Chapter 103: Tsunade's Fury, and Have a Shot
"It seems war is about to break out soon." Genichi realized that Hiruzen thought the same way he did, and had probably already made arrangements last night. He just didn't know who would make the first move. Would it be the Cloud Village again?
Of course, that didn't matter.
"Fortunately, I'm already prepared for war!" Genichi had already accumulated enough strength to survive this war. So, what he wanted now was to gain benefits from it.
Returning home, Genichi took a bath and then lay down on his bed, quickly falling asleep.
At 2 PM, he got up, washed his face, and after a full meal, he created numerous shadow clones to carry out his routine training. His real body, however, went to Minato's house.
During the daytime, Ina now spent most of her time with Kushina. And when Kushina opened the door, Genichi walked into the living room and saw chains of adamantite extending from Ina's back.
Three chains!
Although the chains were thin, this was indeed the genuine Adamantine Sealing Chains (Kongō Fūsa), not the Golden Chain Seal (Kin sa Fūin) that Ina had mastered before. Just from the look of this materialized chakra, the sealing power of the two was not on the same level.
"Ina's talent is very good," Kushina said.
Genichi smiled and nodded. "Thank you for your trouble, Kushina-neesan."
Hearing this, Kushina immediately raised her hand and bonked him on the head. "Genichi, Ina is not your person yet!"
Genichi immediately pretended to clutch his head and cry out in pain.
Kushina burst out laughing. At this time, Ina also finished her training. She was very happy to see Genichi. "Genichi, you've finished your mission so quickly?"
Genichi nodded. "Yes, this mission was relatively easy."
"You continue to train with Kushina-neesan. We'll have dinner together tonight. I'm going to the hospital first."
Ina obediently nodded. "Okay."
Genichi waved his hand, and then his figure vanished.
On a rooftop some distance from Minato's house, Genichi looked back. The secret surveillance personnel from Root naturally could not hide from him. So, the fact that Ina had mastered the Adamantine Sealing Chains (Kongō Fūsa) would also be easily grasped by Danzō.
That old geezer, with his extreme desire for power, was not very smart. And his methods were not only crude, but also very despicable. Perhaps it was related to the fact that he had spent a long time in the shadows, carrying out dark missions.
Would Danzō be tempted by Ina? With his usual behavior, Genichi felt it was highly likely. The Wood Style ninja had already been taken from him ahead of schedule. Now, a preparatory Jinchuriki was right under his nose. Would he not be tempted?
Of course, forcibly taking her was obviously impossible. This was Konoha. But using the same methods he had used against Yakushi Nonō to deal with Ina... Danzō's guts would be big enough for that.
"Danzō, oh Danzō, don't force my hand!" Genichi sneered to himself, then his figure vanished.
Root Headquarters.
After listening to his subordinate's report, Danzō couldn't help but say, "As expected of the Uzumaki clan, to have mastered that jutsu so quickly."
"From now on, keep a close watch on Uzumaki Ina."
"If she leaves Konoha alone, then take her!"
Others might trust Ina, but he would not. However, Danzō was also well aware that Hiruzen would absolutely not give a person like Ina to him.
And that Kinoshita Genichi... Thinking of the lost Wood Style ninja, Danzō's face immediately turned grim. Since he couldn't take Ina directly, then he would have to use other methods.
Konoha Hospital.
When Genichi arrived, he only saw Tsunade. Shizune was out on a mission.
"You're back so soon?" Tsunade was a little surprised to see him.
Genichi nodded, glanced at the other busy people, and said, "Lady Tsunade, let's talk in your office."
Tsunade looked at him strangely, then nodded.
The two came to an empty office. After closing the door, Genichi said, "Lady Tsunade, the Third Kazekage of the Village Hidden in the Sand has disappeared."
Tsunade, who had just sat down, shot up, a hint of bewilderment on her face. "The Kazekage has disappeared?"
Genichi nodded. "And it's very likely he's already dead."
"War is about to break out."
"Right now, the Sand Village is without a leader, and most of their forces are searching the shinobi world for the Kazekage."
Tsunade frowned. "Are you suggesting I advise the old man to start a war with the Sand?"
Genichi was taken aback, then said angrily, "Lady Tsunade, do you think I'm that stupid?"
Tsunade just gave a cold laugh and said nothing.
This woman, I really want to beat her up!
Genichi was helpless. "Lady Tsunade, I'm just reminding you that war will break out soon."
"Even if Konoha doesn't start a war now, we will soon be attacked by other ninja villages."
Tsunade became serious. "I understand. I will stock up on enough antidote pills."
"But, instead of me, shouldn't you be reminding the old man?"
"Hehe, the old man shouldn't need my reminder." Genichi's mouth twitched. He sighed. "Lady Tsunade, if you want to become the Fourth Hokage, you must have sufficient merits."
"In this aspect, you are inferior to Orochimaru."
"His mission volume is very large, and he also has a very high prestige among the ninja, even though he is often impersonal."
"And he has Danzō's support."
Tsunade said nonchalantly, "It would be fine for Orochimaru to become Hokage too."
Genichi felt a toothache coming on. In reality, he knew very well that Orochimaru had most likely already been eliminated from the list of Hokage candidates by Hiruzen. But for Tsunade to be so unenthusiastic... wasn't it a case of the eunuch being more anxious than the emperor? If not for his age, Genichi would have wanted to go for it himself.
So, why support Tsunade? Because for Genichi, Tsunade taking power was more beneficial than Minato taking power. So, he had to give her a strong push.
"Lady Tsunade, Orochimaru and Danzō have been cooperating on Wood Style experiments. They directly abducted young children from the Land of Fire to conduct them."
"In the end, only one test subject survived and mastered the Wood Style. The other children all died in the experiments."
Hearing this, Tsunade shot to her feet. "What?!"
She took a step forward and grabbed the front of Genichi's clothes. "Is what you're saying true?"
Genichi nodded. "I discovered it during my last trip. I have also reported this matter to Lord Third."
Tsunade let go, her face full of rage, her teeth gritted. "That bastard Orochimaru!"
She was not just angry at them for using children for experiments, but even more so that these two had used such methods to defile her grandfather, Hashirama Senju, and the village that her ancestors had left behind. Her grandparents, her parents, her lover, her disciple—they had all died in battle for this village. And Orochimaru and Danzō were using such methods to destroy it.
"I'm going to kill that bastard!" Tsunade was furious, her killing intent surging, her twin tails flying up. She then strode out.
But her body soon froze.
"Bastard! You dare use a genjutsu on me?!" Tsunade roared.
Genichi said coldly, "Tsunade, calm down!"
"You can't solve the problem now."
"Can you kill Orochimaru?"
"Lord Third did not deal with them. This matter is already over."
"You can't change anything, unless you become the Fourth Hokage!"
These words were tantamount to high treason, an act of great rebellion. Strictly speaking, Genichi had already betrayed Hiruzen. But he had never pledged allegiance to him in the first place.
The furious Tsunade gradually calmed down. The move to release her Yin Seal and break through the genjutsu also stopped. She said coldly, "Let me go."
Genichi released the genjutsu.
Tsunade turned around and snorted coldly. "Your genjutsu is not bad. You were actually able to control me."
Genichi quickly said, "It was only because you weren't being serious, Lady Tsunade."
Tsunade was noncommittal. She asked, "So, you came here today just to use this information to provoke me into competing for the position of Fourth Hokage?"
Genichi shook his head. "I believe that you, Lady Tsunade, would not just watch as Konoha decays and is destroyed."
"I came to ask you to develop a potion."
Tsunade was puzzled. "A potion?"
Genichi nodded. "To be precise, it should be a nutritional supplement."
"This is an idea I had a long time ago, originally from the concept of a soldier pill."
"And the root of it is chakra." As he spoke, Genichi took off his forehead protector, revealing the mark of the Yin Seal (In'fūin).
Tsunade was not surprised by this. She had known for a long time that he had mastered it.
Genichi said, "My talent in Water Release is very high, but for it to exert great power, especially in an environment with no water, it requires a massive amount of chakra, which is precisely what I lack."
"So, on the basis of the soldier pill, I thought of a method: to create a highly concentrated injection that is directly administered intravenously, to quickly restore stamina through blood circulation."
"Lady Tsunade, you also know that it only takes 10 seconds at the fastest for the human body to complete one cycle of blood circulation."
Tsunade was already listening and knew what Genichi was going to say, but she did not interrupt.
Genichi continued, "The body's energy is transported throughout the body by the blood. And it just so happens that when the body is lacking in energy, it is when the blood circulation is at its fastest."
"To complete one blood circulation in 10 seconds and deliver enough energy to the whole body to restore stamina means that stamina can be fully restored in 10 seconds. But in battle, you don't need to wait 10 seconds to mold chakra and continue fighting."
Soldier pills were not a fast chakra recovery medicine. They were basically just a type of compressed biscuit. After eating them, they had to be converted by the body's digestive system. Although soldier pills digested quickly, they were not as fast as a direct intravenous injection.
So, long ago, Genichi had thought of a highly concentrated nutritional supplement for rapid stamina recovery. It was just that because his own constitution was constantly improving and he had the Yin Seal (In'fūin), he had shelved this idea.
But even if the Yin Seal (In'fūin) were made public, ninety-nine percent of ninja would not be able to learn it. But if a nutritional supplement were developed, then all Konoha ninja could give themselves a shot when their stamina was about to run out.
(End of Chapter)
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