Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 199 "Light Bulb" Orochimaru

Orochimaru watched quietly as Aokiji fiddled with something.

Soon, the result was clear: Aokiji's first attempt ended in failure.

Orochimaru chuckled, a sheepish expression on his face. "Looks like I was just daydreaming..."

Aokiji shook his head, indicating not to rush to deny it: "I think it's feasible."

Orochimaru was startled.

"It's not that easy to go from theory to practice. After all, that was my first attempt. Let me try a few more times."

This wasn't just Aokiji trying to comfort Orochimaru. After actually implementing the plan, he genuinely felt it had some merit, but there were some mishandling issues during the process, which led to the failure just now.

"You wait, I'll do it again."

Aokiji tried to do it the same way, but still failed.

Orochimaru thought the assumption was wrong and advised, "Aokiji, give it a rest. Your technique is already very perfect. It's not worth wasting your time on a casual guess of mine."

"It's okay, I feel like I've improved this time compared to last time." Aokiji stubbornly continued to try.

Just as Orochimaru was about to say something, a voice rang out from the side: "What is he doing?"

The voice was ethereal and clear, like the tinkling of a silver bell. Orochimaru glanced to the side and saw a beautiful girl with a golden ponytail standing behind him.

With her arrival, the air seemed to thin out a bit.

"Tsunade," Orochimaru called her name, "What brings you here?"

"It's been a while since I've been here. I was planning to come and reminisce, so I came to check it out and also practice the ninjutsu I recently learned from some idiot."

The third training ground is where Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya became disciples of Hiruzen Sarutobi and fought for the bell.

Orochimaru nodded.

Noticing that Aokiji was fiddling with something, Tsunade, not wanting to disturb him, turned to Orochimaru beside her and asked what was going on.

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru told the other party that Aokiji had decided to teach him ninjutsu because of the "lookout" incident.

"I'll teach you ninjutsu."

"Hmm, it's a ninjutsu called Rasengan. It's a truly remarkable ninjutsu."

Tsunade thought about the ninjutsu and vaguely remembered it. Wasn't this the same ninjutsu that Naruto used back then?

Did Aokiji manage to fool that kid so badly?

They actually managed to get their hands on this ninjutsu.

Orochimaru looked at Aokiji with admiration in his eyes: "Aokiji is truly an amazing person to have developed ninjutsu to this level."

Developing Rasengan?

Tsunade was stunned. Him?

Orochimaru, noticing Tsunade's strange expression, asked curiously, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Tsunade gently shook her head.

Tsunade and Aokiji know each other very well.

So when she heard Orochimaru say that Aokiji had developed the Rasengan himself, she probably understood what was going on.

In the past, Tsunade would have scoffed at this act of usurping someone else's place and trying to glorify herself, and would have taken the opportunity to criticize her mercilessly. But now, since she's this guy's girlfriend, she won't expose her man's shortcomings.

"It's nothing," Tsunade said, giving her boyfriend some face.

Perhaps because they both practiced ninjutsu, Tsunade's words reminded Orochimaru: "You just said you learned it from someone, you wouldn't be referring to Aokiji, would you?"

Tsunade smiled and said, "Who knows..."

The meaning conveyed by her deeply affectionate gaze was self-evident. Orochimaru, the "third wheel," watched in disbelief and couldn't help but sigh, "Even now, I still find it hard to believe that the two of you would actually be together. It feels like a dream. No, even if it is a dream, it is still too unrealistic."

Just then, the ball of chakra in Aokiji's hand, which he was cultivating, suddenly went out of control and exploded. Aokiji, who was in the middle of the vortex, was the first to be affected and suffered the consequences.

Seeing this, Orochimaru was about to step forward to check on the injuries when a figure rushed to Aokiji first and helped him up.

"Aokiji, are you alright?"

Aokiji, too focused on his training, didn't notice Tsunade's arrival. So when he saw her, he was first surprised, then somewhat pleased: "What are you doing here?"

Tsunade didn't answer the question; her moist eyes were filled with worry: "Does it hurt? Are you alright?"

"fine……"

Tsunade's voice turned stern: "What do you mean 'it's alright'? Didn't you see how big the explosion was? Are you an idiot? This ninjutsu is already so perfect, why do you keep messing around with it?"

Aokiji comforted her, "Tsunade, you're making a big fuss over nothing. This is a necessary part of the training process."

"I don't care, I won't allow you to do such a dangerous thing again." Tsunade said in a spoiled tone, reaching out to twist his ear: "Watch me twist your ear to death, so you'll remember this lesson."

Tsunade may have a fierce mouth, but she's actually very gentle when she touches someone, as if she's afraid of hurting them.

Aokiji smiled helplessly, and couldn't help but recall the saying that the greatest burden is the kindness of a beautiful woman.

Just then, Orochimaru walked over. He was about to say a few words in defense of Aokiji when Tsunade's pretty face tightened, her eyebrows furrowed, revealing a fierce yet endearing protectiveness towards her husband: "And you, Orochimaru, why did you have to tell Aokiji all this stuff? You made him hurt his hand."

Orochimaru was thoroughly rebuked, and his expression showed a hint of grievance, indicating that he didn't want things to turn out this way either.

"This is not Orochimaru's fault."

Aokiji waved his hand, looking at Tsunade's watery eyes with a serious expression: "This is what I requested myself."

"Why?" Tsunade asked, puzzled. Was she just being nosy?

"Because I'm not strong enough."

"But you're clearly very strong. Among people your age, you're the strongest I've ever seen."

"You said it yourself, that's just among peers. I don't want to see Tsunade get hurt because of my lack of strength. Therefore, I need to seize every opportunity to improve my strength."

Damn, this is what it feels like to be smitten.

Tsunade blushed slightly at what she was being told, her cheeks itching: "Even so, you don't need to work so hard. Although I'm not as strong as you, I'm not the kind of weak woman who needs to hide behind a man."

Aokiji nodded vigorously: "I know you're not a weak woman."

"Then why..."

"Because of caution."

"I see..." Tsunade lowered her eyes and lashes, her face beaming with an innocent smile like that of a newborn baby: "You've always been a strange guy... but that's exactly what I like about you."

He then gently took the other person's hand in his: "In that case, I won't stop you. But before you try, you'd better let me treat you properly with medical ninjutsu to avoid any aftereffects."

Tsunade crossed her hands and used the Palm Healing Technique, releasing a pale green light that illuminated Aokiji's hands and his heart.

"Thank you, you've always been so helpful to me."

Aokiji sighed, "Having a girlfriend is great!"

These days, someone who lends a helping hand occasionally is a friend, while someone who helps you out frequently is your girlfriend.

Tsunade gently shook her head: "I should be the one saying that."

Aokiji smiled and said, "We seem to be getting bolder and bolder, starting to disregard the occasion. If we continue like this, it will be troublesome if someone finds out."

"Don't worry, there's no one else here. No one will get in our way."

Orochimaru: ? ? ?

He thought to himself that he should be a person.

Do these two not even realize there's a living person standing next to them when they're in love?

(End of this chapter)