The early morning sunlight shines through the gaps in the window lattice and casts a few streaks of golden light on the tatami.
Senju Chen was sitting cross-legged in the center of the room, with his eyes closed and his breathing steady and long.
He is trying hard to get familiar with the new Chakra bloodline in his body that belongs to Uchiha.
It is like a cold stream, distinct from the warm and vast sea of Chakra that originally belonged to Senju and Uzumaki in the body, but it maintains a strange balance under some mysterious law.
He slowly guided the trace of Chakra to his eyes. It was not as hot as yesterday, only a coolness soaked into the eyeballs.
When he opened his eyes, the room was dark, but he could "see" everything in the room. The dust floating in the air, and the subtle movements of an ant dragging crumbs at the foot of the table, were all presented to his perception with a clarity that was beyond common sense.
This is the insight of Sharingan, or just One-Tomoe.
"Little Chen, get up and have breakfast!" Shizune shouted from outside the door, interrupting his practice.
Senju Chen quickly cut off the transmission of Chakra, and the coolness in his eyes faded. Those eyes returned to their former dark purity.
"Here you go, Sister Shizune!" He responded in the clearest childish voice, with a cute smile on his face, and opened the door.
At the dining table, Tsunade was absentmindedly drinking miso soup, her beautiful brows were furrowed, and she was obviously still angry about what Senju Chen said yesterday about Orochimaru's perfunctory attitude towards her younger brother. She looked at Senju Chen who was eating rice balls in small bites, and the more she looked at her, the more she felt uneasy.
Little Chen's talent is so good, but Orochimaru, that research geek, has no intention of teaching him well. No, isn't this a waste of Little Chen's talent? The tragedy of Nawaki must never happen again to Little Chen!
"Bang!"
Tsunade slammed the soup bowl on the table, spilling soup all over the place. She stood up, exuding an unquestionable domineering aura.
"Little Chen, don't do any tasks after dinner. You can practice at home while my sister goes out!"
Before she finished speaking, she had already rushed out of the house, leaving only Senju Chen with a murderous figure behind her.
Senju Chen and Shizune looked at Tsunade's disappearing back in stunned silence.
My sister is still the same sister.
Hokage's Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was holding a pipe in his mouth and dealing with a mountain of documents, with exhaustion written all over his face. The door of the office was kicked open by someone, making a deafening noise.
"Old man"
Tsunade burst in with rage, her beautiful brown eyes burning with fire. She slapped Hokage's desk made of precious wood, and the solid tabletop was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks.
"I request to change my brother's teacher!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was so shocked by this sudden turn of events that he almost dropped his pipe. He looked at Tsunade with an angry face, then looked at his miserable desk, and rubbed his brows helplessly.
"Tsunade, calm down. Is there anything wrong with Orochimaru? He is your teammate and his abilities are clear. He should be more than enough to guide your younger brother."
"More than enough?" Tsunade sneered as if he had heard some big joke, "Old man, do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? That bastard put Little Chen and That child Uchiha Clan was left in the training ground, said, "Get acquainted with yourselves," and ran away, and then let them do their own tasks! His mind was all in his laboratory! Did I give Little Chen to him to let him go to the battlefield to die in the future?!"
At the mention of the word "send to death", Tsunade's eyes turned red instantly, and his voice was trembling. Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed in his heart, he knew that Tsunade thought of Nawaki again.
"You submitted it in person, requesting Orochimaru to be the instructor of Senju Chen. It has only been a few days. Changing the instructor is not a piece of cake. I can't agree to this." He softened his tone.
"Then I ask one person to join Little Chen's team. They currently have two people in the team, so it makes sense to add one more person." Tsunade argued with reason.
"Who do you want to join?"
"Maruboshi Kosuke!" Tsunade said flatly, "I want him to join Little Chen's team! Little Chen needs an experienced veteran who knows how to survive on the battlefield to protect him, not a research maniac whose mind is full of experiments!"
A hint of surprise flashed across Hiruzen Sarutobi's face.
Maruboshi Kosuke
Because of the incident that year, he refused to be promoted to Chunin. He is still Genin now and has been active on the front line of the battle these years.
Maruboshi Kosuke should be regarded as Lord Second Hokage's personal guard. Even I admired him very much back then and taught him Ninjutsu, but for so many years he has been unable to get out of his own heart.
In terms of strength, he may not have reached the level of Elite Jonin, but in terms of experience and loyalty, there are few people in Konoha who are more reliable than him.
It is indeed an excellent choice for such a person to guide and protect Senju Chen.
But this matter is not something he can decide alone.
"I need to discuss this matter with Council of Elders."
Half an hour later, the atmosphere in the Hokage conference room was as depressing as the sea before a storm.
Shimura Danzō's one eye flashed with a cold light. He leaned on a cane and spoke in his gloomy tone that has not changed for thousands of years, "I object. Senju Chen is the only Wood Release Heir in the village, and he is First For the continuation of Master 's power, his safety is above all else. It would be too risky to let him be exposed to C-level or higher-level tasks so early. I suggest that he be kept in the village and Root provide the top teachers and the strictest protection."
"I agree with Danzo." Utatane Koharu pushed up her glasses. Although she was Senju Faction, she stood with Danzo this time. "Senju Chen is of immeasurable value and we cannot take any risks. Although the flowers in the greenhouse are fragile, at least we can guarantee that they will not be destroyed by wind and rain."
"House arrest?" Tsunade's lips curved into an extremely dangerous sneer, "Do you want to treat my brother like Jinchūriki Kushina Uzumaki and keep him in captivity in the village until he loses all his edges and corners and becomes what you want?"
"Tsunade, watch your words! We are doing this for Little Chen's good and for the future of the village!" Mitokado Homura shouted sharply.
"For the village?" Tsunade slowly stood up, a terrifying evil aura spread from her body, and the temperature of the entire conference room seemed to have dropped several degrees. Her eyes swept over Danzo and the two consultants coldly.
"Nawaki When he died, you said it was for the village! When Duan died, you also said it was for the village! Now, you want to use this excuse to control my only brother?!"
"I put my words here today!"
"Boom--!!!"
Tsunade punched out, and the brand new conference table that had just been replaced by Hiruzen Sarutobi was blown into sawdust flying in the sky by her terrifying Monstrous Strength in an instant!
She pointed at Danzo, whose face was ashen, and shouted word by word, "Which of you dares to take advantage of my brother all day long again! I will beat him into a puddle of mud first! If you don't believe it, you can try it!"
Domineering, decisive, leaving no room for anything!
Danzo's face was so gloomy that it could drip water, but looking at Tsunade with murderous intent, he didn't speak again. He knew very well that this crazy woman could really do anything.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed long and waved his hands to disperse the smoke and dust in front of him. He looked at his disciple, a trace of guilt and a trace of relief flashed in his eyes. Tsunade, after all, was still the Tsunade who would do everything for his family. He also understood that the death of Nawaki was an eternal pain in her heart, and it was also his dereliction of duty as a teacher.
Moreover, he also knew very well that towering trees would never grow in a greenhouse. First did not become God of the Shinobi World under protection.
"Just do what Tsunade said." Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice was full of determination, "I will personally order that Maruboshi Kosuke be transferred to Senju Chen's team. This matter is settled."
The order was quickly conveyed to a secluded corner of the village.
Maruboshi Kosuke, who was pruning potted plants in the yard, paused slightly after receiving the order from Anbu. He raised his head, and there was not much expression on his weather-beaten face, but a light shone in the depths of his cloudy eyes.
Protect the descendants of the Senju Clan and the blood relatives of Lord Second Hokage.
It must have been the child that night. He had an excellent impression of Senju Chen, who was alert, smart, and very polite.
Without any hesitation, he put down the scissors in his hand and nodded solemnly to Anbu who came to deliver the order.
"I accept the mission."
He himself is Genin, and has been active on the front line of the battle. It is natural for him to pass on his experience to the young master of the Senju Clan. When the other party grows up, he can continue to fight on the battlefield.
Maruboshi Kosuke looked up at the dazzling sunshine, and by then I should have no regrets!