The sensation caused by Gojo Yoru lasted for more than half a month. It wasn't until the passion of the tourists dissipated that Konoha returned to its original state.
During this period, the combat and support units of the White Fang battle line and the Stone battle line had completed the handover with the border base. Except for the troops guarding the border, everyone else returned one after another.
Then a grand and solemn burial ceremony, which all ninjas and villagers in Konoha had to attend, began.
Everyone wore long black clothes and pants, came to the cemetery to offer flowers for the sacrificed ninjas, and then observed a collective silence.
Corpses sealed in storage scrolls began to be buried.
Names were engraved on the huge Memorial Stone.
Looking at familiar names, some wept bitterly, while others remained expressionless, their thoughts unknown.
Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina also attended, but they didn't stand together.
Uzumaki Kushina, who hadn't been to the front line yet, stood very far back.
As one of the commanders and the greatest contributor to the Second Great Ninja War, Gojo Yoru stood in a row with the Sannin and Konoha's White Fang.
In front of them were the Konoha Council of Elders headed by Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Looking at Nawaki's name, Tsunade didn't cry.
Her tears had dried up last year.
Inheriting Nawaki's will, she was also trying hard to change the status quo so that the future generation wouldn't become a second Nawaki.
After the burial ceremony ended, it also announced that the Second Great Ninja War had completely turned a page.
Everyone needed to walk out of grief and continue their lives.
At night, the izakaya frequented by the Sannin.
The Sannin and Gojo Yoru were having a small gathering.
Orochimaru and Jiraiya sat in a row, while Gojo Yoru and Tsunade sat opposite them.
Gojo Yoru, who was much taller than Tsunade and might be a head taller in a year or two, didn't look out of place sitting with the Sannin at all.
"Yoru, have a drink with me to celebrate your promotion to Jonin."
Tsunade put her arm around Gojo Yoru's neck, her face flushed from drinking.
Although the Sannin all drank, scenes of getting drunk rarely appeared.
For Tsunade, who mastered the Yin Seal, just a micro-adjustment of Chakra could sober her up instantly.
But she didn't do so, showing that she wasn't as strong as she appeared.
Neither Orochimaru nor Jiraiya stopped Tsunade from drinking like a cow from the start; this was the last vent before turning the page.
However, seeing Tsunade wanting Gojo Yoru to drink with her, Jiraiya hurriedly stopped her: "Tsunade, have you forgotten the three prohibitions for ninjas? The Gojo kid isn't twenty yet."
"Jiraiya, I'm not drunk yet." Tsunade complained speechlessly, "It's really rare to hear the three prohibitions for ninjas from you, a peeping tom."
"Cough, cough... there's a junior here; what are you saying? This great one doesn't understand at all." Jiraiya blushed, obviously not as thick-skinned as in the original work yet.
"It's okay, a few cups won't hurt."
Gojo Yoru poured himself a cup of sake and clinked glasses with Tsunade.
The sake in this world was similar to that in his previous life, only about twelve degrees, not enough to get people drunk easily.
Even if his alcohol tolerance was poor, Gojo Yoru could dispel the drunkenness by micro-adjusting his Chakra.
The Yin Seal was simply the Naruto version of the Six Meridian Divine Sword, a divine tool for drinking.
However, while drinking, Gojo Yoru couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Geniuses graduated from the Ninja Academy at five or six, and even ninjas with poor aptitude would pass the Jonin instructor's test at twelve and start killing people on missions.
Seeing blood in early adolescence, yet having to wait until twenty to drink.
The inter-dimensional prohibition on alcohol was truly terrifying.
"As expected of someone I appreciate, straightforward enough. Cheers!"
Seeing Gojo Yoru so cooperative, Tsunade couldn't help but reveal a big smile. Drinking the sake in one gulp, she continued to put her arm around Gojo Yoru's neck. Because of the height difference, Gojo Yoru's side face enjoyed the benefit of a chest pillow, making Jiraiya stare dumbfounded, regretting sitting with Orochimaru.
Tsunade said blaming words: "By the way, you kid hid really deep. Such an incredible ability like the Space-Time Kekkei Genkai, you could hide it for so many years. If I were your age, I would have exposed it in the Ninja Academy long ago. Your physical development and mental growth simply leave your peers several streets behind."
Gojo Yoru endured the evil power of the number one asset in the Ninja World for a few seconds, then pried open Tsunade's arm, sat up straight, stared at the sake in his hand, and smiled: "The first time I met Orochimaru-sensei was when I was training the Rasengan outside the village. At that time, Orochimaru-sensei also asked me why I didn't train in the village but ran outside specially?"
Hearing this, Orochimaru also recalled memories from a few years ago and revealed a smile: "I remember your answer was that a ninja battle is a battle of intelligence, and you didn't want anyone to know your trump cards. It seems you had already awakened the Space-Time Kekkei Genkai back then."
"Mhm, when the news of my parents' death came back, I remember that ninja told me they sacrificed themselves because they encountered an enemy outside of intelligence." Gojo Yoru's gaze was deep. "From that moment on, I knew the importance of intelligence. If not for being accidentally discovered by Orochimaru-sensei and falling into the trap of the Third Tsuchikage and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, I wouldn't have used the trump card of the Space-Time Kekkei Genkai until I died of old age. You would only know that I developed Storm Release: Black Lightning with destructive characteristics."
"You are right. Such miracle power should either never be exposed or exposed only when wings are fully fledged."
The Sannin all agreed very much. Tsunade even said regretfully: "If the Land of Rain didn't have Hanzo, a pinnacle of the Ninja World, the fuse of the Second Great Ninja War would only be the other major powers, and the war might have broken out a few years later. By then, Yoru would have grown up long ago, and our Land of Fire wouldn't have suffered so many casualties."
"None of us know which will come first, accidents or tomorrow." Orochimaru said faintly; his parents also died in an accident.
"Stop talking about these things; let's drink."
Sensing the change in atmosphere, Jiraiya raised his glass to change the topic.
Gojo Yoru and the three clinked glasses.
Drinking it all in one gulp again, Tsunade took advantage of the last bit of clarity in her consciousness, turned her head to look at Gojo Yoru with drunken eyes: "By the way, Yoru, don't move back. Continue living in my house. Sarutobi-sensei asked me to teach you Medical Ninjutsu to avoid poisoning by enemy countries."
Gojo Yoru looked a bit troubled: "Learning is fine anytime, but living there isn't necessary, right?"
"Then don't you need to pay tuition?"
Perhaps due to drunkenness, Tsunade put her arm around Gojo Yoru's neck again, shouting dissatisfiedly: "Don't think I don't know you often cook for Kushina. Now that I'm the only one left at home, you either cook for me as tuition or address me as Tsunade-sensei in the future like you do with Orochimaru."
"Fine, I'll stay." Gojo Yoru chose the former.
"Not bad, quite sensible."
Tsunade let go satisfactorily, patting Gojo Yoru's shoulder and promising: "Don't worry, I won't treat you badly."
Jiraiya suddenly said shamelessly: "Tsunade, how about I move into your house too, specifically to cook for you?"
"Get lost."
Even drunk, Tsunade's reply was still concise and powerful.
Until late at night, with only the few of them left in the izakaya, this small gathering finally ended.
"Yoru, I leave Tsunade to you."
"How about letting this great one send her back, hehe..."
"Stop messing around, let's go."
"Orochimaru-sensei, Jiraiya-senpai, good night."
The four bid farewell at the entrance of the izakaya. Orochimaru said goodbye to Gojo Yoru, who was supporting the unconscious Tsunade, and then dragged Jiraiya away.
Gojo Yoru supported Tsunade leaning on him with one hand and raised the other in response.
Watching the two disappear, Gojo Yoru didn't use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Tsunade back to the Senju mansion but supported her while walking and asking: "Tsunade-senpai, do you want to vomit for a while?"
"N... no need, I'm not drunk yet, j... just a little sleepy." Tsunade responded groggily.
"Then let's walk back."
Still worried she might vomit, Gojo Yoru didn't teleport her back but supported her to walk back, planning to observe on the way.
At the same time, Gojo Yoru frowned and said, "Tsunade-senpai, I don't hate people who drink, but I don't like getting along with drunkards, nor do I want to take care of people who deliberately use alcohol to numb their grief. A little drink or tipsiness is fine in the future, but if you drink like today again, forgive me, but I can only move back."
"Kn... know, n... not allowed to be fierce to me..." Tsunade still responded groggily, her tone carrying a trace of coquettishness, almost hanging on Gojo Yoru, unsure if she listened.
Just like Hancock acting coquettishly in the One Piece world next door, Tsunade acting coquettishly at her most beautiful stage also made it impossible to get angry.
Gojo Yoru smiled helplessly, said no more, and supported Tsunade walking on the empty street.
Entering an alley without streetlights, Gojo Yoru suddenly glanced back at the darkness behind him, as if watching something. Those icy blue eyes, like the Sharingan in the dark night, flashed with bone-chilling cold light.
Just a glance, and Gojo Yoru withdrew his gaze, continuing to support Tsunade home.
The scene switched to the wall on the right side of the alley. A figure was currently slumped there, face covered in cold sweat, pupils trembling, eyes full of shock and fear.
It wasn't until the footsteps could no longer be heard that he dared to gasp for breath.
If the Sannin were here, they would find that they knew this person.
White hair reaching his shoulders, red eyes, handsome appearance like Kato Dan, wearing a white robe... this person was a classmate and friend of the Sannin, currently just a Tokubetsu Jonin of Konoha—Hiruko.
Hiruko only felt his heart pounding thump thump, as if it would drill out of his body in the next second.
Just meeting Gojo Yoru's eyes for a second, his strength seemed to be instantly drained. clearly feeling cold as if falling into an ice cave, yet his body broke out in a large amount of sweat, soaking his clothes.
Just like Orochimaru scaring Team 7 into collapsing on the ground and vomiting with one look in the original work.
Gojo Yoru's glance back made Hiruko see his own death, a terrifying scene of instantly turning into countless fragments.
If he weren't a Konoha ninja, perhaps that scene would have become reality.
N... didn't they say sensing is his weakness? Or is my Hiding Technique extension too weak?
Hiruko didn't think Gojo Yoru had grown at first, but felt he was too weak.
It was this inferiority rooted in growing up with them that led him astray.
If he were just one of the Sannin's classmates, having a simple classmate relationship with them, Hiruko wouldn't be so inferior.
But as it happened, he had a good relationship with the Sannin and was their friend, which led to Hiruko's heart being filled with unwillingness and inferiority.
Clearly, the four were friends, but the other three became the Hokage's disciples, fighting side by side in all missions, becoming commanders together in the war, their strength so powerful... while no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see their backs.
The other three had been ace combatants for many years, while he wasn't even an all-rounder Jonin.
This gap made Hiruko increasingly inferior, gradually daring not to associate with the Sannin.
Secretly, he still hadn't given up the idea of catching up with the three. On countless nights, he dreamed of catching up with them, gaining their and the Hokage's approval, and fighting side by side with them.
Every time he woke up from the dream, Hiruko's unwillingness deepened.
If he couldn't see hope, he would very likely suffer from depression or go astray.
The Second Great Ninja War really made Hiruko see hope.
The Forbidden Jutsu Library, full name Konoha Forbidden Jutsu Data Library.
This was one of Konoha's forbidden areas, guarded by Jonin and Anbu around the clock. Only the Hokage could enter and leave at will; even the Council of Elders needed the Hokage's permission to enter.
Here, a large amount of forbidden technique data that was prohibited from viewing and violated ethics was sealed.
These data included completed Forbidden Jutsu, semi-finished products and prototypes, and even just inspirations.
Normally, Hiruko would have been discovered by sensing ninjas before even approaching such a place.
But after the war broke out, sensing ninjas suddenly became scarce, all sent to the battlefield.
The ninjas guarding the Forbidden Jutsu library were no longer all-rounder Jonin but Tokubetsu Jonin.
At this time, Hiruko, who was friends with the Sannin, was valued by Sarutobi Hiruzen and sent to guard the important place.
Coincidentally, when Hiruko and the ninja guarding the Forbidden Jutsu library with him were cleaning the library, they accidentally knocked down a scroll recording an inspiration, which therefore wasn't sealed, and accidentally saw the contents inside.
At that moment, Hiruko saw hope of catching up with the Sannin, and a crazy idea grew in his heart.
Thus, he looked for an opportunity to steal the unfinished Forbidden Jutsu.
And that Forbidden Jutsu was... the Chimera Technique.
The Chimera Technique was a fusion Ninjutsu, similar to the Inuzuka Clan's secret technique, capable of fusing with summoning beasts and obtaining their abilities.
The reason it became Forbidden Jutsu data was that the ninja who had the inspiration for this technique proposed the possibility of fusing with ninjas to obtain their Kekkei Genkai.
This involved human experiments, not only violating ethics but also losing many ninjas with Kekkei Genkai, likely causing panic and condemnation, so it was sealed in the Forbidden Jutsu library, not even counting as a semi-finished product.
It was also for this reason that Hiruko discovered and stole it so easily.
This fusion Ninjutsu made Hiruko see hope of catching up and surpassing the Sannin, and he decided to research it secretly.
Coincidentally, not long ago, Gojo Yoru's Space-Time Kekkei Genkai became famous in the Ninja World, known as the Incarnation of Miracle.
Just exposing the Kekkei Genkai ended the Second Great Ninja War ahead of schedule, deeply shocking Hiruko.
He couldn't imagine how powerful a Kekkei Genkai must be to make two major powers see no hope of victory, unwilling to increase casualties in vain, and choose to withdraw troops.
It wasn't until the post-war propaganda of various newspapers that Hiruko initially understood the power of the Space-Time Kekkei Genkai, feeling that even Wood Release that pacified chaotic times and the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan seemed nothing more than this.
If he could obtain such a Kekkei Genkai, wouldn't he be able to replace Gojo Yoru and become the Incarnation of Miracle?
And the Chimera Technique happened to allow him to realize this possibility.
To encourage the world to assassinate and poison Gojo Yoru, various newspapers not only put the black market bounty on the bright side but also published Gojo Yoru's weaknesses.
Thus, Hiruko, mastering the Puppet Curse and Hiding Technique extension, still couldn't suppress the crazy idea and chose to peek at and follow Gojo Yoru on this day.
As a result, before he could find an opportunity to put the Puppet Curse on Gojo Yoru, he was scared by Gojo Yoru's glance into collapsing on the ground, without even the strength to get up.
That crazy idea also vanished instantly.
Impossible, absolutely impossible to achieve.
That was a monster completely not in the same dimension as him!
It took Hiruko a long time to recover. In the future, let alone having that crazy idea, even seeing Gojo Yoru on the street, his legs would tremble uncontrollably.
Gojo Yoru didn't know the person following him was Hiruko, one of the few written in his diary memo.
He just sensed a faint Chakra following him. The tracking method and distance were different from Anbu, so like Orochimaru scaring Team 7, he used Genjutsu to materialize his killing intent and contacted through invisible Yin Release Chakra to warn the guy following him.
If not for the lack of killing intent from the other party, highly likely being one of their own, Gojo Yoru would have treated him as an enemy spy and killed him long ago.
As one of the ace combatants, a Konoha foundation like the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Gojo Yoru already possessed some privileges.
For example, if the village entered an emergency state, he could bypass the Hokage directly and issue missions below S-rank to ninjas lower in rank than him.
Encountering a ninja squad outside, he could also take over the captain's command, making them obey him.
If he found something wrong, he could even act first and report later.
Now it wasn't Gojo Yoru who couldn't leave Konoha, but Konoha couldn't leave him.
Nawaki, Asuma Sarutobi, and the future Konohamaru were all fake Konoha "Crown Princes"; Gojo Yoru was the real Konoha "Crown Prince."
...
The next day, the atmosphere in Konoha changed significantly.
Before today, Konoha was still affected by the Second Great Ninja War.
Although the war had ended for nearly a month, before the burial ceremony, Konoha was in an overcrowded stage. Countless tourists traveled thousands of miles to Konoha just to catch a glimpse of the Incarnation of Miracle.
It wasn't until the burial ceremony ended that the Second Great Ninja War truly turned a page. Those who had received news of the sacrifice of relatives and friends long ago, cried countless times, and walked out of the shadow also completed their final vent yesterday.
Waking up today, their spirits were completely different, starting a new life.
Including Tsunade!
After the war ended, Tsunade returned to the Konoha Hospital and took Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina with her, starting to teach them Medical Ninjutsu personally.
Gojo Yoru had to improve his medical ability to ensure that if poisoned outside, he could detoxify himself or delay the poison onset time, teleporting back to Konoha for treatment.
And Uzumaki Kushina was a distant blood relative of the Senju Clan and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, a natural genius in Taijutsu, Sealing, and Medical.
If she awakened Heal Bite, she could become a top medical ninja in the Ninja World without even learning any Medical Ninjutsu.
In the entire Ninja World, no one was more suitable to be her disciple than Uzumaki Kushina.
Orochimaru was Gojo Yoru's teacher, and Jiraiya also took a personal disciple in Team Jiraiya. Tsunade felt she couldn't lose to them, so she decided to cultivate Uzumaki Kushina to inherit her mantle.
Although Uzumaki Kushina was a member of Team Orochimaru and called Orochimaru "Sensei," she wasn't Orochimaru's personal disciple, but rather a relationship similar to Haruno Sakura and Hatake Kakashi.
Only if she learned Orochimaru's unique skills and signed a blood contract with Ryuchi Cave would she be considered a personal disciple.
Seeing Tsunade choose to cultivate Uzumaki Kushina, seeming to have the idea of taking a disciple, Gojo Yoru was happy to see it.
Previously, having no choice and not wanting to owe such a big favor, Gojo Yoru decided to let Uzumaki Kushina sign a blood contract with Ryuchi Cave and learn Ryuchi Cave Sage Mode when she grew up.
If there was a choice, Gojo Yoru actually preferred Uzumaki Kushina learning Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode.
The Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest was not only gentle and sensible, but its split bodies could also be used with Heal Bite and Mind's Eye of the Kagura to achieve remote treatment and shared vision effects. It was definitely the most suitable summoning beast for Uzumaki Kushina.
She was more suitable to become Tsunade's disciple than Shizune and Haruno Sakura.
If Uzumaki Kushina became Tsunade's disciple, when the Third Great Ninja War broke out, Gojo Yoru, Namikaze Minato, and Uzumaki Kushina would become the New Sannin.
That scene was interesting just thinking about it.
For the next two months, Gojo Yoru multitasked during the day. His main body and Uzumaki Kushina followed Tsunade to learn Medical Ninjutsu, while leaving a few Shadow Clones at home responsible for researching and learning the Spirit Transformation Technique to compensate for the weakness of sensing.
At night, he showed off his cooking skills, cooking with Uzumaki Kushina to repay Tsunade.
Whether she wasn't drunk that day or listened to him, although Tsunade didn't quit drinking, she no longer drank heavily to get drunk, only sipping until tipsy.
However, the gambling hobby remained, and the addiction grew even bigger.
Every day after dinner, she liked to drag Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina to start a charity competition.
Gojo Yoru seriously suspected that Tsunade let him stay not only to find a free handsome chef but also to find a good-looking card player.
Someone wanting to send him money, Gojo Yoru naturally wouldn't refuse.
If Tsunade won, it meant something big would happen, and he could prepare countermeasures in advance.
If Tsunade lost, Gojo Yoru just needed to collect money. He even prepared to teach Tsunade a big lesson.
If money ran out, use Ninjutsu scrolls to pay; if Ninjutsu scrolls ran out, use the house to pay; if the house was lost, use herself to pay... He wanted to become Tsunade's biggest creditor, making Tsunade work for him for a lifetime.
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