Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 436 Reawakening

Konoha, inside a room.

Chiyo placed her hands together on Tsunade's abdomen and performed a secret technique—Reincarnation.

After using it, Chiyo's life force instantly drained away. Taking advantage of Tsunade's unconscious state, Aokiji glanced sideways, and Orochimaru understood, taking Chiyo away.

The less trouble, the better.

All things considered, Aokiji sacrificed three other people's lives in order to revive Tsunade.

If Tsunade were alive, given her personality, she wouldn't have agreed to Aokiji doing this.

The Reincarnation technique worked quickly; not long after it was used, Tsunade's thick eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyelids slowly opened, and she groggily awoke. Through her blurry vision, she saw a familiar face, with an expression of excitement and joy:

What's wrong with me?

Her memory was cut off shortly after she met Aokiji.

"You were unconscious for several days; it really scared me to death."

"coma?"

Aokiji told a little white lie, saying gently, "It's nothing, you were just feeling a bit unwell after being resurrected, but you're fine now."

Tsunade got out of bed, feeling perfectly fine: "I thought I'd never see you again."

"No, I won't let you leave me again."

"Thanks……"

Aokiji said softly, disappointed, "Was it just 'thank you'?"

Tsunade paused for a moment, then smiled sweetly and said in a coquettish voice, "Master, how about I dress up as a maid and serve you tonight?"

"You saying that makes me excited..." Aokiji said excitedly, "I want to wear white over-the-knee socks."

Tsunade plays a maid cosplay: "Whatever Master requests, this servant will fulfill it."

"Cough cough..."

A third voice came from inside the room, and everyone's attention was on Aokiji. Only then did he notice that there were other people in the room.

Two men and one woman, they looked like a family of three.

"You guys are really good at this..." The woman with long, straight black hair covered her mouth and chuckled.

Tsunade's clear face flushed slightly, and she gave an awkward laugh: "You are...?"

"Tsunade-neechan, don't you remember me?"

The woman with long, straight black hair smiled and pointed to herself, introducing herself: "I'm Mikoto."

"Mikoto, you've grown so much!" Tsunade exclaimed in surprise.

After saying that, his gaze fell on the middle-aged man standing beside him: "Then this is..."

"Yes, he is my husband, Fugaku."

Tsunade, ever outspoken, remarked, "Why do you look so old..."

Fugaku was speechless; the touching reunion instantly turned into something less than friendly.

Tsunade coughed a few times and corrected, "I meant mature, unlike our Aokiji who's been around for so many years and still hasn't grown up."

Click...

Fugaku felt as if something had stabbed his heart, and his face turned even darker.

Tsunade felt the conversation was getting increasingly complicated, so she fixed her gaze on the black-haired boy beside the two: "Your son?"

"Hello there."

Itachi nodded slightly, a question forming in his mind.

She had been watching the two of them being all lovey-dovey, and couldn't help but wonder, is this the kind of personality that Uncle Aokiji's lover has?

How should I put it? It was very different from what he had imagined.

He had assumed Tsunade would be the elegant and quiet type.

However, what was truly surprising was Aokiji, who completely overturned his image of him.

Mikoto continued, "There's another one at home, but she's still in school."

"It's so nice to see you all so happy." Tsunade glanced at Aokiji, her meaningful gaze seemingly hinting at something.

Suddenly, she remembered something, clapped her hands, and said expectantly, "Oh right, I haven't seen Rope Tree. He should be married by now."

Mikoto hesitated, then said, "Nawaki......"

Tsunade asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Aokiji coughed and said in a deep voice, "Let me explain this matter."

A strong sense of foreboding welled up inside Tsunade: "What happened?"

Aokiji paused, then sighed, "Nawaki is dead..."

"W-what?"

Aokiji gave a concise explanation, which Tsunade found hard to accept, and she stood frozen in place.

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Intelligence Room.

Wearing the coat of the Eighth Division Captain, Yamanaka Inoichi stared blankly at the corpse in front of him. If he wasn't mistaken, the corpse was Chiyo, a high-ranking member of Sunagakure.

"I'm entrusting the information from this corpse to you," Orochimaru said casually, then planned to go see Tsunade.

"Wait, Lord Orochimaru, what's going on?"

The two were of equal rank, but Orochimaru's seniority set him apart, so Yamanaka Inoichi still had to address him respectfully as "Sir": "This corpse should be Chiyo from Sunagakure."

Orochimaru looked puzzled: "Hmm, what's wrong?"

What's wrong?

Yamanaka Ino's solemn expression twitched slightly.

How dare you ask me what's wrong?

Feeling frustrated, he suddenly remembered that Aokiji and Orochimaru hadn't been in Konoha for the past few days.

Could it be that Aokiji has gotten himself into some trouble again?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Just as he was about to ask, Orochimaru had already walked away.

Yamazaka Inoichi, cursing and swearing, found Dangdang, the village's strategist.

Nara Shikaku, feeling bored and wanting to find someone to play chess with, smiled and said to his friend, "You've come at the perfect time, let's play a game of chess."

"It's still raining, something terrible has happened." Yamanaka Inoichi informed them of the information regarding Chiyo's body.

Nara Shikaku's smiling expression froze instantly. Coming to his senses, he slapped his eyes with his palm, then slowly pulled it down to his nose, and said dejectedly, "I knew it. Aokiji never comes out of here in good spirits."

Although Chiyo is a general of an enemy country, we are currently in a time of peace. If Sunagakure comes knocking, and things are not handled properly, it could lead to war.

"where you go?"

"Go find that madman and ask him what's going on."

With Orochimaru back, it seemed that Aokiji had also returned, so Nara Shikaku immediately set off to search for him.

"Wait for me..."

Yamanaka Inoichi followed closely behind.

The two went straight to the Hokage's office and saw Izumi struggling to clean up the mess left by Aokiji. She immediately asked, "Has the Hokage returned?"

Izumi looked up and replied, "No, the Hokage hasn't returned yet. If you happen to see him, please ask Lord Shikaku and Lord Inoichi to tell them that there are many documents here waiting to be signed."

Yamanaka Haiichi:...

Nara Shikaku:......

Just as the two were about to go to other places to search, by sheer coincidence, Aokiji had just returned from accompanying Tsunade to the Hero's Tomb to mourn Nawaki and was walking to the office door.

Mikoto beamed with joy upon seeing the person she had been longing for return: "Hokage-sama, you've come at the perfect time! Lord Shikaku seems to have something... to discuss with... you...?"

She noticed a blonde girl accompanying Aokiji. The girl appeared to be over sixteen years old, with long, bright blonde hair that shone like gold. She had fair skin and a delicate appearance, but her brown eyes held a hint of sadness.

Wow……

What a beautiful woman.

Izumi raised her eyebrows, her eyes showing surprise.

There's a phrase that goes, "the moon hides its face and the flowers blush," which probably describes this kind of woman.

However, what truly amazed Izumi, and even made her feel somewhat inferior, was this woman's bust. She looked only a few years older than Izumi, so why was her bust so well-developed…

Izumi subconsciously rubbed her chest, feeling utterly ashamed. She could only keep reassuring herself that Itachi wasn't someone who cared about appearances.

"What's wrong?"

Aokiji asked casually.

Nara Shikaku didn't ask immediately, but instead looked at the woman next to Aokiji.

Are there any women this beautiful in the village?

Why don't I remember him?

Could it be that Aokiji brought this back from outside?

"Lord Hokage, who is this...?"

"girlfriend."

"Oh, so it's your girlfriend. I knew it... Uh? What did you just say?"

Upon hearing this, the three people present were stunned and their minds went blank.

Aokiji repeated calmly, "Girlfriend."

Tsunade hadn't recovered from Nawaki's death, and forced a smile at the three of them.

"What!?"

The three of them were filled with astonishment and gasped in surprise.

What's going on??

It's one thing for Aokiji to go out and bring back the corpse of Chiyo, a high-ranking official from Sunagakure, but he also managed to bring back his girlfriend?

Are you kidding me?!

Aokiji, influenced by Tsunade's mood, was also in a bad mood: "If there's nothing else important, you can all leave for a bit. I need to be alone with Tsunade in this room for a while."

"Uh...uh..."

Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi exchanged glances and tactfully left the office.

Aokiji looked at the other superfluous person.

"Do I want one too?"

Quanmei was completely unaware of her surroundings.

Aokiji didn't speak, but gave a look that left the meaning to the listener.

Izumi chuckled awkwardly, left the office, and followed Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi in the corridor. Judging from their older age, they might know something.

Nara Shikaku pondered for a moment: "Don't you guys find the name Tsunade a little familiar?"

Yamanaka Inoichi thought for a moment and said, "Now that you mention it, it seems there is such a person."

Izumi clapped her hands excitedly and said, "Oh my god, I know! Tsunade's name is the same as the First Hokage's granddaughter's name."

Aokiji's situation was rather special, and Izumi made a special effort to find out more about it.

Yamanaka Inoichi made a connection, his eyes widening slightly: "No, impossible."

Nara Shikaku shook his head firmly: "No, it might be him."

"But shouldn't she be dead?"

"Do you remember what the Hokage said at the assembly when he first returned to the village...?"

"Could it be that the Hokage succeeded?"

"It should be..."

"This is absolutely unbelievable."

Quanmei was too low-ranking to attend the last meeting, and unable to understand what the two were saying, she asked in confusion, "Uh, what are you two talking about?"

"It's nothing..." the two said dismissively, then shook their heads and walked away.

"What the heck..."

Quanmei pouted and stomped her feet in dissatisfaction to vent her emotions.

(End of this chapter)