Tsunade Shows Up at My Door

Shangguan Yue struck while the iron was hot and hauled Uchiha Fugaku out for another round of training. This time, he got Uchiha's Ruowu throwing technique.

After Shangguan Yue repeatedly farmed him, even Uchiha Fugaku's underwear was nearly up for grabs.

At last, he got Uchiha Fugaku's Uchiha Style Nintaijutsu. Feeling the crude method of using it in his mind,

Shangguan Yue couldn't help but get a headache. Still, the novel way of using chakra fascinated him. Before, he'd relied entirely on Longque's boost to brute-force sword energy into existence.

But now things were different. This time, Uchiha Fugaku had shown him how to form sword energy with chakra and send it flying.

Now, both its power and its cost were worlds apart from before. Once he'd gotten what he wanted, Shangguan Yue immediately started a death match, and pinned Uchiha Fugaku to the wall with a single slash.

He'd barely been out for a second. Against Shangguan Yue, Uchiha Fugaku, who was still a Genin, was an easy catch. He posed no threat at all.

Next came the incomplete Uchiha Bloodline that had dropped from Uchiha Fugaku's clone, merging into his body.

This time, the changes were minor, and he barely felt any pain. He only felt warmth spread through his body and an itch in his eyes. When he opened them again,

he was delighted to find that everything before him had slowed down once more. Realizing his eyes had evolved, he shouted,

"Chuuni, make me a mirror so I can take a look!"

"You're really such a pain."

Chuuni reluctantly flew into the air, conjured a large mirror, and suspended it in front of Shangguan Yue.

Shangguan Yue looked at himself in the mirror. Seeing the two Tomoe inside his eyes, he couldn't help but feel elated.

"That's more like it. As long as your bloodline is strong enough, the abilities you're supposed to have will appear on their own. Why would I need some emotional trauma?

"Watching your loved ones die, or even awakening the Mangekyo by killing your own family—that's a seriously messed-up way to unlock it.

"But now, I've got it easy. If I wait until the night the Uchiha Clan is wiped out, won't I take off like a rocket? But before then, I need to be stronger than everyone else. There's plenty of time, so I'll take it slow."

Shangguan Yue looked at the Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga he had recorded. After some thought, he eventually gave up on challenging them.

The Byakugan was too conspicuous. It was always active, and there was no way to control his eyes turning white. If he rashly absorbed Hyuga bloodline now, he'd expose himself far too soon.

When it came to losing a Kekkei Genkai, the Hyuga Clan wouldn't go easy on him. Assassination attempts would come one after another.

"I'd better play it safe.

"Besides, Gentle Fist can only be used while the Byakugan is active. It's a shame to throw it away, but it's not worth the trouble.

"I'll leave it for later. There's nothing else to do here, so I'd better head out."

Shangguan Yue left Balance Space. His consciousness returned to his body, and he opened his eyes to the night sky outside, still dark before dawn.

Shangguan Yue had meant to sit up and take a walk. He'd spent so long in Balance Space that he wasn't tired at all.

In fact, he was full of energy. He'd been planning to get up and practice, but as soon as he moved, something soft pressed against his head.

He looked up and saw a snowy expanse above him. It was Tsunade. He had no idea when she'd shown up at his place, but she was lying on top of him and sleeping.

Shangguan Yue's movement woke Tsunade. She opened her eyes and looked at him.

"You little rascal. It's been so long, and you haven't come to see me once."

"Tsunade, you're an adult. You need to learn to be independent. Don't rely on me so much."

"Hey, who do you think you are, talking to me like that? How's your training going?"

"Not bad. Big Brother Sakumo's been helping me build a foundation. All I do every day is practice simple swings.

"He says he won't teach me sword techniques until I've built a solid foundation."

"That's good."

Tsunade suddenly grew gloomy, her eyes glistening with tears, and collapsed into Shangguan Yue's arms.

Shangguan Yue had grown to around one meter sixty in a short time, shooting up quite a bit, and he was still growing.

He reckoned he'd be around one meter seventy in another month. The two of them were nearly the same height now, with Tsunade only a little taller than Shangguan Yue.

On top of that, he'd been training his body with his mental power and training his mental power with his body. The two reinforced each other,

as he used his mental power to put pressure on his muscles, multiplying the energy his body consumed with every step.

He also used his mental power to drag his feet along as he walked, controlling fine Iron Sand to circle his entire body and help him move.

This improved not only his control over his mental power but also its density.

Every night, when Shangguan Yue practiced mental power using the newly formed Moon Release mantra, his mental power grew rapidly.

Shangguan Yue had entered a period of rapid growth in strength. Looking at Tsunade in his arms, he felt a stir in his heart and asked,

"Tsunade, what's wrong? Is someone giving you trouble?"

"No. It's just that I might have to leave Konoha soon to go on a mission. This one will take a long time.

"I don't know if I'll be able to come back."

Tsunade raised her head and gazed steadily at Shangguan Yue. "Yue, will you give yourself to me?"