Looking at Tsunade's mischievous appearance, Hiruzen was furious, but he really couldn't say anything.
Takemi shook his head and sighed, saying, "What a wage thief! It seems Konoha not only has problems with its government affairs but also huge problems with its finances."
"I think it's better if you don't say such things."
Hiruzen looked at Takemi somewhat numbly. He felt his energy was getting worse.
"Although your team members are set, when do you plan to depart?"
"I can go anytime."
Takemi stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and gave his answer.
Jiraiya also thought for a bit and said, "I have no problem either. Let's just prepare a little, like sending a letter to Takigakure, and then we'll go."
"That's most suitable."
Kakashi also nodded. Their last visit was quite awkward.
"Anyway, it shouldn't take us long to get there." As he spoke, Kakashi looked at Takemi.
Their own speed wasn't anything to scoff at. Besides, Takemi had been to Takigakure and left many Flying Thunder God Marks there. It would be very convenient for them to get there, no matter how they thought about it.
"We're all fine!"
Sasuke and Naruto both nodded. They were seasoned veterans now and had done many missions in the past three years.
So going to Takigakure wouldn't excite them much, especially since this time it was just a visiting delegation.
"Then it's settled. You all go back and prepare well now, and we'll depart tomorrow morning."
Takemi stroked his chin, nodded, and said, "Then, dismiss."
"Yes!"
Sasuke and Naruto immediately nodded, then they exchanged glances, seemingly having new ideas.
"Then we'll..."
Whoosh—
Naruto spoke, but Sasuke ignored him, disappearing instantly without a trace.
"Damn it! Why again?"
Naruto gave Takemi a resentful look, as if blaming him for corrupting Sasuke. But he didn't dare to truly complain, so he just sighed helplessly, and instantly, he too disappeared.
"Sasuke is becoming more and more like a qualified Ninja."
Seeing this, Takemi nodded with satisfaction, but Kakashi beside him was quite speechless.
"This is called a qualified Ninja?"
"I've long taught them that Ninja must resort to all means, and Sasuke has understood it very thoroughly." Takemi said with a serious expression,
"And although the Second Hokage... has some personality issues, he and I share the same idea. Sasuke has a good teacher."
"..."
Kakashi and Hiruzen both didn't feel like talking anymore. They just felt some pain for Konoha's future.
They definitely wouldn't suffer losses. With Takemi, Konoha would surely become stronger and stronger.
And with Konoha's younger generation growing up, things would definitely get better and better.
But what they worried about was how far Konoha's future education would plummet.
After all, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will surely be crooked.
"Well then, I'll go back and prepare too."
Takemi looked at the two with a smile, and seeing their silence, he thoughtfully added, "Alright, nothing will happen. Don't worry about those two. I think instead of worrying about them, you should think about Konoha's government and financial problems."
"..."
"It's too makeshift. We must strike hard and combat this unhealthy trend."
"..."
Looking at the three with their deadpan eyes, Takemi felt that they must have listened to his words.
Then he bid them farewell and left the spot, leaving the three of them looking at each other, and sighs echoing.
Returning home, Takemi created a God Tree Clone, and the next moment, he disappeared from the room.
The system notification just now wasn't a mission, but rather, the thing he had been waiting for three years had matured.
Space shifted, and in the blink of an eye, he had arrived inside his personal dimension.
In three years, his personal dimension had expanded, but the expanded world still seemed to be this desert.
This made him wonder if the world of Amenominaka needed to be segmented by him, but for now, this was even better.
Because...
"It's growing quite well..."
Looking at the giant tree inside, Takemi nodded with satisfaction.
This giant tree was getting bigger and bigger, almost completely filling up his personal dimension.
The huge flower bud, which seemed to be wrapped around a 'Rinnegan', had already lifted its head, but it still showed no sign of blooming.
"Perhaps it's because there's no moon? Or perhaps it's because the Tailed Beasts haven't been gathered yet. But Kaguya's Chakra can actually be used like this..."
Takemi muttered to himself. Three years ago, he had experimentally integrated Kaguya's Chakra, which he had obtained from Black Zetsu, into this tree.
After all, he couldn't absorb it, and Kaguya was, after all, an existence that had devoured the Chakra fruit, so her Chakra might be beneficial to the god tree source.
"Besides, the god tree's gestation requires an Ōtsutsuki. I can't sacrifice myself, so what if I try with part of the Chakra?"
As a result of this attempt, he found that it was truly effective.
Kaguya's chakra could indeed act upon the god tree source. Her power made the god tree source more violent, and it absorbed Chakra even more frantically.
Not only Kaguya's Chakra, but Ryumyaku, Tailed Beasts, and even Tenseigan Chakra, it was devouring them all madly.
"And this devouring has lasted for three years..."
For three years, this thing had been frantically devouring Takemi's resources, which indirectly led to his development progress only being 62% until now.
"However, it has finally stopped now."
Looking at the giant tree before him and feeling the frantic power within it, Takemi revealed a satisfied smile.
Although this behemoth's 'stage' hadn't changed, its strength was incomparable to the previous God tree source.
"Perhaps the 'stage' is based on the Tailed Beasts, after all, it can only bloom and bear fruit after the Tailed Beasts are fully collected."
Takemi thought to himself. At this moment, he slowly landed on the god tree.
"You've consumed so much of my stuff for three years, it's time to give back to me."
Takemi had been learning other things for the past three years, and it wasn't a waste of time.
But the essence of the God tree source was to help him become stronger. After three years of defiance, it had completed its metamorphosis and it was time for it to provide feedback.
He gently placed his hand on the giant tree, and in an instant, the roaring power surged into his entire body.
That hot-blooded feeling was frantically devouring his entire body, and an indescribable power erupted within him.
Many pieces of information flooded into his mind, and at this moment, his interface refreshed.
[Name: Kitagawa Takemi]
[Bloodline: Ōtsutsuki (68%)]