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Shen Er didn't feel anything special about it. The surname "Zen Temple" was something he made up from the beginning, and he had no sense of family honor.

However, Chiri stood firmly on Shen's side.

She returned to the Uchiha clan and forcefully concluded that Maki would only use the Zenin surname.

It was originally just a matter of whether or not they wanted to go through with it. If any one of the three—Jin, Zhili, and Maki—was unwilling, these old fogies wouldn't dare to actually force Maki to change her surname to Uchiha.

Uchiha was Jin's most loyal supporter, but not his only one.

……

Let's go back to the present.

The four of them set off in the direction of the Zen temple clan.

As for Maki, she was naturally taken back by Chiri to catch up on the lessons she had missed that afternoon.

She is six years old and will soon be enrolling in ninja school.

Even though Maki's strength far surpasses that of her peers and she already possesses the power of a ninja, she cannot neglect her theoretical studies.

As the daughter of the Hokage and the former principal of the Ninja Academy, Maki has been the subject of high expectations since childhood. After entering the Ninja Academy, she must be number one in her grade so as not to embarrass her father, the Hokage.

While she didn't care about the petty squabbles at the ninja academy, she could understand why Chiri was anxious about Maki's education.

Putting aside Maki's fondness for hanging out at casinos with Tsunade, Ayano Uchiha had already sent the couple the list of students admitted to the Ninja Academy that year, which included many exceptionally talented children.

One of the names looked very familiar to Minato Namikaze.

Thinking of the rumors that Minato actually had the bloodline of the Thousand Hands, he even had someone check it out... It's false! He's just a genuine commoner.

Minato, who came from a humble background, was an anomaly.

Among the top 20 students in the entrance exam, all came from established ninja clans such as Uchiha, Senju, Hyuga, and Sarutobi. Only Minato's name stood out among the ninja students, ranking second in the entrance exam.

Maki naturally took the top spot, but their test scores were quite similar.

This is something that outsiders would find very inappropriate.

Maki enjoyed the best education and resources in Konoha from a young age, while Minato Namikaze was just an ordinary commoner with no background, yet he almost caught up with this Konoha princess.

But only Jin knew that Minato Namikaze was like this.

Konoha has many geniuses, but they all deserve to be called Minato's genius.

This period tests pure talent more; the advantages brought by bloodline limit will gradually become apparent after graduation and becoming a true ninja.

Maki's talent was truly astonishing, given that she was able to surpass Minato during her time at the Ninja Academy.

Maki was taken back, while Shinji led Tsunade to the Root Research Institute, which was not far from the clan's territory.

It's time to hand in my homework...

Upon arriving at the research institute, Tsunade presented the sealing scroll as if it were a treasure, her expression solemn: "Master, this is the ninjutsu I developed: Creation Rebirth - Hundred Healings Technique."

Shen Er took the scroll but did not open it immediately. Instead, he first glanced at Tsunade.

Now twenty years old, she has become a top-tier combat-type medical ninja. This is probably why Chiri is willing to let Maki hang out with Tsunade so often.

There are many admirable qualities in Tsunade that are worth learning from.

Superhuman strength, Painful Heavenly Kick, Yin Seal, Reversal Technique, plus the Creation and Rebirth Technique: Hundred Healings that she just completed.

Her current strength far surpasses that of the original timeline. With the Hundred Healings Technique's stacked armor and Yin Seal broken, she is capable of defeating Hanzo single-handedly.

However, in the current ninja world, Hanzo is no longer qualified to bestow the title of "Konoha Legendary Sannin" upon Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Hiruko. The only one qualified to do so is Uchiha Kagami, who has been secretly wreaking havoc on the ninja world.

'Once World War II begins, let Uchiha Yan find those three.'

Shen Er decided to present this grand gift to Tsunade and the other two as a "reward" for their hard work at the research institute over the past few years, and to have Uchiha Yan personally bestow upon them the title of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

By doing so, he would also gain prestige, and would receive another title as the teacher of the Three Ninjas.

As for whether the new Sannin could actually defeat Uchiha Yan and bring her back to Konoha, Shen Er believes it's impossible; they are still some distance away from defeating Uchiha Yan.

"Master, look at the scroll. Why are you staring at me like that?"

In private, Tsunade still habitually calls him "Master".

Many people call Shen'er "teacher," but the title "master advisor" belongs only to her.

"Okay, I'll take a look."

Shen Er came to his senses and unfurled the scroll in his hand.

Normally, it's the teacher who imparts skills to the disciple, but in his case, it became the disciple who imparts skills to the teacher.

The complex hand seals of the Creation Rebirth Hundred Healings Technique were displayed before him. This ultimate ninjutsu, which Tsunade had spent six years developing, was held in Jinji's hand and refined in an instant.

I only glanced at it once, but it stuck with me.

Having already possessed the Sage Body constitution and physical regeneration techniques, with the support of the Hundred Healings Technique, his self-healing ability could rival or even surpass Hashirama at his peak before his chakra was completely depleted.

In the past, when the body suffered a fatal injury involving large areas of "physical loss," the only way to repair it was to draw life force from the heart and sacrifice a life to transform the body into a line of resentment.

Not only does it consume life force, but its repair efficiency is also very low. Now, it only requires the consumption of chakra to complete rapid self-healing.

It completely shed its glass cannon attributes and transformed into an ultimate life form.

When fighting against the Allied Shinobi Forces, being able to fight is important, but being able to withstand attacks is even more important!

No matter how good you are at fighting, if you are held back by an opponent of equal skill, you are vulnerable to being attacked and killed at any time.

Even now, Shen is not intimidated by the combined forces of the Mizukage Kaguya and the Raikage Illaoi.

"Tsunade, you're very good. This technique is exactly what I need."

"I'm glad I could help you, Master."

Hearing Shen's praise, Tsunade relaxed.

After assuming the position of deputy director of the research institute, she felt a heavy burden on her mind. In the field of scientific research, she believed she was inferior to Orochimaru, and that the position of deputy director should have belonged to him.

She was ranked ahead of Orochimaru only because of her advisor's favoritism towards her.

The heavy weight of this favoritism weighed on Tsunade, who was usually carefree. Given her personality, she couldn't possibly explain anything to Jin and Orochimaru; she would simply bear the pressure and prove herself.

As a result, she has become much more restrained and focuses intently on developing the techniques every day.

The only way he could relax on weekdays was to take Maki to the casino for entertainment.

Meanwhile, Maki, who is suffering from the torment of being managed, may also be hoping that Tsunade can rescue her from her heavy daily studies and let her play.

They redeemed each other.

Now, she has finally produced results that can silence the criticism and gain Shen's approval. Tsunade's body went limp, and she slumped into a chair with a sigh of relief.

It took her a while to recover.

With a snap, Shen Er raised his hand and placed it on her shoulders, looking directly at her.

Stared at like that, Tsunade's cheeks flushed slightly, and she stammered, "Master, is there something you need?"

"Tsunade, I have a very important task for you."

It turned out to be an assignment; she thought it was...

A flicker of disappointment crossed Tsunade's mind, but she quickly perked up: "What kind of mission is it?"

"I need you to develop a separate plan based on existing cloning technology. Using my cell tissue as a base, fuse it with your grandfather's cells to cultivate a specially made clone."

According to Shen'er's plan, he will eventually devour eight clone bodies through the Oni-Garara Technique in order to obtain the power of the eight tailed beasts.

These eight clones were all based on his own cells, but could be selectively integrated with the bloodlines of different ninja clans.

Since the unfinished Oni-Garra Technique can only fuse a maximum of five bloodline limits, a plan was devised to select the best among the best.

Uchiha, Senju, Uzumaki, Hyuga, and Kaguya.

He planned to first use the Oni-Garuru Technique to fuse these five purest bloodlines originating from the Otsutsuki clan all at once, and then find a way to devour the remaining three tailed beasts.

Once this plan succeeds, his true form will be able to transform into a genuine Otsutsuki body.

The higher the quality of the base materials used in the clone, the purer and more complete the Otsutsuki body will be when fused using the Oni-Garuru technique.

In order to achieve its goal, Shen'er had already prepared the corresponding cloning base materials.

He has Uchiha blood; he has cells from Uchiha Madara.

The bloodline of Senju, and Hashirama's cells are also in his hands.

As for Kaguya's bloodline, he possessed Kaguya's Mirror Cells, which he had seized during the Blitzkrieg against the Hidden Mist and which had awakened the Corpse Bone Pulse.

Currently, the only missing cells are those of the Hyuga and Uzumaki clans.

Regarding the missing materials...

The Uzumaki clan's cells even targeted Mito. As for the Hyuga clan's materials, waiting for Hinata's birth was too late, so they turned their attention to the Hyuga branch on the moon.

In his view, neither of these locations posed a significant challenge in sourcing materials.

If he wanted, Mito's body would be readily available to him.

It is also possible to travel to the moon using the Heavenly Delivery Technique. The only thing to be careful of is the giant Tenseigan on the moon.

Shen Er selected only the highest quality cells from the ninja clan.

If there is enough energy, you can also try to fuse Hashirama and Madara's cells to see if it can be used as a tool to awaken the Rinnegan.

In short, the overall framework of the plan has been finalized, and what remains are the challenges that need to be overcome one by one in the practical stage.

Fusing one's own cells with interstitial cells to cultivate a qualified clone is no easy task.

"Merge with Grandpa's cells..."

Tsunade sensed something was amiss and a sense of unease rose within her. She couldn't help but ask, "Master, what do you intend to do with these specially made clones?"

"Of course it's for research purposes," Shen Er said seriously.

"Both Hashirama and I possess excellent self-healing abilities. I want to verify whether organs transplanted from such specially made clones can also give ordinary ninjas powerful self-healing abilities."

Chapter 210 Awe-inspiring presence and murderous aura, all personal gains confiscated.

Even though he had collected the interstitial cells long ago and had conducted numerous experiments in private, all of them ended in failure.

He realized that he was not good at cell-related research.