But this was something unavoidable.
From the moment he left Konoha, he was already prepared for this.
No matter what excuse he found, the actions of that night were a division and destruction of the village left by the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.
To Tsunade, that must be something precious that no one is allowed to destroy or desecrate.
By destroying it, he naturally made her hostile and angry.
If this weren't the Shikkotsu Forest Realm, she might have already come to confront him personally.
However, Hakushi didn't mind these things.
There were still many things he had to do; he couldn't let one Konoha stop his steps.
The outbreak of the Third Ninja War was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.
If he missed this chance and waited until the war calmed down, it would be hard to find such an excellent opportunity for development again.
"Although I want to return quickly, for now, I should get familiar with the environment here first."
After all, there were many treasures in the Shikkotsu Forest that are rarely seen in the Ninja Realm.
The Spring of Life, which can heal and assist in Immortal Technique cultivation, and the hard trees that can resist the corrosive mucus containing Natural Energy from the living Katsuyu, are all important items that could assist him in his series of development plans.
"First, I should ask the living Katsuyu if a simplified version of the Spring of Life can be made."
After all, the Spring of Life on the mountaintop here is too large, with areas of varying depths. In the deeper areas, large Summoning Beasts could swim freely.
Hakushi planned to create some normal-sized healing hot springs outside, which would have many unexpected benefits, whether for personal use or commercial application.
But doing this, wouldn't it cause the hot spring industry in the Land of Hot Water to collapse?
Hakushi thought it was very likely.
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After Hakushi left, naturally, there were people troubled by his departure.
Because this incident happened unexpectedly to everyone.
Ruri and Ayane had to find Hakushi's clones, Raidenmaru and Tenha Onna, as those two stayed behind and didn't leave with him.
"Did Father-sama disappear?"
Raidenmaru, standing on Tenha Onna's shoulder, was surprised to hear about Hakushi's disappearance from Ruri and Ayane's account.
"We suspect he was summoned to Shikkotsu Forest by the Reverse Summoning Jutsu."
Ruri said.
In the office, a scroll signing a Summoning Contract with the Shikkotsu Forest had Hakushi's name appear on it.
She and Ayane both suspected that Hakushi was summoned to Shikkotsu Forest by the Katsuyu Sage.
"Shikkotsu Forest, huh? I think it should be safe, if Father-sama is in danger, he would summon us there to fight. Since Tenha Onna sister and I are still here, it proves Father-sama's current situation is safe."
Raidenmaru said.
"Let's summon him back using the Reverse Summoning Jutsu. It's quite worrying in the current situation."
Raidenmaru's analysis was reasonable, but Ayane still found it too optimistic. What if Hakushi encountered an unimaginably dangerous situation and was defeated before he could use the Summoning Jutsu? Such a situation could also occur.
"Okay, Mother-sama, I will immediately use the Reverse Summoning... Jutsu..."
There's a murderous aura!
Raidenmaru felt a chilling aura penetrating its body, prompting an involuntary shiver.
Ruri's black-and-white eyes gazed over, as if looking at a cold corpse, with a dark and terrifying expression.
"What did you just call her?"
"Ah... that... it's not... just now it was..."
Raidenmaru's black face was covered in cold sweat, timidly stepping back and hiding behind Tenha Onna.
This mother-sama is terrifying.
Will she want to swallow it whole here?
Its flesh isn't tasty at all.
Sour and bitter.
"Alright, it's still a child not yet two years old, after all, children speak without restraint. The most important thing now is to quickly find out Hakushi-kun's whereabouts."
Ayane came over to mediate, but with a cheerful smile, seeming to be in a good mood.
"Ah, yes, maybe Father-sama is facing unprecedented danger right now, I will immediately use the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to check."
Raidenmaru wasn't sure if Hakushi was facing an insurmountable crisis, but if it couldn't get past this situation, it felt like it would be on the dining table tonight, being devoured by others.
After speaking, without waiting for Ruri's reaction, it walked to the center of the field, preparing to immediately use the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to summon Hakushi. Raidenmaru only hoped Hakushi could return quickly and act as its shield.
These two Mother-samas, no matter which one, are terrifying.
One, although straightforward, exudes a strong sense of pressure, making people feel unbearable under their gaze.
The other loves to smile, appearing friendly and kind, but constantly stirs up trouble, escalating situations.
It actually wants a very gentle mother who loves it every day and makes it lots of delicious food.
But on second thought, such things only exist in dreams.
Truly pathetic.
Raidenmaru began gathering Chakra on its forelimbs; its ninja technique system differed from humans, some jutsu could be used without seals.
And speaking of its contract with Hakushi, it was actually a special type of contract.
More tightly connected than the contract between a Ninja and Summoning Beast.
The ground expanded with the successful rune of the Summoning Jutsu, but soon these runes began to reverse as if time was flowing backward, retracting back into Raidenmaru's body.