"Aren't you angry? Wood Release is the symbol of the Senju, yet it appears in me."
"What's the use of getting angry? Besides, would you even believe me if I said I'm not angry?"
Tsunade snorted lightly and said, genuinely not feeling much anger in her heart, "How did you acquire the power of Wood Release?"
"Due to some special reasons, Danzo probably saw my Mangekyo and wanted to balance it with the power of Wood Release, so he found Orochimaru, hoping he could study it. But he didn't expect that I had a good relationship with Orochimaru. After we researched the Wood Release Bloodline together, I also transplanted it into myself."
Uchiha Yoichi let out a sigh of relief, thinking, ability is just ability; although sometimes it's a bit quirky, it never goes wrong.
"Now the Wood Release Bloodline is perhaps not only possessed by me. There should be a few more in the village... If you want specifics, you'll have to ask Orochimaru."
Tsunade, hearing this, slowly eased her furrowed brows, then bit her finger and said, "I'm more aware than anyone about the experiments with Grandfather's cells. It was Uncle who started it; Uncle left more experimental notes in the Senju Family than he did in Konoha, but no matter how hard he tried thereafter, he couldn't research Grandfather's power, so he gave up..."
"Once, my brother wanted to become Hokage..."
Tsunade paused when she said this, but after hesitating for two seconds, she continued, "Back then, I wanted to help him fulfill this dream, so I thought of Uncle's experiment. But this experiment was too difficult, and I didn't have the military and material resources like Uncle, so I gave up... I didn't expect today you, this little ghost, to inherit it."
"Now it's perfected. If you wish, you might be able to eliminate your fear of blood...."
"I don't need... that method."
Tsunade turned her head and said, her voice small on the latter sentence, but Uchiha Yoichi still heard it.
Uchiha Yoichi nodded and said, "I understand. Then let's use the method we agreed upon. You'll become my support at that time..."
What on earth is with this shy little ghost?
Tsunade's heart suddenly skipped two beats; she was a bit unaccustomed to this feeling, which made her somewhat overwhelmed... But to be honest, Tsunade didn't feel she particularly disliked it.
"What do you plan to do next?"
"Stay here for now. But you know my affairs, just have Orochimaru make sure that no wounded ninja come to disturb me. When needed, I will summon Katsuyu to help with treatment."
Suddenly returning to business, Tsunade thought for a moment and said, knowing that when there's no war, she can travel all over the Ninja World, but realizing the village faces war, she couldn't possibly stay out of it.
Especially since this little ghost planned to chase her away, underestimating her ninja resolve.
"By the way, the tea you wanted has been bought, don't use such clumsy excuses again."
Tsunade waved her hand and said she and Shizune quickly went to the Land of Tea, bought the tea, didn't stay long, and came back. They were observing the situation nearby afterward.
"Tsunade, thank you this time."
Orochimaru suddenly walked in and said with a smile, "I misspoke earlier. Even in your not-so-good state, you're still the Medical Saint of Konoha..."
"Don't try to fool me with flattery, Orochimaru. I haven't settled the matter of Grandfather's cells with you yet."
Tsunade equally threatened Orochimaru, but the latter didn't care at all, knowing full well that if Tsunade were truly angry, she would have acted on the spot.
Thus, Orochimaru continued saying, "I've arranged a tent next to Mr. Yoichi's for you. If the Hidden Cloud Ninja really attack..."
At that moment, Orochimaru hopes Uchiha Yoichi will protect Tsunade, as only he has that capability in the entire camp.
"The Hidden Cloud Ninja likely won't attack. I've now rested enough..."
The first time using Godzilla's body was full of unfamiliarities, also needing Chakra Control for heat dissipation, else when returning to human form, the heat dissipation might remain at Godzilla's body temperature; however, subsequent uses of Godzilla's power would be much more adept.
Uchiha Yoichi spoke, "The two Jinchuriki from the Hidden Rock have died, and on the front line, they've lost the power to confront us. Moreover, calming the Hidden Rock is the priority for the Hidden Cloud now; otherwise, their Third Raikage will be in trouble."
Such a big war, yet there's no sign of the Third Raikage, and he's not one to be bureaucratic, so it's very clear where he's gone—the Third Raikage has gone to the Land of Grass battlefield...
So arrogant; if the Third Raikage were on this battlefield, Konoha might collapse, unable to even keep this camp, and the surviving ninjas might be under two hundred.
The Cloud Ninja missed their chance to defeat Konoha, and Tsunade's arrival now steadies them.
"Let's leave it at that for now. The village's reinforcements should arrive soon. Tsunade, I'll be relying on you for the near future."
After Orochimaru finished speaking, he left, returning to work on creating the trump cards to secure the camp.
Once Orochimaru left, Tsunade suddenly felt a bit uneasy in Uchiha Yoichi's tent—not the unease of unfamiliarity, but it always seemed this shy little ghost would, any second now, say something to make her heart start racing.
'Honestly! I am a senior, much older than him, this shy little ghost is truly outrageous, what on earth is he plotting....'
Tsunade's mind wandered chaotically, since Dan's death, it seemed no one had ever been so concerned about her, carefully considering her thoughts and habits every step of the way... Truly a bothersome shy little ghost!
"Lady Tsunade, the camp is set up..."
Shizune poked her little head in and said, seeing Tsunade briskly walk towards her, "Got it, let's go."
"Eh? Why is Lady Tsunade in such a hurry....."
"Stop the chatter!"
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"Dead?"
Kitsuchi, after waking up and hearing this news from Killer Bee, clenched his fist in anger, gritting out, "Why did Roshi and Han die?"
"Kitsuchi, my brother escaped because of the Eight-tailed, he almost died too!"
A, seeing Kitsuchi speaking harshly to Killer Bee, said.
"But we lost two Jinchuriki at once!"
Kitsuchi said, burning with anger, such a serious loss is a heavy blow to the Hidden Rock Village, even if the Tailed Beasts can resurge, how many years would that take?
How many ninja lives would be lost to capture the Four-tailed and Five-tailed after they've reformed?
And how long would it take to cultivate new Jinchuriki to Roshi's and Han's capabilities, it took them ten full years to become proficient Tailed Beast users from Jinchuriki.
This means it would ideally take the Hidden Rock at least fifteen years to regain Tailed Beast Jinchuriki as strong as Roshi and Han.
"Sorry, but at that moment, there was nothing I could do except have Hachi sever his tail and escape."
Weakly lying in bed, Killer Bee spoke, "A Tailed Beast's tail is the strongest defensive part, even other Tailed Beast Balls can't necessarily sever it... but the attack of that Konoha Lightning Fang-turned mosnter was so powerful that it cut the Four-tailed and Five-tailed, killing Roshi and Han inside them as well..."
Hearing Killer Bee's explanation and seeing his injuries, Kitsuchi knew that the Cloud Ninja couldn't possibly harm them, the Cloud Ninja still needed the Rock Ninja strength.
But their loss this time was too great; compared to Rock's two Jinchuriki, what's the death of hundreds of ninjas?
"This incident, I will report to Lord Tsuchikage!"
Kitsuchi clenched his fists in silence for a long time, then finally said, "Whatever is decided will depend on Lord Tsuchikage's decision."
After speaking, Kitsuchi left the camp with his Rock Ninja subordinates, Dodai wanted to chase and explain, but was stopped by A.
"Explanation is useless now, Bee doesn't lie, we have no issues, the only oversight was underestimating the power of Konoha Lightning Fang."
"Whether the Rock Ninja accept it or not depends on the decision of the Third Tsuchikage!"