Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 311 Self-Destruction

The moment the beam of light appeared, the temperature of the surrounding air plummeted. The cold light shone on Shennong's face, and even before it got close, he felt as if his body had frozen and become sluggish. In addition, the freezing light was extremely fast.

The tide rises and falls, and the difference is so small that it's impossible to dodge.

Shennong's chakra surged, and dark brown flesh emerged from his body, enveloping it.

At this moment, the blue light particle beams struck Shennong's body, which had not yet completely transformed into a zero-tailed form.

Shennong's body temperature plummeted, and the icy, bone-chilling pain felt like countless cold, sharp thorns condensing inside his body, piercing every part of his limbs and bones.

"ah--!"

A white aura was exhaled from Zero's mouth as he screamed in agony. The chilling energy penetrated his body, spreading directly from the point where he had just been hit, covering his entire body with white frost.

crackling crackling crackling...

In his semi-zero tail state, Shennong tried to twist his body, but only managed to peel off the thin ice covering his body. The endless chill was like a chain, binding him tightly.

If it were only this, Shennong wouldn't have panicked.

What's truly deadly is that this chill can freeze the flow of chakra within his body, preventing him from fully transforming into a tailed beast.

Shennong was extremely frustrated. He clearly had even greater power yet to be unleashed, but it ended in this way.

He was not satisfied; he wanted revenge!

The throat and tongue were completely frozen, unable to produce a sound.

Ice crystals spread across his entire body, leaving only one eyeball that could move. In his dying moments, a fist blocked his vision.

Boiling Release: Unparalleled Strength

Aokiji made a desperate move, flying forward and throwing a straight punch that slammed heavily into Shennong's body, then literally blasted him apart with a single blow, sending shards of ice flying everywhere.

Aokiji's crimson tailed beast cloak gradually faded away. He exhaled, having already exhausted the chakra he had borrowed from the Five-Tails.

The power of Ice Release: Dawn Goddess's Forgiveness is not like the instantaneous burst of power of Wind Release: Rasengan Sword, which can instantly kill people.

The real power of this technique lies in its ability to freeze the flow of chakra within the human body. Just now, Shennong was frozen into an ice sculpture because his chakra flow was frozen, preventing him from effectively transforming into Zero-Tails.

If someone is directly hit by this attack, they will instantly turn into an ice sculpture, becoming extremely vulnerable.

Aokiji was able to defeat Shennong with a single punch precisely because of this.

Aokiji put a lot of thought into developing this move.

For example, before using Ice Release: Aurora Goddess's Direct Forgiveness, a tornado is formed on the body, using the vortex created by the rotation to absorb the surrounding cold air. The inspiration for this technique comes from the tornado that Orochimaru reminded him to develop.

This move was originally intended to deal with that old bastard Madara Uchiha. In a sense, Aokiji using this move against Shennong was quite a compliment to him.

After Shennong died, a cloud of purple-black mist surged from his shattered corpse, exuding an evil aura.

Aokiji glanced at him, then paused slightly.

"This is the soul of a demon..."

The shrine maiden, Mizuren, approached him unnoticed and spoke up to warn him.

Aokiji suddenly realized.

The demon's eyes shone with a scarlet glint, filled with resentment.

Originally, the plan was for Shennong to lure the green pheasant into the ancestral hall, using the special environment there to prevent it from exerting even 10% of its strength, and then slowly deal with it.

Unexpectedly, the opponent was so fierce that they unleashed their ultimate move and instantly killed Shennong, who hadn't fully transformed into a zero-tailed being.

Losing Zero-Tail's perfect body, Wraith was filled with regret.

I should have just had Shennong transform into Zero-Tail to fight, or I could have hidden for a while and gone to another shrine to get a physical body.

Aokiji showed little interest in the demons.

It's not that he had no ideas, but when it came to dealing with enemies in spirit form, he was practically without any means at all.

Considering that Madara Uchiha seemed to possess something like the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Aokiji felt it was essential to develop a method that could directly target the soul.

Although Madara wouldn't use such a skill given his personality, it's always good to be safe than sorry.

However, these kinds of things should still be left to professionals.

The shrine maiden, Mizuren, seemed to share this intention, and volunteered, "Leave the demons to me now."

Aokiji let Suiren be his opponent, while he faced Orochimaru alone.

During this period, Orochimaru's physical abilities and chakra were significantly enhanced due to the influence of the demonic power, but he was ultimately just a puppet without consciousness and could not unleash the true power of his original body.

After a few moves, Aokiji used his ice chains to bind Orochimaru, glancing at him.

Shui Lian, who had just given birth to a child, was not in good condition. There were some twists and turns in sealing the demon, but fortunately, it went smoothly overall, and the demon was sealed into a ball of light.

With the demon sealed away and no longer under its control, Orochimaru's red light faded, and he collapsed to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut.

Aokiji beckoned Tsunade over to give Orochimaru a physical examination.

After waiting for a minute, Aokiji asked about the situation.

Tsunade smiled and said, "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with my body. I should wake up soon."

Aokiji breathed a sigh of relief, walked over to Jiraiya lying on the ground, and gently kicked his body with his foot: "Still alive, huh...?"

Jiraiya looked dejected and vowed, "I will never eat anything given to me by strangers again."

Upon hearing this, Aokiji finally understood how Jiraiya had been poisoned out of the blue. He shook his head and sighed, "You really should thank Orochimaru this time. If it weren't for him, you might already be..."

Jiraiya's face was filled with guilt: "I know."

After that, Aokiji stopped talking and went to Shui Lian's side: "Are you going to put the demon back into the shrine?"

The Water Lily Priestess nodded in response.

Aokiji asked Tsunade to look after Orochimaru and Jiraiya, while he followed Suiren into the shrine's interior, entering the basement. He remarked, "This place truly has hidden wonders. I never imagined there would be such a large space beneath this small shrine."

As they talked, they walked with Shui Lian to the end of a road. There were several pillars forming a circle around them, and inside was a large gate covered by a stone.

Before the official start, the demon broke through the sealed folding door. Strangely, the original door had a large hole, but now it had been restored to its original state.

Shui Lian stroked the door, answering with understanding: "This is the Wall of Sighs, the boundary between the underworld and reality."

Aokiji was taken aback: "The Wailing Wall?"

"This door separates the underworld from reality. Ordinary humans standing nearby will be affected, and their strength will be reduced to less than one-tenth."

"I can't believe such a place exists."

Aokiji gasped in surprise, his face filled with disbelief.

On second thought, there seems to be a place in this world that connects to the moon.

Naruto used this entrance to go directly to the moon and fight with the Otsutsuki for his wife.

Thinking about it this way, it's not surprising that such places exist.

Shui Lian smiled and said, "You don't seem too surprised."

Aokiji shrugged: "I'm the kind of person who learns things quickly."

Shui Lian got down to business: "Move aside a bit."

Aokiji stepped aside as she requested.

Shui Lian recited a spell, and the wall of sighs in front of her opened to the left and right, revealing a pitch-black abyss.

Aokiji focused his gaze, looking curiously into the abyss.

Shui Lian continued chanting the incantation, and the ball of light that sealed the demon beside her floated into it, causing the Wall of Sighs to close.

After finishing this task, Shui Lian's complexion paled and she looked even more tired.

Aokiji stepped forward and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Shui Lian, panting heavily, said, "I'm alright."

Aokiji advised, "Don't push yourself."

"The previous priestesses all paid the ultimate price to seal away the demons." Shui Lian gently shook her head. "As for me, it's already very good that I'm still alive this time."

"That's true..."

Aokiji stopped trying to persuade him.

"Thank you so much this time."

Shui Lian's eyes were clear, and her tone was sincere: "Without you, I couldn't have sealed it so smoothly."

In the past, the spirits that priestesses had to deal with were all those that possessed physical bodies.

This time, if Aokiji hadn't immediately blasted the demon's body apart, it would have been a disaster.

She only needed to deal with the spirit form of the demon; otherwise, sealing it wouldn't have been so easy.

Aokiji replied casually, "No need to thank me, after all, I'm just doing this for money."

Shui Lian looked at Qingzhi, and as if remembering something, she opened her mouth, but then stopped herself from speaking.

"What's wrong?"

Noticing the meaningful look from Shui Lian, Aokiji was slightly taken aback: "Is there something on my face?"

Shui Lian sighed inwardly, but her expression betrayed no trace of it, masking it with "It's nothing."

You will die...

And it did so by self-destructing.

She simply couldn't bring herself to say such a thing.

Prophecy is absolute.

In the past, Shui Lian had tried to change the fate of others, but no matter how hard she tried, fate always went in that direction.

Aokiji was skeptical, sensing an inexplicable strangeness in the way the other person looked at him.

Is she similar to the shrine maiden in the original work, who fell in love with her because of her outstanding performance?

Aokiji, slightly narcissistic, thought to himself with a joke.

Having just finished a battle, he was a little tired and didn't take the matter too seriously.

Aokiji stretched and let out a big yawn: "I'm exhausted after this battle. If there's nothing else, I'm going to sleep."

Shui Lian smiled and said, "I'll arrange the best room for you."

Revealing her fate would only increase her worries, so Shui Lian decided to keep it a secret.

With the matter settled, Aokiji felt relieved and walked down the corridor with Shui Lian, chatting: "Have you thought of a name for the newborn child?"

Shui Lian had already decided on her name before she was born; it would be Maitreya.

Out of gratitude for Aokiji's kindness, Mizuren denied the matter, replying, "Not yet. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Aokiji's expression froze for a moment: "Me?"

Shui Lian smiled and said, "In a sense, you are my benefactor. I'd like to hear your advice."

This sounded interesting, and Aokiji readily agreed. He then pondered what name to give him.

Suddenly, an image flashed through my mind.

Aokiji smiled and suggested, "Then let's call her Shion."

P.S.: Originally, I wanted to write that the protagonist was lured into the shrine by the demon, and could not unleash even one-tenth of his strength. Then, imitating Naruto, he combined the power of the priestess and used the true Aurora Goddess's Forgiveness to instantly defeat the demon.

However, as I was writing, I felt it was getting too long-winded, so I just deleted it and changed it to "directly kill Shennong," since all the necessary foreshadowing had already been done.

(End of this chapter)