Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 144 Asking Naruto what kissing feels like

When it came to the issue of saving face, Naruto retorted, "Who said that? I have other ninjutsu, such as the Sexy Jutsu and the Rasengan."

Aokiji hit the nail on the head: "Are there five great escaping techniques?"

Naruto was speechless. After thinking about it carefully, he realized he really didn't know.

"Your teacher, Jiraiya, will soon become Hokage. He will definitely be busy with official duties and will not have time to guide your training."

Naruto fell silent. He was happy that his teacher had become Hokage, but now he would have no one to teach him.

"In your growth process, there must have been people you considered rivals."

Spurred on, Naruto clenched his fists slightly, his eyes gleaming with fighting spirit: "Alright, let's go train."

Aokiji gave a soft "hmm," indicating that things were progressing smoothly.

"What kind of ninjutsu will you teach me?"

Naruto looked at the boy, who was about the same age as him, with curiosity.

"What kind of ninjutsu I teach you depends entirely on you." Aokiji raised his right hand, extended his index finger, and poked the other person's forehead.

"Me?" Naruto's eyes widened slightly, his expression momentarily stunned.

"Anyway, let me get you some chakra test strips first." Aokiji knew that Naruto's chakra nature was wind, but since he had decided to teach him, he should at least make it seem like there was a proper procedure.

"Chakra test strips?" Naruto tilted his head, clearly unfamiliar with the term.

"This is a special type of paper for detecting chakra properties. I'll explain in detail once I get it for you."

How do I obtain it?

"I'll go ask Tsunade... uh, Mom, to help me with that."

Naruto excitedly ran in place: "Then let's hurry up and go!"

With that settled, Aokiji and Naruto headed towards Tsunade's house. After taking only a few steps, a piercing voice suddenly rang out: "Yo, isn't this the Demon Fox? I heard you did pretty well in the Chunin Exams this time."

Several people blocked their way. Judging from their appearance, they were not very old, only two or three years older than Aokiji and Naruto. They were dressed in casual clothes and wore headbands. If they were Chunin, they would often start wearing green vests. Therefore, it can be inferred that they were probably Genin.

Although both were genin, their physiques were completely different. Naruto only reached their chins when standing in front of them, making him noticeably inferior in terms of presence.

"Oh, it was you." Naruto replied indifferently, even somewhat annoyed.

"Don't think you're something special just because you participated in the Chunin Exams." The leader of the genin was a guy with a face full of acne.

Aokiji stepped aside, squinted, and watched quietly.

Naruto was very unhappy with the immediate labeling: "When did I ever say I was great?"

These people have been bullying and insulting him since he was very young.

"That indifferent attitude of yours is exactly what I hate about you."

"You're deliberately picking a fight, aren't you?"

Naruto raised his voice, rolled up his sleeves and punched, looking ready to fight, as if he was afraid of anyone.

Naruto hit the nail on the head. These people are just looking for trouble. The Chunin Exams are held twice a year and are generally an important occasion for allied nations to observe their national strength.

Because it involves the village's reputation, the village carefully considers the recommendations of ninjas. Given their repeated failures in recent years, the village didn't allow them to participate again this time; they couldn't afford the embarrassment.

This wouldn't have been a big deal, but when they saw that Naruto, the bottom of the class, could overcome all obstacles and advance all the way, even defeating a genius like Hyuga Neji, they were quite surprised.

They immediately felt resentful, and a surge of jealousy welled up inside them, leading to this scene of picking a fight to vent their anger.

"Hey, you fox spirit, don't blame us for ganging up on you, because you're a monster."

Naruto formed a cross hand seal, summoning eight shadow clones, making a total of nine shadow clones with himself, an eye for an eye: "Since that's how it is, then don't blame me for ganging up on you."

The three upperclassmen were dumbfounded, but they were not afraid. They mustered their courage and roared.

Soon, the two groups were locked in combat.

Aokiji watched the show from the sidelines without intervening. At this time, Naruto had already made leaps and bounds in growth, and it was no problem for him to deal with the opposing group of genin. Naruto gradually gained the upper hand, but with a sudden remark from the opposing side, Naruto broke down and the situation began to reverse.

"It's all because of you that your parents died that night."

Upon hearing this, Naruto's eyes widened, his shoulders slumped, and he even forgot to retaliate.

A senior genin seized the opportunity and punched Naruto in the face, sending him flying and landing on the ground with his head hitting the ground.

He pressed his advantage, straddling Naruto's waist, punching him in the face, and tearfully accusing him: "My mom and dad were crushed by flying debris while protecting me, right in front of me..."

Naruto did not resist and let himself be beaten.

Every word the other person said added to his heaviness and pain.

Their beating attracted the attention of the surrounding villagers, but when they saw that the person being beaten was Naruto, they chose to turn a blind eye.

After fighting for an unknown amount of time, the upperclassman's arms were starting to ache: "You killed my parents, you are my enemy."

Naruto, his face bruised and swollen, blood trickling from his nose to his lips, said, "If doing this will make you feel any better..."

The faces of the older lower-ranking ninjas were contorted with rage and filled with malevolent miasma.

He picked fights with Naruto because he was jealous of Naruto's performance in the Chunin Exams and also to vent his own frustration at losing loved ones in the Nine-Tails incident. However, these feelings gradually turned into resentment.

After losing someone important, people often want to fill the void. This feeling of loss, with no outlet for their emotions, can cloud judgment and lead to a loss of control.

Then, they will start hurting others.

"Stop pretending with me, you fox spirit."

His expression was fierce, he roared, raised his arm to gather strength, and threw a heavy punch. Suddenly, he was restrained, and his wrist was bound by something cold and icy, like a block of ice. His expression changed drastically, and his astonished eyes reflected the icy chains.

"You should stop now," Aokiji said, unable to stand it any longer, and intervened in time.

"What business is it of yours if we fight the demon fox?" The senior genin said fiercely, his eyes filled with intimidation.

Aokiji, hands in his pockets, said indifferently, "It's really none of my business."

The unexpected answer left the upperclassman ninja momentarily stunned.

"But I just finished eating ramen, so I'm full and it's none of your business."

Cold eyes reflected the chill; the expressions of the several upper-class genin suddenly changed: "What—!"

Without a trace of ink, Aokiji manipulated the Ice Chains, hanging and beating these senior genin as the name suggests.

After quickly dispatching the small fry, Aokiji stepped forward and reached out to help Naruto, who was lying on the ground, to his feet: "How are you? Are you alright?"

Naruto shook his head; the pain in his heart was far greater than the physical pain.

Aokiji shook his head. He admired Naruto's character, but he didn't want to become like him.

Too tired.

Aokiji took Naruto home and patted the door of his room.

A moment later, a pretty face peeked out: "Didn't we agree that I was researching treatments and not to bother me unless it's absolutely necessary... Uh, what happened to him?"

Tsunade looked astonished when she saw Naruto's bruised and swollen face.

Aokiji shrugged: "Isn't it obvious? This guy got beaten up."

"Why were you attacked out of the blue?" Tsunade asked, puzzled.

Aokiji briefly explained the cause and effect of the matter.

After saying that, he glanced at Tsunade beside him to see her reaction.

Tsunade was filled with righteous indignation, feeling that these things were really too much.

After hearing this, Tsunade said she would go find Jiraiya and ask him if the Fifth Hokage was still involved in this matter.

Naruto's face showed a bitter expression as he advised, "Forget it, I've been doing this for so many years. Besides, they only did it because..."

Tsunade sighed deeply, feeling sorry for Naruto.

Since the person involved had no opinion, she couldn't say anything more and could only feel sorry for Naruto.

"Tsunade... Mom..." Aokiji said this name in an extremely awkward way.

Daisuke blinked her bright eyes: "What's wrong, my lovely son?"

Do you have chakra test strips?

"What do you need this for?"

After Aokiji explained the reason, Tsunade, having learned about it, rummaged through her drawer and found a dry piece of paper.

Aokiji took the chakra test strip and led Naruto to a secluded grove for training.

He handed over the chakra test strips and then briefly explained how the five chakra attributes change on the paper.

After Naruto understood, he injected chakra into the chakra test paper. Soon, the paper split in two, and he stared blankly into a daze.

Aokiji praised, "Wind Release transforms the nature of chakra into wind, utilizing the properties of gas pressure to cut and blow away enemies. You were born with this type of chakra, so training with it will be twice as effective."

"Achieve twice the result with half the effort?"

"Simply put, everyone has their own specialty in ninjutsu. It will be easier for you to train in wind ninjutsu than for someone who doesn't have wind ninjutsu. Take the Uchiha clan of Konoha Village as an example. They are born with fire ninjutsu, so almost everyone in them can use fire ninjutsu quite well."

Upon hearing this, Naruto made a connection, clenched his fist into a hammer, and tapped his open left palm, suddenly realizing, "So that's why Sasuke is so good at Fire Release."

Aokiji nodded slightly.

"But speaking of which, how do you know so much about the Uchiha clan?"

Aokiji joked, "Because I'm from the Uchiha clan."

Naruto was taken aback: "What?"

"Haha, just kidding. The Uchiha clan is probably the most prestigious clan in the ninja world, so it's normal for me to know something about them, isn't it?"

Naruto suddenly realized, "I knew it! How could you possibly be from the Uchiha clan...?"

As if he had thought of something, he lowered his eyes slightly.

"What's wrong?"

Naruto smiled wryly and said, "If you were a member of the Uchiha clan, I think Sasuke would be very happy."

"Sasuke?"

"It's nothing?" Naruto brushed it off; he wouldn't reopen his friend's wounds in front of others.

Aokiji lowered his gaze, his expression sincere: "Is that so? You really are a kind person."

Naruto scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.

Aokiji remembered something and called his name.

"What's wrong?"

Aokiji suddenly asked, "By the way, have you ever kissed someone?"

Recalling unpleasant memories, as if a fly had flown into his mouth, Naruto clutched his throat with both hands.

"What's wrong? You look terrible."

Naruto's first kiss was with a man, and his second kiss was with the same man.

The thought of this made him want to hang himself.

"Why are you asking this out of the blue?"

"Well, how should I put it?"

Aokiji scratched his cheek, looking embarrassed. "I'm ashamed to say that I'm almost 13 years old and I've never kissed a girl. I think Naruto is so kind, lots of girls must like you. So, I'd like to ask you for advice on how to get to this point."

"Uh...you've come to the right person."

Naruto pretends to be something he's not, he's obsessed with saving face.

Aokiji smacked his lips, his gaze longing: "What does kissing feel like?"

How does it feel?

It feels like I want to die.

One wrong step can lead to eternal regret. Naruto wanted to slap himself: "It just felt really soft."

He's talking nonsense.

Aokiji nodded in agreement: "Kissing is indeed wonderful."

"Uh, yeah."

Aokiji pressed further, "What do I need to prepare?"

You need a clueless bastard to give you a push from behind...

"Ahem, to analyze this specifically, first you need to ask her out, and then act according to the situation."

That's as good as saying nothing at all...

Aokiji grasped Naruto's hands with both of his, saying gratefully, "Thank you, great teacher. After this period is over, I will ask Rangiku out."

He had only intended to tease Naruto, but his words reminded him of something.

In this current timeline, Aokiji can act without restraint, but once he returns to his original world, he and Tsunade will have to engage in clandestine, secret relationships.

He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a date with Tsunade.

(End of this chapter)