Drowning Sorrows in Strong Liquor / The First Run Makes Its Move

At that time, Namikaze Minato's only redeeming quality was his reputation Jonin Council, but that reputation only guaranteed him the position of Hokage; it didn't mean he could Sarutobi Clan faction.

The reason why Shimura Danzō was able to be dealt with was because Shimura Sarutobi Clan himself handed the sword to him, which led to the Shimura Danzō abandoning him, and even Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't do anything about it.

Moreover, strictly speaking, Shimura Danzō was also tricked by Orochimaru.

As for the person in charge of triggering the whole incident, it was Uchiha Shingen.

Tsunade was neither familiar with nor interested in this rising star of the Uchiha Clan.

That's all trouble.

Uchiha Shingen was not angry because of Tsunade's attitude.

How could he possibly be angry with Tsunade?

When they were led to the living room, Black Zetsu was sitting in his seat, looking at the tea, peanuts, biscuits and other items on the coffee table in front of him, deep in thought.

Should it eat, or not?

Eating it seems wasteful, since although it has a human shape, it doesn't even have any organs.

Not eating it would seem like a disrespect.

"Oh, so you have friends after all." Senju Muzoku looked at Black Zetsu. "It's you. You've finally come to your senses and aren't wearing clothes anymore? Little brother, do you still remember me?"

Black Zetsu was sitting there so casually; he felt it was confirmed.

I've seen Senju Muzoku and Black Zetsu before.

Black Zetsu will appear near the reincarnations of Ashura and Indra's Chakra in each generation, but in different forms.

It appeared in its true form when Uchiha Madara obtained the Rinnegan and Demonic Statue of the Outer Path; since then, it has never disguised itself again.

Senju Muzoku had always been by the Senju Clan Brothers' side and had seen this fellow before. Of course, it was a fake identity, but Senju Muzoku knew his true nature and wouldn't be fooled, though he didn't expose him.

He had already thought about it then and there: he wanted to fleece this black guy thoroughly.

Unfortunately, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara were too dazzling, while he was too ordinary and did not attract Black Zetsu's attention.

Without attention, there's no way to exploit.

Chapter Sixty-Four: Strong Liquor to Drown Sorrow

"Who are you calling, 'brother'?" Interrupted from his thoughts, Black Zetsu dissatisfaction. "You? Of course I remember. I might forget anyone else, but I'll never forget you."

"Huh?" Senju Muzoku was taken aback. "You seemed so aloof back then, so you actually have this side to you?"

"What attribute?" Black Zetsu was also puzzled. "And when did I ever act aloof?"

Having determined that Senju Muzoku and Uchiha Shingen were the same person, Black Zetsu no longer concealed himself.

As for Tsunade, she's a junior, so it doesn't affect her at all.

It doesn't deserve to be hidden.

"Why not... never mind, it's all so convoluted." Senju Muzoku sat down on the sofa, then kept beckoning to Tsunade, "Come, come, little Tsunade, sit here! It's soft here!"

Tsunade: "... Uncle Wu Zu, it's alright, please sit down."

"Tsunade, I'm here to talk to you. Do you remember the standards I told you about a good ninja?"

"I remember..." Tsunade wanted to complain a little.

She was young then, and she ran to ask Senju Muzoku how to become a good ninja.

Looking back now, I realize I shouldn't have asked Uncle Wu Zu.

"See, you must have done something wrong to deserve all this heartache because you didn't do what your uncle told you to." Senju Muzoku Foot patted the side. "You need to learn from this. Come on, listen to your uncle, sit down!"

Having no Tsunade, Tsunade had to walk around the coffee table and sit down next to Senju Muzoku.

Her imposing chest heaved violently, expressing her belief that this was completely unnecessary.

This kind of scenery, which could be a fatal blow to an old pervert, was completely unappealing to Uchiha Shingen.

It wasn't him, it wasn't that old pervert.

But he's just a lecherous old man, not a pervert. Who would have lustful thoughts about their own child? Have they lost their mind?

He had even seen Tsunade naked as a child.

He would only think that the child is growing up really fast.

Uchiha Shingen thought for a moment and vaguely remembered that there seemed to be some alcohol at home.

It was brought by Tekka when we guys got together to celebrate Koyuki going to the Ninja Academy last time; it hasn't been turned on yet.

After all, drinking alcohol is not allowed at home.

But once outside, he didn't want to drink the alcohol he had brought with him.

What a coincidence!

"Please have a seat, both of you. I think I have some wine left here; I'll go find it."

Uchiha Shingen greeted the two men and then went to find some wine.

Tsunade enjoys drinking, which she doesn't see as a bad habit at all.

An ordinary person drinking so much alcohol would definitely not be able to do it, but a ninja...

Chakra is all-powerful, that's for sure.

The cumulative damage to the body from drinking alcohol Tenten for several years is not as great as the damage from a single instance of draining Chakra.

A ninja only needs to be careful about one thing when drinking—don't get so drunk that someone takes your head while you're asleep.

But taking Tsunade's head...

That girl is very shrewd.

Upon opening the refrigerator, Uchiha Shingen was pleased to find that the wine was still there, unopened.

This is a high-end item that Tekka specially obtained.

But Pakura is also a heavy drinker, and she especially likes to drink at night. When she gets tipsy, she will exercise.

This is very unscientific.

Uchiha Shingen always believed that when people are slightly tipsy, they might pretend to be drunk and act recklessly.

As it turned out, Pakura was really drunk and could still exercise.

Girls who grow up in the desert are definitely different.

Let's finish it before it becomes a flirting drink.

We'll have to trouble our massive numbers of Princess Tsunade then.

Uchiha Shingen took out the sake and a cup.

Actually, he felt the cup was unnecessary, after all...

Besides Tsunade, who else is drinking? Him? Or Black Zetsu?

Or is it his shameless "Impure World Shadow Clone"?

With his wine and glasses in hand, Uchiha Shingen returned to the living room, where he saw Senju Muzoku chatting happily with Black Zetsu.

Tsunade looked at Senju Muzoku and Black Zetsu with a suspicious expression.

I always felt that what they said wasn't what it seemed like to be said literally.

When Black Zetsu saw that Uchiha Shingen had finally returned, he immediately gave him a reproachful look.

Uchiha Shingen was baffled by Black Zetsu's gaze.

"Lady Tsunade, I know you don't drink tea, why don't you try this wine?" He didn't care about anything else for the moment and placed the wine and cup in front of Tsunade.

Then I sat down on the sofa on the other side of the coffee table.

The atmosphere in the room seemed a bit strange, but it wasn't a big deal. It was most likely that my first timeline self was testing Black Zetsu.

"Wu Zu, this is my friend, Old Black. Although it appeared in this world because of the power of Clan Chief Madara, please don't treat it as anyone's possession." Uchiha Shingen decided to play along, just in time to see if he had regressed compared to his first playthrough. "You know it?"

Black Zetsu: "..."

Damn it, Shingen's words touched it a little, how can it still hold a grudge now?

It's wondering what to do if it's angered by its friend's past life and wants to curse its friend's present life, but its friend is afraid of being disrespected in this life?

Angry!

Black Zetsu picked up a peanut and decided to give them face by eating one.

It only eats one.

It was just a simple curiosity about what would happen if I ate something; it had absolutely nothing to do with Shingen's earlier emphasis that it wasn't anyone's possession.

She's not someone who can be easily appeased with a few kind words!

"I know him, of course I know him." Senju Muzoku Foot grinned. "We're old acquaintances, aren't we, bro?"

He asked the question while looking at Black Zetsu.

Black Zetsu ignored him and focused on studying the peanuts.

"Stop looking at that. Your mouth is just for show. You don't even have a stomach," Senju Muzoku said to Black Zetsu.

Black Zetsu glanced coldly at Senju Muzoku and decided to treat the person in front of him and Uchiha Shingen as two different people, which made him much more comfortable.

He opened his mouth, dropped in a peanut, and swallowed it.

The man with Senju Muzoku was completely stunned.

I started to wonder, this thing doesn't even have an anus, what happens after it swallows the peanut? Does it find a place to spit it out again?

Real-world simulation of single-celled organism behavior?

On the other side, Tsunade's eyes lit up when she saw the wine, and she reached out and grabbed it.

Although she no longer bears the Senju Clan surname, she is still a legitimate Senju of the Forest and still knows how to be polite.

Especially when facing the Uchiha Clan.

"Shingen- kun, why did you only bring one cup?" she said politely. "Shall we share a few sips?"

Tsunade, a seasoned drinker, recognized at a glance that this sake was quite good.

Tsunade loves sake and knows a lot about it, but she doesn't actively choose her own.

But she will treat good wine, especially the good wine offered by the host, with care.

"Alright, Lady Tsunade, I'll go get another one." Uchiha Shingen saw the fighting spirit in Tsunade's eyes and chuckled.

He went and got another cup.

Tsunade opened the sake with a rather professional air, poured a small amount into two glasses, and then handed one to Uchiha Shingen.

The two raised their glasses, clinked them together, and drank them down in one gulp.

The wine is good, and strong.

For Tsunade, the stronger the sake, the better.

Strong liquor down the throat, and life will be carefree.

Chapter 65: First Playthrough Begins with Moves

After a few drinks, the atmosphere finally returned to normal.

Even the Senju Muzoku Impure World Reincarnation, Thousand-Armed Man, and Black Zetsu, who was not human, found it quite festive.

I couldn't resist eating a few myself.

Then I remembered that I was Impure World Reincarnation and had no consciousness.

He was immediately filled with melancholy.

Black Zetsu, on the other hand, felt that someone who had suffered a stroke more than ten years ago simply couldn't have done such a thing.

"Has your brain Impure World Reincarnation?" it said. "You can't even taste anything?"

"What's wrong? You can eat it but I can't?" Seeing Black Zetsu's Senju Muzoku immediately stopped being upset. "Come on, describe to me what it tastes like?"