Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 116 I'll Take Care of You 13

The three Jonin from Wano Country were panting heavily, their faces extremely pale.

The Konoha ninjas they were fighting were incredibly strong; they were only twelve or thirteen years old, yet their strength was so formidable.

The gap between large and small countries is incomparable, both in terms of quantity and quality.

"Damn it, we have to hold out until Lord Dokai arrives."

Thinking this way, as long as that person arrives, everything will be resolved.

Seemingly giving them little time to think, the chains of ice erupted all at once, striking like snakes.

Two of the three reacted quickly and jumped to the left and right, but the female ninja in the middle reacted a beat slower and failed to dodge, unfortunately getting entangled by two ice chains.

"Damn it, let me go."

As soon as the female ninja shouted, she suddenly felt a wave of intense heat hitting her face; it was an enormous fireball.

Fire Release: Flame Bullet.

This technique is not an ordinary fire release. Ordinary fire release involves holding chakra in your mouth and then spraying it out, but this technique first converts the chakra into oil, and then uses fire release to burn it while spitting it out, making it much hotter than ordinary fire release.

Clearly, with the ice chains binding her, the woman had no chance of escaping. With a scream, the female ninja collapsed to the ground, her entire body scalded.

Jiraiya, who had landed a successful blow, was not too excited. Instead, he was somewhat annoyed: "Ah, I am a gentleman. How could I let myself hit a woman?"

Upon seeing this, one of the female ninja's companions was momentarily distracted. She had just managed to call out a name when she was drowned out by another fierce voice.

"Go to hell."

Immediately afterwards, a deafening roar shook the earth, splitting rocks and soil. The ground beneath the feet of the Wano Country Jonin exploded, causing him to lose his footing and stumble.

Before he could figure out what was happening, he suddenly saw a figure emerge from a shattered boulder above, swinging its fist and charging towards him.

The Jonin was intimidated by Tsunade's imposing aura and was terrified. He staggered back a step, his face filled with fear.

It was this momentary hesitation that gave Tsunade the opportunity to strike and punch him in the face.

With a muffled thud, the Jonin was thrown backward like a kite with a broken string, only stopping when his back hit the wall and he passed out.

Aokiji's feint attack had a domino effect; as enemies were defeated one by one, the third Jonin also panicked.

Orochimaru, who had been secretly waiting for an opportunity, seized the chance to strike. He quickly formed hand seals, and with a thud, a shuriken burst through the white smoke and flew towards the last Wano Country Jonin.

The Wano Country Jonin was slightly taken aback when he saw that it was just a shuriken flying towards him, but by the time he realized what was happening, it was too late.

"impossible."

The Wano Country Jonin's pupils contracted as the single shuriken that had come into view instantly multiplied into countless shuriken.

The technique of creating clones with sword shadows in hand.

Before he even had a chance to react, the Wano Country Jonin was riddled with holes, bleeding profusely, and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

After the battle, Orochimaru's team gathered together to report on their results.

"If nothing unexpected happens, all we need to do is find the final boss and defeat it, and we'll get 100 million taels, right? Hehe..."

Seeing Jiraiya's lewd smile, Aokiji and the others shook their heads and rubbed their foreheads. This guy was probably thinking about some lewd things again, like massage parlors or young models.

However, it would be a lie to say that they weren't tempted by such a huge sum of money. After all, it was a full 100 million taels of silver. Where else could you find a mission with that much money?

"Aokiji owes a lot to you this time," Orochimaru said with a smile.

Everyone was very happy that Orochimaru's team had earned such a large order right from the start.

Aokiji casually asked, "What are you going to do with this money?"

Tsunade was the most enthusiastic to answer, and she was about to speak first when Aokiji interrupted her, waving his hand: "I know, you're going to gamble, right?"

Tsunade said dejectedly, "What do you mean to me?"

Aokiji retorted, "Isn't that right?"

Tsunade said angrily, "I've already quit gambling."

"When?"

"Well, why should I explain it to you?"

Since that incident, Tsunade has decided to quit gambling: "I'm going to invest this money in medical infrastructure."

Aokiji thought she was a bit silly: "This amount of money is quite a lot for an individual, but it's just a drop in the bucket for a project of this scale."

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; a great river is formed from countless small streams." Tsunade's brown eyes were filled with seriousness: "Although my personal strength is currently limited, I believe that as long as I am willing to work hard, more and more people will recognize me and follow behind me."

"You really are..."

Aokiji paused, and Tsunade pressed, "What is it?"

"Nothing?" Aokiji replied evasively.

(￣へ￣) Tsunade turned her face away awkwardly, thinking to herself, is it really that hard for this guy to praise her?

Aokiji turned to Orochimaru: "And what about you?"

"As for me, I would probably invest that money in some experiments."

Orochimaru has loved conducting experiments since he was a child, but he didn't have the money in the past. Now that he has the money, he naturally wants to thoroughly study the research topics he wanted to do in the past.

Aokiji nodded in agreement; this was indeed in line with Orochimaru's style of doing things.

Orochimaru asked curiously, "So, Aokiji, how are you going to spend the money?"

"Of course I'll enroll in a magic training course..." Aokiji replied, explaining, "I'm going to save this money as a retirement fund."

Tsunade rolled her eyes at her, speechless. "Your ninja career has only just begun, and you're already thinking about retiring? How much do you not want to be a ninja?"

"Being a ninja is a high-risk profession. Who knows if something bad will happen during a mission, like losing an arm or a leg and becoming disabled? Then no one will want to hire you, and you'll lack a stable income. It wouldn't be surprising if you starved to death. What should I do if I can earn as much as possible while I'm still alive and well? Are you going to support me?"

I'll take care of you...

Tsunade retorted haughtily, "Who wants to take care of you?"

"That's it."

Aokiji shrugged: "Alright, enough chit-chat, let's get this mission done."

"Hey, why aren't you guys asking me anything?" Jiraiya complained, feeling ignored.

Tsunade ignored the clipboard: "Anyway, it's probably related to Se-se's matter."

Jiraiya, whose voice had been implicated, quickly changed the subject: "Uh, let's hurry up and carry out our mission to find that damned tyrant."

"If you're looking for me, then I've arrived."

The sudden sound, like a thunderclap and as powerful as a galloping horse, made Orochimaru's team turn sharply toward the place where the voices of support were coming.

A burly man wielding a spiked club, with a swallow's jaw and tiger's beard, had a dignified and fierce face. If it weren't for the strange bandage covering his face, he could easily be described as having a leopard's head and piercing eyes.

Judging from the sharp aura emanating from him, Aokiji sensed from the first glance that this newcomer was extraordinary, and he closed his eyes slightly, becoming extremely vigilant.

(End of this chapter)