Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 134 Orochimaru

Thinking of this, even the larger version of Tsunade's gaze towards Aokiji changed. Could this boy be her lost youth?

"Aokiji, here, you can have this piece of meat."

She picked up a piece of meat and placed it in Aokiji's bowl.

Aokiji: ? ? ?

What's going on? When did we start having a good relationship?

Tsunade's cheeks puffed out slightly; she was jealous.

I was here first, and she never did that to Aokiji.

But when she thought that the other person might be her future daughter, the nature of her actions changed; it turned out to be a gesture of filial piety...

Thinking this way, Tsunade felt relieved and couldn't help but marvel at how wondrous this world truly is.

Noticing the strange look from Aokiji, the larger Tsunade coughed and explained, "You've been in the hospital all these past few days, it's quite pitiful."

Aokiji smiled brightly: "Rangiku-neechan is such a gentle woman. I hope I can marry someone like you someday."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt her foot being stepped on, and a sharp gaze pierced her: "You pervert."

Aokiji: ? ? ?

In Tsunade's eyes, the larger version of Tsunade is her daughter.

So what was Aokiji's behavior just now? It was definitely the behavior of a demon father.

However, Aokiji was oblivious to the situation and just said it offhand, unaware that Tsunade was so certain that the larger version of Tsunade was her daughter.

A helpless Aokiji could only explain, "It's just a longing for older women."

Tsunade's cheeks puffed up in anger: "Do you think I'm invisible?"

He got jealous and quickly apologized.

The two were flirting, which Tsunade, who had been single for most of her life, couldn't help but envy.

The larger version of Tsunade wondered, if Aokiji hadn't died, would she be in the same situation now?

Just as she was feeling somewhat sentimental about this, she suddenly paused, realizing that something was amiss.

Traveling through time to the past can lead to changes in history, which is understandable.

However, if time travels towards the future, then there is a significant bug problem.

After all, the future hasn't even happened yet, so what kind of nonsense is this about time travel?

The larger Tsunade has no concept of parallel timelines, so when she thinks about this, she feels like she's in a dead end, and her head is throbbing.

She thought that if Orochimaru were here at this moment, he might be able to offer a different explanation for what was happening before her eyes.

Even if Orochimaru were here, she probably wouldn't stoop to asking him, since she had recently heard that he had killed the Third Hokage.

She did not return to Konoha to verify the truth, but the rumors are most likely true.

So Tsunade could only rack her brains to figure out the reason why the two people in front of her had traveled through time. Fortunately, her efforts paid off, and she finally found a relatively reasonable explanation.

Since time travel can only go to the past, is it possible that in her timeline, somewhere, someone traveled back in time, changed something, and caused a chain reaction, resulting in Aokiji and Tsunade traveling to her timeline?

If we follow this assumption, then the logic makes sense.

Tsunade gave a bitter smile.

She hadn't intended to change the past, but little did she know that it had already begun to change without her realizing it.

"Rangiku-neechan, what have you been spacing out about since just now?" Tsunade asked.

"It's nothing."

The larger version of Tsunade gave a vague answer, while secretly considering whether or not to change history.

After all, history has already been changed and cannot be undone, so why not make the best of a mistake and let it develop in a way that is in our own best interest?

Tsunade tilted her head, looking confused.

Aokiji glanced at her, secretly quite curious about how this future Tsunade viewed the two of them, especially himself, the bug in the system.

The larger Tsunade asked curiously, "Assuming you two can go back, how will you face the Uchiha and Senju clans? As far as I know, these two clans have a long history of conflict."

Tsunade glanced at her, thinking that she was putting on quite a show, so she took the opportunity to state her position: "What else can we do? Of course, we will openly admit it, and then the people of both clans will recognize us. Being timid and hesitant is not in my nature."

The larger version of Tsunade nodded slightly, acknowledging that this was indeed something she had done in the past: "Even when faced with unimaginable obstacles?"

"I'm not afraid." Tsunade's eyes were filled with determination.

"I'm scared." A timid voice suddenly rang out in the air.

Large Tsunade: ? ? ?

Tsunade: ? ? ?

They really didn't expect that Aokiji would sabotage them at this moment.

Aokiji quickly responded, "Don't hit me yet, give me a chance to explain."

Tsunade lowered her eyebrows, glanced sideways, and her wide-open brown pupils seemed to say, "You owe me an explanation."

If the answer wasn't perfect, Aokiji suspected Tsunade might take action, so he carefully chose his words: "The strength and weakness are disproportionate, so we can't compete by force, but we must gather momentum."

Tsunade said impatiently, "Speak like a human."

"Uh... to put it simply, you wait for me for five or six years, until I reach Kage-level strength, and then we'll announce our relationship."

Aokiji said domineeringly, "If anyone objects when the time comes, I'll slap them across the face. Hmph, let's see who dares to object then."

"Isn't this a bad idea?"

Tsunade felt this was a bit too much, but also inexplicably cool, and she liked it.

"Don't let my usual demeanor fool you, I do have Uchiha blood flowing through my veins. Uh... should I beat them into submission first, and then try to reason with them?"

With Tsunade in her larger form still watching, Aokiji felt it was better to tone it down.

The larger Tsunade glanced at Aokiji, thinking to herself, "As expected of a child of the Uchiha clan, he likes to speak with power."

I wonder what he thought when he learned that his family would be wiped out.

"Even if you're from the Uchiha clan, reaching Kage-level strength isn't easy."

Tsunade shook her head.

Reaching the level of a film star in five or six years—what is the level of a film star, like cabbage?

"Yes, I believe you."

Tsunade had great confidence in Aokiji.

Large Tsunade: ...

"Oh my, you're so protective of him, huh? You two aren't even officially together yet."

The larger version of Tsunade grinned mischievously and started teasing.

Tsunade truthfully stated, "He's usually a bit unserious, but he's incredibly strong."

How strong is it?

"Better than me, right?"

At full power, Tsunade had to admit that Aokiji was indeed stronger than her.

Tsunade narrowed her eyes, intrigued. She knew very well just how strong her past self had been.

Among his peers, only Orochimaru is slightly stronger than him, but this Aokiji was actually admitted by Tsunade to be stronger than her. It's probably not just a little bit stronger; he might even be stronger than Orochimaru of the same age.

But upon reflection, this makes sense. I used to be very ambitious; to catch his eye, I must have had some ability.

"Interesting. Want to fight me?"

The larger Tsunade gestured with her chin toward Aokiji, "If you win, I can give you this."

With that, she took out the crystal pendant from her chest: "This is priceless."

Aokiji's teeth ached when he saw this thing.

This is a death necklace.

Think about the previous two owners of this necklace; neither of them had a good ending.

If the protagonist hadn't crushed the necklace later, breaking the curse, he might have ended up dead too (parentheses).

Aokiji shook his head: "Although I am somewhat confident in my abilities, I have no interest in asking for trouble."

"Scared already? This isn't the kind of person who just said those things." The larger Tsunade used reverse psychology.

"I'm being cautious. If it's really as you say, this thing is priceless. I don't believe you unless you have absolute confidence."

The larger version of Tsunade curled her lip and put the matter aside.

After drinking too much, Tsunade, feeling the effects of the alcohol, suddenly suggested, "Tsunade, let's make a few bets."

She was quite curious to see who would win, given their luck.

Tsunade shook her head and refused.

The larger version of Tsunade couldn't have imagined that, under normal circumstances, she, a gambling addict, would agree without even thinking upon hearing this.

"I have quit gambling."

"You've given it up?" Tsunade asked, puzzled. "Why?"

"Gambling is a bad thing; it has ruined many families and caused many deaths."

Tsunade felt that the person in front of her was very likely her future daughter, and that she needed to take on the responsibility of educating her.

That's true, but Tsunade was still very shocked.

Has she been so greatly affected by the past that she even gave up gambling?

"What does it matter? It's just one."

The larger version of Tsunade, still unwilling to give up, continued to instigate.

She really wanted to know who would win the bet between the two of them.

Hearing him say that, Tsunade's gambling addiction kicked in, and with a glimmer of hope, she loosened her grip: "How about one round?"

"Yeah, yeah, just one."

The giant Tsunade smiled, like a child trafficker holding a lollipop and walking around trying to abduct a child.

Seeing that the larger version of Tsunade's evil plan was about to succeed, Aokiji realized this wouldn't do and quickly stepped forward to dissuade her, saying, "Rangiku-neechan, although you have been kind to me, please have some self-respect and don't corrupt my Tsunade, okay?"

What a joke! Tsunade finally quit gambling, she can't afford to get back into this bad habit. What if all her efforts are wasted?

Before the two confirmed their relationship, he had no say in it and no ability to interfere.

But things are different now.

Tsunade's money is his money.

My money is still my money.

How could he possibly allow this spendthrift woman to gamble?

Aokiji thought that Tsunade should hand over all her earnings to him in the future, because he was afraid that she would relapse into her gambling addiction and squander the family fortune. This was for her own good (parentheses).

Tsunade pulled herself back from the brink, sighed, and ultimately restrained herself from indulging in gambling.

The larger version of Tsunade's evil scheme failed, so she could only rely on making a living to quell her resentment.

…………

After that, life went on as usual.

Tsunade learns medical ninjutsu from her future self.

Afraid of disturbing her, Aokiji usually didn't stay with her. Apart from occasionally training, he would also wander around the streets of Tanabata.

That day, I happened to see the larger version of Tsunade playing a slot machine by herself.

He walked up curiously and asked, "Why is it just Rangiku-nee alone? Aren't you going to teach Tsunade medical knowledge today?"

The larger Tsunade said in a pleading tone, half-jokingly, "I sometimes want to slack off, and I've already had Shizune take over my lessons in this area."

Aokiji nodded, and was about to say something when suddenly the slot machine splattered a bunch of coins. It looked like he had won a big prize, and he instinctively congratulated him.

Logically, winning money should make her happy, but the larger version of Tsunade frowned and couldn't feel happy. As if to confirm her thoughts, she played several rounds in a row and found that she won the grand prize every time.

"Aokiji, let's get out of here quickly."

Before bad luck struck, the larger Tsunade made a decisive move, abandoning even the coins spitting out of the machine, and left without a second thought.

Tsunade has a special kind of luck; often, when she wins money, it means bad luck is about to come.

Thinking of this, Aokiji picked up his foot and started walking back. The two passed through a street with walls on both sides. As they were walking, a huge explosion suddenly rang out not far away.

The two looked over instinctively and saw that a tall building had been blown up, with smoke billowing into the air.

When I came to my senses, there were two people standing in front of me.

Upon seeing the two, the larger version of Tsunade's eyes widened in shock. "Orochimaru..." she exclaimed.

P.S.: This is a brief introduction to the original work.

(End of this chapter)