"Natsuki and Kushina, co with to the Hokage's office."
Tsunade paused for a mont and said, "Nawaki and Minato, you two go back and continue training."
"Yes, Tsunade-sensei."
Natsuki nodded, then reached out to Kushina.
Although Kushina felt a little embarrassed, she still held his hand and stood up from the ground.
Minato and Nawaki subconsciously glanced at each other.
They both felt that the Kushina in front of them was very unfamiliar.
She was not usually like this.
Tsunade led Natsuki and Kushina toward the Hokage Building.
After arriving at the Hokage's office, she directly pushed the door open and walked in.
"It's good that you two are fine."
Hiruzen looked Kushina over twice, then felt relieved.
Although in theory, Konoha currently did not lack candidates for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Kushina was the most talented.
Whether it was her special Chakra or her exceptional ability to learn sealing techniques, she stood above everyone else her age.
If she beca the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, her condition would be even more stable.
No matter which Ninja village it was, the thing they worried about most was a Jinchuriki going berserk.
Every ti a Jinchuriki went berserk, it would inevitably cause enormous losses.
Fortunately, Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Mito, had never gone berserk.
"Tsunade, tell the details."
Hiruzen explained, "This rescue operation will be designated as an S-rank mission. All participating Ninja will be rewarded according to their contributions."
There was nothing wrong with that.
It involved a candidate for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and four Kumo Jonin had taken part. There was absolutely no issue with designating it as S-rank.
Moreover, if Kushina had truly been taken to Kumo, it would also have affected the relationship between the Uzumaki Clan and Konoha.
"The Anbu and I didn't help much. Natsuki was the one who rescued Kushina by himself."
Tsunade smiled and told Hiruzen about Natsuki's rescue process.
"What an... unexpected result."
Hiruzen was surprised, but also happy. He said with a cheerful smile, "It seems I no longer need to worry about Konoha's future."
Those words carried great weight, but Tsunade did not think there was anything wrong with them.
She had never seen a prodigy like Natsuki.
In her eyes, even she, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru had not perford as well as him when they were the sa age.
"It was only because Tsunade-sensei's Shadow Clone helped that I was able to rescue Kushina."
Natsuki said modestly.
"There's no need for such polite words."
Hiruzen waved his hand and asked, "What reward do you want this ti?"
Hearing this, Natsuki fell into thought.
He truly did not know what he should ask for.
He had not even gotten started with the Spirit Transformation Technique he had asked for last ti.
There was no need to ask for another S-rank Ninjutsu.
As for money, he was not short of it now. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was already richer than Orochimaru and Jiraiya.
As for Tsunade, that was better left unntioned.
Even though she was not as fond of gambling as she was in the original story, she still went to gamble from ti to ti, and most of her money was lost.
"Hokage-sama."
Natsuki suddenly had an idea and asked, "Can I beco a contractor of the Monkey Clan?"
Speaking of summons, aside from the Three Great Summoning Sage Regions, there was also one summon that Orochimaru called the strongest, Enma.
What made Enma powerful was his indestructible body, and he could also transform into the Adamantine Staff.
In the original story, Hiruzen had many glorious achievents while wielding the Adamantine Staff.
For example, he had knocked back the Nine-Tails with one strike.
Of course, Natsuki was also very self-aware.
He said he wanted to beco a contractor of the Monkey Clan, not Enma's contractor.
In the original story, Enma had the title of Monkey King, and he also had a son nad Enra.
This explained one thing. This was a summoning beast race, not a single summoning beast.
"You really have a way of jumping from one idea to another, child."
Hiruzen froze for a mont, then asked curiously, "You don't know staff techniques, so why do you want to beco a contractor of the Monkey Clan?"
Tsunade also looked at Natsuki.
She did not quite understand either.
"I heard that the Monkey Clan is the strongest summoning beast, so I wanted to see it for myself."
Natsuki scratched his head and spoke half-truthfully.
Hearing this, Hiruzen did not doubt him.
In his view, children thought like this, always liking what was strongest.
As for who had told him that, it was most likely Orochimaru.
He had said sothing similar before.
"You are not a Ninja of the Sarutobi Clan. If you want to beco a contractor of the Monkey Clan, you have to get Enma's approval."
Hiruzen glanced at Tsunade and said, "You should know that even your Sensei were not acknowledged by him."
Natsuki was imdiately a little surprised.
He had originally thought that Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru had not beco contractors of the Monkey Clan because they had beco contractors of the Three Great Summoning Sage Regions, but now it seed that was not the only reason.
"I want to try."
Natsuki's Ten Shadows Technique required ten summoning beasts.
The Monkey Clan was also quite strong. Just its indestructible body alone was already comparable to a divine weapon.
Moreover, Natsuki suspected that the Monkey Clan could not only transform into the Adamantine Staff, but also into other Ninja tools.
After all, the aning of "nyoi" was that it could change forms at will.
In the original story, the Adamantine Staff could freely extend and retract, grow larger and smaller, and even create clones.
"Very well."
Hiruzen did not refuse and nodded, saying, "Tomorrow morning at nine, co to the First Training Ground to find ."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
Natsuki imdiately replied.
"You may leave."
With the matter settled, Hiruzen dismissed them.
Although Kushina had already been rescued, as Hokage, he still had many things to handle.
For example, dealing with Kumo's spies.
"You two co with to see Grandma Mito."
Tsunade rubbed Kushina's head and said, "She was very worried about you."
"I'm sorry."
Kushina said embarrassedly, "I was too careless."
If she had been able to recognize the fake Natsuki and Minato, she would not have been captured so easily.
"The matter is already over. You don't need to bla yourself."
Tsunade changed the subject and said, "But I will have to give you special training to raise your vigilance."
"Okay, Tsunade-sama."
Kushina did not refuse.
She truly needed that kind of special training.
Natsuki followed Tsunade and Kushina to et Uzumaki Mito, and he was praised by her again.
After the visit ended, he took the Ninja Cat Shirayuki to the Cat Fortress to find Granny Cat.
"Shirayuki, long ti no see, ow!"
A group of cats gathered around Shirayuki, asking all kinds of questions.
"Granny Cat."
Natsuki got straight to the point and said, "I want the best Ninja sword you have."
Although this Ninja sword was only for temporary use, he was not short on money now, so naturally, he wanted the best.
"The best Ninja sword is also the most expensive Ninja sword."
Granny Cat reminded him.
"It's fine. I brought money."
Natsuki said confidently.
Granny Cat nodded slightly.
She was an information broker, so she also had so understanding of Natsuki's situation.
That izakaya of his was booming and had earned quite a lot of money.
"It costs ten million."
Granny Cat raised one finger and explained, "This Ninja sword contains a small amount of Chakra tal."
(To be continued.)
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