Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 262 Kakuzu Submits

Soon, as if to prove this statement, the shadow clone began to burn and turn into flames.

Da da da……

Footsteps came from not far away, a sound deliberately made to be noticed. Kakuzu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man who looked exactly like the one from before.

"You bastard..."

Kakuzu let out a gloomy voice.

Having tested his strength enough, Madara Uchiha decided not to continue testing. He directly activated Susanoo and, based on the second stage, donned the armor of the Karasu Tengu.

Kakuzu was on high alert and assumed a fighting stance.

Wait, what is this...?

The Susanoo in front of him was obviously different from the one before.

And it's huge...

This version of Susanoo represents a leap forward in both quality and size.

The Susanoo in its Karasu Tengu form casually raised its arm, and blue flames erupted from its tiger's mouth, forming a giant chakra sword.

This is bad...

Kakuzu was focused intently, waiting for the blue giant to swing his sword so he could dodge it.

This Susanoo in its current state is not just a simple increase in size; its speed and strength are also incomparable to what they were before.

In its Karasu Tengu form, Susanoo unleashed a blue sword aura tens of meters high from above, creating a deafening roar.

Wow, that was fast.

And the area is quite large.

Kakuzu was unable to move or dodge at all, and could only grit his teeth and activate Earth Release: Earth Spear to block.

Wherever the sword energy passed, the forest was destroyed, a crater was carved out in the ground, leaving no one behind. Even the birds in the sky were swallowed up by this merciless sword energy, leaving not a single feather behind. Its power was terrifying.

impossible……

It's so powerful, what exactly is this force...?

Kakuzu, lying on the ground, was still alive and able to move, but faced with this enormous gap in strength, his fighting spirit collapsed, and he could not muster any will to fight.

Three of his hearts were knocked out, making it impossible for him to maintain his ninjutsu state. The black lines on his body began to fade slowly, revealing his true body.

Realizing someone was slowly approaching him, Kakuzu struggled to lift his head and looked up at the man in front of him, his ghostly eyes filled with deep fear.

"Your skills are quite good..."

Madara Uchiha looked down at him and said, "You've actually managed to make me take this a little bit seriously."

Is this even human language?

Seeing that he had only managed to force out a fraction of his opponent's strength despite his desperate efforts, Kakuzu looked bitter: "I'm not happy at all to be praised like this by you."

At the same time, he couldn't help but think of the target of the assassination, the first Hokage Senju Hashirama.

If Hashirama Senju was a ninja of the same or even greater caliber as Madara Uchiha, then just how strong would Hashirama Senju be?

After obtaining the Earth Grudge Fear, I actually thought I could defeat Hashirama Senju. Now that I think about it, I was as ridiculous as a frog in a well.

At the same time, he thought of the high-ranking officials who had asked him to assassinate Hashirama Senju. He really wanted to take out those brain-dead idiots' corpses and whip them again. Asking him to assassinate Hashirama Senju was simply courting death.

"Everyone thought you died in the battle with Hashirama Senju, so what is your purpose in suddenly reappearing?"

Kakuzu asked questions while pondering them.

In his memory, he seemed to have had absolutely no interaction with Madara Uchiha.

But it was precisely under these circumstances that Madara Uchiha suddenly came to their door, clearly with some ulterior motive.

He figured he didn't have anything about himself that would make someone like him want to covet him.

No, there are.

Madara Uchiha was a contemporary of his, and people of that age are most afraid of the erosion of time.

Secret Technique: Earthly Resentment and Yu.

Apart from that, he couldn't think of anything about himself that would make the other person want to keep an eye on him.

"Don't worry, I have no interest in secret techniques like your Earth Grudge Technique. I'm after something much higher."

Madara Uchiha seemed to have seen through Kakuzu's thoughts, removed his mask, and his sharp eyes were as sharp as arrows.

Kakuzu stared at that aged face, his eyes narrowing, a growing sense of doubt welling up within him.

He's so old, if he doesn't want the secret technique Earth Grudge, what does he want?

Madara Uchiha spoke again: "Ultra-peaceful."

Super Peace?

This concept made Kakuzu even more unable to fathom the other's thoughts: "Let me just say it directly, what do you want me to do?"

"You seem to accept the status quo quite easily."

"In the world of ninjas, strength reigns supreme," Kakuzu said in a deep voice. "The victor is king, the loser is but dust. I have no reason to refuse, do I?"

Those who know when to yield are wise, and this guy is much more pleasing to the eye than those stubborn fools. Madara Uchiha is starting to like this guy a little.

Kakuzu stared at the Sharingan on Madara Uchiha's face, his voice low and deep: "What exactly do you want me to do?"

"I want you to help me deal with someone."

Angle fixed in his gaze: "If even you can't handle this guy, do you think I can?"

Madara Uchiha corrected him, "Don't get me wrong, it's just that it's inconvenient for me to take action given my status."

"That's true, how could there possibly be someone in this world that you can't handle..."

Kakuzu gave a self-deprecating laugh and slowly stood up: "Who do you want me to deal with?"

"No rush, you'll find out gradually later."

Madara Uchiha spoke in a profound and enigmatic manner.

Kakuzu disliked riddle tellers; their questions sounded profound but were ultimately meaningless: "May I ask why you chose me?"

"Your abilities are quite good, but your principles aren't that strong."

Madara Uchiha offered a simple assessment.

Kakuzu remained silent, which is undeniable; his strength is comparable to that of a Kage, and he can handle most missions with ease.

Madara Uchiha added at the end, "Of course, more importantly, you have some connection with that guy, and that's the real reason I chose you."

"That guy?"

Kakuzu caught a peculiar piece of information: Could this mission be related to someone I know?

Madara Uchiha said calmly, "I suppose so..."

"who?

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu looked puzzled and tentatively asked a question.

Almost everyone associated with him is dead, and he was someone even Madara Uchiha had designs on.

Thinking of this, he took a deep look at the man opposite him, who was shrouded in mystery.

Even so, when he slowly heard Uchiha Madara slowly utter that person's name, it was still far beyond his imagination.

"Uchiha Aokiji..."

He spoke so leisurely.

It's him?

It was him!?

Is he still alive?

Kakuzu was so surprised by the news that his pupils dilated considerably.

From his perspective, it was really strange.

"I don't understand. You two should be considered of the same clan, right? Has he ever offended you?"

Madara Uchiha denied it in a deep voice: "No, he didn't offend me. On the contrary, I think highly of him."

"Then why..."

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't intend to kill him..."

"Then why did you contact me?"

Kaku has no other skills; his only and greatest skill is probably killing people.

People who came to him in the past had only one purpose: to send him to kill people.

"I told you, I'll tell you slowly later."

"……All right."

Since the other party was unwilling to talk, Kakuzu had no choice but to accept it.

However, he had already guessed to some extent that the target of this mission was probably related to Aokiji himself.

To be honest, his feelings for Aokiji were a bit complicated.

He liked the blue pheasant, but that was all.

He wouldn't go so far as to defy Madara Uchiha's will for this kid he'd only known for half a year.

If Madara Uchiha asked him to kill Aokiji, he would choose to kill Aokiji.

Compared to one's own life, everything else is so insignificant.

The world of ninjas is always full of betrayal, sometimes voluntary, sometimes involuntary...

……

……

Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village), training location.

Numerous trees were neatly cut down, revealing their bare growth rings. Looking at the masterpiece created by his own ninjutsu, Aokiji, his face covered in sweat, smiled with satisfaction.

"Looks like your new trick is complete. Now it's time to find an unlucky guy to try it out on."

A melodious voice, like that of a nightingale, rang in his ears. Aokiji turned his head and saw the girl walking gracefully toward him, her heavy fruit, wrapped in white cloth, swaying eye-catchingly.

Under that undisguised gaze, Tsunade realized something, her brows furrowing slightly, and she said in a soft, reproachful voice, "Have you looked enough? If you look again, I'll gouge your eyes out."

Ugh……

Aokiji turned his face away sullenly.

Unexpectedly, this only made Tsunade more unhappy. She puffed out her cheeks in a huff and scolded with a laugh, "I told you not to watch, but you didn't! Why are you so obedient? Are you a dog?"

Being called a dog didn't bother Aokiji; he simply smiled and replied, "If I weren't a dog, why would you keep me, feed me, and give me shelter?"

During this period, after being tied to Tsunade, all of Aokiji's expenses were borne by Tsunade.

Eat her food, drink her drinks, live with her—all for free.

In short, she was kept by a sugar daddy and lived the life of a gigolo.

"Hehe, you're quite self-aware." Tsunade beckoned with her finger, her face beaming with a smile, her eyes sparkling: "Come, call me Master Tsunade."

"Tsunade."

"???"

(End of this chapter)