Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 229 Getting Closer Through E

After a period of playful banter, the two reverted to their youthful appearances, having just had quite a bit of fun.

Tsunade smoothed her hair, her expression serious: "Stop joking, how did you manage to sneak out?"

Aokiji said casually, "Don't worry, I made sure to give them proper instructions."

"Say hello? Those ANBU guys aren't easy to talk to, wait..." Tsunade thought of Aokiji's personality: "You mean you said you said you said you greeted them, did you mean you beat them up?"

Aokiji casually replied, "It's not that exaggerated. I just used a sealing technique to bind them in place."

"That's good... Oh, that demon." More than worrying about the two Anbu members, Tsunade was concerned about Aokiji: "Won't sneaking out cause the tailed beast inside you to go out of control?"

"Don't worry, he's behaving himself inside me right now." Aokiji patted his stomach. Come to think of it, he didn't seem to have told Tsunade the true situation of the Five-Tails.

Tsunade knew that Aokiji was not a reckless person. The fact that he had sneaked out meant that Aokiji had reached a certain level of control over the tailed beast within him: "Could it be that you have already mastered the power of the tailed beast?"

Aokiji spoke with a touch of Versailles-like arrogance: "It's alright, otherwise I wouldn't have gone out of my way to share this news with you so quickly, right?"

Tsunade feigned a suspicious expression: "Really?"

Aokiji, like a child eager to show off a newly acquired toy, said, "Want to show you my new power? I guarantee you'll be surprised."

Tsunade's face lit up with anticipation: "Then I'll wait and see..."

Aokiji readily agreed, taking Tsunade's fair and delicate hand in his: "Then I'll take you somewhere and show you a few tricks."

Tsunade shook her head: "Wait a minute."

Aokiji was taken aback: "What's wrong?"

"Let's come back together after Jiraiya and Orochimaru finish their mission." Tsunade revealed the pride of a child getting a high score on an exam: "I want to show you off to them."

"Then it's up to you." Aokiji scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed by her words, and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, do you often come to clean my house?"

Tsunade pouted: "Yes, I was originally planning to give you a surprise."

If the blue pheasant doesn't come home every day, it might build up cobwebs inside the house if it stays there too long.

As for whether her actions would arouse suspicion from others, Tsunade didn't care. In any case, her relationship with Aokiji was already pretty much known.

Aokiji teased her, "Seeing you is the biggest surprise of my life."

Tsunade snorted and gave him a look that said, "At least you still have a conscience."

Aokiji liked Tsunade's slightly arrogant demeanor and couldn't help but smile.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I only have limited feelings."

"What are you lamenting about?"

"I regret how harsh you were to me in the past."

"And now?"

It's also very "fierce"...

Aokiji's gaze lingered on Tsunade's broad chest: "Now you're becoming more and more approachable."

Women are always particularly sensitive to certain gazes, and Tsunade was no exception. She covered her chest with both hands, looking very wary.

Oh no, we've been discovered.

"Fine, I won't look then." Aokiji turned his face away, his eyes wandering, thinking to himself, "I've touched that place countless times already, and you're still protecting it so tightly."

"Eh...aren't you going to watch it already?"

Tsunade glared at him with displeasure, and Aokiji smiled wryly, unable to understand what the woman was thinking.

It’s not unreasonable to say that a woman’s heart is as deep as a needle in the sea.

"You're the one who won't let me see it, yet you're the one who lets me see it. What exactly do you want me to do?"

"I don't hate being looked at, but... the way you were looking at me just now was like I was a pervert."

Tsunade's emotions were somewhat complicated.

Aokiji, who was called a pervert, thought to himself, "Whatever, so be it. As long as I'm perverted enough, I don't need to care about the world's opinions."

Tsunade:……

Seemingly having thought of something, Aokiji grinned wickedly, "Since I'm already this perverted, you should be prepared for the strange things I might do to you in the future, like wax-dripping whips and bondage play."

"You really are a pervert."

Tsunade blushed, buried her head, and ran away, ignoring him.

"I was just kidding."

Aokiji quickly caught up and explained, "Who the hell plays with dripping wax, whips, or bondage?"

A few days later, one morning, the weather was clear.

When everyone was free, Tsunade took Orochimaru and Jiraiya to the Forest of Death to find Aokiji and watch him show off his skills.

"Oh, you're here?"

After waiting for a long time, Aokiji, who was preparing to show off, saw his friend arriving from afar and greeted him.

Jiraiya leaned closer, looking doubtful: "I heard Tsunade said that you can already control the power of the tailed beasts."

"certainly."

Orochimaru asked, "Does Sarutobi-sensei already know?"

"Well, after a final period of observation, I'll be able to go out on missions like you guys."

"Really? That's great!" Orochimaru congratulated him. "Then I'll be looking forward to your performance from now on."

Aokiji nodded.

"I've heard that depending on the strength of one's power, one can control a certain amount of the tailed beast's chakra and abilities." Orochimaru asked curiously, "So, Aokiji, what abilities have you gained?"

Aokiji's answer: "Boiling Escape."

"Boiling Escape?"

"Yes, this is a bloodline limit born from the fusion of water-style chakra and fire-style chakra. I can use this bloodline limit now."

Adding this bloodline limit, Orochimaru thought about how Aokiji now possessed three bloodline limits, and spoke with an admiring tone: "In that case, considering the bloodline limits you possess, I really have to admire you."

"Oh, oh... I'm still far from good enough," Aokiji said modestly.

"What kind of ninjutsu is Boil Release?"

Aokiji thought for a moment and explained, "From what I understand so far, Boil Release mainly enhances taijutsu, specifically by increasing speed and explosive power, somewhat similar to the Lightning Release armor of the Hidden Cloud Village."

Orochimaru's golden eyes gleamed with interest: "That sounds quite interesting..."

Just as Aokiji was about to show off his skills to his friends, Jiraiya suddenly stopped him, seemingly having some ideas.

Aokiji looked at Jiraiya with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong, Jiraiya?"

"It's no fun performing a solo act; without comparison, the effect isn't obvious," Jiraiya suggested. "How about finding someone to practice with?"

Aokiji thought it made some sense: "Then who will fight me? You?"

Jiraiya shook his head in denial, pointing to Tsunade, who was standing to the side with a smug expression.

He finally understood: Tsunade had called him over just to support her boyfriend and act as his tool.

Knowing Tsunade's schemes, he wouldn't let her have her way.

So he came up with this idea: to have Tsunade and Aokiji spar. Watching these two "love-hate" each other would be much more interesting than watching Aokiji's solo performance.

Tsunade was surprised that Jiraiya would come up with such a bad idea, and glared at him.

Jiraiya whistled, looking completely unimpressed.

Aokiji didn't see any problem: "I have no objection. What about you, Tsunade?"

Tsunade withdrew her gaze: "No objection. It's been a long time since I've fought you."

"Haha, it's settled then."

Jiraiya, always eager for drama, rubbed his hands together and even personally stepped in as a referee, becoming a true entertainer.

After a moment of thought, Aokiji concluded that since he was revealing his Boil Release technique, it must involve only two aspects: speed and explosive power.

As for speed, it's obvious without testing that Tsunade couldn't be faster than him, so that leaves only explosive power.

With that in mind, Aokiji came up with a great idea: "Tsunade, how about you arm wrestle me next?"

Tsunade was taken aback: "Arm wrestling?"

Aokiji responded with a soft "hmm".

"Forget it, let's arm wrestle. You can't beat me in terms of strength."

Why not compare strength? Tsunade was concerned about her boyfriend's feelings and didn't want him to lose too embarrassingly.

After all, it was her boyfriend's first solo performance of Boil Release. Tsunade knew exactly who the main character was, and she, as a supporting character, couldn't steal the spotlight from the main character.

If she were to defeat Aokiji, wouldn't that be an act of usurping the spotlight?

How will you know if you don't try?

Tsunade's strength is unparalleled in the ninja world, a fact that Aokiji knows better than anyone else.

However, it is precisely for this reason that Aokiji felt it was necessary.

He wanted to test the extent to which his Boil Release would enhance his power, and how it compared to Tsunade's monstrous strength.

Seeing that Aokiji was determined and wouldn't back down, Tsunade stopped trying to dissuade him and had no choice but to agree.

"Alright, since you've put it that way, let me make it clear beforehand: I won't go easy on you just because you're my boyfriend~~"

"Of course, what do you take me for, Aokiji?"

"A pervert who likes to grope breasts."

Aokiji coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

Jiraiya was so jealous and angry: "You two adulterers, what are you waiting for? Get started already! You bastards!"

(End of this chapter)