Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 150 Tsunade in Spirit Form

A few days later, the weather cleared up.

At the main gate of Konoha, Hokage Jiraiya personally saw Tsunade and the others off: "Are you leaving?"

"Yes."

The Great Tsunade thought to herself, "After today's parting, I don't know if we'll ever have the chance to meet again. If my past self were to successfully return to the past, my future memories would probably be inevitably affected."

On the other side, Aokiji was also saying his final goodbye to Naruto; this parting would be their last.

Naruto waved goodbye to Aokiji, flashing a bright and cheerful smile: "Come visit again anytime you have the chance."

Seeing that Naruto would continue to have a one-sided crush on Sakura, Aokiji felt sorry for him and thought he should give him a little push to prevent him from feeling resentful in the future. So he whispered a few words in Naruto's ear.

Naruto froze on the spot after hearing this.

Goodbye~~

After saying goodbye, Aokiji caught up with Tsunade and the others.

Naruto had a really tough childhood because of his Jinchuriki status, so let's try to lessen that suffering as much as possible.

If he were the Jinchūriki, he definitely wouldn't be able to maintain Naruto's cheerful attitude; he would probably be thinking about how to get revenge.

Tsunade casually asked, "What were you talking about with Naruto just now?"

"It's pitiful to see this child having such a one-sided love. Let him face reality sooner rather than later."

"Oh, that's fine too..."

Aokiji often mentioned Naruto to Tsunade, so he knew how miserable Naruto's life was.

Walking down the street, Aokiji casually mentioned, "Speaking of which, how are you going to face Jiraiya when we get back?"

Tsunade dismissed it: "Just do what you're supposed to do."

Aokiji laughed, "You really don't leave me any chance at all."

"What, are you trying to send me away?"

"Just kidding, I'm not Li Xunhuan."

Who is Li Xunhuan?

"Uh, I'm getting off topic. In short, I'm not that carefree. What I mean is, I'll see if there are any suitable girls to match Jiraiya up with, so he won't end up like his future disciple, unable to get what he wants. That wouldn't be good for either of you."

Tsunade thought it made a lot of sense.

The woman leading the way laughed and said, "This is a good idea. If I had known this would happen, I would have used this method back then, and it might have saved me a lot of trouble later."

Aokiji glanced at her, actually quite curious about her current thoughts on Jiraiya, but then thought better of it and decided not to ask such a question out of boredom.

A week later, the group arrived in the Land of Wind, a desert region, and would likely reach Loulan soon.

Along the way, there was nothing but sand. Bored, Aokiji remarked on the First Hokage's original policy regarding the Tailed Beasts: "Look at this country, it's all sand. Your grandfather shouldn't have allocated the Tailed Beasts; he should have planted trees for them instead. Maybe they would have agreed then..."

The head clerk was taken aback: "You seem to know quite a lot; you even know this?"

Aokiji let slip a lie: "The elders in the clan once told me about this."

The Grandmaster didn't take it to heart. Looking at the endless desert, he laughed and said, "But what you said makes a lot of sense. If Grandfather were still alive, he might be very interested in your suggestion and would be happy to implement it."

"Am I right...?"

Aokiji chuckled.

He remembered that in the original work, Yamato seemed to have something called Wood Release: Two Bedrooms and One Living Room, which sounded funny, but it seemed that he could actually build a house. The key point was that the house was painted with paint, which was simply unbelievable.

If Hashirama Senju were to use this ninjutsu, making money would be incredibly easy.

Highlands is also a real estate wholesaler, right?

As the two were talking, Jingyin reminded them, "Hey, look ahead, we've arrived."

Aokiji stopped talking, staring intently at the scene. Seeing the dilapidated state of Loulan, he exclaimed in surprise, "This is Loulan? How did it become so run-down? I remembered it being so grand and imposing!"

"You probably don't know this, but Loulan declined more than ten years ago due to something we don't know about."

Tsunade is not yet Hokage, and it's not three years later, so she is unaware of what's happening here.

Aokiji nodded. "Ten years ago" probably refers to the incident where Naruto traveled back in time to the Lost Tower.

Tsunade asked, "Aokiji, things have turned out like this, how are we supposed to get back?"

Aokiji shook his head: "I don't know the specifics either. Let's go to the sealed area of ​​the Dragon Vein first. Considering that someone else came with us from the past, she should come here because she's obsessed with the power of the Dragon Vein."

Tsunade follows Aokiji's every command.

She said she wanted to go back to the past, but she was completely clueless and could only take it one step at a time.

Having confirmed their plan, the group set off immediately. Before long, they found the location of the dragon vein seal beneath a building with a large hole in it.

The main reason they were able to find the location of the seal so quickly was that the seal was too obvious. There were a lot of black patterns around it, and a specially designed kunai was stuck in the round stone in the middle, as if afraid that others would not be able to tell that it was the location of the seal.

Aokiji was puzzled. Such an important thing was left unguarded. Wasn't he afraid that bad guys might break the seal and use the dragon vein chakra below to cause trouble?

"This thing is..." Tsunade narrowed her eyes slightly upon seeing the sealed object, recognizing it as a kunai from the Flying Thunder God Technique used by the Fourth Hokage.

Seeing her in a daze, Aokiji deliberately asked, "What's wrong? Do you recognize this thing?"

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, this should be the kunai of the Fourth Hokage's unique Flying Thunder God Technique." Tsunade nodded in acknowledgment, then couldn't help but ask, "How did it get here?"

Aokiji analyzed, "Do you think it's possible that when the Fourth Hokage was still a Jonin, he was on a mission here and left this sealing technique for some unknown reason, which indirectly led to the destruction of Loulan during this mission? Considering the timeline, it's not impossible."

The strategist found his reasoning sound, patted his head, and praised him, "You're quite clever; you analyzed the problem right away."

Of course, because I know the plot...

"So how are you going to get back?" Tsunade asked. "Are you going to break this seal?"

"Let's not do anything reckless. The power of the dragon vein is sealed below. If we touch it carelessly, we might not know what will happen."

Aokiji rejected the suggestion, saying it was better to be cautious: "Everything started because of that person. I think the proper way is to find that person, then eliminate them, and trigger the anchor point."

Tsunade continued, "That's true, but where are you going to find that person?"

"I don't know either." Aokiji shook his head; he truly knew nothing about it.

He was actually terrified of a situation where the other person had traveled through the same time and space as him, but on a different timeline.

The boss he knew, "Centipede," was in a timeline very different from the protagonist's. Centipede's timeline was several years ahead of the protagonist's. By the time Naruto met him, Centipede had already gained the Queen's trust for who knows how many years.

Seeing that the seal was still intact, Aokiji estimated that the woman's time of travel was probably much later than his and Tsunade's. At least it wouldn't be that the two of them had been in this time and space for so long and the seal was still intact.

Aokiji shared his conjecture with Tsunade and the others.

"What should we do then?"

Tsunade could only watch helplessly; at this rate, they wouldn't know when they would be able to get back.

"Let's wait and see..."

The food the blue pheasant carries should be enough to keep it camped here for quite some time.

If all else fails, you can go to the desert, catch some things, kill them, and roast them with fire jutsu. Anyway, with Tsunade, the medical genius, there's no chance of food poisoning. As for water, you can just create it with ninjutsu.

So they waited and waited for him, and just when they were about to give up, things took a turn for the better.

A woman broke into their camp.

Because Aokiji and his group were staking out this spot, they spotted the woman the moment she appeared.

"You are...you're still alive."

When Viper recognized Tsunade and Aokiji, he was stunned for a moment.

She had only recently transmigrated to this world. After learning that she was in the future, she was curious, but this was the first time she had ever rushed to Loulan in order to obtain the power of the dragon vein beneath Loulan, which led to the scene before her.

Seeing his enemy only fueled his hatred, not to mention that this woman was key to his return.

Without a word or hesitation, Aokiji charged straight out, followed closely by his three companions who were a beat slower.

Puppet masters lose their strength and their power plummets, and the same applies to Viper and Scorpion. Not to mention the strength of the four opponents: one Kage-level, three Jonin, and Aokiji, who has activated his Sharingan, whose strength is close to that of an elite Jonin.

Before even figuring out how Aokiji suddenly developed a pair of Sharingan, the venomous snake was swiftly and effortlessly eliminated.

It wasn't that she was weak, but that her opponent was simply too strong.

Looking at the motionless snake lying on the ground, Aokiji let out a breath: "It's over."

After killing the venomous snake, the anchor point was triggered, and Aokiji and Tsunade's bodies were clearly visible, emitting a white light.

Tsunade raised her hand, looking bewildered: "What are we doing...?"

Aokiji remained calm and reassured her, "Don't be nervous, we should be heading back..."

This time it was truly time to part ways. Although everyone was mentally prepared to leave, they were still very reluctant to part, as if there were still many things left unsaid.

Silently wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Tsunade walked to Aokiji's side and kissed him on the forehead: "Take care of my past self for me."

"Yes, I will."

Goodbye.

After saying her final goodbyes, Tsunade felt a flash of white light in front of her. The intense, blinding light made it impossible for her to open her eyes. She instinctively raised her hand to shield them, and when she came to her senses, the two living people were gone.

Tsunade stood there, her eyes glazed over.

"Lady Tsunade, it seems they've already gone back..." Shizune reminded her.

Tsunade sighed, "Yes."

After saying that, she looked at Jingyin and asked, "Do you feel anything unusual?"

Silent replied, seemingly indicating that she didn't feel anything unusual.

Tsunade looked puzzled. If the two of them had returned safely, then they should have undergone significant changes.

For a moment, Tsunade was completely baffled.

Shizune suggested, "Lady Tsunade, why don't we go back to Konoha first?"

Tsunade approved of the decision and immediately set off. There was no point in thinking about it here; it was better to confirm it with her own eyes.

Little did they know that not long after they left, Loulan began to change. The chakra beneath the dragon vein plummeted, and the tall buildings above collapsed on the spot.

Konoha Village was still quite a distance away, and Tsunade and Shizune couldn't return to Konoha immediately, so they had to stay at an inn in the Land of Wind along the way.

The second paradise, where the sun is high in the sky.

Tsunade reached out, one hand rudely grabbing her exposed, soft white belly, while the other hand rubbed her eyes, groggily waking up: "Strange, why didn't Shizune wake me up today?"

Since she started living a carefree life, Tsunade's daily life has been taken care of by her disciple Shizune, including even miscellaneous tasks like getting her up in the morning. She's practically a tool.

Without the "tool person" alarm clock to remind her, Tsunade slept very late and didn't wake up until late.

"Huh? Where's Shizune?"

The two shared a room, and when Tsunade woke up, she immediately realized that she was alone in the room.

"Did you go buy breakfast?"

Tsunade was unaware of the situation and could only wash up first. She strode to the mirror with her "long legs," washed her face to clear her head, and then she was completely dumbfounded.

With a full head of golden hair, sharp and slender ears reminiscent of leaves, and a diamond-shaped sapphire inlaid in the center of her forehead, her stunning beauty was enhanced by a holy glow.

Who is that person in the mirror?!

(End of this chapter)