Hanzo's home.
"You brat, you've made quite a name for yourself!" Hanzo teased as he looked at Su Zheng.
"No matter how famous I get, I'm still your nephew!" Su Zheng replied with a placating smile.
Hanzo pointed at him and laughed. "You quietly ran off with Tsunade, then went to challenge the Five Kage. You've put our Rain Village over the fire!"
"Come on, Uncle!" Su Zheng clung to Hanzo's arm and said coquettishly, "How about this? I'll bring Tsunade to meet you next time!"
"Enough with the nonsense. Tsunade and the others have fought me before. Are you bringing her here just to embarrass me? I don't care about your affairs. Handle your own business!"
"Right now, I don't care about anything. I cultivate happily every day. Don't come asking me about Rain Village matters either. Deal with them yourself!" With that, he waved his hand and began shooing him away.
Su Zheng finished his tea and said, "Uncle, I'm leaving!"
He received only a silent back, so Su Zheng turned and headed for the Development Department.
His Six Paths power had already awakened, and he had become proficient with Yin-Yang Release. Next, it was time to gradually plant the wedges!
Development Department.
"This is the plan for the next stage. Prepare to put it into action!" Su Zheng handed a document to one of his subordinate officials.
It was a plan titled "Take Over and Transform Family Industries in the Land of Birds and the Land of Fields." White Zetsu had already gained a firm foothold in both countries, and all that remained was for the Land of Rain to take them over.
Following his plan, Su Zheng had gradually swallowed up portions of the domestic industries in the Land of Grass and the Land of Rivers. Once the Third Shinobi World War began, it would be time to completely seize those nations!
Director's office.
"Baby, did you miss me?" Su Zheng held Tsunade in his arms, lifted her chin, and asked.
"I did. I missed you every day!" Tsunade replied sweetly. But as soon as she finished speaking, her expression changed. "You actually dared to challenge the Five Kage by yourself. Do you know how worried I was about you?!"
"I was wrong, I was wrong! I won't dare do it again!" Su Zheng pleaded with a pained expression.
Then he said mysteriously, "Now that I'm back, have you noticed anything different about me?"
Tsunade rolled her eyes at him. "What could be different? Did you grow two extra pieces of meat or something?"
Hehe! Su Zheng gave a wicked smile and kissed her lips.
After a long while, their lips parted. Tsunade trembled all over, utterly shocked. "You..."
"This is my new ability. Want to give it a try?" Su Zheng tempted her.
Tsunade went limp. If the Sage of Six Paths knew Su Zheng was using his power in such a way, he wondered whether he would leap out and beat him up!
Before the afternoon was even over, the director had already slipped off work. Still, no one dared say anything about it. After all, she was Lady Tsunade.
Tsunade's home.
"I told the Third Hokage that you're my woman!" Su Zheng said.
"Mhm, so you told him," Tsunade replied lazily. "I wasn't planning to go back anyway. It's quite nice here!" After saying that, she looked at Su Zheng with a teasing expression.
Su Zheng was slow to react for a second, then immediately understood. He kissed those alluring red lips and promised, "I'll definitely treat you well!"
He had no choice. After all, she had a hold on his weakness!
Su Zheng held Tsunade tightly and asked, "How much do you know about sage arts?"
Tsunade shifted into a more comfortable position, thought for a moment, and said, "Learning sage arts depends on fate and opportunity!"
"Take Jiraiya, for example. He was summoned to Mount Myōboku as a child, which was why he could learn it. Orochimaru and I couldn't."
"It was because I wasn't suited for it. The sage arts of Shikkotsu Forest didn't match my fighting style. As for Orochimaru, he never gained the recognition of Ryūchi Cave, so he couldn't learn them either."
Su Zheng said, "Then have you ever considered learning the sage arts of Ryūchi Cave? This mutagenic sage art is extremely suitable for you!"
"Look, your Hundred Healings Technique heals wounds by activating cells, but it consumes a tremendous amount of Chakra and lifespan. Shikkotsu Forest's mutagenic sage art also activates cells, so it can make up for that flaw perfectly!"
Tsunade's beautiful eyes moved as she fiercely kissed Su Zheng. "Your idea is wonderful." Then her expression darkened again. "But this isn't something you can learn just because you want to!"
Su Zheng comforted her, "I'll definitely find a way!"
"Mhm!"
Sunagakure, ninja academy.
"Sis Pakura, I want to sleep at your place tonight!" a black-haired boy said.
"Okay!" Pakura pulled Ye Yu into her arms. In her heart, she hated the Mist ninjas more and more. They were the ones who had killed both her and Ye Yu's parents, leaving the two of them orphans.
The girl had brown-and-green hair and a resolute face. As for the boy, he was naturally Su Zheng's Identity Vest, Ye Yu.
Pakura's home.
"Konohamaru, have you been behaving while you were home alone?" Ye Yu asked, rubbing a girl's hair.
"Mhm!" The girl ate the candy Ye Yu had given her and answered with a beaming smile.
Konohamaru was also an orphan. Her parents had died fighting the Mist, and Pakura, sympathizing with her plight, had taken her into her home.
After dinner, Ye Yu called Pakura out to train, while Konohamaru played nearby.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Pakura dodged the kunai Ye Yu had thrown. Just as she was about to turn around, Ye Yu's clone appeared behind her and pressed a kunai against her back!
Though Ye Yu was young, his combat ability and talent were extraordinary. Pakura felt that he would certainly not be weaker than her in the future.
"Hehe!" Ye Yu chuckled after touching Pakura's head. It was an agreement between the two of them: whoever lost had to let the other touch their head.
Seeing her unwilling expression, Ye Yu laughed even more happily!
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The gale Ye Yu blew from his mouth stirred up sand and dust, sweeping it into the sky!
Ye Yu raised his brows. Pakura refused to be outdone, forming hand seals with both hands. "Scorch Release: Overheating Kill!" Three red rings of fire flew toward a small grove.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
In only a moment, vast amounts of steam rose from the grove, while the trunks and leaves rapidly withered!
Ye Yu teased, "Sis, it wasn't easy for us to get this little grove, and you went and killed it!"
Pakura glared, grabbed Ye Yu by the ear, and said, "You little brat, are you deliberately trying to anger me? Don't even think about sleeping in my bed tonight!"
"Ow, it hurts! Sis, I was wrong!" Ye Yu begged with a pained expression.
Pakura had not used any force at all. How could she not know he was putting on an act? She tapped his forehead and released him.
"Hahaha!" Konohamaru burst out laughing. Big Brother Ye Yu's exaggerated expression was truly hilarious.
"Hehe!" Having muddled through the situation, Ye Yu picked Konohamaru up and headed home.
PS: I was short by a thousand words yesterday. Although there were two chapters, there were still five thousand words. I'll make it up to you brothers today: three chapters, ten thousand words. Generous, right?
I don't like cutting these chapters off too stiffly, so sometimes there will be more and sometimes less. Please bear with me!
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