One month later.
Shishou gathered Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and the others on the moon and transported them to Kaguya's Genesis Space.
"Wow, the senjutsu energy here is so dense!!!" Kushina exclaimed as soon as they arrived in Genesis Space.
Hearing Kushina's exclamation, the women realized that the natural energy here was indeed far denser than in the Three Great Senjutsu Lands.
Shishou was right!!!
Training in such a dense senjutsu environment would undoubtedly yield twice the results with half the effort, enabling them to achieve perfect senjutsu and potentially attain immortality.
Tsunade took a deep breath and smiled, "Indeed, the senjutsu energy here is several times denser than in Shikkotsu Forest."
Mabui, noticing Tsunade's enhanced curves due to her deep breaths, stared in awe.
She then glanced at Samui, mentally comparing their respective endowments.
Seeing the excited women, Shishou smiled and said, "In this space, you can choose to live in the castle or build your own houses."
He then pointed to Kaguya's floating castle and led the women there.
After everyone chose their rooms, Shishou began constructing modern buildings and public facilities beneath the castle using Wood Release and Earth Release.
Shops, amusement parks, bars, ramen shops, and various modern amenities were all prepared, with White Zetsu clones serving as staff.
Although he intended for Tsunade and the others to train hard, he still wanted them to live comfortably.
The plump Katsuyu appeared beside Shishou, watching his efforts with a smile, "You really are considerate."
Shishou shrugged, "I want them to be as comfortable as possible."
Katsuyu nodded, "Don't worry. The senjutsu energy here is so dense that once they start training, time will fly by for them. A month, a year, will pass in the blink of an eye."
Shishou gave Katsuyu a curious look.
While it was true that time seemed to pass quickly during intense training, claiming that a month or a year would feel like a blink seemed exaggerated.
Katsuyu continued, "The key is that the senjutsu energy here is so dense that their training progress will be swift, immersing them in their training."
"Is that so?" Shishou pondered as he resumed his tasks.
When people can see tangible results from their efforts, they are indeed more motivated.
That's why some can persist through repetitive game tasks but struggle with studying.
After constructing all the buildings and creating a small town, Shishou approached the Divine Tree.
He supplemented the tree with the chakra energy collected by the White Zetsu clones, as well as tailed beast chakra from the jinchuriki and the energy he had absorbed from the toads of Mount Myoboku.
He then used Amenominaka to accelerate the tree's growth.
Touching the tree, Shishou tried to communicate and receive feedback.
"Ten years, huh..." Shishou murmured, smiling.
At this rate, he would harvest the first Chakra Fruit in ten years.
This rapid growth was thanks to the contributions of the senjutsu toads from Mount Myoboku, which had developed for over a thousand years.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy for Shishou to have the Divine Tree bear fruit so quickly.
After sealing the Four Red Yang Formation again, Shishou bid farewell to Katsuyu and returned to the ninja world.
To ensure the Divine Tree bore fruit as soon as possible, Shishou planned to intensify the senjutsu animal breeding in the Three Great Senjutsu Lands.
He aimed to cultivate the Chakra Fruit before Otsutsuki Momoshiki arrived in the ninja world and then consume it.
Seeing Shishou leave, Katsuyu pouted, "He didn't even stay a bit longer."
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Another month passed.
It was now March 28th, Year 69 of Konoha.
Today was Sakura's birthday.
As a civilian student, Sakura didn't have many friends besides the Twelve Little Strong from the ninja school.
She didn't plan to hold a birthday party this year, instead inviting Shishou, Kiba, Ino, and Hinata to a dinner at a restaurant.
After receiving gifts from Ino and the others, Sakura eagerly looked at Shishou.
She was curious about what the man she liked would give her.
Shishou took out a birthday gift from his bag and handed it to Sakura.
He gave her a kunai, a kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God mark.
To facilitate his future use of the Flying Thunder God Technique, he decided to use this opportunity to reveal that he had learned it.
After all, the news of him mastering Dust Release had already caused a stir. Learning the Flying Thunder God Technique was entirely reasonable.
"Shishou, you've learned the Flying Thunder God Technique?" Sakura asked in surprise, delighted by the gift.
A kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God mark—did this mean Shishou considered her someone he wanted to protect? Sakura thought happily.
From then on, Sakura's eyes were filled with affection whenever she looked at Shishou.
Hearing Sakura's exclamation, Naruto, Sasuke, and the others, who were eating, looked at Shishou in astonishment.
He had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique too?
Feeling their gazes, Shishou nonchalantly shrugged, "I just learned it recently."
"Damn it, Shishou, can't you give us a break?" Naruto muttered, continuing to eat. Since Sakura was treating them to dinner, he intended to eat a lot.
Shikamaru and Choji nodded in agreement, feeling immense pressure around Shishou.
Sasuke frowned at Shishou, then continued eating.
He planned to ask Kakashi to teach him the Flying Thunder God Technique after dinner. If Shishou could do it, so could he.
Since Shizune had gone to Genesis Space, Kakashi had become the acting Hokage of Konoha.
Kurotsuchi, also at the birthday dinner, looked dejected.
She hadn't even mastered Dust Release, while Shishou had already learned the Flying Thunder God Technique. Compared to him, she felt utterly incompetent.
Ino and Hinata were also envious of Sakura; their birthdays were still months away.
After dinner, everyone went home.
Late that night.
Sakura, studying in her room, suddenly felt something and her heart skipped a beat with joy.
The next moment, someone embraced her from behind, and she quickly turned off the lights in her room.
Turning around, Sakura wrapped her arms around Shishou's neck, hanging onto him as she passionately kissed him.
Shishou held Sakura close and carried her to the bed.
On this day, the beautiful cherry blossom that had just bloomed was gently plucked and placed in a jade vase.
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POWER STONE!!!!
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