" Kushina, you're pregnant, stop what you're doing and talk to me!"
Kushina, Tsunade was busy in the kitchen.
"Apply the tape. This dish will be ready soon. Lady Tsunade, why aren't you drinking?"
I heard you're going to become Hokage soon, what brings you here to visit me?
Tsunade licked her lips helplessly:
"Sigh, what can I do? Some brat heard that you're pregnant, so he's threatening to upgrade my mech and force me to come here every day."
They even want me to abstain from alcohol for a year! That's outrageous!
Tsunade was so Tsunade she wanted to slam her fist on the table, but she stopped herself when she remembered that Kushina was pregnant.
Kushina brought over a plate of cookies and two glasses of milk, placed them on the table, and said with a smile:
"It's good that Lady Tsunade doesn't drink. Could it be that the Lady Tsunade was talking about is the young Fourth Kazekage?"
Tsunade nodded:
"Who else could it be but that kid?"
Oh, by the way, that kid asked me to give you a special mech.
Tsunade took out a storage scroll from her clothes and untied it; inside was a set of items that looked like clothes.
"This is the Chakra armor I wore before when I beat up the Third Raikage. I've made some changes to this one, and it has Lightning Release protection and my Creation Rebirth."
You wear it under your clothes all the time; it's very effective for self-defense.
This thing is very expensive; it's made entirely of ultra-pure Chakra Metal.
"Sri Lanka No. 1!"
Kushina held the object that looked like clothing, examining it closely with curiosity.
" Lady Tsunade, the Fourth Kazekage, Mukai, gave me such a valuable gift. What would be a suitable gift in return?"
Tsunade casually waved her hand:
"No need to return the gift. He took quite a few Uzumaki Sealing Technique from me, and all I want is a piece of clothing. It's nothing."
"Minato went to the Uchiha again?"
Kushina sat opposite Tsunade and nodded vigorously:
"Yes, I heard there's been some chaos within the Uchiha clan, Minato has been ordered to go and stop it. It sounds like a lot of trouble!"
"These scheming bastards are just as despicable as that brat Fourth Kazekage!"
When will I be able to punch them flat?!
Tsunade complained while scratching her hair.
Root underground chamber
Danzo unwrapped his bandages, Sharingan slowly rotated in the dim candlelight. The ten Tomoe patterns on his arm seemed to come alive, looking extremely frightening.
"Reporting to your Excellency, the radical faction of the Uchiha has already taken action."
The Root ninja kneeling before him reported in a low voice:
"A group of seventeen people, led by Uchiha Inabi and Uchiha Tekka, attacked the headquarters of the Third Division of the Konoha Military Police Force last night."
The reason given was that the squad leader, Uchiha Yashiro, had secretly contacted Tsunade's faction, disregarding the fact that the Uchiha's eyes had been stolen and betraying the interests of the clan.
Meanwhile, he was dissatisfied that Obito Uchiha, did not return to the Uchiha Clan Compound, but instead lived in the village with Kakashi Hatake.
The conflict has so far resulted in eleven deaths and more than thirty injuries.
Danzo his fingers lightly on the table.
"What about Fugaku? Minato Namikaze or Tsunade who dealt with him?"
" The Uchiha Clan Head is urgently convening a clan meeting in an attempt to suppress the internal strife."
However, the radicals accused Fugaku of being weak, and Minato Namikaze has gone to deal with them. Tsunade has been staying with Kushina, and the two seem to have divided their tasks; one of them must be staying by Kushina's side.
"Their defenses against the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki are really strict."
Danzo's voice was cold:
"But that's perfect, let's go carry out the plan to steal the One-Tail!"
"The internal strife within the Uchiha will attract the attention of the Anbu, the moderate Uchiha faction, and all of Tsunade's available forces."
Danzo's eyes were fixed on the scroll:
"According to intelligence, Sunagakure is currently testing a powerful Ninjutsu, Shukaku has been alone in the Death Desert without any guards."
He glanced into the shadows of the secret room and coughed.
There, three figures slowly emerged.
They have human-like features, but their skin is a sickly grayish-white with a faint greenish sheen on the surface.
His facial features resembled a poorly sculpted, twisted clay sculpture.
This is a modified biological weapon White Zetsu, exuding a dangerous aura.
The first White Zetsu's right arm was entirely composed of a dark red, lava-like substance, as if magma were churning inside.
The second one had six bone spurs formed of ice crystals extending from its back, emanating a cold mist.
The third one is the most bizarre. It has a crack in its chest, and inside the crack are not internal organs, but drifting black Iron Sand!
" Hiruko's bloodline fusion, crude and practical."
Shimura Danzō the arm imbued with the power of Wood Release, somewhat intoxicated by the surging energy, and loudly commanded:
"With the assistance of the White Zetsu army, you will use the Mayfly Technique to infiltrate the Death Desert and absorb and seize Shukaku's Chakra."
The White Zetsu army can only help you infiltrate; they won't fight for you.
"Make this quick! If you finish this battle within twenty-five minutes, Sunagakure won't come to your aid. Otherwise, you'll have no choice but to self-destruct!"
The three special White Zetsu monsters nodded.
"Take this with you."
He took out a black cube the size of a fist.
The cube's surface has no joints, only some strange patterns on each of its six faces, and the material somewhat resembles wood.
"This is Chakra Anchor given to us by our allies."
If placed within 300 meters of Shukaku, it will automatically absorb any spilled Chakra.
When Shukaku unleashes a large-scale Ninjutsu during battle, its absorption efficiency increases to seventy times its normal level.
You need to provoke Shukaku as much as possible; as a savage Tailed Beast, I believe this is easy to do.
White Zetsu took the cube; the wood-like substance was icy to the touch, as if it could absorb all the light around it.
"Your task is not to defeat Shukaku, nor to capture it. Just provoke it, force it to release a large amount of Chakra, and absorb enough Chakra."
Once you've succeeded, retreat immediately through the underground spore network. If you're exposed, send the Chakra Anchor back; the three of you will cover the rear.
The three modified White Zetsu bowed simultaneously, and then several White Zetsu soldiers pressed close, their bodies melting like wax and seeping into the soil.
Danzo practiced his Wood Release Ninjutsu and Sharingan abilities to his heart's content in the secret room before re-bandaging himself.
"This power is truly mesmerizing! I can't wait any longer; I really hope to see Tsunade's despair upon seeing it, hahahaha..."
Southern part of the Land of Wind, the Death Desert
Most of this area is no longer dry sand; with the help of climate regulation, lush shrubs and weeds have grown here.
Shukaku was currently lying on a sand dune that had been reserved for it.
Its massive body cast a huge shadow in the moonlight.
But at this moment, Shukaku looked like an oversized tanuki, patting its belly and gazing at the moon.
"Boring... it's so incredibly boring!"
Shukaku yawned, revealing sharp teeth made of sand.
It raised its paw and scribbled something on the sand.
"Gravity correction, Mukai is bullying the Tailed Beast too much."
Why do I need to learn all this? Isn't manipulating sand just something you can do casually?
Shukaku muttered to itself, using its claws to calculate in the sand.
Complaints aside, homework still needs to be done.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to wear that cool Tailed Beast mecha!
Suddenly, the tip of its ear twitched.
It wasn't the wind.
Deep within the earth, a strange aura was rapidly approaching it.
Shukaku slowly raised its head, its golden beastly eyes narrowing into vertical slits.
One of its processing nodes has been activated, and the message has been sent out.
"Come out, you wretched insects."