Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 40 Mito's Arrival

Biwako and Tsunade were very curious.

Judging from the fish frozen in ice and the hand seals it had just performed, it must be some kind of ninjutsu. But in my memory, none of the Five Great Release Techniques could freeze an object.

Tsunade asked impatiently, "How did you do that?"

Before Aokiji could speak, Biwako, who knew something about Aokiji's background, pondered for a moment and concluded: "If I'm not mistaken, that's Ice Release..."

"Yes."

Aokiji readily admitted it, glancing at Lake Biwa without revealing his thoughts.

Judging from the fact that she was able to quickly deduce his bloodline limit, Hiruzen Sarutobi must have done a lot of research for her.

Aokiji might as well use her as a pretext.

Since his Ice Release bloodline limit has been exposed within his clan, there's no need to hide it anymore. Rather than having Hiruzen Sarutobi uncover it, it's better to reveal it beforehand and maintain an image of someone without malicious intent.

Ice Release?

Tsunade was surprised to hear this.

Ice Release is the bloodline limit of the Yuki clan of Kirigakure, but what does it have to do with Aokiji? Isn't he from the Uchiha clan?

And if I remember correctly, hasn't Aokiji already awakened the Sharingan?

What the hell is Ice Release? She's never heard of anyone her age possessing more than two bloodline limits.

"That doesn't make sense. You're an Uchiha, why would you awaken an Ice Release kekkei genkai? If you were to awaken something, it should be... "Tsunade hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, right?"

Tsunade didn't reveal the truth, but Aokiji was pleased and explained honestly, "My deceased mother possessed the Ice Release bloodline limit, so I must have inherited her talent. Hmm, this is what they mean by 'like mother, like son,' right?"

Tsunade had never heard him talk about this, but it was understandable, since Aokiji lost his parents at a young age and it was normal for him not to want to talk about sad things.

Biwako listened quietly to their conversation without uttering a single word, feeling utterly perplexed.

The information the Uchiha clan gave him didn't mention that Aokiji possessed the Ice Release bloodline limit.

Although Aokiji's awakened bloodline limit is not the Sharingan, it is still a bloodline limit!

The Uchiha clan is so generous, they just give away Sharingan without any other means?

Unable to understand, she decided to take the initiative and asked, "Now that you've awakened the Ice Release bloodline limit, why would your clan let you become a medical ninja?"

Aokiji sighed, "Actually, I don't even want to be a medical ninja."

Lake Biwa: ...

Aokiji said with frustration, "I was already doing so badly at school, I thought the clan would give up on me and stop letting me be a ninja, but..."

The disguise won't last long, so I might as well expose myself and solidify my persona of not wanting to be a ninja.

Even if he knew that he was hiding his strength, it was still a behavior motivated by his persona.

"result?"

"In the end, one competition wiped out all my previous efforts..."

Aokiji grabbed his hair in frustration, scratching it into a mess.

Biwako looked speechless: "What competition?"

If she remembered correctly, this kid was sleeping in class all the time; what effort did he put in?

Aokiji said dejectedly, "What kind of competition could there be? I went to my clan and told them I didn't want to be a ninja, and then they arranged for me to compete against a child who is four years younger than me."

"And then...you won?"

Aokiji stared at Biwako with an idiotic look on his face: "How could that be? I'm not stupid, of course I choose to lose."

Feeling offended by the disdainful look a child was giving her, Biwako asked, "If that's the case, then why does your clan still require you to be a ninja?"

Aokiji pursed his lips, annoyed, "What else could it be? The Sharingan, of course. The Sharingan can see the flow of chakra within a person. They noticed that my chakra was different from ordinary people and found out something was wrong. After some questioning, they discovered that I had awakened the Ice Release bloodline limit. Damn it, the Sharingan is such a cheating ability."

Lake Biwa is clear.

The Sharingan is indeed a very convenient ability.

After awakening a bloodline limit, a person's chakra will experience a leap in growth, which is one of the reasons why bloodline limit ninjas are highly valued.

If a Uchiha clan ninja could see the enormous amount of chakra within him through his Sharingan, they would indeed become suspicious.

It is clear that Aokiji was not lying.

I never expected that Aokiji would deliberately hide his Ice Release in order to avoid becoming a ninja. He's really rebellious.

Aokiji looked up at the sky and sighed, "Heavens, why did you make me awaken my bloodline limit? I just want to be an ordinary person, why is it so hard?"

Biwako's lips twitched. "Listen to this! He doesn't even care about bloodline limits. If those frustrated ninjas knew this, they'd probably want to kill Aokiji."

Aokiji chuckled and said, "Fortunately, when I was studying, I prepared for the future and put in some hard work on medical ninjutsu, so I don't have to go to the battlefield."

"...Even so, your family probably wouldn't let someone with a bloodline limit like you become a medical ninja."

"That's true, but after my reasoning, they reluctantly agreed to let me be a medical ninja, on the condition that I train at the clan's territory whenever I have free time. They said that if I were ever on the battlefield and the enemy attacked my rear, I would have some means of self-defense. I thought about it and it made sense, so I reluctantly agreed. Sigh, it's a compromise between the two sides. What a hassle."

Having gathered some information from Biwa Lake beforehand, it seems that the Uchiha clan is quite troubled by Aokiji's rebellious nature. After all, they can't force Aokiji to train with the Sharingan if he doesn't want to, and the Uchiha clan also lacks experience in Ice Release training. Therefore, they have temporarily compromised with Aokiji. It is estimated that the Uchiha clan will eventually try to find a way to bring Aokiji back to the right path.

Tsunade was envious. Aokiji's ninja skills were so high that even she, who had been praised since childhood, was a little envious: "Sigh, I really don't know when I can inherit my grandfather's Wood Release..."

Seeing his dejected state, Biwako comforted him, "Don't worry, Aokiji only recently awakened his bloodline limit, didn't he? There are plenty of people who awaken their bloodline limits at the age of twelve or thirteen. You're only ten years old now. I believe that with your talent, you will soon be able to inherit the Wood Release of the First Hokage. All you lack is the right opportunity."

Bloodline limits can be inherited through bloodlines, even skipping generations. Although it's a pity that the First Hokage's children did not inherit it, Biwako believes that with Tsunade's exceptional talent, it shouldn't be a problem.

"I hope so."

Biwako's words of comfort sounded particularly grating to Tsunade. She really wanted to say that Aokiji had awakened his Sharingan at the age of five and had now awakened his Ice Release, giving him two bloodline limits.

In comparison, she hasn't awakened a single bloodline limit. It's infuriating to compare people like that. I wonder if Aokiji saved the world in his past life to have such great talent.

Aokiji always said that she, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya were all very talented ninjas, the kind who were born with a natural talent. In Aokiji's words, he was the kind of person who was fed by God.

To avoid discouraging Tsunade, Aokiji encouraged her with a white lie: "Yes, the Jonin from Biwa Lake is right. I believe you will definitely be able to awaken Wood Release in the future and become an outstanding Hokage like your grandfather."

If given the chance, Aokiji really wants to equip Tsunade with a Wood Release technique, but first he needs to find a White Zetsu to study it.

If things proceed step by step, Tsunade's Wood Release has no hope.

It's not that Tsunade lacks talent, but rather that Aokiji has always doubted whether Wood Release is truly a bloodline limit.

Wood Release = Water + Earth

It looks like a very ordinary bloodline limit, but over the years, I've never heard of anyone else developing it. Only Hashirama Senju has ever done so.

Wood Release is basically just wood, right? It looks pretty rubbish.

How can it have such abnormal effects as absorbing chakra and sealing? Its defensive power can even withstand the Susanoo's sword. It's outrageous.

While some call it a bloodline limit, Aokiji suspects it's actually a bloodline elimination technique.

Water + Earth + Yang = Wood Release

This is the seemingly correct and reasonable formula for Wood Release.

Just as Aokiji was internally complaining about this, an unexpected woman entered the room. She had a distinctive head of striking red hair, styled in a bun, with a diamond-shaped mark on her forehead, and a beautiful face.

Biwako greeted him with great respect: "Lord Mito."

(End of this chapter)