Naruto said, "This Ninjutsu… Hokage-sama wouldn't… would he?"
Takemi reminded, "You forgot again, didn't I tell you to respect the old and cherish the young?"
Naruto retorted, "Didn't you trick me that time?"
Takemi said, "But I ask you, was the principle wrong? And Hokage-sama is even known as the Professor, his evaluation is more useful than anyone else's, and by the way, I have a secret to tell you."
Naruto asked, "What is it?"
Takemi whispered, "Hokage-sama is Pervy Sage's teacher, and their personalities are somewhat similar."
At this point, Takemi revealed a mysterious smile and said no more.
But Naruto's eyes had already lit up, he seemed to be contemplating the feasibility of this matter.
"Takemi? Huh, Naruto, you're here too?"
Just as Naruto was pondering, a voice suddenly came from behind him. Turning around, he saw that it was Ino and Sakura.
"It's you two, here for ramen too?" Takemi turned his head and greeted them.
Naruto, seeing Sakura, became excited.
Ino said with a smile, "No, we just happened to pass by and saw you, so we came to say hello."
"Speaking of which, Takemi, you haven't bought flowers from me in a long time."
Takemi glanced at Naruto and said, "That's thanks to Naruto. He often watered my flowers for me when I wasn't around."
"Moreover, my luck on missions recently has been pretty good. No one has been injured."
"Besides, now that Tsunade-sama is in the village, even if someone is hospitalized, they'll be out very quickly, right?"
"Indeed, everyone feels much safer with Tsunade-sama back."
Ino's face was also full of smiles. As a member of the Yamanaka clan, she naturally knew Tsunade, but her expression quickly turned strange.
"But I just heard that Tsunade-sama seems to have beaten someone into the hospital."
"?"
"That guy was such a bastard, peeping in the hot spring bathhouse, absolutely despicable!"
"…"
"Tsunade-sama was too merciful."
"…"
Listening to Ino's words, Takemi and Naruto exchanged a silent glance, seeing awkwardness and disbelief on each other's faces.
Yet, neither of them dared to speak up in opposition.
"Ino…"
After a long while, Takemi finally sighed. "Tomorrow, help me prepare a bouquet of fresh flowers."
"Huh?"
Ino was a little surprised, but Takemi had already gotten up.
"They're for visiting a senior, he's in bad condition."
"Oh, okay."
Ino nodded, and Takemi immediately paid and left, he couldn't stay there any longer.
"Then I'll take my leave first."
"Goodbye, senpai."
Ino and Sakura were both very polite, but looking at Takemi's retreating back, their expressions were very strange.
"Naruto."
Sakura curiously turned to look at Naruto and asked "Do you know what happened?"
"Don't ask me!"
Naruto immediately shook his head vigorously.
"I don't know anything, don't ask me!"
"…"
While Naruto was getting goosebumps all by himself, Takemi had already arrived home with Flying Thunder God.
Back home, Takemi felt an unusual sense of familiarity.
He even considered that if he encountered a troublesome enemy in the future, he would go home first and wait a bit, then go back when the time was right, wearing down the opponent.
"However, I didn't expect Kakashi to survive in Sunagakure, and then Jiraiya went in after he came back?"
Rubbing his temples, Takemi had a headache. He felt as if he had encountered a jinx.
Every time he went on a mission, he might encounter members of the Akatsuki, and after the mission ended, some unlucky person would randomly end up in the hospital.
"Who is that unlucky, exactly?" He couldn't quite figure it out.
After much thought, he was too lazy to think further. He needed to consider his own situation.
"It's clear now that I won't pretend anymore, but before that, I need to get some things first."
His gains from this mission in the Land of Wind were considerable.
Not only did he test the power of the 'Tenseigan Cannon' for the first time, but he also obtained a portion of the Ryumyaku Chakra.
As for the rest, he could obtain them via the Flying Thunder God!
"The only regrettable thing is that Rasa didn't let us see Gaara, and also…"
[Side Mission Completed]
[We All Have a Bright Future]
[Reward: One's Own Life Reincarnation Technique]
Looking at this reward, Takemi experienced for the first time what it meant to be 'both good and bad'.
The effect of the One's Own Life Reincarnation Technique was beyond doubt, but its core was 'equivalent exchange'.
"Life for a life, does this rule apply to the Ōtsutsuki?"
Takemi pondered, he actually felt that for a life form like an Ōtsutsuki, reviving others wouldn't require the sacrifice of life. After all, the Ōtsutsuki's vitality was no joke.
"It's just that, without anyone else to practice it, I wouldn't dare to take the risk…"
Takemi wouldn't dare to use this Ninjutsu, at least not now.
He wouldn't try it randomly unless his bloodline development was sufficient. Otherwise, he would only try to capture White Zetsu to perform it.
"But with my current strength, I should be able to try and find those divine artifacts now, right?"
Takemi naturally wouldn't forget the information he had received after first encountering Itachi.
He hadn't acted on it because he felt his strength was insufficient, and he also had no means of leaving the village undetected.
But now it was different. Possessing the Flying Thunder God Technique, he could freely enter and exit Konoha, and his vast Chakra allowed him to sustain Shadow Clone for a long time.
This was enough for him to go out of the village alone and do something. Not to mention he had always been thinking about Sora at the Fire Temple, and the Nine-Tails Chakra within him.
"Then, after the subsequent matters in the village are taken care of, I'll go out."
"This is a good opportunity to look into the One's Own Life Reincarnation Technique, and I also need to work on the Yin-Yang Release I got from Obito."
Having thought all this through, Takemi slowly closed his eyes.
In an instant, all of Chiyo's steps, experiences, and other knowledge regarding the research of the One's Own Life Reincarnation Technique merged into his mind.
Not only that, even the method of using this Ninjutsu, and things that Chiyo hadn't even discovered, continuously converged in his mind.
Takemi felt his brain itching, but slowly his expression became strange.
When everything finally ended, and he had completely absorbed the knowledge given by Chiyo and the system, he opened his eyes in disbelief.
Then, he gently raised his hand.
Buzz—
The next moment, black and gold Chakra specks appeared in his hand.
Looking at these two forces, he couldn't help but murmur.
"This works too?"
(End of Chapter)
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