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  M came early the day. Shin awoke at first light, remembering how Tsunade and Mikoto's meddling st night had stopped him from having a proper "chat" with Kushina.

  He had woken up early and decided to cook breakfast himself. Mikoto usually hahe kit, but today, she deserved to rest.

  "Wow, that smells amazing, Shin, you cooked all this, right?" Kushina stepped out of her room, caught a whiff of the delicious food, and sprinted over to the table.

  "I tell just from the st—this is definitely your cooking!"

  He nodded, watg her ihe aroma.

  "It's been a while since I've tasted Shin's cooking," Tsunade added, sitting down. "Ever since Mikoto joined us, she's been doing most of the cooking."

  Shin merely shrugged. As they all settled at the table, Tsunade eyed him curiously.

  "So, what do you ailed Beast chakra for? Don't tell me you pn to revive the Ten-Tails."

  "No," Shin said evenly. "To fully resurrect the Ten-Tails, you'd he entire beasts. Just small amounts of chakra won't cut it. I do need all ailed Beasts' energies, but only for Six Paths Senjutsu."

  "Uh-huh..." Tsunade nodded vaguely, clearly not fully grasping it.

  Shin noticed, but he didn't poke fun. Annoying Tsunade rarely ended well.

  "What about Madara Uchiha?" she tinued. "I still say it'd be better to get rid of that man sooner or ter."

  She had no desire for someone as dangerous and ambitious as Madara to remain alive—especially given her personal hatred.

  After all, the Valley of the End battle had left her grandfather wounded. Not long after Madara's supposed "death," Hashirama Senju had passed away, too, and Tsunade felt Madara bore part of the bme.

  "No rush," Shin replied. "Later, if you want, Tsunade, you kill him with your own hands."

  "You think I could?" Tsunade snorted, unvinced.

  "Don't sell yourself short," he said with a grin. "After all, you have me—the undisputed best in the world—by your side. Surpassing Madara's not impossible."

  "I see your fidence is intact," Tsutered, rolling her eyes.

  She then grew serious.

  "Anyway, if you pn to gather Tailed Beast chakra from multiple vilges, you know that basically puts you at odds with the entire shinobi world. Even I'm tempted to stop you."

  She pictured how vital the Tailed Beasts were to every Hidden Vilge—this ractically looking for trouble on a massive scale.

  "Let them e," Shin said with a careless shrug. "If the entire Shinobi World baogether against me, I still wouldn't lose. I only o worry about actual Six Paths–level foes."

  Although he seudo Six Paths" at the moment, Shin's fighting ability put him in league with fully realized Six Paths batants.

  Only the highest tier of power could challenge him.

  "Don't be reckless," she warned. "There's a limit to what you handle alone."

  "You're right," he ceded. "I'll at least keep a low profile. I'm not out to cause poirouble. I disguise myself if needed."

  He sipped his tea, then gnced around the group.

  "So, first target: Shukaku, the Oail."

  "Why start there?" Mikoto asked. "Isn't it closer to hit Kiri for the Three-Tails or even Konoha for the ails?"

  "I want them in order," Shin answered.

  "The Gedo Statue sealed them from Oo Nine, so I'll mimic that. You think of me as a 'Human Gedo Statue,' colleg each beast's chakra in turn."

  "Who knows if that'll grant me real Ten-Tails power—probably not, unless I merged with the Gedo Statue itself. But I have zero i in being the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki."

  "That means heading for the Land of Wind," Kushina said brightly, "And we've never gohere before."

  "Trust me, it's not a nice pce," Tsunade remarked wryly.

  "Either way," Shin said, "Hiruzen sold Shukaku back to Suna, so we'll find it there."

  In truth, Hiruzen had returhe Oail to avoid war with Suna, receiving a hefty payment iurn. But it left Suna even more impoverished.

  "Should we teleport straight there, Shin?" Kushina asked.

  "No need," Shin replied. "We'll take our time and do a bit of sightseeing. If I'd been in a hurry, we could've left st night."

  "Shin, you seem to know everything about this world," Mikoto remarked.

  "Mind telling us more about these 'secret truths' of the Shinobi World?"

  At her words, Kushina, Tsunade, and Konan all turned expet gazes on him.

  It was obvious Shin possessed knowledge far beyond the norm, from the existence of the ōtsutsuki on the moon to the evolution of the Sharingan and Madara's survival.

  Shin caught their curious looks and decided he might as well share a few secrets. After all, it wasn't as if they were forbidden.

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