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  A System mission! Shin was finally seeing another mission, the first one since arriving in Konoha five years ago.

  And a ce to get another Replication Card! Even a on card was valuable to him.

  Currently, he had three Replication Cards.

  The System gifted him one card annually. In the past four years, he had received four cards: one Advanbsp;and three on.

  He hadn't used the Advanbsp;cards yet. They were precious, capable of copying Kekkei Genkai. He had used the on cards to copy Sharingan prowess.

  That was how he had awakehe Mangekyō Sharingan. By accumuting enough ocur power through repeated copying, he had forced his Sharingan to evolve.

  He had copied the Sharingan prowess of Uchiha Jōnin seven times. bined with his own training, that was enough to push his Sharingan to the level.

  Shin immediately accepted the mission. He was going on this mission anyway; getting a Replication Card was a bonus.

  "System, will you issue missions that match the missions I take on?"

  Shin was excited by the possibility.

  If that were the case, he could bee a mission master, grinding missions to farm System rewards.

  "Do not get your hopes up, Master. There is no pattern to the System's mission assigs."

  The System's response dashed his hopes, leaving him disappointed.

  "Shi's go. What are you daydreaming about?" Kushina nudged him.

  Shin snapped back to reality and followed Kushina and Mikoto. They didn't know he had been unig with the System.

  "Tsunade-san! What a ce! We meet again."

  A ninja with light blue hair, a handsome face, and a Jōni greeted Tsunade.

  Tsunade frowned. "Kato Dan, this is the fifth time this week. The first time was a ce. The sed time, maybe. But the third, fourth, and fifth? Really?"

  Her bluntness made Dan's smile falter.

  'That's Kato Dan? Why is Tsunade so cold to him?'

  Shin observed Dan.

  Dan looked at Shin and the others, seemingly trying to deflect the awkwardness. "These must be your students."

  "You're Uzumaki Shin, right? I'm Kato Dan. o meet you." Dan smiled at Shin.

  But Shin sensed malice. He trusted his instincts.

  After awakening the Mind's Eye of Kagura, he had gaihe ability to sense ive emotions directed at him.

  Dan might be smiling, but his malice was clear to Shin.

  Shin frowned. He had never ied with Dan before. Why the hostility?

  Was it because of Tsunade?

  Was he jealous of Shin's closeo Tsunade? But that didn't make sense. Who would be jealous of a ten-year-old?

  Whatever the reason, Dan clearly disliked him. Shin wasn't going to be polite.

  He g Dan, then ignored him pletely.

  Dan's smile became strained. His eyes fshed with aheurned a with his team. He was also a Jōnin-sensei, leading a team of Genin who had graduated st year.

  "You don't seem to like him very much."

  Tsunade looked at Shin with amusement. "Are you jealous that he's talking to me? Do you have a crush on me, little Shin?"

  "Even though you're young, if you fess your feelings, I might be impressed by your ce and give you a ce."

  Shin's lips twitched.

  "Tsunade, you're so self-tered. I was rude to him because he was giving me bad vibes. It has nothing to do with you."

  "Yeah, Tsunade, you're so full of yourself! Shin likes me, don't you, Shin?" Kushina suddenly g to Shin's arm.

  "Brat, I gave you a ce, and you didn't take it."

  Tsunade raised her fist pyfully, aiming for Shin's head. He dodged easily.

  "Tsunade, with that violent temper, you'll never get married," Shin teased.

  Tsunade scowled. "If I 't find anyone else, I'll marry you. And if you refuse, I'll castrate you."

  Shin quickly backed away, feeling a chill in his her regions.

  Kushina's expression ged. Shin didn't like violent girls. Should she try to be mentle?

  She g Mikoto, her eyes filled with suspi.

  Mikoto was gentle. Would Shin like her? And from Kushina's observations, Mikoto seemed to like Shin. She was a rival!

  She had thought Tsuhe "cougar," was her biggest threat, but it seemed Mikoto was the oo watch out for.

  Mikoto was fused by Kushina's sudden hostility. She had no idea what was going on in Kushina's mind.

  "Shin, you said Dan was giving you bad vibes?"

  Tsunade looked at Shin.

  "Yeah, don't you believe me?"

  Tsunade shook her head. "I believe you. And there's something else that's been b me."

  "What is it?" Shin asked curiously.

  "Want to know?"

  A mischievous smile spread across Tsunade's face. Shin had a bad feeling about this.

  "If you want to know, e here a me pinch your cheeks."

  "On sed thought, I don't o know that badly," Shin rolled his eyes.

  "Brat, don't try to weasel your way out of this. You promised to let me pinch your cheeks if I kept your strength a secret."

  "romise? Sorry, I have a bad memory. Kushina, did I promise Tsunade anything?" Shin asked ily.

  "Nope, I don't remember anything," Kushina shook her head. She wasn't going to let Tsuake advantage of Shin.

  Tsunade gred at them. These two brats!

  "Fine, I'll tell you. Kato Dan asked me about you a while back. I thought it was strange, but I didn't think much of it at the time," Tsunade said, giving in.

  Shin frowned. Dan had asked about him? They had never even ied. Why would he do that?

  Had he met Dan before? Shin thought it over, but he couldn't think of anything. He had been keeping a low profile in Konoha.

  He didn't know enough about Dan to uand his motives.

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