Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 128 Lovers Finally Get Married

Halfway there, the group of companions suddenly realized that Aokiji had fallen behind. Looking back, they saw someone lying on the ground, and it was Aokiji.

The purple beam of light behind him was already within reach; it was too late to save him now.

"Aokiji—!"

A figure rushed over without hesitation, shouting his name.

"Tsunade, don't go over there—!"

The words had barely left her mouth when it was too late; Tsunade and Aokiji were engulfed by the purple beam of light.

Konoha 63th year.

My head hurts so much...

Tsunade slowly woke up, rubbed her forehead, looked up, and found herself in an unfamiliar place. The surrounding trees were dense, and it was not the enclosed space of Loulan at all.

Strange, isn't she in Loulan?

How did I end up here?

Seemingly remembering something, Tsunade shouted loudly, "Aokiji—!"

"Don't make a sound, I'm right nearby."

Aokiji said weakly.

Normally, Tsunade would definitely have snapped at him, but seeing Aokiji's sickly appearance, all she could see in her eyes was worry: "Are you alright?"

Aokiji's face was pale, and his voice was barely audible: "I'm not well."

Tsunade:……

"Oh, right, wait a minute."

Tsunade quickly searched the package behind her; she remembered that she had prepared a corresponding antidote for this target.

A short while later, she hurriedly pulled out the antidote from the package: "It will hurt a little, you have to bear with it."

After saying that, she gave Aokiji a shot in the neck, her face full of anticipation: "Are you feeling better?"

Aokiji's forehead was sweating, and a bitter smile appeared on his face: "You're too impatient. It can't be that fast."

Tsunade examined him and found that his condition was extremely serious. His face was shrouded in shadow, and there was an inescapable sorrow between his brows.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing..."

Tsunade forced a smile, trying to appear strong.

"Is that so..."

Without even looking at her face, Aokiji could tell something from her tone. His gaze fell, and an indescribable emotion filled his chest.

"Don't give up," Tsunade encouraged him.

"It's no use. If even you can't cure it, I think there are very few people in this world who can, especially out here in the middle of nowhere..."

Aokiji lowered his eyes slightly, gave a bitter smile, and became very pessimistic.

Birds flew across the azure sky, and the blue pheasant gazed up silently. As he looked on blankly, an arm slipped under his armpit.

"What are you doing!"

"I will not give up."

"it's useless……"

"Shut up. A patient should act like a patient and not talk nonsense."

Tsunade carried him on her back.

"Where are you taking me? You don't even know where this is..."

"Shut up."

Tsunade forcefully interrupted Aokiji's speech, hugged him tightly, and started walking.

Where to run off to? To be honest, she didn't know, but if she did nothing, she was afraid she would never be able to forgive herself for doing this.

Aokiji rested his face quietly against Tsunade's soft back, the warm touch spreading to his cheek. His gaze fell, and he remained silent.

At that moment, Tsunade spoke up from ahead: "Do you remember the last time you carried me on your back?"

"..."

"Back then, I was just like you are now..."

"snort."

"What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, just a bit of a sigh. Fate really loves to play tricks on people..."

"yes."

Tsunade sighed.

"Let me ask you a question."

"What's the problem?"

"Back then, were you already in love with me?"

With everyone on the verge of death, Aokiji had no more scruples and suddenly asked this question. Upon hearing this, Tsunade's shoulders trembled involuntarily: "W-why do you say that?"

Aokiji pressed against Tsunade's back and whispered, "Because I've realized that I think I've fallen for you."

Upon hearing those words, Tsunade's heart skipped a beat, her heart pounding, and she said with a mix of pride and shyness, "Hmph, don't flatter yourself."

That being said, her bright red earlobes certainly gave her away.

Aokiji wasn't blind; he could see it clearly: "If that's the case, then why are your ears red?"

"I don't?"

"Hmph..."

"What are you laughing at?"

"Tsunade, you know what? I'm actually not that slow-witted."

"..."

"Back then, you deliberately walked around in white stockings in front of me. You didn't really think I didn't notice anything, did you? You know, you never normally wear clothes like that."

"So back then you were still..." Tsunade followed the other's words and blurted out unconsciously, but by the time she realized it, it was too late: "No, I just wanted to change things up once in a while."

Ignoring Tsunade's tsundere demeanor, Aokiji said to himself, "If you ask why, it's because I love Tsunade's unruly attitude the most."

Tsunade said speechlessly, "Unruly? Are you crazy?"

"If I weren't mentally ill, why would I have risked my life to save you back then?"

Tsunade was charmed and blushed, saying, "I can't believe I've fallen for a lunatic like you. I guess it's because I've been spending so much time with you that I've been assimilated by you."

At this point, she sighed deeply, "It's like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung."

"Tsunade, as your boyfriend, I won't allow you to compare yourself to cow dung."

Tsunade gritted her teeth: "You better live a long life. I still remember the time you slapped me."

Aokiji trembled, "I'm still a patient..."

The two bickered and made a ruckus the whole way, as if nothing had happened.

However, what is bound to happen will eventually happen.

Just as they arrived at a place called Tanzaku-cho, Aokiji's condition continued to deteriorate to the point of being life-threatening.

To avoid worrying Tsunade, Aokiji had been putting on a brave face the whole way, but now he could no longer keep up the pretense.

Severe cough, even coughing up large amounts of blood, severe chest pain, chest tightness, and shortness of breath, as if it were late-stage cancer.

"Tsunade, please put me down."

As he said this, Aokiji even found it difficult to breathe.

Tsunade was delighted upon hearing this: "What's wrong? Has your condition improved?"

"No, I need to give my last words..."

Tsunade's heart skipped a beat, as if she had fallen into a valley.

…………

Inside the casino, a woman with shimmering blonde hair slipped out stealthily: "Jingyin, sorry, I'm off. I'll come back to redeem you once I've prepared the money..."

She hadn't run far when she suddenly heard a sobbing voice, which sounded like a girl.

It wasn't that the girl was crying very loudly, but rather that Tsunade's ears were too sharp, which is why she could hear it so clearly.

The blonde woman scratched her head. "Never mind, let's go take a look."

With that in mind, she followed the sound and, sure enough, there was a girl sobbing in front of a boy lying on the ground.

The blonde girl squinted slightly, scrutinizing the girl's appearance.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

Holy crap.

If she knew this, she would definitely say it.

(End of this chapter)