As everyone left, Charles glanced at the ninja cards in his collection: Chiyo, Zaku Abumi, Dosu Kinuta, Shizuka, and Cee.
Looking at Cee's card, Charles decided to wait before manifesting this Cloud Village ninja. He planned to do it when he had recruited one or two more from the Cloud Village, making it more impactful when they finally appeared.
Opening the ninja card interface, Charles placed Chiyo, Zaku Abumi, Dosu Kinuta, and Shizuka into the deployment slots and selected to manifest them nearby.
Soon, the four figures materialized before Charles. As they became fully formed and awoke, Charles spoke:
"Chiyo, Zaku Abumi, Dosu Kinuta, you three will head to the Summoning Realm shortly. You will receive information about this world and learn it thoroughly. After that, you'll be assigned to the bases of Sound and Sand Ninjas in this world."
"Yes, Lord Charles!" the three responded in unison.
After receiving the learning materials, the three used the Reverse Summoning Technique to head to the Summoning Realm.
Looking at Shizuka, Charles decided to place her in the secretary team under Ginny's supervision.
"Shizuka, come with me."
"Yes, Lord Charles!"
Charles led Shizuka towards Ginny's office. Along the way, people gave curious looks at Shizuka. Her appearance and figure were strikingly beautiful, and the absence of a ninja village headband caught everyone's attention.
However, Shizuka's combat attire indicated she was no ordinary character.
Soon, Charles and Shizuka arrived outside Ginny's office, which was open. Inside, a ninja was discussing about vibranium with Ginny. Seeing Charles, everyone greeted, "Lord Charles!"
Charles nodded in acknowledgment and approached Ginny, saying:
"Ginny, this is Shizuka. She just arrived here, and I'll leave her with you to familiarize her with this world's knowledge and customs."
Shizuka stepped forward and extended her hand. "Hello, I'm Shizuka. Please take care of me."
Ginny looked at Shizuka, noting that the number of beautiful female ninjas from the ninja world was growing.
Previously, there was Tsunade, and now there was Shizuka...
Ginny shook Shizuka's hand and smiled. "I'm Ginny, the boss's secretary. You'll be working with me from now on."
Seeing the two get acquainted, Charles left without lingering and headed to the training room to get a handle on his newly acquired strength.
...
Soon, evening arrived.
The door of Training Room No. 3 opened, and Tsunade walked in.
"Charles, the party has started. Why aren't you there yet?"
Charles stopped training and said, "I got caught up in training and forgot about the party."
Tsunade approached him and said, "Come on, let's go to the party together."
"Alright."
Charles and Tsunade left the training room and headed towards the dining area. The party was primarily for the ninjas, so it was held in the dining area.
The party was lively, with ninjas gathered in small groups, chatting and laughing. When they saw Charles and Tsunade arrive, they greeted, "Lord Charles, Lady Tsunade."
Charles responded warmly, urging everyone to enjoy themselves and not worry about formalities.
Tsunade led Charles to a table where Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki were seated, while Naruto Uzumaki was with the younger generation.
Seeing Tsunade bring Charles over, Jiraiya grinned and said, "Tsunade, you brought Lord Charles over."
The others stood up and greeted, "Lord Charles."
Charles quickly said, "Sit, everyone. There's no need to be formal at the party."
Charles and Tsunade also sat down, close to each other.
Everyone enjoyed the food and drink, chatting happily. After a while, Jiraiya turned to Minato and said:
"Among the three of us, it seems my student turned out the best."
"Hahaha, my student became the Fourth Hokage."
Minato had met Jiraiya after leaving the conference room and explained the situation to his teacher, who then proudly shared it with the group.
Tsunade retorted, "Don't be so smug. You didn't even have a student when you came here."
Jiraiya, unfazed, responded, "A future disciple is still my disciple. Isn't that right, Orochimaru?"
Orochimaru squinted his eyes and glanced at Minato Namikaze beside him. He was curious about what had happened in the future that led to the Fourth Hokage being Jiraiya's disciple rather than one of the sannin.
It was interesting.
However, now that they were no longer in the ninja world, Orochimaru was no longer concerned with the original history of the future after several fruitless attempts to explore it.
"How does it feel to be surpassed by your disciple, Jiraiya?"
"You probably can't match Minato now, can you?"
Minato, unsure what to say, just smiled warmly at everyone.
Jiraiya, embarrassed by Orochimaru's words, scratched his head awkwardly and said, "I'm also training and strengthening my power. When I merge with my future self, I'll be even stronger."
Then Jiraiya looked at Charles and asked, "Lord Charles, do I also have a powerful future self?"
Charles laughed, "Didn't you already learn from Naruto?"
Tsunade chuckled, "You even took your own disciple's son as your disciple. Jiraiya, you really have a knack for this."
Tsunade and Orochimaru both burst into laughter.
At this moment, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki approached Charles with a toast, "Lord Charles, thank you for giving us a second chance at life, allowing us to accompany and care for Naruto."
Charles raised his glass and clinked it with the couple's glasses, then said, "Cherish the present. If a great war comes, Naruto might also merge with his future self and grow up instantly. I have a future self of his in storage."
Minato and Kushina drank their wine in one gulp and said, "Thank you, Lord Charles. We will do our best to protect Naruto and help him grow up."
Charles nodded, then drank his wine as well.
At this moment, Tsunade appeared with two dice cups and said, "Charles, let's play a game of dice. The loser drinks."
Hearing Tsunade's request, Charles found it amusing. Was she trying to get him drunk?
"Tsunade, are you sure you want to play with me?"
Tsunade placed the dice cups on the table and said, "I don't mind losing money, but I don't believe I'll lose in a drinking game. Are you afraid I'll win?"
Seeing Tsunade, already a bit tipsy, Charles didn't refuse her request and started playing dice with her.
"Big."
"Small."
"Triple."
The game started quickly, and Tsunade lost five rounds in a row, downing five glasses of whiskey in one go. Despite her strong constitution, her face started to flush from the alcohol.
Watching Tsunade play with Charles, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and the Namikaze couple left the table to give them some space.
Tsunade and Charles played for half an hour. Naturally, Tsunade kept losing and ended up drinking whiskey for the entire half hour. Frustrated with her constant losses, she put down the dice cup and said:
"This isn't fun. Let's play rock-paper-scissors."
With Charles intentionally letting her win a few rounds, Tsunade finally managed to win a few times, and Charles drank a few sips of alcohol as well.
At this point, Tsunade leaned on Charles's shoulder with one arm, the two of them very close. Charles could smell Tsunade's fragrance.
Tsunade then said, "Charles, I've heard that my brother died on the battlefield in the future. Can you bring him here? I want him to grow up safely."
Tsunade was devastated to learn that in the future, her brother died young in an explosive trap. She hoped Charles could bring Nawaki to her.
Hearing Tsunade mention her brother, Charles sighed, "Nawaki..."
"I'll see what I can do. If it's possible, I'll bring him over."
Charles was also troubled by Nawaki's situation. In the original story, his death was too dramatic, dying in front of Orochimaru on his first mission outside the village.
However, Charles was also concerned that there was no ninja card for Nawaki.
He wasn't sure if he could recruit him, but he didn't rule out the possibility that the card might appear, just like it had for other ninjas who hadn't shown up before his time travel in the game.
"Thank you, Charles."
Tsunade then kissed Charles on the cheek before passing out drunk.
Feeling the moisture on his cheek, Charles looked at Tsunade, who was now completely unconscious, thoroughly drunk, while the table was littered with empty whiskey bottles.