Konoha's Hokage Building, Confidential Archives Room.
Inside Konoha's Ninjutsu Archive, scrolls sat neatly arranged on shelves, giving off a faint scent of paper and ink.
Young Tsunade stood before a bookshelf, casually scanning the rows of scrolls. Her fingertips brushed along the shelf as she pulled out a few at random and quickly read through them.
However-
She read faster and faster, her brows gradually knitting. The interest on her face faded, giving way to a trace of disappointment.
"These ninjutsu... don't seem as powerful as the ones from our time?"
She flipped through a scroll labeled "Advanced Forbidden Jutsu," but a closer look revealed only improved versions of Lightning Release and Earth Release techniques. Some were even ninjutsu that had already circulated in their era.
She continued browsing ninjutsu from several different categories, only to discover that neither taijutsu, genjutsu, nor sealing jutsu had undergone any astonishing innovations. Some sealing jutsu were even far inferior to the Land of Whirlpools Formula she remembered.
"Tch..."
Young Tsunade pursed her lips and casually returned the scrolls to the shelf. All her interest vanished as she folded her arms and looked at Shinichi with a bored expression.
"Forget it. I'm done looking."
Shinichi raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement in his voice. "What? Bored already?"
Young Tsunade huffed, sounding faintly displeased. "I thought the shinobi world would have some earth-shattering new ninjutsu after all these decades, but this is it?"
She turned and walked over to Shinichi, planted her hands on her hips, and muttered:
"After reading that history, I'm not in the mood to explore this shinobi world anymore... I want to go back soon!"
There was an urgency in her voice. She had even cast aside the idea of exploring the future.
Shinichi paused briefly, then chuckled, the corners