But what Tsunade didn't see was the contemplative glint in Nara Dan's eyes as he left,
"So it's true. The Life Magnetic Field can also be applied to Genjutsu,"
"It can influence other emotions,"
"And fear is only one of them,"
"Clearly, my use of the Life Magnetic Field is still too crude."
Nara Dan naturally knew whether Tsunade was really drunk or only pretending. Under the sense of his Life Energy, everything was plain to see.
Clearly, the incident just now hadn't been an accident.
It was something Nara Dan had deliberately brought about by guiding her with his Life Magnetic Field.
"As they say, both thunder and rain are the ruler's grace,"
"As long as I'm strong enough, I can easily influence the emotions of lesser beings,"
"Even using emotions to affect changes in the natural world."
"According to legend, when Zeus grew angry, the heavens and earth filled with raging thunder,"
"And when God grew angry, mountains collapsed and tsunamis surged, swallowing everything and bringing about a great flood that wiped out the world."
A hint of ambition flashed through Nara Dan's eyes,
"One day, I'll reach that level too."
Though countless thoughts had raced through Nara Dan's mind, only a moment had passed,
Just then, the Third's voice came from inside,
"Is that Dan? Come on in."
Nara Dan walked through the door, met by the familiar smell of tobacco,
But unlike before,
He had now reached God-Seeing Indestructibility and could rein in every cell in his body,
Not a single impurity in the air could penetrate his body.
"Lord Third."
Nara Dan asked,
"May I ask why you summoned me?"
The Third took out a document and said,
"Your Jonin promotion has been approved,"
"From now on, you're officially registered as a Konoha Jonin."
Nara Dan calmly took the document, unsurprised,
Even Konoha's bureaucracy couldn't possibly delay approval for a Jonin forever,
His gaze flicked over the page, and he noticed it didn't list the Special Jonin rank originally intended,
But the full Jonin rank,
Nara Dan gave the Third a meaningful look but didn't call out the old fox's little maneuver,
He knew it was the Third's way of making amends. Nara Dan had advanced through the Eight Inner Gates, after all, and the Third had nothing to do with that,
This was a way to keep Nara Dan from growing resentful,
And he had to admit, it was a substantial gesture,
After all, even though Special Jonin were still Jonin, they were a long way from full Jonin,
The most obvious difference, aside from how they were treated, was that only full jonin and above could attend Konoha's so-called Jonin Council,
By comparison, Special Jonin only received a slightly larger stipend than Genin and Chunin,
And only full Jonin could enter Konoha's political core and decision-making circles.
On the other hand, many positions of real authority could only be held by full Jonin,
Such as the heads of Anbu, the Military Police Force, and the Medical Department,
Even battlefield commanders,
Wait,
Nara Dan looked thoughtfully at the Third, seeming to understand what he had in mind,
Sure enough, the Third spoke,
"First of all, congratulations on becoming a Jonin,"
"And congratulations as well,"
"On breaking through to an entirely new level of Taijutsu,"
The Third looked at Nara Dan's vigorous, vibrant body and couldn't help sighing,
"The human body really is amazing."
Nara Dan smiled without confirming or denying it,
"I owe it all to your guidance, Lord Third."
Without your 'guidance,' I'd have reached this level long ago.
Nara Dan grumbled inwardly,
The Third couldn't hear his thoughts, of course, but he knew Nara Dan must have had at least some grievances,
"I hear you've gotten along well with Kakashi and the others?"
"It's good to be young,"
"Unlike me. I'm old now."
As he spoke, the Third pounded his lower back. His slightly aged face looked tired,
It wasn't mere politeness. At his age, the decline in his physical condition was all too noticeable,
"In that case..."
"Do you have a suitable candidate, Lord Third?"
"For the next Hokage, I mean."
Nara Dan's words were startlingly blunt,
"Cough, cough, cough!"
At that, the Third choked on his tobacco and broke into a coughing fit,
He hadn't expected Nara Dan to be so direct. He'd only been making a bit of small talk,
But when he saw Nara Dan's innocent expression and remembered his "naive," single-minded devotion to training, he understood,
"I'd love to retire too,"
"But the situation is bad right now. I can't leave the next generation to clean up this mess."
The Third was an old political hand. He smoothly steered the conversation back to the main topic,
"For this war, I want to appoint you commander of the Land of Wind battlefield,"
"Dan, tell me honestly,"
"Now that you've entered a new realm..."
"How strong are you?"
Konoha's top fighters were usually far stronger than those of any single Great Ninja Village, but this war had them facing attacks from several fronts,
Every potential high-level combatant could determine the outcome of the war,
So the Third had to be cautious enough to ask Nara Dan directly about his progress,
Nara Dan pondered for a moment, choosing his words carefully,
"If White Fang is the benchmark,"
"I'm confident I can do everything he did on the Land of Wind battlefield,"
"Maybe even better."
The Third's expression eased at that. Good.
Back then, White Fang had practically cut his way through the entire Land of Wind battlefield. All those flashy puppets were nearly helpless against his precise, lethal Kenjutsu and Lightning Release,
That wasn't just a matter of strength. It was also about the way one ninja's abilities could counter another's,
Just as the Demigod Hanzo had been unable to do anything to the Sand Ninja on the battlefield: the poison of Ibuse, his greatest weapon, was dispelled by Chiyo in no time,
And before White Fang, those seemingly sturdy puppets were the sort that could be chopped in half with a single strike. The slow puppet masters, with their limited Taijutsu, were lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
But if you asked who would win between Hanzo and White Fang,
No one could say. They'd have to fight to find out,
At that level, stamina ran deep, trump cards were plentiful, and obvious weaknesses were rare,
Unless one fighter had a particularly strong elemental advantage, there was little either could do to the other.
And as Chiyo and Ebizo had said, Nara Dan was much like White Fang,
He had high burst damage and high mobility, but Nara Dan also had high defense, making him even harder to deal with on the battlefield than White Fang.
In fact, Nara Dan, who had entered the God-Seeing Realm, might have had less Chakra than those reincarnated Chakra cheat codes,
But with his Essence, Energy, and Spirit united, he was in no way inferior in quality—in fact, he was even better,
Saying he was no weaker than White Fang was merely a conservative way to reassure the Third,
If he told the truth—that I could crush you right now—what would the Third think?!
In reality, even if several ordinary Kage Level fighters came at him together, dealing with them would only be a matter of time and cost for Nara Dan,
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