Marriage Ends and Drawbacks

"Bai Yue, was that you calling me just now?!" Like a green whirlwind, Might Guy appeared directly beside Bai Yue.

"..." What kind of Cao Cao were you? Mentioned, and you appeared?!

"Yeah, Kushina Master's Wife really liked the gift we gave her." What else could he do when faced with this hot-blooded fool? Bai Yue rolled his eyes.

"That's wonderful!" Might Guy was overjoyed and immediately gave Kushina a deep bow. "Thank you for your approval!"

"..." Bai Yue politely bowed to the Big Shots at the table, then directly dragged Might Guy away. "Guy, we should go eat!"

He had a feeling that if he did not drag this guy away, there was no telling what ridiculous thing this hot-blooded fool might do.

"Hey! Wait..." Might Guy wanted to break free, but afraid of hurting Bai Yue, he could only let himself be dragged away.

Seeing this, the Big Shots at the table all breathed a sigh of relief in unison.

As cups clinked and drinks flowed, the atmosphere grew livelier, washing away much of the gloom left behind by the war.

Only atop Hokage Rock, a cloaked figure stared fixedly through the single eye beneath his mask at the location of Changchun Shrine to the southwest.

Even though the distance was far too great for him to see anything at all!

His gaze remained locked there nonetheless.

"Hey, hey, it seems really lively over there!"

"..."

"What does happiness feel like?"

"..."

"Which feels more amazing, happiness or taking a dump?"

"..."

"It should be taking a dump. Happiness definitely can't compare to taking a dump!"

"..."

"People smile happily when they're happy, but taking a dump is different! Some squint their eyes like they're enjoying it, some make terrifying faces, some look utterly miserable. Some go splat-splat, some can't get anything out for ages, some..."

"Shut up!"

"See? You're getting worked up again!"

"..." If he could, he wanted to beat this bastard to death!

"How about you tell me what taking a dump feels like?!"

While Tobi chattered on endlessly, another figure slowly emerged from the rock.

"Obito."

"Let's go!" Before Black Zetsu could say anything, the Masked Man—or rather, Obito—spoke first.

"...All right."

How happy they were! I will return!

The next time I return will be when true happiness begins!

After taking one more look in the direction of Changchun Shrine, Obito left.

The people at the wedding venue had no idea that, during this happy moment, a group of uninvited guests had arrived in Konoha.

Laughter continued to ring out, and as drinks were exchanged, the atmosphere grew ever more fervent.

Bai Yue watched the lively scene around him as he ate at his leisure.

At the banquet, the young Ninjas began competing in drinking. Oh, and there was also Anko, who was as despondent as Bai Yue and did not join in.

She seemed to still be immersed in the grief of her Teacher's betrayal.

Time passed slowly amid the cheerful atmosphere.

Only after the last of the drunk guests had been sent home, and Minato Namikaze and Kushina shyly returned to their room under several teasing gazes, did the wedding officially come to an end.

The lack of any wedding pranks left Bai Yue feeling a little bored.

Composing himself, Bai Yue felt that he should focus more on Sage Chakra.

There was a flaw in his Sage Chakra that made him impulsive and irritable.

This was a major problem that had to be solved.

After returning home, Bai Yue ignored the thoroughly drunk Old Master and plunged headfirst into the Research Lab.

"Why is this kid working so hard?" Hyuga Goruryu muttered unconsciously as he watched Bai Yue disappear into the Research Lab.

"First of all, I can be certain! Jugo's Sage Chakra really does have the side effect of causing berserk episodes. As for why, I have no idea!" Bai Yue scratched his head irritably.

After so long, how could Bai Yue possibly remember the reason Jugo went berserk?

"I still need to find someone who knows Sage Art. What a pain!" Bai Yue grabbed at his hair again in frustration.

There were quite a few people who knew Sage Art. Leaving aside everyone else, Minato Namikaze knew it.

However, Minato Namikaze's rather limited Chakra meant that his Sage Mode was practically a joke.

As everyone knew, the amount of Sage Chakra was directly proportional to the amount of ordinary Chakra.

The more Chakra one had, the more Sage Chakra one could refine.

But Bai Yue was different. With the help of Perfect Blood, he had directly skipped the accumulation of ordinary Chakra.

For Bai Yue now, the way he accumulated Sage Chakra was not all that different from the way he refined ordinary Chakra.

Like Jugo, his body automatically absorbed Natural Energy, then fused it with the physical and spiritual energy within his body to form Sage Chakra.

But now, the drawback had appeared! Though he would not go berserk from the slightest misstep like Jugo, he would still become impulsive!

"So either I find someone else who knows Sage Art to learn from, use as a reference, and fill in the foundations of Sage Chakra, or I stop using Sage Chakra in battle for now and quietly wait for Perfect Blood to purify and elevate the Sage Cells!"

"Or should I do both at once?!"

How was he supposed to bring up training in Sage Art with Minato Namikaze?

Minato Namikaze's training notes contained no records about Sage Art training.

Nor had Bai Yue ever heard of Minato Namikaze showing off Sage Art on the battlefield.

So, rashly bringing up Sage Art to Minato Namikaze was absolutely the worst possible option.

After all! Let him emphasize this again!

This was a world full of paranoid lunatics and psychopaths!

What a headache! Could he only let Perfect Blood slowly purify and elevate with the passage of time?!

Jiraiya?!

That Old Man had already left!

He had left together with Tsunade!

As the wedding neared its end, he had departed early, just like those relatives from far away in his previous life.

Maybe Konoha held too many things that reminded Tsunade of the past. Maybe seeing her cousin's beautiful and happy life, contrasted with her own misery, made her feel even worse.

Or perhaps there were other reasons. In any case, Tsunade had left in a hurry!

And Jiraiya! That Old Man had probably been stirred up by Minato Namikaze and Kushina's wedding and wanted to secretly get closer to Tsunade.

Then win the beauty's heart?...

So he immediately left after Tsunade!

Unfortunately, this hero did not win Tsunade's heart until the day he died!

He was getting off track, getting off track!

He could not keep thinking about all this nonsense!

Focus! Think slowly!

Distracted and unsettled, Bai Yue casually flipped through the materials in the Research Lab.

One book after another...

Irritating!

Age, family, social connections, and so on! Too many factors tied his hands and feet!

He really wanted to grow up quickly! That way, a whole lot of external factors would disappear!

Left with no choice, Bai Yue ultimately chose once again to stop investigating the drawbacks of Sage Chakra.

He could only wait for Perfect Blood to purify and elevate!