Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 288 You'll Regret It, I Really Regret It

"The rest is up to others."

After showing off, Aokiji had almost no chakra left.

With the situation looking very promising, Tsunade flew directly to the vicinity of the stone tablet. In mid-air, she twisted her waist, clenched her fist, and her arm turned jet black. After gathering her strength, she unleashed a powerful punch that struck the massive stone tablet.

"boom!"

The punch was powerful and heavy, shattering the huge stone monument and creating a cloud of dust.

Tsunade swiftly flew to Aokiji's side, cupped his cheeks in her hands, and kissed him on the lips to replenish his chakra.

In addition to absorbing chakra, the Corpse Demon Kiss can also replenish chakra through mouth-to-mouth contact.

When Aokiji was training this ninjutsu, Tsunade, as his training partner, naturally learned it as well.

"Oh no..."

Ichihime, who was being harassed by Konoha ninjas, was taken aback when she saw this scene.

Ritian seized this fleeting moment, took a slanted step, and assumed the starting stance of the Hyuga clan's Baguazhang.

The index and middle fingers are brought together to form a sword-like shape, and a series of rapid and intense acupressure techniques are applied to various parts of the body, including the limbs and bones of the female figure.

The Eight Trigrams and One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Palms.

Each strike precisely targeted Ichihime's pressure points, sealing off her chakra flow.

Ichihime possesses two ninjutsu: physical regeneration and physical activation, making ordinary attacks largely ineffective against her.

However, even a ninjutsu as powerful as this has its weaknesses. If the pressure points are sealed, her body will become an ordinary body.

Yi Ji was frantically attacked with pressure points like a wooden stake, her legs scraping the ground as she staggered backward.

After completing a combo, Ritian raised both palms and slapped his chest.

One of them, her body as tattered as cotton, flew out of the boundary and lay on the ground, struggling to raise her neck.

hateful.

Chakra is unusable...

Aokiji filled his chakra, teleported close, and thrust an ice sword through the ground toward her chest, advancing and then retreating.

Aokiji's blood-red eyes reflected that increasingly pale expression: "It's over..."

Ichihime was pierced through the heart by the ice sword, coughing up blood. She didn't even have a last word, but just looked at Aokiji's scarlet eyes with extremely resentful eyes.

It's probably cursing itself into hell with the most evil curse in the world...

Aokiji had no way of knowing; all he knew was that the other party had a blood feud with him, a member of the Uchiha clan.

If Aokiji pities the other party, then he is being cruel to himself and his clan.

Therefore, Aokiji was determined to kill him without hesitation.

Riten, who was standing nearby, watched Aokiji's ruthless act from the sidelines. As if reassessing him with his gaze, he watched quietly, thinking about what language he should use to report Aokiji's performance to the Third Hokage.

At that moment, a Konoha ninja approached, his tone somewhat complaining: "Aokiji, you went too far. This woman can use ninjutsu similar to Wood Release; we should have captured her alive."

Aokiji chuckled awkwardly, "Oh, sorry, I really didn't think of that."

After saying that, he beckoned to Tsunade: "Tsunade, can you bring her back to life?"

Just as Tsunade was about to step forward to check, a heart-wrenching scream suddenly came from nearby.

Everyone turned to look, and not far away, a person emerged from Zero Tail's body, shouting and yelling, his eyes bloodshot with excitement, as if he had lost his mind, and countless yellow tentacles surged from his body like waves.

"Boom boom boom..."

The rampant yellow tendrils collided with the ceiling, seemingly trying to break through it, causing a large amount of rocks to collapse and fall.

"This monster has gone out of control, everyone retreat..."

Using his Sharingan's perception, Aokiji saw that the Zero-Tails' chakra was erupting in a very unstable manner and hurriedly shouted.

The group quickly retreated, leaving the scene and running frantically. They encountered some bewildered air ninjas along the way, but ignored them and simply passed by, quickly escaping the mobile fortress.

"We're safe now that we're this close," Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief, turning to her teammates and asking, "Is everyone alright?"

After saying that, she suddenly realized someone seemed to be missing, and her eyes widened: "Aokiji, where did that guy go!?"

The group looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

"Damn it, what is that guy doing?!"

Tsunade didn't understand what Aokiji was doing; with his strength, he was the least likely to fall behind.

Unless... this guy deliberately fell behind!

Realizing this, Tsunade cursed, "Seriously, what is this guy thinking?!"

Someone suggested, "Tsunade, should we go back to save Aokiji next?"

Without hesitation, Tsunade rejected the idea outright: "No need."

"what?"

"If that's all there is to it, he wouldn't be the man I've set my sights on." Tsunade's voice carried a hint of pride.

"..."

Tsunade grumbled, "He's really causing Ruo trouble. When he gets back, I'll definitely punish him properly."

A female ninja gossiped, "What kind of punishment is it? Making Aokiji kiss you?"

Tsunade was taken aback, then raised her little fist, annoyed and embarrassed, "Are you looking for a beating? You dare to joke about the captain?"

"Just kidding, just kidding, Captain Tsunade, don't be angry."

"Hmph, what joke? Wait till we get back to the village, I'll show you what I'm made of."

"No...!"

The joy of victory made everyone burst into laughter.

……

……

Inside the main room, Aokiji approached a pillar near the treasure and touched it, as if he was trying to trigger some kind of mechanism.

The collapsing ceiling stones kept urging Aokiji to make a decision quickly.

He didn't know how long he had been touching it, but just when he was about to give up, he suddenly made a swipe, which seemed to trigger some kind of aurora. Vertical text swept upwards across the light source, illuminating the text.

With a "click," a slit opened in the surface of the vine-covered cylinder, revealing a hidden compartment. Inside, a scroll tied with a rope was quietly placed, with the word "secret" written on the outside.

"Found it! Finally found it..."

Aokiji was in a great mood and laughed heartily.

In the original work, Shennong seems to be in this position, taking out the "Regeneration Technique" and throwing it to Sasuke, asking him to report back to Orochimaru.

Although the person and the timing didn't match, Aokiji tried his luck and unexpectedly found them.

With this, Aokiji would have a better chance of success when facing that old man's attack in the future.

Just as they were about to open it and inspect it, the ceiling suddenly collapsed, sending a large rock hurtling straight at Aokiji.

Aokiji quickly jumped to the right and clicked his tongue.

Forget it, let's leave here first.

Since we already have the goods, it would be embarrassing if we couldn't escape in time and things went wrong.

^^^^^^^^

"Captain Tsunade, why hasn't Aokiji come out yet?"

Some people saw that the mobile fortress had already sunk to the bottom of the sea, and Aokiji was still reluctant to come out, which made them worried.

"You're asking me? Who should I ask?"

Tsunade said irritably, "It would be best if he died, then I can find a new boyfriend."

Despite saying that, she was actually quite worried about Aokiji. Although he was very strong, who knew what might happen?

Damn it, why aren't you out yet...?

After waiting for a long time, just as Tsunade was getting impatient and was about to dive down to rescue the person herself, a head burst out of the sea with a splash, raising waves.

Tsunade was taken aback, then rushed over and berated him, "Idiot, where have you been?"

"Oh dear, were you worried about me?" Aokiji said with a grin, "I'm so happy."

"Pah, who cares about you?" Tsunade swung her fist and punched it hard in the chest, but the moment it made contact, her fist went limp and she only punched it symbolically. Her voice softened as well: "Don't take matters into your own hands like that next time."

Aokiji looked into her eyes: "Tsunade..."

A female ninja from Konoha, while eating melon seeds, commented, "Captain Tsunade really does have a sharp tongue but a soft heart..."

Tsunade turned around, her face contorted with rage, and yelled at the cheeky entrant, "Hey, are you asking for it?!"

"Captain Tsunade, you're so scary."

The female ninja from Konoha circled around Aokiji, clinging to his clothes, looking terrified.

Tsunade gritted her teeth: "Aokiji, get out of my way, and watch how I beat him to death."

"Tsunade, forget it..." Aokiji laughed, "Getting hit by your fist could easily lead to someone's death."

The female ninja from Konoha chimed in, "That's exactly right."

Tsunade gritted her teeth: "Don't think that just because Aokiji is protecting you, I won't dare to hit you. When we get back to the village, I'll show you what I'm made of."

The female ninja from Konoha trembled with fear and begged for mercy.

Tsunade snorted.

Just then, a voice interrupted their banter. Ritian asked, "Aokiji, where did you run off to?"

When this matter was mentioned, everyone's gaze turned to Aokiji, their eyes filled with confusion.

Aokiji had anticipated this question and gave a prepared answer: "Since I have some time, I want to see if I can find something that looks like treasure."

"I see. So, did you find it?" Nikko asked specifically.

"It's a pity we couldn't find it." Aokiji looked disappointed and shrugged.

Ritian nodded.

"You made me worry over such a trivial matter."

Tsunade was very dissatisfied with this answer.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I won't do it again next time." Aokiji apologized, and naturally reached out to take Tsunade's arm. "Let's go back."

"You're standing too close to me."

"What does it matter?" Aokiji said in a roguish manner, hooking his arm around Tsunade's shoulder and putting his back on her as they walked ahead.

Ritian followed behind them, taking advantage of Aokiji's blind spot, and secretly activated his Byakugan, trying to see something from him, but he found nothing.

Really couldn't find it?

Is he overthinking it?

Aokiji, walking ahead, smirked. His Byakugan possessed X-ray vision, and he wouldn't be foolish enough to use it on himself.

He has now placed the scroll inside the summoned beast's mouth.

Let him open it up and study it properly when he gets back to the village.

……

……

In the deep sea, Shennong sank deeper and deeper along with the body of the Zero-tailed Beast.

I hate it so much...

Uchiha Aokiji, I will definitely kill you...

It is precisely because he harbors such intense hatred that he is still able to survive by relying on the power of Zero-Tail.

But that's all he can do now. Forget about getting revenge on Aokiji, he can barely keep alive.

Before long, perhaps even before his life is completely consumed, he will be torn to pieces by creatures living in the ocean.

I'm not reconciled...

I still want revenge...

Shennong screamed hysterically in his heart.

Whoever grants me the power of revenge, I am willing to give up everything, including my soul.

"..."

The sea responded to his coldness and heaviness.

Just when Shennong was feeling desperate, something colder and darker than the seawater rang out from the silent seabed.

"Then offer everything you have as a sacrifice to me..."

Shennong was suddenly taken aback: "You are...?"

"Wraiths..."

……

……

The Hokage's office.

"Thank you for your hard work..."

The mission was completed smoothly, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was very satisfied with it.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Tsunade is the main leader this time, and she alone can report to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Are you going on a date with Aokiji?" Hiruzen Sarutobi joked.

"Sarutobi-sensei, what are you saying?"

Tsunade blushed slightly.

"Haha, just kidding. You should rest well these few days. We'll contact you if there are any missions later."

Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed and stopped teasing Tsunade.

"Really..." Tsunade pouted, expressing her dissatisfaction, before leaving the office.

Shortly after she left, a ninja with white eyes entered the Hokage's office to report on a mission.

Having resolved the matter with the Land of Sky, Hiruzen Sarutobi was in a good mood and said with a smile, "Hiruzen, is there anything you need to report to me?"

Ritian nodded: "Yes, I'm here to supplement the details of this mission."

"Oh, the details."

Ritian didn't waste any words, lowering his voice to get straight to the point: "Well, it's about Aokiji."

Hiruzen Sarutobi keenly sensed the unusual atmosphere, but he didn't think too much of it, maintaining his smile: "What's wrong?"

Ritian closed the door and said a few words in a low voice.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been smiling, gradually stopped smiling.

"Hiruzen, you'll regret this..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but recall a certain man's words that he often heard.

He had never taken that statement seriously before.

however……

Now...

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a drag of his cigarette, slowly walked to the window, and with a sigh, smoke billowed from his mouth.

Danzo, perhaps you are right...

I'm starting to really regret it now...

(End of this chapter)