Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 141 Jiraiya, Go Become the Fifth Hokage!

Aokiji: ...

Tsunade: ...

Tsunade: ...

Jiraiya: ...

Tsunade snapped out of her daze and, seeing Aokiji still standing there dumbfounded, angrily yelled, "Aokiji, you idiot, what are you standing there for? Fight back!"

She wasn't angry because Aokiji had fallen for the trick, but simply because this guy had been staring blankly at other women's naked bodies. This wasn't the first time this had happened, and he needed to be dealt with.

With unwavering perseverance, Aokiji broke through the seduction technique. Although he missed the perfect time to dodge, it wasn't too late, and with his strength, he was still more than capable of reacting.

The female version of Naruto continued running, "It's not over yet, the Harem Technique."

Soon, six shadow clones behind him made a thud, the white smoke dissipated, and they transformed into six naked women of varying shapes and sizes.

Aokiji: ...

Tsunade: ...

Tsunade: ...

Jiraiya: ...

Aokiji was hit again, and by the time he came to his senses, he was completely caught off guard. A fist the size of a sandbag came into view.

Naruto punched in the face, and as the name suggests, his face split open.

Some of the ice armor covering Aokiji's cheeks peeled off, his body leaned back sharply, he leaped backward in the air, and his gaze shifted downward, revealing a surprising scene.

With a series of whooshing sounds, he saw a shadow clone next to Naruto's main body frantically fiddling with its right hand, palm up. In no time, a blue sphere appeared a few centimeters above the palm.

"This ninjutsu is..." Tsunade looked surprised when she saw the ball-shaped object in Naruto's palm.

This is a unique ninjutsu of the Fourth Hokage, and it is extremely difficult to master.

Jiraiya proudly declared, "Not bad, right?"

Tsunade glanced sideways, thinking that Aokiji must have had enough fun by now.

The moment Aokiji landed, he sprang to his feet, quickly forming hand seals. His arms froze, transforming into a massive, hard ice fist.

Ice Release: Diamond Dust Fist.

Rasengan.

The two forces collided, and the difference in strength was immediately apparent. The enormous ice fist crumbled like tofu dregs before the Rasengan.

With a loud bang, Aokiji flew out.

"We won." Naruto's face showed the joy of victory.

"Naruto—!"

Jiraiya shouted a warning, but it was too late.

Naruto was stunned. He saw that all that was lying on the ground was a peeling ice shell, hollow inside. Clearly, the original body was nowhere to be found.

Naruto turned around, and a water-human hybrid emerged from the ground, lunging at him and wrapping its arms around his waist.

Water Release: Water Clone X Taijutsu: Uchiha Throw

In Naruto's panic, a figure suddenly appeared behind him. After a series of smooth hand seals, the figure transformed into water, rapidly expanding to form a water sphere that enveloped Naruto.

"Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"

Naruto was trapped in the water prison, unable to move, bubbling and gurgling. His main body was attacked, and his shadow clones all turned into smoke and dissipated.

Aokiji turned to Tsunade and Jiraiya and said calmly, "I guess I've won, haven't I?"

Once this technique is used, unless Naruto unleashes his full power and uses the tailed beast's power, there is absolutely no way he can break free with his current strength.

"I won the bet." Daisuke revealed the joy of victory.

Jiraiya sighed, resigned to accepting the fact.

As Aokiji predicted, Naruto did not unleash his full potential, since he was not under any life-threatening circumstances and Aokiji did not verbally provoke him. Without these two factors, Naruto's defeat became inevitable.

Aokiji pulled his hand away from the water sphere. Without the chakra transfer, the water sphere burst open like a punctured balloon, freeing Naruto from his predicament. He gasped for fresh air, realizing he had almost drowned.

He was soaking wet, looking like a drowned rat.

"Damn it, I was careless." Naruto lamented, naively believing he could win in another round: "Let's play one more game."

"Naruto is a man of his word."

As he said this, Jiraiya gave Aokiji a meaningful look. With his keen eyesight, he was certainly not as naive as Naruto, who couldn't see through the trick.

Judging from the speed Aokiji displayed at the end, he definitely held back. Throughout the entire match, Naruto was completely outmaneuvered and unaware of what was happening. No matter how many more matches he plays, Naruto will be the loser at this stage.

He had to admit that Tsunade was absolutely right; Aokiji was indeed an extraordinary child, and his current strength had probably already reached the level of a Jonin.

Tsunade, rarely winning a bet, laughed heartily and waved to Aokiji: "Aokiji, you're great! Come here and give Mommy a kiss."

Aokiji glanced at her deliberately, "Aren't you getting a little too into the role?"

"Mother, please have some self-respect."

Tsunade stood in front of Aokiji, blocking this shameless future version of herself.

Tsunade coughed a few times; she was just joking, why was her past self so nervous?

After losing the duel, Naruto held his head in frustration: "Who am I supposed to get treatment from now? Sasuke, Kakashi, Lee, and the others?"

Seeing his sincerity, Aokiji pleaded for him, hoping that Tsunade could help Naruto. He didn't need to become the Fifth Hokage, but at least he could save a few people and visit Konoha while he was at it. After all, Tsunade hadn't graduated yet, so there was still time.

Tsunade didn't refuse. She had planned to send Aokiji and the other to Konoha to learn more about the future of Konoha. There were some things that the two of them needed to see for themselves to better understand them.

Besides, she hadn't been back to Konoha for a long time, so it wouldn't be bad to take this opportunity to go back. After all, if history were to change in the future, she might not have this chance anymore.

When Naruto heard that Tsunade was suddenly willing to help heal her comrade again, he immediately stopped crying and smiled, turning his sorrow into joy.

Because of the contrast mentioned earlier, he suddenly felt that Tsunade was a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Jiraiya was pleased to see that Tsunade was willing to return to the village: "Tsunade, I knew you weren't that kind of person."

At that moment, Tsunade gave a meaningful smile, which made Jiraiya a little uneasy: "Uh, what's wrong?"

"Do you remember the bet we made before?" Tsunade said with a smile.

"Remember."

"That's good. Now it's time to keep my promise. Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you."

"What's wrong?"

"Go and become the Fifth Hokage."

"Fine... my ass." Jiraiya was a beat slow to react.

"What are you yelling about?" Tsunade opened her eyes, her eyebrows furrowed in annoyance, as if she was making a big fuss over nothing.

Jiraiya clasped his hands together and pleaded, "Tsunade, I really don't want to be Hokage, please, please become Hokage."

Tsunade looked disgusted and flatly refused: "Come on, who wants to do this stupid job? Let them do it."

Jiraiya knew it was a terrible job: "You know my personality, I'm not suited for this."

"It's okay, you'll get used to it. Nobody's born to be Hokage."

"That won't work either, I'm very busy every day."

Tsunade scoffed, "Nonsense! You may not have time, but do you think I do? I have to take care of two hungry babies every day. How can I have time to manage the village?"

Tsunade: ...

Aokiji: ...

Jiraiya still wanted to say a few more words, and wanted to make a struggle.

Tsunade interrupted him before he could speak, saying, "Compared to me, who has children to take care of, you bachelors have far more free time. And don't think I don't know what you do all day—nothing more than drinking and rescuing prostitutes..."

Jiraiya: ...

Tsunade closed her eyes for a moment, then continued, "Apart from not becoming the Fifth Hokage, I think I have done everything I could in other aspects."

After saying that, she looked at Naruto: "You are this guy's disciple, so you should also try to persuade him."

Naruto thought about it seriously. If the Perverted Sage became the Fifth Hokage, wouldn't he be the Hokage's personal disciple?

Doesn't this sound even more handsome than some lecherous immortal disciple?

Thinking about this, Naruto realized something and advised with a smile, "Perverted Sage, why don't you become Hokage?"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya was so angry he almost cursed, "You're a traitor!"

Aokiji, adopting a wait-and-see attitude, also joined in the persuasion: "Forgive my youth, but I have something I'm not sure if I should say."

Since you've said that, how can I not let you speak...? Jiraiya had no choice but to reply, "Of course."

"Sometimes, don't always think about what the village can do for you, but think about what you can do for the village. You keep saying it's for the good of the village, but your actions are really hard to convince people. You can't even change your own quirks for the village, and you still have the nerve to say you love the village?"

Jiraiya seized on the loophole in their words: "Then why don't you change it?"

Aokiji said matter-of-factly, "We never loved the village anyway."

Jiraiya: ...

He really didn't want to be Hokage.

Konoha is currently leaderless and desperately needs someone to step forward.

Unfortunately, Konoha can't find anyone more convincing than the Sannin right now.

Tsunade absolutely refused to become the Fifth Hokage, so the responsibility naturally fell on Jiraiya's shoulders.

Moreover, he lost the bet and has to keep his promise.

Based on various considerations, Jiraiya reluctantly agreed to become the Fifth Hokage, and strongly stated that he would only serve as Hokage for a few more years at most, and would step down without hesitation once a suitable person emerged.

(End of this chapter)