Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

half a month later.

Leaf.

Shen Er walked into the Hokage's office.

Tobirama had already adapted to his role as acting Hokage and was sitting in the Hokage's seat, looking down at the documents.

"On behalf of the Hokage, you wanted to see me."

"Alright, just call me Tobirama as before." Tobirama waved his hand casually, "Did you hand over the Yin Seal to Uchiha Chiri?"

Shen Er firmly refused to answer: "I don't like discussing such private matters in the Hokage Building."

"Tsk, if you don't want to talk about it, then forget it." Tobirama was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "What did my brother say to you before he left?"

Shen Er made no attempt to hide anything and directly stated the request: "The Hokage has entrusted me to supervise you and prevent you from making the same mistake again."

"As I thought." Tobirama sighed, then asked the taboo question, "So, you still... refuse to help me?"

"Tobirama, I already answered that question a long time ago."

Shen Er's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable firmness: "I will never allow anything that plays with life or desecrates the soul."

As he spoke, he stared directly into Tobirama's crimson eyes, showing no sign of backing down.

Tobirama Senju was the first to restrain his aura and slowly spoke:

"Er, don't you want to see your dead clansmen one last time? Even if they aren't truly resurrected, just seeing them one more time and telling them that you're doing well now."

He played the emotional card.

But this tactic is utterly useless against Shen Er.

Clan members?

He didn't have any.

She deliberately hesitated for a moment, then shook her head firmly: "I don't want to. Don't even think about it anymore. A ninja must never cross the line between life and death."

After saying that, she turned to leave.

"Wait..." Tobirama Senju called out to him.

"Is there anything else?"

"I have a skill here that you might find useful."

Shen Er looked suspicious: "Technique? You haven't been doing human experiments again, have you?"

With a dark expression, Tobirama pulled a scroll from a drawer and tossed it to Shen: "Not all of my techniques involve human experimentation, so there's no need to be so wary of me."

"This is……"

Even in front of him, he opened the scroll, saw the contents, and was somewhat surprised.

Tobirama gave him the Shadow Clone Technique!

The Shadow Clone Technique is a B-rank ninjutsu. It creates physical clones by evenly distributing the user's chakra. These clones possess independent consciousness and can perform physical attacks; even the Byakugan cannot distinguish between the clones and the original.

The most outrageous thing is that when the shadow clone disappears, it will transfer its memories and experiences back to the original body.

Cultivating with shadow clones alongside the main body can truly achieve twice the result with half the effort.

The cunning old man with white hair actually used this to bribe the officials.

Shen Er squinted and asked, "It's a very amazing ninjutsu, but... why did you give it to me?"

“The affairs of the Gospel Hospital are very busy, taking up almost all of your time.” Tobirama said with certainty, “You should really need a technique to free yourself from the heavy workload.”

"Your elder brother and sister-in-law gave you the Yin Seal, so I will give you the Shadow Clone Technique."

"After learning this technique, you'll have more personal time. Whether it's enjoying the peaceful life on the streets of Konoha or getting to know Uchiha Chiri, it's all good."

Even with the scroll of the Shadow Clone Technique in his hand, he still shook his head and said, "I do need such a technique, but Tobirama, I will not loosen my restrictions on you because of this."

"It's just a gift."

Tobirama said nonchalantly, "If you need it, just take it. Besides, I just hope you understand my feelings. We are all working for Konoha. Our goals are the same."

"Thank you for your gift. I will accept the Shadow Clone Technique."

"But... human experimentation is still out of the question."

Shen Er, using the Shadow Clone Technique, turned and left.

This time, Tobirama didn't stop him. He crossed his hands, rested his chin on them, and watched Shinji's departing figure as he murmured to himself:

"As expected, even you have something you crave deep down."

"You revealed a flaw in that brief moment, Shen Er!"

"Your most vulnerable spot is your clan, isn't it? Whether it's seeing your dead clan members again, or spending time with Uchiha Chizuri, the woman who might become your family..."

"Once you reveal a flaw, you are not invincible."

You'll understand someday.

Tobirama leaned back in his chair, let out a long sigh, and fell into deep thought.

The eldest brother issued a ban, and Shen Er firmly stood by his side.

Even though he was unwilling, he was temporarily helpless. Without experimental materials, he could only "talk on paper" for the time being, making pure theoretical deductions within the bottom line of not touching human experimentation.

I only hope that one day my elder brother will lift the ban on human experimentation, or even be swayed by his bribes.

"Big brother is too weak."

"If I were the Hokage..."

...

She even took leave from the Gospel Hospital for the first time.

At the same time, he put aside all his research projects and focused on learning the art of shadow clones.

Shadow Clone is a prerequisite ninjutsu for Multiple Shadow Clone.

The more clones a user creates, the weaker both the main body and the clones become due to excessive dilution of chakra.

Once the clone dissipates, all memories and experiences will flow back to the brain, while pain and exhaustion will rush to the heart, the source of chakra.

Summoning too many times at once can even lead to fatal consequences such as cardiac arrest and schizophrenia.

However, these potential problems are simply not true for Shen'er.

His unwavering will far surpasses that of ordinary people, and he even has five hearts inside his body.

Exhaustion to death? Sudden death?

A heart transplant would be enough.

During his training, he unexpectedly discovered that, probably because he was born with dual soul power, he was able to learn the Shadow Clone Technique, a ninjutsu that "temporarily creates another self," very quickly.

In just three days, I mastered the basic usage.

At the ninjutsu training ground of the Zen clan.

Shen Er brought his index and middle fingers together, forming a cross seal with both hands: "Shadow Clone Technique!"

Bang!

A cloud of white smoke exploded at his feet, and when the smoke dissipated, a clone that looked exactly like him stood quietly in front of him.

At the same time, a feeling of weakness, as if half of his chakra had been drained, instantly overwhelmed him.

Shen Er looked at the shadow clone in front of him and smiled softly:

"Ha...this is another version of me."

Even the Earth Grudge and the five hearts were split into separate entities.

This is not surprising.

After all, even shuriken can create shadow clones...

Shen Er quickly adapted to the weakness and used the little chakra he had left to activate Shadow Clone Technique once again.

One becomes three.

"Shadow Clone No. 1 is responsible for rewriting the Yin Seal; Shadow Clone No. 2 is responsible for developing the Impure World Reincarnation."

"As for the main body..."

"Daily activities will continue as usual."

Chapter 39 Your talent is relaxed, but your chakra is tight (Please read on)

The only inconvenience of using shadow clones is this.

Unlike the parasitic seed of the Earth Grudge Fear, which can sense the condition of its host at any time, the progress of its actions and the experience gained will only flow back when the clone is dispelled.

Shen Er decided to use midnight each day as the dividing line, at which time all clones would be dismantled and the day's earnings would be tallied.

After placing the two shadow clones at home.

Even after arriving at Uchiha Chiri's house, he conducted a routine brain examination for her.

They chatted casually while conducting the inspection.

"Uchiha Bin has led a new investigation team to hunt down Uchiha Yan." Uchiha Chiri sat on the tatami mat. "Hopefully, this time, it will have a good result."

"Have we found any leads yet? I heard you mention it last time, about six months ago."

"Ah."

Uchiha Chiri nodded: "The latest survey team brought back some news..."

"Six months ago, a wealthy businessman from Tianzhiguo was kidnapped, and the kidnappers demanded a ransom of one billion taels. By the time the family had gathered the ransom and arrived, both the kidnappers and the businessman had already been killed."

"The investigation team happened to be nearby and took over the family's request. After a thorough examination, the battle traces at the scene appeared to bear characteristics of the Uchiha clan. Among the clan members living outside the area, only Uchiha Yanagi had the necessary qualifications."

"For some reason, she hunts down members of the Rogue Ninja Clan, sometimes even killing them along with their hostages. In the past six months, several incidents matching this modus operandi have occurred."

"It can be basically confirmed that Uchiha Yan is hiding in the Land of Rice Fields and has no intention of leaving."

Great.