In Konoha: Three Choices at the Start

Before he knew it, evening had fallen. Liuyun crept out.

He hadn't expected the Uzumaki Clan's recovery to be so formidable... He'd let his guard down.

"Hey! You're back! Looking pretty good."

Tsunade held a cup of sake and teased him.

"What do you know? I was exercising!" Liuyun bluffed.

"Heh." Tsunade's reply made her challenge unmistakable.

Liuyun rolled his eyes and gave himself a pep talk. I'm a man. I'm not going to stoop to arguing with that big-breasted woman.

After dinner, Liuyun left with a sour look, having endured Tsunade's taunts the whole time.

"Just you wait. Once I've finished integrating the Advanced Sage Body, I'll settle the score with you!"

Liuyun went to the woods where he usually trained and sat cross-legged in a tree, plotting his revenge.

"System! Integrate the Advanced Sage Body! I'm getting my revenge!"

Ding! Integration in progress! 1%... 10%... 40%... 97%... 100%! Integration complete!

A rich aura of life burst from Liuyun and flowed through every part of his body. His bones and muscles felt as though they were soaking in a spring of life.

His fatigue and hidden injuries healed, while his physique and mind recovered at astonishing speed.

If the Basic Sage Body's recovery rate was one and the Intermediate Sage Body's was five, then the Advanced Sage Body's reached a full hundred!

The Advanced Sage Body and Intermediate Sage Body were worlds apart in both quality and quantity.

"That feels amazing!" Liuyun cried out at the strange sensation coursing through him.

Crack! Crack!

Two clear sounds of shattering glass rang out in his mind.

Some limit on his physique seemed to break. His heart beat like a drum, and blood surged through his veins.

His face flushed as a seemingly inexhaustible, destructive power began to well up