Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 156 New Mission

In this world, there are nine tailed beasts, each with different abilities.

Of the nine tailed beasts, the Five-Tails was not the strongest. He chose this tailed beast precisely because of its special abilities.

Becoming a Jinchūriki grants access to the Tailed Beast's massive chakra and the abilities derived from it, commonly known as the power of sacrifice.

Take the Four-Tails as an example. It is a tailed beast that can use the power of magma. Becoming its jinchūriki will allow one to directly possess the power of magma.

The Five-Tails' ability is to spew steam from its body. If this tailed beast were implanted into Aokiji's body, he would immediately possess the third bloodline limit, "Boil Release."

This is the power from the Tailed Beasts. With this power, Aokiji should theoretically be able to guide himself to develop the bloodline limit of "Boil Release".

This can increase the fusion speed of bloodline elimination.

As the years went by, Madara Uchiha could feel that his body was showing obvious signs of decline.

He's preparing to accelerate the plan.

Improving Aokiji's strength next is just a side effect.

His real purpose was to send Aokiji, who had been implanted with the power of the Tailed Beast, into Konoha at the right time, so that the Tailed Beast could be released, the village destroyed, and a large number of innocent villagers killed.

In this way, Aokiji will surely be scorned by the entire village.

At this point, two scenarios will occur. First, his girlfriend Tsunade will leave him, which will inevitably cause Aokiji's personality to change drastically, allowing Madara Uchiha to take advantage of the situation.

Second: His girlfriend Tsunade did not leave him and still chose to stand by his side. Therefore, Tsunade is one of the few lights in his life, and Aokiji will cherish her even more.

The cruelty of life lies in the fact that you give someone hope, only to destroy it with your own hands.

If that's the case, he'll instigate a war between the major villages. As Konoha's top combatants, the two of them will definitely be sent to the war. And if he kills Tsunade at that time, the effect of his corruption will be even more explosive.

Either way, he can achieve the result he wants.

Besides, he vaguely sensed that the tailed beasts seemed to have some special connection with their Uchiha clan.

Why is it that only the Sharingan can perfectly enslave tailed beasts for battle in this world?

He had previously tried to find answers on the stone tablet at the Naga Shrine, but the contents were too obscure and difficult to understand. At most, he could decipher that combining the power of the Senju and Uchiha clans might bring him close to the power of the Sage of Six Paths. And since the Sage of Six Paths was said to possess the Rinnegan, then combining the power of the two clans should be the Rinnegan.

Based on the previous inscriptions on the stone tablets, it is necessary to continuously evolve one's eye power to read more. Perhaps only when the Sharingan evolves into the Rinnegan can one truly understand the connection between the Tailed Beasts and the Sharingan through the text on the stone tablets of the Naga Shrine.

(P.S.: I'll post a picture to explain.)

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The next day, Aokiji woke up, ate something quickly, and went straight to the hospital. As usual, he frequently visited the two to check on their recovery.

I happened to see Hiruzen Sarutobi there as well.

"It's Aokiji, visiting Orochimaru again..."

When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw that it was Aokiji who had come, he had a kind smile on his face.

Aokiji gave him face and addressed him respectfully as "Lord Hokage".

He then bypassed Hiruzen Sarutobi and started chatting with Orochimaru, also exchanging a few words with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi changed the subject: "Aokiji, are you free lately?"

Aokiji was stunned, staring blankly at Hiruzen Sarutobi, not understanding what he wanted to do.

"Actually, there's a guard duty mission that needs someone, and you happen to be the only one available in your squad. I'd like you to go."

Two members of Orochimaru's team were injured, and Tsunade had to stay at the hospital to keep an eye on their recovery, which made Aokiji seem quite idle.

"Why do you want me to go?"

Aokiji pondered that there must be many other talented people in the village besides himself.

"You are very strong, so I feel more at ease sending you there," Hiruzen Sarutobi explained.

"Aren't you afraid of me...?"

He didn't continue speaking, which suggests that Hiruzen Sarutobi understood his usual character.

"I believe you won't tarnish Orochimaru's team's reputation."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, like an old man, calmly explained the matter.

"Tsk, what a hassle. Okay, I get it..."

Aokiji took a few steps, and behind him came Hiruzen Sarutobi's gentle voice: "Occasionally, you should also interact more with the other people in the village. We're all family."

To outsiders, Aokiji, now bound by bonds, has begun to restrain himself and stop acting so recklessly—precisely the result Hiruzen Sarutobi desired.

"I will." He paused for a moment, said softly, and left the room.

Yeah, right...

He thought to himself, his hands behind his head, when he bumped into Tsunade, who was passing by to check on Orochimaru and Jiraiya's recovery.

Are you injured?

Tsunade noticed that Aokiji's right arm was inexplicably wrapped in bandages and assumed he was injured.

"Oh, you mean this?" Aokiji raised his right hand, waved it, and smiled like a child who had just received a toy. "This outfit is pretty cool, isn't it?"

"So old-fashioned..."

Aokiji glanced down at the bandage-covered leggings near the green skirt.

Noticing the gaze directed at her, Tsunade snapped, "What are you looking at?"

"You yourself wear bandages as leggings, so what's wrong with me wrapping my arms in bandages?"

"This is different."

"What's the difference?"

As usual, the two bantered with each other when they met, making it hard for outsiders to associate them in that way.

"Oh dear, I almost forgot, the Third Hokage assigned me a mission, so I can't play with you anymore. Goodbye..."

"Tch, who wants to play with you?"

Tsunade stuck out her tongue in disgust, and after he left, a worried expression appeared on her face: "Be careful..."

Her right eyelid has been twitching since she woke up today. Left eyelid is auspicious, right eyelid is inauspicious. I hope it's just a coincidence.

At the appointed time, Aokiji entered the Hokage's office, where Hiruzen Sarutobi had been waiting for a long time.

Besides him, there was a middle-aged man wearing a Jonin vest and a Konoha ninja headband. He was accompanied by two kids about the same size as Aokiji, dressed in casual clothes, who appeared to be Genin.

The middle-aged Jonin recognized Aokiji and, in an instant, seemed to understand something, his pupils widening: "Hokage-sama, Aokiji isn't going to be on this mission, is he?"

The two have quite a relationship. He had led Aokiji back then, and because of disagreements, there was a dispute. He wanted to teach Aokiji a lesson, but he almost never fought. Fortunately, he finally subdued Aokiji, and he didn't almost become the laughing stock of Jonin.

"We're all ninjas from the same village, there's no misunderstanding that can't be resolved."

Hiruzen Sarutobi specifically arranged this mission, hoping to integrate Aokiji into the Konoha family.

The middle-aged ninja pursed his lips and remained silent.

"Aokiji, do you still remember what you promised me?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi offered a reminder, and Aokiji reluctantly conceded, "I understand. I'll cooperate obediently this time and won't let things happen like last time."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled with satisfaction, facing the middle-aged Jonin who was silently protesting, his expression seemingly saying: Now you can rest assured.

The middle-aged Jonin understood the meaning behind the expression and turned to Aokiji seriously, saying, "Don't drag us down like last time. This mission is very special, and you can't afford to act recklessly."

…………

In the Land of Fire, at a public toilet.

The air reeked of a foul stench. A man wearing a black trench coat and a mask, with only his eyes visible, entered this filthy place.

He had a pair of oily green eyes with eerie red whites, and his entire body was surrounded by a sinister aura, like that of a ghoul.

Someone like him obviously didn't come here to use the restroom.

Otherwise, he wouldn't just be carrying one person with one hand—a pale-faced, lifeless corpse.

(End of this chapter)