In the dark night, the Senju mansion stood quietly in the moonlight, its majestic outline showing a desolate and sparsely populated appearance.
Senju Chen Walking through the empty courtyard, the wooden clogs stepped on the stone pavement, making a crisp "ta, da" sound, which was infinitely amplified in the silence.
He opened the door to his room, without lighting a lamp, but sat down quietly with the moonlight shining in through the window.
In my mind, I can't get rid of the image of the old man with a stooped figure and resolute eyes who carries the blame.
Maruboshi Kosuke...
This is simply a treasure falling from the sky.
Senju Chen's fingertips tapped lightly on his knees unconsciously, his thoughts racing rapidly.
A living "fossil" of Konoha, a ninja who has existed since World War I. His strength is unfathomable, and his swordsmanship of "Konoha Liu·Liu" is even more superb. What's even more rare is that his loyalty to the Senju Clan, especially to Second Hokage, has been engraved in his bones.
Such a person is willing to be Genin for the rest of his life because of past psychological trauma.
Simply the perfect teammate template.
The team of myself and Shisui is a special case in terms of organization, with only two people. Compared with the traditional three-person team, there is naturally one missing position.
And the identities of Maruboshi Kosuke and Genin can justifiably fill in. His rich mission experience, especially wilderness survival and many years of mission experience, are invaluable to him who is about to start contacting C-level or even higher-level missions.
It's not just a bodyguard, it's a living encyclopedia of tasks, a mentor who can save you from countless detours.
With such a "veteran" by my side, my safety factor will skyrocket when I perform missions outside in the future.
Moreover, the other party's cooking skills are said to make even Third Hokage praise him... Xiu Liu.
Senju Chen would never admit that he wanted to recruit the other party just for the sake of good food and drink.
But who can resist a battlefield cook who can kill with a sword and cook with a pot, right?
But, how can we get Konoha to agree to arrange a "Genin" who is over fifty years old and has outstanding achievements into a team composed of two five or six-year-old children?
This matter needs to be carefully planned.
Then his consciousness sank into his mind and he looked at the system panel that only he could see.
[God-Level Stealing System]
Currently stolen abilities
[1.First's Hidden Wood Release Bloodline]
[2.Advanced Chakra Refinement Technique]
[3. Uzumaki Clan Bloodline (primary awakening)]
[4. (empty)]
[5. (empty)]
Below the first three lit skills, there are two dark, empty skill slots.
This was something he deliberately set aside.
The previous abilities were all for laying a foundation and improving his physical fitness and development potential. But now, as he begins to perform tasks, combat will inevitably become a part of his life.
These two skill slots must be reserved for the top-level combat or life-saving abilities.
He already had two dream goals in his mind.
The first one, [Flying Thunder God Technique]!
Space-Time Ninjutsu, no matter which world it is in, is the top rule-based ability. It can fight, run, teleport, and sneak attack. It is simply a must-have skill for traveling at home and killing people.
And the owner of this technique, Minato Namikaze, himself often comes into contact with it.
It's just that... the man known as "Yellow Flash" has an incredibly stable mentality. No matter how he uses his identity as a child to insinuate others, or even deliberately does some shocking things, he will always have that gentle and sunny smiling face, and his mood swings are so pitiful that he cannot trigger the system's theft prompts at all.
Senju Chen even suspected that even if he pushed his wife Kushina to the ground and kissed her in front of him, he might smile and say, "Little Chen is so energetic."
However, we are not unprepared.
In order to give our future master Fourth Hokage a "surprise gift", our "Rasengan" has already been hungry and thirsty.
He wanted to see if his gentle smiling face could still hold firm when his five-year-old child rolled out a ball with one hand in front of him that was exactly the same as the technique he was developing.
Thinking of that scene, Senju Chen is particularly looking forward to it.
According to his exploration of the system for almost a year, as long as he does not perform "stealing", prompts can be triggered repeatedly for the same person. With each prompt, the list of abilities that can be stolen may change. After all, no one has only three abilities in his life.
What he has to do is to use precise "stimulation" again and again to bring out [Flying Thunder God Technique]!
The second goal is more direct.
[Sharingan]!
Senju Chen pouted. This world can be renamed "Eye Legend". From One-Tomoe to Mangekyō to Rinnegan, Byakugan can also be upgraded to Tenseigan. Even the protagonist Naruto's eyes turned into a cross shape during the final battle.
In this world, without a pair of powerful eyes, you would be embarrassed to say hello to people when you go out.
Because the Uzumaki Clan Bloodline I stole, I was born with huge Chakra and vitality. If I could be matched with a pair of Uchiha eyes...
That picture is simply not too beautiful.
And the best target for stealing is, isn't it the "good teammate" who is upright and kind-hearted that he will get along with day and night in the future - Shisui Uchiha?
The dynamic vision of Sharingan perfectly matches the high-speed movement of Flying Thunder God. It is a perfect match.
Later, when Sharingan evolves into Rinnegan, I will fly around the battlefield with Chibaku Tensei. If anyone doesn't like it, a Chibaku Tensei will fly over or a meteorite will fall from the sky. Then it will fly away. I will ask you if you are afraid of it.
Our nicknames from now on are Senju-Konoha Nuclear Bomb-Chen.
That scene makes me emotional just thinking about it, hahaha...
Early the next morning, Senju Chen came to Tsunade's study.
"Little Chen? You're up. How's your recent mission going?"
Tsunade was sitting at the desk, frowning at a hospital report. She heard a knock on the door, looked up and saw it was Senju Chen, and the fatigue between her brows melted away instantly, replaced by a gentle smile.
"Sister, my employer praised me for doing a very good job!" Senju Chen walked over with short legs, imitated Sister Shizune, skillfully took out tea leaves from the cabinet next to him, and brewed a cup of soothing herbal tea for Tsunade with smooth movements.
"You." Tsunade took the tea cup and took a sip. The warm tea soothed her tense nerves a lot. She rubbed Senju Chen's hair lovingly, "The patrol mission is over these days. How do you feel? Didn't you encounter any danger?"
"It went very smoothly." Senju Chen replied obediently, "Shisui is very powerful and we cooperated very well. Captain Tekka of Konoha Military Police Force Unit also gave us 'excellent' and other evaluations."
"Oh?" Tsunade was a little surprised. She put down her tea cup and looked at him with interest, "It seems that my Little Chen is already a qualified ninja. Is there any reward you want?"
"There is no reward..." Senju Chen shook his head and mentioned it casually, "But sister, our team only has two people, isn't it a bit strange? I think other teams have three people."
"Nowadays, the initial team formation of the ninja team is generally assigned after graduation from school. You and Uchiha Clan's child graduated from school early, which is a special case. In this case, you can only wait for suitable candidates to complete your team, so you are two people for the time being, but it usually won't take too long." Tsunade explained.
"But wouldn't it be safer to have one more person?" Senju Chen raised his face with clear eyes, "Besides, what we are doing now is D-Rank Mission, which is a bit trivial. Mr. Shisui said that in the future we will be exposed to high-level tasks outside the village. I am a little worried... Both of us are too young and inexperienced."
His pretense of maturity and childish worry succeeded in making Tsunade laugh.
"Young devil, you're still thinking far ahead." Tsunade pinched his cheek, "However, newcomers like you Genin are usually led by their instructors when going out on missions. In the future, Orochimaru will take you with you when you go on missions, so don't worry."
"But Teacher Orochimaru is usually very busy. I used to do the tasks by myself. Recently, Shisui came and we worked together."
"What? Orochimaru, this guy is so irresponsible, he actually left you alone."
"Okay Orochimaru, let's see if I don't destroy your laboratory." When Tsunade heard Orochimaru, he completely turned away and let his brother grow wildly on his own. His anger rose instantly, and he got up and wanted to settle the score with Orochimaru.
"Sister, don't be angry. Teacher Orochimaru is usually too busy and doesn't completely ignore me. Teacher Orochimaru's guidance is also very helpful to me, and I can complete the tasks in the village very well."
Senju Chen looked at Tsunade who got up and was about to go to Orochimaru to settle the score, and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him. He just made an excuse. If Tsunade really made a big fuss and the higher ups changed him to a new teacher, then he would really cry to death.
"By the way, sister, when I came back yesterday, I met a very kind old man, who is also a ninja in the village." Senju Chen quickly changed the subject to the furious Tsunade, "His name is Maruboshi Kosuke. He is a very nice person and he even sent me home. I heard him say that he is also a Genin!"
"Maruboshi...Kosuke?"
Hearing this name, Tsunade's anger froze slightly, and a complicated look flashed across his amber eyes. It was a mixture of respect, regret and nostalgia.
"Yes." Senju Chen keenly caught the change in her expression, and he was sure in his heart, and continued, "Grandpa Kosuke seems to be very experienced. I think it would be better if he could join our team and guide us when we are doing tasks? And I heard him say it himself, he is also Genin. It shouldn't be a violation of the rules to do tasks with us, right?"
Tsunade was silent.
Of course she knows Maruboshi Kosuke.
He was an old man of the same generation as Teacher Sarutobi and Danzo, and he was also a hero who survived the war. It was just because of a command error that all his companions were wiped out. From then on, he lived in the shadow of self-blame, refused all promotions, and silently guarded Konoha as "Genin".
Let such a legendary figure be the "nanny" for his younger brother?
This idea sounds a bit... wasteful.
But after thinking about it again, Tsunade felt that this seemed to be an excellent move.
Kosuke's loyalty to the Senju Clan is unquestionable, and his strength is difficult for even the ordinary Jonin to match. In addition, Orochimaru is "unreliable". If there is such an experienced ninja by Little Chen's side, the tragedy of Nawaki should not happen again.
"I understand this matter." Tsunade looked at Senju Chen's expectant eyes, and finally nodded softly, "I will discuss it with the old man. However, whether it will succeed or not depends on Mr. Kosuke's own wishes."
"Thank you, sister!" Senju Chen's face immediately burst into a bright smile, as if a stone had fallen to the ground.
Done!