Tsunade at Our First Meeting: Let Me See!

[Space-Time Ninjutsu Talent (Uchiha Obito Version): Your efficiency in learning space-time ninjutsu has increased by 70%!]

Looking at the reward that had just arrived, Uchiha Chi could not help blinking. "You're giving me this already?"

To Uchiha Chi, this talent was the most valuable thing Uchiha Obito possessed at this stage.

In the original timeline, Obito had been able to stir up the entire Ninja World in the future precisely because of his Kamui Mangekyo.

The Mangekyō Sharingan was also known as the Eye of the Heart's Reflection. Based on the owner's most intense emotion at the moment of awakening, it formed a unique ocular technique.

Thus, after Obito failed to save Nohara Rin in time, he awakened the Kamui Mangekyo, which could travel through other dimensions.

If he had not possessed sufficiently outstanding space-time talent, his Mangekyō would naturally have awakened in another direction—perhaps a long-range ocular technique like Amaterasu, perhaps a genjutsu like Tsukuyomi. In any case, it would still have fulfilled his wish of being able to save the person important to him if he had possessed it at the time.

From this, it could be inferred that Obito's space-time talent was quite exceptional, perhaps even his greatest talent aside from awakening the Sharingan.

Although neither Obito nor Kakashi had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique in the original work, Uchiha Chi suspected that if Obito had already awakened the Sharingan back then and improved his dynamic vision, the outcome might have been different.

"Speaking of awakening the Sharingan..."

Uchiha Chi's expression shifted slightly. As if he had thought of something, he quickly opened his Personal Panel.

Skipping over the other data, he swiftly found the Point Count he cared about most:

[Point Count: 115]

That was enough.

Uchiha Chi gently clenched his fist.

He already had enough points to awaken the Two-Tomoe Sharingan...

Uchiha Chi glanced around.

He was seated in the innermost spot, directly facing the wall at the end of the izakaya. Hardly anyone would pass through here.

Moreover, thanks to the intimidation of the clan uniform bearing the Uchiha fan crest, no one had taken the nearby seats except for a blonde woman seated two rows behind him.

Uchiha Chi glanced in the woman's direction.

She had already been sprawled across the table, sleeping soundly, when he sat down. She was clearly drunk unconscious.

Empty sake bottles lay scattered all over the table, and her disheveled blonde hair covered her face. Uchiha Chi was certain that this drunk would not wake up anytime soon.

He nodded in relief, raised his hand, opened the system's Point Store, and began operating it with practiced ease.

[Confirm spending 100 points to enhance Kekkei Genkai?]

[Confirm]

In the blink of an eye, his Point Count dropped by 100, leaving only 15.

At the same time, the system's pleasant mechanical voice entered his mind.

[Host currently possesses the Single-Tomoe Sharingan. Next stage: Two-Tomoe Sharingan.]

[Activating the Two-Tomoe Sharingan for the host. Please wait patiently...]

"Mm..."

When Tsunade awoke from her dream, she found the corners of her eyes slightly damp.

She had dreamed of her younger brother Nawaki again.

Over the years, she often had such dreams. In them, she returned to the past, and Nawaki was still alive.

Sometimes, dream-Nawaki was a child, saying that he would become an outstanding Ninja when he grew up. Sometimes, he was a Youth, swearing that he would become Hokage...

But no matter what the dream contained, at its end, Tsunade would always stand before a stretcher in the morgue, with Nawaki's corpse beneath the white sheet.

"Nawaki..." Murmuring her loved one's name, Tsunade slowly pushed herself up from the table.

Her disheveled blonde hair and the dim, warm yellow lighting gave the eldest princess of the Senju an air of vulnerability that did not match her usual personality.

"Hm?"

Tsunade's eyes gradually focused on the seat before her.

A black-haired boy with curly hair sat there. Judging from his back, he was probably a Youth.

Tsunade tilted the head she was propping up.

What was a brat doing here? This was an izakaya.

Could he have sneaked out to drink behind his elders' backs?

Did this brat have no regard for his own body at all?

Tsunade's delicate brows furrowed slightly. Under normal circumstances, she would not care. There were countless people in Konoha, and whatever they did had nothing to do with her.

But now, having just awoken from a nightmare, the sight of this Youth in an izakaya late at night naturally stirred some displeasure within her.

Nawaki had trained so earnestly, only to lose his life in the end. Yet brats like this wasted their time sitting here while possessing vibrant lives...

"How can you drink alcohol?"

The more Tsunade looked, the more displeased she became. She tipped back the remaining shochu in one gulp, then stood and walked toward the corner where the curly-haired Youth sat.

The instant the system began operating, Uchiha Chi felt his eyes gradually heat up. Then, the whites of his eyes swiftly turned red, and his Sharingan activated on its own.

The lone tomoe spun rapidly within his eye sockets. Uchiha Chi felt a wave of exhaustion and swelling in his brain. He knew that was the burden of activating the Sharingan.

However, perhaps due to the system's optimization, the burden was not severe enough to harm his body. It merely made him a little sleepy, making him want to go home and get a comfortable night's sleep.

At the same time, everything in his field of vision slowed down, like a slow-motion scene in a movie. In the end, even the paths of dust drifting through the air became clearly visible.

Intense joy spread through his body. Uchiha Chi felt absolutely wonderful!

Just as he was about to raise his head and laugh heartily at the ceiling, a series of footsteps sounded directly behind him.

Tap, tap...

It was the sound of sandals striking the floor. They did not pause as they passed him.

Tap, tap...

Uchiha Chi's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively closed his eyes.

While he was wondering who it could be, he heard the sound of a chair being pulled out. The person had clearly sat down directly across from him.

A lazy yet forceful female voice rang out before him. "Naturally... cough, cough, Uchiha brat, what are you doing here?"

The corner of Uchiha Chi's mouth twitched slightly. He nearly could not stop himself from opening his eyes to look.

What did you want to say after naturally?

Naturally evil, right?!

Uchiha Chi rapidly considered the matter.

Anyone who could spout that kind of stereotypical impression about Uchiha had to be someone from Konoha's upper ranks.

Among the women in that group, aside from Utatane Koharu of Konoha's F4, Uchiha Chi could only think of one person...

Thud, thud, thud!

Just as he deduced her identity, the person across from him impatiently began tapping the table.

"I asked you, brat, what are you doing here?"

Uchiha Chi pointed at his bowl and answered respectfully, "Lady Tsunade, as you can see, I'm eating dinner."

"Oh?" Tsunade glanced at the unfinished fried rice on the table and asked curiously, "You knew who I was just from my voice?"

Uchiha Chi nodded and lied with a straight face. "That's right. I've admired Konoha's Sannin since I was young, so I recognized Lady Tsunade's voice..."

"An Uchiha brat admires the Sannin?"

Beyond his sight, Tsunade stared coldly at Uchiha Chi.

She did not believe this hypocritical excuse at all.

This Uchiha brat had kept his eyes closed the entire time. He was obviously guilty because he had secretly been drinking and did not want to be caught.

How did she know?

Because she had been the same way back then!

Tsunade crossed her arms, the deep valley of her cleavage and her eyes both fixed on Uchiha Chi.

"Open your eyes... Let me see!"