January 10, Konoha 59.

Somewhere in the Land of Fire.

The retreat of the Senju clan of the forest.

Under the guidance of a member of the Senju clan of the Mori no Senju, Ichiro Hinata stepped into the hermitage of the Senju clan of the Mori no Senju clan.

……

Meeting room.

Hinata Ichiro, who had been waiting in the reception room for a while, met the contemporary patriarch of the Senju clan of the Mori no Mori.

"Ichiro, do you want to see me?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch.

"Yes!" Hinata Ichiro nodded.

"I thought you were here to find Tsunade-hime!" said the Senju Patriarch.

"Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, finding Tsunade Sensei is also one of the purposes of my trip!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"What are you looking for me?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch.

"I want to make a deal with the patriarch!" Hinata Ichiro said.

Hinata Ichiro's opening made the Senju patriarch stunned.

Then, the Thousand-Hand Patriarch spoke, "Can you repeat what you just said?"

"I want to make a deal with the patriarch!" repeated Hinata Ichiro.

Hinata's repetition convinced the Senju patriarch that he had just heard the wrong thing.

After making sure that he had heard the wrong words just now, the face of the Thousand-Hand Patriarch showed curiosity.

The Thousand-Hand Patriarch looked at Hinata Ichiro with a curious expression and asked, "I'm curious what you mean by trading?"

Hinata Ichiro said with a solemn face: "Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, I want to take the ownership of the Nine Tails from the hands of the Mori Thousand Hands Clan!"

Hinata Ichiro's words stunned the Senju patriarch.

"Ichiro, are you sure you didn't say the wrong thing just now?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch with a stunned expression.

"Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, I'm sure I didn't say the wrong thing just now!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"The Nine-Tails belong to Konoha!" the Thousand-Handed Patriarch frowned, "You came to me to ask for the ownership of the Nine-Tails, are you looking for the wrong person!"

"Logically and legally, the ownership of the Nine-Tails has never belonged to Konoha!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"What do you mean by that?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch with a puzzled expression.

"In the Battle of the Valley of the End, after the first Hokage defeated Madara Uchiha, he obtained the Nine-Tails from Madara Uchiha!" Hinata Ichiro said, "After that, in order to assist the first Hokage, Mito-sama volunteered to become the first Nine-Tails Pillar Force!"

"From Mito-sama, through Uzumaki Kushina, to today's Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Pillar Force has gone through three generations!"

"However, neither the original Hokage nor Mito-sama officially handed over the ownership of the Nine-Tails to Konoha!"

"So, the ownership of the Nine-Tails is still in the hands of the Senju clan of the forest!"

"From the time Mito-sama chose Uzumaki Kushina as the second Nine-Tails Pillar Force, Konoha automatically acquired the ownership of the Nine-Tails!" said the Thousand-Hand Patriarch.

"Hehe!" Hinata Ichiro smiled and said, "Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, that's not what you said!"

"That should be said?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch.

"Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, the fact that the master lends something to others does not mean that others automatically take ownership of something from the master!" Hinata Ichiro said.

Hinata Ichiro's metaphor silenced the Senju patriarch.

Looking at the Patriarch of the Thousand Hands in silence, Hinata Ichiro continued: "When the master doesn't want to take back the borrowed things, others can continue to use what they borrowed!"

"However, when the owner wants to take back the borrowed thing, the other person should return the borrowed thing to the owner!"

"After all, the owner did not transfer the ownership of the loaned thing to anyone else!"

The Senju Patriarch looked at Hinata Ichiro and said, "Although Lord Pillar and Lord Mito have never officially handed over the ownership of the Nine-Tails to Konoha, Lord Pillar and Lord Mito have never regarded the Nine-Tails as the private property of the Senju clan of the Mori no Mori!"

"On the premise that the original Hokage and Mito-sama have not officially transferred the ownership of the Nine-Tails to Konoha, and the Mori no Senju clan has not given up inheriting the ownership of the Nine-Tails, even if the first Hokage and Mito-sama have never regarded the Nine-Tails as the private property of the Senju clan of the Mori no Senju clan, the ownership of the nine-tails should be inherited by the Senju clan of the Mori no Senju!" Hinata Ichiro said.

After Hinata Ichiro finished speaking, the Senju Patriarch was silent again.

After a while.

"May I ask you a question?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch.

"Excuse me!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"The Hyuga clan wants to take the Nine-Tails for themselves?" asked the Senju Patriarch.

"The Hyuga clan has no interest in the Nine-Tails!" Hinata Ichiro replied.

"In other words, it's not the Hyuga clan who wants the Nine-Tails, but you?" asked the Senju Patriarch.

"Exactly!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"Why do you want to get the Nine-Tails?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch.

"Because I'm going to make a deal with someone!" Hinata said.

"Deal!?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch, "who are you going to trade with?"

"Shimura Danzo!" Hinata Ichiro said, "My trade partner is Shimura Danzo!"

When Hinata Ichiro's mouth learned that Hinata Ichiro's trading partner was Shimura Danzo, the Senju Patriarch was obviously taken aback.

"Is it him!?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch with a surprised expression, "Ichiro, what deal are you going to make with him?"

"I'm sorry about the content of my deal with Shimura Danzo, Patriarch Senju, I can't tell you about my deal with Shimura Danzo!" Hinata Ichiro said.

Seeing that Hinata Ichiro was reluctant to tell the details of his deal with Shimura Danzo, the Senju Patriarch was not displeased - because the Senju Patriarch knew that he did not have the authority to order Hinata Ichiro to tell the details of his deal with Shimura Danzo.

The Thousand-Hand Patriarch thought for a moment and asked, "In other words, after taking ownership of the Nine-Tails from the Senju Clan of the Mori, will you hand over the Nine-Tails to Shimura Danzo?"

"Yes!" Hinata Ichiro nodded and said, "Only with the Nine-Tails as a bargaining chip, can I impress Shimura Danzo!"

"Only if I impress Shimura Danzo, I can do certain things!"

"Ichiro, what exactly do you want to do?" asked the Senju Patriarch.

"Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, when the time comes, you will understand what I want to do!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"Judging from the fact that Konoha already owns the Nine-Tails, there is no way for me to return the Nine-Tails to the Senju clan of the Mori!" said the Senju Patriarch.

"Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, I don't need you to take the Nine-Tails into the Mori Thousand-Handed Clan!" Hinata Ichiro said, "I just need the Mori Thousand-Hands Clan to issue a document for the transfer of ownership of the Nine-Tails!"

"You want to legally take ownership of the Nine-Tails?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch.

"Yes!" Hinata Ichiro said, "After legally obtaining the ownership of the Nine-Tails, I will go to the Konoha high-level to ask for the Nine-Tails!"

"Ichiro, issuing a document for the transfer of ownership of the Nine-Tails will affect the good relationship between the Senju clan of the Mori no Senju clan and Konoha!" The Senju patriarch looked at Ichiro Hinata and refused, "Anything that affects the good relationship between the Senju clan of the Mori no Senju clan and Konoha will not do it!"

"So, it's impossible for you to take ownership of the Nine-Tails from the hands of the Senno Senju clan!"

"Hehe!" Hearing the Thousand Hands Patriarch say this, Hinata Ichiro first smiled, and then said, "In this world, there is no deal that can't be done!"

"Ichiro, you can't say that!" said the Thousand-Hand Patriarch meaningfully, "There are some things that can't be traded!"

"There is only one reason why the transaction cannot be completed - that is, there are not enough chips in the transaction!" Hinata Ichiro said with a calm face, "In other words, as long as the trading chips are enough, there is no transaction that cannot be done!"

"Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, the reason why you rejected me is because you don't know what my trading chips are!"

"If you knew my trading chips, you wouldn't say no to me!"

Hinata Ichiro said this, and the Senju Patriarch became very interested.

"Oh!?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch, who was greatly interested, "Ichiro, what are your trading chips?"

"Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, my bargaining chip is Mu Dun - I am willing to exchange the secret of Mu Dun for the Nine-Tails ownership transfer documents!" Hinata Ichiro said.

When Higami Ichiro said that he had exchanged the secret of Mu Dun for the Nine-Tails ownership transfer document, the Senju Patriarch was shocked.

"You said you were going to exchange the secret of Mu Dun for the Nine-Tails ownership transfer document?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch.

"Yes!" Hinata Ichiro said, "The bargaining chip in exchange for the Nine-Tails' ownership transfer document is the secret of Mu Dun!"

Speaking of this, Hinata Ichiro paused and said, "Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, you must know that I have the secret of Mu Dun in my hands!"

"The reason why Tsunade Ji was able to learn the Wood Escape Ninjutsu left by Lord Pillar is because you passed on the secret of Wood Escape that you mastered to Tsunade Hime!" said the Thousand Hands Patriarch.

"Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, what is your decision knowing that my trading chips are the secret of Mu Dun?" asked Hinata Ichiro.

Hearing Hinata Ichiro ask, the face of the Senju Patriarch changed.

After a while.

"The stakes are high, I need time to think about it!" said the Thousand-Hand Patriarch.

"Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, if I were you, I wouldn't have uttered the word 'consider'!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"Why is that?" asked the Thousand-Hand Patriarch.

"Whether it is in the past, or in the present, or in the future, in the ninja world where strength is respected, strength is the foundation of preserving and prospering a family!" Hinata Ichiro said, "If there is no strength or not enough strength, no matter how brilliant the family is, it will eventually disappear!"

"Times are different anymore—it's not the Warring States era of the past!" said the Thousand-Hand Patriarch.

"The times are different!" Hinata Ichiro said, "However, the difference in the times does not mean that the nature of the ninja world has changed—the ninja world is still a ninja world where strength is respected!"

"Moreover, after the ethnic war turned into a national war, the war has become much more tragic than before—how can a family with no or insufficient strength continue from one ninja war after another?"

Speaking of this, Hinata Ichiro asked, "Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, you don't think that there will never be a ninja war in the future, do you?"

Hinata Ichiro's questioning left the Senju Patriarch speechless.

Ten seconds later.

"Because the issuance of a document for the transfer of ownership of the Nine-Tails will affect the good relationship between the Senju clan of the Mori no Senju clan and Konoha, even if I am the current patriarch of the Senju clan of the Senju clan, I have no right to decide on the spot!" said the Senju patriarch, "I need to negotiate with the family elders!"

"How long will it take?" asked Hinata Ichiro.

"Three days!" said the Thousand-Hand Patriarch, "I need three days!"

"Okay!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, I will stay in the Thousand Hands Clan of the Mori for three days!"

"After three days, whether you agree or refuse, I hope you can give me an accurate answer!"

"Don't worry!" said the Thousand-Hand Patriarch, "In three days, I will give you an accurate answer!"

"Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, please tell me where Tsunade-sensei is!" Hinata Ichiro said, "I want to go see Tsunade-sensei!"

"Tsunade-hime is cultivating in her exclusive cultivation place!" said the thousand-handed patriarch, "After you walk out of the reception room, you can find someone to take you to Tsunade-hime's cultivation place!"

"Thank you!" Hinata Ichiro said.

Ichiro Hinata then walked outside the reception room.

When he was about to leave the reception room, Hinata Ichiro took the initiative to stop.

Seeing Hinata Ichiro stop, the thousand-armed patriarch asked, "Ichiro, is there anything else you haven't said?"

Hinata Ichiro turned to look at the Patriarch of the Thousand Hands and said, "Patriarch of the Thousand Hands, don't think about finding out the secret of Mu Dun from Tsunade Sensei - without my permission, even if Tsunade Sensei wants to tell others about the secret of Mu Dun, it is impossible to do it!"

Hearing Hinata Ichiro say this, the eyes of the thousand-handed patriarch narrowed, and he said, "I know!"

"Goodbye!" Hinata Ichiro said goodbye.

After saying goodbye, Hinata Ichiro walked out of the reception room.

After Hinata Ichiro walked out of the reception room, the Thousand-Hand Patriarch muttered to himself, "No wonder Tsunade refuses to tell me the secret of Mu Dun, it turns out that this is the case!"

……

In the hallway, Hinata Ichiro meets a member of the Senju clan of the Mori no Mori.

Subsequently, under the guidance of this clansman of the Senju clan of the Mori no Senju, Hinata Ichiro found Tsunade's exclusive training place.

……

Tsunade's exclusive training place.

Tsunade and Hinata Ichiro sit opposite each other.

"Tsunade-sensei, it's been almost a year since you left!" Hinata Ichiro said as he looked at Tsunade.

"yes!" Tsunade said, "It's been almost a year!"

"It's time to return to Yingzhou Island!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Whether it's me or the others on Yingzhou Island, I miss you!"

Hearing Hinata Ichiro say this, Tsunade took his eyes off Hinata Ichiro's body.

Tsunade, who was looking at him, spoke: "I don't want to go back to Yingzhou Island yet!"

"Don't be willful!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Tsunade, compared to the seclusion of the Senju clan of the Mori no Senju, Yingzhou Island is more suitable for you!"

(After that night, unconsciously, whether it was Hinata Ichiro, Tsunade, or Sunset Red, the heart changed - the change in heart caused Hinata Ichiro, Tsunade, and Sunset Red to change in their way of behaving in the world.) ）

"Ichiro, I'm not being willful, but I really want to stay here!" Tsunade said in a low voice, "I think this place is more suitable for me to recover my strength than Yingzhou Island!"

(Xu has accepted Ichiro Hinata in his heart, so, when facing Ichiro Hinata, Tsunade defines his role as a weak woman - Tsunade takes it for granted that Ichiro Hinata calls himself Tsunade.) ）