Naruto: Wood-Wood Fruit

"I never thought it would be the Six-Tails Jinchuriki."

The bustling street was filled with festivity.

In the night sky, fireworks blossomed one after another.

Ahead, Karin and Shizune played around with bright smiles on their faces, basking in the joyous atmosphere.

Tsunade, also smiling, was slightly surprised at the appearance of the Six-Tails Jinchuriki but didn't seem overly concerned. 

"Then, could the other chakra signatures belong to the Hidden Mist Village?"

"Yes, it's the Mist's tactical assassination squad," Kiyoshi replied with a soft chuckle.

His eyes were clouded with a red chakra, sweeping over the entire town.

The ninjas, hidden in the crowd and doing their utmost to suppress their chakra, were laid bare before him. Even their most controlled chakra signatures couldn't escape his sight.

Thanks to the mutated Wood-Wood Fruit abilities, fused perfectly with the gene he had extracted from Ranmaru's blood, Kiyoshi had gained the power of the Red Eye—a power that granted him astonishing insight.

His heightened perception was far beyond what Kurenai, who had only a limited mastery of her Red Eye, could ever achieve.

If he wished, Kiyoshi could see everything, down to the smallest blade of grass within the town, or even a nearly invisible insect miles away. He could even tell its gender.

"Such beauty, elegance, and a captivating presence—her chakra rivals even Tsunade's," Kiyoshi muttered, his eyes focused intensely.

In the distance, moving through the crowd, was a graceful figure in a red-and-white kimono with a tall, striking build.

Just like the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, she wore a mask, skillfully blending in among the people.

Kiyoshi's lips curved in a slight smile. "That must be Terumi Mei, the future Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure."

In the entire shinobi world, there were few women who matched her in both power and beauty.

He hadn't expected to encounter not only the Six-Tails Jinchuriki but also the future Mizukage.

Kiyoshi ran a hand over his chin, feeling a subtle warmth rise within him. "She has that striking, alluring figure, just as captivating as Tsunade's."

With refined features, a curvaceous figure, fair skin, and long hair reaching her waist—she was truly a rare beauty.

There was no denying it, Mei matched Kiyoshi's aesthetic perfectly.

"What's wrong?" Tsunade, noticing Kiyoshi staring intently, turned to look at him.

"Nothing, just saw someone interesting," Kiyoshi replied with a soft laugh.

He glanced at the masked young man following Mei at a discreet distance like a bodyguard. "A Byakugan user?" he murmured. "Has he noticed Tsunade?"

The red glow faded from Kiyoshi's eyes.

He remained unconcerned.

Kiyoshi was adept at suppressing his chakra, even without activating Sage Mode, to the point where he became one with nature, undetectable to others.

Since learning the invisibility technique from the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, he had analyzed and mastered its principles, perfecting the ability to conceal himself entirely, even from the Byakugan.

Unless he released a significant amount of chakra, revealing his presence, Kiyoshi could perform subtle chakra manipulations without detection. 

For instance, his Red Eye technique remained undetectable as long as he kept his chakra restrained.

If he combined his invisibility technique with his natural cloaking, even if he stood right before a crowd of Hyuga clan members with their Byakugan active, they wouldn't sense his presence.

"Gulp…. such a terrifying chakra." 

On another street, a tall man in a mask felt his body tense.

Sweat trickled down his brow as he gulped nervously, realizing that Kiyoshi had glanced in his direction. 

The Mist Village's Jonin, Ao, quickly deactivated his Byakugan, startled and shaken. 

"That chakra…. could it be Lady Tsunade, the granddaughter of the First Hokage?"

The sheer amount of chakra.

She was practically a walking tailed beast.

As Kiyoshi had predicted, even the perceptive Ao hadn't sensed Kiyoshi's presence. 

What he detected was Tsunade, who, after consuming an artificial devil fruit grown from the First Hokage's cells, now wielded the power of Wood Release. 

Her chakra had increased to levels comparable to a tailed beast.

Of course, the chakra volumes of tailed beasts vary greatly.

As Kiyoshi continued to hone the Wood-Wood Fruit's power, his body continued to grow stronger.

Absorbing natural light energy through photosynthesis, his chakra levels had increased at an astounding rate over the past two years.

If Tsunade's chakra was comparable to that of the One-Tails or Two-Tails, Kiyoshi's chakra had reached about the level of the Nine-Tails.

What did that mean?

It was said that when the Sage of Six Paths divided the chakra of the Ten-Tails among the nine tailed beasts, he did so by allocating portions: one portion to the One-Tail, two portions to the Two-Tails, and so on, with each tail representing a share of chakra.

In the end, half of the Ten-Tails' chakra remained, which he assigned entirely to the Nine-Tails.

However, what truly made the tailed beasts terrifying wasn't just their immense chakra but their extraordinary ability to regenerate chakra. 

No matter how much they used, they could quickly recover, drawing chakra from nature itself—a power humans and even the largest summon creatures couldn't match.

This is why tailed beasts were revered and feared across the world.

But now, Kiyoshi had nearly achieved the same.

Through enhanced photosynthesis over the past two years, his chakra recovery speed rivaled, or perhaps even exceeded, that of any tailed beast.

"Lady Mei."

Ao quickly stepped forward.

Approaching the captivating figure in the kimono who drew admiring glances from every passerby, he moved closer.

"What is it, Ao?" The graceful figure paused.

Mei, who had been enjoying the vibrant festival atmosphere, turned her head in surprise.

Her voice was melodious, making it easy to imagine her as an exquisite beauty.

"It's not just the Six-Tails Jinchuriki Utakata, who defected from the Mist after killing his teacher, but." Ao reported in a low, solemn tone, "Tsunade-sama, one of the Sannin is here too."

"Lady Tsunade….?"

Mei raised her brow.

She had certainly heard of Sannins.

Especially the "Slug Princess" Tsunade-hime, renowned across the shinobi world as a legendary medical expert and a war hero from the past Shinobi World Wars, an icon among countless women who aspired to follow her example.

Mei herself was no exception, having worked tirelessly for years, aiming to surpass her and become the Fifth Mizukage.

"There's no mistake, her chakra is intimidating," Ao replied, swallowing nervously.

Being a sensory-type ninja and having acquired a Byakugan by defeating a Hyuga clan member during the Third Shinobi World War, Ao's perception had reached new heights.

The chakra emanating from Tsunade felt overwhelmingly powerful, as though he was standing before a human tailed beast.

How had he not known before that she possessed such terrifying chakra?

"Wait..." Ao muttered, a sudden thought striking him. "Could she be the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha?"

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