Chapter 30

*BANG*

"Not enough!" The blonde girl in front of me said slightly frustrated as she fell back after leaping at me, only to destroy whatever was behind me

She then leaped again with extreme speed and her fist clenched to land a powerful punch that I blocked with my hand.

"You got even better at using it." I said smirking as I have been moved some distance back, my hand hurting more than I thought it would

She was also happy about what she just did before dispelling the chakra that surrounded her.

"Geez, Hiruzen is going to be mad again." I said looking at the mess the surrounding became

"You're the only one with which I can go all out so I never hold back... And, hum, you're good at taking care of this type of mess." Tsunade said as she scratched her face with one of her fingers while looking away

'The number of house, hills, and forest I had to rebuild those last years is unimaginable'

Since I told her what the ring could do she asked me if I could spar against her almost every evening, wishing to discover what she can achieve by using it.

First of all, the ring was made knowing that she would use her fists as weapons all the time. This is why the diamonds are only in the front and made by me to not break under most circumstances.

The ring was also made of gold but I made sure that it wouldn't be controlled by someone with the Magnet Release and especially the future Kazekage Rasa.

One useful thing I did was to infuse the now safe meteorite chakra inside the ring.

I used Hachibi's chakra to take care of the radiation effect and now she just has to open the correct seal then use her own chakra to form the shapes.

And the first thing she did back then was to make bigger fists with chakra, giving her even more devastating blows size.

This was what she did at first, before condensing it to simply cover her whole arms and harden it, making her capable of punching even intangible things with more power.

She also learned to use it on her feet so she could leap even further and faster, and also land safely no matter how high she possibly could fall from.

'She was hailed as the strongest Kunoichi in the canon but who I have in front of me could take that title with ease' I thought as I was rebuilding everything that broke around us

Now, she can also protect herself against Ninjutsu in case she couldn't dodge by using it as a defensive cloak but she needs more training with it.

Overall, she became a terrific opponent for anyone who cannot either take her by surprise, overpower her, be able to deplete her stamina, or make her fall unconscious.

'Her blows can hurt me if I don't use the same chakra cloak' I thought shivering by how much power and potential she still had, before feeling two giant soft things pushing on my back

"I know I told you this many times, but I seriously love using it thank you!" Tsunade said while her arms were now around my neck before pecking me on the cheek

Because of my height, she wasn't touching the ground so I was indirectly carrying her.

Thankfully, and maybe surprisingly, she doesn't weigh much.

"Anything for you, dear." I replied with a smile as I laid my hands on hers

After staying like this for a while I suggested "Want to go grab a drink?"

The moment she heard my last word she suddenly opened her eyes and replied "I will never refuse such an offer!" eagerly

Both of us love drinking so most of the time, we either stay in a bar and order a, no, multiple drinks or we go back to our house and enjoy a drinking session in private.

'The fact that alcohol cannot harm us at all is what makes it better'

I also enjoyed drinking in my previous life but I always stopped the moment I felt I would be too drunk, usually being the one taking care of others when they are goners.

To be faster I decided to shape my chakra into a wing, took Tsunade by the waist, and leaped toward the center of the village while she still had her arms around my neck, clinging happily to me.

Yes, only one. I was only able to make an immaterial black chakra wing on my left which is not where Sephiroth has it originally.

I also couldn't harden it, making it sort of transparent but it made me wonder why I couldn't make a proper wing or materialize one on the other side.

There is surely a way to do so that I will find, I'm sure of it.

[Current look, with the wing]

Sadly, I couldn't fly with it but only float and allow me to land softly on the ground. But I did find something to move in the air by using Wind Release in a specific way.

My chakra control being extremely good, I could create small bursts of wind from my palms or my feet allowing me to 'jump' on air.

I still had to train myself on fighting while not being on the ground but I knew enough to at least move toward a destination like we are doing now.

Tsunade was humming cheerfully as she felt the small cold breeze on her face and the warmth that our proximity gave us.

Finally landing in front of a bar, I made my wing vanish before both of us proceed inside.

The place was not far from being full but I could see a place in the corner for both of us so we hurried there and sat in front of each other.

As we waited for someone to take our order we discussed trivial matters until a waitress came to us.

"Good evening, what do you want to order?" she asked while taking most of her time glancing at me, not hiding her intention at all

"We will take a dozen bottles of sake." Tsunade asked while taking my hand on the table showing off our rings with a smirk

Understanding the hidden meaning, the waitress noted quickly what Tsunade just ordered, bowed, and left our table.

Looking at Tsunade who was triumphantly puffing her chest I said chuckling "Come on, it's not like she asked for my address."

"What? If she did you would have given her?" she reacted as she was frowning

"Who knows, she would have been surprised when the one opening the door isn't me but you." I replied teasing her more

"Hmph! I know you won't even look at someone so weak anyway." she replied as the waitress came back with our drinks without saying a word on her way back

Filling each of our cups, we let out a "Cheers!" as they collided before emptying them in one shot.

Settling the cup back on the table we both had a pleased moan as we felt the drink go down our throat before going for the second round out of what would take most of the night.

After hours of drinking, most customers already left the bar leaving us as the last ones.

"...And then he completely lost control of his insects *hic* making the civilians panicked and blew their cover." I explained talking about Shibi during a Team mission

Loudly laughing she replied "Ha! That reminds me of Shikuro who also drank a cup of alcohol by mistake *hic* the Aburame Clan members really can't take even a single cup uh."

Both of us were red from drunkness and I could see the barman looking at us nervously, maybe scared that we would break something.

"Oh, that's right *hic*." Tsunade paused slightly before saying "Grandma told me that the next host will arrive soon at Konoha." as she filled another cup

"Yeah, I envisaged this day to happen soon and it should be the Uzumaki Clan leader daughter, Kushina." I said with a smile reminiscing of the time I had with this two years old hyperactive girl

"*hic* The little girl you talked about before? I'm eager to see her." Tsunade said as she knew of my stay at Uzushiogakure

'I have a feeling that Kushina will end up as Tsunade heir'

There is a huge difference between training followers, disciple, or students with training someone as your heir by teaching him your legacy, essentially.

I think Kushina would make a fine medical-nin as aggressive as Tsunade, her chakra capacity is enormous and she also has a lot of stamina and strength as an Uzumaki.

She will also be a Jinchūriki and is a user of Fūinjutsu, I will need to teach her how to wield the nine-tails chakra while she already learned seals back in Uzushiogakure anyway.

'I don't know if I will ever find an heir in this world... Unless' I thought while looking at Tsunade who was dozing off her head on the table

Unless Tsunade and I have a child, who will legitimately preserve both Senju and Uchiha blood...

And in fact, she asked me if I wanted to have a child with her during one of our nights, I respectfully turned that idea down by saying 'I don't think it's the right time for us'.

She wasn't hurtful at me thankfully, loving me as she does, something like that wouldn't affect our relationship.

The reason I didn't want one right now was the upcoming war... I was scared of what could happen if Tsunade was pregnant while fighting... And what schemes Black Zetsu could formulate if our child is born before Madara's death.

And somehow, when I talked about it with Jiraiya one night where we hanged out together he looked... Frightened? He told me that we were too young and added a lot of stupid reasons to convince me not to have a child.

I don't know why he acted like that, I know he's someone who would always wish the best for his friends, so him acting weird when I told him about it is surprising.

It's like he doesn't want us to have a child for now only, at least.

'I don't want one either so I will keep in mind what he said' I thought before getting up and leaving enough money for our drinks on the barman table

He was surprised when he saw the money just appear in front of him, it was because of one of my creations that served as a storage two-ways when Shiromari is asleep.

He was most of the time hibernating while staying as a bracer on my left wrist and would only awaken when I call for him or by tapping the crystal on it.

So I had a black and pale blue wristband on my right wrist that connected to Shiromari so I could take stuff out or the other way around without waking him up with ease.

His inside has so much more space than what you would think when seeing him, it's like a dimension on its own and thankfully it doesn't have to be all fleshy, perks of being a chameleon.

Anyway, I got back to Tsunade, and because she fell asleep and I didn't want to wake her up so I gently took her in a princess carry, fitting for her title, and made us vanish from the spot, appearing in our bedroom.

'It was a nice evening as always' I thought as I gently laid her on the bed after changing her clothes

'Time to sleep'

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*Inside the Hokage office*

"...That's why I want you to fetch her at the chosen location." Hiruzen said as he looked at the window his hands behind his back

"I thought you wouldn't ask me." I first replied smirking before adding "I will be on my way then, greets Biwako and the little Asuma for me."

I didn't wait long to vanish from the spot, leaving nothing behind as I was eager to see Kushina again, after telling Tsunade that I would be outside the village for some time.

Kushina was traveling with two Uzumaki members and both villages asked to split the trip in two so I had to meet them in a small village's inn inside the Land of Fire.

*Some days later*

I reached the village and sensed three large chakra signatures in one of the inn's rooms so I decided to enter the place stealthily, and was now in front of the room door.

*Knock Knock Knock*

The door opened and I said with a serious face "Sarah Connor?" making the one who opened the door look weirdly at me

"*Cough* I mean, is Kushina inside?" I corrected myself as I asked again, with a smile this time

"Wh-" she tried to say before someone violently pushed the door and yelled "YUICHI!"

A young red-haired girl crashed on me to hug me very tightly

"I'm happy to see you again too, Kushina." I said chuckling while ruffling her hair, only to see the same violet crystal flower hairpin on her head I gave her years ago

"I missed you so much!" she said as she looked up at me with wettened eyes

"And you've grown so much too." I replied to the now almost 10 year old Kushina

I then looked at the two Uzumaki women that accompanied Kushina here only to see them dumbfounded before saying "Thank you for bringing her safely, I will take care of the rest." with a charming smile

The one in front of me blushed and said "N-no worries... And we never saw Kushina-sama smile like this before..."

'It seems her relationship with her parents didn't progress uh'

"W-we need to get back to our village as soon as possible or Oyama-sama is going to be concerned, thank you for taking care of Kushina-sama from now on." said the other woman as she bowed at me

I simply nodded at them and then looked back at Kushina who was still stuck on me and suggested "We can take our time on our way to Konoha so we can talk about what happened those last years, is that okay with you?"

"Hn!" She muttered cheerfully before asking "And you will cook too?" with puppy eyes

I laughed a bit before replying "Of course I will you glutton!" and pinched her cheek giving her a funny-looking face

'I guess I did miss this type of affection in the end'