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Shin returned to the Konoha camp, greeted by awestruck stares. Before, he was just Tsunade’s student.
Now, he was a hero, a powerhouse who had single-handedly forced a retreat from three thousand Suna Shinobi.
In their eyes, he was comparable to the Sandaime Hokage.
If Shin knew what they were thinking, he would laugh. If Hiruzen faced the Third Kazekage and the Suna forces, he’d be dead in an instant.
Among the current Five Kage, the ones Shin looked down on the most were the Third Hokage and the Third Mizukage. Not in terms of strength, but in terms of value.
The Third Kazekage had Magnet Release, which Shin wanted to copy. If he hadn’t been saving his Advanced Replication Card for the Mangekyō Sharingan, he would have copied it already.
The Third Raikage had Lightning Release Chakra Mode, a powerful Jutsu passed down through generations of Raikage.
And the Third Tsuchikage had Dust Release, a Kekkei Tōta that could disintegrate anything into atoms.
The Third Hokage and Third Mizukage, however, had nothing that interested Shin.
Hiruzen’s mastery of ordinary Jutsu was impressive, but he didn’t have a Kekkei Genkai. He wasn’t worth copying.
Tsunade approached Shin with a frown and grabbed his ear.
“You’re quite capable, aren’t you? Facing three thousand Suna Shinobi alone? Do you have a death wish?” she scolded.
“Ahem, have some respect. There are people watching.”
Shin removed her hand. “I wasn’t in any danger.”
“No danger? Do you know how powerful a coordinated Ninjutsu assault from that many Shinobi can be?”
Shin knew. He had seen it during the Fourth Shinobi World War.
But he had Yomotsu Hirasaka. He wasn’t afraid of any combination Jutsu.
And he had charged into their ranks. They wouldn’t dare use any large-scale Jutsu for fear of friendly fire.
“Shin-kun, I didn’t expect you to be this strong.”
Orochimaru approached, his eyes filled with caution. He knew Shin was stronger than him.
“That was Ice Release, wasn’t it? I didn’t know it could be so powerful.”
Orochimaru was intrigued by the Ice Release. He was always interested in powerful abilities.
“It’s nothing special,” Shin said modestly, though his tone was a bit smug.
He couldn’t help it.
“When did you learn Ice Release?” Tsunade asked.
She was still angry that he hadn’t told her. Did he see her as an outsider?
“About six months ago. Shortly after you left for the border.”
“You knew for so long, and you didn’t tell me?” Tsunade glared at him.
Shin shivered. He had never seen her this angry before.
“I’ll be going now.”
Shin made a quick escape. Kushina and Mikoto were probably worried. He had to find them.
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“Kushina, Shin’s back!”
Mikoto nudged Kushina, who had been lost in thought, snapping her out of her daze.
“He’s back!” Kushina looked up and saw Shin. She rushed towards him and leaped into his arms.
“Sorry for making you worry,” Shin said, hugging her back.
Mikoto and Konan also approached. Konan relaxed, relieved to see Shin’s safe return. Mikoto checked him for injuries.
Shin accepted her concern with a smile.
Seeing that he was unharmed, Mikoto sighed in relief. “You must be hungry. I’ll make you something to eat.”
She went to prepare some meat from the bear Shin had brought back.
“I’m not that hungry. I didn’t use much energy. Just a warm-up.” Shin grinned.
Tsunade, who had followed them, overheard his comment and rolled her eyes. A warm-up? His “warm-up” had resulted in hundreds of Suna Shinobi dead.
“Don’t brag. You must have used a lot of Chakra, right?” Tsunade asked.
That Ice Release Jutsu had frozen an entire kilometer; the Chakra cost must have been immense.
“Chakra consumption?”
Shin shook his head. “That was nothing to me. Have you forgotten how much Chakra I have?”
Tsunade recalled his monstrous Chakra reserves, rivaling those of a Tailed Beast.
“Right… I guess that wasn’t much for you.”
She had thought her own Chakra reserves were impressive, but Shin had put her to shame.
She had the Sage Body, but hers was a weaker version. Shin’s Perfect Sage Body was the real deal.
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