiko.
"Oh, right, Ren, how's your Mystical Palm Technique practice coming along?"
"Uh, haha, the progress is a bit slow, but if you give me about half a month, I can definitely learn it."
Ren let out two dry laughs, saying with a hint of guilt.
Since learning about Mystthe ical Palm Technique from Kana Maiko last time, after two days of diligent study, he found that Mystthe ical Palm Technique was not as difficult as he had imagined.
The main requirements were high demands on the user's mental strength and control, which happened to be Ren's strengths.
Therefore, Ren saying he could learn it in half a month was not an empty boast, but a statement with great confidence.
However, he had been too busy during that period, with Sage Mode training, graduation exams, and missions, leaving Ren overwhelmed.
So, Ren temporarily put Mystical Palm Technique aside, intending to learn it when he had free time.
As soon as these words were uttered, everyone was shocked.
They all turned their gaze to Ren.
"Kid, you..."
"Learn Mystical Palm Technique in half a month?
Maiko, didn't you say last time that your nephew's talent was just 'decent'?
You call this 'decent'?
It took me a month to lethe arn Mystical Palm Technique back then."
Tsunade, sitting next to Kana Maiko, looked at Ren, then shifted her gaze to her good friend beside her, speaking with an astonished expression.
"Uh, I don't know either."
Kana Maiko also looked surprised.
After all, learning Healing Technique in one day, while rare, was not unheard of.
For example,, Tsunade nex,t to her learned the Healing Technique in one day.
Although she herself was not as monstrous as the two of them, she also learned the Healing Technique in three days.
It hadn't even been half a month since the two of them last parted, just a little over ten days.
If Ren could truly learn Mystical Palm Technique in half a month, this was on track to break records!
"Lady Tsunade, you flatter me."
"Kid, do you want to learn Medical Ninjutsu from me?
If you perform well, I might even take you as a disciple."
"Huh?!"
Another bombshell dropped, stunning everyone.
However, thinking about it, it seemed normal.
After all, the other two Sannin already had disciples.
Jiraiya's disciple, Minato Namikaze, was sitting right there.
It was rumoured that Jiraiya also had a few disciples in the Land of Rain a few years ago, but whether that was hearsay or something else, who knew?
And then there was Orochimaru.
He had also unexpectedly taken a disciple some time ago, seemingly a Ninja Academy student, which surprised many.
As for Tsunade, standing at the pinnacle of Medical Ninjutsu, it was normal for her to be excited when she saw a promising talent.
Thinking of this, everyone turned their gaze to Ren again, curious about what choice he would make.
Hmm?!
Ren himself was shocked.
He hadn't expected to gain a master's just by attending a banquet!
His gaze shifted to Tsunade.
Looking at the scenery before him, Ren felt a dizzy spell and quickly averted his eyes.
Long, light yellow hair was tied into a ponytail, a blue-purple Yin Seal mark was visible on her forehead, her skin was fair, and her figure was voluptuous.
She was an incredibly beautiful, mature female Ninja.
Tsunade, huh...
As the granddaughter of the First Hokage, Tsunade possessed the purest Konoha Ninja bloodline, and her Medical Ninjutsu was exceptionally profound.
On the other hand, it was also the Ninja World's respectful address for Tsunade, the Saint of Medicine.
Almost anyone in the Ninja World, even enemies, would respectfully address Tsunade as "Lady Tsunade" upon meeting her.
In the future, after the Third Hokage's death, Tsunade would return to the village and succeed as the Fifth Hokage.
Her strength among Kage-level Ninja was also top-notch.
Her ultimate Medical Ninjutsu, combined with forbidden techniques, allowed her to remain in an immortal state, and her power was so immense that even the Raikage felt inferior.
Ren glanced at everyone.
The Ino–Shika–Chō clan heads, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru were watching from the side.
Sakumo, Shinku Yuhi, and others were subtly nodding at him, and even Kana Maiko next to him was frantically winking at Ren.
Kana Maiko, who had mentioned Ren to Tsunade last time, originally just wanted to see if she could help Ren get Tsunade's guidance.
She never expected Tsunade to value Ren so much, wanting to personally teach Ren, and even potentially take him as a disciple.
Where could one find such a good opportunity?
It could be said that Kana Maiko was more anxious than Ren himself at that moment.
"Then, I look forward to your guidance, Tsunade-sensei!"
Ren stood up, walked in front of Tsunade, holding Itachi in his arms, and bowed to Tsunade.
"Mm, rise."
Tsunade's face also showed a smile.
Attending a banquet and gaining a prodigiously talented disciple—this was a profitable
venture.
[NOTE:- In this alternate world Tsunade doesn't suffer from haemophobia]