Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 226 First Attempt at Boiling Escape

"guide?"

Aokiji shared his thoughts: "I've recently been trying to fuse a new bloodline limit, a new technique combining Fire Release and Water Release, called Boil Release. It's the same thing as your Boil Release."

Under the astonished gaze of the Five-Tails, Aokiji continued calmly, "But fusing a new bloodline limit from scratch is really baffling to me. I don't know where to start. It just so happens that you happen to have the Boil Release ability, so I plan to ask you for a favor."

The Five-Tails thought to itself that Aokiji had a clever plan, and was about to refuse when Aokiji interrupted, silencing the tailed beast:

"Of course, knowing your personality, I know you wouldn't help me for no reason; our relationship isn't that close yet. How about this: if there's an opportunity, I can help you free the other tailed beasts from the other Jinchuriki. What do you think?"

Aokiji painted a rosy picture for the Five-Tails, but it's unclear how effective it was. To convince the Five-Tails of his abilities and increase its credibility, Aokiji also mentioned some other things:

"You might think I'm a bit arrogant, but I'm telling you it's not arrogance. Actually, Boil Release isn't my real goal. My real goal is to use the bloodline limits of Boil Release and Ice Release to create an unprecedented bloodline limit elimination."

"At that time, with the Sharingan and the Kekkei Tota, I will be fully capable of unleashing all the Tailed Beasts."

The Five-Tails glanced at him and tentatively asked, "Including the Nine-Tails?"

"The Nine-Tails won't work."

Without a second thought, Aokiji resolutely refused: "Once the tailed beast is extracted from a Jinchuriki, the Jinchuriki will die, and I don't want Grandma Mito to die. As for the other Jinchuriki, they have nothing to do with me, so I can extract the tailed beasts without any worries and let them go."

After thinking for a moment, Gotae decided to trust Aokiji this time: "I won't help you when you're fighting. But I can help you a little when it comes to regular training."

Through these days of getting along, Gotae has at least seen on the surface that although Aokiji has a somewhat eccentric personality, he is a person who values ​​loyalty and affection.

After hearing Aokiji's information about the future, the Five-Tails also had some ideas; it didn't want to merge with the other tailed beasts.

Rather than getting replaced by a jinchūriki he doesn't know at all, only to be cruelly extracted and stuffed into the Gedo Mazo to become part of the Ten-Tails, he might as well continue following Aokiji.

However, given its personality, it wouldn't immediately submit to Aokiji. But if Aokiji offered to rescue its other companions as a bargaining chip, giving it a way out and only asking it to guide them occasionally, the Five-Tails would be able to reluctantly agree and accept.

Upon hearing this, a subtle slyness flashed in Aokiji's eyes.

This is similar to the tactic of bargaining: first, offer a price that the other party cannot accept, and then gradually lower it. This makes it easier for the other party to accept the offer, and it makes it easier to achieve your goal.

……

In the real world, when Aokiji opens his eyes, his black eyes turn light blue, and red eyeshadow appears at the corners of his eyes.

"This power really surprises me."

Aokiji clenched his fist, feeling the immense chakra surging within his body. Besides this, he discovered that he seemed to have instinctively mastered a new jutsu—Boil Release.

Aokiji couldn't wait to try it out. He looked around and his gaze fell on a large tree not far away. He aimed at the target, closed his eyes, took a breath, and channeled his chakra into his body, which flowed out through his capillaries. From a distance, he looked like a giant steamer, steaming and shrouded in mist.

This scene was witnessed by Mito, who looked surprised and was about to ask Aokiji when a sudden explosion rang out in the air.

As the sudden sound rang out, a large amount of sand and gravel appeared in his vision, followed by another loud bang. Mito used the sound to pinpoint the location and suddenly realized that Aokiji had arrived there at some point. In front of him was a large tree that had been blasted in two. Judging from the reaction just now, it was obviously Aokiji's doing.

What a great speed.

Mito was surprised to notice the ominous, massive chakra emanating from Aokiji. She called out his name, and Aokiji turned his head. His eyes were blue, and upon closer inspection, one could see bright red eyeshadow.

If one uses the chakra of a tailed beast, their appearance will change to some extent, and Aokiji is currently in this state.

Seeing Aokiji's condition, Mito was suddenly startled, wondering if the Five-Tails' chakra within him had gone berserk.

Noticing the wary look Mito gave him, Qingzhu grinned to reassure her: "Grandma Mito, don't be nervous. I just want to test the power of the tailed beast within me."

Having just tasted the power of a tailed beast, Aokiji didn't control it very well, and the commotion was quite loud.

Mito's eyes widened as she looked her up and down with disbelief: "You can control the power of the Tailed Beasts now?"

"It's not that fast. I just asked Xiao Wu inside me to show me its true power and broaden my horizons."

With a smile, Aokiji humbly said, "If I want to truly utilize the power of the Tailed Beasts, the first prerequisite is to battle with Xiao Wu in my inner world and gain its approval. I am still far from achieving that goal."

Even so, you're still amazing.

Thinking about how her relationship with Kurama had remained so strained for so many years, Mito forced a bitter smile and said sincerely.

She remembered that Aokiji was known in the village for his poor communication skills, but now she thought that assessment should be changed. Perhaps the child was not bad at communicating, but rather unwilling to communicate.

"Aokiji, you're actually very good at communicating, aren't you? Why do you have so few friends in the village?"

When asked this, Aokiji hesitated whether to lie, but after thinking about it, he decided to tell the truth: "How should I put it? To put it simply, I don't want to make friends, so I deliberately act like this."

Mito couldn't quite understand this boy, Aokiji, and looked at him with a questioning expression.

Aokiji organized his thoughts and began, "In my understanding, making friends involves two main motivations: emotional and self-interest. First of all, I don't like the latter. As for the former, emotions are fragile and difficult to sustain. Of course, this doesn't mean that lasting feelings don't exist, but they are very rare."

Mito looked surprised, not expecting Aokiji to have this reason: "Is this why you deliberately make everyone dislike you?"

Aokiji's gaze was deep: "That's only one reason. Another major reason is that I'm afraid of people around me suddenly dying and becoming heartbroken. In this era of war, as you know, things like that happen frequently, like Grandma Mito."

"So to avoid this situation, I try to befriend people who are very talented, because such people are often not easy to die. That's why I was willing to befriend Tsunade and the others in the first place."

Mito sighed softly, thinking that Aokiji's mentality was probably largely due to childhood trauma.

"But that's all in the past..."

At this point, Aokiji suddenly laughed, his smile as bright and dazzling as sunlight streaming through the clouds: "Right now, I am surrounded by a deep sense of love."

"Because of Tsunade?" Mito asked.

"Yes," Aokiji replied clearly, without any further explanation.

Mito gazed at Aokiji, and in that moment, it felt like a lifetime had passed. His small, slender figure overlapped with a tall, imposing figure from the past, blurring the lines between reality and illusion. She couldn't help but sigh, "Youth is truly wonderful..."

(End of this chapter)