Senju Tobirama: "..."
Tsunade: "..."
Uzumaki Kushina: "Oh yeah~! First step... accomplished!"
[Grandma, please stop your dangerous remarks.]
[Naruto looked at Tsunade with a bit of surprise.]
[Tsunade also realized that what she said seemed a bit off.]
[However, it was impossible for her to admit it.]
[So, she boldly downed the tea in her cup in one gulp.]
[Whether it was unintentional or deliberate.]
[A clear line of liquid trickled down from the corner of those pink lips.]
[The tea followed the distinct jawline, past her chin, down her snowy white neck... all the way into the bottomless abyss.]
[Naruto: "..."]
[Sometimes, one's strength can be seen at a glance.]
[Strength inadvertently revealed is what others spend a lifetime striving for.]
[For example...]
["Kushina just said you sensed us a long time ago."]
["Is it the Uzumaki Clan's Kagura Minds Eye?"]
[Tsunade intended to take control of the conversation.]
[No matter how excellent the big boy in front of her was.]
[At this moment, in her eyes, he was just a genius who hadn't grown up yet.]
[As for things like Wood Release, there was no rush, take it slow.]
[Anyway, Kushina and Minato Namikaze had already vacated the time and space.]
[How could she not see it?]
[Of course, whether it was the meaning she understood, she didn't know.]
["Yes." Naruto nodded.]
[There was nothing to deny.]
["As I thought."]
["Such precise sensing over such a long distance... As far as I know, besides my Second Granduncle, only clan members of the Uzumaki Clan who have awakened the Kagura Minds Eye can do it."]
["I didn't expect you to have awakened it; even Kushina didn't, and you're still so young."]
[Tsunade thought of that gentle grandmother.]
[She shook her head and added: "You've never met us, how did you know it was us?"]
["Such a massive..." Naruto felt a bit awkward.]
[He cursed himself inwardly.]
[He suppressed the fire in his heart.]
["Such a massive Chakra, besides the Uzumaki, there's only the Senju."]
["Besides, Grandma Tsunade... I mean, Big Sister's Chakra is also this massive."]
[Tsunade snorted.]
[She whispered a curse, calling him a perverted brat.]
[This made Naruto a bit embarrassed, and he rubbed his nose.]
[There was no helping it.]
[One could only say, the time had come.]
[He didn't know where Kurenai Yuhi and the other two girls had run off to lately.]
[The surging life force within his body was too fierce.]
[Before, he was used to it and could naturally suppress it at will.]
[But after Kurenai Yuhi and the other two 'grazed on young grass'.]
[Naruto found that his body seemed to have evolved again.]
[Moreover, he had recently awakened a truly perfect sage body.]
[It became even more uncontrollable.]
[In fact, a few days ago at the Central Tower in the Forest of Death, Naruto had noticed something was wrong.]
[Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so concerned about Konan.]
[Of course... there was one more thing Naruto didn't admit.]
[The Great Fox had started targeting his weakness a long time ago...]
[She succeeded.]
[At the thought of the Great Fox, Naruto dazed for a moment.]
[This fox... has her ways.]
[Fortunately, the Great Fox couldn't hear Naruto's inner thoughts, otherwise she wouldn't be so depressed.]
[Just then.]
[Shizune blinked and then looked away.]
[A look of warm anger appeared on Tsunade's pretty face.]
["Brat, have you seen enough?"]
[When you gaze into the abyss, their owner is also gazing at you.]
[Naruto snapped out of it.]
[His expression remained unchanged, showing a perfectly timed look of curiosity.]
["Big Sister Tsunade, that pendant you're wearing... is a bit special."]
[Shizune's eyes widened slightly, and then she tried her best to hold back a smile.]
[This handsome big boy is kind of cute.]
[Of course, most importantly, for girls of Shizune's generation.]
[Naruto's visual lethality was simply too strong.]
[Back then, many girls were envious of Rin Nohara.]
[Not only was she on the same team as Kakashi, but she also had a handsome and gentle Jōnin Instructor, and later that Little Sun even became the Fourth Hokage.]
Pure Land.
Rin Nohara shook her head helplessly.
However, that was indeed the fact.
So, it was normal for Shizune to have no resistance against Black-framed Naruto-kun.
While admiring his looks, she could also... ["Hmph~!"]
["perverted brat, you're not like your father at all."]
[Tsunade muttered grumpily.]
[But she didn't cover up either.]
[This was the capital she was proud of; besides, having such an excellent big boy acknowledge her assets made her feel a little bit of pride in her heart.]
[Of course, it was mainly because Naruto had many halos added to him.]
[For a moment, Tsunade even had a bout of blurred vision.]
[She saw the shadow of Nawaki in Naruto.]
[See, Kushina's intentional and unintentional groundwork was starting to take effect.]
[Seeing that Tsunade didn't believe him.]
[Naruto said somewhat seriously:]
["Big Sister Tsunade, I'm not joking."]
["This pendant... its value is not low; it contains pure energy... and even sealing power."]
["I assume this pendant must have been obtained back in the First Hokage's time?"]
["Otherwise, I wouldn't feel a faint sense of antiquity from it."]
[Tsunade raised an eyebrow.]
[Seeing how serious Naruto was, she also began to doubt herself.]
[Was he really not looking at her?]
[He's not... a perverted brat?]
[Did I misunderstand him?]
[In an instant, Tsunade felt a little disappointed in her heart.]
[The first way Naruto addressed her just now suddenly rang in her mind.]
[Grandma?]
[It seems I really am old.]
Tsunade: "..."
She was originally a bit smug, but now she only felt frustrated.
["You're right."]
["This pendant was given to me by my Great Grandfather."]
["Back then, it was traded for several mountains."]
[Traded for several mountains?]
[The value doesn't match.]
[However, according to the First Hokage's style of doing things, it's very likely he was just going with the flow.]
[The way of balance?]
[And then letting Konoha have absolute power above other hidden villages.]
[Naruto shook his head inwardly.]
[Unfortunately, the Second Hokage was wise all his life, yet he lost his head at the end.]
[Perhaps... he had many things to consider; after all, the Sarutobi is a major clan.]
[But they were no match for other major clans either.]
[Weighing... or balancing...?]
Senju Tobirama: "Hmph~!"
Senju Tobirama: "Danzo, I heard you regretted not being the first one to speak up?"
Senju Tobirama: "Let me tell you, if you had been the first to speak, I guarantee I would have left you behind to cover the retreat."
Danzo Shimura: "..."
Senju Tobirama: "I'm telling the truth."
Danzo Shimura was silent for a moment.
Then he completely broke down.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he was directly muted by the Chat Room.
He was so angry he frantically vented at Hiruzen Sarutobi beside him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "..."