Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

Hashirama Senju suddenly stood up, a smile spreading across his face: "Hahahaha! Good! Good boy! I'll be right there... Sasuke, go and tell Shen to come with me."

"Find me?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shen Er suddenly appeared at the office door, meeting Hashirama's gaze, holding a leave application in his hand.

"Are you going to ask for leave too?" Hashirama blurted out.

Tobirama has already taken leave, and if Shinji leaves now, he really won't be able to handle this pile of documents.

“Yes…” Shen Er nodded and calmly explained, “There is a medical ninjutsu that I need to focus on developing.”

If he had enough time, he could probably come up with a more elaborate excuse, but not this time. He only decided to ask for leave after receiving news of the First Raikage's death.

The Raikage's body is buried somewhere in the Land of Lightning, and he can't wait a moment longer.

"It's approved! It's approved!"

Hashirama was quite magnanimous and didn't make things difficult for the diligent Shen Er. "Shall we go see Tobirama's child together?"

"Tobirama's child?"

His eyes flickered; he knew Senju Momoka was about to give birth. He just hadn't expected this to coincide with the death of the First Raikage.

"Let's go take a look together. After all, I'm that child's 'uncle'."

Chapter 80 A Born Ninja, Possessing the Potential of Hokage

At this moment, Yunyin must be shrouded in deep sorrow.

However, within the Senju clan, there was a festive and lively scene.

The joys and sorrows of people are not connected.

The Thousand-Handed Buddha's lineage is the main branch of the Thousand-Handed Clan.

However, this lineage was plagued by misfortune, and of the four brothers, only Hashirama and Tobirama survived.

Tobirama is now over thirty years old and has been married for several years but still has no children. He looks like he is about to die without an heir, which has always been a worry for the clan elders.

Only today, with the birth of that baby boy, has this worry that has weighed on the hearts of the clan elders finally been healed.

Hashirama Senju took the baby from Tobirama's arms and asked:

"Tobirama, have you named this child yet?"

“Hero, Thousand-Handed Hero.”

Wise and heroic...

Wise and wise ruler, with the ambition of a great leader.

He had already completed his analysis of Tobirama's psychological state in his mind. He stood behind the crowd, quietly watching the baby in the swaddling clothes.

Senju Kensuke, born at the end of Konoha Year 12, was only one year older than Tsunade, but was a generation older.

The child had a tuft of snow-white baby hair on the top of his head, clearly inheriting Tobirama's white hair characteristic.

It's just unknown how much talent he will have in ninjutsu in the future.

The ninja world as a whole is progressing, and the younger generation often surpasses their predecessors.

Take Senju Takayuki for example. Compared to ordinary ninjas, he could be considered a genius, and his expertise in medical ninjutsu would rank him among the top five in Konoha. It's just that his father's brilliance made him seem mediocre.

If, like Takayuki, Senju Kenyu failed to inherit his father’s top talent, then there is no need to worry about it.

However, if they inherit Tobirama's talent, or even surpass it, then they must be closely monitored.

Hashirama Senju praised, "A good name."

He then handed Senju Ken'yu to Shinji.

He reached out and took the baby, then looked down to examine him closely. Senju Ken'yu stared back at him quietly with his eyes open.

Heterochromia and heterochromia?

Shen Er noticed something unusual: the baby's eyes were one bright blue and the other yellowish-brown, with completely different pupil colors.

A ninja with heterochromia...

Something feels off.

Even the formulaic praise was: "This child has the potential to become a Hokage."

"Really? That's great! The Senju clan has a successor."

Hashirama beamed with joy.

Mito Uzumaki added from the side, "I sensed during the delivery that Ken'yuu had instinctively refined both Water Release and Earth Release chakra, though it was still unstable. His radiance was truly dazzling."

Can one extract chakra instinctively?

"Born with knowledge..."

Shen Er squinted, thinking to himself.

The rules of the Ninja Academy stipulate that anyone who can skillfully extract chakra before the age of eight is qualified for admission. This standard is enough to filter out the vast majority of ordinary people. However, genius ninjas can extract chakra at the age of three and even use it in battle. This was the case with Itachi Uchiha later on.

The Senju Kenyu before us, from the moment he was born, was able to refine chakra by instinct and also possessed the strange appearance of having heterochromatic eyes.

Shen Er made a judgment in his heart that this baby's future achievements in ninja would probably not be inferior to his father Tobirama. Saying that he had the potential to become Hokage was not just a polite compliment.

The baby spun around and quickly returned to Tobirama Senju's hands.

It's clear that Tobirama loves his child very much.

Those usually rational red eyes were now completely filled with overflowing fatherly love.

He briefly stayed in the Thousand Hands tribe's territory before taking his leave and returning to the meditation room of the Zen temple.

Right now, there are more pressing matters waiting for him to attend to.

...

A few days ago, the Earth Grudge Lines on the First Raikage's body gave off a faint feeling, and he soon realized that something was wrong with his body.

At the time, he couldn't determine whether the other party had forcibly extended their life through some secret technique or was already dead.

It wasn't until news of the First Raikage's death spread that everything became clear.

If their fate is unknown, then they are dead.

Upon arriving at the meditation room of the Zen temple, he even increased his chakra output, traversing the distance between two countries and spending nearly an hour to finally locate the body of the First Raikage.

The body was not buried in Kumogakure.

Instead, it was somewhere in Yunlei Gorge, outside of Yunyin Village.

Considering that several days have passed since the First Raikage's burial and death, the longer the time since his death, the weaker the power of the Earth Grudge Fear from his deactivated heart becomes…

Shen Er immediately closed his eyes, awakened Zero in the Land of Fields, and contacted Uchiha Yan.

As the behind-the-scenes controller of Akatsuki Village, Uchiha Yan, just over thirty years old, finally enjoyed the carefree life she had longed for. No longer needing to worry about being hunted down by the Uchiha, she would disguise herself as an ordinary Chunin and lead teams to wipe out wandering ninjas causing trouble in the Land of Rice Fields when she had nothing to do.

Two years of peace did not diminish her fighting spirit.

However, the Susanoo power emanating from those eyes constantly tempted her. But Shen'er's warning remained firmly in her heart: Susanoo was strictly forbidden unless in a life-or-death situation.

Every time she met with Jin, she would ask, "When can you help me stabilize the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan? When can I use Susanoo?"

He's essentially a war maniac...

Even at the risk of losing his sight, he wanted to witness the power of Susanoo.

And on that very day, the opportunity arose.

He then gave her a task.

Uchiha Yan's expression faltered slightly, a look of surprise on his face: "Land of Lightning, Cloud Lightning Gorge? Stealing the First Raikage's corpse? Diavolo, are you sure this information is accurate?"

"My intelligence is infallible."

Shen Er said calmly.

Uchiha Yan had always secretly suspected that Diavolo's Passionate Organization was just boasting. After all these years, she had never met any other members of the organization besides Diavolo.

But this incident has overturned her previous assumptions.

The burial site of the First Kage is a top secret of the ninja village. If the Passionate Organization had no one in Kumogakure, it would be impossible for them to access such confidential information.

That's a terrifying intelligence-gathering ability...

After re-examining the Passionate Organization he belonged to, Uchiha Yan confirmed, "So the mission is for me to steal the First Raikage's body and deliver it to you in the Forest of Death, right?"

“To be precise, it was together,” Shen Er corrected.

There might be a sealing technique at the place where the Raikage's body is buried, which cannot be broken by brute force alone.

Let's talk about the Death Forest again.

With all four squads of Konoha's Anbu fully staffed, patrols in the Forest of Death have been strengthened accordingly. However, the First Squad, responsible for patrolling the area, is led by Kenji Uchiha and is considered one of Shinji's own men.

Furthermore, since Kushina has not yet become the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, Konoha has not yet set up a large-scale global barrier, leaving them with ample room to maneuver.

He could easily evade all patrols and bring the Raikage's body back to the lab.

Will we encounter enemies?

This is what Uchiha Yan cares about most.

Diavolo's motive for stealing the First Raikage's corpse didn't matter to her. She only hoped to encounter a worthy opponent so she could have a good, satisfying fight.

"Are you that thirsty for battle?"

"of course."

Shen Er looked at her face, which was filled with a fighting spirit, and understood.

The time has come to arrange for her to kidnap Uchiha Bin.

After this corpse-stealing operation is over.

Let's put the kidnapping of Uchiha Bin on the agenda.

"I'll probably encounter it."

Shen Er slowly said, "The First Raikage has only recently passed away, so the Hidden Cloud Village will definitely arrange for a ninja squad to guard his grave, though the exact number is unknown."