Naruto: Wood-Wood Fruit

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Early morning.

On the tatami mat.

Tsunade woke up.

Rubbing her sleepy eyes.

She looked down at the certain someone nestled unceremoniously in her arms.

Grabbing the mischievous hand that wouldn't stay still, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.

In a soft yet exasperated tone, she muttered, "You brat, holding me all night wasn't enough? Show some restraint."

Yet a faint blush spread across her cheeks.

From the very start, she hadn't felt entirely comfortable.

But Kiyoshi's warm embrace made her feel immensely safe and comforted.

She even found herself not wanting to leave, secretly wishing that the night would last just a bit longer.

Especially, given that strange experience in her dream.

It dawned on Tsunade then, she was no exception to desires and emotions; she was, after all, a woman too.

"Good morning, Tsunade-nee."

The mischievous hand retreated.

Kiyoshi, his head still buried in her warmth, murmured, "It's true—only Tsunade-nee's warm and open embrace can give me peace."

"You little pervert."

Tsunade sighed, a little helpless.

She steadied herself and spoke in a more serious tone.

"Kiyoshi, now that you're in adolescence, it's normal for you to feel curious about the opposite sex. You're only drawn to me because of your hormones."

"Just remember, I'm not only your teacher, but I'm much older than you—basically an old lady at this point."

At that moment, a flicker of sadness crossed her eyes.

Inwardly, she couldn't help feeling a touch of bitterness and regret.

Having never experienced love herself, yet because of Kiyoshi, she had experienced a taste of it in her dream.

And, fatefully, at the wrong age, encountering someone who was far too perfect.

While she wasn't exactly head over heels in undying love with him, Tsunade had to admit, she didn't dislike his closeness.

In fact, she wondered if years of bottling up her emotions had left a part of her yearning for just a bit of release, a little madness.

Yesterday, she had uncharacteristically not chased this impertinent kid away.

And that shameful dream served as undeniable proof.

Was it simply the recoil from suppressing her feelings too harshly?

"Don't say that, Tsunade-nee, you're not old at all."

Kiyoshi looked at Tsunade's beautiful face.

Even her skin looked like that of an eighteen year old girl, showing no signs of aging.

He smiled, "And if no one else knows your abilities, I certainly do."

"With your medical ninjutsu skills and the Yin Seal, you could preserve your youth indefinitely."

"If you wanted, you could extend your life significantly. Maybe a thousand years is pushing it, but living a hundred or two hundred years would be no problem."

Talk of eternal life might sound like fantasy now.

But he wasn't wrong.

Tsunade, right now could already maintain her youthful appearance with ease and if she truly wanted, she could likely exceed normal human life expectancy with a little extra time and effort.

"And, Tsunade-nee, what kind of beautiful dream did you have last night?" 

Kiyoshi's gaze held a hint of laughter as he gently poked the corner of her mouth, which still glistened slightly.

"You were even drooling."

"Last night?"

A jolt ran through her.

Recalling that absurd, unspeakable dream, Tsunade, despite her extensive medical experience and maturity, felt her face flush bright red, as heat rose in waves.

"You brat, get out of here."

Before Tsunade could throw a punch, Kiyoshi had already turned into a blur.

Disappearing from the room using his newly mastered Flying Thunder God Jutsu.

"Great."

Tsunade's face shifted through a mix of expressions.

Finally, she sighed deeply.

Covering her face, she muttered, "How shameful!"

The odd reaction of her own body which Kiyoshi had clearly noticed long ago.

Though he teased her, he still respected her dignity and spared her from unwanted embarrassment.

"Thanks to this, I'll probably never be able to shake off that brat again."

However, Kiyoshi's words had taken root deep within her heart.

Everlasting youth—technically, she had already achieved that.

As for age? Immortality might be a stretch, but surpassing a typical human lifespan…

For her, it didn't seem… all that impossible.

"No, no!!"

"I can't let that brat get under my skin."

"I'm his teacher, after all! That brat with those impure thoughts!"

...

Meanwhile, in the next room, Kiyoshi's figure appeared.

"Tsk tsk, who would've thought that a woman like Tsunade-nee could be so affected by a dream." Remembering Tsunade's reaction, Kiyoshi smirked.

Last night, Tsunade had most likely had some pleasant dream.

Even her long-suppressed body had shown a strong response.

Looking at the wood clones that had just about finished learning those sealing techniques, Kiyoshi took a deep breath, and reclaimed each one.

"Ha!" A surge of experience and memories poured in.

Had it not been for Kiyoshi's restful night, having fully recovered from the fatigue caused by using multiple wood clones to train with the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, he'd likely be exhausted right now.

This was more than just practicing a single jutsu together.

They had been working on multiple distinct, high level sealing techniques.

Some were even S-rank.

"It seems that as I age, my mental strength is only getting stronger."

Standing silently with eyes closed, he processed the influx of information.

Relaxing his mind a bit, Kiyoshi smiled faintly, "If this were before, I'd be exhausted on the spot."

"And with the Wood-Wood Fruit combined with the Senju lineage's perfected Yang Release, plus the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan's flawless Yin Release."

His eyes sparkled.

Gazing out at the rising sun through the window, he clenched his right fist tightly.

"In a few years, when I fully master the powers of Yin and Yang, I might not even need the chakras of Indra or Asura to awaken the Rinnegan."

In his view, the Rinnegan's awakening traditionally required the chakras of both Indra and Asura.

But ultimately, it was simply the combination of the Sage's Yin eye and Yang body.

If he could fully control and empower both abilities, the fusion of both could naturally bring about an incredible transformation.

Granting him the legendary Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths.

And Kiyoshi surmised, this transformation would involve more than just a boost in his eye power.

It might signify a total, unprecedented metamorphosis.

A far cry from merely transplanting someone else's Rinnegan.

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