Shin'un looked at the quiet ninja army before him and nodded in satisfaction.
" Nawaki must have come with you, right?" Shin'un looked at Shirai Rei beside him and asked, "Where is he?"
"And where are my teammates?"
Faced with Shin'un's question, Shirai Rei was taken aback. "What are you talking about? Who is Nawaki?"
"Alright, stop pretending." Seeing Shirai Rei's expression, Shen Cloud Ninja roll his Byakugan.
I saw you in the line to collect the secret medicine at the Senju Mansion a few days ago.
"You're from the Senju Clan, right? How could you not know who Nawaki is?"
"Hmm~" Shirai Rei was somewhat taken aback, not expecting to be exposed so quickly.
However, she quickly composed herself and said seriously, "My lord, the Senju Clan has already disbanded. I don't know what you're talking about."
"Fine." Seeing that Shirai Rei wouldn't admit it, Shin'un didn't bother to argue and asked directly, " The Senju Clan has disbanded, and you're not from the Senju Clan either. So can you tell me where Nawaki and my teammates are?"
After hesitating for a moment, Shirai Rei pointed to a corner below the platform and said, "They're over there."
Following Shirai Rei's finger, Shin'un saw several people standing together in a group.
His two teammates, Yūichi and Shiina Kō, Kushina Uzumaki came to see Shiina Kō off. In addition, there were two unfamiliar Genin who seemed to be Nawaki's teammates.
"Thank you." After saying thank you, Shin'un down from the platform and walked towards his teammates and Nawaki.
At this moment, upon hearing Shin'un's order, apart from Kushina, the rest of the men who were about to step onto the battlefield, including Yūichi and Nawaki, were checking their equipment.
"Big Brother!" Nawaki was the first to notice Shin'un approaching, and greeted him by raising the Kunai he was examining. His voice was so loud that all the ninjas around looked over.
Seeing this, Shin'un paused, but Nawaki remained as thick-skinned as ever.
Continuing forward, Shin'un soon reached the group.
"What's going on?" Yūichi asked, puzzled when he saw Nawaki excitedly greeting Shin'un. "You've only been back in Konoha for a little over a week, and you've already made a follower?"
Pushing away the excitedly embracing Nawaki, Shin'un replied with a smile, "You might not believe it, but I don't know why I suddenly became the eldest brother."
"Huh?" Hearing this, Yūichi was even more puzzled, but he was too lazy to investigate further, so he shook his head and ignored it.
Hearing this, Shiina Kō laughed. "You think you can just admit it?"
Shin'un laughed but didn't say anything.
"Alright, you're about to go to the battlefield for the first time. How does it feel?" Shin'un asked, looking at Nawaki.
"It feels great, or rather, I'm incredibly excited! I can finally go to the battlefield!" Nawaki clenched his fist, answering excitedly. "Big brother, don't worry, I will never let my sister or you down, I will definitely be at the forefront!"
"This~" Shin'un was speechless at Nawaki's excited appearance, and glanced at Yūichi beside him.
The two of them reacted quite similarly to their first time on the battlefield... even though one was Uchiha and the other Senju.
"Alright, I know you want to prove your abilities to your sister and the others, but the battlefield is not a place to show off. You'll be staying by my side for the next few days, understand?" Shin'un said seriously to Nawaki.
"Ah~" Hearing this, Nawaki lowered his head in disappointment. "Big brother, why are you saying the same thing as my sister?"
"You need to understand, this is all for your own good." Seeing Nawaki's expression, Shin'un suddenly understood Tsunade's worries.
"Fine." Nawaki reluctantly accepted Shin'un's arrangement, helplessly playing with the necklace he had received as a gift yesterday.
Seeing Nawaki's state, Shin'un sighed, wondering if he had been too hasty in promising Tsunade yesterday to bring Nawaki to the battlefield.
"Hmm?" The necklace that Nawaki was playing with caught Shin'un's attention. "This necklace..."
Upon hearing Shin'un's voice, Nawaki looked up and saw his older brother staring blankly at the necklace he had just received yesterday.
"Big brother, what's wrong?"
Upon seeing the necklace, Shin'un knew that it must be one of the relics left behind by the First, as the green crystal-like structure contained the First's Wood Release Chakra.
Shin'un, somewhat curious, asked Nawaki, " Nawaki, may I take a look at this necklace?"
"Oh?" Hearing Shin'un's words, Nawaki didn't hesitate and immediately took off the necklace from her neck and handed it to Shin'un. "Here."
Taking the necklace, Shin'un stared intently at the green crystal pendant on it, examining it closely.
Seeing Shin'un examining the necklace closely, Nawaki recalled, "My sister gave me this necklace as a gift yesterday. She said it seemed to contain the Wood Release Chakra that Grandpa had sealed inside."
"Indeed." Shin'un nodded.
After he enveloped the green crystal-like object with Chakra, he could indeed vaguely sense a vibrant power being sealed within it.
"However, it's of no use to me."
Ultimately, this necklace isn't that magical. Compared to ordinary necklaces, it's simply a necklace containing a wisp of Wood Release Chakra belonging to Hashirama Senju.
Furthermore, the amount of Chakra is extremely small, and it cannot be used to do Chakra.
The reason why Naruto was able to calm down after Tailed Beast Transformation was most likely due to the combined effect of the Wood Release Chakra provided by Hashirama Senju from the necklace and the Wood Release Chakra provided by Yamato.
After taking a few quick glances and satisfying his curiosity, Shin'un returned the necklace to Nawaki.
Turning his head, Shin'un looked at the others.
As you can see, Yūichi and Shiina Kō look quite well, clearly having had a good week of rest.
However, Kushina Uzumaki's condition surprised Shin'un.
Normally, in a crowd, Kushina Uzumaki is always the most lively and restless one.
Now, since I arrived here, I haven't uttered a single word. I've just stood quietly beside Shiina Kō, lost in thought. It's really strange.
After giving Kushina Uzumaki a once-over, Shen Kumogakure guessed what was going on.
To verify, Shin'un looked at Shiina Kō beside Kushina, and in the instant their eyes met, Shin'un gave her a meaningful look.
"Um?"
Noticing Shin'un's strange look, Shiina Kō immediately realized what was going on.
After greeting Kushina beside him, he and Shin'un walked to the side and began to whisper in each other's ears.
"What happened to Kushina?" Shin'un asked.
"You noticed something was wrong?" Shiina Kō in surprise, turning away from Shin'un's Shin'un to look into his eyes.
"Nonsense." Shin'un pushed Shiina Kō away, who was about to kiss him, and said, "Apart from that guy Yūichi, anyone who knows Kushina can tell at a glance that something's wrong with her."
"Hmm~" Shiina Kō glanced at Shin'un and nodded in agreement. "That's true."
After speaking, Shiina Kō pondered for a moment and said, "I asked Kushina, and she told me that her only relative in Konoha passed away a few months ago."