Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 301 Prophecy

The country of ghosts.

In order to be able to treat her wounded comrades in this country, Tsunade pleaded with the soldiers in front of her, "Please, just stay for one day."

The leading soldier, wielding a long spear, was very unfriendly: "Get out of here! Your arrival, Konoha ninjas, will spread the flames of war to this country."

Tsunade tried to persuade them to stay, but the soldiers had lost patience and started stabbing her with their weapons.

It wasn't a real stab, just meant to make her back down.

Aokiji's eyes turned red as he activated his Sharingan and cast a glance.

The soldier met his gaze, his body stiffening, unable to move.

Some soldiers noticed their comrade's unusual behavior and Aokiji's unusual eyes. The inexperienced soldiers immediately cried out in terror, "Demon, demonic magic..."

Tsunade warned, "Don't do anything reckless."

"Yes, yes..."

Aokiji raised his hands, speaking in a flippant tone.

"Looks like we'll have to leave here," Orochimaru chuckled softly from the side.

A small squad of soldiers stood before him. Aokiji understood immediately: "Tsunade, don't waste your energy. These people are just doing their job; they can't possibly make such a big decision."

Aokiji's words made sense, and Tsunade bit her lower lip.

At this moment, the scuffle between the two groups attracted the attention of another group, who came over. The leader was a young man wearing glasses, a top hat, and a sword at his waist.

This outfit was not something an ordinary person could wear, not to mention that a squad of soldiers was following closely behind him.

The soldiers in front of Aokiji showed respect upon his arrival, and their words were respectful, clearly indicating that he was the big boss in charge here.

"What's going on?" the bespectacled man asked.

"Lord Garan, these people are Konoha ninjas..."

"Ninjas from Konoha?" The bespectacled man named Garan looked at Aokiji and the others, sizing them up.

Having finally found someone in charge, Tsunade quickly explained her purpose.

"I see……"

Jialan, being sensible, nodded: "Everyone, please follow me."

The other party was surprisingly easy to talk to, which left Tsunade somewhat at a loss.

Aokiji teased the others, "As expected of a man who wears glasses, he speaks more politely, unlike these roughnecks who just like to use violence."

This single statement caused a huge uproar, and the nearby roughnecks immediately erupted in fury: "What did you say?!"

Tsunade glared at him, her eyes full of reproach.

Aokiji, shut up obediently.

Soon, under Jialan's arrangement, the injured Konoha ninjas had a relatively stable environment to recuperate, and food was also provided for them.

To be honest, Aokiji didn't believe that being so kind to them wasn't for any ulterior motive. He said, half-jokingly:

"Hey, I'm telling you, you're being so nice to us, you don't have any ulterior motives, do you?"

"Aokiji, how could you be so rude?" Tsunade's voice was stern.

Aokiji replied matter-of-factly, "What? Isn't it obvious...?"

Tsunade:……

Admittedly, Aokiji's words make a lot of sense, but it can't be expressed directly.

Thinking of this, she looked at Jialan with an apologetic gaze.

Fortunately, the other party was a very reasonable person.

Jialan waved her hand, her tone gentle: "It's alright. As this person said, I do indeed have a favor to ask of you."

Aokiji grinned triumphantly: "I knew it!"

Tsunade glared at her, then turned to look at the kneeling Garan and said politely, "Please speak, and if possible, we will do our best to help you."

Garan's previous performance left a good impression on Tsunade.

Jialan pondered for a moment; "I hope you can protect Lady Shuilian for a while from now on."

Aokiji was taken aback: "Water Lily?"

Orochimaru whispered a reminder, "I think the shrine maiden of this country is named Mizuren."

Jialan replied, "Yes."

Aokiji suddenly realized.

As far as he knew, the priestesses of the Land of Demons were named Miroku and Shion. Considering his current timeline, this Shui Ren should be Miroku's predecessor.

Aokiji crossed his arms over his chest: "From what you just said, someone wants to harm that priestess, is that right?"

Jialan corrected, "It's not human, it's a demon."

Jiraiya was a little confused: "A demon?"

Jialan explained, "Throughout history, priestesses have sealed away a kind of evil spirit called Wangliang, which breaks through the seal every once in a while."

"With the priestess pregnant this time, the power of the seal has weakened, and the demon plans to take advantage of this opportunity to break the seal."

Jiraiya understood: "So, we're going to protect the priestess during her pregnancy, right? To ensure a smooth delivery?"

"Yes."

Jiraiya then raised a new question: "Why not choose to directly eliminate the spirits, a method that would solve the problem once and for all?"

Isn't that obvious?

"Of course it can't be eliminated..." Aokiji thought to himself.

Instead of speaking directly, he gave the opportunity to Jialan to explain.

Jialan's lips curled down, revealing a bitter smile: "Of course, it cannot be eliminated."

Jiraiya: ? ? ?

"Wraiths are born from the dark parts of the human heart. As long as the human spirit remains, even if it is destroyed, it will reappear somewhere unknown."

"So, the only option is to seal it?" Tsunade cleared her thoughts and continued.

"Yes."

Jialan gave a clear response.

"But why do you always have to come to us for this kind of thing?"

Orochimaru still had a question: "Other ninjas can do the job of guarding, right?"

"Actually, I just had this idea myself. It seems that Lady Mizuren doesn't want to involve others."

Every time the priestess of the Demon Kingdom seals a demon, she has to pay the price with her own life, and Garan really doesn't want to see this happen.

The people in front of him had considerable prestige in the ninja world, and it was only when he saw Aokiji and the others that he felt compassion.

"Please, I know your country is at war and has no time for anything else, but please help us out of respect for the priestess's neglect of her duties. This is not only for our sake, but also for..."

Aokiji interrupted, "Okay."

Not only was Jialan looking at Aokiji with surprise, but his companions were also looking at him with astonishment.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Aokiji asked with a knowing smile.

Tsunade, who knew him best, looked puzzled: "Aren't you the one who hates trouble the most?"

The Land of Fire is at war, so it would be perfectly reasonable for Aokiji to refuse, and Tsunade couldn't say anything to her.

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm a very easy person to talk to." Aokiji changed the subject: "Besides, if we ignore this, the world will be destroyed."

Jiraiya and Tsunade were quite surprised.

Orochimaru, on the other hand, remained calm. He was quite interested in the matter of the demons and had been researching it for some time.

Jialan was taken aback: "Do you know about the demons?"

Aokiji said calmly, "More or less."

Jialan breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving a positive reply, which saved her a lot of trouble.

Tsunade and Jiraiya didn't quite understand Aokiji's answer, their faces showing puzzled expressions: "Aokiji, what did you mean by the destruction of the world?"

Aokiji looked at Garan, indicating that he should explain.

Jialan understood his meaning and began to explain.

After learning the situation, Tsunade and Jiraiya's pupils dilated. After a brief moment of shock, confusion and bewilderment welled up in their hearts: "Aokiji, how did you know about this?"

"It's probably related to the fact that I liked to learn about strange and unusual things when I was a kid." Aokiji looked at Orochimaru: "If you don't believe me, you can ask Orochimaru. He should know about this kind of thing too."

Orochimaru nodded in response to Aokiji's words.

"Alright, let's not talk about me anymore." Aokiji said with a relaxed expression, "Next, let's see what our target is this time. I've heard that all the priestesses throughout history have been great beauties."

Upon hearing that she was a beautiful woman, he immediately perked up, his eyes gleaming as he revealed a lewd smile: "Then I really need to take a good look."

At the same time, Tsunade got excited and jealous: "Pervert! You already have me, yet you're still not satisfied. You actually dare to try to reach out to another man's wife."

I really don't like married women...

Aokiji looked at Orochimaru, hoping the other would come to his rescue.

Orochimaru had no choice but to clean up his best friend's mess by bringing up a different topic to divert attention: "Speaking of which, priestesses possess the ability to foresee the future."

(End of this chapter)