214. Hanekawa's Conditions

"Sorry."

Hanekawa walked up to Might Guy and spoke.

Leaf Dragon God was a combination of taijutsu and Wind Release, and it was an area-of-effect attack, so it was impossible to fully control its power.

Mystical Palm Technique!

After speaking, Hanekawa formed hand seals.

A pale green chakra covered his hands.

He aimed at Might Guy's fists and began healing.

"I'll help too."

Rin handed Hanekawa's jacket to Kakashi and then came over to Might Guy's side, also using the Mystical Palm Technique.

"It's fine!"

Might Guy said nonchalantly, "These injuries are nothing compared to what I get from my usual training!"

He wasn't lying.

Because his training was so extreme and intense, getting injured was a regular occurrence for him.

"What was that taijutsu you just used?"

Might Guy asked excitedly.

"Leaf Dragon God."

Hanekawa replied with a smile. "It's Master Chen's signature technique."

"It's amazing!"

Might Guy said with deep admiration. "No wonder Master Chen is known as the strongest taijutsu user in Konoha!"

"That may be true, but the Eight Gates have a higher ceiling."

Hanekawa estimated that he could now withstand the Seventh Gate, though it would leave him severely injured.

As for the Eighth Gate, in the original story, even Madara Uchiha, the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, almost couldn't handle it, so Hanekawa naturally couldn't either.

But he had his own advantages.

Hanekawa was confident that in the future, he could defeat Might Guy even with the Eighth Gate open.

However, there likely wouldn't be an opportunity for that.

Because once the Eighth Gate was opened, Might Guy would die.

Hanekawa couldn't possibly kill him just for the sake of a spar.

"Passionate youth requires relentless effort!"

Might Guy smiled and gave a thumbs-up. "I'll add an extra hundred laps to my training today!"

"Rest well today and start the extra training tomorrow."

Hanekawa dispersed his chakra and said, "Alright, you're fine now. Go back and change your clothes."

"Sure."

Might Guy glanced at his tattered clothes and didn't refuse.

"See you tomorrow."

Hanekawa said with a smile.

The fight with Might Guy had given him a deeper appreciation for the power of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

In short, it didn't disappoint after all the time he'd spent learning it.

Of course, Leaf Dragon God was also impressive.

The tornado it created was massive, and if he had enough chakra, it could grow even larger.

Hanekawa felt that the combination of Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Konoha's Dragon God could pose a significant threat even to tailed beasts.

At that moment, two lines of text appeared before his eyes.

[B-grade talent trait 'No Regrets of Youth' effect upgraded.]

[Taijutsu talent increased by 200% on top of the original base.]

Hanekawa was momentarily stunned.

He hadn't expected this unexpected reward.

But upon reflection, it made sense.

After all, he had just defeated Might Guy with all six Gates open.

"Kakashi, want to spar?"

Hanekawa turned to Kakashi, who had been spacing out since earlier.

"No!"

Kakashi replied without hesitation.

He had no way to counter Leaf Dragon God.

"Then next time."

Hanekawa didn't press him and smiled.

"By next time, I won't even be your match."

Kakashi sighed. "To be more accurate, I stopped being your match a long time ago."

"Why are you admitting defeat before even fighting?"

Hanekawa raised an eyebrow. "That's not like you."

"Who asked you to improve so quickly?"

Kakashi complained.

"I don't know."

Hanekawa shrugged. "Maybe it's just what being a genius is like."

"You're really..."

Kakashi twitched his lips but stopped himself from saying the words "asking for a beating."

"Ahem."

Hanekawa changed the subject. "You've been traveling for so long, you must be tired. You should go back and rest."

"See you."

Kakashi and Might Guy didn't linger and turned to leave.

"Here, this is for you."

Hanekawa looked at Rin and noticed she was still holding his jacket. He casually took out a storage scroll.

"What is it?"

Rin asked, puzzled.

"A storage scroll."

Hanekawa explained. "To use it, just perform the Summoning Technique."

"I can't take this!"

Rin was stunned and quickly refused. "It's too valuable!"

She had considered buying a storage scroll before but was deterred by the price.

"This is a gift from me. You can't refuse."

Hanekawa lightly tapped her head with the scroll.

"Okay."

Rin met his gaze for two seconds, then looked down, her face slightly red.

"Are you going to have lunch at the teacher's place or go home?"

Hanekawa asked after she accepted the scroll.

"I... I'll go home."

Rin hesitated for a few seconds before answering.

Her main goal was to go home and wash his clothes.

"Alright."

Hanekawa reached out and patted her head.

"I'll head out now!"

Rin suppressed her shyness and turned to leave.

Hanekawa watched her go, then returned to the Konoha Hospital.

"Did you see Minato?"

Tsunade sat in Hanekawa's office chair, leisurely sipping tea.

"Yeah, we chatted for a bit."

Hanekawa walked over and took a few sips from the teacup.

"That's my tea!"

Tsunade rolled her eyes, displeased.

"Too lazy to pour my own."

Hanekawa blinked. "Besides, I don't mind."

"..."

Tsunade was speechless.

Was that even the point?

"Whatever, I'm hungry. Let's go back for lunch."

Tsunade waved her hand, stood up, and said.

"Okay."

Hanekawa put down the teacup and followed Tsunade out.

After lunch, as the two were about to head to the Konoha Hospital, they ran into the ANBU member, Haru.

"Lady Tsunade, Lord Hanekawa."

Haru gave a slight bow. "The Hokage has requested your presence."

"What for?"

Tsunade frowned.

"I don't know."

Haru shook his head. "The Hokage didn't elaborate."

"What a hassle."

Tsunade clicked her tongue and changed direction toward the Hokage Building.

*Bang!*

The door to the Hokage's office was kicked open by Tsunade.

"Lady Tsunade."

Minato's eye twitched as he quickly greeted her.

"You're here too?"

Tsunade was surprised to see him.

"I just had lunch with the Hokage and reported on Iwagakure's demands."

Minato explained.

"I called you here to ask what you'd like in exchange."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile. "After all, you were the ones who captured the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Rōshi."

"Lava Release techniques."

Hanekawa replied.

"That's already on the list. Anything else?"

Hiruzen was very generous.

After all, the Four-Tails was extremely valuable and could be exchanged for many things.

Hanekawa fell into deep thought.

This question had stumped him.

What did Iwagakure have?

Hanekawa assessed himself and realized that what he needed most right now were kekkei genkai.

Iwagakure had four kekkei genkai: Explosion Release, Lava Release, Boil Release, and Dust Release.

Dust Release was an advanced form of kekkei genkai, known as kekkei tōta, created by combining Fire, Earth, and Wind Release.

Explosion Release came from Gari.

Lava Release came from the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Rōshi.

Boil Release came from the Five-Tails Jinchūriki, Han.

Hanekawa had already obtained the abilities for Boil Release and Lava Release from Mei Terumī.

Of course, her Lava Release was different from Rōshi's Lava Release.

The former manifested as acid, while the latter was magma.

Although Hanekawa didn't have the Lava Release kekkei genkai, thanks to the A-grade trait 'Flower Fruit Mountain,' he had fully mastered Lava Release.

As for Explosion Release, he always felt it was underwhelming.

Perhaps Gari's performance had influenced his opinion.

Hanekawa needed to collect seven kekkei genkai to unlock the A-grade trait 'Seven Kekkei Genkai.'

He already had 2 kind of Lava Release, Wood Release, and Boil Release. He was missing three.

If he had to choose, he'd go for Dust Release, Ice Release, and Magnet Release.

But Dust Release was a kekkei tōta, and he wasn't sure if it met the criteria.

If it didn't, he'd add Storm Release or Crystal Release.

"Explosion Release techniques, Dust Release techniques, and Boil Release techniques."

Hanekawa thought for a moment and said.

Although he thought Explosion Release was mediocre, there was no harm in getting it.

However, Dust Release was unlikely to be obtained.

"All kekkei genkai?"

Hiruzen was taken aback. "Learning kekkei genkai is incredibly difficult. Would you like to change your request?"

Tsunade instinctively looked at Hanekawa.

She thought the same.

Although Hanekawa had mastered Lava Release, that didn't mean he could learn other kekkei genkai.

After all, each kekkei genkai involved different chakra natures.

"No need to change."

Hanekawa shook his head.

"Explosion Release and Boil Release are manageable, but Dust Release is probably out of the question."

Hiruzen tapped his pipe. "Dust Release is unique to Ōnoki. He would never hand it over to a shinobi from another village."

"Doesn't he want the Four-Tails Jinchūriki back?"

Tsunade snorted.

"It's hard to say which is more important to him, Dust Release or the Four-Tails."

Hiruzen stroked his chin. "But we can try our best."

"Thank you, Lord Hokage."

Hanekawa said politely.

"It seems Minato and the Nara clan will have to put in more effort."

Hiruzen smiled. "To be honest, I hope Ōnoki will offer Dust Release."

As the only kekkei tōta, Dust Release was incredibly powerful, and Hiruzen was deeply wary of it.

If Hanekawa could learn it, it would be a tremendous boon.

"Is Minato handling the negotiations?"

Tsunade asked.

"He's handling Iwagakure, and you'll handle Kirigakure."

Hiruzen replied.

"I'm not suited for negotiations."

Tsunade refused without hesitation.

"You don't need to do the actual negotiating."

Hiruzen explained. "You just need to be there to oversee things."

"Fine."

Tsunade understood his meaning and knew that Konoha couldn't find anyone more suitable than her, so she agreed.

"I'll have Nara Shikaku assist you."

Hiruzen paused. "According to ANBU reports, the Kirigakure delegation is already on their way and will arrive in two days. You..."

"I know. I'll go meet them."

Tsunade cut him off. "Anything else? If not, I'm leaving."

"Nothing else."

Hiruzen was used to her attitude and didn't take offense.

"Minato, come visit me with Kushina when you have time."

Tsunade said goodbye to Minato and left the Hokage's office.

Two days passed in a flash.

At the gates of Konoha.

Tsunade and Hanekawa stood side by side.

Behind them was the negotiation team led by Nara Shikaku.

Their goal was simple: to get the most out of Kirigakure.

Rin and Kurenai Yūhi didn't come.

After all, they hadn't received orders from Hiruzen.

Tsunade and Hanekawa's strength and status were enough to handle the situation, but the same couldn't be said for them.

However, negotiations weren't a pleasant task.

If things went well, they could wrap up in a week. But if not, it could drag on for one or two months.

In short, it was all about haggling.

Hanekawa flipped through the list of Kirigakure shinobi provided by Haru.

There were two familiar names on it: Ao and Mei Terumī.

Ao was a veteran jōnin from Kirigakure, so his presence wasn't surprising.

But why was Mei Terumī here?

Hanekawa wondered if she was here to collect a debt from him.

But they had fought not long ago, and Mei Terumī was no match for him.

As Hanekawa pondered, the sound of rushing wind came from afar.

He put away the list and looked up.

A dozen figures descended from the sky—the shinobi of Kirigakure.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Princess Tsunade."

Ao's attitude was very humble.

After all, Kirigakure was the losing side, and Konoha held seven of their swords and several of their shinobi.

Standing beside him, Mei Terumī's eyes were fixed on Hanekawa.

Her gaze was so intense that Hanekawa couldn't help but notice.

But with Tsunade in front, he didn't go to greet her, simply giving her a smile.

Mei Terumī immediately responded with a look of utter disdain.

Hanekawa could almost hear her calling him a "pervert" in her mind.

He clicked his tongue.

This future Mizukage really needed a... Spanking.

"Welcome, everyone from Kirigakure."

Tsunade said a few polite words before getting to the point. "Let's head to the conference room to exchange our terms."

Ao naturally had no objections.

The group arrived at the conference room on the second floor of the Hokage Building.

Aside from the second-floor conference room, there was also one on the first floor.

But it was currently occupied by Iwagakure.

As Hanekawa passed by the first floor, he could hear the sound of their arguing.

In the second-floor conference room, Konoha and Kirigakure sat facing each other, clearly divided.

"Today, we'll only exchange terms."

Tsunade reminded them again. "Once the Sunagakure delegation arrives tomorrow, we'll begin the formal negotiations."

"When will the Sunagakure delegation arrive?"

Ao nodded and asked.

"They'll be here this afternoon."

Tsunade said casually.

"Alright."

Ao stood up and handed over a scroll.

Tsunade opened the scroll and skimmed through it.

The first item was the return of the seven swords.

The second was the release of Hōzuki Mangetsu.

In total, there were seven demands.

After reading it, she casually handed the scroll to Nara Shikaku.

Compared to Iwagakure, Kirigakure's losses weren't as severe.

After all, they hadn't lost the Three-Tails Jinchūriki.

"These are our terms."

Nara Shikaku took out a scroll.

"Thank you."

Ao took the scroll and immediately opened it.

Soon, his expression turned stiff.

In his opinion, these terms were quite excessive.

But Konoha was the victor, so it was normal for them to make high demands.

However, this was just the initial draft, not the final version. Everything was negotiable.

Ao let out a soft exclamation.

Why did they want Lava(Mud) Release and Boil Release techniques?

Weren't those Mei Terumī's kekkei genkai?

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