Tsunade Comes Later

"Hah!" Ryoha suddenly shouted and covered his eyes. A trace of blood slowly flowed out from his left eye. This was clearly the aftermath of using his new jutsu.

"Ryoha-sama, are you alright?" Haku quickly took out a piece of tissue and wiped the blood and tears off his face.

"It's nothing. It's just that I didn't expect that the Mangekyo would have such a huge burden on my eyes and body. Good thing my body is already strong to begin with. In addition, the battle with Itachi unlocked the Wood Release's true power from my body."

"Although I passed out in the end, it had nourished my body and soul. My spiritual energy has improved, and my recovery speed has become faster."

"My body will be fine after a while, but I think that won't be the case with my eyes. My vision is still fine after using them for the first time, but after leaving Konoha, we might encounter many unnecessary troubles. When the time comes, I think I won't use the Mangekyo." Ryoha found a stone and sat down.

"At the moment, there is only one way, and that is to awaken your Wood Release power completely. I remember you told me about that Kotoamatsukami that can only be reused after a few decades, but with the real power of Wood Release, it can be used up to twice a day. Again, the difference is too big."

"Wood Release's power contains a strong vitality. I think it will definitely help your Mangekyo Sharingan. It's just that Uchiha and Senju were enemies. They had never thought about combining their powers, except for Madara. Wood Release's strength is not so easy to grasp."

"At the very least, after the death of Hashirama, even Madara was unable to display Wood Release's strength to the extent where Hashirama was at that time, not even half of it."

Bulma thought for a bit, and after analyzing it, she said.

"Indeed, I can only take one step at a time, but at the very least, it is much better than before. At the very least, I know that I did obtain the Wood Release's power, but its power is hidden in the depths of my body."

"For now, I can only unleash them in a life-and-death situation, though. But I have a feeling that this power has enhanced my body and soul even without appearing."

"As long as there are more, I can grasp this power. Perhaps back then, although the fusion process was a success, the power of the Sharingan and Wood Release in my body was aware of each other's relationship after they had manifested."

"Perhaps it was because they fused, and the fact that I used the Sharingan first, the Wood Release's power was not dominant. So it hides and secretly becomes stronger. At that time, although we are not in a life-and-death situation, it will overcome the dominance of the Sharingan in my body."

"It's really troublesome. It is really not easy to master and combine two great powers. Fortunately, the gene fusion process saved me a lot of trouble. At least the two powers wouldn't reject each other and cause me trouble."

Ryoha said.

"If that's the case, you should have at least a year. With your current recovery ability, I think the power of Wood Release should have started healing your eyes. As you said, this way, the Wood Release's power will definitely be of great help to your Mangekyo."

"This is already a definite fact. Then in the future, we will develop them along this road. It should only take one year. After thoroughly mastering the Wood Release's power, even if you frequently use the Mangekyo, I think your eyes won't go blind after that one year."

Bulma looked at Ryoha's Mangekyo and found that it really gave people a very strange enticement. It was not rotating right now. But once it started rotating, Bulma was sure that her soul might be directly attracted by it.

"Yes, if not for the battle with Itachi that made me unconsciously unleash the Wood Release's power, I can only avoid using the Mangekyo so often in order to keep my eyes from going blind. Good thing the Wood Release's power automatically preserved my eyes' condition after awakening the Mangekyo and using that jutsu."

"Unfortunately, at that time, the Wood Release's power was not strong enough, so the benefit was not very obvious. Moreover, perhaps because of the awakening of the kaleidoscope, after the Wood Release's power had recovered my eyes' condition, it immediately disappeared and went dormant in the depths of my body."

"Maybe the sudden increase in my Sharingan's power made the Wood Release's power, which was awakened not long ago, feel some kind of pressure, so it was motivated to become stronger. But as my strength is growing, I think the Wood Release would develop along with it."

Ryoha shook his head and said very regretfully.

"Don't be greedy. You have to eat it bite by bite. You can't rush it. You are already very good to be able to reach this step."

Bulma comforted.

"This is all thanks to your and Haku's help. Have you two rested well? Let's find a place to stay first. After all, we are still the area around Konoha, so it's not very safe."

Ryoha naturally would not be discouraged by this. He stood up and looked at Haku and Bulma, both indicating that they could continue to walk. As for Bulma, she took out a skateboard. It used chakra as energy to move without noise. After all, moving silently was the best way to travel in this certain condition.

Bulma had clearly expected this day to come, so she invented this tool beforehand. Every day when they were free, the three would inject their chakra into it.

Now, the chakra contained in this skateboard could be used for three days and three nights without rest. With this skateboard, Ryoha and Haku didn't need to reduce their speed too much because of her.

Before dark, Ryoha, Haku, and Bulma arrived at a nearby town and found the best inn to stay in. For safety, of course, there were three people and one room.

"What do you plan to do now?"

Haku went in to take a bath while Bulma and Ryoha discussed their next move.

"I didn't expect it to develop so fast before. I planned to take a higher rank mission to the Land of Water after Konoha stabilized. Then I would take the opportunity to find the Beast that Gamabunta told me about and sign a contract with her. With her around, it will save me a lot of unnecessary trouble during the battle."

Ryoha rubbed his forehead, which was still a little painful. Even with the nourishment from the power of Wood Release and his powerful spiritual energy, he hadn't fully recovered yet.

"So now you plan to go immediately?" Bulma asked.

"Yes, Danzo has caused such a big uproar right after Jiraiya left. This time, Jiraiya has suppressed some of Konoha's rotten higher-ups so that they wouldn't dare to mess around. So we still have time. As long as we can complete the contract before Jiraiya finds Tsunade."

"Since I am now a traitor of Konoha, we can't let Konoha become stronger. Tsunade is excellent in terms of strength, medical ninjutsu, and leadership ability, so having her there can definitely help us a lot. Our first priority is to sign a contract with the Beast. Tsunade comes next."

Ryoha slowly explained his goal, but Bulma didn't have any objections because this was the best choice.