He is like a child who just got his favorite toy, tirelessly exploring every way to play with it.
It wasn't until the Chakra in his body was consumed that he stopped panting and sat down on the ground with a hearty smile on his face.
"Still... not very skilled." He muttered to himself.
The connection of continuous teleportation is still a little sluggish and cannot be as natural as breathing like Minato Namikaze.
However, he has plenty of time.
War is his best whetstone.
When Senju Chen dragged his exhausted body home, the night was already deep.
The huge Senju mansion was silent and almost empty. Only at the end of the corridor on the second floor, a dim yellow light was shining stubbornly.
It's Shizune's room.
He stepped lightly, Chakra clinging to the soles of his feet silently, and walked up the wooden stairs like a cat, not wanting to disturb her.
But as soon as he arrived upstairs, he was stunned.
Shizune was holding a stuffed medicine box and standing at the door of his room, his little head slightly lowered, as if he was debating whether to knock on the door or not.
"Sister Shizune, are you looking for me?"
"Ah, Little Chen!" Shizune's cheeks turned red, and he was a little at a loss. "I'm sorry, I, I heard the news of your return... Seeing that you have been practicing too hard recently, I just wanted to give you some ointment to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis."
She handed the medical kit forward, and her eyes, which were always slightly worried, were now filled with pure concern.
Senju Chen felt warm in his heart and reached out to take it.
The medicine box was a little heavy when I first got it. In addition to ointments, it probably also contained a lot of emergency food pills and nutritional supplements.
"Before Lady Tsunade left, he always told me to take good care of you." Shizune's voice lowered, with a hint of unnoticeable loneliness, "Now that the wind is getting louder and tighter in the village, I... am a little worried about you."
Her worries are as clean as the clear springs in the mountains. They are not mixed with any interests or calculations. They are just the purest family concerns.
Senju Chen looked at her and couldn't help but think of the sister who was spending a lot of money in who knows which casino at the moment, and couldn't help but laugh.
That unreliable sister probably thinks that taking care of her means sending him some money every month to keep him from starving to death.
He subconsciously stretched out his hand, wanting to rub Shizune's hair like Tsunade did, but when he raised his hand halfway, he felt it was inappropriate. With his small body now, this action looked weird.
Finally, his hand came down and patted her shoulder gently.
"Don't worry, Sister Shizune." His voice was not loud, but there was an undeniable calmness. "I am Senju Clan's man. It's just a war. It doesn't scare me."
The confidence and calmness displayed on that still childish face made Shizune slightly startled.
She looked at the young man's eyes that were still bright in the darkness, and the Taiseki that was hanging in her heart due to the current situation miraculously fell back to its true place.
"Well..." She nodded slightly, pursed her lips, and said no more.
"Sister Shizune, I happen to have something that I want to discuss with you." The relief on Senju Chen's face disappeared and his expression became serious.
"Huh? Little Chen, you say." Shizune immediately became serious.
"Although we, Konoha, did not initiate this war, we were fully involved. My sister... although she has left the village for two years, to other countries, she is still Konoha's 'Sannin'"
Senju Chen paused and lowered his voice. "And you know, sister has hemophobia... In peacetime, sister's name is enough to scare everyone, but now is a time of war."
Shizune As the person closest to Tsunade, she also knows better than anyone else what kind of fatal weakness Princess Tsunade, who once frightened the enemy on the battlefield, now has.
"I'm worried that someone will specifically deal with my sister in order to reduce Konoha's combat effectiveness." Senju Chen's eyes sharpened, "You have also seen the situation in the village. Not everyone wants us Senju Clan to be well. My sister seems to be free outside, but in fact she is isolated and helpless."
"So, Sister Shizune, I want to ask you for a favor."
He looked at her solemnly, "Go find my sister and stay with her. Only with you by her side can I truly feel at ease."
Shizune heard this, his lips moved, and his eyes instantly turned red.
Of course she is willing to take care of Lady Tsunade, but in that case, Konoha will only have Little Chen left...
"But... but Lady Tsunade asked me to stay and take care of you."
"It's okay, Sister Shizune. I will follow the teacher to the battlefield in the future. Instead of staying in the village waiting for me, you might as well go to my sister and help me take care of her."
"If my sister asks, give this to her."
Seemingly seeing through Shizune's hesitation, Senju Chen suddenly took out a strange three-pronged Kunai from the ninja bag and handed it to her.
Kunai's handle is engraved with a complicated and mysterious magic formula. This was made by him based on the mark of Flying Thunder God and adding his own magic formula.
"Is this...?"
"Flying Thunder God Kunai." Senju Chen's lips curved with a hint of confidence, "My unique mark, my one and only."
He put Kunai into Shizune's hand, and it felt cold to the touch.
"Take it with you. No matter where your sister is, you can find her. Just in case... I mean just in case, you encounter a danger that cannot be solved, just use Chakra to activate the above spell."
Senju Chen stared at her, speaking loudly and clearly.
"I will arrive immediately."
Shizune looked at the Kunai in his hand, and then at the boy in front of him who was a little younger than him, and suddenly tears flowed out unconsciously.
She suddenly took a step forward, threw herself into Senju Chen's arms, hugged him tightly, and said in a choked voice.
"Little Chen, promise me, no matter what you face, you must protect yourself. Lady Tsunade can't lose you anymore, and I... I can't lose you either."
Facing Shizune who suddenly hugged him, feeling the softness in his arms, Senju Chen's body stiffened slightly.
Looking at Shizune who hugged him tightly and cried like pear blossoms, Senju Chen gently hugged this little sister with his backhand. Ever since he came into this world, he had always taken good care of him.
"Sister Shizune, I promise you, I will definitely take care of myself."
"Similarly, you must take care of yourself. When this war is over, I will go and bring you and your sister back."
After comforting Shizune and Senju Chen, who were as red as a monkey's butt and came to their senses, they returned to their rooms.
He did not rest immediately, but sat cross-legged by the window and spread out a scroll in the moonlight.
Above, he drew a simple map of Land of Rain and the surrounding area based on his memory and the information he collected from Orochimaru. He used red ink to mark several key locations.
The stronghold of Kirigakure, the sphere of influence of Hanzō, and the possible areas of activity of the "Akatsuki" organization in the future...
His fingers slowly moved across the map, and with the support of Top-Level Reaction Nerves, his brain rapidly deduced various possibilities.
This time I went to Land of Rain. The apparent mission was to assist Hanzō and clean up Kirigakure's spies.
But my real goals are three.
First, survive and use the system to harvest as much "experience points" as possible on the battlefield.
Second, find Hatake Sakumo, confirm the current situation of the "Akatsuki" organization, and decide the next direction of guidance based on the situation.
Third... He looked at the mark on the map that represented the Kirigakure stronghold, with a trace of blazing heat in his eyes.
Collect "materials".
Whether it's what Orochimaru needs, or... what I need.
Although my skill bar is full now, if new ones appear in the future, I will also need some alternatives.