Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 316 Farewell Kakuzu

"So this is the Five-Tails..."

Tsunade looked up at the white behemoth, her face showing shock. Seeing it in broad daylight was a completely different experience from seeing it at night.

Aokiji, now in his five-tailed form, lowered his head and said, "Tsunade, come up on my head. I'll be your mount and take you for a ride."

Tsunade was momentarily stunned, then smiled and leaped onto his head.

"Hold on..."

Aokiji said something, slowly raised his head, moved his limbs, and started running.

Putting aside last night, today marks the first time I've officially and completely transformed into a tailed beast.

I thought running on four legs for the first time would be very uncoordinated, but it turned out to be surprisingly easy in practice.

The Five-Tails was enormous, and even in the Forest of Death far from Konoha, it was still very conspicuous and was immediately noticed by the village's ninjas.

"This is the Five-Tails..."

One of the ninjas stared in astonishment.

Another companion exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that the tailed beast inside Aokiji has gone berserk?"

"I don't know. You should inform Lord Danzo immediately. I'll go and try to stop the Five-Tails. We absolutely cannot let it get close to the center of the village."

The ninja was prepared to die, but when he arrived, he was dumbfounded.

"Don't be nervous, the tailed beast inside me hasn't gone berserk."

The five-tailed beast spoke in human language before transforming back into human form.

Aokiji muttered to himself, "It seems that the longest the first transformation lasts is around 5 minutes, and it won't last any longer."

"Aokiji, what's wrong with you...?"

Just as Aokiji was about to respond, he noticed something, looked up, and a large group of Konoha ninja rushed towards him. Among them were many Jonin, and even Danzo, the temporary Hokage, which showed how important it was to him.

Tsunade glanced at her sideways and said calmly, "You've really caused quite a commotion."

Aokiji shrugged and said helplessly, "There's nothing we can do about it. After all, the size of a tailed beast is just too conspicuous."

If he could, Aokiji wouldn't want to be so conspicuous.

Although the Five-Tails has accepted him, perfectly controlling the power of the tailed beast within him is another matter entirely.

The fastest way to adapt to the Five-Tails' power is to directly transform into the Five-Tails and train.

He didn't know when Madara Uchiha would come looking for him, and in the meantime, he needed to become stronger as quickly as possible.

"Aokiji, what happened to you just now?" Danzo, the leader, asked, squinting his eyes.

Aokiji said casually, "Nothing much, just getting used to the Five-Tails' power."

After saying that, he glanced at everyone and said, "You're all making a big fuss over nothing. With my Sharingan, do you really think the tailed beast inside me will go berserk?"

After the initial shock, everyone dispersed.

Since the tailed beast inside Aokiji hasn't gone berserk, there's no need for them to stay here any longer. They should just go about their business.

Moreover, Aokiji is able to better control the power of the tailed beast within him, which is a good thing; their presence here would only disturb his cultivation.

Before leaving, Danzo's gaze fell on Aokiji, his murky eyes filled with deep apprehension.

After this little incident, Aokiji continued to train in the power of the tailed beasts, during which he discovered something really annoying.

In his full Tailed Beast form, he cannot use any jutsu other than Boil Release.

At first, he thought it was because of his own skill, but later the Five-Tails told him that the essence of tailed beast transformation is to summon the tailed beast in the body to fight, so naturally one cannot use any other abilities besides the tailed beast.

Damn it...

Aokiji was frustrated.

He clearly remembered that Naruto could use all sorts of ninjutsu in his tailed beast form.

Not to mention that, even the tailed beast cloak is different from that of other tailed beasts.

There's even a heavy ion mode that can rival Isshiki Otsutsuki; isn't that a bit too discriminatory?

He now understood why the other Jinchūriki didn't really train in any other escaping techniques besides those of the Tailed Beasts—they simply couldn't use them.

It wouldn't be a problem for ordinary ninjas, but it's a big issue for Aokiji.

Aokiji expressed his doubts to the Five-Tails through a sarcastic remark.

The Five-Tails was surprised that Aokiji even knew this.

But then again, it's not surprising that Aokiji seems to have traveled to the future.

Aokiji joked, "Hey, I say, Little Five, we're both tailed beasts, but I feel like you were born to a stepmother."

Feeling offended by that tone, Gobu snorted coldly, "You might as well explain yourself more clearly."

Aokiji laughed and said, "Little Five, don't blame me for not speaking well, but judging from the actual performance, the difference between you other tailed beasts and Nine-Tails is not ordinary."

"It gives me the feeling that when the Sage of Six Paths divided the Ten-Tails' chakra, he didn't divide it into nine parts, but rather one part for the One-Tails, one part for the Nine-Tails, one part for the Two-Tails, one part for the Nine-Tails, one part for the Three-Tails, one part for the Nine-Tails... and so on in a repeated cycle."

Although there was a hint of sarcasm in the remark, Gouwei remained silent and felt depressed after hearing it.

I don't want to admit it, but it's true.

It's impossible to say that the Five-Tails is completely unconcerned about such things.

After all, we are all from the same person, and we are all from the same biological species, so how can there be such a big difference?

Five-Tails said irritably, "You're asking me? Who else should I ask?"

Aokiji was speechless after being rebuked and pondered for a moment.

He has a suspicion that he is incompetent.

As mentioned before, one share goes to the one-tailed one, one share to the nine-tailed one, one share to the two-tailed one, one share to the nine-tailed one... and so on, one share to the three-tailed one, one share to the nine-tailed one...

More than anything, it was a sarcastic remark. Aokiji felt that with the Sage of Six Paths' abilities, it was impossible for him to have made such a huge mistake.

The Nine-Tails is so special that it was probably created intentionally by the Sage of Six Paths.

In the original story, the Sage of Six Paths once said that he entrusted everything to Ashura because he was afraid that Ashura would not be able to defeat Indra.

The way Ashura was able to contend with Indra and Susanoo was through the Nine-Tails.

Clearly, in addition to the power separated from the Ten-Tails, the Nine-Tails probably also contains power that the Sage of Six Paths deliberately left for it, so that Ashura could use it to fight against Indra's Susanoo. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the Nine-Tails is so powerful.

Having figured this out, Aokiji sighed.

The advantages and disadvantages of fully transforming into a tailed beast are too obvious.

Aokiji no longer insists on using other abilities while in his fully transformed tailed beast state.

Instead, he focused more on his half-tailed beast form.

……

……

Half a month later.

As Aokiji fully utilized the power of the Tailed Beasts on the battlefield, the results were outstanding.

This caused Aokiji's already renowned reputation to become even more prominent, making him famous throughout the ninja world, and gradually people began to call him the incarnation of a god.

This is a title that rivals that of Hanzo, the half-god of the salamander.

In the military camp, a young boy named Karami rushed in anxiously to report: "It's terrible! Konoha has sent reinforcements!"

Upon hearing this, the Sand Village commander didn't even flinch, remaining as composed as an old dog in his chair: "Calm down, they're just reinforcements, what's the rush?"

It is a common phenomenon for enemy reinforcements to appear halfway through a battle.

Are you kidding me? Did you think only Konoha had reinforcements?

They need reinforcements coming soon.

"But the person who came was Uchiha Aokiji, who was known as the incarnation of a god."

Without a word, the Sand Village commander stood up.

The subordinate was taken aback. "Sir, what are you going to do?"

"What are you standing there for? Run!"

The Sand Village commander looked terrified.

Just kidding, Aokiji Uchiha is now a walking weapon of mass destruction.

Once he unleashes a Tailed Beast Ball, no matter how many reinforcements arrive, they won't be enough to withstand his bombardment.

Hanzo is called a demigod not only because of his own great strength, but also because of his ability to attack multiple targets at once. No matter how many people come to fight him, it won't make a difference.

Similarly, Aokiji is in a similar situation now; if he unleashes a Tailed Beast Ball, any number of people who come will be sent to their deaths.

The difference is that one is slow and gradual, while the other is instantaneous.

If you unfortunately encounter him, unless you have been specifically instructed to do so, you can choose to run away without worrying about punishment.

……

……

"Hey, it got away..."

Looking at the enemy camp, where even the tents hadn't been taken down yet, Aokiji shook his head.

His companions flattered him, saying, "It's because you're so strong..."

"Sigh, it's not so good to be on a mission with you, Aokiji. The moment the enemy hears your name, they're so scared they abandon their armor and weapons. It makes me feel like I don't even exist."

"That's right, that's right..."

"Ha ha……"

After winning the battle, the atmosphere in Konoha was very good, and they even had the leisure to joke around and burst into laughter.

Aokiji smiled and said, "You guys check if there's anything worth collecting."

"Yes."

After the mission ended, on the way back, passing through a small town, Aokiji suddenly saw a familiar figure in the vast crowd. The figure's head was covered, so his face was not visible, only a pair of peculiar eyes were visible: emerald green eyes with red irises.

he is……

"Captain Aokiji, what's wrong?"

When his subordinates saw Aokiji suddenly stop, they couldn't help but ask him a question out of curiosity.

Aokiji snapped out of his daze, a sheepish expression on his face: "Sorry, I suddenly need to pee..."

"Honestly, you're such a fussman..."

Tsunade rolled her eyes and waved her hand: "Go and come back quickly."

Aokiji made a quick escape to a secluded corner, not to use the restroom, but to wait for someone.

Suddenly, Aokiji, sensing something, turned to the side and revealed a confident smile: "Come out..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a masked, gloomy man emerged from the shadows and said in a low voice, "Yes."

Aokiji called out his name: "Long time no see, Kakuzu-nii."

"Well, you're really famous now, aren't you?"

"So, you're here to kill me?" Aokiji joked. "After all, my head should be worth a lot of money now."

"snort."

Aokiji straightened his face and asked seriously, "Did you need something from me?"

He knew Kakuzu fairly well, and given his personality, it couldn't be as simple as just wanting to catch up.

Kakuzu cut to the chase: "I do have something to discuss with you."

Aokiji smiled and said, "Oh, what is it?"

"Give me a hand."

Aokiji smirked: "Interesting. Tell me, what kind of help do you need that requires my intervention?"

Kakuzu said in a deep voice, "Help me kill someone."

(End of this chapter)