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Generally speaking, for a Jinchuriki, the biggest taboo is to give the control of the body to the tailed beast.

If anyone does such a thing, the most likely result is to lose self-consciousness, and eventually be occupied by the tailed beast, or even let the tailed beast run wild.

For example, Gaara in the anime, in order to resist the erosion of his own will by Shukaku in his body, had to stay awake all the time, resulting in the appearance of black eye circles like a panda.

But such a problem does not exist in Tsunade.

Because the fusion of her and Katsuyu is even more perfect than the perfect Jinchuriki.

The bodies of the two fit perfectly with Chakra, their characters complement each other, and they have full trust in each other, so there is no pain in the process of their integration, only happiness and fulfillment, just like incomplete individuals coming together to a state of perfection.

Therefore, Tsunade's and Katsuyu's consciousnesses can coexist harmoniously in one body and switch at any time.

"I'm done with my work, but I'm exhausted, and I have to rest for a while. During this period, my body will be handed over to you."

In the wooden house, Tsunade muttered to herself, laid down on the sofa, stretched her waist, highlighting the thrilling figure. Then, she slowly closed her eyes, tilted her head and fell asleep.

After a while, Tsunade opened her eyes again and stood up from the sofa in a bit of confusion.

She came to the mirror, looked at herself, then stretched out a hand and stroked her face with an incredible look.

"I've become Tsunade-sama."

Tsunade murmured with her eyes full of surprise and wonder, her demeanor and body movements became very different from usual, and even her tone became much gentler. It's like she is a different person.

That's because, at this moment, Tsunade's body was completely dominated by Katsuyu's consciousness and Tsunade's own consciousness fell into a deep sleep temporarily.

Katsuyu waved her hand towards the mirror, showing a sweet smile, and then curiously touched her body here and poked there, feeling very novel.

'Being human is an interesting experience.'

So from this day onwards, Tsunade and Katsuyu officially began to share the same body for life.

…

Time flies.

The sun rises and the moon sets, day after day, and before they know it, more than a year has passed.

According to Kisame's original plan, he will wake up within a year, but it turns out that Kisame's estimation of the future may have been a little optimistic. During this period, Tsunade went to the Shikkotsu Forest several times, but Kunpeng was always in a deep sleep state, without any movement.

'This guy isn't really dead, right?'

Tsunade couldn't help thinking like this, but regarding Kisame's situation, neither she nor Katsuyu had any good solutions, so they could only continue to wait.

During this period, another major thing happened in Kirigakure.

Shortly after the end of the Fourth Ninja War, Sheji secretly held a ritual for Impure Reincarnation and revived the first and second Hokages.

The Impure reincarnation is a very heaven-defying ninjutsu. As long as the caster does not die, the reincarnated person can always live, and they will have an immortal body with infinite chakra.

SheJi's wishful thinking is very simple, she just wants to use the two Hokages as bargaining chips to save her life and position in Kirigakure. After all, these two people are not a powerful fighting force, but also Tsunade's relatives, and their importance to her is self-evident.

However, what SheJi didn't expect was that Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama did not approve of such an approach.

They believe that after death, people should go to the underworld, and the living and the dead should not live together. If this taboo is violated at will, sooner or later it will lead to a huge disaster.

Therefore, after accompanying their granddaughter, Tsunade, for a period of time, Hashirama and Tobirama chose to return to the underworld. Before leaving, Senju Tobirama found the perfect way to release the Impure reincarnation and taught it to Tsunade.

After all, he was the one who invented the Impure reincarnation and he knew everything about this jutsu.

In short, from now on there is no need to worry about enemy's reincarnation jutsu.

Although SheJi's wishful thinking failed, but fortunately Tsunade was a benevolent person who did not kill the donkey after the work is done, and promised to let him stay in Kirigakure and engage in scientific research.

Apart from that, nothing major happened in Kirigakure, and the villagers gradually came out of the pain and shadow of the war, and lived a peaceful and happy life.

....

Konohagakure.

More than a year ago, the fourth Hokage Jiraya stepped down from his position and went to Kirigakure alone to plead guilty, and was soon killed by Tsunade, that's what the Ninja world knows. After that, the Fire Daimyo was assassinated and the Daimyo Palace was burned down. This power vacuum can only be filled by Konohagakure.

Under such circumstances, for the position of the fifth Hokage, the various forces inside and outside Konoha launched an unprecedented fierce competition.

Whoever becomes Hokage can not only get Konoha, but also rule the entire Land of Fire and have the power to dominate the fate of hundreds of millions of people.

The temptation is crazy.

Conspiracy, planning, killing, death.

In the end, after a lot infighting and paying the price of a huge amount of casualties, the candidate for the fifth Hokage was finalized, and it is Namikaze Minato.

Minato can become Hokage, because in addition to his own strong strength and super popularity in the village, there is another most important reason - he is the father of Naruto Uzumaki.

As known to all now, Naruto Uzumaki will become the son of prophecy when he grows up, the savior who will bring peace to the entire ninja world. Therefore, the wave of Namikaze Minato is more or less "father of the son of prophecy" made him popular.

It is worth mentioning that Jiraiya, whose arm was cut off by Tsunade, also quietly returned to Konoha. He cut off a long white hair, and like Sarutobi Hiruzen, he also hid in Anbu, silently assisting his disciple, Minato and guarding the village.

Kumogakure.

Due to the death of the fourth Raikage and the disappearance of their Jinchuriki, the village has once again fallen into a state without a leader, and has been in the midst of civil strife, and no new Raikage has been born so far.

In contrast, the situation in Iwagakure is better.

Although Onoki died, his son Biwa took up the lead, successfully succeeded the position of Tsuchikage, and integrated the power resources of the Land of Earth, allowing Iwagakure to recover.

Amegakure.

For more than a year, Nagato has exhausted all kinds of methods in order to defeat Tsunade, trying to seek new breakthroughs in his own strength. However, he soon found sadly that he had reached a bottleneck and it was difficult to go further.

Under such circumstances, Nagato had dangerous thoughts, and several times wanted to use the Impure Reincarnation to resurrect Madara Uchiha. After all, Madara is the real owner of the Rinnegan, and only he knows how to maximize the potential of these eyes.

But Nagato is also very afraid of Uchiha Madara, so he has been hesitating and has not made up his mind.

Maybe, sooner or later, he will take that step.

.....

Outside the world of ninjas, somewhere on the bottom of the sea.

Kunpeng, which is more than 500 meters long, floats quietly in the deep sea. It was dark all around, there was no light, and even the sea seemed to freeze, full of silence.

At this moment.

Without warning, Kunpeng suddenly opened its eyes, a pair of huge lantern-like eyes emitted a dazzling white light in the darkness, like a pair of searchlights, shooting straight towards the sea.

Kisame finally woke up.

In the middle of the Shikkotsu forest, a loud whale song came from the water of the hot spring. Immediately afterwards, the surrounding ground shook violently, making a rumbling sound, as if an underwater volcano had erupted.

Next second.

A behemoth broke through the water and jumped into the air. It has a whale body with shark fins and an eagle-winged dragon tail. Its stalwart body casts a huge shadow on the ground, and its body exudes an aura that makes all creatures in the world tremble.

Its body stretched across the sky, and it seems that even the nearby space has been distorted.

Kisame, or Kunpeng, after nearly two years of deep sleep had digested all the energy in his body and finally completed the final evolution and became a Six Paths level creature.

The Kunpeng, that was floating in the air, shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and after a while, it shrank to the height of a person, and turned back to Kisame's appearance.

Kisame landed slowly from the sky.

"Why is the Shikkotsu forest so desolate? Katsuyu seems to be gone. What happened while I was sleeping?"

Kisame looked around and found no slugs anywhere in the huge Shikkotsu forest, only pale, bare trees were present and the ground is covered with thick dust, looking dead and desolate.

Kisame frowned and, with a poof, turned into a cloud of white smoke and disappeared from the spot.

After a few minutes.

"Is this... Kirigakure?"

Kisame stood at Kirigakure's entrance and wondered. As far as the eye could see, there were hundreds of exquisite wooden villas surrounding a towering tree in the center of the village like the stars and the moon. The big tree is something that Kisame is very familiar with, because he got it from Takigakure back then.

He looked around curiously as he walked into Kirigakure. He walked through the crowded and noisy street, and walked towards the big tree.

Strangely, none of the Kiri ninjas or villagers recognized Kisame along the way. In their eyes, he seemed to be just a stranger. That's because Kisame distorted his appearance with Chakra, and no one could even realize his existence as long as he wanted to.

During this walk, Kisame heard the chatter of many villagers, took initiative to inquire about some news, and finally got a relatively complete understanding of what happened after his death.

"Looks like I have to thank that woman, Tsunade, very well."

He thought to himself, looking up at the top of the tree. According to the villagers, the dwelling place of the God of ninjas is above the sacred tree, deep in the lush foliage.

So, Kisame floated off the ground and flew up along the tree trunk. The Kirigakure ninjas standing guard and patrolling near the sacred tree didn't do anything as they turned a blind eye to him, as if he was just a mass of air.

Soon, Kisame came to the middle of the sacred tree and walked along a vine-woven path towards the depths of the leaves until he saw a beautiful log cabin.

'Crunch.'

Kisame pushed the door and entered, and as soon as he entered the house, he smelled a faint feminine fragrance. He then saw a plump figure with her back turned to him, leaning against the window, resting her chin on one hand, humming a song softly while admiring the scenery outside.

"Long time no see, it looks like you are in a good mood." Kisame suddenly said.

"Who?!"

Tsunade was startled and her muscles tightened as she turned around abruptly. It is simply impossible for someone to approach this wooden house and appear behind her without her noticing.

Therefore, Tsunade instantly entered the battle mode as if she is facing a formidable enemy.

"It's me." Kisame smiled slightly, lifted the chakra disguise, and spread out his hands to Tsunade, signaling her to relax and not be so nervous.

"Kisame-sama? Is it really you? You're finally awake!"

Tsunade was stunned for a moment, then revealed a surprise look, and then made a move that Kisame didn't expect.

'Whoosh.'

She rushed straight towards Kisame, threw herself into his arms, rubbed her head against his chest, and was as happy as a child.

Kisame felt the fragrance of the woman close at hand, as well as the amazing softness, and was stunned for a moment, and quickly responded: "Are you... Katsuyu?"

Tsunade won't call him "Kisame-sama" even in death, but Katsuyu will. In addition, Tsunade's demeanor, tone, and voice were very different from the Tsunade in Kisame's mind, which made him realize that this woman was not Tsunade.

"Yes, it's me."

Tsunade, or Katsuyu, said softly. She also realized her gaffe at this time, and she couldn't help blushing, as she let go of the arm that hugged Kisame, "I'm sorry, I was too excited just now. If I offended Kisame-sama, please forgive me..."

"I don't mind. But after Tsunade finds out, I guess she will mind more." Kisame laughed and teased, recalling the intimate contact just now in his mind, he felt quite comfortable.

Hearing that, her cheeks turned even redder. In order to ease her embarrassment, she hurriedly said: "Kisame-sama, please wait a moment, I will wake up Tsunade-sama immediately and return the control of the body to her."

"Don't."

Kisame held her shoulder and stopped her from this thought, he explained, "It's better to wait for me to leave, and then you can hand over to her. Otherwise, if the woman knew that you had hugged me just now, she would probably have Crazy on the spot, and I will be in a desperate position."

"Okay, I will listen to what Kisame-sama says."

Katsuyu thought for a while, and agreed. The only conflict between her and Tsunade is Kisame, one likes him and the other hates him. This problem is destined to trouble the two of them, no, Kisame too, and the relationship between the three may become complicated from now on until a solution that everyone can accept is found.

"By the way, do you want me to notify everyone in the village now about the news of your return? If the villagers know that Kisame-sama is still alive, they will be ecstatic." After Katsuyu came back to her senses, she asked again.

"No, let's just keep the status quo. After all, I put a lot of effort into creating this fake death plan."

Kisame sat down on the sofa and said with a smile.

Today, the entire ninja world, except for Tsunade and Katsuyu, thinks he is really died. Kisame used to be in the light before, but now he is in the dark, making it more convenient to do things.

As a villain, it's better to be cautious, and it's good to be a mastermind behind the scenes.

From now on, Kisame will hide in the shadow of the ninja world and will turn his mighty power into a big hand that manipulating everything at will behind the scenes.