Chapter 236: Growing Taller
"Out, out, out—get the hell out of here already." Under Senju Tobirama's impatient urging, everyone quickly left the office…
Throughout the entire process, Li Jiexuan stood there with his mouth open, completely at a loss: What's gotten into old man Tobirama? Did the Senju clan's longevity genes fail, and he finally ended up with dementia in his old age?
With a loud bang, the office door was shut tight. Li Jiexuan scratched his head in disbelief: "It's only been a year since I last saw him—how does he feel like a completely different person?"
But whatever…
With a beauty right in front of him, why keep thinking about that old man Tobirama? Li Jiexuan pulled Tsunade into his arms, just about to steal a kiss.
Bang! The office door suddenly swung open again, and Senju Tobirama's stiff, serious face poked back inside.
Li Jiexuan awkwardly pulled his lips back: "This old guy—I knew he wouldn't be that kind. Looks like I'm not getting away easy today…"
"Hahaha, got scared, didn't you?" Senju Tobirama suddenly broke into a triumphant laugh, his usually rigid face lit with mischief. Then he turned serious and said, "Kid, I don't know where you've been this past year…"
"But… welcome back!"
After saying that, Senju Tobirama closed the door once more and rolled away in his wheelchair, leaving the Hokage residence.
This time, he really left!
No questioning, no suspicion. Even though Konoha had fought a life-and-death battle because of this, none of it mattered…
As long as you're back, that's enough!
Achievement unlocked: Senju Tobirama's Recognition.
Reward: 50,000 points.
"Ever since you went missing, everyone has changed a lot." Tsunade nestled into Li Jiexuan's arms. "On the first night after we heard the news, Second Grandpa sat in front of the tree that First Grandpa turned into and cried for a long time."
"…That old man!"
Li Jiexuan curled his lips slightly, revealing a knowing smile. "One after another acting so sentimental—what, do you all think I'm Naruto?"
"The Will of Fire and all that is a bit too boring, but…" Li Jiexuan pulled Tsunade tightly into his embrace, "for Tsunade's sake, I absolutely won't allow anyone to threaten Konoha!"
Now, only the two of them remained here. As the saying goes, a lone man and a lone woman in the same room—dry wood meets raging fire, and things are bound to spiral out of control!
But in reality, they didn't do anything at all…
Tsunade was, after all, only five years old. Li Jiexuan wasn't a pervert—how could he possibly do anything beyond what's appropriate above the waist?
Raising a girl properly couldn't be abandoned halfway!
More importantly, if you really counted it, this body of Li Jiexuan's was only three years old…
The will is there, but the body can't keep up!
The two of them only stayed close for a while before walking out of the Hokage residence together, both blushing. But as they walked side by side, Li Jiexuan suddenly froze awkwardly…
Children in the ninja world grow fast, and girls mature even faster.
This led to a situation where five-year-old Tsunade was already over a meter tall, while three-year-old Li Jiexuan stood beside her a full two heads shorter—like a little brother…
"It's okay, Jiexuan-kun. You'll grow taller eventually."
Tsunade gently comforted him, but when Li Jiexuan looked up, all he could see was her chin.
"System, do you have any height-increasing medicine for sale?"
With a blank expression, Li Jiexuan opened the shop and silently searched for height-enhancing drugs: Detective Conan's Hengshui Laobaigan—when used together with a shrinking drug, you can achieve the 'growing big and small is so magical' achievement.
Captain Levi's maneuver gear: With it, even if you're short, you can jump fast and high.
All of it was completely unreliable junk…
Li Jiexuan expressionlessly closed the shop. Sure enough, no matter how many patches the system got, it was still just as rip off (utterly rip off/infuriatingly rip off)!
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