Tsunade, Set in Stone

The lingering wisdom in his mind let Uchiha Genmei know that Amaterasu had evolved. Beyond its property of being inextinguishable, its temperature had been drastically increased. It could now be freely controlled between 200 and 6000 degrees Celsius! Only now did Amaterasu truly deserve the title: Flame of the Sun.

Staring at the golden-red fire dancing in his hand, Uchiha Genmei was stunned. When the evolution of Amaterasu finished, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him; his gaze sharpened, and the intricate patterns in his eyes trembled. A solar fire, controlled to a few hundred degrees and shimmering with a hint of crimson amidst the gold, appeared in his palm. He did not feel the slightest sensation of being burned by the flames. Was this still a dōjutsu?!

While he remained lost in thought, staring at the flames, a sealed pocket dimension within the Land of Demons stirred. An indescribable, pitch-black monster opened the eyes covering its entire body! The eyes wept filthy, bloody tears. A massive roar echoed throughout this sealed land: "Is that? The Lord of Takaichi?! My lord still lives?"

"Hateful! Hateful! Hateful!"

"Hateful extraterrestrial demon!!"

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

Following the roar, BOOM! Evil, black-purple tainted light violently slammed into everything in its surroundings.

At the same time, inside a bizarre shrine in the Land of Hot Water, a writhing mass of blood-red filth trembled all over. It whispered in a low voice: "Yasukawa... Lord of... Yasukawa?"

"Kill you! Kill you! I must absolutely kill you!!"

This filth was furious over something unknown. Trickles of filthy blood slowly converged from an inconceivable realm!

In a palace, a beautiful shrine maiden jolted awake from a dream. "What was that?!" She panted heavily, trying to soothe the cruel future she had just seen upon suddenly falling into the dream. She murmured in confusion: "Does that future mean I am going to die?" Her delicate hand clutched her bodice tightly as she frowned, trying to recall. "No, there was another future, one where the crisis was resolved by a pair of blood-red eyes." She swallowed hard and said hoarsely: "It's just that I died..."

That wretched future reflected in her mind, and unable to sit still, she hurriedly summoned her ministers. "I have foreseen a terrifying future; we must hire ninjas, everyone!" Upon hearing their sovereign's words, the ministers...

Shock and alarm!

The subjects of this land knew better than anyone the extent of their priestess's ability to foresee the future.

Otherwise, why would they have submitted to a woman's rule for generations?

"My Lady, is it a disturbance from Moryo?"

The beautiful priestess saw the master of those crimson eyes flash through her mind.

Biting her lip, she replied:

"It is not just Moryo... there is also a blood-red demon! I must request ninjas from Konoha, specifically the head of the Uchiha clan!"

"He is a powerful ninja capable of resolving all of this."

The bowing subject pressed his forehead to the floor.

"Yes! Your command shall be obeyed!"

One month later, inside the Hokage Office in Konoha.

"Department Head Genmei, the priestess of the Land of Demons has specifically requested you for this mission."

Hearing the Third Hokage's words, Uchiha Genmei felt a wave of annoyance.

What does "specifically requested me" mean? Could you phrase that any better?

Despite his inner complaints, he maintained a righteous expression: "As a Konoha ninja, I shall certainly fulfill this mission as requested by the client!"

The priestess of the Land of Demons and her ability to foresee the future—

he was quite interested in that.

He would agree to go for the sake of the higher-ups, to ease their increasingly sullen moods.

"Lord Hokage, I assume I am not the only one assigned to this mission?"

Exhaling a cloud of smoke, the Third Hokage said with an expressionless face:

"Rest assured, for this mission, the priestess of the Land of Demons requested a team of ninjas to protect her."

"Department Head Genmei only needs to slay the thorn in the side of their Land of Demons."

"Therefore, I have arranged for you to go with my students!"

He was actually uneasy about Uchiha Genmei going out alone, so he intended to arrange for people to accompany and monitor him.

However, ordinary ninjas would not be up to the task, so he could only rely on his students, who were already elite jonin despite their youth, to carry out the surveillance.

Before long, three youths with distinct personalities walked in. The one on the right was a goofy-looking white-haired boy.

He waved familiarly and said:

"Genmei-kun, long time no see."

The cold, composed youth beside him

nodded and smiled:

"It has been many years since we graduated from the academy, Genmei-kun."

Uchiha Genmei nodded politely in return.

He smiled and said: "It has indeed been a long time, Orochimaru-san, Jiraiya-san."

"Hmph! You hypocrite! I haven't seen you in a long time!"

The blonde girl to the side turned her head away and snorted.

Seeing this, Genmei shook his head and did not respond.

This blonde girl, who was currently as flat as a board, was Tsunade.

She was actually right;

he had seen her plenty of times.

Whenever that gambler found someone cheating at the tables, she would cause a massive scene.

Most Uchiha would not fear her Senju status, However, fearing her title as Princess Ji, no one dared to deal with her.

They could only wait for him, as the Minister, to handle it.

Over time, he grew familiar with the Casino Big Fat Sheep.

Seeing Uchiha Genmei remain silent, "You detestable guy, are you looking down on me?!"

Tsunade shouted in annoyance, rolling up her sleeves, ready to blow a fuse.

Her companions nearby hurriedly held her back.

After a chaotic commotion, Amidst Sarutobi Hiruzen's headache, everything was arranged.

Uchiha Genmei, Along with the three youths who would later become renowned, walked out of the Hokage Building.

Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Genmei, And said calmly:

"Genmei-kun, this is our first mission as a team, and we aren't familiar with one another."

He paused for a moment before continuing:

"We should spar to understand each other's abilities so we can coordinate better during the mission."

"Please forgive any rudeness."

Hearing Orochimaru's apologetic words, Uchiha Genmei, who was actually curious to see the caliber of the Young Sannin, Smiled and replied:

"That's a great suggestion. Let's head to a nearby training ground."

"Yeah! That's awesome!" Jiraiya roared excitedly.

He had long been displeased with the handsome youth before him.

Tsunade had been staring at him the whole time—how detestable!

He had to beat him up soundly so Tsunade could see his mighty form, And then fall for him!

"Hmph! Don't go crying later!" Tsunade said with an excited sneer, cracking her knuckles.

Just wait until I beat your face into a pulp! she screamed internally.

Opportunities to settle personal grudges don't come often!

I'll definitely make you cry before me!

Inside a Konoha training ground.

Orochimaru asked Uchiha Genmei, "How would you like to spar, Genmei-kun?"

"All of you come at me together."

Uchiha Genmei shrugged, answering Orochimaru's question with indifference.

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru said nothing, as he knew the person before him was a powerful ninja who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan.

But Tsunade, standing nearby, felt a string snap in her mind.

"You guy, who do you think you're looking down on!"

"Die for me!"