After hearing Tsunade's idea, Uchiha Ryun was shocked. He didn't expect Tsunade to have such thoughts at this age. As expected of the number one female ninja in Konoha mentioned in the original story. Her worth was undeniable.
"Have any ideas?" Ryun murmured.
"Yes. One is to accumulate chakra daily and seal it inside the body using sealing techniques. By finely controlling the chakra, we can reduce the body's metabolism, thereby slowing aging," Tsunade answered honestly.
Ryun was stunned. "Haven't you already found a way to create this jutsu? Why not try it?"
Tsunade rolled her eyes at him. "I'm considering the design. Once this technique is formed, it will leave a mark. If it's too ugly, I might lose my mind."
Hearing this, Ryun almost had a mental breakdown. What? The self-created jutsu was almost ready, but the hesitation was due to the shape? My dear wife, really?
Ryun recalled that in the anime, Tsunade's forehead mark was diamond-shaped and bluish-purple. He proposed this idea, and Tsunade's eyes lit up. "Great idea!" She immediately formed hand signs, using sealing techniques to store chakra on her forehead.
Soon, a tiny, barely visible bluish-purple diamond mark appeared!
After succeeding, Tsunade jumped up and gave Ryun a big hug. "It worked, it worked!"
Ryun scratched his head. He felt he hadn't contributed much besides telling Tsunade the color and shape he knew. It was mainly Tsunade's incredible talent. She was already at the final step, and now she had succeeded in one go.
"Ryun, look, my Creation Rebirth technique is complete!" As she spoke, Tsunade pointed to the small bluish-purple mark on her forehead. Though the color was still light and the mark small, it was due to insufficient accumulated chakra. Over time, it would grow to the size seen in the original story.
Ryun smiled. "Congratulations, my dear wife!"
Tsunade grinned. This time, she wouldn't pick on him. The long-troubling mark issue was finally resolved!
"Ding. Detected that under the host's assistance, Tsunade has comprehended the Strength of a Hundred Seal and Creation Rebirth. Reward: 20,000 points. Current balance: 1,000,000 points."
Ryun slowly exhaled. Three joys at once. The Two-Tails stayed in the village, Tsunade completed her jutsu creation, and he had saved enough points for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!
"Ryun, you're the best," Tsunade said, hugging his arm tightly with both hands, pressing her softness against him.
Ryun took a deep breath, feeling lightheaded. He looked at Tsunade with tenderness and wrapped his other arm around her back, pulling her close as if wanting to merge her into his body.
This incident taught us something. If someone loves you, even a trivial comment will make them praise you. If someone doesn't love you, no matter how much you flatter them, they'll only think you're barking. Years later, looking back, you'll realize you were like a clown, pitiable and lamentable. (First, I'm not cyberbullying anyone. Second, don't take it personally, thank you!)
(BGM: It's not easy to have someone who loves you. How can you break their heart like this? The one they deeply love is you...)
Just then, an alarm sounded. Ryun frowned and looked toward the village entrance, puzzled. What was happening? Were the other four great nations still causing trouble?
"Ryun, you go ahead. The villagers need you," Tsunade said gently.
Ryun nodded and kissed her Strength of a Hundred Seal mark. "Be careful. Someone might take advantage of the chaos to attack you or Lady Mito."
Tsunade nodded firmly. "I understand!" She was brimming with confidence now.
Ryun then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear in the Hokage's office. "What happened?" he asked.
Nara Luming was still there while others had gone to fight. "Lord Hokage, Kirigakure has attacked. The Third Mizukage is standing at the village entrance on the Three-Tails, ready to flood Konoha!"
Ryun nodded, understanding, but inwardly cursed, 'Madara, can't you give your grandson a break?' It was obvious who was behind this. The Third Mizukage? Please. A long-haired man who barely appeared in the anime had this courage? Clearly, Madara had used the Mangekyō Sharingan to control the Third Mizukage and the Three-Tails Isobu.
"Konoha, you violated Lord Hashirama's decision by privately keeping the Two-Tails Jinchūriki. The evidence is clear. If you don't hand over the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, I'll flood you with the Three-Tails!" The Third Mizukage's voice was loud, making the Kiri-nin laugh sinisterly.
He scanned the crowd below. He vaguely recognized Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura as Tobirama's students. As for the others, let's see who they were.
Hyūga, unknown, unknown, unknown, Aburame, Kurama, and Uchiha.
Madara only recognized a few: Hyūga, Aburame, Kurama, and Uchiha. The rest were irrelevant.
However, the person he wanted to see wasn't there yet. Just as this thought crossed his mind, Ryun appeared instantly. The Third Mizukage's pupils contracted as he saw the newcomer.
Uchiha Ryun, his grandson, had just used the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"Do you know whose jutsu you're using? Do you know your grandfather died at the hands of its creator?" the Third Mizukage said coldly.
Whether Ryun appeared quickly or slowly didn't matter. Madara just wanted to test his strength. But Ryun used Flying Thunder God to meet him.
Ryun's heart sank. 'This is bad!'
Madara, controlling the Third Mizukage, pulled him into an illusionary space.
Inside, Madara appeared in his original form, exuding overwhelming pressure.
"Do you know that technique was created by your grandfather's mortal enemy, Tobirama Senju? Why did you learn it?"
"Can't you use the Body Flicker Technique?" Madara's voice was icy.
Ryun replied flatly, "It's useful."
Madara paused, then smirked. Useful? Time to teach his grandson a lesson.
"Fine. In this illusionary space, use Flying Thunder God. Let me see how useful it is!" Madara closed his eyes.
Ryun snorted and threw a kunai, teleporting. But Madara sidestepped and dodged, then struck with a palm.
Ryun used Flying Thunder God Step Two, appearing in the air with a sword aimed at Madara. But Madara's ears twitched. He leaped and kicked, sending Ryun crashing onto the illusionary ground.
Ryun's chest ached. 'Madara's genjutsu feels so real!'
Madara stepped on his back and said coldly, "I've broken this move countless times in my dreams. Do you think it works on me?"
Though his tone was cold, Madara had no intention of killing Ryun. He just wanted to teach him a lesson: never use this technique in front of him again!
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