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Shin controlled the Third Raikage puppet, sending it out of the Land of Whirlpools to gather intel.
Although the Land of Whirlpools was peaceful, it was also isolated. Shin wanted to keep abreast of events in the Shinobi World. The puppet would be his eyes and ears.
It was controlled by Shin’s Will—what it saw and heard, Shin saw and heard. Distance wasn’t an issue, unless the puppet went to the moon.
It was a perfect, mobile spy—though not without drawbacks. Shin had to divert some of his attention to control it.
This wasn’t a problem for him, multitasking was easy. He could withdraw his control when the puppet wasn’t needed, though it would become an inanimate corpse then.
Therefore, when he withdrew the mind controlling the Third Raikage in the future, he would also have to control the Third Raikage to find a deserted place, so as not to be mistaken for a dead person and be buried.
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Having dispatched the puppet, Shin began teaching Kushina Wood Release Ninjutsu.
In the original story—Hashirama Senju could seemingly use Wood Release with a single hand seal, but in reality, it was more complex.
Perhaps with mastery, a single seal would suffice, but Kushina wasn’t there yet. Learning Wood Release wasn’t difficult—as long as you had the Kekkei Genkai.
Shin spent the day instructing Kushina, and by nightfall, she had learned the [Wood Human Technique] and the [Wood Dragon Technique].
As for other Ninjutsu such as [Wood Style: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees], Kushina had already Learned them completely before.
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“It’s getting dark. Let’s head back.” Shin pulled Kushina away. she seemed a bit too engrossed in her training.
As they returned, they heard Tsunade’s laughter echoing from inside the house.
“What’s with Tsunade? Did something good happen?” Shin wondered.
“No idea. She’s probably just being silly,” Kushina replied, though Shin couldn’t help but recall how Kushina herself had been radiating “Goofy energy” earlier.
“What are you looking at?” Kushina glared at him, sensing his amusement.
“Just thinking how beautiful you are.”
“Really?” Kushina’s face lit up, her suspicion forgotten.
Shin pushed the door open with a smile and walked in. As expected, Kushina was easily fooled. Just a compliment could solve everything.
“Tsunade, we heard you laughing all the way outside. What’s so funny?” Shin asked Tsunade after entering the house.
Seeing Shin come in, Tsunade stood up excitedly, and then came to Shin’s side, tightly grabbing Shin’s shoulders.
“Shin, I finally did it! I Learned Wood Release!”
Her excitement was understandable. She had put in so much effort. finally seeing results was exhilarating.
“Calm down. I wasn’t that excited when I learned it,” Kushina said, trying to act like a seasoned veteran, though inwardly, she wasn’t sure whether to be happy or disappointed for Tsunade.
Kushina been looking forward to using Wood Release to get back at Tsunade for all the childhood bullying—but now…
“Kushina, do you want me to punch you?” Tsunade glared at her, annoyed by Kushina’s condescending attitude.
“What? Just because you learned Wood Release, you think you’re hot stuff now?” Kushina retorted, bristling.
“You’ve just learned Wood Release. How many Ninjutsu do you even know? Do you want to go outside and have a spar??”
Kushina was confident Tsunade couldn’t match her Wood Release skills.
“Sure. Why not?” Tsunade wasn’t backing down.
Although she had learned it later than Kushina, she had spent years researching it. Except for the Sage Art Techniques—she felt confident she could handle anything.
“Go spar outside. We’re about to eat.” Mikoto and Konan emerged from the kitchen, carrying dishes laden with food.
“Let’s do it tomorrow. If you lose, you have to call me ‘Tsunade-Onee-sama’ respectfully,” Tsunade said, confident in her abilities.
She’d always been able to suppress Kushina; she didn’t think that had changed.
“Fine. I wouldn’t want you to think I’m afraid of you.” Kushina was equally confident.
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“Hey! No stealing!” Shin smacked Mei Terumī’s hand with his chopsticks as she reached for a tempura.
He then popped the tempura into his own mouth.
“You’re one to talk,” Mei Terumī said indignantly, slapping his arm lightly.
Shin, unfazed by her slap, flicked her forehead in retaliation. Mei Terumī yelped—it actually hurt.
She glared at him. How dare he hit a beautiful girl like her?
“You’re about to cry from a flick? If I punched you, you’d probably bawl your eyes out,” Shin teased with a smile.
Mei Terumī fumed. He was a demon! If she could defeat him, she’d bite him to death.
Shin chuckled. He enjoyed teasing Mei Terumī and watching her get angry. Her angry expression was really cute.
If Mei Terumi knew Shin’s evil thoughts, she would probably cry out loud.
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