The branches growing out of the floor twisted and grew rapidly, and soon they became entangled with each other, completely blocking the hole in the floor.

Then the branches began to merge into each other, and the tender green leaves quickly fell off. In just a few seconds, the hole in the floor was completely gone.

Uchiha You nodded in satisfaction, ignoring the almost crazy Tsunade, and pushed the door open and walked out.

"Nidaime-sama, I'll be waiting for you outside."

"good."

Tsunade was too busy being angry at this moment, she pointed at the floor and said to Senju Tobirama: "Second Grandpa, here, here, Wood Release!"

Senju Tobirama nodded and said, "I understand, but you have to eat now."

Tsunade was so anxious that she didn't care about eating. She said in a hurry: "Oh, what's the point of eating? He is from the Uchiha family. The Uchiha mastered Wood Release, Wood Release!"

"I don't have anything! Why?"

"Thanks to his talent, diligence and ten years of unremitting efforts."

Senju Tobirama stood up, stretched out his hand to pull Tsunade back to the table, and said: "But now, your first need is to eat. Eating is more important than Wood Release."

"Ask while you eat. I'll answer any questions you have."

Tsunade was forced to sit in front of the table. She smelled the fragrance of food. She hadn't eaten for the whole day and finally felt hungry.

She didn't feel hungry when she wasn't feeling it, but the moment she felt it, Tsunade understood what Senju Tobirama said, that eating is more important than Wood Release.

It is indeed very important.

So she asked while eating, and Senju Tobirama patiently answered every one of her questions.

When Tsunade was full and satisfied, she had a basic understanding of Uchiha You's situation.

She couldn't help but ask, "Second Grandfather, do you admire Uchiha You?"

Senju Tobirama replied, “Indeed.”

Tsunade asked tentatively, "Do you want him to become Hokage?"

Tobirama denied it bluntly: "No."

Tsunade was confused: "But don't you like him very much?"

Senju Tobirama answered seriously: "Tsunade, I don't like Uchiha Yu. He is too smart, and he doesn't regard Konoha Village as his home. To him, Konoha Village is just a safe and comfortable residence."

"But he is the only ninja who has the will and enough power to make Konoha Village a better place, so I have to admire him very much."

The words "must" and "very" have forced connotations, and in fact the Second Hokage was hinting to Tsunade that Uchiha Yuu also had the ability to make Konoha Village worse.

Unfortunately, Tsunade didn't hear it. She scratched her head and asked in confusion: "The only one? That's not right."

"I heard that Orochimaru did a good job. He is the recognized candidate for the Fourth Hokage. How can he not be able to do it?"

Senju Tobirama shook his head and said with absolute certainty: "He can't."

Tsunade's eyes widened when she heard this and she asked in disbelief, "Why?"

Tobirama smiled helplessly, and couldn't help but look down on his granddaughter with the look of an excellent student looking at a poor student, and said lightly: "You won't understand even if I tell you, so don't ask."

Tsunade: “…”

[I really want to beat up Second Grandpa. He is in the Dirty Earth State now, so it won’t be a problem if I break him into pieces, right? ]

"Tsunade."

"Um?"

"Although I am not at my peak strength right now, can you really beat me?"

"Why?"

Her thoughts were completely seen through, her intelligence was completely crushed, Tsunade lay dejectedly on the table, crying silently in her heart, and couldn't help complaining...

Senju Tobirama glanced at her and said, "Are you complaining about why it wasn't Grandpa who was resurrected?"

Tsunade's mind went blank: "..."

The Second Hokage suddenly laughed. It was certainly fun to battle wits with Uchiha Yu, but it would be really tiring after a long time, so the feeling of crushing him with intelligence was really good.

Tsunade said unconvincedly: "Jiraiya has a disciple named Namikaze Minato. I think he has a good character, strength and brain. Can't he also become a ninja who makes Konoha Village better?"

Senju Tobirama nodded and said, "I know Namikaze Minato, and I got his specific information through Uchiha Yu's investigation. He is one of the three candidates for the Fourth Hokage identified by Uchiha Yu."

Then he said seriously: "My judgment is that even Minato Namikaze can't do it."

But this time, Senju Tobirama explained seriously. He said to Tsunade: "Namikaze Minato is good, but he is still too young. The worst thing is that his teacher Jiraiya is too bad. He basically cut off his path to becoming Hokage."

"If Orochimaru becomes the Fourth Hokage, the Fifth Hokage will be more likely to fall to Orochimaru's disciples."

"Unless Sarutobi Hiruzen has evil intentions and wants to force Namikaze Minato to replace Orochimaru as the Fourth Hokage, he will have no chance of becoming Hokage if he is held back by an unreliable teacher like Jiraiya."

Tsunade gritted her teeth and asked, "Second Grandfather, why couldn't Minato Namikaze replace Orochimaru as the Fourth Hokage and lead Konoha Village to become better?"

Senju Tobirama replied: "Because Namikaze Minato is only one person, he does not have enough powerful subordinates, no reliable family behind him, no classmates with whom he has deep feelings, and his students do not have enough time to grow up."

"Namikaze Minato is indeed very strong, but no matter how hard one person tries to manage Konoha Village, it will be useless. He will only be bullied to death by Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage."

Tsunade gritted her teeth and retorted: "Sarutobi-sensei would not do that. He is not like that..."

Senju Tobirama stretched out his hand to stop Tsunade's explanation and said flatly: "Tsunade, I know what kind of person Sarutobi Hiruzen is better than you."

"If I were not dead, and the dead interfering with the living would be even worse for Konoha Village, do you think Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mito Kado En, and Utane Koharu would still be in power?"

"None of the three of them will survive... Humph!"

Tsunade didn't dare to speak for her teacher anymore. She found another problem and asked, "Second Grandfather, where is Danzo? You didn't even mention his name just now."

"He is dead."

"Huh?"

"Tsunade, even if you are wandering outside, you can't completely ignore the news of Konoha Village. That is your home, and you will go back one day."

Tsunade stopped talking and lowered her head in silence.

Senju Tobirama stopped talking about her, but reached out and stroked Tsunade's golden hair. His voice became soft, and he asked softly, "Little Tsunade, big brother asked me to ask you, have you been well these years?"

Hearing Tobirama's gentle question and then hearing the question from her great-grandfather, Tsunade's eyes turned red again, but she had vented her emotions several times today, and this time she forced herself to hold back her tears.

She raised her head and smiled, "I'm living a good life. I don't have to worry about missions and treatments anymore. I can gamble happily every day and drink to my heart's content."

“I’m so happy.”

Senju Tobirama looked at Tsunade's smile, which was uglier than crying, and his heart ached so much that he couldn't speak anymore.

…

Uchiha You didn't particularly care what Senju Tobirama and Tsunade would say because he could guess it.

It’s not that Senju Tobirama is too simple, but that Tsunade’s temper is too straightforward and her wisdom is limited. She cannot carry too much or too complicated information, and it would be bad if she said too much.

So Senju Tobirama could just introduce the situation of Konoha Village, explain his attitude, leak some information about Uchiha Yu, and finally ask Tsunade to keep an eye on him.

On the one hand, you should set limits for yourself. No matter how much effect it has, it is better to have it than not.

On the other hand, it was to make Tsunade start paying attention to Konoha Village and slowly pull her back to Konoha Village.

Tsunade has been wandering outside for too long. In the eyes of outsiders, her connection with Konoha Village will inevitably decline, and the deterrent power that the village brings to her will also decline.

As the best medical ninja in the ninja world, there will always be people coveting Tsunade's skills and people.

As long as Tsunade maintains closer communication with the village, even if she does not eventually return to Konoha Village, her safety factor will be greatly increased.

However, Uchiha Yuu was somewhat troubled by the fact that he was the link between Tsunade and Konoha Village.

Women are too troublesome, cats are better.

A gentle and talking tabby cat is even better.

[Ah, I miss my Lihua-chan a little bit. ]

Uchiha You waited until dawn. He stood on the tallest building on Tansho Street as usual, facing the east and absorbing the purple energy of the morning sun, making the purple energy in the Purple Palace a little thicker.

When the sun was rising, Senju Tobirama came to his side and asked, "What were you doing just now?"

Uchiha You smiled and replied: "It's a secret, at least it's still a secret for now."

Senju Tobirama shook his head, knowing that this was because the trust between the two sides was not enough, and Uchiha You's strength was not strong enough, which forced him to keep many secrets.

He didn't dwell on this, and handed Uchiha You an emerald green water drop pendant, saying, "This is for you as a thank you gift."

Uchiha You took it with surprise. He held it in front of his eyes without any hesitation and carefully observed the Wood Release Crystal with the help of the light of the morning sun.

It is actually purer than the crystals from the roots of the sacred tree, and its activity is even stronger. There is no comparison at all and they are not even on the same level.

He said with emotion: "As expected of the First Hokage's creation, it's truly amazing."

"This thing is too valuable, more than the value of everything I have done today. Nidaime, is there anything else you need me to do?"

Senju Tobirama said: "There is no more for now. If it is not enough, you can owe it to me first. Anyway, this is not the first time we will cooperate."

Uchiha You nodded and silently put away the Hashirama Crystal.

This thing is too active and is not suitable for him to use, at least he cannot swallow it.

Uchiha You is very clear about his body. He is now maintaining a wonderful balance, trying hard to eliminate the last bit of abnormality in his chakra.

At this moment, the winter solstice is not far away, and we must not add a large amount of extra strong activity, otherwise, after a systemic imbalance occurs, God knows what major problems will arise.

Most importantly, his chance of a major breakthrough would most likely be missed on the Winter Solstice, which he had intuitively targeted. This was something he could not accept in any way.

Senju Tobirama saw Uchiha You put away the Hashirama Crystal and said, "Let's go back to Konoha Village. I should also work hard to fulfill the work I promised."

Uchiha You asked, "Senior Tsunade is not planning to return to Konoha Village?"

Senju Tobirama said: "If Tsunade doesn't want to go back, let her go. She is already an adult. As long as she can be guaranteed to be safe and feels happy, let her go."

Uchiha You smiled and said: "That's right, thanks to the Shodaime and your efforts, Tsunade-senpai does not owe Konoha Village. On the contrary, it is Konoha Village that owes Tsunade-senpai."

"At least one Hokage position is owed."

"Hey, you are such a dark-hearted kid."

"You said that the village owed Tsunade, but the way you proposed to repay the debt was to have Tsunade work for Konoha Village?"

The two men smiled at each other, then Uchiha You put his hand on Senju Tobirama's shoulder, activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, and disappeared instantly.

Until then, Tsunade with twin ponytails appeared silently on the roof. She stood where the two had just stood, looked up at the orange-red sun, and murmured, "Hokage?"

"Nawaki's dream and Dan's dream are both to become Hokage."

"I seem to be qualified to compete..."

"Forget it, this has nothing to do with me."

In the end, Tsunade shook her head, jumped off the roof and disappeared among the houses on Tansho Street.

The legend of the casino's big fat sheep is still circulating.

…

A few days later, Uchiha You once again dealt with a Jonin who regenerated a broken limb. After sending the crying and laughing Jonin away, he returned to his home.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw the exhausted Senju Tobirama. Not only was he mentally exhausted, but the cracks in his Impure Earth Body were also getting worse.

Uchiha You couldn't help but frown and asked, "Second-generation master, what have you been doing these days? How did you end up like this?"

Senju Tobirama said coldly: "You are asking even though you already know the answer. Haven't I been working on the Wood Release Crystal these days? This is the result of the injury I suffered when an accident occurred during the experiment."

He held up the hexagonal Wood Release crystal and said angrily, "This thing is the condensation of Wood Release Chakra, but I found that it contains special information, which makes this Wood Release Chakra have very high-level characteristics."

"Just the small amount of Wood Release Chakra that leaked out caused my Impure Earth Body to lose a large amount of chakra, greatly reducing my time."

Senju Tobirama asked: "I heard from Miwa Masayo that you used a Wood Release Crystal. How did you use it?"

Uchiha You raised his hand and made a gesture of chewing sugarcane.

"eat!?"

Senju Tobirama was finally shocked to the point of losing his composure. He asked in disbelief, "How could you eat it? How come you didn't die after eating it?"

"No! I have to check your body carefully. I have to see what's so special about your body that it can eat Wood Release Crystals."

"Even the Impure Earth Body can't bear it."

Uchiha You was stunned and asked quickly: "Wait, Nidaime, what you just said is very interesting. Can you tell me how you caused the experimental accident? And how did you let the chakra of the Wood Release Crystal leak out?"

This time it was Senju Tobirama who remained silent. What surprised Uchiha You the most was that the Second Hokage actually made the gesture of chewing sugarcane.

"You eat it, too?"

"Yes, otherwise how could that little leak cause me any serious harm?"

"Ha, I see. The Wood Release Chakra leaks out from the stomach, so the damage to the Impure World Body is so serious."

"That's right."

"Why did you think of eating?"

"There's no other way. I've tried everything. Even if it's ground into powder, this thing can stably restrain the Wood Release Chakra without causing any leakage."

"I have tried all the methods I can use. There is really no other way. So I tried to swallow a little bit of powder to see how it works."

"It turns out that this thing is meant to be eaten, but it is definitely not for humans to eat."

Senju Tobirama stared at Uchiha You with a sharp gaze, and said word by word: "Uchiha boy, you actually ate one of these things, there must be something wrong with your body!"

"Let me check it out. I promise I won't let you get hurt. I will be very careful and gentle."

When Senju Tobirama said these words, his eyes emitted a faint green light, and Uchiha You didn't believe a word of it.

He uttered a harsh “Pah” and said, “Don’t even think about it, Second Generation, just give up on this idea. I am…Pah.”

"Anyway, a physical examination is absolutely impossible!"

There is a saying that goes, nothing can escape the law of nature.

People are so weird. They say no with their mouths, but their bodies are often very honest.

Uchiha You still took the initiative to go up to the experimental table. He really wanted to understand his own body. Only when he knew what was special about him would he have an easier time in the future.

As a first-generation cultivator without any Taoist inheritance, he had no ready-made path to follow. He had to explore everything on his own, and many times he had to take a gamble.

Gambling always requires capital. For the sake of the future, Uchiha You can only bet everything he has now.

Fortunately, Senju Tobirama was really careful. He did not choose violent experimental methods such as dissection. Of course, this experimental method is meaningless.

According to Tobirama Senju, "Except for the eternal exception of the Sealing Technique, only living things can circulate chakra. Even to store chakra, one must rely on something with vitality."

“For example, seeds of certain plants and bones of animals.”

He raised the Wood Release Crystal in his hand and said, "This crystal-like thing has its own activated vitality. It is not a real mineral crystal."

"That's why I can't do autopsies. I never study dead people."

Senju Tobirama let Uchiha Yu eat a small amount of Wood Release crystals, and used various methods and instruments to observe the changes of Wood Release chakra in Yu's body.

After several days of continuous research, he looked at the data in the research records, and the look in his eyes towards Uchiha You became more and more strange.

Finally, he couldn't help but say, "Uchiha boy, you are really a monster."

"Among the people I have met in my life, only my eldest brother, Hashirama Senju, and Uchiha Madara, who obtained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, can be compared to your current body."

"In the future, you will definitely become... no, you will definitely be able to surpass the level of both of them and become the undisputed 'strongest' in the ninja world."