Supplies Are Insufficient

Tobirama Senju's chakra was naturally powerful. Its high energy density brought a sense of abundant quality that surpassed the imagination of an ordinary person like Yuzhen.

The strongest enemy Yuzhen had encountered before was the captain of the Tsugawa Pursuit Squad, who had unfortunately been assassinated. The Jonin's chakra had left a deep impression on him, but...

While it might sound harsh, comparing people is like comparing the living to the dead, and comparing goods is like comparing treasures to trash.

To put it simply, if an average ninja's chakra were like regular beer, then the "high quality" chakra Yuzhen imagined would at least be like erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor). But Tobirama Senju's chakra? That wasn't even liquor anymore; it was solid alcohol.

If his second brother was this strong, Yuzhen couldn't even imagine what his eldest brother would be like.

By the way, if he were to use such a niche evaluation system, Yuzhen's current chakra would be equivalent to erguotou, ranging from 30 to 70 proof. Going from erguotou to erguotou was his goal.

While Tobirama Senju's chakra was good, Yuzhen couldn't indulge too much. He just wanted to get a feel for what the chakra of a future powerhouse was like, and that was all.

After all, he couldn't truly make someone else's chakra his own. That was impossible; Tobirama Senju wasn't a White Zetsu. Since he could only borrow it, Yuzhen naturally had no prejudice.

As for controlling Tobirama Senju the whole time, that was overthinking things.

In fact, Yuzhen had now realized a very important fact: he wasn't using the full version of the Spore Technique.

When White Zetsu used the Spore Technique, they could silently implant spores into the target ninja's body beforehand, controlling the timing of the spores' growth remotely and promptly. This meant White Zetsu could strip the target ninja of their chakra at the most opportune moment, delivering a fatal blow.

In the hands of White Zetsu, the Spore Technique was both flexible and deadly.

However, in Yuzhen's hands? He could only use the Spore Technique when he was in direct contact with the target.

Strictly speaking, the Spore Technique, in his case, was merely a technique for absorbing and distributing chakra. He could only absorb pure chakra, not ninjutsu or escape techniques, and therefore, it lacked defensive capabilities.

The reason for this deficiency was probably that Yuzhen wasn't a pure White Zetsu in the original sense. The human part of him prevented some of the White Zetsu's abilities from being fully utilized... Yuzhen couldn't split like White Zetsu, nor could he produce spores. How could he use spores for remote parasitism and control?

Because of this, Yuzhen wasn't frustrated that this ability had lost a considerable amount of its power. Instead, he found psychological comfort... This meant he was different from White Zetsu; he was fundamentally human, not White Zetsu.

Regardless, this was a good thing.

After waking up, Tobirama Senju maintained his basic ninja vigilance but had no intention of fighting anymore. This was because, when he was completely defenseless, the person before him hadn't harmed him; instead, they had provided timely treatment.

As for why he had lost his ability to resist? Don't ask, don't inquire.

"Please allow me to reiterate, there's been a misunderstanding between us. Whoever you're looking for, he's not in our camp."

Yuzhen said this as he sat down on a nearby log stump.

Tobirama Senju didn't retort this time, nor did he stubbornly insist on his own view. He simply nodded slightly.

It wasn't that he believed Yuzhen's words, but rather that dwelling on these things was meaningless now. Even if the person he was pursuing had once hidden in this camp, they would have definitely escaped while he was unconscious.

"How long was I unconscious?" Tobirama Senju asked.

"About ten hours or so," Yuzhen replied, placing the scroll he had carried on his back in front of Tobirama Senju. "Given how much you were bleeding yesterday, it's perfectly normal to lose consciousness if you continued to fight aggressively."

Tobirama Senju nodded again.

Of course, he knew he hadn't fainted from blood loss. He had fainted because his chakra had been taken. However, he was a mature person and knew some things didn't need to be brought up... If you don't mention it, and I don't mention it, then the previous unpleasantness can be considered as if it never happened, to avoid awkwardness.

Tobirama Senju didn't mention the matter of his chakra being extracted, and Yuzhen wouldn't mention the matter of him rudely barging into the camp and making unreasonable demands.

"My name is Yuzhen. May I ask yours?"

"Tobirama Senju."

After exchanging names, they had mutually introduced themselves.

"So, Tobirama, I'd like to ask for a favor."

Yuzhen seemed very familiar with him. He unrolled the supply scroll, revealing the sealing technique within.

"I want to retrieve the supplies sealed in this scroll, but I can't read this specialized sealing technique."

Yuzhen hadn't thought much when he carried out the robbery. His plan was simply to grab and run. But after he brought the scroll back, he realized he didn't know how to remove the seal.

Tobirama Senju took a glance and said, "The sealing formula on this scroll isn't complicated. It probably just contains ordinary supplies. I know how to break the seal, but... I need to know where this scroll came from and what your relationship is with the Sarutobi Clan."

This was indeed just a sealing scroll for transporting general supplies. The technique on it wasn't complicated for someone knowledgeable.

Tobirama Senju came from a family with a long history, a great ninja clan, and was very familiar with various sealing techniques. Moreover, his Senju clan had close ties with the Sarutobi clan. Tobirama Senju had seen and even used supply scrolls from the Sarutobi clan before.

"We have no connection with the Sarutobi Clan. I picked up this scroll on the battlefield," Yuzhen added more specific information to increase its credibility. "The two sides fighting at the time were the Sarutobi Clan and the Ishiwa Clan..."

Tobirama Senju cast a suspicious glance. Picked it up? More like he took advantage of the chaos to snatch it.

An ordinary scroll wouldn't harm the core interests of the Sarutobi Clan. Furthermore, Tobirama Senju understood the survival methods of most minor ninja clans and wandering ninjas, so he decided to help with this small favor.

Just as Yuzhen hadn't harmed him when he was defenseless, Yuzhen wouldn't kill Sarutobi Clan ninjas. After all, the attention of a great ninja clan could be fatal... Forget it, he'd just assume Yuzhen picked up the scroll.

Tobirama Senju laboriously raised his hands, slowly formed hand seals, and then slapped the sealing technique on the scroll.

With a poof, the space seal was released, and a large amount of supplies appeared out of thin air before Yuzhen.

He was very happy.

He inspected it.

The smile on his face disappeared.

In just a few minutes, Yuzhen's emotions went through a classic three-stage change because the supplies sealed in the scroll didn't meet his expectations.

There was grain, but only three bags, about 300 kilograms at most. In terms of quantity, it would solve the camp's urgent needs.

In addition, there were over twenty ninja tool pouches, a box of medicine, and...

over fifty baskets of tea.

Invisibly, Yuzhen's resentment towards the Sarutobi Clan began to grow rapidly.

So much tea, were they going to eat it?

Were they going to war? Or were they going for tea?