Intersecting Futures

Chapter 239 Intertwined Futures

Start my ass.

Lin Ke dragged Utakata around until noon, without even getting Hermit Purple to show up. While the power bank was charging, he went to the Training Grounds to check on Senju Tobirama's progress, and also replenish the Senju brat with Mystical Palm Technique.

That's what you get when your past life is the Second Hokage; the speed of progress is flying. With the same cheat, he caught up to a year's worth of his achievements in half a month.

"Your technique has a lot of research value," Senju Tobirama said, feeling the changes in his body, still not understanding the principle, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"How long until you can summon the First Hokage?" Lin Ke, now acting as the client, urged relentlessly.

Senju Tobirama didn't quite understand why he was in such a hurry, and asked doubtfully, "With the strength of that Uchiha brat, you shouldn't have much to worry about, right?"

Nothing to worry about? What a joke. Orochimaru, Akatsuki, Obito, Black Zetsu – if this string of people is connected, it represents the possibility of Uchiha Madara rising from the dead.

Without Senju Hashirama, how can they fight against the Impure World Reincarnation Uchiha Madara? Lin Ke's heart was surging, but he said calmly, "Better safe than sorry."

"Hmm." Senju Tobirama gradually became familiar with this brat's personality, a look of thinking on his face for a few seconds, and said, "It'll be about today."

Actually, he could have performed the Impure World Reincarnation a long time ago, but he was a little worried that his brother's personality would be corrupted by the brat in front of him. After all, he had observed the effects of the technique, and if there were any strange effects he hadn't noticed that controlled his brother, it would be troublesome.

Not to mention Konoha Village, there was no one in this world who could fight against his brother in his prime.

However, after observing this brat, what to say…

This guy?

Lin Ke stared suspiciously at the relaxed Senju Tobirama, and he began to suspect that the Senju brat was hiding something.

"Later, I'll go find Sarutobi to prepare the formula. This afternoon, probably."

Senju Tobirama said calmly, and asked, "Anything else?"

"Yeah." Lin Ke really didn't see anything, and said, "Have the Anbu notify me then."

After saying that, he used the Body Flicker Technique to leave, went to the Medical Team building to find Tsunade. No one was in the office, so he wandered around, asked Shizune, who was doing some embarrassing things to Mr. D in the laboratory, and then went out and used his Shadow to search, finding the big fat sheep lady in Konoha's most famous Sake House.

"Drinking at noon?" he said, sitting next to her.

Tsunade held her wine glass, watching the ripples in the wine, without moving, and said, "Kids shouldn't come to adult places like Sake Houses."

"##!"

Lin Ke's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "What have you been doing lately?"

"Hey, I don't need to tell a kid about my business, right?" Tsunade turned around, her face flushed, and the smell of alcohol was very strong.

Lin Ke immediately held his breath, and before he could speak, a female voice came from the door: "Lin Ke? Lady Tsunade?"

It's Haruno Sakura, huh? Why is she here in broad daylight? Lin Ke thought, turned his head, and greeted her with a smile.

Haruno Sakura smiled a little awkwardly, walked to the counter, skillfully bought a pot of Shochu, and explained, "I'm buying it for Kurenai-sensei…"

"Kurenai has good taste," Tsunade said, looking at the brand of Shochu, grinning.

Haruno Sakura smiled politely, and excused herself to leave.

The master and disciple in this manga are now drifting apart, with no sense of familiarity at all. But is specializing in Genjutsu really suitable for Sakura?

Lin Ke thought, considering whether to reintroduce them to each other.

"Hey," Tsunade said, crossing her arms on the table, resting her head on her arms, looking sideways, her chest squeezed against the table, revealing large patches of white flesh, her tone erratic, "I've heard about your plan to use Impure World Reincarnation to summon the dead, and then you'll perform the Reincarnation…"

"Don't worry, whether it's Nawaki or your lover Kato Dan, I'll return them all to you," Lin Ke said very seriously, not looking at the female ninja next to him who was casually exposing herself.

"Ha~" Tsunade laughed. He was only eleven years old, but he acted like a little adult, taking the initiative to do things that were very gentlemanly and respectful of others.

Not a hypocritical pretense, or a perverted guy like Jiraiya, but more like he was inherently accustomed to respecting others, and had his own moral concepts about many small things, not like a child who could be cultivated in the ninja world at all, really…

She thought, her tone a little complicated, "I believe that you can reincarnate the dead."

What to say, she talked to the Second Hokage, heard some things about her grandfather Senju Hashirama, saw a living example of the Uchiha clan, and had the Third Hokage old man vouching for it, so she believed it.

However, the root of her coming to drink alone was partly the safety of Jiraiya, and partly the nervousness of seeing Dan again.

After her boyfriend died, she was depressed for many years, and now that she was about to meet again, how could she not be nervous?

While secretly happy, she also felt ashamed of her joy at seeing her boyfriend soon after her old friend's disappearance. Plus, Jiraiya seemed to have a thing for her, making things seem very strange.

The complex emotions intertwined, causing her to run over in broad daylight wanting to have a few drinks, losing even the mood to research Jugo.

"Hmm? Oh~"

Lin Ke understood immediately, comforting her, "Don't worry, Jiraiya will be fine. Even if... well, I can save him."

"You should think carefully about how to raise your younger brother and boyfriend."

The two of them were having an equal exchange without much regard for seniority, speaking quite casually.

After hearing this, Tsunade's expression became a bit odd. Previously entangled in complex emotions, now thinking about it, it would be fine if Nawaki turned into a three or four-year-old, but if Dan turned into a three or four-year-old, wouldn't she be—

?! Her eyes widened suddenly.

What kind of shota nurturing plan was this?

Lin Ke secretly laughed in his heart beside her, then asked with a serious expression, "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, how is my new medicine coming along?"

"As for the medicine, I haven't had time to develop it." Tsunade calmed down slightly, with a blush and troubled expression on her face, she said in a relaxed tone, "Are you interested in a new experiment?"

She trusted this kid quite a bit, with all sorts of strange techniques, even able to revive a person. At most, Jiraiya would turn into a child, so she wasn't too worried.

"Experiment?" Lin Ke was taken aback, "You've been busy with just one experiment this whole time?"

He suddenly understood, "Is it related to Kimimaro, um, Sage Mode?"

"You went to train in Sage Mode?"

Tsunade looked at him with some surprise, he actually guessed it with just one sentence? Seeing the surprised expression on the big fat sheep next to him, Lin Ke suppressed the joy in his heart and asked, "Did you succeed?"

Regarding the original body cell suppression in Kimimaro's body, their initial development idea was Sage Mode—

Not only was he familiar with this stuff, but Tsunade was even more familiar with it, it was something all Three Ninja understood.

But understanding didn't mean successful training.

Without opening the Yin Seal, Tsunade's Chakra amount couldn't reach the standard for opening Sage Mode, which was a Spirit of 10, unless she underwent a large amount of modification like Orochimaru.

But even Orochimaru was only able to use Sage Art Chakra, and hadn't shown any cases of opening Sage Mode in battle.

On this point, Lin Ke had the same pain point. After continuous training and cheating, his Chakra amount was about the same as Tsunade's, but he had already reached the point where he couldn't improve any further. Unless he opened the Eight Gates Formation, his upper limit in this life was estimated to be a Spirit of 8. If Tsunade could successfully train in Sage Mode, it meant that he could too.

The enhancement of Sage Mode was very obvious. Sage Art Chakra had more Natural Energy added, making it more than ordinary Chakra, comprehensively enhancing Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu, and providing an epic-level strengthening of perception (ignoring Jiraiya being ambushed by Pain), and also allowing the user to attack opponents with Natural Energy.

Most importantly, the Sage Techniques released through Sage Art Chakra were super powerful. He just didn't know if his Ninjutsu released with Sage Art Chakra would undergo any changes?

This kid is still the same

Tsunade looked at Lin Ke, who had fallen into thought, and smiled. Everyone was used to his inexplicable, out-of-place thinking, and they could all tolerate and accept it.

Whether it was polite or not, it didn't matter at all.

He was a good kid, and he also possessed quite a few powerful Ninjutsu. Even if he had some small flaws, it was nothing to worry about.

When he came back to his senses, Tsunade continued, "It's almost a success, wanting to train with your technique that can dispel Natural Energy has no danger."

"However, completing the training takes a long time. Even I, with my previous training foundation, took so long to barely complete it. For you, it may take several years."

Several years? Lin Ke's mind calmed down. It definitely wouldn't be needed in the short term, so he would treat it as a long-term plan. He had too many things to do in the short term: Substitution Jutsu, Summoning Jutsu, finding the truth about Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Might Guy's disappearance, and resolving Akatsuki, Nagato, Obito, and Black Zetsu.

Furthermore, he had completed the Wind Release nature transformation some time ago, and he hadn't even had time to train in Wind Release Ninjutsu. A Sage Mode that would take several years...

"Then I'll train in it after a while." He gave a very rational answer, urging, "Hurry up and develop new medicine for me, the previous one is useless even if I eat it as food."

New medicine was more important, he couldn't stop taking medicine.

Tsunade supported her forehead. She and the current two Hokage in the village had an idea: Why was this child so anxious?

She thought for a while and said, "I will start researching it."

"Oh, right." She looked at Lin Ke, who was standing up, and suddenly remembered that there was one more thing she hadn't said,

"I want to take Karin as a disciple. I heard she's your prisoner, what do you think?"

"Huh?" Lin Ke stopped in his tracks. What kind of development was this? Karin stole Sakura's role, wouldn't she even steal her husband and daughter? "I have no objections." He left a sentence and used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.

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