Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 1 Classmate

Konoha 17th year.

Ninja Academy, Class 1-A.

The first day of school.

Five-year-old Aokiji lay listlessly on the table, yawning, looking like he wanted to sleep, but deep in his drooping eyelids he kept staring at the girl closest to the podium in the classroom.

I want to marry this girl someday.

He stroked his chin with his fingertips, making a silent resolution in his heart.

Although the incident happened suddenly.

But I feel it's necessary to explain.

This isn't puppy love, this is a little girl... doing it for her family.

"I've already introduced myself, so it's your turn now. Who wants to go first?"

After saying this, a middle-aged teacher, around thirty years old, looked around.

The students looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

However, there's nothing we can do about it. We're all strangers to each other, so it's natural to feel awkward introducing ourselves or talking about our ideals in front of others.

Perhaps it was because they understood this that the teacher, having waited in vain, stopped waiting and immediately called out names to break the deadlock.

At that moment, a clear, bell-like voice rang out.

"Teacher, let me go first."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the classroom focused their attention on the voice, which belonged to a girl with brown eyes, blonde hair, a full moon-like face, and exquisite features.

The teacher looked approving, thinking to herself that she was indeed the granddaughter of that important person.

Under everyone's gaze, the girl slowly walked onto the stage and introduced herself: "My name is Tsunade, and my dream is to one day become Hokage like my grandfather and protect the village."

This statement contained a lot of information, and some of the students present realized what it meant and began to whisper among themselves.

"So, does that mean the Hokage is yours...?"

One student couldn't help but ask.

Tsunade, with pride on her face, made no attempt to hide it: "Yes, the First Hokage was my grandfather."

Upon hearing this, the students instantly erupted in excitement. The First Hokage was the God of Shinobi who pacified the chaotic world and held a pivotal position in Konoha.

After Tsunade returned to her seat, she was quickly greeted with the warmth of a princess.

"Tsunade's dream is wonderful, and everyone should learn from her."

The teacher raised his voice to quiet the restless students below the stage.

With Tsunade leading the way, the students behind her became more enthusiastic and less reserved. Starting with Tsunade's seat, the teacher called on the students behind her to come up and introduce themselves one by one.

After who knows how many rounds of calls, it was finally Aokiji's turn to go on stage and introduce himself.

"My name is Uchiha Aokiji, and my dream is simple: to live like a plant."

The students in the audience were completely bewildered when they heard this.

What does it mean to live like a plant?

After a moment's thought, the teacher smiled warmly and praised, "That's a nice dream. Like a plant, you work hard every day and one day grow into a towering tree, providing shade for all. It's similar to the Will of Fire."

"Oh, no, that's not it." Aokiji waved his hand. "What I mean is that plants don't have to do anything. They just bask in the sun all day and can live for hundreds of years. I really yearn for that kind of simple and unpretentious life."

The slap in the face came so fast, like a tornado, that the teacher was completely stunned.

The audience was completely silent, deathly silent.

A moment later, the classroom erupted in laughter.

In short, isn't this just about lying down and doing nothing?

If everyone had so much faith in Tsunade's dream, then they must have utterly despised Aokiji's ideal of giving up.

"Hey Aokiji, this can't really be called a dream, can it...?"

At this moment, the teacher really doubted whether the Uchiha surname preceding Aokiji was genuine.

In my memory, although Uchiha kids are often difficult to get along with, they are all very ambitious. How could such an oddball appear and just give up right away?

Aokiji stared at the other person with his round eyes and retorted, "Not having to work, isn't that a wonderful dream?"

That's incredible!

This kind of unambitious ideal, spending all day doing nothing but eating and sleeping, seems... pretty good, doesn't it?

The teacher was about to refute him, but upon closer reflection, it really was remarkable. You see, some people have a huge problem just surviving. Compared to that, Aokiji's ideal seemed a bit too good to be true.

After all, the prerequisite for doing all this is that you must first be very rich to support your lazy lifestyle.

"Aokiji, you can go back now."

Aokiji silently returned to his seat.

He didn't just make up those words; he was laying the groundwork for his upcoming act of giving up.

Don't be fooled by his carefree life at school; he's actually fighting a war outside.

He didn't want to be dragged into battle because he was too outstanding, becoming nourishment for the great tree of Konoha.

Besides, the Uchiha clan is known for its aggressiveness. His decision to play dumb was intended to create an impression of being harmless, lower others' guard, and prepare for the future as Hokage.

Aokiji, being a child, could not possibly be so cunning; rather, it was because he was an "orphan" transmigrator.

It wasn't that he had any lofty ambitions to become Hokage; it was simply because he had no other choice. Once the war was over, the Konoha higher-ups would discard him like a used tool, and Aokiji, born into the Uchiha clan, would definitely be caught in the crossfire.

The best way to avoid this situation is for the Uchiha clan to produce a new Hokage.

As for the other family members, Aokiji can't be relied upon.

They were all incredibly straightforward. In the original story, they were clearly planning a rebellion, but they would always make a fuss at the Nanga Shrine, as if they were afraid others wouldn't know.

Therefore, he had no choice but to do it himself.

As is customary, a time traveler should have their own unique cheat ability, such as having a name that sounds impressive, or perhaps having a template or something. But unfortunately, apart from having the same name as that person, they have absolutely no connection.

However, it seems that it can't be said that it's completely unrelated, as his deceased mother possessed the bloodline limit of Ice Release.

In other words, Aokiji is a potential powerhouse who possesses two bloodline limits.

When a ninja awakens their bloodline limit, their chakra will increase rapidly. If they are subjected to strong emotional stimulation, their chakra may even surge on the spot or go berserk.

A typical example is the young Bai in the original work. After witnessing his mother being killed by his father, he lost control of his power. By the time he realized what was happening, the entire house was pierced by a giant ice spike, and everyone died on the spot.

In addition, he is from the Uchiha clan, and his chakra is naturally much greater than that of ordinary people.

In the original story, Kakashi was surprised when he first met Sasuke that Sasuke, at the age of 12, possessed the chakra to use the Great Fireball Technique, even though Sasuke could actually use it at the age of 6...

With these two potentials, Aokiji could conservatively reach the Elite 8 level of chakra even without awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Don't underestimate the Elite 8 level; on a global scale, this level of chakra is absolutely outstanding.

Kakashi's "Skill 6" is often jokingly referred to as a unit of measurement. Despite having a pitifully low chakra level, he still manages to carve a dog's head on an earthen wall, and he does it so realistically...

But in reality, Kakashi's chakra level is quite high; it's just that the people around him or his opponents are too monstrous, which makes it seem like Kakashi doesn't have much chakra.

Having two bloodline limits, what need is there for cheat codes?

I'm a cheat code.

However, one should not be too absolute in anything, lest one's efforts come to nothing.

There are probabilistic differences in the inheritance of different bloodline limits, and it is extremely difficult to possess two bloodline limits at the same time. As far as I can remember, apart from technology and ruthless skills, there seems to be only that woman from Kirigakure who likes to wear fishnet stockings.

It is estimated that the probability of artificially creating two bloodline limits is extremely low, otherwise there would be so few two bloodline limits.

Not long after Aokiji's introduction, another student stepped forward to introduce himself.

Aokiji rested his chin on his hand, sizing up the boy who was dressed in a kimono and had a handsome face.

His name is Orochimaru, and if I'm not mistaken, he should be the scientist from the original story.

Perhaps it's because handsome men are always attracted to each other, because after the other person finished introducing himself, he glanced at me intentionally or unintentionally.

Aokiji and Aokiji exchanged a smile.

Having made eye contact, we should have more in-depth communication and cultivate our relationship.

Of course, priorities should not be confused.

He glanced sideways at a blonde little girl.

The Uchiha clan has truly had the worst luck imaginable. As one of the two founding shareholders of Konoha, in every Ninja World War, the Uchiha clan was always at the forefront, shedding blood and tears. With the strength of the entire clan, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were the leaders of a region.

As a result, when it came to the election for the Fourth Hokage, he not only failed to be elected, but he didn't even receive a nomination, which was a blatant insult.

Not to mention that after the Fourth Hokage's death, that old codger Third Hokage still righteously occupied the position of Hokage, firmly holding onto the power in his hands and refusing to let go. He even took advantage of the Nine-Tails' chaos to force the Uchiha clan to relocate the village's power center, which was tantamount to suppressing them in a roundabout way.

Don't say it's all Danzo's fault; who knows if the two of them were working together?

Say what the leaders cannot say...

Only a young man like Itachi Uchiha was fooled.

The Konoha leadership is starting to treat the Uchiha clan less like human beings.

It's perfectly normal for the Uchiha clan to want to rebel and demand fair treatment.

From this point, Aokiji realized that for the Uchiha clan to be elected Hokage, what mattered was not strength or fame, but political status.

In reality, don't people on the other side of the ocean also need to stack buffs first...?

This is also why Aokiji has feelings for Tsunade.

When the Senju and Uchiha powers merge into one, one can obtain the myriad forms of the universe...

The stone tablet passed down through generations of the Uchiha clan—this is the correct way to understand it.

My ancestor, Madara, you've misunderstood!

P.S.: I originally wanted to name him Toshiro or Hitsugaya, but since those three characters are awkward to pronounce, I changed it to Aokiji, which is easier to say with two characters. The main character's appearance is roughly that of a black-haired Toshiro…

(End of this chapter)