Chapter 60 Retirement in Peacetime (9) With her fully recovered, ...

The most noticeable change after Kaguya Kirito left was that Tsunade finally stopped worrying about whether the otherworldly 'Takeya' was a human or a horse.

Apart from Senju Takeya and Uchiha Osamu, no one remembers the existence of a different adult version of 'Takeya'.

Konoha also entered a period of stable growth. Because so many descendants of Jirin moved to Konoha, the village gradually expanded to the size of a city. This expansion kept the newly appointed Hokage, Minato Namikaze, extremely busy, and he almost captured Uchiha Ogima, the future Fifth Hokage, and used him.

As for why it was almost—

Because Uchiha Osaka was even busier, his business empire, which encompassed multiple industries including food, entertainment, security, and finance, was already taking shape.

Senju Takeshi is now quite leisurely. He is not good at business or political work, so he is now completely retired.

Despite his busy schedule, Uchiha Senma still managed to spend Senju Takeya's 10th birthday with him. Before leaving, our 10-year-old domineering CEO was still grumbling: "Damn it, how come the CEOs in novels can do nothing all day and still not get fired?! Work is just like the Sage of Six Paths' stinky socks! I'll be a hands-off boss someday!"

Senju Take also helped Uchiha Senma carry the Flame Fan and White Rainbow, handing them to his best friend to carry when he left.

"Can't you really lend it to me, Ancestor?" Uchiha Senma couldn't help but set his sights on his all-powerful ancestor.

“Indra doesn’t want to deal with these matters anymore. He dedicated most of his previous life to the city of Xilin.” Thousand Hand Bamboo also shook his head, refusing on Indra’s behalf. “Now he exists only as my younger brother. This is his wish, and I hope he can be happy.”

Uchiha Senjiro immediately looked dejected, as if a dark cloud had descended upon him.

"Fanjian." Senju Takeya called out to his best friend, raising his hands which were clasped together. "Look."

When Uchiha Senma looked up, Senju Takeru also let out a "clang" without any change in emotion, and then opened his hands, and a small Indra jumped out, just like a Guardian Character jumping out of its Guardian Egg.

“Junior, this is an inevitable path to growing as a leader. Taking on the fate of others is a very heavy thing.” Indra said earnestly. His expression was cold and his posture was upright. You would never guess that he was the type to unconditionally cooperate with his elder brother’s whimsical ideas and make a cute appearance. “You are already better than I was back then. You don’t need to push yourself too hard.”

Uchiha Osaka: "..."

Under Uchiha Senma's silent gaze, Senju Take and Indra tilted their heads in perfect unison, both with the same puzzled expression—the angle and direction of their tilts were exactly the same.

Uchiha Osaka finally couldn't help but laugh, "I understand!"

Thousand Hand Bamboo also breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm leaving now, come to my house for dinner next time!" Uchiha Senma said goodbye to Senju Takeya and Indra, and after receiving an affirmative answer, he leaped lightly and nimbly towards his newly built office building.

As the Xinyi Chamber of Commerce expanded, its influence also increased significantly. It is now capable of determining the fate of thousands of families, and this number is bound to continue to rise in the future.

Therefore, Uchiha Osamu will only get busier and busier during this period.

Qian Shouzhu didn't understand those work-related matters. He would just regularly provide the Xinyi Chamber of Commerce with some fruits and vegetables from Xilin Mountain. The Xinyi Chamber of Commerce would package them as top-quality products and sell them to wealthy people using scarcity marketing. However, apart from that, he mostly distributed these fruits and vegetables to his employees as corporate benefits.

It's clear that Uchiha Osaka really hopes his employees can live long and healthy lives, and not die suddenly at their workstations. He believes that once they get through the busy period of development, everything will be alright.

However, Senju Takenaka also noticed that the employees of the Shin-Isamu Trading Company were working quite enthusiastically. After all, Uchiha Osaka really did pay triple wages for overtime, and there were also extra overtime benefits.

At the same time, Senju Take also resumed the habits from the Ninjutsu era, and would occasionally send his homemade chakra snacks, herbs and fresh fruits and vegetables to the shrine for everyone to share. As a result, the former Uchiha Shrine—now the Kirin Shrine—began to open to the public, and those who went to worship every day could receive a gift from the mountain god if they were lucky.

The ancient city of Xilin, which existed in the distant past, seems to be gradually being recreated in Konoha.

Indra and Little Platinum rediscovered the feeling of being divine messengers.

A few days after Uchiha Osaka's birthday, good news arrived—under the diligent care of Hatake Kakashi and Nohara Rin, Uchiha Obito had matured.

Upon receiving this news, even the extremely busy Uchiha Ogima rushed over to join in the fun, while Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina arrived at the scene immediately.

"How do I pull it out?" Nohara Rin looked at the lush, green radish leaves on the ground, unsure of where to begin.

"Like pulling up a radish," Qian Shouzhu said.

Nohara Rin decided to take the lead. She is now an excellent medical ninja and will definitely be able to pull out Obito perfectly!

However, Obito Uchiha was clearly very firmly rooted in the ground, and Rin Nohara obviously couldn't pull him out at all.

Kakashi Hatake hugged Rin Nohara's waist from behind and helped her pull, but then realized that Obito was too firmly planted in the ground and they couldn't pull him out at all!

Kakashi Hatake, panting heavily, said, "That damned Obito—"

Nohara Rin couldn't deny it; she sat on the ground, gently rubbing her exhausted hands, feeling utterly helpless.

"I'll help!" Kushina Uzumaki also grabbed the radish green, refusing to believe she couldn't pull it off with her strength—hey! She really couldn't pull it off!

Minato Namikaze also rolled up his sleeves to help Kushina, only to find that even with his help, it was no use.

All four of them were exhausted.

"Why not just dig the soil up?" Uchiha Senma asked, voicing a profound question.

The people present fell silent, looking at each other in bewilderment. Yes, if it's so hard to pull out, why not just dig it out directly?

“Crops nurtured by chakra have strong roots that penetrate deep into the soil,” said Senju Take, who is undoubtedly an authority in this field. “It would take a long time to dig them up.”

Obito Uchiha is currently in a vegetative state, conscious but not yet awake, and therefore cannot retract his roots on his own.

Uchiha Senma tugged at the radish leaves and clicked his tongue, "Then I might as well activate Susanoo and use the chakra shovel to shovel this deadbeat out."

“Then we need to fill it with soil.” Senju Take said, grabbing the green radish greens with one hand and pulling it out in one go. It was as smooth as Dove chocolate. “It’s easy to pull out. Chakra crops have tough and strong roots that are hard to break.”

After being pulled out, most of the radish leaves on Obito's head fell off, leaving only the two largest and strongest leaves still attached. The tops of the leaves drooped slightly, resembling rabbit ears. The boy's originally incomplete upper body had been filled in by wood-elemental plants, and the skin color of this part was much paler than the boy's original skin.

On this pale body, there are roots that look like living tentacles. They writhe like startled snakes, instinctively trying to burrow into the ground, but they quickly calm down in the hands of Senju Takeya and shrink back, allowing the skin of the plant body to return to its normal appearance, even looking whiter and smoother than ordinary human skin.

Incidentally, it's completely naked.

Thousand Hand Bamboo then carefully placed the person face down on the ground.

"Ah!" Nohara Rin covered her eyes.

"Ah!" Kakashi Hatake cried out emotionlessly, covering his eyes as well, then spreading his fingers to reveal his eyes.

"If you want to watch, then watch openly and honestly," Uchiha Senji retorted.

"Just going through the motions." Kakashi Hatake said casually, putting his hand down. "Seriously, Obito's got a nice butt."

Kushina Uzumaki was about to agree when Minato Namikaze covered her eyes. "Hey! What are you doing!"

Minato Namikaze doesn't care, but Kushina can't look at other men's butts!

"All Uchiha men are like this, some have genetic talent." Uchiha Senji crossed his arms.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but glance behind Senma Uchiha. After being glared at by Senma, he quickly turned back as if nothing had happened. It's true what they say, you can't look at the backside of an Uchiha.

Uchiha Senma took out the Uchiha's prized possession—super-curvy boxer shorts—and crowned Uchiha Obito.

Nohara Rin finally lowered her hands, and Namikaze Minato also let go.

"So perky!" Nohara Rin exclaimed involuntarily.

"It's so perky it could lift the Nine-Tails!" Kushina Uzumaki was about to slap him, and she even raised her hand, but then she realized that it wasn't a good idea. Since she had already raised her hand, she just slapped Minato Namikaze's butt instead.

"Kushina?!" Minato Namikaze's entire body turned bright red instantly.

Kakashi Hatake inexplicably felt a bit itchy to fight, and then a scene that Senju Takeshi also found strangely familiar occurred.

—Kakashi Hatake, who had used the Thousand Years of Death technique, was thrown 800 meters away.

"How did Kakashi become like this?" Senju Takeshi also remembered that when they first met last year, the young man was a cool and serious handsome boy.

"Perhaps his true nature has been gradually revealed?" Uchiha Osaka felt that this day had finally come. "At least... our Kakashi is still a handsome young man with a cool and serious appearance." He will most likely continue to follow the cool beauty route and will not become a decadent uncle who is always reading "Icha Icha Paradise".

Of course, "Icha Icha Paradise" wouldn't exist in this ninja world. After all, he forcibly cut off everything below the neck, so how could he possibly write that kind of book? Right, Jiraiya? :)

Obito Uchiha woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw his relatives and friends, as well as that demon and the Wood Release user standing in a circle around him, looking down at him.

"You're awake. The surgery was a success." Uchiha Senjian's eyes crinkled with a smile. "You're my dog ​​now."

"Huh?!" Obito Uchiha sat bolt upright in shock, as if he were dying. He then noticed the radish leaves hanging from his head and frantically touched them. Then he saw his arm, which was as white as a radish. "Huh?! So am I still human?!"

"This guy accepted being Lord Ogima's dog so naturally, without any objection," Kakashi Hatake whispered to Rin Nohara.

“After all, Obito was already in that state before he was resurrected.” Nohara Rin also turned her head and whispered to Hatake Kakashi.

"Hey! I can hear you!" Uchiha Obito almost burst into tears when he saw that the girl he secretly loved and his perceived nemesis were on such good terms.

"Looks like this is a blessing in disguise; his physical abilities have greatly improved." Kushina Uzumaki said, hands on her hips, "What is Obito now besides being Ogima-kun's dog? A plant or an animal?"

“A semi-vegetative state.” Senju Takeshi thought for a moment and then answered, “Once you’ve adapted to your new body, you can learn to use Wood Release.”

The people present gasped, then began to applaud.

Kushina Uzumaki: "Congratulations!"

Uchiha Osaka: "Congratulations!"

Nohara Rin: "Congratulations!"

Minato Namikaze: "Congratulations!"

Kakashi Hatake: "Congratulations!"

Upgraded to Ver2.0, Obito Uchiha uttered a soul-searching remark: "This is so strange! You guys are making me very uneasy!"