After Ino soaked in the medicinal bath.
Shishou pressed several points on her back, infusing the White Snake Sage's sage bloodline into her body.
"Shishou, this really works!"
Feeling the increasing amount of chakra in her body, Ino was thrilled.
Shishou took out a set of his own clothes from a storage scroll and placed them beside the bath, saying, "Of course it works. Just look at who my master is. But you must not tell anyone about this."
Ino was puzzled, "Why can't I tell anyone?"
She had been planning to show off to Sakura.
Shishou shrugged, "Because my master forbids me from telling anyone."
"Okay, I understand."
Seeing that Shishou had defied orders for her sake, Ino pursed her lips.
Then, she stood up from the bath and hugged Shishou, saying, "You're the best!"
After that, she leaned in and kissed him.
A few minutes later, they separated, and Shishou smiled, "Get dressed. We still need to celebrate your birthday this afternoon."
Placing the clothes down, Shishou left the bathroom.
Watching Shishou leave, Ino smiled happily.
Ino returned home to prepare for her birthday party and invited the Konoha 12 to join. Amidst everyone's blessings, she happily blew out her birthday candles.
After celebrating Ino's birthday at her house, Shishou left with the others.
Shortly after, he, Tenten, Sakura, Hinata, and Hanabi were blocked by Sasuke in a small alley.
"I challenge you."
Sasuke, arms crossed and expression cold, declared.
He wanted to prove to the Flying Thunder God user that he, Uchiha Sasuke, was the strongest in Konoha, and it was a mistake not to take him as a disciple.
Hinata kindly reminded, "Sasuke, you can't beat Shishou."
Tenten and Sakura exchanged glances but remained silent.
Sasuke's aloof nature meant he wasn't very close to anyone besides Naruto, Hinata, and Kakashi.
"Hmph, you don't know until you try."
Sasuke snorted, unconvinced.
"Exactly! You won't know until you try," Naruto chimed in from a distance, cheering enthusiastically.
Shishou thought for a moment and then said to Sasuke, "My master plans to have me oversee a disciple competition at the Moon Palace next year. You should wait until then to showcase your strength."
Thanks to the impressive and intimidating display of the Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star, the name of the Moon Palace had spread throughout the ninja world. All young ninjas aspired to join its ranks.
All the ninja villages and clans were trying to find the Moon Palace to send their ninjas there.
Hearing this, Sasuke's interest was piqued, and he quickly asked, "What do you mean by disciple competition?"
Naruto, Hinata, and the others also looked at Shishou curiously.
Shishou casually replied, "It means what it sounds like. As long as you achieve a certain rank in the competition, you can become a disciple of the Moon Palace."
Absorbing talents from various ninja villages into the Moon Palace not only increased its influence but also directly enhanced the strength of the ninja world, boosting their ability to fight enemies from beyond the planet.
This way, even if Shishou wanted to visit the Otsutsuki clan's home planet, he wouldn't have to worry about the safety of the ninja world.
Of course, these people wouldn't stay in the Moon Palace forever; after three years, Shishou would send them back to their respective villages.
Thus, the Five Great Ninja Villages didn't have to worry about losing their talents and would even seek ways to have Shishou accept their ninjas into the Moon Palace.
Shishou had already informed the Five Great Ninja Villages about this plan, but Kakashi had yet to announce it publicly in Konoha.
"Hmph, I'll let you off this time."
Hearing that he still had a chance to become a disciple of the Moon Palace, Sasuke decided not to trouble Shishou further and left immediately. He wanted to start training right away and win the competition.
Naruto had the same idea and quickly ran off, not wanting to lose to Sasuke.
Watching Sasuke and Naruto leave, Shishou smirked.
Tenten then said, "Shishou, I'll head back too."
She also wanted to seize the time to train and become Shishou's junior disciple.
"Me too. See you tomorrow, Shishou."
"Yeah, Shishou, see you tomorrow. Sakura, wait for me."
With Tenten leading, Sakura and Hinata also became eager to train and ran off to practice, all aiming to become Shishou's junior disciples and stay by his side.
Seeing Hanabi still there, Shishou asked, "Aren't you going with your sister?"
Hanabi replied, "Why would I? I can't participate in the competition, so there's no need to train extra."
Can't participate...
Shishou scratched his chin, remembering that he had initially set the age limit for disciples at fifteen to twenty years old, and Hanabi was only thirteen.
Thinking it over, Shishou said, "The age limit for the Moon Palace competition is now under twenty."
Since he made the rules, he could change them as he saw fit.
Hearing this, Hanabi was stunned for a moment, then shouted to Hinata and Sakura, "Sister, wait for me."
She then ran off to join Hinata and Sakura.
Watching Hanabi leave, Shishou chuckled and shook his head.
Thanks to the Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star, the name of the Moon Palace had truly taken root in the ninja world.
Lost in thought, Shishou headed home.
After a few steps, he saw Shino waiting for him by the roadside.
Shino walked up to Shishou and said, "Cousin, someone has come to propose marriage again."
Ever since Shishou became the top disciple of the Flying Thunder God user, many had come to the Aburame clan seeking marriage alliances.
They came from both within and outside Konoha, and even from other countries.
Shishou shrugged, "Tell Uncle that I already have many women and am not worthy of those noble ladies."
Imitating Shishou's gesture, Shino shrugged, "They said they don't mind how many women you have and are willing to be concubines."
Shishou waved dismissively, "I'm not interested. Tell Uncle to turn them all away."
"Okay." Shino nodded and disappeared using the Body Flicker Technique.
Shishou headed home, opened the gate, and walked inside.
After changing his shoes at the entrance and washing up, he went to his bedroom to rest.
As soon as he opened the door, someone hugged him tightly.
"Ino?"
Seeing Ino clinging to him, Shishou raised an eyebrow.
"Hmph! You playboy!"
Ino snorted, wrapping her arms around Shishou's neck.
She already knew about his relationships with Tenten and Sakura.
Kissing Shishou, Ino used her foot to close the door, plunging the room into darkness.
"You're mine tonight."
"Alright, alright."
"Hmm."
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POWER STONE!!!!
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