Tsunade was not surprised that Kitazawa could defeat Roshi because the current Kitazawa was simply too strong.
Whether it was conventional Ninjutsu like Water Release or special Bloodline Limits like Wood Release, they were all enough to pose a fatal threat to Roshi.
Not to mention, he also mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique and Sage Mode.
The former made him invincible. The latter allowed his Taijutsu, Genjutsu, and Ninjutsu to be enhanced across the board.
But the fact that Kitazawa defeated Roshi in less than a minute seemed too surreal to Tsunade. This was the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, after all.
Tsunade had dealt with Jinchuriki many times. Even someone as strong as her found it difficult to face a Jinchuriki.
In fact, it wasn't just her. The Kage of the Five Great Villages wouldn't find it particularly easy to suppress a Jinchuriki either.
After all, Jinchuriki had too much Chakra. In the Ninja World, a Ninja with a lot of Chakra is naturally at an advantage.
And what about Kitazawa? He had easily defeated Roshi without even using Wood Release.
Tsunade's first reaction after watching the entire battle was: could this really be the Four-Tails Jinchuriki?
But Roshi's partial-Tailed Beast transformation couldn't be faked; he was indeed the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
The only explanation was that Kitazawa's strength had far exceeded her expectations.
Tsunade suspected that among the Five Great Villages today, Kitazawa should be considered the strongest.
Beyond the shock, there was joy. After all, Kitazawa was her student and a Ninja of Konoha Village.
With such a powerful Ninja, Konoha Village would be as stable as an unbreakable mountain, and the emergence of another God of Shinobi was no longer just a fantasy.
With the speed at which Kitazawa was growing stronger, he might actually be able to catch up to Senju Hashirama.
[Current Mission: Defeat the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Roshi.]
[Mission Reward: Lava Release Chakra Mode.]
[Host has completed the mission, reward issued.]
Kitazawa nodded. Although he defeated Roshi very quickly, it was quite reasonable when he thought about it carefully.
After all, he had used the Sage Art: Wind Release—Rasenshuriken.
Since Roshi couldn't fully transform into a Tailed Beast yet, it was normal for his semi-Tailed Beast form to be unable to withstand it.
In fact, he had been somewhat merciful. Otherwise, Roshi would likely have lost his life.
After Kitazawa received the information regarding the Lava Release Chakra Mode from the system, he suddenly thought of a Sage Art.
It belonged to the same series as Sage Art: Wind Release Rasenshuriken, called Sage Art: Lava Release Rasenshuriken.
In the original story, it was used by Naruto to cut down the main body of the God Tree.
Kitazawa felt that when he had time, he could research it.
After all, he had already mastered Lava Release and the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken; all that was left was to fuse them.
"Tsunade-sensei, why are you spacing out?" Kitazawa reached out and waved his hand in front of Tsunade's face, asking.
"Your Sage Mode is much stronger than Jiraiya's," Tsunade snapped out of it and remarked with a sigh.
"Probably because my talent is better." Kitazawa chuckled, winked, and said.
"I think so too." Tsunade agreed upon hearing this.
"Should we head back now?" Kitazawa glanced at Roshi and asked.
"It's been less than half an hour since we came out. I don't want to rush back just to go to work." Tsunade's lips curled slightly as she said, "Let's play for a day before going back."
"Where to? The Casino?" Kitazawa raised an eyebrow, not feeling surprised at all.
"You really know me." Tsunade stood on her tiptoes, kissed him on the cheek, and with a sultry gaze, said, "Will you take me? I'll give you a reward tonight."
Kitazawa felt his heart stir. Since you've put it that way, what is there to hesitate about?
"I'll use the Flying Thunder God Technique to send you directly to the Konoha Casino." Kitazawa thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll take Roshi back to the Anbu."
"Mhm." Tsunade reminded him, "Don't let Shizune know for now. If she finds out, she'll nag for ages."
"You can count on me."
Kitazawa walked over to Roshi, knelt down, and formed hand seals to help treat him.
After the treatment was complete, he added several more Sealing Techniques to his body. This way, even if Roshi woke up, he wouldn't be able to escape.
Kitazawa teleported with Roshi and Tsunade to the Konoha Casino.
Tsunade ran toward the gambling tables without a second word.
Kitazawa withdrew his gaze and brought Roshi to the ANBU Base.
He found Antelope and had her lock Roshi up temporarily. How to handle him specifically would have to wait until tomorrow.
"Kitazawa." Konan suddenly appeared before him.
Kitazawa, who was about to head to the Konoha Casino, immediately cut off his Chakra. He walked up to Konan.
"Why aren't you in the office?" Kitazawa asked with some curiosity.
"I saw you through the window, so I ran over to see you," Konan explained.
She spent the vast majority of her time in Kitazawa's office. She would either sit on the sofa or in the office chair.
Today she was sitting in the office chair, which was right next to the window. It could only be described as a coincidence.
"Is something wrong?" Kitazawa reached out and placed his hand on her cheek.
"No," Konan replied.
Kitazawa's hand moved down, reaching inside her clothes. He felt her smooth lower abdomen; there was a ring at the navel.
Konan stood there, doing nothing, looking at him with a cold expression.
Meeting her gaze, Kitazawa suddenly felt like teasing her.
He thought about it. Tsunade was obsessed with gambling and certainly wouldn't care if he returned to the Casino late.
Kitazawa withdrew his hand, grabbed Konan, and headed to his office. He opened the door and sat directly on the sofa.
Konan understood and knelt down. She tilted her face up, her red lips slightly parted, revealing her pearly white teeth.
Kitazawa patted her head and closed his eyes. He drifted into a dream in the warm and moist environment.
After his nap ended, a refreshed Kitazawa finally arrived at the Konoha Casino.
Tsunade didn't care about his lateness. All of her attention was on the gambling table.
Kitazawa sat beside her, falling into contemplation. He was thinking about what to exchange Roshi for with Iwagakure.
Dust Release? Although powerful, it was slow to activate and would require wasting time to learn; it wasn't necessary.
Moreover, Onoki wouldn't hand over Dust Release even if it meant starting a war.
After all, the significance of Dust Release to Iwagakure was no less than that of Wood Release to Konoha; it was a strategic-level Bloodline Limit.
As for Lava Release, there was no need to ask Iwagakure for it. Since Roshi was already captured, they could just hand him over to Konoha's Interrogation Force or Analysis Team.
It wouldn't take long to obtain the corresponding Lava Release Ninjutsu.
Kitazawa thought it over but didn't find anything in Iwagakure that could particularly boost his strength.
He quickly chose to give up; negotiations and trade were better left to a professional like Nara Shikaku.
Kitazawa casually pulled out a Ninjutsu scroll. The Ninjutsu, or rather Sage Art, recorded on the scroll was the Sage Art: Myōjinmon(Gate of the Great God).
There were many Sealing Techniques in the Ninja World, and the Sage Art: Myōjinmon could be called one of the strongest.
The only Sealing Techniques that could rival it were likely only a few, such as the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Of course, it was also very difficult to learn.
"What are you looking at?" Tsunade's voice suddenly rang out.
"Sage Art: Myōjinmon," Kitazawa replied casually.
"I feel like you're getting closer and closer to Grandfather." Tsunade couldn't help but say after hearing about the Sage Art: Myōjinmon.
"Why aren't you gambling anymore? Shall we go back?" Kitazawa glanced at the clock on the wall and asked with some surprise.
"It's only been half a day, we definitely can't go back now. Let's go to a private room." Tsunade stood up, her eyes shimmering as she spoke.
The private rooms provided by the Konoha Casino were like mini-Casinos.
They were generally divided into two types: one filled with gambling machines and another with gambling tables.
The main purpose of a private room was to play alone or with friends and family.
In the main hall, one could gamble with everyone.
"Then let's go." Meeting her gaze, Kitazawa's heart stirred, knowing roughly what Tsunade wanted to do.
One pleasurable thing wasn't enough; she wanted two pleasurable things to happen at the same time.
When he entered the private room, Tsunade immediately led him to a gambling machine.
She lifted her leg and sat right in his lap. After a few seconds of settling in, Tsunade began her gambling.
Kitazawa embraced her aromatic, soft body, his hands moving up to help lighten the burden of her clothes.
Tsunade's waist swayed as if following the spinning cursor of the machine.
The sun began to set.
Tsunade went from facing the gambling machine to having her back to it.
She reached out her arms, pressing Kitazawa's head into her snow-white embrace, looking extremely excited.
After the peak of excitement, what followed was the comedown.
"Going back?" Kitazawa finally found a chance to ask.
"Not going back." Tsunade hugged him and said, "I'm tired, I want to sleep."
"Shower first." Kitazawa thought for a moment and said, "I have a room here, I'll take you there."
He used the Flying Thunder God Technique and teleported into his room.
"Looks pretty good." Tsunade looked around and remarked.
Kitazawa picked her up and went into the bathroom. After showering, the two of them crawled under the covers.
"Tsunade-sensei." Kitazawa hugged her mature and voluptuous body, saying with a smile, "Goodnight."
Tsunade shifted her body, resting her head in his embrace, sniffing his scent as she closed her eyes and drifted into a content sleep.
---
The next day arrived.
Kitazawa felt some soft, heavy weight pressing down on him.
He opened his eyes and saw Tsunade sitting upright.
Kitazawa immediately noticed the heat in the air. He thought to himself that it was indeed summer vacation.
After a chaotic morning, they arrived at the Hokage Building.
Tsunade immediately dispatched Anbu to Iwagakure to notify them to come and ransom their person.
Seeing that there was nothing for him to do, Kitazawa went to the Ninja Academy.
It was another new day.
Iwagakure, Tsuchikage Building.
"This Roshi used to oppose me all day, and now he goes out and gets captured again. I'd like to see how he has the face to see me."
Onoki snorted coldly after reading the intelligence in his hand.
"You can't blame Roshi-senpai." Kitsuchi shook his head and said, "After all, Konoha Village has the Wood Release Ninja, Kitazawa."
"Konoha Village has changed. In the past, they would never have dared to do such a thing." Onoki changed the subject.
"The current Konoha Village indeed has the capital to be arrogant." Kitsuchi said in a heavy voice, "Wood Release has given them a powerful foundation."
"The threat of Konoha Village is getting bigger and bigger." Ōnoki quickly regained his composure.
Although Konoha capturing Roshi made him very unhappy, his displeasure didn't change the fact that reality wouldn't allow him to act recklessly.
At present, it would be difficult for Iwagakure to take down Konoha Village on its own. Unless they collaborated with other hidden villages.
"How should we respond to Konoha Village?" Kitsuchi looked at him and asked.
"The Jinchuriki cannot be lost." Ōnoki sighed and said, "Rescue him first before discussing retaliation against Konoha Village."
"Yes." Kitsuchi nodded, turned, and walked out of the Tsuchikage's office.
The next day, Iwagakure's reply reached Konoha Village.
Kitazawa was not surprised when he found out.
With Roshi in their hands, Iwagakure wouldn't dare to act rashly for the time being.
If Konoha Village were to kill the hostage, it would take several years for the Four-Tails to be reborn after its death.
Furthermore, the location of rebirth might not necessarily be in the Land of Earth, which would lead to a fierce struggle at that time.
The Ninja diplomatic mission from Iwagakure arrived very quickly.
Three days after replying to Konoha Village, they arrived.
The Ninja in charge of the negotiations was Ōnoki's son, Kitsuchi.
Kitazawa did not participate in the matter at all, burying himself in work and cultivation.
---
Time entered September.
The new semester for the Genius Class officially began.
September 2nd, Tuesday.
Kitazawa and Kurenai arrived at the Ninja Academy. A new semester naturally called for new training.
Kitazawa modified the training content for some students based on the progress of the Genius Class.
The first student was Yakumo. She was already quite proficient in the Konoha-Style Body Flicker Technique and could learn new Ninjutsu.
In terms of Genjutsu, she had almost reached her limit due to her own Bloodline Limit.
Kitazawa finally decided to teach her the Shadow Replacement Jutsu.
The Shadow Replacement Jutsu was a Yin Release Secret Technique, and with its extremely strong life-saving capability, it was very suitable for her.
Moreover, this Secret Technique was created by Kitazawa and was not a Secret Technique of the Nara Clan, so he could teach it to her.
The second student was Tayuya. She had already learned Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death.
More accurately, she had learned most Genjutsu; the remaining ones were basically A-rank Genjutsu, which were highly difficult.
Kitazawa thought for a moment and planned to teach her the Konoha-Style Body Flicker Technique.
As a Genjutsu Ninja, learning the Konoha-Style Body Flicker Technique was definitely a correct choice.
The third student was Chino.
She continued to learn Water Release Ninjutsu, specifically the Water Release: Water Bullet Technique.
The fourth student was Hotaru.
Like Chino, she continued to learn Water Release Ninjutsu, specifically Water Release: Heavenly Weeping.
Besides the four students above, there were four new students: Hanabi, Konohamaru, Moegi Kazamatsuri, and Ise Udon.
They had enrolled in March, so it had been about half a year.
Among them, Hanabi and Konohamaru had both successfully mastered the basic E-rank Technique and Konoha Style Taijutsu.
However, Moegi Kazamatsuri and Ise Udon were still a bit behind, so they continued with their original training.
Kitazawa prepared to have Hanabi and Konohamaru undergo Chakra control and refinement training first.
After that was completed, he would teach them Ninjutsu. Having formulated the plan, Kitazawa began to teach them.
After spending half a day, he left a Shadow Clone to continue giving guidance while his main body went to the Forest of Death.
Sasuke and Naruto's combat training had already begun and was in full swing.
Kitazawa observed for a while and noticed Naruto's progress. It wouldn't be long before he mastered partial Tailed Beast transformation.
After the partial Tailed Beast transformation, it would be a full Tailed Beast transformation.
Under normal circumstances, only a Perfect Jinchuriki could use the full Tailed Beast transformation.
As the protagonist in the original story, Naruto's forms were somewhat different.
His new form after partial Tailed Beast transformation was called Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, commonly seen as Flashing Golden Chakra Mode.
His whole body would be surrounded by a golden Chakra, his hair would stand up to form the shape of two horns, and six tomoe would appear on his collar.
In this Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, he could use Kurama's Chakra and sense malice.
And Naruto, who could open the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, was still not a Perfect Jinchuriki.
Naruto and Kurama had to completely reconcile for him to become a Perfect Jinchuriki.
After becoming a Perfect Jinchuriki, the new form he could unlock was called Nine-Tails Mode, or Kurama Mode.
Kitazawa estimated that Naruto would achieve partial Tailed Beast transformation earlier than Sasuke's Mangekyo Sharingan.
He withdrew his gaze and began to cultivate Sage Art: Myōjinmon.
Besides Sage Art: Myōjinmon, he also planned to alternate with cultivating Wood Release: Wood Human Technique.
Wood Release: Wood Human Technique was a high-level Wood Release Ninjutsu, which could be considered an advanced version of Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique.
This was because the summoned enormous statue-like humanoid creature with a full body and an oni-like face had a Wood Dragon wrapped around its neck.
As for its power, it went without saying; one sentence could sum it up: it directly rivaled a Perfect Susanoo.
It could catch Kurama's Tailed Beast Ball with one hand and throw it back.
---
The sun set, and the day quickly came to an end.
Kitazawa gave the Genius Class students a holiday and prepared to go home with Kurenai.
However, just as he stepped out of the school gates, he saw Konan.
"I'll head back first." Kurenai glanced at Konan, who was wearing an ANBU mask, and then turned to leave.
"Nara Shikaku came by not long ago." Konan took out two scrolls and handed them over, saying, "These are for you from him."
Kitazawa casually took one of the scrolls.
He opened it and found it contained the negotiation details, or rather the trade conditions, with Iwagakure regarding the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Roshi.
The two sides had discussed for a month, and the final version was confirmed today.
Undoubtedly, all the conditions were favorable to Konoha Village.
At the end, Nara Shikaku also added a reminder that the signing ceremony was scheduled for 9:00 AM tomorrow.
Kitazawa scanned it and then opened the second scroll. This scroll recorded the Lava Release Ninjutsu mastered by Roshi, six in total.
Kitazawa nodded slightly. These six Lava Release Ninjutsu had all appeared in the original story.
Their power was quite decent.
However, he had to learn Sage Art: Myōjinmon and Wood Release: Wood Human Technique, so learning Lava Release Ninjutsu would have to be delayed.
"Thanks." Kitazawa put away the two scrolls and said, "You can get off work now. See you tomorrow."
"Mm," Konan responded and then vanished from the spot.
Kitazawa did not plan to attend the signing ceremony. After all, there was nothing for him to do there; he would just be watching the spectacle.
Instead of wasting time, he might as well cultivate.
After all, by capturing Roshi, he had completely offended Ōnoki and Iwagakure.
Mastering Sage Art: Myōjinmon and Wood Release: Wood Human Technique sooner would give him a sense of security.
---
Half a month later, at the Forest of Death.
Chakra surged in endless waves, rising toward the sky like a raging tide.
Sasuke looked at Naruto with a dazed expression. He saw Naruto's entire body enveloped in dark red Chakra, with Four-Tails growing from his back.
A sense of defeat appeared in Sasuke's heart.
It was clearly his combat training, yet Naruto was the first to break through, his strength reaching a higher level.
Most importantly, Naruto basically didn't suffer during his training. All the suffering was on Sasuke himself, being beaten up every day.
Sasuke instinctively clenched his fists, the unwillingness in his heart reaching its limit.
Three tomoe emerged uncontrollably in both of his eyes.
The three tomoe trembled violently along with his emotions.
Kitazawa's gaze fell upon him. Is it going to activate?
But after waiting for a moment, it was still the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Kitazawa stroked his chin. Was the emotional stimulation not enough? Or was his foundation insufficient?
Thinking carefully, it should be the former.
Although the current Sasuke was young, his foundation and strength already far exceeded those of his same age in the original story.
To make a comparison, he was roughly equivalent to himself after training with Orochimaru.
In other words, he already possessed the foundation to open the Mangekyo Sharingan.
If it was just that the emotional stimulation was not enough, there was no need to worry, because Naruto was there.
Thinking of this, Kitazawa didn't say anything to Sasuke.
At this time, although he needed comfort, for the sake of accumulating emotions, he could only be ignored.
Kitazawa looked at Naruto.
In the original story, it was only when he fought Orochimaru that he exploded and used the Four-Tails.
But now, he had Four-Tails just after learning the partial Tailed Beast transformation, which was undoubtedly related to him establishing a good relationship with Kurama in advance.
Besides that, it was because the current Naruto was stronger, which was the same logic as Sasuke.
The reason was naturally that Kitazawa's teaching and the Genius Class's teaching had played a good role.
Theoretically speaking, Naruto could defeat Deva Path Pain if he exploded with the eight tails.
Of course, there was still a distance from eight tails now.
[Current Mission: Help Naruto achieve partial Tailed Beast transformation.]
[Mission Reward: Ten Chakra Cards.]
[Host has completed the mission, reward issued.]
Kitazawa instinctively clenched his fist. The Chakra that suddenly surged in his body made him somewhat unaccustomed.
After all, the ten Chakra Cards were the Chakra volume of ten Elite Jonin level figure or ten Kakashi.
The current Kitazawa didn't need the Yang Release Chakra Mode; he could use high-level Wood Release Ninjutsu in his normal state.
Of course, Sage Art: Wood Style: True Several Thousand Hands was an exception.
The Chakra it required was too much, almost infinite.
[Current Mission: Help Naruto achieve Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.]
[Mission Reward: Uzumaki Clan Bloodline.]
[Accept?]
As the text before him changed, Kitazawa looked at the new system mission and was slightly startled.
The appearance of this system mission was within his expectations.
But this mission reward exceeded his expectations. Directly rewarding the Uzumaki Clan Bloodline?
Kitazawa had thought it would be like the Senju Clan bloodline, only 20% or 30% or something like that.
However, it was also reasonable.
Because the difficulty of this system mission was very great, it would be hard to complete in a short time.
Kitazawa was still looking forward to the Uzumaki Clan Bloodline.
First would definitely be the increase in Chakra. Whether it was Naruto, Uzumaki Karin, or even Uzumaki Nagato, their Chakra was top-notch.
Second would be the abilities that came with the bloodline.
For example, Mind's Eye of the Kagura and Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Finally, it came with tenacious vitality. Uzumaki Kushina did not die immediately after the Nine-Tails was extracted from her.
If it had been returned in time, she might have survived.