Chapter 62:
One day later, in Tanzaku Street.
This small town, famous for its hot springs and casinos, was bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun. The air was filled with a strange mix of wine aroma and sulfur.
Uchiha Sanpō, dressed in a traditional black robe, walked slowly along the bustling street.
"The intelligence said she has been seen around here."
His gaze swept across the casino signs on both sides of the street, following the information provided by the underground golden house.
Recently, Tsunade-hime had incurred a huge gambling debt in Tanzaku Street. Her creditors were searching everywhere for her.
An old man selling dango gave him a wary look.
Uchiha Sanpō walked over and placed a silver coin in front of him.
He described Tsunade's features: "Have you seen a beautiful woman with long golden hair, about 1.63 meters tall, recently?"
The old man pocketed the silver coin. A cunning glint flashed in his cloudy eyes.
He scoffed: "You mean that legendary fat sheep? She lost everything yesterday at the Kinman-ya Casino. I heard her creditors sent a lot of debt collectors looking for her. About an hour ago, I saw her running toward the hot spring street."
Uchiha Sanpō frowned slightly and quickly headed in the direction the old man pointed.
The hot spring street was much quieter than the main street. The wooden buildings looked hazy and warm in the twilight.
After obtaining the mid-level Uzumaki Sage Body, Uchiha Sanpō's perception had become much stronger.
Suddenly, a familiar chakra fluctuation came from a hot spring inn named Matsu no Yu ahead.
He silently leaped onto the roof, activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan, and observed the inn's layout from above.
In the open-air hot spring area in the backyard, steam rose into the air. A golden-haired woman could be vaguely seen leaning against the edge of the pool.
Her skin was slightly flushed from the heat of the hot spring, and the diamond mark on her forehead highlighted her unique beauty.
"Peeping at a lady while she's bathing isn't a very good habit, you little Uchiha brat."
Tsunade suddenly spoke. Her eyes remained closed, but the corners of her mouth curled into a faint, cold smile.
Uchiha Sanpō emerged from the shadows and stood at an appropriate distance beside the hot spring pool.
"Princess Tsunade, I've heard a lot about you."
Tsunade in the Hot Spring
Tsunade opened her eyes and said lazily: "If you're a messenger sent by Konoha, then you can get lost."
Uchiha Sanpō smiled and said: "Danzō Shimura has been killed by me. Uchiha Fugaku has already become the Fourth Hokage. The Sarutobi, Koharu, Mitokado, and Shimura clans have all been kicked out of Konoha Village. The day before yesterday, I publicly tried Hiruzen Sarutobi. The true causes of Rope Tree's and Kato Dan's deaths have been uncovered — they were both done by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura."
Tsunade's expression froze for a moment, then she burst into laughter: "Are you trying to make me laugh, Uchiha?!"
Uchiha Sanpō slowly walked into the hot spring pool and said: "All the information I just told you will soon shake the ninja world. I have no need to lie to you! They want you to return and serve as advisor elder while managing the Medical Department."
She grabbed the sake bottle on the tray and took a fierce swig.
But the anger in her eyes gradually gave way to a deep sorrow: "Even if everything you said is true, what's the point? The dead can't come back to life. What use is there in me returning?"
Uchiha Sanpō did not answer immediately. Instead, he took out a sealed scroll from his bosom and placed it on the tray beside the pool.
"This is the appointment letter for Hokage Advisor and Head of the Medical Department. All the gambling debts you owe will also be repaid by the village as compensation."
Tsunade's smile instantly disappeared: "Do you think mere money can make me go back?"
Uchiha Sanpō gave a wicked smile: "Actually, the real reason I came here is that I hope you can become my woman!"
Tsunade was stunned. She spat out all the sake in her mouth: "Do kids these days talk this directly?"
"I have a perfect method to revive Rope Tree. After revival, he will be no different from a normal person — he can marry and have children. I can even give him Wood Release. Of course, there is a condition. The condition is: you must sincerely become my woman."
Tsunade's pupils suddenly contracted. This sentence clearly had a huge impact on her.
The chakra inside her body began to surge violently. Her fists clenched tightly: "Uchiha, you'd better explain yourself clearly."
Facing Tsunade's terrifying aura, Uchiha Sanpō boldly moved closer and said: "As long as you let me kiss you once, I'll tell you the revival method. Not the impure world reincarnation kind, but the real kind with flesh, blood, and life!"
Seeing this arrogant little brat constantly approaching, Tsunade clenched her fist tightly but didn't throw a punch.
Because she saw that this detestable little brat was having a nosebleed.
Tsunade's hemophobia flared up, and her body quickly lost strength.
A bloody kiss landed on Tsunade's lips.
This damn… brat… one kiss… actually lasted… more than two minutes…
At that moment, noisy footsteps and curses came from outside the inn.
A rough voice roared: "That golden-haired woman is inside! Today we're definitely making her pay up!"
Uchiha Sanpō said angrily: "Damn it… these bastards… showing up at exactly this moment!"
He formed seals with both hands and summoned a shadow clone, which quickly rushed toward the door.
Outside the corridor, five burly men were about to kick the door down.
The shadow clone opened the door in an instant, gave the scarred-faced leader a hard slap, then kicked him flying.
The four underlings tried to rush over to help but were kicked away as well.
The shadow clone erupted with powerful killing intent: "Get lost! If you want to collect the debt, go to Konoha Village. If you come looking for Tsunade again, I'll kill your entire family!"
The overwhelming killing intent scared the five burly men so badly that they didn't even dare to look back. They scrambled out of the corridor on all fours.
Tsunade, who was right in front of him, had a face full of fury.
Uchiha Sanpō shamelessly said: "Tsunade, your kiss is really sweet. I can't get enough! I think you must have heard of the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan has six pupil techniques. The Outer Path — Rinne Tensei no Jutsu can summon the King of Hell to revive the dead."
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, seemingly forgetting the previous offense: "Is what you said true?"
"It's true. However, it's best if you use Hashirama cells to clone a body for Rope Tree. That way, after revival, Rope Tree can directly possess Wood Release."
Uchiha Sanpō stared straight into Tsunade's eyes, strong desire burning in his own.
Tsunade was silent for a moment, then finally let out a long sigh: "Give me one night to think about it. I'll give you an answer tomorrow morning!"
"The Three Tomoe Sharingan can evolve into the Mangekyō Sharingan, and the Mangekyō can evolve into the Rinnegan. The conditions for using the Rinnegan are extremely harsh, and using Rinne Tensei will cause backlash to the user, usually resulting in death."
Tsunade's eyes widened in surprise: "Why are you telling me all this?"
Uchiha Sanpō said affectionately: "Because you fascinate me. I've told you the most important secret of the Uchiha clan. Tsunade! Are you ready to become my woman?"
A hand gently pressed on Tsunade's abdomen. The chakra in her body was instantly sealed!
Tsunade said in panic: "You… what are you trying to do?"
Uchiha Sanpō's face was full of evil intent: "Hehehe… Tsunade-hime… I want you to help me with my cultivation…"
"Ding! Host has performed dual cultivation once with Dao Companion: Tsunade. Favorability +12%, Chakra limit +4, Yang attribute +0.01%."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the bloodline limit: Defective Senju Sage Body."
"Ding! Host has performed dual cultivation once with Dao Companion: Tsunade. Favorability +10%…"
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