Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 23 will be introduced.

A month later.

The weather was clear and sunny.

A black cat was perched on a large tree, yawning and lazily watching the children below.

Two men and a woman are surrounding a white-haired child, quietly watching him perform.

"Watch closely, I'm not bragging this time."

"Spiritual communication techniques."

Jiraiya pressed down with one hand, and with a bang, a large amount of white smoke billowed out. As the smoke dissipated, a huge creature appeared beneath his feet. It had red skin, horizontal pupils like those of a goat, and a pipe hanging from its mouth.

Wearing a blue coat, it looked like a frog, but with some differences—it had many bumps on its body.

This is an enormous toad.

Upon seeing the giant toad, Aokiji, Tsunade, and Orochimaru all reacted differently.

Aokiji's eyelids drooped slightly; he hadn't expected that Jiraiya would eventually sign with Mount Myōboku.

Tsunade looked surprised.

Orochimaru, on the other hand, remained very calm.

Jiraiya stood with his hands on his hips, laughing loudly and arrogantly. He couldn't help but show off, thinking about how the hardships he had endured over the past few days had finally paid off.

However, the giant toad beneath his feet seemed to have no intention of giving him that courtesy, shaking its enormous size.

Jiraiya lost his balance and fell to the ground, landing face-first in the dirt.

"Jiraiya, why did you call me out?"

The big toad croaked like thunder, and seemed to have a rather bad temper.

Jiraiya got up from the ground, went to the giant toad, and whispered, "Please, Gamabunta, this is a rare opportunity, let me show off in front of my companions."

Gamabunta gave a haughty snort, but didn't refuse. Who doesn't like showing off?

Especially toads his age.

But they couldn't show it, so they could only reluctantly agree: "This is really troublesome, but I won't do it again."

"The toad actually spoke."

Tsunade exclaimed in surprise.

"It's alright."

Jiraiya subtly showed off.

Tsunade's surprised expression was exactly what he wanted to see.

Tsunade looked at the huge toad and asked curiously, "Where did you get such a big toad?"

Jiraiya didn't hold back and told the whole story in detail, adding a little embellishment to make the story more vivid.

Tsunade initially didn't believe it, but couldn't find a reason to refute it, so she could only helplessly admit it. After a long while, she reluctantly squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth: "You really got lucky."

Jiraiya proudly declared, "This isn't dog shit; I am the chosen one of destiny."

Tsunade grinned and sneered, her face full of disdain: "Give me a break, you call yourself the Child of Destiny? I think you're the Child of Misfortune."

Jiraiya smiled but didn't bother to argue.

After all, our status is no ordinary one now.

He is the chosen one, bearing the heavy responsibility of saving the world; he has no time to argue with mortals.

"By the way, where's your summoned beast? Summon it so I can take a look."

Tsunade's face darkened. She realized the other person was feigning ignorance, and she snorted coldly, "No, you're smug now."

She hasn't even learned the art of summoning yet, so naturally she doesn't have any summoned beasts.

Unexpectedly, this bottom-ranked student took the lead, which made Tsunade very unhappy.

She made up her mind: she would go back and learn the art of psychic communication, and then ask Grandma Mito to have her slug sign a contract for her.

Yeah, I'm so proud of myself... Jiraiya said cheekily, "Why are you so angry? I was just showing concern for my comrade."

After saying that, he glanced at another person and asked the same question as Tsunade.

Orochimaru, of course, knew what he was thinking and rolled his eyes at him speechlessly.

"You don't mean you haven't signed a summoning beast contract yet, do you?"

Jiraiya covered his mouth, looking very surprised.

Orochimaru: ...

Jiraiya was beaming with pride. He had always been left far behind by these two, but this time he was finally able to overtake them and not flaunt it, much to their amusement.

After causing trouble for Tsunade and Orochimaru, Jiraiya still felt it wasn't enough and continued to attack Aokiji.

"By the way, Aokiji, how's the summoning technique you learned from me coming along?"

Aokiji said calmly, "It's alright, the contract was successfully signed."

"It's okay, even I put in a lot of effort to successfully sign the contract... Uh, what did you just say?"

Jiraiya had already prepared his words of "comfort," so why is it different from what he thought?

Aokiji looked puzzled: "Is there a problem?"

Jiraiya waved his hand and roared hysterically like Cao Cao: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

You should know that he put a lot of effort into learning the art of spirit communication.

How long has it been since Aokiji last asked me to teach him the art of summoning? He's already learned it so quickly?

And they even managed to find a summoning beast and sign a contract with it—that's incredibly fast!

Aokiji shrugged, "Facts speak louder than words," and quickly formed hand seals.

"Spiritual communication techniques."

With a bang, a large amount of white smoke billowed out, and as the smoke dissipated, a snow-white fox suddenly appeared.

Jiraiya is a loose tongue, and Aokiji knew that if he asked Jiraiya to teach him summoning techniques, he would probably spill the beans one day. Rather than that, it was better to expose himself.

Aokiji, who was learning the art of summoning spirits, made it clear that his purpose was to slack off, which would also help him establish his image as a coward.

Jiraiya rubbed his eyes, surprised that Aokiji had actually summoned his summoning beast.

Fortunately, it looks quite ordinary.

Jiraiya consoled himself, saying that nothing could compare to the grandeur of his own giant toad.

"Wow, so cute."

Tsunade fell in love with the delicate little fox the moment she saw her.

Orochimaru exclaimed, "Aokiji-kun is truly amazing; he actually knows the Summoning Jutsu!"

It's been such a short time since the last time, and Aokiji has already learned the art of summoning spirits. That's impressive.

What was supposed to be his show-off event suddenly turned into Aokiji's show-off. Jiraiya was a little annoyed, put his hands behind his head, and said sourly, "It's just a fox, what's so great about it?"

Tsunade bent over, her hands resting on her knees, a smile in her eyes: "Little one, what's your name?"

Jiraiya scoffed, "Idiot, how could a fox possibly talk?"

Tsunade's expression changed, and she immediately gave Jiraiya a hard look: "Your broken toad can talk, so why can't this cute fox talk?"

Jiraiya scoffed, "Tch, do you really think talking summoned beasts are like stray cats and dogs on the street, that easy to come by?"

You should know that his toads come from Mount Myoboku.

What kind of place is Mount Myōboku? It's the abode of immortals, how can it be the same?

Even immortals are toads, you know...

The fox spirit saw the blue pheasant and said happily, "Blue Pheasant, why did you call me out? Are you going to give me something delicious? I want to eat roasted chicken butt."

"All you ever do is eat, all you do is eat all day long," Aokiji laughed and scolded. "How did I end up signing this money-devouring beast?"

The fox spirit chuckled foolishly.

The slap in the face came so quickly that Jiraiya was momentarily speechless.

Tsunade retorted, "See? Don't think that only your summoned beast can talk."

The fox spirit noticed the people around her, looked at Aokiji with a questioning look in her eyes.

Aokiji shrugged and said, "I've talked to you before, so you could be considered my friend."

The fox spirit nodded, not making a fuss.

Aokiji doesn't spend all his time cultivating; he occasionally goes out to play with the fox spirit and develop a relationship with her, since she is his summoned beast.

Humans and such are no longer something to be as surprised about as they were the first time.

Moreover, he had already prepared for this situation in advance, so as not to let the vixen talk nonsense and reveal his origins.

Tsunade asked with a smile, "Little fox, what's your name?"

"Vixen"

The fox spirit said a name that left Tsunade completely bewildered, to the point that she wondered if she was hallucinating.

"Is there a problem?"

A look of confusion crossed the fox spirit's face.

When her master, Aokiji, first heard this name, he also had this expression, for reasons unknown.

That's because...

Tsunade pursed her lips, unsure how to explain.

Jiraiya, without any restraint, clutched his stomach, almost laughing to death: "Your name is ridiculous, isn't it? You call yourself a fox spirit? A fox spirit refers to a woman with a beautiful face and a hot body. I advise you, little fox, to change your name, so that people won't laugh themselves to death when they hear it later."

After a pause, Jiraiya suppressed a laugh and emphasized the words "fox spirit."

The fox spirit felt offended.

She hated this human and glared at him fiercely.

Jiraiya bent over, beckoned with his finger, and gave a smug, irritating smile: "How scary..."

The fox spirit opened her mouth and took a bite out of him when he wasn't looking.

Jiraiya screamed in pain as he bit his finger until it bled.

Tsunade, adding insult to injury, scoffed, "Serves you right."

"Damn it, it actually dared to bite me! I was just joking."

Jiraiya gently blew on his finger, as if to stop the bleeding.

The fox spirit tossed her head and snorted, thinking, "Who told this human to make fun of my name?"

Jiraiya was furious. He waved his hand and pointed at the fox: "Go, Gamabunta, it's your choice. Go and teach this stinky fox a lesson."

Gamabunta shifted his body and used a charging attack on Jiraiya.

Jiraiya was injured, and his HP was reduced by half.

Gamabunta's sneak attack was successful and highly effective.

Jiraiya rolled around on the ground a few times, his face covered in dust and dirt, and stared blankly at the toad boss: "What are you doing?"

"idiot."

Gamabunta cursed.

In an instant, with a bang, it turned into white smoke, and went nowhere.

His own contractor was too shameful; he, Gamabun, couldn't bear the humiliation of having such a contractor.

Jiraiya was beaten up by his summoned beast, and naturally, his nemesis Tsunade couldn't resist teasing him: "You're such a loser, you can't even control your own summoned beast."

Jiraiya couldn't beat Gamabunta in a fight, so all he could do after he left was to say something like, "That damn Gamabunta, I'll definitely kick his ass hard next time."

Jiraiya's defeat dispelled Tsunade's gloom, and she became refreshed. She grew increasingly fond of the fox spirit, especially since it had snow-white fur and was incredibly cute, which appealed to Tsunade's soft spot. She couldn't help but want to hug it and pamper it.

The fox spirit jumped to the right, its tail twitching, avoiding Tsunade's embrace.

She belongs to someone, so she can't just let anyone hold her.

There is a prejudice against foxes, with people saying they are promiscuous creatures. In reality, this is purely a literary creation. Foxes are actually monogamous animals and will only find one mate in their lifetime. Even if their mate dies, they will not find another.

This concept even extends to contracts with contractual spirit mediums, involving intimate acts with beings other than the master, which is not intended to constitute NTR (Netorare, a form of sexual intercourse).

Tsunade was embarrassed: "Your summoning beast doesn't seem to like me very much."

Aokiji teased, "I guess you're a bit violent, so I'm afraid of you. Haha."

"What did you say?!"

Aokiji teased, "Look at you, you're always ready to hit people."

Under the fox spirit's intense gaze, Tsunade listlessly withdrew her hand: "Aokiji, where did you find this summoning beast?"

Aokiji replied ambiguously, "I said I found it, do you believe me or not?"

Believe me for a second.

Do you really think I, Tsunade, am stupid?

However, no reasonable explanation could be found. It couldn't possibly be like Jiraiya, who used a summoning technique to summon himself to Mount Myōboku.

"Fine, if you're not going to tell me..."

The woman's expression was as unpredictable as the autumn weather. Tsunade, who was just annoyed, quickly changed her tune, smiling broadly with mischievous glint in her eyes: "Aokiji, I want to discuss something with you."

Aokiji felt a little intimidated by the unexpected kindness. "No, no, your smile is so sweet it makes me uncomfortable."

Tsunade's expression changed drastically. She grabbed Aokiji by the collar with one hand, her face fierce: "You might as well explain yourself clearly!"

"Hmm, that's much more normal." Aokiji chuckled, teasingly adding, "I still prefer your usual arrogant and unruly self."

Tsunade gave him a creepy look, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "Pervert."

Aokiji's smile froze: "I refuse!"

"No, please give me a chance."

"roll."

(End of this chapter)