Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 431 Would you die for me?

Grass Hidden Village.

"Fire Release: Demon Lantern Technique".

A white-haired girl finished forming the hand seals and innocently called out the name of the ninjutsu.

Then, no more...

"Hey, why isn't it working? Father always does it this way."

The middle-aged man, Long Lan, stroked his innocent daughter Long She's head with his broad palm: "This ninjutsu is at least B-rank in difficulty. It's too early for someone your age."

Longshe clenched her tiny fists and vowed, "I will not give up."

Long Lan asked curiously, "Why are you in such a hurry to learn this ninjutsu?"

"Because that guy always hogs first place."

"That guy?"

"Yes, his name is Wu Gou, he's a boy in my class."

"Immaculate?"

Longlan recognized the name; it seemed to be the son of Mokui, the lord of Hozuki Seijo.

Wuwei is not only the lord of Hozuki Castle, but also one of the top ninjas in Kusagakure.

As his daughter, Ryuzetsu has shown remarkable ninja talent at a young age, consistently maintaining her position as the top student in the school. In a way, it's true that like father, like son.

Perhaps because she was too focused, she unconsciously ignored her daughter beside her, and didn't hear her calling. When she came to her senses, her daughter had already puffed out her cheeks and said, "Sorry, sorry..."

"Hmph." Dragon Tongue turned its head away haughtily, looking like a spoiled child.

"I really can't do anything with you," Long Lan said apologetically. "How about this, I'll teach you a ninjutsu as an apology, okay?"

"Ninjutsu?"

Ryusei's eyes suddenly lit up: "What ninjutsu?"

Long Lan explained, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."

"What level of ninjutsu?"

Grade C.

The dragon's tongue immediately deflated, revealing a look of disappointment.

Long Lan smiled and shook her head. After all, she was just a child, judging the power of ninjutsu solely based on its level, although there was some truth to that understanding.

"The value of a ninjutsu isn't solely determined by its rank; the rank only objectively assesses the difficulty of mastering it. This Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, while only rank C in difficulty, is a ninjutsu invented by the Uchiha clan."

"The Uchiha clan?"

"Hmm, this ninja clan should be considered the strongest fire-style ninja clan in the ninja world."

"The strongest fire-style family, that sounds amazing."

"Hmm, although this family is the strongest fire-style family, their real strength lies in..."

"What's truly impressive is..."

"Uh... I feel like we've gone off on a tangent."

"What? You're keeping me in suspense."

"Haha, in short, just remember that this family's fire jutsu is very powerful." Long Lan kept her daughter in suspense, training her intelligence-gathering abilities.

Hearing his father say this, the ever-curious Ryuzetsu was indeed hooked: "Hmph, I'll go and gather information about the Uchiha myself."

When the Uchiha clan is mentioned, Long Lan can't help but think of that guy who manipulates the blue giant.

I heard that guy even killed the daimyo of the Land of Fire and declared himself king.

What a terrifying guy.

He had witnessed firsthand how strong Aokiji was, and even now he still felt a chill run down his spine.

Long Lan's face looked unwell, which caught Long She's attention: "What's wrong, Dad?"

"It's nothing..."

Long Lan didn't want her daughter to worry, so she casually brushed it off, hoping in her heart that she would never have anything to do with this guy in this lifetime.

He then continued to explain the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique. In its early days, the difficulty was not just as simple as C-rank. It was through continuous improvement that it became this easy-to-learn and powerful ninjutsu.

"Everything should be done step by step. Once you have mastered the Great Fire Technique and have a certain understanding of Fire Release ninjutsu, then you can learn the Fire Release: Ghost Lantern Technique. I think at that time, you will definitely learn it more efficiently."

Long Lan gathered chakra in her mouth and deliberately slowed down her hand seals so that her daughter could see clearly. Finally, she demonstrated the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique. A fireball was spat out of her mouth and grew larger and larger in mid-air, forming a huge, scorching fireball. Wherever it went, the ground was plowed, leaving a dent. Finally, it exploded at a distance of more than ten meters, creating a huge crater.

Dragon Tongue, its eyes sparkling, hopped and skipped, saying, "Daddy, I want to learn this..."

Longlan taught her daughter the hand seals and techniques in detail.

Dragon Tongue couldn't wait any longer and copied the technique, using the Great Fireball Technique. It spat out a small flame, which was vastly different in power from the former's large fireball. It was probably only enough to light a candle.

"It had such a good effect on the first try, she truly is my daughter."

Longlan was telling the truth; it wasn't just pure encouragement.

"Yes, I will continue to work hard."

"hehe……"

Long Lan practiced with her daughter for a while, then Long She exclaimed, "Oh no..."

"What's wrong?"

The daughter said hesitantly, "I have an appointment..."

After all, she's just a child... Long Lan didn't make things difficult for her daughter: "Go ahead, but remember to come back after you're done playing and practice your ninjutsu."

"Thank you, Dad..." Longshe said happily, and then disappeared in a flash.

"This child..."

Long Lan watched his daughter leave, shook his head, and just as he was about to leave, a leisurely and teasing voice rang out in the air.

"What a cute daughter..."

Long Lan opened her eyes and suddenly realized that something was sticking out from behind her. She didn't dare to turn around and quickly dodged. In mid-air, she hurriedly turned around and saw a giant blue hand, which seemed to have grasped empty air.

"This, this is..."

Before Long Lan could finish speaking, a dark shadow suddenly appeared from above and kicked him to the ground.

"Damn it..."

Long Lan, who was lying on the ground, raised his face and saw two people walking towards him as if taking a stroll. One of them had long black hair, a sickly pale face, and a pair of green jade ornaments below his ears, with a delicate and feminine appearance.

Long Lan recognized the man's identity, her mouth agape in surprise, "O-Orochimaru..."

Orochimaru sized up the middle-aged man lying on the ground, a look of surprise on his face as if he had discovered an interesting creature: "Hehe... He is quite unique indeed."

He had white hair and very special eyes, with wavy circles around them, which reminded him of the mysterious Rinnegan.

Long Lan's heart sank. Orochimaru had a notorious reputation, and his presence here must mean he had malicious intentions.

At this moment, he noticed the young man next to Orochimaru, with white hair and blue eyes. He was seeing him for the first time, but there was a sense of familiarity about him.

The man, ever the friendly type, joked, "Hmm, you've already forgotten about me?"

Long Lan, recalling the claw from earlier, widened her eyes: "It...it was you..."

"Not bad, you remembered after just a little reminder, even after I've changed like this." Aokiji smiled and clapped his hands rhythmically. "I'll give you a compliment."

Long Lan got up from the ground and raised her voice to bolster her courage: "I already gave you the ninjutsu, didn't I? What are you doing here?"

Ignoring the questioning, Aokiji continued, "You know what? I'm a person who values ​​fairness the most. When you gave me the Dragon Blood Reincarnation Technique, I promised you I wouldn't harm the village. I kept my promise, but you deceived me and hid something. That's not fair to me."

"Bah! What kind of twisted logic is that?" Long Lan retorted loudly, "Your fairness is based on your own self-imposed demands, which you are forcibly imposing on our village."

"Didn't your village treat that mother and daughter from the whirlpool in the same way back then?" Aokiji smiled nonchalantly. "Don't give me any more righteous talk now."

Long Lan was rendered speechless by the rebuttal.

"Alright, I'm not interested in coming here anyway, so why waste my breath on you?" Aokiji cut to the chase: "Let me put it this way, I want you to do something for me as an way of making up for the sin of deceiving me back then."

Long Lan pondered for a moment and said, "What kind of scheme are you plotting now?"

Aokiji smiled slightly: "It's nothing. Would you die for me?"

(End of this chapter)