Naruto: Becoming Stronger by Pampering Your Sister

The next moment, Neji suddenly leaped up and stood on high ground. His hair moved slightly, and his long black hair spread out, from which black needles shot out.

Rabbit hair needles!

Countless black needles rained down from above, striking the person at the base like raindrops. However, the terrifying penetrating power and sealing power of the rabbit hair needles were truly frightening.

A Chunin was hit in the knee with a needle, and his entire leg immediately became stiff and immobile. He could only watch helplessly as he was gradually shot into a hedgehog.

Another Chunin was unfortunately hit directly in the head. The black needle pierced through his head and flew out from his groin, causing a series of screams. He was even looking forward to his death because that area was sealed.

The rabbit hair needle's extreme speed and wide range instantly enveloped all the people at the root, causing the scene to spiral out of control and filled with cries of agony.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this? It's so fast, there's no time to form hand seals." Tsunade, who had been watching quietly the whole time, was also taken aback.

"A technique that uses the Byakugan and hair as a medium to seal the opponent's movements... This technique is even more powerful than Gentle Fist."

As expected of one of the Legendary Sannin, Tsunade possesses exceptional insight, grasping the mechanics of the technique in an instant and showing great interest in Neji.

"What a genius," Tsunade praised, but suddenly, her heart skipped a beat. She immediately raised her leg and slammed it heavily on the ground. In an instant, the ground shattered, the soil broke apart, and a figure shot out from it.

"There's still one more person!" Neji was also taken aback, then realized: "It seems that Danzo has learned a lot from his experiments with Orochimaru over the years, and he can even fool Kagura's mind-reading ability."

However, this concealment technique is not perfect, otherwise Tsunade wouldn't have noticed it.

"Damn it!" the man cursed under his breath, but instead of retreating, he advanced, wielding his kunai and thrusting it at Tsunade.

Their mission was simply to eliminate Tsunade so that Lord Danzo could smoothly succeed to the throne. If possible, they also wanted to eliminate Hyuga Neji. However, after witnessing the horrific scenes before, he had given up hope of killing Neji.

However, killing Tsunade is still easy. The man sneered and picked up a kunai: "Just obey Lord Danzo's orders."

"Tsunade, prepare to die!" The man slashed through the air, and a kunai instantly sliced ​​a large gash across his arm, blood gushing out—quite... brutal...

Lord Danzo once said that Tsunade is afraid of blood, and that Tsunade's fighting power will drop drastically when she sees blood. The man smiled, as if he could already foresee Tsunade's fate.

But the next moment, his expression instantly changed to one of astonishment, confusion, and terror, which was quite a sight, as a fist grew larger and larger in his field of vision.

Bang! The rocks shattered, the ground scattered in a spiderweb pattern, and a cloud of dust rose up.

He had just jumped out of the ground when he was instantly slammed back by a tremendous force, and then he was met with a violent storm.

"How dare they use blood against me? There's no doubt it's Danzo, that old scoundrel! Damn it!"

A moment later, Tsunade removed her hand from the bloodied and mangled face in front of her, shook it off with disgust, and said angrily.

She is the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, and even people from other villages respectfully address her as "Lady Tsunade" or "Princess Tsunade." Yet Danzo actually sent someone to assassinate her, and even used blood. It's utterly despicable.

If it weren't for Neji, she might really have died!

At this moment, Neji had also dealt with the others and leisurely walked up to Tsunade.

"I think you may not know this yet, but Danzo did much more than that. His actions far exceeded your imagination."

Chapter 68 The Hope of Learning Wood Release

"Beyond my imagination? Neji, what do you mean by that?" Tsunade felt inexplicably irritated, as if something was troubling her.

"That's something you'll have to figure out for yourself." Neji walked away without looking back, his voice carrying far away.

"The roots are the darkness of Konoha..."

Neji didn't want to keep all this from Tsunade, but for her, who had just emerged from her inner demons, it was all too difficult to accept.

In particular, Hiruzen Sarutobi also played a part in the conspiracy. The fact that her most respected teacher was involved must have made Tsunade feel lost again.

"Root!" Tsunade was slightly startled, as if she had grasped something. Neji's words were pointed out, naturally wanting her to investigate Root. Could Root be hiding some secret?

After a moment, Tsunade spoke up: "Shizune, let's go!"

Neji wouldn't speak without reason. What exactly is Root hiding, and what does it have to do with her? She wants to become the Fifth Hokage and figure it all out.

Soon after, the group finally arrived at Konoha. Konoha was still under reconstruction, but many places had been repaired. Only the faint cracks on the city wall concealed the past war.

"So many years have passed without me even realizing it," Tsunade sighed. "But Konoha hasn't changed at all."

Tsunade stood in front of the gates of Konoha, her feelings complicated. After so many years, the scene inside seemed to have remained unchanged, just as it had always been.

However, she never expected that she would come back, to carry on her grandfather's legacy and to continue the dream of Shengshu and Duan.

"No, Konoha has changed, you just haven't noticed yet," Neji said calmly, glancing at Tsunade.

To eradicate the corruption in Konoha, we must first eliminate Danzo; he cannot be allowed to live any longer, from any perspective...

"Perhaps." Tsunade glanced at Neji, then looked back towards Konoha, murmuring, "Is this what it feels like to come home?"

Neji knew that Tsunade was still a little uneasy, but time was of the essence, so he pulled Tsunade into Konoha.

"The host has joined hands with Tsunade and received the reward [Wood Release: Wood Clone]."

Wood Release: Wood Clone: ​​Creates a Wood Release clone that is identical to the user, making it unrecognizable to ordinary people.

Neji suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking at the reward he had received with some shock.

Wood Release, Hashirama Senju's ability, could actually be obtained from Tsunade?!

Yes, Neji realized. Tsunade is Hashirama Senju's granddaughter, so according to the reward system, Neji is indeed entitled to Wood Release.

Neji was somewhat excited. Wood Release is extremely powerful, possessing power far exceeding other ninjutsu-type bloodline limits. It is a power derived from the Divine Tree. Hashirama Senju once used Wood Release to quell a rebellion in the ninja world, treated the Nine-Tails as a pet, and even suppressed Madara Uchiha.

If I could control this power, just imagine what the future would hold: I could summon wooden golems and wooden dragons, unleash a True Thousand Hands technique, and transform into Yamata no Orochi. Heh heh, even Madara would have to kneel before me.

If I had enough chakra, I could create several wood clones, each capable of using these ninjutsu. The scene would be too beautiful to bear.

Many people think that the Shadow Clone Technique is the most useless ninjutsu, but once the Shadow Clone Technique is developed to its extreme, it will have extremely terrifying power. The typical example is Naruto's Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

If you can't beat one, you call in a whole bunch of them. Who can handle that?! Even later on, Naruto still managed to make many strong people suffer because of this move. Even Kaguya almost fell for it when she was careless.

Moreover, this is a wood clone, which, in terms of power and practicality alone, surpasses the shadow clone.

Neji took a deep breath to calm his excited emotions, then suddenly remembered something and pulled Tsunade towards the hospital.

Kakashi and the others should still be in the hospital. Before taking Tsunade back, let her heal their injuries first.

"Neji, what are you doing?" Tsunade asked, puzzled.

"There are still a few patients in the hospital."

"I understand." Tsunade nodded. Regardless of whether she was Hokage or not, she was first and foremost a medical ninja and couldn't leave her patients unattended.

Upon arriving at Konoha Hospital, Neji saw Kakashi lying on the hospital bed looking utterly dejected. His eyebrows twitched slightly. How much of a blow had he suffered? Judging by the situation, he wouldn't recover for at least ten days to two weeks.

"Neji, you're back." Kurenai greeted Neji with delight upon his return.

She and Might Guy have been taking care of Kakashi and Asuma all this time, but their condition has not improved at all.

Kakashi is alright; he only suffered a minor setback and will recover in a few days. But Asuma…

"Ah," Neji replied casually, then turned to Might Guy: "Guy-sensei, where's Asuma-sensei?"

Neji clearly remembered that Asuma should be lying here too.

"Here it is," Might Guy said helplessly to Neji, pointing to a lump of something in front of him.

Neji followed Might Guy's finger and looked...

"Holy crap, what is this thing?!" Neji couldn't help but ask.

A huge oval egg lay on a hospital bed near the window, with only its bruised and swollen head, resembling a pig's, sticking out and occasionally exhaling hot breaths.

"Could this be Asuma-sensei?" Neji asked uncertainly.

However, he received an affirmative answer from Matt Kee.

Neji turned around and stared blankly at Asuma, who was wrapped up like a dumpling, and was deeply shocked.

This is too tragic. What kind of grudge did Kisame have against Asuma? Tsk tsk tsk, judging from the situation, you should just lie there quietly.

"Do you want me to heal them both?" At this moment, Tsunade, who had been quiet all along, spoke up.

At that moment, Kurenai and Might Guy noticed Tsunade following behind Neji and exclaimed in surprise, "You are... Lady Tsunade!"

Lady Tsunade has actually returned! Neji succeeded!

"That's great! With Lady Tsunade personally taking action, Kakashi and the others will surely recover quickly."

"Yes, there's no time to lose. Please, Lady Tsunade, make your move."

Tsunade nodded, walked to Kakashi's bedside, and murmured, "It's that brat Kakashi. I can't believe he's grown up so fast."

Tsunade felt a pang of nostalgia. She remembered that when he left, Kakashi was just a little kid. She never imagined he would grow up so much now, even though his hair was a bit unconventional.

"So, who was the person who beat him up like this?"

Chapter 69: Prologue Before Parting

Kakashi's talent and strength are immense; unless a Kage-level shinobi intervenes, no one can beat him to this extent.

"It's Itachi, Uchiha Itachi." Kurenai Yuhi said with some disappointment. Her proud genjutsu was easily countered by the opponent, which really upset her.

"Uchiha Itachi? The one who slaughtered his own clan, the traitor of Konoha, is that right?" Tsunade frowned, asking with some surprise and doubt.

Although she wasn't in the village, she had heard about some of the things that happened there, especially the tragedy of the Uchiha clan being wiped out.

“Ah,” Might Guy said, “He is very strong. He rendered Kakashi unable to fight with just one glance. If I hadn’t fought Kakashi for many years and mastered the tricks of dealing with Sharingan, I probably would have ended up like Kakashi.”

"What is their purpose?" Tsunade frowned. Judging from Might Guy's description, Itachi's strength had undoubtedly reached the Kage level. It's impossible that such a person would return to Konoha just out of nostalgia.

“I don’t know, but when we arrived at the scene, Itachi and that pufferfish had already kidnapped Naruto, so I think their target was Naruto,” Might Guy said seriously.

"Pufferfish? What pufferfish?" Tsunade frowned and asked in confusion.

"Pfft~" Neji secretly gave Might Guy a thumbs up. No wonder he has the worst memory in Naruto. He forgot right after the fight. No, maybe he forgot right after Kisame said his name.

"Lady Tsunade, Guy is talking about one of Itachi Uchiha's companions, Kisame Hoshigaki. He's the one who beat Asuma like this," Kurenai Yuhi said helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Asuma trembled with excitement, his bloated face filled with grief, indignation, and grievance. All he had done was call him a pufferfish, and he had been given a sound beating. Damn it, he had only called him that because Might Guy told him to!

What's most infuriating is why he didn't attack Might Guy?!

"I see." Tsunade nodded. "So, you mean their target is Naruto, no, it's the Nine-Tails?"

Tsunade's face showed a solemn expression. In Konoha, the only person named Naruto is probably Minato's son, Uzumaki Naruto.

"Are they going to capture the Nine-Tails? What exactly do they want?" Tsunade pondered. The Nine-Tails' power was simply too great; a slight mishap could bring a great disaster to the entire ninja world.

"Lady Tsunade, Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki are wearing the same clothes. It's very likely that they..." Kurenai Yuhi said through gritted teeth, "They are very likely from the same organization."