Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 25 Jiraiya is a genius too!

Tsunade was taken aback: "A person?"

"Humans aren't plants or trees; how can they be without feelings? If I were to live like this, wouldn't such a long life be too bleak? I don't think my deceased loved ones would want to see this. Therefore, I need to have friends like normal people, to accompany me through the long journey of life. And the three of you are the friends I have chosen."

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.

Orochimaru carefully considered these words and couldn't help but feel moved.

Aokiji is truly talented.

He gained a lot from just a few casual words.

In Orochimaru's eyes, Aokiji's constant sleeping at school was not due to laziness as described by outsiders, but rather because he was too intelligent and had no interest in anything.

Selected?

Tsunade was completely bewildered: "What do you mean?"

"I've said it before, humans are animals that seek advantage and avoid harm. Since I can't stop my classmates from becoming ninjas and courting death, I have to select the people who are most likely to survive the missions to be my friends. After my observation, the three of you should be the three most talented students in this class besides myself."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the three of you should become very strong in the future, so the probability of death during missions will be relatively low."

"Of course, the premise is that you get along well with me. If you don't get along with me, I won't have in-depth conversations with you or consider you a friend."

Upon hearing this, each of the three had a realization.

First of all, Jiraiya was very happy.

He was always a poor student, and people around him laughed at him for being stupid.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Jiraiya knew his own level better than anyone else, and he never expected that the genius Aokiji would recognize him so much.

Orochimaru suddenly understood why Aokiji had deliberately approached him that day. As for impure motives, Orochimaru didn't care. Instead, he saw Aokiji's honesty and his genuine friendship with him.

Like Orochimaru, Tsunade didn't take Aokiji's impure motives to heart. The fact that she could hang out with Aokiji meant that her own motives weren't exactly pure either; she just wanted his food. However, through deeper and more meaningful interactions, they eventually became good friends.

However, there is one thing that remains unclear to her:

"That makes some sense, but if that's the case, why did Jiraiya catch your eye and become your friend? I admit that, after all, you two are both big perverts, you're in cahoots and share the same stench."

Aokiji: ...

Jiraiya: ...

"But as you said, you have another prerequisite for choosing friends, which is that they must have high ninja skills. Forgive my ignorance, but I really can't see any talent for being a ninja in Jiraiya. You could say that he's good for nothing except his flaws. In Teacher Yuan Fei's test, he was a complete walking trap. He seems like the kind of guy who would die during a mission. That's very different from your standards, isn't it?"

Tsunade's analysis was so logical and well-founded that she almost figured out the color of Jiraiya's underwear, making him feel extremely embarrassed.

"Hey, Tsunade, that's going too far."

Jiraiya was also frustrated, never expecting that he was seen as this kind of person by Tsunade, but upon closer reflection, it really was true...

Aokiji said, "You underestimate Jiraiya."

Jiraiya looked at him, his expression deeply moved: "Aokiji..."

"Well, what you said is all true."

Jiraiya: ...

Tsunade chuckled, "I knew it! You didn't lower your standards just because you're similar to Jiraiya, did you?"

"I'm not the kind of person who would lower my standards for choosing the best for such a reason. Jiraiya can be my friend, and there's a reason for that," Aokiji said calmly. "Haven't you ever wondered why, with the best students in the class like you and Orochimaru, you would team up with the worst student in the class?"

Tsunade replied matter-of-factly, "Isn't it for balancing the power?"

Aokiji shook his head: "You're oversimplifying things. If it's simply about balancing strength, then one of you and Orochimaru should be assigned to another team in exchange for a mid-level teammate."

"Three levels, upper, middle, and lower, that's what you meant by balanced strength, but clearly the result isn't like that. I remember you said that your mentor, Jonin Hiruzen Sarutobi, was a disciple of the Second Hokage, so his strength must be among the top in the village. So the question is, you, Orochimaru, and Hiruzen Sarutobi are all outstanding, why did you put in a loser like Jiraiya?"

Tsunade pondered for a moment, then looked at Jiraiya, who was completely bewildered, and said reluctantly, "Could this guy be a hidden genius?"

Aokiji shrugged: "Otherwise...?"

What?

Am I a genius?

Jiraiya was bewildered and scratched his head.

This is the first time in my life that someone has called him a genius.

How come I didn't know?

It's like a young man who's used to a life of hardship suddenly being told by his poor father: "Son, your father is actually a super rich second-generation, and the money I have could circle the earth."

All these years of raising you frugally was to toughen you up and teach you the practical spirit of hard work and perseverance. Now the time is ripe, it's time to tell you.

At this moment, Jiraiya was overjoyed and couldn't help but laugh loudly, "Hahaha, I knew it, I knew it! I'm a genius! The Toad Sage was right! Who else but me is the chosen one?"

Seeing Jiraiya so smug, Tsunade felt like she had swallowed a fly. She looked at Aokiji with questioning eyes, as if to say, "Aokiji, tell me quickly, all of this was just a joke, right?"

Aokiji smiled wryly: "I'm sorry, but in a sense, Jiraiya is indeed a genius because he has something that none of the three of us have. And this thing is closely related to the most important talent of a ninja."

"Aokiji, you're truly my soulmate! I love you to death! Mua~"

"Get lost, I'm not interested in men." Aokiji pushed away Jiraiya, who was forcing his way in, with a look of disgust.

"Hehe, sorry, I got too excited." Jiraiya rubbed his hands together excitedly. "Tell me quickly, what unknown talent do I have? How come I didn't know?"

"Lustful."

"ha?"

Jiraiya's smile froze instantly.

Perhaps that wasn't clear enough, so Aokiji added in a serious tone, "And he's extremely lecherous."

Jiraiya:

The way Aokiji looked at me was as if he were saying, "Are you kidding me?"

Tsunade laughed so hard she could hardly stand up straight.

Orochimaru covered his mouth and chuckled.

Aokiji said seriously, "I'm not joking."

The three of them: "Uh..."

Aokiji continued, "Jiraiya is extremely lecherous; this is both a flaw and a strength."

Tsunade was utterly speechless. Being lecherous is hardly a virtue.

She even suspected that Aokiji was talking nonsense with a straight face, and Jiraiya was happy about it.

"Aokiji, you're not kidding me, are you?"

Jiraiya was somewhat self-aware; he admitted to being a womanizer, but he wasn't shameless enough to claim that being a womanizer could be linked to ninja talent, let alone the most important ninja talent.

Aokiji said seriously, "How could I be joking? I'm very serious. Jiraiya has an enormous chakra potential, and this chakra might be more than the three of us combined."

Jiraiya possesses a potential of 10, and his chakra could very well exceed the combined chakra of the three of them.

he.

Just him?

Orochimaru and Tsunade looked at Jiraiya simultaneously, their disbelief practically written all over their faces.

When questioned by the two, Jiraiya raised his voice to bolster his confidence: "What? Am I not good enough?"

Tsunade shook her head: "I don't believe it."

Orochimaru chimed in, "I don't believe it either."

Jiraiya yelled, "Hey, you guys! That's enough! Do you really think I'm that bad?"

Orochimaru and Tsunade both voted in favor.

Jiraiya: ...

He looked at Aokiji with hopeful eyes.

Anyway, those two won't believe me no matter what I say, so I might as well hand the "microphone" over to my best friend and let him make the decision for me.

Aokiji laughed and said, "You should still remember what chakra is made of, right?"

Orochimaru nodded: "Chakra generally refers to the product of an even mixture of spiritual energy and physical energy. Am I right, Aokiji?"

"Yes, if we know the components of chakra, then we can roughly figure out what kind of person has a large amount of chakra by simply working backwards. And if we want to increase our own chakra, we can mainly increase it from these two aspects."

"Powerful physical and mental energy; Tsunade and I are very typical examples, because of the special nature of our clan."

"The Uchiha clan is born with powerful spiritual energy, while the Senju clan is born with powerful physical energy. Therefore, the chakra of people from both clans is much greater than that of ordinary people."

Tsunade glanced at Jiraiya: "In other words, you mean Jiraiya also possesses powerful mental strength or powerful physical energy?"

Aokiji chimed in, "Yes."

Tsunade asked, puzzled, "But what does this have to do with being a lecher?"

Aokiji laughed and said, "Because lustful people tend to secrete more male hormones."

"What are male hormones?"

Not to mention Jiraiya was completely confused, even Tsunade was totally bewildered.

"The so-called male hormones... well, that's extra material, it's complicated, but just know that people who are lecherous tend to have more energy. In other words, they have stronger physical energy. If I were to rank the three of you by chakra reserves, it would be Jiraiya greater than Tsunade, and Tsunade greater than Orochimaru. Jiraiya has a lot of chakra because he's lecherous, Tsunade, you were born into the Senju clan so your chakra reserves should be pretty good too, so you'd be second. As for Orochimaru, because he's not lecherous, well, his chakra reserves should be the least."

Orochimaru: ...

Aokiji couldn't say for sure whether lust was related to physical energy, but Jiraiya's enormous chakra was definitely closely related to physical energy.

Don't you even know how lecherous Jiraiya was in the original work? It's not surprising that he was an "athlete" behind the scenes. This isn't Aokiji looking down on us from a moral high ground. Aokiji doesn't even want to stay on that moral high ground. He's just stating the facts. Don't you even know that he's in his fifties and still has a thick head of hair? Without strong physical energy to support it, who would believe that?

Tsunade shook her head: "I don't quite understand."

Aokiji, always eager to teach, spoke softly and gently: "What don't you understand? Tell me?"

Tsunade retorted, "Aren't you a lecher too?"

"How dare you assert that Jiraiya's chakra is more than the combined chakra of the three of us?"

(-_-||) Aokiji: "This is within the normal range for a man, okay?"

Tsunade raised an eyebrow: "Oh, really? But I remember you said that your dream was to marry two wives in the future. I don't think that's something a normal person would say."

Aokiji said in a deep voice, "I'm being cautious."

Tsunade said speechlessly, "What does this have to do with being cautious?"

Aokiji counted on his fingers and said seriously, "Think about it, if I only marry one wife, and one of them dies in an accident, wouldn't I be all alone? If I marry two, and one dies, I'll still have one left, which is like having an extra layer of insurance."

Aokiji's words were so reasonable and well-founded that Tsunade was speechless and almost believed him. Aokiji was indeed smart, but he always used his intelligence for something else, and his mind was full of strange and bizarre things.

Jiraiya's eyes lit up. So this was how it was done! He was instantly enlightened. How could someone make something like this sound so respectable?

When it comes to being a womanizer, Jiraiya has never been stingy with his talent.

He quickly applied Aokiji's cautiousness to other situations. From then on, whenever someone said he was lecherous, he would retort that it was because he was being cautious. He explained that being a ninja was a high-risk profession, and he needed to hurry up and leave behind more offspring, since having one child could easily lead to death, so the more the better.

Tsunade rubbed her forehead; her head ached.

She didn't want to dwell on this topic any longer, feeling that if she continued, she would be led astray by Aokiji's twisted logic: "In short, I understand your intentions. You want to be a medical ninja because you don't want to see your comrades sacrifice themselves, right? I didn't realize you were so humane. I'll accept that for now."

"Oh, no, it's not that. I want to be a medical ninja mainly because I'm afraid of dying."

Tsunade:……

(End of this chapter)