Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha

When the familiar yet unfamiliar teacher was exposed to the moonlight, Furukawa Osamu's eyes revealed an expression of appreciation. After years of training, his body had undergone a complete transformation.

Tsunade, who had temporarily regained her senses, tried to speak, her face flushed red, and used the "Painful Heaven Kick." However, Furukawa Osamu's taijutsu had already been honed to perfection, and he easily blocked the attack with his shoulder.

Tsunade's body seemed to be preparing for a Water Release ninjutsu, but Furukawa Osamu didn't give his teacher a chance to counterattack. With a close-range collision, the full moon in the sky shyly hid behind the clouds.

"what!..."

Chapter 222 The Flower of Hope

On September 10th, Konoha Year 55, as dawn broke, the entire village gradually awoke.

As the Fourth Hokage, Tsunade usually gets up at this time. Even though the war is over, there are still so many daily affairs in the village that she has to use Shadow Clones.

However, things were different this morning. Tsunade felt like she had spent a chaotic night. Her biological clock slowly opened her eyes, and her right arm instinctively reached for the other side.

"So...it was just a dream after all? I'm still feeling tired lately..."

Tsunade reached for nothing on the large bed, closed her eyes again, and murmured to herself. The tingling sensation in her body had not yet dissipated, and as a mature woman, she quickly sensed that something was wrong.

Tsunade suddenly sat up, her blonde hair disheveled, and after the sheet slipped down, there were obvious red marks on her full, fair skin.

As she turned to scan the room, she suddenly saw the scattered clothes. Tsunade was completely awake, her cheeks burning. She quickly stood up and subconsciously walked to the full-length mirror to examine herself.

After years of transformation, the body has triumphed over the ravages of time, with smooth and fair skin. Unlike before, it seems to have become healthier, radiating an "alluring" glow.

With a slender waist and alluring curves, Tsunade rarely observed her own body, and upon seeing this sight, she froze on the spot.

Obvious "scars" appeared on her neck and ample chest. Upon seeing the red marks, Tsunade hurriedly used the Palm Healing Technique, and soon, her right hand, glowing with green light, healed the "wounds".

Tsunade let out a long breath, but looking at her own rosy complexion and alluring eyes in the mirror, she hurriedly rubbed her cheeks vigorously:

"What exactly happened? Did it really happen? Me and... Xiu...?"

Tsunade collapsed onto the bed again, covering her head and whispering to herself. Her mind seemed to have returned to normal, and memories of the intense physical clashes from the previous night began to surface.

The thought of being defeated seven or eight times, and finally losing consciousness while sitting in her disciple's lap, made Tsunade's face burn with shame, unable to believe what had happened the night before.

That feeling of longing and fulfillment completely overwhelmed her last night. Tsunade even lost track of time, vaguely remembering exchanging some knowledge during taijutsu sparring, and how they both learned a lot from each other...

Tsunade hurriedly sat up again and tidied up her scattered clothes. She tried to comfort herself that it was all a dream, but when she looked back at the "messy scene" on the big bed, her face turned red again.

Forcing herself to calm down, Tsunade arrived at the hot spring in the courtyard and threw herself into the water, instinctively reaching for the necklace on her chest:

"Isn't this a dream?!"

Tsunade covered her face again. Fortunately, Furukawa Osamu's understanding nature had disappeared, otherwise she would not have known how to face him.

After regaining her composure, Tsunade subconsciously checked her body. When she focused her mind on the sealed space of the Hundred Healings Seal, she suddenly discovered that her Sage Chakra had increased significantly.

Even with the secret medicine, it would take a week to achieve such training results. Tsunade suddenly remembered her disciple's words about "helping with training" and immediately buried her head in the warm hot spring water.

Memories of last night began to surface clearly; at his own request, the scorching, life-force-filled Sage Chakra erupted multiple times within his body...

"Puyou!"

Tun Tun didn't eat last night, and the pink pig listened to a beautiful "symphony" all night. At this moment, thinking that its owner was in a good mood, it went to the pond to act cute and beg for food.

Upon hearing the shout, Tsunade immediately surfaced, her body flushed red. She had initially thought it was a secret between the two of them, but now she realized the pink pig in front of her must have heard it too.

"Damn it! If you dare to reveal the secret, I'll roast you alive!"

"Puyou...Eek..."

The little piglet, nearly suffocating, whimpered and cried out. The woman who had seemed very happy last night had suddenly changed her personality this morning.

The pink pig misses Osamu Furukawa even more; if its male owner were here, at least it wouldn't go hungry.

After threatening Tun-tun, Tsunade tossed her aside and let out a long sigh, reminding herself that the two of them had crossed the line last night and that they couldn't do it again.

Constantly reassuring herself eventually had some effect. When she left the courtyard, Tsunade had basically returned to normal, but her complexion was still noticeable, which was a natural bodily reaction.

...

"Lord Hokage!"

"Lord Hokage looks great today, you must get plenty of rest!"

"He must have made progress in his training. As expected of the Hokage, he always demands a lot of himself."

Walking through the corridors of the Hokage Building, every Konoha ninja who sees the Hokage with his radiant golden twin tails will give him a shout of praise.

Tsunade could only maintain a smile and give a brief reply, involuntarily quickening her pace, while the praise behind her continued to reach her ears.

Tsunade's body, which had always been yearning for something, seemed to have undergone an unknown change. She felt her senses had increased dramatically, and she could clearly perceive everything around her.

This feeling was somewhat similar to the Sage Mode she had experienced before, only the scope was much smaller. When she entered the office, Tsunade didn't have time to carefully feel it and subconsciously let out a long breath.

As Tsunade changed into her white fire cloud robe and was about to return to her desk, a knock sounded on the door, which was then pushed open.

Shizune quickly carried a stack of documents to the table and put them down. The girl wiped imaginary sweat from her forehead, then turned to look at Tsunade, instantly freezing in place, and subconsciously whispered:

"Teacher...Teacher, you look so beautiful today!"

"What's so beautiful about it? Stop focusing on such trivial things. It's just that I've made some progress in my cultivation of immortal arts."

Tsunade responded awkwardly with two sounds, subconsciously tucking her blonde hair behind her ear, and quickly changed the subject by taking the documents:

"Is this another optimization of the Madness Pill? The medical team has performed exceptionally well these past few years, and I've approved the experimental application."

"There are still some issues with the prosthesis. What needs to be done is to further optimize the activation procedure so that the success rate of the surgery can be improved."

"Our products already meet the limb needs of most ninjas, but we need to be careful when performing this surgery on ordinary people. We will temporarily reject the applications from these nobles."

Without giving it any further thought, Jingyin immediately responded solemnly. Only after finishing several important documents did the girl ask somewhat embarrassedly in a low voice:

"Tsunade-sensei, when will Xiu be back? We want to celebrate his coming-of-age birthday again, on Kakashi's birthday."

Tsunade first felt guilty, then her body went weak. She forced herself to appear normal and responded in a cheerful voice:

"We should be able to get back to the village in three or four days!"

"Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time to celebrate."

Upon hearing the answer, Shizune cheered immediately, her face filled with anticipation. Nohara Rin's bold move had greatly encouraged her, and she wanted to show herself off as well.

After the girl left, Tsunade bit her lip and suddenly thought of certain scenes from last night. It took her a while to calm down completely.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Anbu members entered the room, no one noticed Tsunade's expression. The Anbu members hurriedly delivered the latest intelligence, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, frowning, introduced it as follows:

"This is news from Iwagakure. They have found the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, but his physical condition has deteriorated significantly."

"After a brief exchange, Lao Zi's body seemed to have been modified. He lost his memory and also possessed a terrifying weapon."

"After the Iwagakure team tracked down their whereabouts, only one person managed to escape; the rest were all killed."

"What's worse is that Jiraiya was also affected and suffered serious injuries. It has been confirmed that this was Nagato's doing, and the other party seems to be pursuing a certain target."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had mastered thousands of ninjutsu, tried hard to recall, but he couldn't figure out the technique Nagato had used. In the end, he could only conclude that it might be a unique eye technique of the Rinnegan.

Living puppets—even Jinchuriki couldn't resist them. Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly. It wasn't that the Konoha ninja lacked fighting spirit; it was simply that the enemy's power was too great.

Tsunade also composed herself and carefully read the information Jiraiya had sent back. She quickly frowned as well:

"Is this definitely not a trap set by Orochimaru and the other side?"

"Sasori of the Red Sand? A new member? That rogue ninja was hiding in the Land of Wind, and Sunagakure never noticed?"

"Jiraiya actually believed Orochimaru's information so easily. He shouldn't have made such a basic mistake..."

The Akatsuki organization previously monopolized war mercenaries and also took on many commissions from merchants, gaining considerable fame in recent years.

However, the core members have not yet appeared. Konoha is actively gathering intelligence. What they can confirm is that Kakuzu, a rogue ninja from Takigakure, has joined the organization, and Sasori seems to be a new member.

"We can contact Sunagakure, but the Fourth Kazekage probably won't get involved in this."

"The other side is focused on developing Jinchuriki, and the ninja world will be in turmoil again in a few years."

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly. The plan was good, but the reality was terrible. Sunagakure would never make a big fuss over a mere rogue ninja.

After burning the intelligence report, Tsunade stood up, with Hiruzen Sarutobi following behind. The two of them still needed to find out more details from Jiraiya, who had secretly returned to the village.

In the afternoon, as the toad vomited up Jiraiya, the coughing wouldn't stop.

His chest was covered in blood, and Jiraiya coughed up blood as he lay on the floor, panting heavily. His tailed beast-transformed puppet used small tailed beast balls in succession, and he was caught off guard and grazed by them, which then dealt him another heavy blow.

"He's injured like this! Shizune, give him some initial treatment. That chakra must be the power of a tailed beast."

Tsunade and her group, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly got to work. Jiraiya, upon hearing his old friend's words, laughed and replied self-deprecatingly:

"This world is indeed starting to fall apart. No one used to be able to control the power of the Tailed Beasts!"

"Nagato truly lives up to his reputation as the prophesied child of destruction. He's gotten even stronger. His latest puppet alone has left me helpless."

"However, it seems that he was also tricked by Scorpion. The other party successfully misled him with false information. It has to be said that the other party must be an intelligence master who has mastered some kind of secret technique to be able to hide on the border of the Wind Kingdom."

Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed out smoke, while Tsunade crossed her arms and frowned. The two fell silent. The power wielded by the Jinchuriki puppet was already a threat to the great ninja village.

"Lord Jiraiya, don't push yourself. Your ribs are already broken..."

Shizune hurriedly reminded him, but Jiraiya forced himself to sit up and leaned against the wall. Only then did he notice the radiant Tsunade, momentarily forgetting his pain, and subconsciously whispered:

"I'm sorry, Tsunade, I've worried you again, I..."

“Reckless actions involving Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts are more suitable for Minato or…Shu to carry out.”

When Tsunade mentioned her disciple, she subconsciously turned her head. After readjusting her emotions, she saw that Jiraiya was still staring at her, and earnestly gave him another word of advice:

"Now that we've decided to carry out the plan, gathering intelligence is enough. Sasori's appearance is just the right opportunity to contact Sunagakure."

"We just need to ascertain the movements of these rogue ninjas and refrain from any actions that might provoke them."

Jiraiya always felt that something about his old friend was different, that she seemed more attractive, and he subconsciously wanted to voice his thoughts, but Tsunade helplessly waved her hand and stared at him earnestly, saying:

"Stop with your pointless thoughts! Jiraiya, we're not young anymore, let's shoulder our responsibilities!"

Dejected, Jiraiya lowered his head and watched Tsunade and his teacher whisper to each other. He felt even more frustrated; his old friend was clearly reminding him not to do anything foolish.

As Tsunade watched Jiraiya being secretly taken to Konoha Hospital, she breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't want to admit it, she couldn't forget her disciple.

"Xiu, what should I do?"

-

The mission to the Land of Rivers was successfully completed, and when Osamu Furukawa was seeing Konan off, he was unexpectedly attacked.

Perhaps because the paper wings were too conspicuous, Sasori, who was hiding in Hiruko, suddenly sprang up from the ground and launched a surprise attack with his extended, huge tail stinger, while also letting out a shout:

"I'll take this excellent material!"

Konan's body was pierced with a large hole, then shattered into pieces like paper. When the girl reassembled beside Furukawa Osamu, her expression was very strange. It seemed that the members recruited by Nagato had something wrong with their brains.

Having been banished from the Land of Wind, Sasori has been lurking in the Land of Rivers for the past two days. He has seen Konan flying many times and is itching to do so. He believes that this body should be transformed into an eternal work of art.

"I didn't expect this to happen, so consider it a farewell gift!"

"If we hand this guy over to Sunagakure, we should be able to get a lot of money from old lady Chiyo."

Wearing a mask and dressed as an ANBU member, Furukawa Osamu responded while examining the giant puppet before him. He was curious about how Sasori controlled this behemoth.

"Kid! I'm going to teach you a lesson..."

The scorpion in the puppet was about to intimidate someone when it suddenly realized that its surroundings had changed. It was very familiar with the black iron sand that was flashing in front of it.

"Hiryu Amber - Needle Eight Waves!"

Realizing something was wrong, Scorpion suddenly manipulated the puppet to open its mouth and spit out a poisonous senbon. As soon as it flew out of the mouth, it fell powerlessly and was sucked to the ground.

At this point, Hiruko also began to become uncontrollable. By the time Sasori tried to escape, it was too late. The iron sand had already silently corroded the puppet, covering all its joints.

Just as Furukawa Osamu was about to clench his fist with his right arm, Sasori hurriedly shouted:

"I was instructed by Payne to come and find the angel!"

As an intelligence expert, Sasori had already noticed something strange. This ANBU ninja in front of him had a huge problem. He was very familiar with the power of the Iron Sand Technique.

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble. Are you going to kill me here?"

Xiao Nan suddenly looked down and asked, and Furukawa Osamu shook his head slightly. Then, with a thought, the black iron sand transformed into ropes, instantly trapping the giant puppet in place.

"Everyone has their own secrets, and I'm very happy to see people working happily these past few days."

“Amegakure does not maliciously oppress these ordinary people; many ninjas have even integrated into this lifestyle.”

"If we continue with this mindset, the people of both countries should be able to live a good life like the Land of Fire."

Seeing that Furukawa was about to turn and leave, Konan suddenly called out, then produced a bouquet of paper flowers in her hand, presented them to him, and whispered: