Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 264 The Corpse Kiss

After school, Sheng Shu spotted a bright figure in the crowd and immediately rushed over: "Sister, are you coming to pick me up from school today?"

Her older sister is a busy person, always busy with all sorts of things.

Tsunade nodded, thinking about how to bring it up next.

"Isn't that guy with you?"

Rope Tree looked around and said with a hint of sourness.

That guy was obviously referring to Aokiji.

Since that man appeared, Nawaki has noticed that his sister is always inseparable from him, and sometimes, Nawaki feels like he's superfluous.

"As for Aokiji, he's still training."

Tsunade thought for a moment and said that apart from being with her, Aokiji spent most of his time training.

"Is he very good?"

I guess so.

"How amazing is it?"

"I don't know, but he should be much better than me."

Unless faced with mortal danger, Aokiji rarely goes all out, especially three years later, even Tsunade has never seen him go all out.

"That's a lie, isn't it?"

Rope Tree was somewhat skeptical.

When he started school, his classmates often told him that her older sister was a very capable person.

You'll gradually understand later.

"Oh well……"

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Nawaki, would you like to stay with Grandma tonight?" Tsunade changed the subject, coaxing her gently.

"what?"

Confusion appeared on Rope Tree's face.

Tsunade smiled and explained, "You see, don't you usually enjoy spending time with Grandma?"

"That's true, but when my sister isn't around, I usually spend a lot of time with Grandma. Now that my sister is here, I want to spend even more time with her... together???"

"What's wrong?" Tsunade asked curiously when she heard Koroki pause.

Rope Tree may be small, but he's not stupid. Plus, with someone else around him lately, he could clearly sense that his sister wasn't paying as much attention to him as she used to.

Tsunade suddenly realized, and said angrily, "Sister, I know, you just think I'm in your way, right?"

"Huh?" Tsunade asked, somewhat flustered. "Nawaki, why would you think that?"

"Ever since that man moved in, I can clearly feel my sister becoming more and more distant from me. Before, my sister would make breakfast for me, and although it was not very tasty, I was very happy eating it."

Tsunade:……

"But now, even though breakfast has become tastier, mine still looks like something I just grabbed on the side..."

Tsunade denied it, saying, "No... you and Aokiji are both very important to me."

"Then why does his breakfast have hearts on it, while mine has nothing on it?"

"..."

Rope Tree pouted and muttered under her breath, "My sister's biased..."

"..."

Nawaki gazed into Tsunade's eyes: "So love will disappear, right? Sister..."

"Rope Tree..."

"I understand. I wish you both happiness..."

"..."

Throughout the entire process, Tsunade barely uttered a single word, mainly because she genuinely didn't know how to respond. Although she had prepared many things to say beforehand, when the time came, she couldn't utter a single sentence.

……

……

Inside a house in Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village).

Tsunade stood in front of Mito, her smile a little sheepish: "That's all, Grandma. Nawaki said today that he wants to live with you. I'm sorry to have troubled you to look after him again."

Rope Tree: _

Mito didn't think too much about it; she was naturally very happy to hear her grandson say that: "Really? Nawaki? I'm so happy that you said that to me."

Nawaki threw himself at Mito, hugging her legs, and said happily, "Yes, I love Grandma the most."

After saying that, he deliberately glanced back and saw his older sister, who had abandoned her younger brother once she had a man, add, "I like her even more than Tsunade."

Tsunade understood her brother's veiled sarcasm and scratched her cheek sheepishly.

Mito glanced at the siblings, then covered her mouth and chuckled, "Are you two having a tiff?"

"No, that's not true. I'm very close to Nawaki. You're right, Nawaki." Tsunade denied it, winking and making suggestive remarks at Nawaki.

Nawaki, showing no respect for Tsunade, finally found an outlet for his jealousy. His jealousy flared, and he chose to complain: "My sister doesn't want me anymore now that she has a man..."

Tsunade said shyly, "What nonsense are you talking about, little kid? What do you mean by 'I'll leave you once I have a man'?"

"Isn't that right?" Rope Tree said, looking aggrieved. "My sister wanted to be alone with that man, so she left me at Grandma's house because she thought I was in her way."

Mito was taken aback, not expecting this hidden story. She chuckled and narrowed her eyes, "Tsunade, is that how it is?"

"No, it's some stinky guy who begged me to spend the night alone with him, and he was crying his eyes out. I felt so sorry for him that I reluctantly agreed." Tsunade was so flustered that she couldn't even speak coherently.

Mito picked up on some key words and gave them a meaningful look: "What are you planning to do alone at night?"

Tsunade, eyes downcast and seemingly oblivious to her own thoughts, said, "I didn't do anything."

Mito chuckled, "If you didn't do anything, then why did you send Nawaki away?"

Tsunade: "..."

What to do, what to do? She didn't know how to explain it.

Besides, it's really too embarrassing to say such things.

How could she say that in front of her grandmother?

Thinking of these things, Tsunade's small, oval face flushed slightly.

Seeing Tsunade's face suddenly turn slightly red, and considering the context, Mito suddenly understood something and gave a light "Oh."

Following the sound of "Oh," Tsunade also uttered an "Oh," but it was an "Oh" tinged with doubt.

Mito then said, "I understand."

Tsunade was taken aback, then exclaimed "Ah!" and asked in confusion, "What do you know?"

"Finally, you two have finally reached a step forward..." Mito looked at Tsunade, who was still somewhat bewildered, with the tone of someone who had been there before.

If she were still of parenting age in the past, she would probably say that it's too early for the two of you to be doing this.

Now that she's older, she's become an "enlightened" grandmother. Having experienced the bittersweet pain of outliving her child, all she wants now is to see Tsunade get married and have children before she steps into her coffin, and to hold her great-grandchild as soon as possible.

In this way, one can truly die without regrets.

As for Rope Tree, she was far too young; she feared she might not live that long.

Based on the above, she was quite supportive of this kind of thing. Anyway, the two of them had already started living together, so it was only a matter of time before that kind of thing happened.

Given that, she naturally hoped the two of them would have a child soon.

"In short, Ganbatte." Mito clenched her fist and gave him an encouraging look: "Do a good job."

j_):

At this moment, she seemed to have lost decades of age, returning to her teenage years, with a touch of girlish playfulness.

Tsunade's almond-shaped eyes widened.

Work hard?

What are you doing, Grandma?!

The more she tried to explain, the worse it got, so Tsunade simply gave up and silently shut her mouth.

Strictly speaking, the other party didn't seem to be wrong. It's really a headache.

Tsunade coughed twice, then changed the subject: "Grandma, let's not talk about that. I happen to have something I want to ask you."

"Okay, go ahead and say it." Mito thought to herself, what could be more important than you having a baby?

"It's about a ninjutsu involving chakra absorption."

"A ninjutsu that absorbs chakra?" Mito's face showed confusion. "Why are you asking that?"

Tsunade briefly explained Aokiji's creative ideas for developing S-rank ninjutsu.

Mito smiled knowingly. This girl, she's not even married yet and she's already eager to side with outsiders.

No wonder the clansmen used to worry that Tsunade would teach all the clan's ninjutsu to her husband after she married into the clan.

Tsunade recalled her previous memory: "I remember the prefix of this ninjutsu was something like 'Corpse Demon'... I can't quite remember the last few words, Grandma, do you remember it?"

Mito nodded slightly and replied, "I do remember."

After saying that, she added, "Speaking of which, your grandfather's Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique was also greatly inspired by this move~~"

"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique?"

Tsunade remembered that it was said that this one move alone could suppress the power of the Nine-Tails, making it incredibly powerful. Thinking of this, she became even more curious about this ninjutsu.

"Grandma, could you teach me this ninjutsu?" Tsunade asked tentatively.

Aokiji hasn't become a citizen yet, so strictly speaking, he's an outsider.

Mito was quite generous: "Wait a moment."

After saying that, she left the rope tree and went to the room, leaving the two siblings staring at each other.

Rope Tree turned his face away and gave a haughty snort.

Knowing she was in the wrong, Tsunade quickly apologized: "Nawaki is still angry with my sister..."

Rope Tree puffed out her cheeks in a huff, ignoring her stinky older sister who had a man and didn't want her younger brother anymore.

Tsunade chuckled awkwardly, vaguely sensing that it would take a long time to repair their relationship; it was going to be difficult...

The siblings who used to talk about everything are now silent and taciturn, like strangers.

Tsunade felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.

Fortunately, this awkward period didn't last long, and the Mito people returned.

Thank goodness, Grandma is finally back...

Tsunade had been feeling incredibly awkward around Nawaki lately, so she quickly stepped forward.

"Have you been waiting long...?"

Mito glanced at the siblings, then chuckled to herself.

Tsunade gave an awkward laugh.

Mito smiled, reached into his sleeve, fumbled around, and pulled out a black scroll with a rope attached, handing it to him with one hand.

Tsunade beamed with joy, accepted the gift with both hands, giggled, and said in a coquettish tone, "Thank you, Grandma, you're the best!"

"Alright, how old are you? Still acting all cute." Mito affectionately pinched Tsunade's nose, looking at Tsunade now as if she were looking at her past self. In a daze, the past figure overlapped on Tsunade.

When she was young, she had a personality similar to Tsunade's; she was short-tempered and prone to throwing tantrums. At that time, only the simple-minded Hashirama could tolerate her.

"Grandma, may I open it and take a look?"

Mito's granddaughter's voice interrupted her recollection. She laughed and said, "Of course, this ninjutsu was originally meant for you and your Aokiji."

"What do you mean, 'my Aokiji'...?"

Tsunade's face flushed red, and somewhat embarrassedly she untied the rope tied to the scroll. With a gentle pull, it came undone, and she then unfolded it to take a quick look.

Then, she lost her composure.

He rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things: "Um, why does this kind of ninjutsu exist?"

She suddenly understood why she had an impression of this ninjutsu even though she wasn't interested in it back then.

There's no other reason than that this ninjutsu is called Corpse Demon Kiss!

(End of this chapter)