Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 132 Two Time Travels

The larger version of Tsunade pondered for a moment, carefully choosing her words: "She is a hard-working person who often forgets to eat or sleep for her work."

"She is like a firefly in the dark night, shining so brightly and so outstanding no matter how she hides herself."

"Every time I stand next to Lady Tsunade, I often feel ashamed because I don't try hard enough and feel out of place in her life."

Aokiji and Shizune watched Tsunade selling melons in silence, their faces filled with astonishment.

At this point, Tsunade shouldn't be that kind of person. On the contrary, she was addicted to gambling, drank heavily all day, was lazy and gluttonous, and had nothing to do with the word "diligent".

Even Tsunade herself felt a little embarrassed by his praise, scratching her head and asking, "Will my future self really be that outstanding?"

"Haha, that's right, Lady Tsunade is such an outstanding woman."

The giant Tsunade stood with her hands on her hips, beaming, like a peddler boasting about her wares, her breasts swaying proudly.

Shizune cast a glance at him, as if to say: Lady Tsunade, do you have any shame?

The larger Tsunade clenched her fist and coughed twice: "In short, I've explained everything regarding Lady Tsunade. I can't tell you anything more."

Tsunade pouted sullenly, still feeling unsatisfied.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Have you guys figured out how you're going to get back?"

The larger version of Tsunade steered the conversation back to the main topic.

Aokiji, who had been mostly silent until now, spoke up to make his presence known: "The one who tied the knot must untie it. Once I've recovered, the two of us plan to go back to Loulan for a visit."

He remembered that in the original story, as long as the boss was killed, time and space could be reversed back to the original time and space.

Tsunade nodded; her line of thinking was correct.

"You just said that Orochimaru and Jiraiya were seriously injured in that era, right?"

"The larger version of Tsunade asked."

"Yes." Tsunade looked worried, unsure if she could successfully heal the two men's injuries this time.

The larger version of Tsunade suddenly asked, "Do you want me to help you heal these two?"

In his memory, neither Orochimaru nor Jiraiya had ever suffered such serious injuries.

Although Chiyo from Sunagakure promised Konoha she would treat him, putting aside whether she was capable of treating him at that time, from a positional standpoint, what if she deliberately said she was incapable of treating him?

Wouldn't that completely mess up the timeline?

Based on the above viewpoints, Tsunade felt that she had to do something, at the very least, to align the timeline with her own.

Therefore, Jiraiya and Orochimaru cannot afford any accidents.

Tsunade looked surprised.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to travel back in time with you, but rather to train you to the point where you can heal these two people on your own."

Tsunade smiled, a smile that reflected her absolute confidence in her medical skills: "You've witnessed my medical ninjutsu."

"Of course I'm happy to hear you say that."

Tsunade hesitated, then said, "But aren't you afraid of affecting history if we do that?"

"Have you ever considered that the fact that you were able to meet me might itself be part of history?"

Tsunade stared blankly, her expression dazed.

"Think it over carefully."

Tsunade called Shizune over, and this time they really left the room.

Walking down the corridor, Shizune, who had been mostly silent, couldn't help but ask, "Lady Tsunade, are you really going to guide your past self?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Aren't you afraid of changing the future?" Shizune asked Tsunade the same question.

Tsunade sighed, "Shizune, do you know? In my past, Jiraiya and Orochimaru never suffered such severe injuries."

Shizune looked bewildered: "How could that be? Isn't she from your past? Could it be because you're getting old...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Jingyin suddenly felt a sharp pain in her forehead, and a moment later, a bump appeared on her head.

"I have hearing problems. What do you mean by 'old age'? Can you explain that to me?"

Tsunade brought her face close to hers, forcing a smile, her eyes narrowed into slits.

Silent looked terrified: "You misheard..."

"Oh, really?"

"Really, I'm telling the truth."

Tsunade hates it when people say she's old, and Shizune, who has followed her for many years, knew she had touched a nerve and quickly changed the subject: "Lady Tsunade, if this little Lady Tsunade is ultimately unable to return to the past, what will you do with her...?"

Tsunade stopped, one arm across her chest, the other stroking her chin. After thinking seriously for a moment, she grinned mischievously: "How about adopting her as your daughter?"

"ha?"

Silent for a moment, she was completely bewildered.

"Haha, just kidding, just kidding."

Tsunade patted Shizune on the shoulder with a hearty smile.

Shizune looked at her mentor with an expression of utter disbelief: "Lady Tsunade, you really love to joke around..."

……

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Tsunade was discussing with Aokiji the idea that the older Tsunade had just mentioned.

Aokiji thought about it carefully and decided that the suggestion was feasible.

To be honest, he was skeptical about whether Chiyo could cure Orochimaru and Jiraiya.

Putting aside whether they have the ability to cure it, from a purely political standpoint, Sunagakure probably wouldn't want to see Konoha produce two geniuses.

If Chiyo says she has no ability, no one present can detect whether she is lying.

"I agree with Rangiku-neechan's opinion."

Aokiji first stated his opinion, and then provided his arguments.

Tsunade nodded in agreement after hearing this.

As if remembering something, she looked strange and said, "By the way, have you noticed that Rangiku-neechan looks a lot like me?"

Of course it looks like one...

You two are basically the same person!

Aokiji thought to himself, but didn't say anything, pretending not to know: "How is it similar?"

Tsunade counted on her fingers, as if listing a treasure trove: "There are many, such as hair, eyes, mouth, nose, eyebrows..."

Aokiji hit the nail on the head: "The chest doesn't look right."

"Are you asking for it?!"

Tsunade's face turned dark with anger.

"sorry……"

Aokiji felt that the habits he had developed over the years were probably not going to change anytime soon.

Tsunade puffed out her cheeks and glared, huffing, "Seriously, you can't stand it if I don't scold you for a day, can you?"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong..."

"never mind……"

Tsunade didn't bother arguing with him; it wouldn't make a difference anyway: "A great person doesn't hold a grudge against a petty person."

Aokiji repeatedly expressed his gratitude to the Lord for his great favor.

Tsunade, not one to joke around, said, "Alright, I'm not kidding anymore. Don't you think Rangiku-neechan isn't telling us the truth?"

"What do you mean...?"

Aokiji narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself: Could it be that Tsunade has noticed something is wrong?

Tsunade lowered her voice: "I don't know if you noticed that thing on her forehead."

Aokiji nodded in response.

"If I'm not mistaken, that thing looks like the Yin Seal. That's a unique ninjutsu of Grandma Mito, with a difficulty level reaching S-rank. It's not a ninjutsu that ordinary people can learn. Considering how similar she looks to me, do you think it could be my future..."

"What will your future be like...?"

"...Where's my daughter?"

Tsunade lowered her head, her ears burning red.

Aokiji: ...

After a long silence, he said, "You really are a talent."

"Don't you believe me?"

"I was thinking, I didn't say I didn't believe it."

"But your expression says it all."

Aokiji: ...

Putting aside the facts, Tsunade's analysis is actually logically consistent.

In Konoha Year 63, considering that Tsunade is probably around 55 years old now, but looks like she's in her twenties.

If we adjust the timeline, she was probably 22 or 23 years old when she was born, which makes perfect sense.

At this point, Tsunade had no idea that she would later develop the effect of preserving youth based on the Yin Sealing Technique.

Aokiji didn't intend to dwell on the matter any longer and changed the subject: "Where did I put my personal belongings?"

She's not wearing the clothes she came in; she's wearing a black and white striped hospital gown.

"Don't worry, I'll keep it safe for you."

"That's good."

"By the way, while I was tidying up your clothes, I found something that looked quite interesting. Do you know what it is?"

After Tsunade finished speaking, she took something out of her body and handed it over, her palm open to reveal it.

Aokiji looked closely.

It's something that looks like a turtle, with a blue shell covered in white stripes, and its body is pink overall.

"This isn't mine, you've taken the wrong one."

Tsunade said confidently, "This is yours. I personally searched your backpack and found it."

"But all I have in my backpack is... um..."

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just remembered, this thing seems to be mine. Sorry, I was still half asleep."

Aokiji reached out and grabbed.

"I told you so."

Tsunade yawned, looking a little sleepy: "I'm going to sleep."

"Good night."

"Okay, goodnight."

Watching Tsunade leave the room, Aokiji stared at the little turtle in his hand.

If he remembers correctly, this thing is the only important item in the "Unburnable" storyline that yields relatively good results.

This item, along with the dragon vein, possesses the ability to travel through time.

The thing that was dissected from the belly of the blue pheasant that I caught earlier was this thing before it had awakened.

As far as I remember, this thing requires the Otsutsuki to unravel, right?

How come it's been unlocked now?

Aokiji thought about it seriously for a moment.

Otsutsuki = Senju + Uchiha

In other words: Tsunade + Aokiji

He speculated that the entire item was activated due to the guidance from the dragon vein and the presence of himself and Tsunade.

Under these circumstances, his time travel this time was no longer a simple dragon vein journey, but rather a two-time journey at once!

He first returned to a timeline where "himself" did not exist, and then traveled to the present era.

This explains why Tsunade in this era seems completely unaware of herself, just like in the original story: because the time period she traveled through directly bypassed the original "Aokiji's" time travel.

As for why the character bypassed him, it's because his very presence here is the biggest bug in itself!

To delve deeper, one would need to explain why he transmigrated in the first place, which involves higher dimensions and is no longer something he should be considering now.

Therefore, it's not so surprising that he was not in Loulan after his transmigration, but near the Land of Fire.

P.S.: This explanation should be passable, if not completely.

(End of this chapter)