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Chapter 146 A Kiss Seals the Deal! (Please Subscribe and Vote!)

The last day of Konoha's 37th year.

Amegakure Village.

Hoshino took Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan to his home. After lunch, he began preparing dinner, and by nightfall, he had made a sumptuous feast.

The three, including Yahiko, were filled with a sense of accomplishment as they were fully engaged.

"Come on, the New Year is almost here, let's have a drink!"

Xingxia Xiu raised his glass.

However, the three of them had juice in their cups.

The four of them raised their glasses together, clinked them, and cheered in unison.

After finishing his drink in one gulp, Hoshino looked at Yahiko and the other two, and asked with a smile, "The New Year is approaching, what are your wishes?"

Yahiko immediately shouted, "I want to become a strong person like my teacher, and then protect the Land of Rain so that there will be no more war in this country."

Hoshino gave a thumbs up: "Then you'd better work hard. Becoming a powerful ninja like me is no easy feat."

"Moreover, my strength alone is not enough."

Yahiko's eyes widened: "Isn't that enough?"

"But didn't you, teacher, end the war in the Land of Rain and establish orphanages and ninja academies?"

Hoshino Hideyoshi said, "But the war is not over, it's just in places you can't see."

"At the border."

"This is all I can do right now."

"If you want this country to be completely free of war, then you need to have power greater than mine."

Yahiko muttered to himself in a daze, "Stronger than... stronger than the teacher?"

Xingxia Xiu chuckled lightly: "What's wrong, have you lost confidence?"

Yahiko snapped out of his daze and immediately clenched his fist: "No way!"

"Teacher, you said that students should surpass their teachers, so of course we should surpass you!"

"From this moment forward, my goal is to become a ninja even stronger than my teacher! I will defeat my teacher!"

Xingxia Xiu raised an eyebrow: "Then the teacher will wait and see."

"Xiao Nan, what about you?"

Konan said softly, "My wish is that Yahiko's dream can come true, and that we can always be together with our teacher."

Yahiko immediately laughed and said, "Konan, you should become the strongest female ninja in the ninja world."

Xiao Nan said embarrassedly, "I'm too stupid."

Not to mention Nagato, Yahiko has already mastered Water Release: Nature Transformation, while she has not yet mastered Wind Release: Nature Transformation.

Xingxia Xiu laughed and said, "Xiao Nan, you don't need to think that way. Everyone has their own strengths. Maybe you haven't discovered your own strengths yet."

After saying that, he looked at Nagato, who seemed silent: "Nagato, what are your wishes or goals?"

Nagato looked up and said, "I'm the same as Konan... and I also helped my teacher win the bet against Jiraiya-sama."

They're all good kids!

Xingxia Xiu sighed inwardly, then smiled and said, "Very good."

"So everyone should remember their wishes and goals, and then strive to move forward in the new year."

Yahiko and the other two immediately nodded emphatically.

"Teacher, what are your wishes and goals?"

Yahiko asked.

Nagato and Konan also looked at Hoshino-shita Xiu with curiosity.

Xingxia Xiu laughed and said, "As for me... of course, I'll find you a teacher's wife, hahaha!"

Yahiko and the other two couldn't help but laugh along.

Then everyone started eating and drinking to their hearts' content, enjoying themselves immensely.

However, Yahiko and his two companions did not realize that the person accompanying them was actually a wooden clone.

at the same time.

In Konoha Village, Hoshino Shigehisa's home was also bustling with activity.

Besides Tsunade and Nawaki, Kushina Uzumaki and Erika Uzumaki were also present.

However, compared to Nawaki and Kushina Uzumaki, Erika, who had only been in Konoha for a short time, seemed a bit reserved.

After a sumptuous dinner, Xingxia Xiu and her group went out shopping.

At this moment, the streets of Konoha Village were bustling with activity, teeming with people, and filled with laughter and joy.

Hoshino and Tsunade strolled side by side, with Nawaki, Kushina, and Erika ahead of them, running around and laughing.

Nawaki has been fitted with a prosthetic limb. Although it's not a puppet prosthetic like those in Sunagakure, it doesn't affect him at the moment, and he looks no different from an ordinary person.

Suddenly, Hoshino and Tsunade saw Nawaki run into their classmates ahead, and the group was having a lively time.

But soon all the classmates left, leaving only Rope Tree alone, his back view looking somewhat lonely.

Hideaki Hoshino and Tsunade stepped forward.

"Why didn't you go out and play with your classmates?"

"Tsunade asked."

Rope Tree smiled brightly: "It's rare for my sister and Brother Xiu to come back, of course I have to keep you company."

Just then, Kushina Uzumaki and Erika arrived, each carrying a lantern—one a rabbit, the other a squirrel.

So everyone strolled around together until nine o'clock before finally breaking up.

After sending Kushina and Erika home, Hoshino didn't go home herself, but went to Tsunade's house, where she saw Tsunade leaning against the corridor drinking.

He stepped forward, snatched the sake from Tsunade, and put it down. Before Tsunade could complain, Hoshino said, "Let's go. I'll take you somewhere that's related to Nawaki."

Tsunade's gaze sharpened immediately upon hearing this, and she nodded.

Swish!

The two leaped away one after the other, and soon left the core area of ​​Konoha and entered the back mountain of Konoha.

In the dense forest, Hoshino led Tsunade into an underground base.

"Is this the experimental base for the roots?"

Tsunade asked curiously.

Hoshino led Tsunade into a laboratory and said with a smile, "You could say that."

"But more accurately, this is my experimental base."

This was created by a clone; by combining Wood Release and Earth Release, a simple underground experimental base was quickly constructed.

Inside the laboratory, a wooden clone was busy at work. Seeing Hoshino Hide bring Tsunade in, it said, "There are no results yet. Isn't it a bit too early?"

Hoshino Hide said nonchalantly, "But it's only a matter of time."

The wooden clone shrugged, then lowered its head and continued working.

Tsunade asked, somewhat puzzled, "What kind of experiment is this?"

Xingxia Xiu glanced at the White Zetsu still alive on the experimental table and said, "Wood Release experiment."

Tsunade's expression changed: "You want to use your grandfather's cells to treat Nawaki?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded, then shook her head: "Let's look at this first!"

Tsunade stepped forward and saw the strangely dressed White Zetsu.

Hoshino Hideyoshi said, "This guy is called White Zetsu. I captured him in the Land of Grass."

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"At the time, he was tracking Uchiha Fugaku."

"Of course, the most important thing is that this guy is a copy of the First Hokage."

Tsunade's expression changed again: "What?"

"A replica of grandfather?"

"That Danzo guy?"

Xingxia Xiu shook his head: "Of course not."

"Danzo doesn't have that ability yet."

Tsunade frowned upon hearing this: "Who is that?"

Xingxia Xiu said, "We don't know yet. This guy's brain is sealed, so there isn't much useful information."

"But none of that matters."

"The important thing is that this guy's cells are much weaker than the First Hokage's cells, making them a very good choice for limb transplantation."

After saying that, Hoshino took out a document and gave it to Tsunade.

Tsunade took it and eagerly began to read it, but the more she read, the more her brows furrowed: "It failed..."

"You've already tried using Nawaki's cells, but even this... this cell called White Zetsu, Nawaki can't withstand it."

Hoshino nodded: "Nawaki's strength is still a bit lacking."

To be honest, he even had some doubts about whether Rope Tree was his biological son.

The rope tree looks rather unremarkable at the moment.

Even the weakened White Zetsu cells couldn't withstand it.

This left Xingxiaxiu a bit bewildered.

The original Hashirama cells are one thing, but they're just too powerful.

"Afterwards, I will train in Nawaki's Yin Release techniques."

Xingxia Xiu said, "Of course, this is just one path."

Tsunade, however, was puzzled: "Yin Release?"

Hoshino nodded: "Use the power of Yin Release to counter the Yang Release power of the First Hokage's cells."

"Of course, there are actually simpler methods."

Tsunade looked up from the documents in her hand and quickly asked, "What method?"

"Sharingan!"

Hoshino Hideyoshi said, "Transplant the Sharingan and use its power to fight against the power of the First Hokage's cells."

Tsunade was utterly astonished upon hearing this.

"This is my discovery," said Hoshino Hideyoshi.

"However, transplanting the Sharingan is not good for Nawaki, as it would put a lot of pressure on him."

"The Sharingan transplanted from a foreign race cannot be turned off, which means it will always consume chakra."

"Of course, we can try to seal the Sharingan using sealing techniques to reduce its energy consumption."

Xingxia Xiu thinks that transplanting the Sharingan to the foot is not impossible.

Tsunade's expression changed repeatedly, her pearly teeth biting her lip, hesitant and indecisive.

After a moment, she asked, "Are there any other ways?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "Yes."

"Regenerative Medical Ninjutsu".

Tsunade frowned and shook her head: "I've considered the regeneration technique, but even if we gather the village's top medical ninjas together, it would be difficult to restore Nawaki's severed leg."

Xingxia Xiu said, "I'm talking about myself."

"All of you combined don't have as much chakra as me."

"Moreover, I'm not talking about ordinary medical ninjutsu."

"You know about the Water Release medical ninjutsu I developed. I'm currently trying to develop a medical bloodline limit that combines Yang Release nature transformation and Water Release nature transformation."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade looked at Hoshino Shita in shock: "This...this is possible?"

Hoshita Hide looked into Tsunade's eyes: "Tsunade, trust me, I have confidence!"

Tsunade's mind wavered, feeling as if something had struck her heart: "Shu..."

"Thanks!"

Tsunade stepped forward, thanked him, and then suddenly stood on tiptoe and gently kissed Hoshino on the cheek.

The touch was cool, and the heart of the woman under the starlight stirred involuntarily.

But he immediately seized the opportunity, wrapped one arm around Tsunade's waist, lowered his head and kissed Tsunade's lips hard, and pressed the back of Tsunade's head with the other hand, so that she could not escape.

Tsunade struggled instinctively, but couldn't move at all; Hoshino Shu's strength was greater than hers.

Moreover, the overwhelming scent of hormones made Tsunade, who already harbored feelings of love, feel weak all over.

Soon, Tsunade's teeth were breached, her tongue was taken away, her face flushed, and her eyes became glazed.

The busy wooden clone looked up at the two people who were kissing each other oblivious to everyone else, and was speechless.

Do clones not have human rights?

Does having a clone mean you deserve to eat dog food (a Chinese slang term for being single and having multiple partners)?

(End of this chapter)