Naruto: Copy System - Chapter 811 811: [811] : [BONUS] - Meeting Senjumaru Shutara Again!

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After teaching Yoruichi for several days straight, Shin finally—and quite helplessly—refused to continue the lessons.

“Why won’t you keep teaching me? It’s not like I’m short on cash,” Yoruichi argued. She hadn’t delayed a single payment; she had handed over all the tuition fees upfront, yet Shin still turned her down.

“I think you’re doing this on purpose. You’ve probably already mastered those Kido spells,” Shin retorted, rolling his eyes at her.

He had been instructing Yoruichi for a long time now. Soi Fon had mastered the techniques ages ago, yet Yoruichi kept insisting she hadn’t learned them yet. Shin didn’t buy a word of it.

“Does it matter if I’ve learned them or not? As long as I pay you, isn’t that enough?” Yoruichi countered, looking at him expectantly.

Shin shot her a look of disdain. Do you really think throwing money at me is enough to make me waste my time?

“You’re overthinking things. Do you really think I’d just squander my time like that?” Shin asked, his tone exasperated.

He wasn’t about to waste his life away, regardless of how much Yoruichi paid. To be honest, Shin didn’t care all that much about money. As long as he had enough to get by, having a mountain of wealth was pointless to him.

“Fine. If that’s how you want to play it, I’ll have to pull out the big guns,” Yoruichi said. She stashed the money away and began to prowl toward Shin.

“What ‘big guns’?”

Shin didn’t even wait to find out. He couldn’t be bothered to deal with whatever scheme she was cooking up, so he used Shunpo and vanished on the spot.

He was done wasting time with Yoruichi. He decided to go find Retsu Unohana instead. Come to think of it, he hadn’t seen her in a few days.

It was high time for a visit…

“He actually ran away,” Yoruichi muttered, her face flushing with a mix of embarrassment and annoyance.

She had planned to give Shin a little… benefit, but the guy had bolted without even saying goodbye. That detestable jerk. It went without saying that he was heading straight for Unohana.

“Where is Captain Shin?” Soi Fon walked in carrying a tray of tea, looking around in confusion.

Soi Fon was truly industrious—arguably the hardest worker in the entire Second Division. Since Shin barely managed anything, he dumped all the responsibilities onto Yoruichi. Yoruichi, naturally wanting to slack off, passed everything onto Soi Fon.

Compared to Shin and Yoruichi, Soi Fon had no one else to delegate to. And given her personality, she wouldn’t dream of asking anyone else for help anyway.

As far as she was concerned, any order from Shin or Yoruichi was a sacred duty. No matter how difficult the task, she would see it through personally.

As a result, Soi Fon ended up with the short end of the stick, constantly burdened with work. One could say she was being bullied by her superiors. However, she didn’t feel the slightest bit of anger. In fact, she was happy to do it, which suited Shin and Yoruichi just fine.

Of course, Shin wasn’t heartless. He often felt a pang of sympathy for her and made sure to take care of her. Spending time with Soi Fon whenever he was free was the greatest reward she could ask for.

“Don’t bother looking for that guy. He already bolted. If I had to guess, he’s probably at the Fourth Division barracks,” Yoruichi said grumpily.

She snatched the tea from Soi Fon’s hands and downed it in one large gulp, fuming.

“This isn’t hitting the spot. Get me some sake,” Yoruichi barked.

Soi Fon paused for a second, startled, but quickly nodded. “Yes, Lady Yoruichi. I’ll get it right away.”

She ran off to fetch the alcohol and returned promptly.

“Good. Now, sit down and drink with me,” Yoruichi ordered. She was in a foul mood and intended to drown her sorrows. Getting drunk was a surefire way to wipe away the frustration.

“I have to drink too, Lady Yoruichi?” Soi Fon asked, hesitating.

“Of course. What’s the point of drinking alone? You’re joining me.” Yoruichi nodded firmly.

“O-Okay then.” Soi Fon didn’t dare refuse. If she said no, Lady Yoruichi would definitely be upset.

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Meanwhile, Shin had indeed gone to the Fourth Division, just as Yoruichi predicted.

It wasn’t that Yoruichi was a fortune teller; she just knew Shin too well. Aside from the Fourth Division, he didn’t really have anywhere else to go.

“What are you doing here?”

Shin was surprised to see a very unexpected face: Senjumaru Shutara. She was actually hanging around the Fourth Division barracks.

He glanced at Unohana. I guess they know each other. Still, Senjumaru surely hadn’t come all the way down from the Soul King Palace just to chat with Unohana.

“Am I not allowed to be here?” Senjumaru smiled faintly at Shin.

“It’s not that you can’t be here, but your presence feels incredibly suspicious. Is your goal to recruit Sister Retsu into Squad Zero?” Shin asked pointedly.

“No. We invited her a long time ago, and she refused back then. My main reason for coming here is you,” Senjumaru said, looking at Shin with a serious expression.

She had come for Shin, intending to persuade him once again to join the Royal Guard. That was why she had sought out Unohana—she hoped to convince Unohana to help sway him.

However, Senjumaru was disappointed. Unohana showed zero interest in helping her recruit Shin.

“It seems you really won’t give up,” Shin said, giving Senjumaru a deep look.

She had said before that she wouldn’t give up, but Shin hadn’t expected her to be this persistent.

“Of course I won’t give up. After all, this is the first time I’ve ever been rejected,” Senjumaru replied, her eyes locked on his.

“Joining Squad Zero isn’t a bad thing. Besides… if you come to the Royal Palace, Big Sister here can keep you company,” she added, shooting Shin a seductive glance.

Schwing—!

Unohana suddenly drew the blade at her waist and pressed the edge against Senjumaru’s neck. Her eyes narrowed dangerously as she stared the Royal Guard member down.

At that moment, Senjumaru genuinely felt the pressure of a lethal threat.

Senjumaru was powerful, certainly, but compared to Unohana—the First Kenpachi—she was still a step behind. Especially now that Unohana was even stronger than she had been in the past.

Senjumaru, on the other hand, had stagnated. Increasing one’s strength wasn’t easy; even residing in the Soul King Palace didn’t guarantee breaking through a bottleneck.

“Retsu, are you serious?” Senjumaru asked, eyeing the blade. There was a hint of teasing in her eyes. ‘It seems my intel was correct.’

Unohana’s feelings for Shin ran deep. If that was the case, getting Shin to join Squad Zero would be even harder than anticipated. Unohana clearly didn’t want him to leave.

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