Chapter 27

At this, Uzumaki Mito looked somewhat wistful. "If she hadn't damaged the foundation of her life and soul while researching the Sharingan's forbidden techniques back then, and then blinded one eye by using one of those techniques, how could her legend have ended there?"

"If she had remained at her peak, how would Sarutobi and the others have dared to secretly suppress the Uchiha all these years?"

"Now that she has recovered, the situation is naturally different."

"With her uncompromising temperament, merely using her presence to warn you today was already quite polite."

"Of course, she was also telling us this—there was no need to keep probing. Her strength had indeed returned."

"The fact that she was willing to sit down and talk showed that she wasn't opposed to making a deal with us."

"As for whether it would work out, that depended on whether both sides could agree on the terms."

Uzumaki Mito wasn't worried about that.

As long as they were willing to negotiate, there was hope.

If the terms weren't satisfactory, she could make more concessions.

That was still far better than letting herself die early, allowing the Senju and Uzumaki Clan to decline completely, and seeing Tsunade and Nawaki come to harm.

"Was she really that formidable before?"

Tsunade was full of surprise after hearing this.

The moment she thought of how even her second grandfather had been verbally crushed by Uchiha Chisato back then and had been unable to do anything about it, the little grievance and dissatisfaction in her heart vanished at once.

People feared comparison most of all.

"Of course she was formidable. Otherwise, why would Sarutobi and the others have been so cautious when targeting the Uchiha over the years, probing them bit by bit?"

"And after learning that she seemed to have recovered to her peak, why would they have become so nervous?"

Tsunade's eyes curved with a smile as she picked up the thread. "The old man definitely never expected that you had no intention of suppressing Lady Chisato at all. You even wanted to join forces with her!"

"When he finds out, the look on his face will definitely be spectacular!"

The more she thought about it, the better she felt.

The Third Hokage was going to destroy her family and wipe out her entire clan. If she still acted like some obedient granddaughter, then she really would have water in her brain.

Thinking of Uchiha Chisato's legendary achievements and unfathomable strength, Tsunade unconsciously changed the way she addressed her.

Her tone carried genuine respect.

She admired such a powerful woman from the bottom of her heart.

Uzumaki Mito snorted coldly. "Just wait and see. It's time that old bastard suffered a little too. Otherwise, he'll really think we're easy to bully."

Then Tsunade frowned. "Grandma, why does Lady Chisato insist on waiting twenty days before meeting? Won't that delay things with the Uzumaki Clan?"

"I don't know."

Uzumaki Mito shook her head. "Since she arranged it this way, she must have her reasons. We just need to wait."

"You don't need to be too anxious about the Uzumaki Clan either. The Four Great Shinobi Villages are still probing and gathering intelligence. There are no signs of troop movements yet, so there should still be enough time."

"If it truly becomes too late, I'll go find her myself."

But if it came to that, they would be completely passive.

It would also trigger a chain of unnecessary repercussions and make the Third Hokage and the others suspicious.

If she could avoid going, she would.

Hearing this, Tsunade finally relaxed. "As long as you know what you're doing, I'm relieved."

As she spoke, she stretched lazily, feeling much lighter all over.

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back and rest. I'm completely exhausted today."

She had been operating nonstop at the hospital during the day, then returned to go through this whole series of emotional ups and downs and learn so many secrets. Her mind had long been stretched to its limit.

Uzumaki Mito smiled and waved her off. "Go on."

But inwardly, she thought, Letting you go through this a few more times will help you grow up sooner.

Otherwise, if you keep being this naive, this old bag of bones will have to support everything. What kind of sense does that make?

Not long after Tsunade left the Uchiha Clan Compound, the Third Hokage received the news.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately lost his composure and set off at once for Uzumaki Mito's place.

As soon as they met, he directly asked how things had gone.

Uzumaki Mito didn't beat around the bush. "I've delivered the invitation. She agreed to meet, but the time has been set for twenty days from now."

"So just wait patiently."

"Also, I sounded her out. Tsunade confirmed that Uchiha Chisato's body has indeed fully recovered. It isn't just a bluff."

"You should consider carefully what you intend to do."

"After all, you know as well as I do that this one isn't easy to deal with. Hehe."

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that there was a hint of schadenfreude in Uzumaki Mito's final laugh.

His heart sank as he thought, It seems Lady Mito knows all about what we've done to the Senju over these years.

I'll have to restrain myself more from now on.

And the more Hiruzen Sarutobi thought about it, the more he felt that asking Uzumaki Mito to invite Uchiha Chisato and test her out might have been a foolish move.

Because he had no idea what method Uchiha Chisato had used to recover, nor was he sure whether that method would work on Uzumaki Mito.

Worse still, he knew nothing about what exactly had gone wrong with Uchiha Chisato, and he was equally clueless about Uzumaki Mito's physical condition.

So there was no way for him to accurately judge whether this was reliable.

Sigh, he could only take things one step at a time.

It wasn't as if he could run over and stop Uzumaki Mito from meeting Uchiha Chisato, was it?

He didn't have the nerve, nor did he have the ability.

After all, he had only been in power for nine years. His authority had yet to fully stabilize, and he was nothing like the future Third Hokage, whose every word carried absolute weight and whose prestige reached the heavens.

Not to mention that Uzumaki Mito and Uchiha Chisato were both still alive.

After getting a clear grasp of the situation, the Third Hokage didn't stay long at Mito's place and soon took his leave.

For the time being, he had no plans to tell Danzo and the others about his suspicions or Uchiha Chisato's true condition.

Because he was afraid that Danzo would do something reckless in secret.

That hotheaded fool didn't understand the meaning of fear. He feared neither heaven nor earth.

If Danzo found out, he might really interfere and ruin Uzumaki Mito and Uchiha Chisato's meeting.

If things truly escalated that far, the Third Hokage wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility.

If Danzo dared to step in and stop them, he would probably get beaten so badly he wouldn't recognize his own mother, right?

The Third Hokage shuddered inwardly.

Xunjing's side, on the other hand, remained calm and peaceful.

As the days passed, his body grew sturdier by the day.

Nourished by medicine and Sea Kings meat, and regulated by the Life-Nourishing Art, his Life Origin recovered faster and faster.

Even his height continued to shoot upward.

Four days later, Dr. Kureha finally developed a Super Nutritional Potion and a Body-Tempering Potion.

Xunjing spent only two days producing a whole pile of fancy weakened versions from those two potions.

Nutritional Potions and Body-Tempering Potions ranged from one-tenth strength to eight-tenths strength, with every level of reduced efficacy available.

He also mixed Sea Kings meat with some medicinal herbs and rolled them into Nutrient Pills.

After that, he made a series of Weakened Pills ranging from ten percent to ninety percent strength.

Another seven days passed.

He also weakened the Conditioning Potion, which regulated the body, healed hidden injuries, and restored vitality.

But that wasn't all. On top of that, he added Nutrient Pills and Nutritional Potion, creating something mild in effect that could flood the body with a large amount of vitality in a short time.

Xunjing called it the Life Potion.

"Mm, this should be enough to solve Uzumaki Mito's problem."

"Provided that she's truly only lacking vitality."

Holding the bottle of potion radiating gentle life force, Uchiha Xunjing pondered inwardly.

After all these years of hard work, his medical skills had reached the minor mastery stage and even advanced some distance beyond it.

His other abilities hadn't fallen behind either. They had improved by leaps and bounds.

"Oh? This thing you made is pretty interesting!"

"Especially for ninjas like you, who rely on cellular energy to get by, it couldn't be more suitable!"

"With this, you basically won't have to risk your lives just to force out more power."

"But this thing probably isn't cheap, is it?"

Dr. Kureha strolled over, looked at the Life Potion in Xunjing's hand, and asked with a smile.

"Mm."