Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 224 If Madara were a woman

"I see. Aokiji, you really are a very understanding child."

What kind of ulterior motives could a child who would think of being friends with a tailed beast possibly have? Besides, he was Tsunade's boyfriend, so Mito didn't think much of it. "Okay, I promise you."

If something really happens, the Five-Tails' activity range is only in the Forest of Death, so it won't have too much of an impact. Moreover, judging from the Five-Tails' attitude towards Aokiji, it doesn't seem to be as irritable as the other tailed beasts.

Based on the above, Mito takes a gamble; if he succeeds, Aokiji will become the first Jinchūriki in history to achieve perfect communion with a Tailed Beast.

Aokiji sincerely thanked him. The less outsiders knew about the tailed beast inside him, the better, as it was his only reliable trump card.

Mito smiled kindly: "In short, do your best from now on. I have high hopes for you and look forward to you leading the Uchiha clan to successfully integrate into the village."

"Yes, I will definitely do it."

Aokiji solemnly promised, as agreed to Mito's request.

This wasn't just him making fun of Mito. If possible, he genuinely wanted the Uchiha clan to integrate into the village, instead of wandering outside the village and being gossiped about.

Aokiji had given up all hope of becoming Hokage; he chose to push Tsunade to become Hokage with all his might.

Once Tsunade becomes Hokage, even if those four old men have any objections, they are just retired personnel who can't exert any power anymore.

A gust of wind blew by, and Mito gazed into the distance, muttering to herself, "Then when I see Hashirama again, I'll have something to say."

Suddenly told he had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of integrating his family into the village, Aokiji felt immense pressure. He shrugged, but his mind started to wander, making jokes:

"Gaining the Uchiha clan's recognition from the village is a long and arduous task. I really wish that Uchiha was a woman back then, so that Tsunade and I wouldn't have to feel so much pressure."

Mito, being older, was a little slow to grasp things: "Uchiha Madara was a woman?"

Without hesitation, Aokiji replied, "Yes."

Aokiji's thinking was too unpredictable, and Mito was a bit out of sync, looking completely bewildered: "Why do you say that? And what does this have to do with the Uchiha clan integrating into the village?"

"I heard that these two are not only the best rivals, but also the best friends."

That's true.

Mito recalled that when she slept with Hashirama at night, she would often hear her husband talking in his sleep about "Uchiha Madara".

This incident once frustrated Mito when he was young. He was sleeping with his wife while calling out someone else's name, and the worst part was that the other person was a man. People who didn't know the situation might have thought that Hashirama Senju had that kind of fetish.

Aokiji smiled and said matter-of-factly, "Isn't that right? If Madara Uchiha were a woman, given their relationship, they'd have to get married eventually, right? That way, the Uchiha clan would be perfectly integrated into the village, wouldn't they?"

Mito: ? ? ?

What on earth is all this?!

Mito felt that Aokiji was talking nonsense, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to make a lot of sense, which made her very depressed.

And thinking about it more carefully, if Madara were really a woman, then Mito Uzumaki probably wouldn't have had anything to do with it.

Thinking of this, Mito's face darkened: "If that's the case, then you and Tsunade wouldn't have anything to do with each other later, right? Are you willing to let that happen?"

Aokiji replied, "It won't affect anything."

"Won't it have any impact?"

"Yeah, marry Madara, then marry... uh..." Aokiji suddenly noticed that Mito's face was as black as a lump of coal, realizing he might have gone too far with his joke, and quickly tried to cover it up: "Mito-sama, you...?"

Mito: "..."

Aokiji, eyes downcast and seemingly lost in thought, asked in a weak voice, "And then, you'll be the first wife? And Madara will be the second wife?"

Mito: "..."

What am I even saying...? Aokiji, who's digging his own grave, wants to give that jerk a good beating.

There's no need to explain anymore; let's just show some real results...

Without saying a word, Aokiji knelt down with a thud, his attitude extremely sincere: "I'm so sorry, Mito-sama, I shouldn't have made such a joke."

Mito closed her eyes briefly, not taking it to heart, and said indifferently, "Never mind, you can get up."

"Okay, thank you, Mito-sama."

Aokiji got up from the ground.

Mito feigned anger: "I really don't know what's going on in your head, kid."

Aokiji scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.

Mito's anger subsided, replaced by a kind and friendly smile: "However, your quirky personality is sometimes a bit like Hashirama's, which I don't dislike."

Aokiji was relieved to hear her say that. Fortunately, Mito was magnanimous and didn't take it to heart. He should learn from this experience and be more careful about what he said when joking in the future.

"Thank you, Lord Mito, for your magnanimity in not holding a grudge against me."

Mito laughed and said, "Your apology is a bit too formal."

Aokiji said earnestly, "This shows my attitude."

Mito said with a sigh, "Don't call me 'sir' anymore. It sounds too formal."

"Shengsheng?"

"Just call me Grandma, like Tsunade does."

Aokiji stared in disbelief, gasped, leaned back tactically, then knelt, raised his head, and clasped his hands in a gesture of respect: "Aokiji has wandered for half his life, only regretting that he has not met a wise ruler. If you do not abandon me, I am willing to become your grandmother."

After saying this, he placed his palms on the ground and kowtowed.

Mito's lips twitched. Could there be something wrong with this child's brain in some way? Thinking of her husband's eccentric personality, could it be that gifted people have different brain circuits than normal people?

Mito, embarrassed, said, "You're exaggerating."

I feel fine.

Mito rubbed her temples with her fingers: "Fine, whatever you like. You can start cultivating on your own from now on."

She had originally taught Aokiji how to control the tailed beasts, but now Aokiji has to figure it out on his own.

Aokiji suddenly remembered: "Oh, right, Lady Mito has something to ask you."

"What's wrong?"

"You and Madara Uchiha should be from the same era, right?"

"Yes."

"In that case, could you tell me about Uchiha Madara?"

Mito was taken aback: "Why should I ask him?"

Aokiji raised his arm and clenched his fist, declaring, "My dream is to surpass Madara Uchiha and become the strongest ninja in the history of my clan, so I want to learn more about him through outsiders."

Mito recalled the stern-faced man: "He's the only ninja who can rival Hashirama; he's not someone you can easily surpass."

"If it were that easy to surpass, wouldn't it be meaningless?"

Mito smiled slightly: "What do you want to know about him?"

Aokiji asked, "Well, for example, his hobbies, or what kind of escaping techniques he's good at."

Mito gave a brief introduction: "As for his hobbies, I'm not very clear on that, but I can tell you about his specialties in ninjutsu. First, there's the Sharingan, and besides that, there's Fire Release and Lightning Release?"

Aokiji was taken aback: "Lightning Release?"

"Because his Sharingan and Fire Release techniques are so outstanding, his Lightning Release techniques are often overlooked."

"So what kind of lightning release ninjutsu is he good at?"

Mito thought carefully for a moment and then told the other party what he knew about Lightning Release ninjutsu.

Aokiji silently noted down Madara's lightning release ninjutsu. In the original work, among the ninjutsu Madara used when he became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki were Storm Release: Light Fang and Yin Release: Lightning Strike. These two ninjutsu have some lightning attribute, so it seems that there was a reason why Madara used these two.

Having obtained the aforementioned information, Aokiji saw no need to continue questioning and prepared to set off for training.

Before leaving, Mito suddenly called out Aokiji's name.

"What's wrong, Mito...Grandma?" Aokiji was still a little uncomfortable with this form of address.

"Please make sure to protect Tsunade from now on."

"certainly."

"Then go and cultivate."

Watching Aokiji walk away from his training, Mito narrowed her eyes, her gaze becoming meaningful.

She didn't know if Aokiji would awaken the Sharingan in the future, but she knew the process of awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan.

That's why she made a point of saying that.

(End of this chapter)