Conditions Met

"This technique seems to put a tremendous strain on the eyes..."

Jiraiya had seen it clearly from the side. A line of blood ran from the corner of Uchiha Sen's eye as he stood enveloped by the black giant.

[Ding! Eye pain has automatically been blocked for the host]

[He'll be howling in pain later, then start cursing again]

Uchiha Sen had no idea his eye was bleeding. He was simply thrilled as he looked at the black giant that resembled a Gundam.

"Hahaha, I'll call you the Black Savior!"

[Ding! Skill naming detected. Black Savior has become the Susanoo activation command]

The two black arms swung continuously. Tsunade, who could only evade through perception and combat instincts, was finding it increasingly difficult.

"Damn it!"

"Boom!"

The instant Tsunade was distracted, the system-controlled Black Savior seized her with both fists and held her firmly in place.

Should I use that ninjutsu?

Of course, Tsunade had her own trump card: the Yin Seal.

But against someone so much younger than herself, she had disdained using such a move.

But now, no one could make her return to that village!

Thin black lines spread from the diamond-shaped mark on her forehead and extended across her entire body. Blue chakra erupted around her, forcibly prying apart the black arms.

"Gasp... That presence... Lady Tsunade actually used that seal!"

Shizune covered her mouth, staring at the battlefield with wide eyes.

"A seal? What seal?"

Jiraiya could only tell that Tsunade's strength had grown much more profound than before. It felt much like when he entered Sage Mode, and he could not help marveling at how much Tsunade had improved over the years.

Tsunade landed on the ground, then leaped into the air. Stepping on Susanoo's arm, she charged straight for the gem-like protrusion atop its head.

"Capture the leader first!"

[Beep beep beep! Defense limit warning! Defense limit warning! Automatically activating left-eye dojutsu Near and Far—Far!]

She threw her fist with all her strength. Just as the iron fist was about to make contact, that familiar sensation struck again.

"Boom!"

A sonic boom rang out, followed by fierce winds whipped up by the air currents.

"That's completely absurd..."

"How much strength would that take..."

"Good thing I wasn't the one fighting her..."

A deep ravine stretched before their eyes, and everyone spoke with lingering fear.

Tsunade Senju, having activated the Yin Seal, opened her eyes. Now, she no longer feared Uchiha Sen's genjutsu.

The condition for casting genjutsu was to use senses such as sight, sound, and smell to guide one's chakra into the opponent's body, thereby achieving the caster's purpose. But before that, there was one crucial factor: the gap in strength between the two could not be too great.

After releasing the Yin Seal, the chakra Tsunade had stored for nearly thirty years had already left Uchiha Sen far behind.

In short, all she needed to do now was charge straight in.

[Ding! The host's current chance of victory is below 10%. Duel cancellation recommended]

[Ding! A large number of Land of Iron samurai are approaching]

[Ding! Restoring eye pain]

After a series of analyses, the system made the most correct choice: restoring Uchiha Sen's sense of pain in his eyes.

"Ah! My eyes hurt so much!"

With Uchiha Sen's cry of pain, the black chakra vanished. Seeing this, Tsunade Senju abandoned the rest of the fight.

Haku rushed over to check on him immediately. Sen pouted as though he had suffered some enormous injustice, tears glimmering in his eyes.

If there had not been so many people around, he would have burst into tears.

Haku still remembered how Lord Sen had once been playing alone on the sofa, bumped his head by accident, and cried for over an hour...

"There, there. It doesn't hurt anymore~"

Jiraiya quietly shuffled over to Tsunade and said in a low voice,

"When all's said and done, he's just a child. You're already decades old—did you really have to take it so seriously...?"

Tsunade's iron fist was his answer.

Shizune chuckled from the side, her mocking gaze seeming to say, That's what you get for talking too much.

"Thud, thud, thud..."

Heavy footsteps drew everyone's attention.

"The fighting must have attracted the Land of Iron's samurai. Tsunade, aren't you heading to Tanzaku Town next? I won't try to persuade you to return to the Hidden Leaf Village, but if the Land of Iron discovers our identities, things will be different!"

Jiraiya's words made sense. Tsunade was not unreasonable either. She nodded, and the three groups swiftly vanished from the street.

One day later...

Inside a small inn in Tanzaku Town.

Tsunade Senju sat upright before a low table, looking at the two brats in front of her with a splitting headache.

"I think that day should count as a win for Brother Sen, right? Lady Tsunade is already so old, practically ancient, while Brother Sen is still so young!"

"That's right, that's right. Go on."

"Besides, Brother Sen wasn't even in top form that day. Just the ultimate moves I know about, he still had plenty he didn't use!"

"That's right, that's right. Go on."

Naruto had naturally been tricked into coming by Jiraiya. As for Sen, he sat in the room chiming in whenever needed, earning ten thousand ryo every ten minutes.

It was not that Sen lacked backbone. Jiraiya simply paid too much.

Jiraiya also kept his promise and truly never again brought up the matter of becoming Hokage.

Tsunade was indeed considering the matter in her mind.

According to that brat, he could revive her granduncle and second granduncle. Then why not make a deal? If he really could revive them, she would return and become Hokage. At that point, she could simply be a hands-off boss and play around with Nawaki and Dan. If it was all a lie, she could just run away!

I'm such a clever little genius!

"Smack!"

"Crack!"

"Enough! Stop arguing!"

As the table split apart and tea spilled everywhere, Shizune sighed painfully. Another thousand ryo was gone...

"You said you can revive my granduncle and second granduncle, right? Then as long as you can revive them, I'll return and take over as Hokage!"

The sly look in Tsunade's eyes revealed her smug delight.

Feeling dumb now, huh!

Try showing off now!

Jiraiya and Naruto both looked toward Uchiha Sen. Clearly, neither trusted the instigator of this topic.

They had heard of killing the living, but bringing the dead back to life... Jiraiya did know of that technique. However, it was a forbidden jutsu explicitly banned by decree. Its harsh requirements were why the First Hokage had refused to let the Second continue researching it. Disturbing the souls of the dead was even more disgraceful.

Uchiha Sen did not think much of it, but he definitely could not come out at a loss!

He looked at the broken table. It seemed there was nothing left for him to slap, so his gaze shifted to Naruto.

"Smack!"

"Fine, but you have to promise first that you're willing to return to the Hidden Leaf Village! And you have to become my companion here, codenamed Three Holes!"

"Ow... It hurts, it hurts!"

On the tatami, Naruto clutched his thigh with both hands, tears welling in his eyes.

"No problem. As long as you can fulfill my condition, it's not like I can't go back first."

Being companions was nothing more than a joke. Tsunade did not care. After all, everything rested on one prerequisite: reviving those people she had longed for day and night.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the mission Planet Invasion Plan One. Mission reward obtained: Perfect-grade Impure World Reincarnation]