Naruto: Mikoto and Tsunade, don't let either of them go.

Upon hearing Uchiha Kakuyama's words, Tsunade immediately shook her head: "No, practicing this might darken my skin. Look at that big oaf Raikage, his skin is so dark. I don't want to."

When Uchiha Kakuzan heard Tsunade's clean and decisive rejection, and with such a strong reason, a vein popped out on his forehead. He advised, "With your medical ninjutsu, it wouldn't be difficult for you not to turn black."

Upon hearing what Uchiha Kakuzan said, Tsunade took the scroll from Uchiha Kakuzan's hand again and examined it carefully. After a while, Tsunade shook her head and closed the scroll.

"The requirements for cultivating this Lightning Release Armor are too high. Although I can barely manage to cultivate it successfully with my control over chakra, it lacks the most important third stage. If I only cultivate the first two stages, it won't be of much help to me, so there's no need for it."

"Moreover, even if we obtain the third stage of the Lightning Release Armor and successfully master it, it's still different from my ninjutsu system, so it won't be of much help to me."

Upon hearing Tsunade's words, Uchiha Kakuzan only said one sentence: "Tsunade, do you want to learn Sage Mode?"

Chapter 190 The Second Stage of Lightning Armor

Chapter 190 The Second Stage of the Lightning Armor

After hearing Tsunade's words, Uchiha Kakuzan smiled and said softly, "Tsunade-neechan, would you like to learn the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest?"

Tsunade had come up with many excuses to prevent her skin from darkening, and was about to continue when she heard Uchiha Kakuzan's nonchalant words. She immediately shut her mouth and couldn't come up with any more excuses. She stared intently at Uchiha Kakuzan, wanting to see what he was going to say.

When Uchiha Kakuzan saw that Tsunade was silent, a smug smile appeared on his face. This was a solution he had come up with with great difficulty.

“Tsunade, you should know about the defensive capabilities of the Third and Fourth Raikage. They achieved such high defensive capabilities because they mastered the Lightning Release Armor to the highest level. So, I estimate that if you also master the Lightning Release Armor to the third level, its defensive capabilities should be able to resist some of the slug's acid. With me channeling life force into you, you should have a chance to successfully master the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest.”

As Tsunade listened to Uchiha Kakuyama's words, her eyes grew brighter and brighter. How could she not want to successfully master the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest? That was her grandfather Hashirama Senju's signature technique, and if she could master it, it would greatly enhance her strength.

The reason why Jiraiya was so strong and was able to catch up with the genius Orochimaru and Tsunade who had the Senju bloodline was because he successfully mastered the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku, which greatly enhanced his strength.

Furthermore, the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest is perfectly matched with Tsunade's ninjutsu, allowing her vitality and healing abilities to achieve a qualitative leap.

As for Uchiha Kagami's sudden idea, Tsunade thought about it more and more and it seemed more and more likely, which is why her eyes became brighter and brighter.

However, Tsunade suddenly remembered something, and her eyes dimmed: "Kyuuyama, your idea may be right, but the Lightning Release Armor is a closely guarded secret of the Raikage lineage. Even among them, it is passed down orally. There is no chance at all. Even if we capture the Raikage, given his violent nature, he would never tell us their secret."

Upon hearing Tsunade's unwilling words, Uchiha Kakuzan disregarded the Third Hokage standing nearby, gently kissed Tsunade's lips, activated his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and said, "Tsunade-neechan, do you still remember the abilities of my Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Tsunade touched her lips, puzzled, and asked, "Aren't the abilities space-time ninjutsu and bloodline replication?"

Uchiha Kakuyama said with a smile, "This is only part of it. It can also copy secret techniques. In other words, as long as I go to the Raikage and force him to use the Lightning Release Armor, I can copy it. Then, we can reverse-engineer the third stage of the Lightning Release Armor's secret technique, and Tsunade can train it."

After hearing what Uchiha Kakuyama said, Tsunade stared at him blankly. Then, ignoring the Third Hokage standing beside her, she threw herself into Uchiha Kakuyama's arms and frantically kissed him.

The Third Hokage glanced at Tsunade and Uchiha Kakuyama, and realizing he wasn't quite in the right place, quietly slipped away.

After Uchiha Kazuyama and Tsunade calmed down, Tsunade put her arms around Uchiha Kazuyama's neck and asked in a slightly coquettish tone, "So what do you need me to do now?"

Uchiha Kakuyama touched his slightly reddened lips and said, "I haven't trained the second stage of Lightning Release Armor yet, so I think Tsunade-neechan could accompany me and assist me in training the second stage. This way, I can quickly complete the second stage of Lightning Release Armor, and Tsunade-neechan can also learn about the training methods and techniques of Lightning Release Armor in advance, which will also help your future training."

Tsunade readily agreed to Uchiha Kakuzan's requests, which weren't really requests, looking at him with tenderness and giving him a quick kiss, saying, "Okay."

After receiving Tsunade's consent, Uchiha Kakuyama hugged her tightly and used his eye technique, Takamagahara, to return to his spatial dimension, where he could cultivate undisturbed.

The Third Hokage smoked two pipes of cigarettes outside the Hokage's office. Feeling that the two should have finished their intimacy, he knocked on the door but received no response. The Third Hokage frowned, sensing something was wrong, and opened the office door, only to find an empty office, long gone, leaving the Third Hokage standing there in a daze.

Uchiha Kakuyama, carrying Tsunade, first went to the villa in the space to tell Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Ye to make an extra dinner, and then teleported with Tsunade to the highest point of the island.

Originally, Uchiha Hill didn't have many rules. When he trained the first stage of Lightning Release Armor here, he trained directly in the open air.

However, Tsunade is currently pregnant, and Uchiha Kakuzan couldn't bear to see her standing in the cold wind with him, so he used Wood Release to build a small wooden building with a pavilion. He and Tsunade began their training for the second stage of Lightning Release Armor inside.

The second stage of the Lightning Armor is much more difficult than the first stage, but it also requires much more physical tempering.

With his Sage Body and outstanding mental strength, coupled with Tsunade's medical ninjutsu, Uchiha Kakuzan mastered the second stage of the Lightning Release Armor in just half a day.

When Uchiha Kagami successfully completed his training, from a distance he appeared as a deity surrounded by buzzing lightning, radiating boundless majesty.

Meanwhile, Tsunade, standing nearby, also became infatuated with Uchiha Kazuyama, who was training. She couldn't help it; after taking off his shirt, Uchiha Kazuyama, who was training with his Lightning Release armor, was indeed full of masculine energy.

However, although he had already mastered the basics of the second stage of Lightning Release Armor, his physical body still needed time to be tempered. Moreover, this tempering of the physical body could not be rushed, otherwise it would cause some damage to the body. Although Uchiha Kakuyama, who possessed the Sage Body, had an absurd ability to recover his physical body, strengthening the body still required a process.

So, after mastering the basics of Lightning Release Armor, Uchiha Kakuyama took Tsunade back to the villa, where they enjoyed dinner with two obedient maids.

After Tsunade ate the meal prepared by the two maids that time, she often came to eat there and became quite familiar with them. She would also invite them to eat with her. After declining a few times, the two maids realized that Tsunade was sincere and reluctantly sat down to eat with her.

Chapter 191 Tsunade and Nonou's Meeting

Chapter 191 Tsunade and Nonou's Meeting

Three days later, Uchiha Kagami, along with Yakushi Nonou, delivered Yakushi Kabuto to Danzo. After all, Danzo was the only one in Konoha who was still in contact with Orochimaru.

He hoped that Kabuto Yakushi could give him a surprise. After all, in Uchiha Kakuzan's opinion, the current ninja world was too boring, and he hoped that Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi could bring him some welcome changes.

After seeing Kabuto off, Uchiha Kagami and Yakushi Nonou took Nonou to Tsunade's house.

The members of the Senju clan of yesteryear have scattered and dispersed, so only Tsunade and Shizune remain in this enormous Senju clan mansion.

Therefore, Uchiha Kakuyama did not need to announce his arrival and brought Yakushi Nonou to Tsunade's house.

Tsunade, who had just returned from the Third Hokage's place, was resting and drinking tea with Shizune's help when she saw Uchiha Okayama, who was with Yakushi Nonou. She joked:

"Oh, where did you find this beauty, Mr. Qiu, to bring her here to show off?"

Uchiha Kakuyama shook his head. Ever since Tsunade got pregnant, her temper has gotten worse and worse. She can't stand seeing any strange beautiful women around her, and she'll make sarcastic remarks whenever she sees one.

Before Uchiha Kakuzan could speak, Yakushi Nonou, who was following behind him, suddenly said excitedly:

"Good day, Lady Tsunade, you're finally back."

Yakushi Nonou's excitement was palpable, even surprising Tsunade.

Tsunade put down her cup, looked closely at Yakushi Nonou, and realized, "Oh, it's Nonou. Aren't you the director of that orphanage? How did you end up hanging out with this guy?"

As the head of medical ninjutsu in Konoha, Tsunade knew and mentored many of the village's most skilled medical practitioners. This Pharmacist Nonou possessed exceptional medical skills, and Tsunade had initially considered recruiting her.

However, Yakushi Nonou was concerned about the orphanage and was also from Root, so she politely declined Tsunade's offer. Although Tsunade felt it was a pity, everyone has their own ambitions, and Yakushi Nonou running the orphanage was a good thing, so she gave up the idea of ​​recruiting her.

Later, Tsunade became disillusioned with Konoha and left for another place. Yakushi Nonou, on the other hand, was manipulated by Danzo because of the orphanage's funding issues, which led her to become a spy and cause the later events.

When Yakushi Nonou heard Tsunade's question, she wasn't sure if she could answer it, so she looked at Uchiha Kakuyama. Uchiha Kakuyama hadn't expected Nonou to be an acquaintance of Tsunade, and when she looked at him, he explained:

"I got her from Danzo; she was practically tortured to death there."

Yakushi Nonou also thought about her own experiences and the changes in Yakushi Kabuto, and fell silent.

Upon hearing Uchiha Kakuyama's words and glancing at the silent Yakushi Nonou, Tsunade immediately became agitated, gritting her teeth as she said, "It's him again, that damned Danzo."

Then he turned to Uchiha Kakuyama and said, "Why are you still keeping this old guy around? He's like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows; even if he doesn't bite, he's still a nuisance."

Uchiha Kakuzan shook his head and explained, "There was nothing I could do. Your teacher, the Third Hokage, pleaded with me for mercy. Moreover, I had Danzo stop all the dirty stuff in Root, leaving only some intelligence and such. So I spared his life, letting him live a life of mere survival."

When Yakushi Nonou, who was following behind Uchiha Kakuyama, heard Tsunade's words, she was stunned. When she heard Uchiha Kakuyama's words, her eyes widened and she was speechless.

She hadn't expected to hear such explosive news. Since Uchiha Kakuyama held the life and death of Shimura Danzo in his hands, it shouldn't be a lie, especially since even Lady Tsunade clearly knew.

Uchiha Kakuyama didn't intend to hide it from Yakushi Nonou, since she couldn't escape anyway.

Seeing Yakushi Nonou's unusual behavior, Tsunade gave Uchiha Kakuyama a wink, as if to say, "What's wrong with you? This Yakushi Nonou doesn't seem to be one of us. Why are you saying all this?"

Seeing Tsunade's gaze, Uchiha Kakuyama knew he should deal with Yakushi Nonou first, otherwise it would be inconvenient to talk to her.

When Uchiha Kakuyama arrived, Shizune had already gone to fetch some snacks and teaware. After all, in her eyes, Uchiha Kakuyama was Tsunade's man. Tsunade could throw a little tantrum at him, but as his subordinate, she had to do her job. So she wasn't there.

Uchiha Kakuyama shrugged, offered no explanation, and immediately activated his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, using the eye technique Kotoamatsukami on Yakushi Nonou, who was still standing there.

After using Kotoamatsukami, Uchiha Kakuzan blinked and then withdrew his Sharingan. He explained to Tsunade, "The reason I brought her here is so you can train her. Besides, she's good at medical ninjutsu. You're pregnant now, so you can leave her here to take care of you. Don't worry, I've already used Kotoamatsukami on her, and she's absolutely loyal to us now."

Seeing that Yakushi Nonou was already under Kotoamatsukami's control, Tsunade spoke without restraint. She curled her lip at Yakushi Nonou, who was standing there, and said in a sour tone, "This Nonou is also a great beauty, don't you have any thoughts about her?"

Although this pharmacist, Nonou, used to be her subordinate, she wouldn't be polite if she tried to steal her man.

Uchiha Kakuzan was utterly bewildered. Was this the kind of lecherous devil Tsunade thought of him? He quickly explained, "If I wanted to take her in, I wouldn't have sent her here."

Tsunade was pleased with what Uchiha Kakuyama said, and then she inquired about his other matters.

"How's your Lightning Release Armor training going? How long will it take to master? I'd like to go to Kumogakure with you then and meet the Raikage there." After saying this, Tsunade seemed quite eager to try it out.

Uchiha Kakuyama shook his head. "Although it has been successfully refined, it will take at least half a year to complete the body tempering process using it."

When Tsunade heard that it would take another six months, she immediately deflated and said, "It'll take that long? You're a sage now, how can it take that long?"

Uchiha Kakuyama nodded, confirming, "It's because of the Sage's Body; otherwise, I estimate it would take at least two or three years."

Tsunade, upon hearing this, waved her hand weakly: "Alright, we'll talk about this later. I just came back from the Third Hokage's place, and he said that the Tsuchikage scroll you brought back should be opened soon. He wants you and me to go check it out when we have time, to see if there's anything we need inside."

Chapter 192 The Face in the Earth Shadow Scroll

Chapter 192 The Contents of the Earth Shadow Scroll

At this moment, Shizune, who had been late, finally arrived with tea set and snacks, and placed them in front of Uchiha Okayama.

While casually popping a pastry into her mouth, Tsunade said to Uchiha Kakuzan, "Kakuzan-kun, you should focus on your Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Forest right now. Although you are already very strong, if Jiraiya finds out about our situation, he might come looking for trouble."

"Although I don't want to admit it, Jiraiya is indeed the strongest of the three legendary Sannin right now. Although he hasn't reached the level of my grandfather, he is still a bit of a problem for you now."

Uchiha Kakuzan was already used to Tsunade's lack of frankness. A slight smile flickered in his eyes as he looked at Tsunade, which she caught. He then stammered an explanation:

"What are you laughing at? I just don't want our child to lose its father before it's even born, not because I care about you."

Uchiha Kakuyama nodded repeatedly, reassuring him, "I know, I know, don't worry, I will focus on cultivating Sage Mode."

Tsunade was still a little annoyed by what Uchiha Kakuyama said, and muttered under her breath, "What is this? Such a perfunctory attitude, it's like they're just coaxing a child."

Shizune, standing behind Tsunade, widened her eyes and covered her mouth, otherwise she was afraid she would scream.

What did she hear? Lady Tsunade is pregnant? So fast?

Although Shizune already knew about Tsunade's relationship when she saw her flushed face being held in Uchiha Kakuyama's arms at the inn in Tanabata, she never expected that Lady Tsunade would become pregnant so quickly.

Lady Tsunade is a medical genius; she couldn't possibly be wrong about the condition inside the body. Therefore, all of this is true.

That makes sense. Lady Tsunade is already over forty. Although she can maintain her peak physical condition due to the Yin Seal, she is still considered an older single woman. If she doesn't have a child now, she won't have another chance.

Shizune is still too young. In a few years, Uchiha Kakuzan will let her know that her Tsunade-sama can not only have children, but also a whole litter. At that time, Shizune will have to take care of her Tsunade-sama's children.

Tsunade noticed Shizune's actions out of the corner of her eye, but only glanced at her before saying coldly, "Shizune, watch your mouth and don't spread this around, or you'll be in trouble."

Shizune was already aware of Tsunade's occasional tsundere behavior, and quickly nodded solemnly, assuring her, "Don't worry, Lady Tsunade, I absolutely won't tell."

However, Shizune was already hatching her own plans. Now that Tsunade was pregnant, should she try to get her to give up alcohol?

Furthermore, pregnant women shouldn't have too many emotional fluctuations. Should I try to persuade her to stop gambling? If I do, will Lady Tsunade kill me?

Uchiha Kazuyama chatted with Tsunade for a while longer. When Tsunade saw that Uchiha Kazuyama was about to leave, she said, "If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. Nonou can stay and follow me. She can be a helper, and I can also guide her in medical ninjutsu."

Uchiha Kakuyama nodded, then bid farewell to Tsunade and Shizune and left.

He also wanted to see if there was anything good inside this Earth Shadow Scroll, which was hidden so well.

Although Uchiha Kagayama had copied the Dust Release technique of the Tsuchikage Onoki during his previous raid on Iwagakure, he only copied one of the techniques.

"Dust Release - Technique to Separate the Primal World"

And its ultimate move

"Dust Release - Limit Detachment Technique"

Ōnoki didn't use it, so Uchiha Kakuzan didn't have the chance to copy it. He wanted to see if the Tsuchikage scroll recorded this technique.

Furthermore, Uchiha Kakuzan was very envious of the Second Tsuchikage Mu's Invisibility Technique, wondering if he could learn it. He just didn't know why Onoki hadn't learned it, and whether there were any limitations.

The Senju clan's residence is actually not far from the Hokage Building, so Uchiha Kakuyama is one of those places that can be reached in no time.

In the Hokage's office, they ran into Kakashi, who had come to pick up a mission. The two nodded to each other as a greeting.

Since Uchiha Obito revealed the secret of his Sharingan to Kakashi last time, it's unclear how well Kakashi has developed it. Will Uchiha Obito receive gifts from Kakashi when using Kamui, such as stones, mounds of earth, or kunai?

In other words, Kakashi's Lightning Blade isn't the kind that can be thrown out. If it were like the Wind Release: Uzumaki Shuriken that Naruto later developed, where you could throw a few in from time to time, Obito would probably be very happy.

The Third Hokage knew Uchiha Kakuzan's purpose in coming here. After Kakashi left, he took out the familiar yellowish-brown scroll from the secret room behind him and handed it to Uchiha Kakuzan.

Uchiha Kakuyama didn't stand on ceremony. He now had a collecting obsession, wanting to collect unique and good things to put in his space, which gave him a sense of satisfaction even though he had already learned them.

Uchiha Kakuzan casually opened the scroll and began to read it, while the Third Hokage beside him explained it to him.

"This scroll contains the secrets of Iwagakure, including various Earth Release ninjutsu of A rank or higher unique to Iwagakure, as well as the Light and Heavy Rock Technique series unique to Onoki, and the Second Tsuchikage Mu's Invisibility Technique and Split Technique."

After taking a drag of his cigarette, the Third Hokage sighed, "It's a pity that the secret techniques left behind by the Second Tsuchikage had such demanding training conditions, which is why they were lost. And their unique Dust Release, although it has the hand seal sequence for the moves, lacks the most crucial step: the technique of combining the three attributes in Dust Release. Alas, what a pity."

While listening to the Third Hokage's Versailles-like pronouncements, Uchiha Kakuzan activated his Sharingan and copied all the contents of the scroll. After finishing copying everything, he said with amusement:

"Tell me, will this scroll bring any benefit to our Konoha Village?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Kakuzan's words, the Third Hokage even stopped smoking his pipe and said with a beaming smile, "With the information and various ninjutsu secrets in this scroll, our Konoha Village can suppress the Iwagakure Village ninjas for at least ten years!"

Moreover, even ten years later, they might not be able to completely get rid of it. After all, this is a unique advantage of their Iwagakure village—Earth Release—and they might not be able to abandon it cleanly. Haha, that old bastard Onoki is going to be so angry he'll vomit blood.

Chapter 193 Intimate Paradise

Chapter 193 Intimate Paradise