"Don't you want to find out what's really going on with Wood Release? What secrets are hidden in the Sage Body and Sage Mode?"
"Don't you want to dissect a few people with Kekkei Genkai yourself and see how they work?"
Every word Tsunade said struck the Second Hokage like a tiny hammer, leaving him itching to know more.
At last, he gave in completely. He let out a long sigh and waved a hand. "All right, all right. I'll stay a while longer. Happy?"
"Besides, I can use the time to see what Konoha is like now—and keep an eye on whether you can handle being Hokage."
Truthfully, he still had his doubts.
When he'd said he was worried Tsunade would ruin Konoha, he hadn't been entirely joking.
In his memory, the girl had never been particularly reliable.
"Heh! Great! Then it's settled!"
Tsunade was delighted. She turned and flashed Uchiha Yan a victory sign.
Uchiha Yan smiled back.
Perfect. We've got our workhorse.
The Second Hokage: "..."
He suddenly had a bad feeling that the girl had roped him into something.
But he'd given his word. He could hardly take it back.
Besides, once things were more or less settled, he could release the Impure World Reincarnation himself and return straight to the Pure Land. Could Tsunade stop him then?
He would never admit that the conditions Tsunade had offered were what had hooked him.
After all, they involved his elder brother's Wood Release, Sage Body, and Sage Mode.
They were things he'd once tried desperately to get his hands on, then studied for ages without making any real progress.
If he'd figured them out back then, the entire Ninja World would have been turned upside down.
"Oh, right, Yan! You'll have to save the old man too,