That night, after Kushina and Minato had gone to rest, Gengetsu was still working overtime. It couldn't be helped. With Danzo backing him, Orochimaru never had to worry about funding. Besides, Orochimaru was one of the Sannin himself—after completing so many missions, he had to be filthy rich. Gengetsu, on the other hand, could only rely on himself. Although Kushina and Minato supported him as well, they still had a household to support, and Minato's specially made Kunai were another huge expense.
As for Tsunade, another one of the Sannin.
Savings?
Sorry, she didn't know those words!
"If Danzo weren't around, I could still get money from the village. Sharing the results with the village wouldn't be a problem. But with that old fox Danzo there, if I hand the results over to him, he'll probably screw me over in the end!"
"What terrible luck with teachers!"
Gengetsu sighed inwardly, then suddenly beamed with delight. "Tsunade-sensei, you're amazing!"
He no longer cared about making Exploding Tags. He quickly summoned Little Katsuyu, then used the Reverse Summoning Technique to arrive at the Laboratory Base in Shikkotsu Forest.
"Tsunade-sensei, did you really find that node?"
When Gengetsu saw Tsunade, he could not help confirming it again, even though he had already learned the result from his Shadow Clone's memories.
He couldn't help it. He was too excited!
Because once that node had been found, he could enter the Unity of Heaven and Man state. Then, there was a very high chance he could sense Natural Energy. With that, the threshold to Sage Mode would be flattened—and so would the threshold to his Immortal Cultivation and longevity.
"It was successful, but..."
Tsunade appeared capable and composed at the moment, brimming with the air of an older beauty. Looking at Gengetsu as he entered,