At the same time, a system notification sounded within Gento's mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing Dual Cultivation with a kunoichi!]
[Evaluating the Dual Cultivation target's aptitude...]
[Evaluation complete.]
[Dual Cultivation target: Tsunade Senju.]
[Overall Evaluation: S-rank!]
[Partner No.10: Tsunade Senju]
[Aptitude: S]
[Claimable: S-rank Family Treasure Chest ×1]
Gento immediately chose to claim it.
[Ding! S-rank Family Treasure Chest successfully claimed. Open?]
"Open."
[Treasure Chest opened. Distributing reward...]
Gento had originally expected two rewards to appear like usual.
[Reward: Complete Eight Gates Formation Scroll (Contains all knowledge, techniques, training methods, and the core principles of every gate within the Eight Gates Formation: Gate of Opening, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Limit, Gate of View, Gate of Wonder, and Gate of Death)]
Seeing that there was only a single reward, Gento froze briefly before a smile appeared on his lips.
No wonder there was only one reward; this one reward was extraordinary, and comparable to a hundred one.
The Eight Gates Formation, the ultimate secret art of taijutsu.
Might Guy had nearly kicked his way into the ending of Naruto with this technique.
Even the prideful Madara had personally admitted, "I declare you the strongest."
Now, all the knowledge, techniques, and training methods of this forbidden technique surged into his mind like a tidal wave.
From the First Gate of Opening to the Eighth Gate of Death, every gate's activation method, chakra flow pathways, the level of physical backlash inflicted upon the body, and even the ultimate secrets of the Eight Gates Formation such as Evening Elephant and Night Guy were all mastered by him.
Gento closed his eyes and comprehended the knowledge for a moment, overjoyed.
With the Eight Gates Formation, he had finally compensated for his weakness in taijutsu.
However, with his current physical strength, he still was not capable of enduring the later gates.
The burden the Eight Gates Formation placed upon the body was enormous; without a body tempered through endless hardship, opening even the third or fourth gate would result in torn muscles and shattered bones.
It seemed that from now on, he would need to strengthen his taijutsu training.
Fortunately, he possessed Yang-Attribute Chakra, giving him recovery abilities far beyond ordinary people; his cultivation speed would naturally be much faster as well.
While he was still thinking, the system notification sounded once more.
[Ding! Pregnancy Card activated. Tsunade Senju has successfully become pregnant!]
[Please protect your partner during her pregnancy. Once the descendant is successfully born, you may claim abundant rewards.]
A gleam flashed through Gento's eyes.
Just as he had expected, Tsunade had successfully become pregnant.
The bloodlines of the Senju and the Uchiha were about to be born.
Combined with the Talent Traits the system would provide upon the child's birth...
This child was destined to be extraordinary!
Right after, the system voice sounded again.
[Ding! Detected that the Host has successfully conquered Tsunade Senju, triggering a Side Quest.]
[Main Quest: I Want Them All]
⟩ Tsunade's secretary, Shizune Kato, possesses her own unique charm. Having followed Tsunade for many years, she is gentle, considerate, and fiercely loyal. Since the Host has already conquered Tsunade, you should not play favorites. Please conquer Shizune Kato as well and obtain the joint service of both mistress and servant.
⟩ Reward: Draw Chance ×1
Seeing the new quest, Gento revealed a smile.
He never expected the system to have such preferences.
But he liked it!
Although Shizune's figure was not as voluptuous as Tsunade's, she was youthful and pure.
Having followed Tsunade for years, she had naturally absorbed a fair amount of medical ninjutsu knowledge as well.
Conquering her would not only allow him to complete the mistress-servant pair, but also give him another medical support assistant.
Once the war ended, he would find an opportunity to intensify things with her as well!
As for how he would conquer Shizune...
At worst, he could simply spend another Lust Pill when the time came.
Putting away the system interface, Gento began thinking about the matter of aiding Hidden Leaf Village.
Now that he possessed the Rinnegan, he had the same ability as Nagato to destroy an entire village single-handedly.
Not to mention that he also had Shisui, Itachi, and Fugaku, three Mangekyo Sharingan users, alongside the elite members of the Uchiha clan.
It seemed it was finally time to launch a heavy strike against the Shinobi World!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, perhaps he could even reverse-plunder the other nations and expand the Land of Hot Water's territory in the process.
The iron mines and timber of the Land of Lightning, the mineral resources of the Land of Earth, the gold dust of the Land of Wind...
All of those were excellent resources.
However, the Uchiha clan still had too few members at present, making it impossible to swallow too much territory all at once. They could only do their best.
Within Gento's mind appeared the three great ninja villages besieging the Land of Fire: Hidden Cloud Village, Hidden Stone Village, and Hidden Sand Village.
In the end, his gaze locked onto Hidden Cloud Village.
This was not only because the Land of Lightning's territory lay closer to the Land of Hot Water, making expansion and annexation more convenient.
It was also because of the Raikage's secretary.
Mabui… he had coveted her for a long time already.
As everyone knew, the Raikage's reputation in certain areas had always been questionable.
And Mabui, a woman he had long since marked as his own, remaining beside the Raikage was simply too dangerous.
Such a capable secretary should naturally belong to him, Gento, instead!
As for that brute of a Raikage, he simply did not deserve a secretary like her!
Gento immediately issued the order to convene an Uchiha clan meeting.
Inside the meeting room, Fugaku, Shisui, Itachi, and the other core clan members gathered together.
Gento sat at the head seat, his gaze sweeping across everyone present.
"Everyone, Hidden Leaf Village is currently under siege from three great ninja villages, and the situation is critical."
"After a deep discussion with the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, we successfully reached a consensus."
"She has requested the Uchiha's military support to repel the invading enemies."
"The Land of Lightning lies closest to the Land of Hot Water. By defeating them, not only can we seize the spoils that Hidden Cloud Village has painstakingly gathered, but we may even take this opportunity to expand our territory."
"Therefore, I have decided to dispatch troops and launch an expedition against the Hidden Cloud forces!"
Fugaku pondered briefly before speaking.
"Clan Head, Hidden Cloud Village possesses the Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. Their strength should not be underestimated."
Gento nodded.
"I know. That's why I will personally lead this operation, with Shisui and Itachi accompanying me."
"Fugaku, you will remain behind in the village and continue overseeing the Mission Hall's operations."
Fugaku voiced no objections.
"Yes!"
Shisui and Itachi also rose simultaneously, kneeling on one knee.
"As you command!"
Gento continued:
"Select one thousand elite ninja. We depart tomorrow morning."
"Yes!"
The orders were quickly passed down, and not a single person voiced any objection.
Gento's prestige within the Uchiha clan had become unmatched.
From a clan abandoned by Hidden Leaf Village to the rulers of the Land of Hot Water, from an ostracized ninja clan to the world-shaking Hidden Gento Village.
It was he who had personally led the Uchiha to where they stood today.
The clan members held only reverence and loyalty toward him. There was no second voice.
The following morning, one thousand elite Uchiha ninja assembled at Cerulean Harbor.
Gento stood at the front of the formation.
"Move out!"
...
At the same time, on the northern battlefield of the Land of Fire.
Inside Hidden Cloud Village's encampment, celebrations were in full swing.
Several days earlier, the Raikage A and Killer B had joined forces to defeat a legendary Sannin, Jiraiya.
As a result, the morale of the Hidden Cloud ninja had risen to its peak.
"I heard Jiraiya is the Third Hokage's disciple, the legendary Toad Sage!"
"What sage? He still got beaten so badly by Lord Raikage and Lord Killer B that he fled in complete disgrace!"
"Hidden Leaf Village only has this much strength left. If even Jiraiya lost, who else can stop us?"
Inside the camp, several Jonin sat together drinking and eating meat while thunderous laughter filled the air.
"Jiraiya was nothing special. What legendary Sannin? I think it's all exaggerated hype."
"Exactly! I think even I could take him on!"
"Hey brother, you're drunk!"
"I'm not drunk! Once I kill my way into Hidden Leaf Village, I'll blow up the entire Hokage Rock!"
In one corner of the camp, a cold and capable-looking woman with short silver hair was organizing documents.
She wore a dark professional outfit, her full chest stretching the fabric of her blouse to its limits.
Below the hem of her skirt, a section of leg wrapped in black stockings was exposed.
At a glance, her entire image radiated competence.
She was none other than the Fourth Raikage's secretary, Mabui.
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