Chapter 86: I, Your Father, am Tenacious

Returning to the estate, followed closely by Tayuya, a common sight in the Senju Clan Compound, Wu made his way over to the in-house clinic Tsunade had constructed to teach the girls. When he entered inside, he found the buxom blonde sporting a pair of red-frame glasses, her nose buried deep in a medical text while Sakura napped nearby with her head on the table.

“I see the two of you are working hard, as usual…”

Exhaling a sigh, Tsunade removed her glasses before spinning around in her chair to ask, “Where are you going this time?”

Though it wasn’t unusual for Wu to visit her, the only times he interrupted her research or training was when he wanted ‘permission’ for something. More often than not, this meant traveling outside the village, so Tsunade wanted to know where he was going and for how long. Whether or not he went was entirely up to him.

Holding up his Bingo Book, a cheeky smile developed across Wu’s face as he said, “I’m going to go make us a quick thirty-million. I’m starting to feel bad for the hospital, what with you stea—I mean, borrowing their supplies and equipment.”

Snorting through her nose, Tsunade argued, “I’m letting them make use of my research and providing capable Medic-nin to lend them a hand. If they want to complain, they can talk to my fist.”

Adopting a faint smile, Wu added, “I shouldn’t be gone more than a week or two. As for my destination, it should be fairly obvious that I’m heading to Iwa.”

Getting to the heart of the matter, Tsunade asked, “Finally going for the Tsuchikage’s Granddaughter?”

Nodding his head, Wu answered, “You know my plans. If this can prevent future wars, I believe it’s worth a shot.”

Rolling her eyes, Tsunade standoffishly replied, “Yeah, yeah. Just don’t go dying someplace I can’t reach you. I’d like to bring you back with the Edo Tensei so I can beat you to death a few times myself…”

Exhaling a light chuckle, Wu’s expression morphed into an affectionate smile as he whispered, “I’ll be back soon, Tsunade…” before shifting his gaze to Sakura and giving her a playful wink. She had awoken as soon as he entered the room, so he added, “Take care of her for me. She’s a lot-”

Before Wu could say anything to embarrass her, Tsunade tossed the text she was reading at his face. He effortlessly caught it and, upon returning it to her care, gave the busty blonde a kiss before waving Sakura over to administer the same…

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After bidding farewell to everyone that mattered, Wu, now alone, flew out of Konoha, his destination Iwagakure, the Village Hidden by Stone. It was situated 3108km to the Northwest of Konoha, but with his ever-increasing speed and strength, Wu could reach it in less than three hours, assuming he didn’t get distracted along the way.

As the name implied, Iwagakure was located within a vast rocky mountain range, making it a natural stronghold similar to Kumogakure. Unlike Kumo, however, Iwa took their affiliation with Earth and stone very seriously, so much so that their infrastructure was entirely centered around it. Most of their buildings were stone towers or similar structures bridged together by narrow pathways that could be extended or collapsed at any moment by the village’s thousands of Earth Release specialists.

Located at the center of Iwa, nearly twice as high and much broader than any other building in the village, was the Tsuchikage’s residence. It had a cone-shaped roof bearing the Kanji for Earth, several turrets, and a series of ramparts that permitted the Tsuchikage and his advisors a full view of the village.

Flying over the perilous mountain barrier Iwa was so proud of, Wu took a moment to admire the stepped structure of the village’s buildings and the various flora they used to populate their roofs. He was a little confused by the presence of waterfalls from the sides and near the peaks of a several mountains towering over the village but decided to investigate them later. For now, he had business with a pseudo-legendary figure rumored to be older than Hiruzen but shorter than the average ten-year-old.

Having learned his lesson back in Kumo, Wu created numerous clones to spread throughout the village while he, now capable of shrinking down to the size of a flea, made his way to the massive tower at the center of the village.

Sensing several powerful auras inside, Wu made his way toward the most prominent among them. However, instead of an ancient man rumored to be able to fly through the sky and erase small mountains with a single use of his infamous Kekkei Tota, Dust Release, he found a massive, kappa-like man wearing crimson armor covered in brown robes. There was a metallic sedge cap adorning his head and a crimson mask covering the lower half of his face, but the thing that stood out the most, at least to Wu, was the fact his Chakra appeared to be ‘boiling.’

Realizing the man was very likely one of Iwa’s Jinchuriki, Wu had to resist the urge to pick a fight. Fortunately, the man either wasn’t a sensor, or his affinity with his Tailed Beast was so shitty it didn’t bother to inform him of Wu’s presence. As a result, the latter was able to leave behind the sauna-like chamber the man was seated in, making his way to what appeared to be a private dining room, the location of three prominent and one decent Chakra signature.