When Shishou arrived at Tenten's home, he was warmly welcomed by her parents.
The strong Chinese-inspired style of the furniture and decorations in Tenten's home made Shishou feel very comfortable and happy.
After having dinner at Tenten's house and arranging to continue their training the next afternoon, Shishou returned to his home in Konoha and then went to the moon to continue his Sage Jutsu training.
He aimed to further his mastery of Sage Jutsu before Hyuga Rimei awakened her Tenseigan and he headed to Ryuchi Cave.
For Shishou, two hours of sleep per day were enough to keep him energetic.
He could go several days without sleep without any negative effects.
For the next week, Shishou met with Tenten in the Konoha forest every day after school to teach her tree climbing and water walking techniques.
A few days of close interaction quickly brought them closer.
After teaching Tenten tree climbing, Shishou took her to the deep water area to teach her water walking.
Since Tenten wasn't yet skilled at water walking, she often fell into the water, and Shishou had to rescue her each time.
With her clothes soaked, Tenten blushed as she was held in Shishou's arms and asked:
"Shishou, why are we practicing in deep water instead of shallow water?"
If they practiced in shallow water, she wouldn't get her clothes soaked.
"Uh..."
Shishou coughed guiltily and said matter-of-factly:
"I have some things to attend to in a few days, so I might not have much time to accompany you."
"To ensure you master water walking before the academy graduation exam, we need to practice directly in deep water."
Of course, these were just excuses.
His real intention was to build a closer relationship with Tenten through their training sessions.
"I see," Tenten, being straightforward, accepted Shishou's explanation, then climbed out of his arms and stepped onto the water surface again.
She understood that Shishou couldn't always be with her, so she needed to make the most of the time they had to practice.
Over the next few days, Tenten continued to fall into the water and be rescued by Shishou.
After getting soaked several times, she gradually got used to it and no longer felt embarrassed in front of Shishou, though she still blushed slightly.
Being saved repeatedly by Shishou and held in his arms,
the sense of security and warmth she felt
made Tenten go from resisting his embrace to gradually accepting it, and eventually, even starting to enjoy it.
Because of this, the way she looked at Shishou began to change,
though she herself was unaware of this.
In this intimate training, a few days passed quickly.
During one of these days, Hyuga Rimei finally awakened her Tenseigan.
...
On the moon.
Hyuga Rimei removed the black cloth from her eyes, revealing a pair of pure white Hyuga clan Byakugan.
After fully awakening the Tenseigan, she could now switch freely between the Tenseigan and the Byakugan to conserve chakra.
Taking a deep breath, she looked at Shishou standing behind her.
Then, following the Otsutsuki clan's instructions on the Tenseigan, she formed hand seals.
"Tenseigan Chakra Mode, activate!"
In the next moment,
a golden chakra instantly surrounded Rimei's body, enveloping her completely and forming a golden chakra cloak with tomoe patterns.
Rimei looked like a divine being descended from the heavens, breathtakingly beautiful.
Watching Rimei in midair, Shishou nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Rimei, show me the abilities you've mastered."
Bloodline abilities vary from person to person.
Even the same bloodline limit can have different levels of power in different hands.
Just like the three-tomoe Sharingan.
In front of Uchiha Itachi, other Uchiha with the same three-tomoe Sharingan seemed like mere fodder, incomparable.
So Shishou wasn't sure how much power Rimei could harness from the Tenseigan.
Rimei, in her Tenseigan Chakra Mode, descended to Shishou's side and kissed him. "I understand, Shishou."
Then she flew back into the air and extended her right hand.
Soon, a black orb appeared in her palm and floated beside her wrist, rotating.
Truth-Seeking Ball!
Seeing the black orb beside Rimei's hand, Shishou's mouth twitched with joy.
If Rimei could produce Truth-Seeking Balls, it meant she had reached the Six Paths level.
After creating two more Truth-Seeking Balls, Rimei extended her right hand towards a distant lunar hill.
"Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
The Truth-Seeking Balls spun rapidly, forming a golden ring. A massive tornado emerged from the ring, instantly striking the distant hill.
Boom!
The tornado created by the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion pierced through the hill, leaving a huge hole several meters wide.
Shishou looked at the hole in the hill and frowned slightly.
Perhaps due to unfamiliarity, Rimei's Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion was clearly less powerful than those of the Otsutsuki brothers.
Thinking this, Shishou pressed his hand to the ground, creating a towering wooden golem nearby.
Seeing the wooden golem Shishou had created, Rimei formed two more Truth-Seeking Balls, combining them with the previous three to form a hundred-meter-long golden blade.
"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"
Wielding the golden blade formed by the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, Rimei slashed at the incoming wooden golem.
Crack!
Boom!
With a crisp sound, Shishou's wooden golem was cut in half by Rimei's golden blade and fell to the ground with a loud crash.
Seeing the bisected golem, Shishou raised an eyebrow and clapped his hands again.
Four more towering wooden golems appeared, along with dozens of wooden dragons.
Seeing the wooden golems and dragons, Rimei pursed her lips and engaged them in battle.
The sounds of intense combat and explosions followed.
Boom boom boom!
Half an hour later.
Shishou held the exhausted and sweaty Rimei in his arms, sitting atop a pile of large wooden debris.
Through their battle, it was determined that Rimei, in her Tenseigan Chakra Mode, could create up to seven Truth-Seeking Balls.
She could also use the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion and Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
The only downside was that the Tenseigan Chakra Mode consumed a lot of chakra.
Even with her awakened Otsutsuki bloodline, Rimei could only maintain the mode for about ten minutes.
But remembering in the original story, Otsutsuki Toneri couldn't sustain the Tenseigan Chakra Mode for long due to chakra depletion and was defeated by Naruto, Shishou understood.
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