That was a brilliant move!
He used his position as a teacher to steal his disciple's mission reward money, and then, by virtue of his authority as Hokage, doubled the reward money.
Tsunade put down the completed document, looked up at Shizune, and asked, " Shizune, what is Shinsei's current salary and position allowance?"
Shizune recalled for a moment, " Lady Tsunade, Shinsei's position allowance is one million ryo per month."
As the Hokage's assistant, he also receives a monthly salary. One million ryo is quite a lot, equivalent to the reward for an S-rank mission, and he receives additional income when going on missions.
Tsunade nodded seriously. "My disciple is already able to defeat Sasori of the Red Sand. The current position's allowance is too low. Let's raise it to three million taels."
"But..." Shizune hesitated, "Lord Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura only receive a monthly allowance of one million taels."
"Hmph!" Tsunade her arms over her chest, her breasts heaving. "Let them try catching a Sasori of the Red Sand too."
The pay raise naturally made Shinsei happy, but he knew in his heart that his teacher, Tsunade, wasn't so kind.
"Come here." Tsunade beckoned to Shinsei.
Shinsei Earth Flow over suspiciously, but Tsunade grabbed him, clamping his neck with her right hand and pressing her left thumb against his temple.
"Teacher, don't hit me! Let's talk this out!" Shinsei shouted hurriedly, his face pressed against the softness, but he had no mind to feel it now; he didn't want to test Tsunade's strength.
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Shinsei felt a gentle rubbing on his temple with his thumb and hurriedly shouted, "Give half to the teacher!"
"Hmm?" Tsunade furrowed, and she increased the pressure with her thumb.
"Ouch! Ouch! I'll give it all to the teacher, it's all my filial piety to the teacher!"
Tsunade released Shinsei with satisfaction, muttering, "Could Sakura also improve her skills in the hospital?"
" Lady Tsunade, Sakura is still doing her internship," Shizune hurriedly interrupted. "If you keep this up, the finances will collapse."
She felt utterly exhausted.
"Senior Sister Shizune, how much is Danzo's monthly allowance?" Shinsei didn't forget to put a snide remark on Danzo.
" Danzo receives a monthly allowance of three million taels."
"So much!" Tsunade, instantly becoming furious. "That old bastard is taking money without doing any work. Reduce his monthly salary to 100,000 taels. Also, since he hasn't produced any results anyway, cut off all his research funding."
"Beautiful!" Shinsei secretly praised in his heart. Danzo its head. Since he wouldn't make a move, then he would force him to.
"Teacher, do you have time?" Shinsei hadn't forgotten the purpose of his visit.
"Just say what's on your mind." Tsunade was in a good mood.
"I want to go to the Shikkotsu Forest to consult the Katsuyu Sage about cultivating Senjutsu."
There's no need to trouble Tsunade to get to Shikkotsu Forest; Shinsei can simply summon the little Katsuyu and use Reverse Summoning Technique to get there.
His main concern was why Tsunade couldn't learn Senjutsu.
Logically speaking, she has ample Chakra reserves and good control, so she shouldn't be worse than Jiraiya.
Although Tsunade is her teacher, to be fair, her strength is not outstanding among Kage Level. Her physical attributes are basically fixed, and the only way to quickly improve her strength is through Senjutsu.
Tsunade was in a good mood and immediately decided to take her disciples to Shikkotsu Forest.
She bit her finger and summoned a small Katsuyu.
" Lady Tsunade, Lady Shizune, Lord Shinsei." The little Katsuyu that appeared on the table greeted the three of them very politely, with a soft and cute voice.
" Katsuyu, go back and use the Reverse Summoning Technique to summon Shinsei and me to the Shikkotsu Forest."
"No problem, Lady Tsunade." The smoke dissipated, and the little Katsuyu disappeared.
Shinsei felt dizzy and disoriented. The scenery before his eyes changed, and he was surrounded by a hazy mist. The sky was somewhat gloomy, and the tall trees were bare, just sprouting new buds.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of moss, and countless Katsuyu of different sizes lay on the ground or in the tall bushes, munching away.
The numerous Katsuyu turned their heads in unison, waving their four tentacles as they Teuchi Shinsei and Tsunade.
"Wow! It's Lady Tsunade and Lord Shinsei!" A multitude of Katsuyu scrambled over, surrounding Shinsei and Tsunade, with some even Katsuyu on Shinsei's shoulders and head.
The little Katsuyu chirped and chattered, and Katsuyu even cried loudly because they couldn't squeeze in.
Shinsei was speechless; he knew these little Katsuyu were all clones of the Katsuyu Sage.
"Get out of here! I can't even walk!" Tsunade shouted.
"How terrifying! Lady Tsunade is angry!" The Katsuyu all scattered.
The little Katsuyu perched on Shinsei's head apologized, "We're sorry, Lady Tsunade, Lord Shinsei, we've been neglecting to discipline them."
"It's alright, Lady Katsuyu." Shinsei never expected that the adorable Katsuyu would be like this in private.
"The main body is on the other side, please follow me." The little Katsuyu jumped down from Shinsei's head and led the way.
Shinsei finally understood why this place was called the Shikkotsu Forest. The trees were all gnawed away, leaving only their tops, like clusters of white bones.
"Teacher, have you studied Senjutsu?"
"I've tried, but I can't learn it." Tsunade head, bent down to pick up the little Katsuyu that was leading the way, and her sandals splashed tiny water droplets on the moss.
" Lady Tsunade's Chakra reserves are fine; it's just that she can't stabilize her mind, which is why she can't learn Senjutsu," the little Katsuyu explained to Shinsei, flicking its antennae.
Just as Shinsei guessed, Tsunade's own experiences caused her spiritual energy, Natural Energy, and physical energy to be out of balance. Otherwise, given her abilities, she shouldn't be any worse than Jiraiya.
"Would the teacher be willing to try my method?"
Tsunade stopped and turned to look at her disciple. She knew that Shinsei possessed a mental strength that was difficult for others to match. She had never seen any human reach this level of powerful mental energy.
This was Shinsei's secret. As her teacher, she was unwilling to investigate it. If Shinsei didn't tell her, she wouldn't bring it up herself.
Shinsei reached out and grasped Tsunade's cool right hand. He activated his mental power, and the scenery before them changed.
The surroundings were completely empty, devoid of anything, and there was no sense of up, down, left, or right. This was Shinsei's mental world, or rather, Genjutsu.
"Next, I'd like to introduce a method I developed, which I call the Visualization Method."
Visualization Method is a practice that Shinsei used in his previous life. There are many schools of thought on it, among which the Buddhist and Daoist Visualization Method are the most common.
In fact, given Tsunade's current state, Buddhist Visualization Method, such as the Contemplation of Impurity and the White Bone Contemplation, would be more suitable for her.
The Contemplation of Impurity requires observing unclean things such as corpses, bones, and maggots, while the White Bone Contemplation requires visualizing one's entire body gradually decaying into bones. Both of these are important Buddhist Visualization Method that can enhance spirituality, eliminate greed, and cultivate indifference to life and death.
However, if I were to introduce these two Visualization Method to Tsunade, whether they could cure Tsunade or not is another matter, but I would definitely get beaten up.
Shinjō was also unwilling, Tsunade practiced Buddhist Visualization Method, becoming indifferent and detached from worldly affairs.
Shinsei was going to teach Tsunade a different kind of Visualization Method —the Daoist Five Visceral Gods Visualization Method.