Drunken Tsunade!

An ordinary person with no clan.

Her background was far too ordinary. Without so many inherited secret techniques, it was extremely difficult for her to improve her strength.

She recalled the past. If not for her own weakness, Obito would not have died before her eyes.

Nor would she have been captured and turned into the Three-Tails' jinchuriki, eventually even being made into a Tailed Beast Bomb, nearly sent to Konoha to self-destruct.

She longed to possess strength of her own.

After hearing her, Hiruko asked gently, "You want to become stronger? As a medical ninja, why do you suddenly want to become stronger?"

Rin Nohara said firmly, "Because medical ninja must also possess the strength to protect themselves. Otherwise, they will only become a burden to their teammates. I want to become stronger, and I also want to help Lord Hiruko."

Hiruko nodded, approving of Rin Nohara's thoughts. "There's nothing wrong with your way of thinking. I can help you.

Moreover, I have a method here that can increase your strength. It is very suitable for a ninja like you."

A trace of hesitation flashed through Rin Nohara's heart before she asked, "Lord Hiruko, what method is that?"

She knew Hiruko possessed the ability to rapidly increase one's strength, but such abilities often came with enormous risks.

Some could even turn a person into neither human nor ghost.

She wanted to preserve her appearance. After all, she was still a girl.

Hiruko explained, "Originally, only top-tier experts had a certain chance of cultivating Sage Mode, but after my modifications, it has become a curse mark technique.

Once activated, it can greatly increase your strength, but it consumes a tremendous amount of stamina.

I only just developed this. It can be considered one of the desperate measures to use in a crisis. For rapidly increasing strength in a short time, this is about the only method."

He paused, then continued, "The other methods all basically have side effects, such as reducing your lifespan or causing bodily mutations. They aren't suitable for a little beauty like you."

Rin Nohara's face immediately flushed red at Hiruko's words.

"So don't use those things for now. Wait until I do more research and stabilize them before using those drugs.

Other than that, you can only rely on daily training to become stronger step by step.

Think it over yourself, then give me your answer."

After saying that, Hiruko waved his hand and quickly returned to his bedroom, where he fell into a deep sleep.

As an outstanding scientist, he understood the importance of efficient sleep.

Rin Nohara understood Hiruko's meaning and said gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Hiruko."

She bowed deeply, then returned to her own bedroom and continued her research.

As for Pakura, Hiruko refused to believe he could not win her over.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, September had arrived.

In Konoha Village, Hiruko had already become the universally known head of the Konoha Research Department.

As the head of the Research Department, Hiruko gradually freed himself from his busy work and began researching things that interested him. His life returned to a peaceful yet fulfilling state.

However, Pakura seemed to have awakened some peculiar constitution and was always fiercely competing with Hiruko.

Hiruko was also a stubborn man. He had made up his mind that he would not rest until he had subdued this woman.

As a transmigrator, he refused to believe he could not handle a native woman.

Thus, recently, he had secretly added his specially made sensitivity-enhancing medicine to Pakura's meals.

The two of them clashed with each other every day, neither willing to give an inch.

Sometimes, Hiruko even felt that Pakura was deliberately provoking him.

At four in the afternoon, when the weather was slightly cool, Hiruko walked out of the Konoha Research Department. Countless ninja and villagers greeted him before he returned to his residence.

The moment he entered, he saw a blonde woman reeking of alcohol. She held a bottle in one hand and waved the other wildly as she sprawled across the living room sofa.

Half drunk and half awake, her eyes were narrowed like crescent moons. Her face was exquisitely beautiful, and her cheeks were flushed red.

She mumbled incoherently about things like scumbags.

Hiruko frowned slightly as he looked at the drunken Tsunade, but he did not say much. He did not particularly like drunk girls.

Still, after all these years, he had grown somewhat accustomed to it.

He skillfully snatched the bottle from Tsunade's hand, then fetched a basin of hot water and gently wiped her down.

Next, he picked Tsunade up. She was still muttering nonsense as he placed her on the bed in the bedroom and covered her with a blanket.

Looking at Tsunade's rosy, lovely face, Hiruko felt a surge of impulse and could not help reaching over to give her cheek a pinch.

However, Tsunade suddenly turned over and kicked away most of the blanket.

"Scumbag!"

Then she swung her fist, nearly sending Hiruko, who was sitting by the fireplace, flying.

What a troublesome woman. Hiruko looked at Tsunade before him with some distaste.

One had to know that Hiruko himself deeply hated alcohol, because it severely affected a person's logical thinking and mental faculties.

He forcibly suppressed the urge to lose his temper, tucked Tsunade's blanket back around her, then turned and headed for the kitchen.

He planned to make this troublesome woman a sobering meal so that she would not feel so miserable after waking up.

A debt of gratitude had to be repaid. Back then, Tsunade had also been the one to protect him.

"Ding-dong!"

Hiruko, who was busy in the kitchen, suddenly heard the doorbell and found it rather strange.

After all, Rin Nohara naturally could not go out to receive visitors during the day, and Pakura was imprisoned. How could a prisoner possibly be allowed outside?

Other than him, there was only Tsunade, that drunken woman, in the house.

He put down what he was doing and went to open the door, secretly wondering who would come to visit at such a time.

Normally, the only time anyone entered Hiruko's home was during cleaning, and they were all women traded over by the major clans.

As a transmigrator who lacked a sense of security, Hiruko placed great importance on his territory and would not easily allow others to invade it.

These women only came over to clean, and that was also part of the deal.

Hiruko wiped his hands and walked toward the door.

When he opened it, an old face full of wrinkles came into view.

"Uh, old man Third Hokage, what are you doing here?" Hiruko said flatly. He showed no particular warmth and had no intention of immediately inviting him inside.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Hiruko's handsome yet pale face, much like Orochimaru's, and his eyes could not help growing dazed.

But he quickly composed himself and revealed a faint smile, appearing extremely approachable, like a kind old grandfather.

Although Hiruko disliked the Third Hokage's indecisiveness in his old age, he did not bear him much ill will.

Besides, back then, it was also the old man Third Hokage who had strongly supported him, giving him the chance...