Tsunade stared intently at Mokgetsu's face and couldn't help but say, "That's quite a fanciful idea."
The essence of Wood Release isn't much different from other Kekkei Genkai, also being a product of two basic Chakras mixed together.
The reason for such a special treatment is mainly because Wood Release is very rare, and its users are extremely powerful.
Before Senju Hashirama, no one had seen Wood Release, and after Senju Hashirama, no ninja was unaware of Wood Release, yet it never appeared again.
Some might think that Wood Release is the Senju Clan's Kekkei Genkai, but it actually isn't.
In so many years, only Senju Hashirama possessed Wood Release within the Senju Clan.
The inheritance of the Senju Clan is their Chakra and life force, passed down from their ancestor Asura's Sage Body.
"It seems very much like a thought you would have."
Tsunade's impression of Mokgetsu was someone who isn't bound by convention, otherwise, he wouldn't think of developing the Yang Seal.
"Given the precedent of Ice Release, it feels like it's worth a try.
In the end, Wood Release is just a new nature transformation produced by combining Water and Earth Attribute Chakra, not more special than other Kekkei Genkai," Mokgetsu said with a faint smile as he picked up the hot tea that Shizune had poured.
"You've understood it thoroughly, but while it's simple to talk about, much harder to achieve," Tsunade said with her arms crossed.
The theory is indeed correct, but Wood Release seems to be a bit more peculiar than other Kekkei Genkai, appearing particularly infrequently.
"How about I help you find some things left by my grandfather? It might be helpful to you."
Mokgetsu wants to develop Wood Release, and Tsunade naturally can't step in to help personally, at most, she can help Mokgetsu find some information.
She truly has no experience with developing Kekkei Genkai, trying to help forcibly would only be counterproductive.
"In that case, I thank Lady Tsunade in advance," Mokgetsu agreed directly without pretentiousness.
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen had already promised to provide information, the support from Tsunade counts as a touch of legitimacy.
After all, Tsunade is the direct granddaughter of Senju Hashirama.
After eating, at Tsunade's request, Mokgetsu didn't leave but stayed to play two hours of Ninja Kill with Tsunade.
Since there were only three people, they played a one-vs-two version of "Landlord."
Basically, it was like having just one lord and two rebels on the field.
Tsunade had played Ninja Kill for a while, but compared to Mokgetsu, who had played thousands of games in his past life, she was still too inexperienced.
In the first game, Mokgetsu became the landlord with the identity of the lord, choosing the ninja Akimichi Torikaze.
His skill was Expansion Jutsu, which allowed him to draw the top three cards from the deck when drawing cards, gaining only basic cards, weapons, or duels, and for a short time after, the damage of kill and duel is increased by one.
In the first round, Mokgetsu did not activate the skill, he simply drew cards and then played a kill on Tsunade.
In the second round, since he still had a kill in his hand, he directly activated the skill.
However, Mokgetsu did not directly kill Tsunade, but instead used Borrowed Knife to Kill with Shizune to attack Tsunade.
Shizune's weapon was the Kusanagi Sword, which allowed another kill if the opponent dodged.
Tsunade naturally didn't want the Kusanagi Sword to fall into Mokgetsu's hands; the extra damage from Expansion Jutsu combined with such a weapon is simply too brutal.
So she let Shizune take the hit, believing that losing one HP is better than letting Mokgetsu have the weapon.
Moreover, the three cards Mokgetsu displayed this round did not include a kill, so he might not even be able to strike her.
Tsunade also considered the worst case, that Mokgetsu had two or more kills in the last round.
But she remained unbothered. Even though Tsunade was just a three-HP ninja, Mokgetsu could kill her with a kill. But Shizune's ninja had healing skills, so she wouldn't die.
"Soldier Pill, kill." Mokgetsu threw out two cards from his hand.
The effect of Soldier Pill is an additional damage point for kill, with self-rescue when near death.
Adding Mokgetsu's ninja skill, this one kill dealt three damage, leaving Tsunade in debt by one HP directly.
"Shizune, save me!" Tsunade hurriedly looked at Shizune, saying it was just the beginning.
Shizune threw out two red cards to restore Tsunade to one HP.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu." Mokgetsu quickly played another card.
The card's effect required the others to dodge; failure would result in losing one HP.
Tsunade, unable to dodge, looked over at Shizune.
With a helpless expression, Shizune showed her empty hands to Tsunade. As a three-HP ninja, she could only hold three cards at most, all of which were used up. She couldn't save her.
Without a teammate, Shizune also couldn't withstand Mokgetsu, empowered by the landlord skill, and was soon left in debt too.
"You got lucky this time, another round!" Tsunade said with a defiant air.
"With my connection to my grandfather, there must be a card with my grandfather among these ninja cards!" Tsunade slowly picked up the allotted ninja cards.
Seeing names like Hyuga Tenshin and Uchiha Shimada, Tsunade couldn't help feeling disappointed.
These early ninjas were not only played out but were generally weaker, incomparable to later ones like Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
"Could playing Ninja Kill also count as gambling?" Looking at Tsunade's repeated defeats, Shizune couldn't help but think.
Whether Tsunade was the landlord or Mokgetsu, Mokgetsu always won.
Shizune had reason to think Tsunade had triggered some losing streak 'curse'.
...
Uchiha Clan Land.
After finishing dinner, Shisui first took a stroll around the clan with Zoroark.
Since Zoroark had grown larger and didn't look as cute as before, Shisui had Zorua maintain its Genjutsu.
In this way, others saw Zoroark as an ordinary Uchiha youth, ensuring it didn't scare the children.
Upon finishing his walk, Shisui intended to go home for cultivation, but recalling his agreement with Uchiha Itachi from last time, he headed to Uchiha Fugaku's courtyard.
The Uchiha Fugaku family had just finished their meal and were all in the courtyard.
"Shisui, who's this?" Uchiha Fugaku looked at Zoroark, sensing something strange.
Logically speaking, such an obvious Uchiha youth shouldn't be unrecognizable to him as the clan leader.
"Zoroark, no need to maintain Genjutsu here," Shisui said.
"So it's the Summoning Beast from that day," Uchiha Fugaku recalled the clan meeting battles.
Back then, Shisui was the most dominant, but Zoroark's unique Genjutsu had left a deep impression on the Uchihas.
"Shisui bro."
Uchiha Itachi stood up and jogged over, silently looking at Shisui.
"Uncle Fugaku, today I'm here for Itachi," Shisui smiled and nodded at Uchiha Itachi, then looked at Uchiha Fugaku.
Uchiha Itachi hadn't said anything, but Shisui could read Itachi's mind.
Uchiha Itachi was asking, "You haven't forgotten our agreement, have you?"
"Well, you young folks have your conversation."
Uchiha Fugaku nodded with a smile, then took Uchiha Mikoto to the living room, leaving space for Shisui and Uchiha Itachi.
"This time, I haven't forgotten," Shisui crouched down to see Uchiha Itachi at eye level, smiling.
"Okay." Uchiha Itachi's lips curved slightly, suggesting he was in a good mood.
"Last time, I think I got to becoming an intern ninja.
"Okay."
"Cough, cough, let me continue from there," Shisui cleared his throat twice, getting ready to recount the story.
"My internship teacher was Teacher Mokgetsu, with two teammates, one was Mitarashi Anko that I mentioned before, and the other was the official ninja Shizune."
"As a ninja, unless there's a huge gap in ability, teammates are a necessary presence," Shisui reminded.
Uchiha Itachi, who could one day annihilate a clan, would certainly be a genius.
He didn't want Uchiha Itachi to develop a lone-wolf habit because no one around matched his strength.
Even Might Guy needed the support of Obito and Kakashi during missions.
PS: My health has improved quite a bit, so there should be more updates tomorrow.
The content won't be this purely everyday life either.
I mainly thought of writing some daily activities to balance after a stretch of war narratives.