Tsunade seemed a little distracted, and didn't even notice the Anbu Ninja greeting her from the side.
The Anbu stationed at the Hokage Building were already used to the apparent presence of two Hokage.
After all, the existence of Minato Namikaze and Kushina, who lived in Konoha, wasn't a difficult mystery to solve.
They secretly also divided the two Tsunade into Tsunade No. 1 and Tsunade No. 2 based on subtle observations.
Although the two Tsunade have adjusted themselves to make their appearances identical, the significant age difference between them inevitably leads to some differences in their habits.
The younger version of Tsunade is more lively and youthful, and her clothing style is not as unrestrained as that of the older Tsunade.
The older Tsunade is more carefree in her demeanor and has a more mature temperament, like a fine wine with a pleasant aroma.
Shinsei ordered the Anbu to isolate the Hokage's office.
Tsunade turned to her other two disciples and said, "You've worked hard. Go back and rest. We'll let you know if there's a mission. Shinsei, come with me."
Hinata and Sasuke said their goodbyes and left.
Entering the Hokage's office, I saw the younger version of Tsunade, who, unusually, wasn't sleeping at her desk but was diligently grading documents.
When Shizune saw the two of them come in, she brought over a stool and brewed a pot of tea, but Tsunade asked her to replace it with a pot of sake.
The older version of Tsunade recounted the events to the younger version of Tsunade.
There were no outsiders in the room, and the younger version of Tsunade.
She had completely embraced the role of Hokage, so she naturally felt immense pressure when facing a newly emerged, powerful enemy.
There was no one else in the room; Shizune had already closed the door and left. The Hokage version of Tsunade took a sip of sake, frowned, and said:
"What an annoying Uchiha!"
When three Senju are together, they naturally speak without restraint.
Although Sasuke Uchiha was Tsunade's disciple, Shinsei was undoubtedly the best among all the disciples, both in terms of bloodline and the closeness of their relationship.
Even in the current state of decline of the Senju Clan, Shinsei's popularity surpasses that of all his other disciples combined.
Of course, Tsunade isn't without guile; she only reveals these thoughts to her true friends.
Although Shinsei had no prejudice against the Uchiha, there was no doubt that the Uchiha Clan was indeed a troublemaking family.
First came Madara Uchiha, then Obito Uchiha, and finally Sasuke Uchiha.
They seem to have rebellious genes etched into their very bones, yearning for love yet easily turning to hate; they are a collection of contradictions, yet they also deeply admire individual strength.
Even after their clan leader Madara Uchiha, was defeated by Hashirama Senju, the remaining Uchiha clan members did not hesitate to join Hashirama Senju.
Shinsei dared to train Sasuke Uchiha because he saw this characteristic in their personalities.
In the original story Sasuke was about to defect, and Naruto caught up with him. The two eventually fought a great battle at the Valley of the End, where Naruto lost and ultimately failed to stop Sasuke.
After the Fourth Shinobi World War ended, Sasuke had a different idea, and the two fought again at the Valley of the End.
Although this match ended in a draw on the surface, with both players losing an arm, Naruto couldn't possibly lose, considering both his regenerative abilities and Chakra reserves.
It's fair to say that Naruto went easy on his friends.
From then on, no matter what ideas Sasuke had, he would keep them to himself when facing Naruto.
The Sasuke in this world is the same. He awakened the Mangekyō, felt that his strength had greatly improved, and wanted to challenge Shinsei. However, he was mercilessly beaten by Shinsei and became obedient again.
The two Tsunade tried to figure out Obito Uchiha's identity, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't come up with a clue.
Obito Uchiha's original identity was that of a dead man, and the Uchiha Clan in this world had been wiped out by Uchiha Itachi.
On the surface, only Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha remain alive.
Seeing Shinsei deep in thought, the younger version of Tsunade tapped him on the head:
"Hey? Why aren't you saying anything? As the Hokage's assistant, isn't your job to help us? You just take the money and don't do any work, you might as well give us a share of your salary."
The Hokage version of Tsunade perked up the moment she heard this, holding a wine glass in one hand and resting her arm on Shinsei's shoulder:
"You participated in the Five Kage Summit, defeated the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, and also provided support to Iwagakure. Let's count those as two S-rank missions. Is there anything you'd like to offer as a reward to your teacher?"
Shinsei understood Tsunade's meaning and said helplessly, "Teacher, you decide what to do. But you should at least leave me some pocket money."
Tsunade patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry, your teacher won't treat you unfairly. I'll leave you 100,000 taels."
Shinsei raised an eyebrow, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.
That's outrageous! Two S-rank missions are worth 2 million taels of silver, and he only gets 100,000 taels for himself. But facing the menacing gazes of two Tsunade, he has no intention of resisting.
After teasing her disciple, Tsunade's mood improved somewhat.
She asked Shinsei, "Do you have any suggestions for that masked man in black?"
"Teacher, my suggestion is to wait! Since they are only collecting the Tailed Beast Chakra, the other ninja villages probably won't resist given their powerful threat. It would be a thankless task for us to go and fight now."
"Wait?" Tsunade frowned; this wasn't her usual style. But Pain was troublesome enough, and now there was another masked man who could use her grandfather's Wood Release.
"Teacher, what we lack most right now is time! Whether it's me, Naruto, Sasuke, or Minato Namikaze, we all need time to grow."
Even you still need to practice Sage Mode. If we can just wait two or three years, our strength will naturally be much greater than it is now.
"What if they collect all the Tailed Beast?" the younger version of Tsunade asked, frowning.
Shinsei shook his head. "I won't let them collect everything they can't. There's one place they can't reach, no matter how powerful they are."
The two Tsunade exchanged a glance. "You mean another Shinobi World?"
Shinsei nodded. " The Dragon Vein energy is already within my body. I am the only one in this world who can travel to another Shinobi World."
Gaara is still in our village. As long as we send him there, no matter how strong the enemy is, they won't be able to collect all nine Tailed Beast.
Tsunade in deep thought. Shinsei's method was good, but it had a fatal weakness: hiding Gaara in another Shinobi World would indeed make him untraceable to the enemy, but they could find out who could bring him back.
Konoha is right here, and they can't escape. If the enemy comes knocking and threatens the lives of the entire village, will Shinsei still insist on not releasing Gaara?
However, since the enemy is already threatening the lives of the entire village, it means that all of Konoha's combat-ready personnel have fallen.
At that point, whether or not the Jinchūriki is hidden is no longer of any significance.
After bidding farewell to Tsunade, Shinsei headed home.
" Shinsei- kun!"
A voice rang out from the roadside.
Turning his head, Orochimaru looked at Shinsei with a smile.