Chapter 85
The door opened in the Land of Waves, in a secluded courtyard. Hanabi, who was practicing the Gentle Fist, turned to see Neiki carrying a remarkably proportioned blonde woman into the basement.
He came back out a minute later.
"Neiki-nii, will you teach me the Gentle Fist?" Hanabi ran over and hugged Neiki, looking up at him pleadingly.
"Sorry, Hanabi, I have something to deal with right now," Neiki said, patting Hanabi on the head.
Over in Kirigakure, Neiki's real body was confronting some foes. After delivering Tsunade back, this clone needed to return to the main body and replenish some of its chakra.
Since perfectly integrating Hashirama's cells, Neiki's chakra reserves have increased significantly. However, after fighting intensely with both Konoha and Kirigakure for a long time today, despite the minimal chakra consumption of the Flying Thunder God Technique and his swordsmanship, the high frequency and intensity of the battles drained him. Even though Neiki had deliberately slowed down during the Konoha ninjas' attack led by Tsunade, his overall chakra consumption was still significant.
Moreover, in the upcoming battle against Kirigakure, he couldn't repeat the same swordsmanship and Flying Thunder God combination, as it would reveal his identity.
Wood Release is a chakra-intensive Bloodline Limit, especially considering Neiki was planning to unleash a major attack on the Kirigakure ninjas.
"Brother, many people died on the island today…" Hanabi tugged at Neiki's clothes, unable to hold back her words.