Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 209 Five-Tails Jinchuriki

Standing on the edge of the cliff, you can overlook the entire Leaf Village.

Looking at the village he and Hashirama had built together, Madara Uchiha couldn't help but sigh, "How peaceful it is~"

As the sigh subsided, the voice grew lower: "But that won't be the case for long..."

Madara Uchiha formed a hand seal with one hand, and with a bang, the white smoke dissipated, summoning a large eagle.

He carried the unconscious Aokiji to the back of the eagle and ordered the eagle to spread its wings and fly high into the sky above Konoha.

A transparent barrier was erected over Konoha Village, capable of detecting even a bird flying by. However, this was no problem for Madara Uchiha, who could easily evade the barrier's detection using the power of his Sharingan.

Madara Uchiha looked down; his eyesight was excellent, and he could clearly see the ground even hundreds of meters above the ground.

"This will do..."

Upon hearing its master's deep voice, the great eagle stopped moving forward and began to circle overhead.

Madara Uchiha tossed Aokiji, who was carrying on his shoulder, down from the sky, clasped his hands together, interlocked his ring and little fingers, and made the hand seal for Tiger: "Let's begin, Five-Tails."

The moment the falling Aokiji made contact, ripples appeared on a water sphere suspended in the air inside the barrier chamber.

The middle-aged sensory ninja, kneeling on the ground and wearing a white hat, suddenly opened his eyes, his expression grave: "There's an intruder."

This was unexpected. The ninjas sitting around the table playing cards suddenly widened their eyes to their maximum.

How could this be? They remembered that the Third Hokage was stationed at the border, how could the enemy possibly break through the defenses?

"What location? How many people are there?"

The middle-aged ninja with the ability to sense things blurted out: "One person, southeast wind direction, coordinates 2B."

"Only one person?"

Everyone thought they had misheard. How could just one person dare to break into Konoha Village? Wasn't that courting death?

"Was there only one person? Is there anything more to come?"

"No, just one person... wait... what's with this massive amount of chakra?"

As they spoke, the water sphere that had been suspended in the air began to ripple violently.

Konoha Main Street.

The children chased after each other, laughing and laughing.

The adults are taking a leisurely stroll.

This creates a scene of laughter and conversation.

Since the founding of Konoha, they had never felt any danger, so naturally they were not mentally prepared. Therefore, when a huge object suddenly appeared in the sky, their pupils dilated and they showed expressions of panic.

As the smoke dissipated, a pure white beast unlike any seen before was revealed. It had horns on its head, long teeth, five tails, and four legs. Its overall body shape resembled that of a horse, and it looked incredibly beautiful. However, no matter how beautiful a creature is, if it possesses a body the size of a mountain, anyone would only feel one emotion: fear.

"What kind of monster is this?!"

The five-tailed beast roared and began running wildly through the village, smashing houses and buildings with overwhelming force.

In no time at all, the once bustling streets of Konoha were reduced to ruins, and smoke and fire filled the air.

"Aaaaah—!"

During her escape, a girl unfortunately fell to the ground. Just as the five giant hooves were about to trample her into a bloody pulp, a huge chain suddenly appeared and bound her.

Five-Tails opened its eyes and looked in the direction of the chains. It saw an old woman with two buns on her head and a frail face: "Five-Tails, I can't let you continue to cause destruction."

………………

Fire Country Border

The Third Hokage personally went to the battlefield and, through command, had just achieved a great victory. Just as everyone was basking in the joy of victory, an untimely and urgent voice rang out.

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his head and recognized the owner of the voice. He was a ninja responsible for delivering information. Seeing that the man was panting heavily, he thought it must be something very urgent.

"Calm down, what's wrong?"

As the Hokage, one must always remain calm and composed.

The messenger ninja, sweating profusely, reported, "Something terrible has happened! A tailed beast has gone berserk in the village!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi could no longer maintain his composure, his face filled with shock. There was only one Nine-Tails in the village, which meant that someone had met with an accident, but how could that be!

Tsunade, who was standing nearby, could no longer remain calm: "Explain yourself clearly, what happened to Grandma?"

The messenger ninja swallowed hard. "N-No, it wasn't Lady Mito."

Upon hearing this, both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief.

That's right, how could the Nine-Tails inside her possibly go berserk?

If it's not Mito, then who could it be?

There should only be the Nine-Tails in the village, so there must be other tailed beasts. That's impossible.

"It's Aokiji; the Five-Tails inside him has gone berserk."

"W-what?!"

In almost an instant, Tsunade opened her eyes to their limit.

The other party's explanation was flawed, and Hiruzen Sarutobi listened with disbelief: "Impossible, how could Aokiji be the Five-Tails Jinchuriki? And I remember, the Five-Tails should be in Iwagakure, how could it be in Konoha?"

The ninja who was delivering the message organized his thoughts and was about to speak when a figure as swift as the wind swept past him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted Tsunade's name as she ran away.

"I'm going back to the village to find Aokiji."

The sound was still lingering in the air when the person had already vanished.

………………

Konoha Village, Hospital.

With a bang, the door was violently pushed open, and Tsunade rushed into the ward, where she saw Aokiji, bandaged and staring at the ceiling, looking like he was questioning the meaning of life.

"Aokiji".

His voice was filled with worry, and when Aokiji saw the person who had come, the corners of his mouth, which were slightly raised, had a bitter taste in them.

"Are you alright?" Tsunade approached the hospital bed, took the other person's hand, and asked softly.

Looking into those brown eyes filled with worry, Aokiji didn't want him to worry. Knowing that the other person didn't believe him, he still said something that even he himself didn't believe: "It's nothing."

Tsunade, of course, didn't believe her: "You're lying."

"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lie to you. It's just..."

Aokiji was struggling with what to say next so that Tsunade wouldn't show a worried expression.

He never dreamed that one day he would become a Jinchūriki.

His depression wasn't due to becoming a Jinchūriki, but because he killed many innocent people while unconscious.

Tsunade had never seen him look so worried before, and asked cautiously, "Are you thirsty? Let me get you a glass of water..."

Aokiji nodded slightly and thanked him.

Tsunade walked to a nearby table and poured herself a steaming cup of water, which was noticeably hot.

He gently blew into the water glass, causing ripples on the calm surface. Judging from the steam rising from the rim, the water was clearly still very hot.

Tsunade naturally wouldn't hand the scalding hot water cup to Aokiji. Instead, she held it in her hands for a while, chatted for a bit, and then pretended to suddenly remember something. She tapped her head, looking rather silly, and said, "Look at my brain. I clearly said I was going to pour you some water, but I only thought about what I was saying."

Aokiji smiled slightly and said, "It's alright, I quite enjoy listening to you chatter."

Just as Tsunade was about to hand the water glass to Aokiji, she remembered something and suddenly said, "Wait a minute, it might be a little hot. Let me test it first."

"It's okay." Aokiji was worried about troubling her. If it was really hot, he could use Ice Release to cool it down.

"That won't do, you're a patient now." Tsunade was firm on this matter. She gently blew on the hot water, tucked her hair behind her ear with her little finger, as if afraid of getting it in the water, then took a sip, relaxed her brow, and after doing all that, handed over a cup of hot water: "The water temperature is just right, it's fine now."

Just then, Jiraiya and Orochimaru, who had come to visit the sick, happened to witness this scene.

(End of this chapter)