Seriously? I’ve reached Jōnin level, and the system’s only shows up?

Above a dense stretch of primeval forest—

A giant hawk with broad wings cut swiftly through the humid, rainforest-like airspace.

Tsunade sat cross-legged on its back, her face stormy with anger, while Yamanaka Shinno stood behind her, constantly scanning the vast forest spread out below.

After returning to Konoha, he had already studied the chakra flow pathways around the eyes of every member of the Hyuga clan.

Through repeated experiments and practice, his Byakugan was now strong enough to detect even the faintest chakra signatures over twenty kilometers away.

His visual range had even surpassed the limits of his chakra perception!

"Pidgeot, fly that way!"

After a brief scan, Shinno spotted several strong chakra reactions and strange, ruin-like structures. He pointed in that direction with a chakra-infused gesture.

Pidgeot tilted slightly, changed course, and sped up again.

Watching Tsunade still fuming with silent rage, Shinno gave her a light kick in the butt with his foot.

"Come on, it wasn't that bad. Just a little misunderstanding."

"Cut the crap! Where's the bastard you said I could use to blow off steam?!"

Tsunade slapped his leg with such force her teeth were practically grinding.

Yesterday, this bastard behind her had taken a bite out of her—just one bite—and her body was overwhelmed by a force even more potent than Sage Chakra. She let out a single scream before losing consciousness entirely.

When she woke up, it was already past 9 p.m.

What greeted her in the Hokage's office were barrier seals for anti-sensing, anti-spying, and soundproofing.

She had assumed Shinno was worried someone might interrupt her training and had even felt a bit touched...

But then the first thing the ANBU did when they came in—was clean the damn couch.

That was suspicious as hell.

She had to ask.

And the answer?

One of the newer female ANBU stammered for half a day, glancing between her and Shinno several times, before finally blurting out:

"If we don't clean it, bacteria might breed."

She wasn't stupid.

Of course she knew what everyone was assuming!

And it turned out, it wasn't just that woman. The second ANBU team who had just finished their shift, the third team on duty, even the ones who'd tried to deliver reports but got blocked—all of them probably thought the same thing!

No one said anything weird, but sitting there in the Hokage's office, Tsunade had felt like she was on pins and needles, itching all over!

All because of this bastard behind her!

Forget "helping her get stronger"—that was just a damn excuse!

But... but...

Even if he was being a pervert—he'd always quietly looked out for her too...

...

"We're here."

The white glow in Shinno's eyes faded as he tapped his toe lightly against Pidgeot's back.

The hawk, perfectly in sync with him by now, dove toward what looked like an ancient ruin.

Poof—

Less than ten meters from the ground, Pidgeot vanished into chakra smoke and returned to the bird summoning stables in Konoha.

Shinno and Tsunade leapt down in unison, landing right at the gates of a Sky Ninja fortress disguised as ruins: Ancor Vantian.

...

Sky Ninja Fortress

"Get your asses out here and die, you Sky Ninja bastards!"

Tsunade's voice erupted like a rolling wave, shaking dust loose from the ancient stones.

Now that she had fully shed the "pseudo" part of her Natural Sage Body, she didn't even need to activate her Yin Seal. Nature Energy swarmed to her of its own accord, forming nine massive dragon heads of Sage Chakra that coiled around her body in an instant.

BOOM—

With one punch, she shattered the massive boulder that concealed the entrance.

Tsunade stepped into the fortress. When the Sky Ninja rushed out wielding all kinds of weapons—

She charged forward like a tiger descending the mountain.

Splurt— Splurt— Boom— Boom—

Blood sprayed in all directions. One by one, Sky Ninja were either blown open through the chest or had their heads crushed entirely.

Those supposedly powerful kunai launchers and wind-blade cannons—each easily comparable to a Chunin-level attack—didn't even scratch her.

Under the sterile glow of the white fluorescent lights, the hallway quickly became a crimson hellscape.

Bee-bee— Bee-bee— Bee-bee—

Blaring alarms echoed through all of Ancor Vantian as Tsunade's figure became a streak of white light, dashing through the fortress and cutting down any Sky Ninja foolish enough to attack her.

During the Second Great Ninja War, Sky Ninja had launched a large-scale attack on Konoha.

It had resulted in massive civilian and ninja casualties, untold economic damage, and destroyed infrastructure.

Tsunade had been there during the assault.

Forgiveness? Not a damn chance.

...

"Still no sign of Zero-Tails?"

Shinno had his full perception ability activated, and the layout of the entire Sky Ninja fortress played clearly in his mind.

Inside the central control room, the Sky Ninja leader—Shinnō—stood tall and muscular, shouting orders at hundreds of his subordinates.

(T/N: I will use Sky Emperor for your best experience.)

Maybe Tsunade's raw power had rattled him.

Realizing he couldn't win against her in direct combat, Sky Emperor ordered his ninja to gather around the massive chakra absorption device hidden deep below the control room.

But the dark chakra entity they were trying to awaken—the tailless beast known as Zero-Tails—still hadn't even shown up.

Rumble—

The entire fortress shook with low vibrations.

Chakra from the Sky Ninja was being rapidly funneled into the absorption device, which spread it throughout the fortress.

Standing by a strange piece of machinery, Sky Emperor placed one hand against it, greedily siphoning chakra from the other Sky Ninja.

As both the leader of the Sky Ninja and a top-tier medical ninja, he had mastered forbidden techniques like Body Activation, and had even stolen Konoha's forbidden Eight Gates technique.

He believed that as long as he had enough chakra, he could even defeat one of the Legendary Sannin—Tsunade Senju.

But all that delusion vanished the moment Tsunade kicked down the control room door.

One punch.

Just one punch.

His proud and powerful physique was completely pierced through by Tsunade's fist.

And before his Body Activation technique could finish restoring his chest—

With a quiet hum—

His limbs and body went numb, like meat laid out on a butcher's block.

Tsunade's hands moved in a blur, and thin chakra scalpels formed at her fingertips.

Her eyes gleamed with scientific curiosity.

In just three seconds, she had opened up Sky Emperor's abdominal cavity and was observing the flow of chakra within his body.

"It's similar in effect to my Creation Rebirth – Strength of a Hundred Technique... but the mechanism is totally different..."

"Ah—agh—!"

Sky Emperor let out half a scream, only for Tsunade to gently tap his cervical spine with her index and middle fingers, severing his pain receptors.

"...You and Orochimaru really have the same kind of hobbies."

Watching the scene, Shinno instinctively rubbed his chest.

Damn...

Good thing Tsunade hadn't used chakra scalpels when she was punching him this morning.

Three seconds to crack open a body, slicing not just skin but ribs and connective tissue—that was just brutal!

"Tch. When I was studying human anatomy, Orochimaru was still playing with snakes."

Tsunade snorted and casually restored Sky Emperor's chest, letting his Body Activation technique take care of the rest.

"How… how is this possible… I've seen you use medical ninjutsu… I've seen your monstrous strength… But you were never this powerful before. How did you… what did you…"

Sky Emperor mumbled like a broken man, eyes filled with despair as he looked up at her towering over him.

He should've stayed silent.

The moment he opened his mouth, Tsunade's mood—already improved slightly—darkened once again.

"I traded my entire damn reputation for this, you got a problem with that?!"

CRUNCH!

With a single stomp, she crushed his skull, ending him right then and there.

...

Shinno stood silently, giving Sky Emperor two seconds of silent mourning.

You lost. Fine. But why the hell did you have to run your mouth?

Clearly, Tsunade was planning to capture him alive and hand him over to the Torture and Interrogation Division.

But thanks to that little speech—he died like an idiot.

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