In Konoha: Three Choices at the Start

Ding! The host's age won't change. Your body will simply develop earlier than an ordinary person's!

"Got it!" Excitement glinted in Liuyun's eyes.

The intermediate version meant six years of development. His body would be as developed as a sixteen-year-old's!

Liuyun turned to the sleeping Tsunade behind him, a lecherous grin spreading across his face.

"Tsunade, my dear future wife, sorry about today, but it's for our future happiness!"

Half an hour later, Liuyun gazed excitedly at the potion in his hand and downed it in one gulp.

As soon as he finished, he collapsed onto Tsunade and fell into a hazy sleep.

A warm current flowed through Liuyun's body, gradually strengthening his limbs...

By the time Liuyun woke again, the sky had darkened. The first thing he saw was Tsunade looking at him with concern.

"Brat! You're awake!" Tsunade said irritably.

"What happened to me?" Liuyun looked down at his limbs in confusion. They hadn't changed at all!

"You collapsed on top of me with a flushed face and slept until now."

"I thought it was a side effect of using that powerful Ice Release last night!"

Tsunade took a sip of wine. There was a note of concern in her voice that even she hadn't noticed.

"I'm fine. I just pushed myself too hard last night and got a little tired!" Liuyun said with a smile.

The moment he finished speaking, Tsunade grabbed his ear. Her expression shifted into a dangerous smile.

"Pretty bold, aren't you, brat? You even dared take off my clothes?"

Liuyun smiled awkwardly. "I was looking out for your health!"

"Hmph! Since you saved Teacher this time, I'll let it go. But if there's a next time!"

Tsunade glared and cracked her knuckles menacingly.

"I know! I know!" Liuyun nodded hurriedly.

Right now, he desperately wanted to ask about the Gene Potion. This was no time to argue with this terrifying woman.

"Good!" Satisfied with his response, Tsunade pointed to the food nearby. "Eat!"

Liuyun didn't stand on ceremony. After sleeping all day, he really was hungry. He stuffed food into his mouth

while asking the system grimly, "System, can you tell me what's going on?"

To avoid shocking everyone, this system deliberately slowed the growth of the host's body.

Liuyun understood at once. "Roughly how long until it's fully absorbed?"

"Two months should be gradual enough not to attract attention!"

Two months? That wasn't long. After waiting this long, what was a little more time?

After wolfing down the meal, Liuyun patted his stomach and walked over to Tsunade.

"When are we leaving?"

"If something hadn't happened to your body, we'd already be at Konoha Camp by now!" Tsunade rolled her eyes.

After a moment's thought, she said, "Let's set out tomorrow morning."

"Okay!"

After their conversation, Tsunade began drinking heavily. Liuyun knew she was trying to numb herself.

If the mission had merely failed, that would have been one thing. But someone had betrayed them, leading to the deaths of eighteen Konoha Jonin.

And Tsunade had probably guessed the reason: her and Liuyun!

The cruel irony was that only the two of them had returned from the mission. Everyone else had died!

Liuyun sighed. Those Jonin deserved better.

In any ninja village, Jonin were elite fighters. Even Konoha would feel the loss of so many at once.

"Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi, you'd better hope I never find proof that you sold us out!"

"Otherwise, even if you're Konoha's Hokage, I'll kill you!" Liuyun narrowed his eyes, killing intent flashing in them.

As if sensing it, the drunken Tsunade spoke, tears glimmering in her eyes.

"Brat! Do you think Konoha is really that dark? Could Teacher really be so cruel?"

"Don't you already know the answer?"

"But one thing's certain. Whoever betrayed us was among the people at that meeting!" Liuyun sneered.

"What are you planning to do?" Tsunade narrowed her eyes.

"No rush. Once we're back tomorrow, give me a list of everyone who was in that meeting room!"

"I'll investigate them one by one!" A sharp glint flashed in Liuyun's eyes.

"All right!"

Tsunade looked at the brat before her and remembered how bravely he had led her through the enemy blockade last night.

An unfamiliar sense of security settled in her heart.

Then she recalled everything that bastard had done to her in the illusion, and her already flushed cheeks grew hotter.

Tsunade kept drinking, and Liuyun made no attempt to stop her. If anything, he hoped she would drink herself senseless. He would be the one to benefit.

"System, check in!" Liuyun murmured as he gazed at the bright moon in the distance.

Ding! Congratulations, host. You have received thirty Mado Ultra-HD Videos. They've been placed in your inventory!

"Damn it! More trash! I'll have to give it a thorough critique!" Liuyun cursed inwardly.

Before he knew it, the moon had begun to set. Liuyun turned and yawned. By then, Tsunade had drunk herself unconscious.

He put an arm around Tsunade and laid her on the Tatami.

As for Tsunade's figure, well, his little wife Mikoto simply couldn't compare.

If he had to say it, he wished things could stay like this forever. Cao Cao really was his role model!

Just as Liuyun was about to settle into the same sleeping position as yesterday, that damned system offered another choice!

Ding! Your future wife is drunk and unconscious. As her future good husband, host, please choose!

"1. Change Tsunade into sleepwear. Reward: physique increased by twenty percent!"

"2. Bathe Tsunade and change her into sleepwear. Reward: Mental Energy increased by twenty percent!"

"3. Personally bathe Tsunade and change her into sleepwear. Reward: Chakra increased by twenty percent!"

Liuyun studied the three options and fell into thought.

This seemed to be the first time since he'd acquired the Basic Sage Body that every option offered a twenty-percent increase.

With the Eight Gates Released Formation, he had little need for more physical strength at the moment.

Mental Energy... Wait. Liuyun's eyes suddenly landed on the third option, and he snapped back to attention.

Damn it. He hadn't expected the system to play word games with him. If he hadn't read carefully, he might have missed it.

"System, I choose the third option!"

The third option would take longer, and it was a far bigger undertaking.

As the man in charge, he followed a three-part policy: be thorough, be thorough, and be thorough.

After three hours of hard work, the job was finally done.

Early the next morning, Tsunade looked at her new sleepwear in confusion. "Brat, how did my sleepwear get changed?"

"You got drunk, went to take a bath, and changed it yourself. Don't you remember?"

Liuyun rolled his eyes, feigning exasperation.

Inside, though, he was a little nervous.

"Really? Then why don't I remember any of it?" Tsunade rubbed her aching head.

"That's what you get for drinking so much! You fell asleep halfway through your bath. I had to bring you back in here!" Liuyun said irritably.

"All right! I forgot. Thanks!"

And with a few slick excuses from Liuyun, the matter of the previous night was settled.

The News Spreads, Shocking Everyone in Konoha! ### Konoha Main Camp!

Hatake Sakumo sat in the center, his face pale!

Beside him, Jiraiya and Orochimaru wore grim expressions, their eyes filled with worry.

Yesterday, Ebizo had personally led a group to dump more than a dozen Konoha corpses in front of Konoha Gate.

He had thanked them for their supreme commander's brilliant plan, saying they had delivered easy kills right to the Sand Ninja!

As a token of appreciation, the Third Kazekage had specially ordered him to return the bodies to Konoha!

After delivering his message with a smug air, Ebizo had led his people away.

Sakumo had not yet recovered from his injuries. Hearing those words had sent his blood surging, and he had spat out a mouthful of blood.

The others looked no better. Ebizo had rubbed their faces in their defeat.

Yet they couldn't simply launch an attack.

Konoha was at a complete disadvantage. The Sand Ninja had the Kazekage, as well as Bunpuku, the One-Tail Jinchuriki, Ebizo, Chiyo...

Konoha had plenty of talent, but White Fang remained badly injured, and there was still no word from Tsunade.

Konoha had sent reinforcements yesterday, but it was still short on elite fighters!

"Commander Sakumo! Why don't I take a few people into the Land of Rivers to search for news of Tsunade and Liuyun?"

Jiraiya broke the silence after a moment.

"Not yet. Tsunade isn't in mortal danger. Don't forget Liuyun is with her!"

"They haven't appeared yet. Perhaps they're planning something else," Orochimaru said in his raspy voice, his eyes flickering.

A small white snake suddenly appeared before him, and a relieved smile broke across his tense face.

"Orochimaru, do you know something? What did it tell you?"

As an old friend, Jiraiya knew Orochimaru used white snakes to carry messages.

Something extraordinary had happened the night before last!

"Now I understand why Ebizo had the nerve to come to Konoha Gate yesterday and rub our noses in it!"

"Spit it out! Stop keeping us in suspense!" Jiraiya was beside himself with impatience.

"I don't know exactly what happened last night. I only know that Liuyun controlled a massive Ice Giant and tore through the entire Sand Ninja Main Camp!"

"Apart from Chiyo, Ebizo, and a handful of others, almost everyone was turned into an ice sculpture."

"The entire Sand Ninja Main Camp became a frozen wasteland!"

"Holy shit! No way! Liuyun's that strong?!"

Jiraiya swallowed, eyes wide, struggling to take in the staggering news.

Everyone else present was dumbstruck, their faces filled with shock.

Tear through the Sand Ninja Main Camp? Was this some kind of joke? Even the Sand Ninja would have left guards behind.

And every one of those guards would have been among their best.