Mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique, Uzumaki Kushina (Sister-in-law) Arrives

Five days later.

"So this is the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Uchiha Dan was teleporting back and forth between his office and his home bedroom, reveling in the feeling of freely traversing space. He had to admit, it was damn exhilarating.

Next, he could lay the foundation for Namikaze Minato, aiming to have the kid master the Flying Thunder God Technique before he turned ten.

Returning to the office once more, Tsunade was speechless.

Uchiha Dan had gotten carried away and disappeared from her sight a total of 12 times in just a short while.

However, from this point on, Uchiha Dan would be completely safe; no one would be able to threaten him anymore.

Meanwhile, Tsunade had also decided to seize the moment.

These past few days, she had frequently communicated with her grandmother, Uzumaki Mito, and her resolve had slowly solidified.

Uchiha Dan was right. Uzumaki Mito had a truly insightful perspective. The moment she said Hiruzen Sarutobi had changed, Tsunade understood her stance.

"Dan, can you accompany me to the village entrance tomorrow to pick someone up?" Tsunade asked, seeing that Uchiha Dan had finally calmed down.

"Me? Go to the village entrance?" Uchiha Dan thought he misheard. "Is that even a place I can go?"

"With me here, what are you afraid of?" Tsunade said domineeringly.

"I don't mind, I'm just worried about causing you trouble," Uchiha Dan explained, shaking his head.

"Since we're destined to clash with those people, we can't care too much about their opinions," Tsunade said coldly. "I've made up my mind!"

"So soon?" Uchiha Dan was surprised. He knew Tsunade had never been interested in the Hokage position before.

Yet, she had made up her mind in just five days.

Tsunade was a person of strong conviction. Once she decided on something, it was set in stone; she wouldn't go back on it.

"Alright, then who are you going to pick up?"

"My sister!"

"Huh?" Uchiha Dan looked utterly confused. "You have a sister?"

"Not a biological sister. She's a distant cousin from Grandma's side of the family, but she'll be living with me from now on."

Uzumaki Kushina.

The name popped into Uchiha Dan's mind.

So the sister-in-law is arriving!

He definitely had to go and welcome her.

"Okay, just let me know when."

The next morning, Hiruzen Sarutobi heard a report that Tsunade had appeared at the village entrance with Uchiha Dan, seemingly waiting for someone.

"Hmph!" Utatane Koharu, who happened to be there, snorted coldly. "This Tsunade is getting more and more presumptuous. What if that wicked brat runs off?"

"With Tsunade there, I'm not worried about him running off," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, his expression also grim. "However, Tsunade is overstepping her bounds."

"Then what should we do?" Utatane Koharu asked. "That child is destined to become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Are we just going to let Uchiha Dan interact with him like this?"

"Lady Mito is still here, and Tsunade and this brat are in the honeymoon phase. We can't openly do anything."

"However, once Lady Mito passes away and Kushina becomes the Jinchuriki, some matters will need to be dealt with then," Hiruzen Sarutobi finally decided.

After all, Uchiha Dan was, on the surface, a citizen of the village, free and not having committed any crimes.

Furthermore, he had cured many people and held considerable prestige in Konoha.

Most importantly, Tobirama Senju's command back then was for him to live his life as an ordinary person.

But the reasons he targeted Uchiha Dan could not be revealed publicly, as it would greatly damage the credibility of Konoha's higher-ups.

A Hokage ruining a child's entire life just because he smiled at him once.

It would be embarrassing to even speak of!

Therefore, dealing with Uchiha Dan couldn't be done casually; it had to be done in secret.

Throughout Hiruzen Sarutobi's life, he had never done anything to harm the villagers on the surface. He was humble and kind to everyone, a model of virtue.

As Hokage, he had dedicated himself to the village for so many years, yet why were there always so many troublesome issues that could leave a stain on his Hokage career if handled improperly?

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's resolve regarding Shimura Danzō's plan to form Root wavered slightly.

"Hmph, let that brat be arrogant for a while longer. Once he coughs up those Medical Ninjutsu techniques, I'll deal with him personally," Utatane Koharu said coldly.

Uchiha Dan, however, had no such worries as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Utatane Koharu.

He was even planning to show off his strength and demonstrate the Flying Thunder God Technique at an opportune moment in the near future.

What if Hiruzen Sarutobi had objections then?

Can't I just tell him the entire thought process behind me developing the Flying Thunder God Technique?

You ask me when I practiced it?

I never practiced, I just suddenly knew how to do it, what can you do about it?

As for my strength?

I was born with divine strength!

When the time comes, he really wants to see what expression Hiruzen Sarutobi will have when he displays taijutsu no weaker than Tsunade's and the Flying Thunder God Technique that allows him to soar through the skies and burrow into the earth.

Most likely, he won't make a move directly.

Not because he doesn't want to, but because he's utterly helpless.

After all, that's the Flying Thunder God Technique, the only Flying Thunder God Technique in the Ninja World since Tobirama Senju's death.

If he encounters danger and needs to escape, who can stop him?

If he can't land a decisive blow, then all pretense will be lost.

Once Uchiha Dan displays his overwhelming strength and escapes Konoha, completely breaking free from its control, it will definitely be something Hiruzen Sarutobi does not want to see.

After all, Uchiha Dan, who has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, can return to Konoha to cause trouble at any time.

If he were to occasionally kill members of the Sarutobi Clan, Shimura Clan, and Utatane Clan, it would be Hiruzen Sarutobi who suffers.

Hiruzen Sarutobi won't fail to consider this, so he will definitely think of other methods first, embodying his true nature as an old schemer.

For example, setting up an ambush to lure Uchiha Dan in, and then sealing him directly.

However, Uchiha Dan, whose sensory abilities are unmatched in the Ninja World and who has absolutely no trust in Konoha's high-ranking officials, won't fall for it.

If both overt and covert attempts to kill him fail, Hiruzen Sarutobi will ultimately have to resort to softer tactics.

But this enters Uchiha Dan's area of expertise, and at that point, it will be a battle of wits and means.

Uchiha Dan is doing this to gain the maximum degree of autonomy within Konoha.

The main reason is that the barefoot are not afraid of those wearing shoes.

Uchiha Dan truly doesn't mind completely falling out with Hiruzen Sarutobi, so he's not afraid of guessing wrong; at worst, he'll just leave.

Although he promised Tsunade he wouldn't leave, he only did it because he didn't want her to be sad, not because he truly didn't want to leave.

Being forced to leave wouldn't violate their agreement, right?

Having been pent up for seven years, Uchiha Dan's desire for research is exploding, and countless ideas are waiting for him to verify and realize them.

He feels the fire within him is about to erupt!

As for Namikaze Minato's family, with him deterring from the outside, Tsunade mediating within the village, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's penchant for maintaining appearances, they should be fine.

As he was thinking, a group of people appeared within Uchiha Dan and Tsunade's line of sight.

Tsunade immediately grabbed Uchiha Dan's arm and went to meet them.

Uchiha Dan was somewhat resistant to Tsunade always unconsciously holding his hand, and Tsunade knew this.

She could tell that Uchiha Dan hadn't completely given up the idea of leaving Konoha.

So, although she felt extremely distressed by Uchiha Dan's intentional distance, she could only proceed slowly.

Actually, Uchiha Dan was also troubled.

He was afraid.

His previous claim of fearing death and only wanting to live was something he said to Tsunade.

He didn't want to die, but he had never feared death and had long been prepared for a desperate struggle if pushed.

He just didn't want to die in such a pathetic way.

This current fear, however, was real.

Ever since Tsunade had poured her heart out to him, Uchiha Dan, and treated him with no bottom line.

He found it increasingly difficult to refuse any of Tsunade's requests and cared more and more about her feelings.

If this continues, he will become a second Tsunade.

Love can make a person's stance waver.

Guilt can also make a person's stance waver.

Love plus guilt might cause a person to completely lose their stance.

Uchiha Dan had initially thought he was heartless and was only using Tsunade.

But ultimately, he had overestimated himself.

After all, people are not plants; how can they be without feelings?