The Trash Station in Naruto

Time passed in silence.

A maid's voice came from outside the bedroom. "Young master... someone has come again. It seems they're looking for Miss Kushina."

Hearing this, Ren looked at Kushina.

Kushina instantly jumped up and said in disbelief, "Could it really be happening? Is Grandma really going to pass away?"

Ren shook his head. "Don't think like that. Maybe it's good news?"

After offering a few words of comfort, Ren took Kushina's hand and headed toward the living room.

As soon as they entered the living room, the maid Ren had warned was still standing there.

Ren saw several people, among them Nawaki, whom he knew.

Nawaki slowly walked over, not looking very spirited. "Ren... I've come to take Kushina back."

Ren stared at Nawaki. "Is it true?"

Hearing this, Nawaki understood what Ren meant. Over the past year, Ren and Nawaki had often spent time together, so the matter of Jinchuriki was no longer unfamiliar to them. Nawaki could never keep secrets, and he also felt there was nothing wrong with Ren knowing.

Now that Ren had asked, God Tree sighed. "I'm not sure either, but my sister will be back soon. Maybe she has a solution. Her Medical Ninjutsu has improved greatly over the past year."

Ren nodded. "Yes... maybe Sister Tsunade has a way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Nawaki said, "I'll take Kushina away first. If you can, come with me. Grandma wants to see you too!"

"See me?" Ren was instantly surprised by Nawaki's words.

Nawaki said, "That's right... Grandma knows about you and Kushina, so she wants to meet you. Maybe Kushina will really need you to take care of her in the future!"

Ren understood what that meant. Once Kushina became a Jinchuriki, she would face even more rejection. That was why Mito Uzumaki hoped there would be someone who would not reject Kushina. Ren was that person.

Ren fell silent for a moment. "I understand. I'll go see Grandma Mito too."

After saying that, Ren looked at the maid. "When Grandfather returns, tell him the truth."

The maid nodded and watched Ren leave.

On the way, Nawaki said, "Grandma is too old. She might really not make it through this. If Grandma dies, then a choice will have to be made between Kushina and Reiko."

Ren nodded silently. "I know all that, but the Nine-Tails won't behave itself. It's dangerous."

(Zhao)

Nawaki gave a bitter smile. "If I could, I'd choose to become the Jinchuriki. The Nine-Tails may be dangerous, but it's also a powerful force. With the Nine-Tails, I could support the Senju Clan after Grandma passes away."

As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce gust of wind swept toward them.

A massive fist appeared, crashing down toward Nawaki before flying at Ren.

Ren instantly raised his guard. "Sister Tsunade!"

A powerful force struck him. Ren wrapped his hands in chakra, retreating several steps before seeing the somewhat weary Tsunade appear before him.

Tsunade was still wearing ninja attire. There was a trace of exhaustion in her eyes, but as she looked at Ren, she said, "Not bad... you actually managed to block my punch."

The End of an Era

Tsunade suddenly appeared, and Ren immediately went on guard.

After retreating several steps, his hands went numb. His mouth twitched as he said, "Sister Tsunade... you threw a punch the moment you appeared. Who could take that?"

Tsunade did not care in the slightest and merely looked at Nawaki. "Ren dodged it, but you still couldn't. You received the same training, so why are you so incapable?"

With a large bump on his head, Nawaki said indignantly, "I don't like taijutsu. I like ninjutsu. Why do you have to force me to practice taijutsu?"

Ren smiled bitterly. Over the past year, although Tsunade had rarely returned, she taught Ren and Nawaki whenever she did.

Everything Tsunade taught was taijutsu. According to her, taijutsu was her strongest field, while she was not skilled at ninjutsu. Ren did not mind that at all. He had wanted to train in taijutsu from the start and strengthen his physique. He had even studied Tsunade's Medical Ninjutsu in order to improve his body. After all, to strengthen one's physique, one first had to understand the human body. Medical Ninjutsu specialized in studying the human body, so Ren chose to learn it as well.

Tsunade was very pleased by this, since too few people studied Medical Ninjutsu. She had originally wanted to promote Medical Ninjutsu, but most students at the Ninja Academy preferred combat-oriented ninjutsu and paid no attention to Medical Ninjutsu.

Yet Ren wanted to learn it, and he was a genius as well, so Tsunade was naturally delighted. Compared to the obedient Ren, Nawaki was completely different. He refused to learn taijutsu or Medical Ninjutsu and instead loved Orochimaru's various ninjutsu.

Ren could only lament fate. After all, once Nawaki graduated, he would become Orochimaru's student.

At that moment, green light appeared around Ren's hands, and his numb arms quickly recovered.

Seeing this, Tsunade said, "Not bad... your Medical Ninjutsu has reached a decent level too."

As she spoke, Tsunade directly punched Nawaki.

"Ah... Sis, that's unfair!"

Nawaki howled, and two large bumps had already appeared on his head.

Ren shook his head and took Kushina's hand. "Sister Tsunade... we should go see Grandma Mito first!"

After he spoke, Tsunade calmed down and headed toward the Senju Clan's grounds.

Nawaki cast Ren a grateful look. Otherwise, Tsunade would have given him a thorough beating!

Not long afterward, Ren entered the Senju Clan's grounds.

This place was enormous, in no way inferior to the Uchiha Clan's grounds.

Tsunade had changed out of her ninja clothes and into ordinary home attire, then headed toward a courtyard.

Ren followed Tsunade into the quiet courtyard.

Quite a few people had already arrived, yet not a single one of them spoke.

Tsunade narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Ren. "Come in with me!"

Ren found this somewhat strange. Although Nawaki had brought him here, Ren knew that his relationship with the Senju Clan was ultimately still unfamiliar. He only knew Tsunade and Nawaki, and he had come here solely for Kushina.

Just as he was about to object, Tsunade had already grabbed Ren and pulled him into the room before them.

It was a spacious bedroom, with many people standing inside. Every one of them was an important figure: the Third Hokage, Danzo, Shuiyan... practically all of Konoha's current upper echelon had gathered here.

Everyone looked toward Mito Uzumaki at the center, but her face was already covered in wrinkles. Even the crimson hair that represented the Uzumaki Clan had begun to turn white.

Red hair was the mark of the Uzumaki Clan. Once that red hair began to fade white, it meant one's life had reached its end.