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Shin put away the neckd returo the tent he shared with Tsunade. She had insisted they serve resources and stay with her. Shin hadn't objected. It was a goement for him.
He'd be an idiot to refuse.
But wheurhe atmosphere was strange. Kushina, Mikoto, and Konan were silent, while Tsunade was staring bnkly into space, a heartbroken expression on her face.
"What's wrong?" Shin asked.
Kushina g him, theured for him to e outside.
Ohey were outside, Shin learhe reason: Tsunade had just been informed of Nawaki's "death."
Shin chuckled. "Who told you Nawaki's dead? He's not."
"Really?"
"Of course! I just saw him. He's fine."
"Shin, don't tell me you saw a ghost," Kushina said, her eyes wide with worry.
"There are no ghosts, Kushina. Nawaki's alive. I used the Transcriptioo impnt my dōjutsu abilities in his eyes."
Shin said.
"So Nawaki's really alive?"
"Of course! Do you think I'd lie to you?"
"That's great!" Kushina rushed bato the tent and yelled, "Tsunade, Shin said Nawaki's not dead!"
Tsunade looked up, then lowered her head, clearly not believing her.
"Nawaki's really alive, Tsunade. You know the life-saving dōjutsu I impnted in your eyes? I did the same for Nawaki. That's why he's not dead. Remember when I said I had something to do? I went to che him."
Shiered the tent.
Tsunade's eyes lit up, and she rushed over to Shin, grabbing his arm. "Shin, is Nawaki really alive?"
"Of course. Yhis, right? I borrowed it from Nawaki."
Shin showed her the neckce she had given Nawaki. Tsunade was finally vinced.
"e on, I'll take you to see him. That way, you rest assured."
Shin opened a Yomotsu Hirasaka portal and pulled Tsuhrough it.
"Wait for us!" Kushina, Mikoto, and Konan followed.
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"We're home?"
Mikoto looked around the familiar courtyard in surprise. They had teleported from the Land of Fire's border back to Konoha in an instant.
"Nawaki must have gone home. Let's go find him."
Shin knew Nawaki wasn't here.
They arrived at Nawaki's house, and he was ihere. He was surprised to see them.
"Shin? Aren't you otlefield? And Big Sis, why are you back?"
Thump!
Tsunade punched Nawaki, sending him tumbling to the ground.
Shin walked over and pulled Nawaki up like a radish.
"Big Sis, what was that for?! You almost killed me!" Nawaki pined.
"Hmph, you called me 'Big' Do I look that big?"
Tsunade gred at him, but seeing him safe and sound, she sighed in relief.
"What happened? I heard you died otlefield."
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Nawaki expined what had happesunade was furious when she heard the truth.
"That Kai is an ungrateful bastard!" she yelled.
He had been living in the Senju pound when he first came to Konoha. The Senju had taken him in, and Mito had even taught him Fūinjutsu.
But Kai felt no gratitude towards the Senju . In fact, he resehem.
This artly due to Shin. He felt like he and Shireated differently by the Senju .
"I'll kill him when I see him!" Tsunade decred.
"No, Sis. I'll avenge myself. You don't have to worry about it," Nawaki said.
Tsunade looked at him, and Nawaki's expression was serious.
"Fine, but if you need help, just let me know. Don't be shy; you're my brother."
"By the way, Shin, why did you want this neckce?" Tsunade asked Shin.
"I wao research Wood Release. I thought this might help."
Shihe neckce, sensing the strong life force within it.
"You're researg Wood Release?" Tsunade looked at him in surprise.
"Yeah, it's so powerful. I don't think there's anyone who doesn't want to learn it," Shin nodded.
"You should have said something! We have Grandpa's Jutsu scrolls. They might be useful."
"Wait here."
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Tsunade left, theurned with a rge scroll.
"This tains all of Grandpa's Wood Release Jutsu. Most of the Senju have seen it, but no one has been able to awaken Wood Release, so they 't use it."
She hahe scroll to Shin, ted it gratefully.
"Thank you, Tsunade."
"Why are you being so polite?" Tsunade gred at him pyfully.
"If I were being polite, I wouldn't have accepted it."
Shin unfurled the scroll. He skimmed through the Wood Release Jutsu, then focused on Hashirama's notes on Wood Release.
The Jutsu were useless to him now. He didn't have the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai. Even if he learhem, he couldn't use them.
"Any progress?" Tsunade asked.
"...."
"I just started reading. How could I have made any progress?"
Shin shook his head. He ime to research. But he was fident he could awaken Wood Release.
"Shin, don't push yourself too hard. Many talented Senju have tried to awaken Wood Release, but none have succeeded."
"I'm different, Tsunade. Perhaps Wood Release will be revived through me." Shin smiled fidently.
He had the same Perfect Sage Body as Hashirama. With the information in this scroll and Hashirama's Chakra Crystal, he was fident he could master Wood Release.
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