Konoha: Who's the good guy?

The original intention was just to prepare for opening a shop and have a gathering to sample various breakfasts, but it ended up becoming a carnival for a group of young ninjas.

After working together with Kushina to subdue Tsunade, Uchiha Mikoto, Inuzuka Tsurugi, and Honoka took their leave as evening approached.

Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Aburame Shimi drank until after 8 p.m., eventually getting completely drunk and having to be carried home by their wives.

Kurenai Yuhi, Rin Nohara, and the other six children stayed until they had cleaned up the messy living room and kitchen before they obediently said goodbye and left.

As for Jiraiya...

Yamanaka Kei was busy playing tongue-twisting with the adorable, drunken Kushina, so she had no idea about that guy.

If Minato and Honoka hadn't felt something was off after returning home, and after thinking about it for a long time, they would have remembered that there was such a teacher.

He made a special trip back and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to send him to the cultivation cave.

Jiraiya was probably going to have to spend the night on the third-floor balcony.

The once bustling mansion fell silent after everyone had left.

Kushina, feeling the effects of the alcohol, quickly became exhausted after cuddling with Yamanaka Kei and fell asleep in his arms.

Yamanaka Kei glanced at the guest room where Tsunade was.

After sighing, he reluctantly took Kushina back to her room and settled her in before turning and going into his study.

With the help of his enhanced speed reading ability and amazing memory, thanks to his status as the "King of the Ninja World".

He quickly flipped through the many scrolls and secret manuals that Tsunade had brought back.

As one of the two great powers of the Warring States period, the Senju clan's research into water escaping techniques was unmatched by most other clans.

They've mastered the art of water-based transformations, both in terms of nature and form.

Besides the wide variety of ninjutsu, there are also many scrolls that further explore how to release more chakra and create more powerful ninjutsu in less time and with fewer hand seals.

After all, most Senju clan ninjas are born with a considerable amount of chakra due to the blessing of their bloodline.

The most suitable approach for them is to use brute force to overcome all methods and to use force to overcome skill.

Therefore, even highly compressed and highly rotating ninjutsu like the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's Water Severing Wave and Hard Vortex Water Blade consume an astonishing amount of energy.

Of course, these scrolls also contain records on how to reduce chakra consumption.

However, in this regard, Yamanaka Kei felt somewhat that the ancestors of the Senju clan were just going through the motions.

It gives off a feeling of "the problem with high chakra consumption is not my problem, but yours."

In comparison, the Hozuki clan's tradition is clearly more focused on how to create greater destructive power with less consumption. Although it may seem stingy, it is undoubtedly more friendly to ordinary ninjas.

Water Gun Technique is one of the most representative ninjutsu.

It condenses into a water sphere the size of a bullet, aiming for maximum destructive power in a small area by breaking through a surface.

"Huh? This Water Bullet technique seems to work on the same principle as the Water Gun! It doesn't even require a water transformation technique as a foundation, and it starts with a dozen or so water bullets. They really use chakra like it's free!"

No sooner had Yamanaka Kei been praising the Hozuki clan's Water Release techniques in his mind than the Senju elders gave him a lesson.

Aside from the slightly higher chakra consumption, the principles of the Water Gun have been thoroughly analyzed.

The ancestors of the Senju clan even ingeniously used a similar principle to create a ninjutsu with a larger range and greater destructive power.

"The corrosive properties of Water Release... this is a prerequisite for Lava Release, right? ...Wouldn't the Hidden Mist Village be spitting blood if they saw this?"

"Experiments with water escape techniques, and various experiments with water escape methods at high and low temperatures..."

"Sharp, pointed, twisted, surging, corrosive, heavy, agile, gentle..."

"Wave Strike allows free movement in water... When combined with Water Transformation Technique, it's a divine skill for underwater infiltration, ambushes, and escape!"

"Water Blade Slash, a high-speed rotating water blade coated on the surface of ninja tools, should work well on kunai... Hmm? Don't I have a ninja sword?"

Yamanaka Kei's original plan to read two ninjutsu scrolls and go to bed before midnight turned into a joke in the face of the Senju clan's treasures.

Even he, a time traveler, couldn't help but marvel at some of the novel conjectures and attempts.

Who would have thought that hundreds of years ago, the Senju clan ancestors had already considered using the nature transformation of Water Release to drive power and achieve an effect similar to the "overlapping waves" in martial arts novels?

With a single punch, the subsequent force builds up layer upon layer, directly increasing one's strength several times or even dozens of times!

If it weren't for the high level of control required for chakra, it would even surpass superhuman strength.

Who can stop the Senju clan?

Silent all night.

The morning sun shone brightly into the study the next day.

Shan Zhongjing finally snapped out of his daze amidst the numerous scrolls.

He glanced at the clock on the wall of the study, which was pointing to eight o'clock, then put down the scroll in his hand and went to wash up.

I used the leftover ingredients from yesterday to make several breakfasts, and that filled my stomach.

Yamanaka Kei glanced at the still silent bedroom, packed a breakfast, left a sticky note, and got up to leave the house, heading towards the cultivation cave.

Although he hadn't slept all night, his extraordinary mental strength meant he didn't feel much fatigue.

I had already made an appointment with Jiraiya yesterday for a three-day sparring session, so it's not good to be late on the first day.

The training cave is located to the northwest of Konoha Village, in the exact opposite direction to the Konoha Bird Summoning Beast Breeding House.

In order to acquire the land near the training cave, Jiraiya worked hard in the village for a long time, spending a lot of his royalties.

Later, Minato, who often trained here with Jiraiya, also grew to like this place.

Over the course of several years, the two intermittently invested funds.

The caves that were originally on the cliff have been transformed into exquisitely designed wall-mounted buildings, and the wasteland below the cliff has been turned into pavilions and lakes.

At first glance, it looks like a paradise on earth.

Eagles and falcons slowly descended from the sky.

His mountain scenery perception was unlocked, and he saw Jiraiya fast asleep in the largest building in the center of the cliff.

As he leaped off the eagle's back, he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"A pervert is peeping into the women's bathhouse! Catch him!"

Thump! Bang!

Jiraiya shot out of the room without even opening his eyes.

After a sudden fall, it traced a beautiful arc before crashing into the lake below the cliff, creating a spray of water everywhere.

"Kei, can't you be a little gentler like Minato?"

Jiraiya, with chakra gathered behind him, lay on the water's surface, looking utterly exasperated.

Isn't it better to wake people up normally?

That shout almost scared him to death!

"The warm-hearted guy is behind the dog, whoever wants to be him can be him, hurry up and eat and start."

"..."

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The residence of a mountain clan.

Kushina, still hungover, scratched her sun-slicked cheeks and, realizing how much time had passed, sat bolt upright in bed.

With her big eyes wide open, she looked at the furnishings of the guest room and the tank top she was wearing, then lifted the blanket to take a look at her pants.

"Oh dear~ Kushina, you're so disappointing!"

Kushina puffed out her cheeks and angrily slapped her smooth thigh, making herself gasp.

The atmosphere was just right last night!

Even if Tsunade is still at home and hasn't left, does she think she can just rush out and see what's going on?

How could I have blacked out?

Even just a few more minutes would be great!

Aaaaaahhhhh!

Drinking leads to trouble, drinking leads to trouble!

Starting today, I will abstain from alcohol!