Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 453 What's wrong with me keeping a tailed beast as a pet?

The white light in Onoki's palm condensed into a solid cone shape, aimed at the target, and burst forth with a pale beam of light, shooting out relentlessly.

Dust Release: Particle Style Detachment Technique.

The dazzling beam of light engulfed Susanoo, including Aokiji. After the white light faded, there was nothing in front of them, and a straight, smooth indentation appeared on the ground, as if a spoon had been used to scoop out ice cream.

Han stared at the long indentation and murmured, "Is it dry?"

While Susanoo's defense is indeed formidable, it is no match for Dust Release, which can disintegrate everything. Even a defense as strong as Susanoo's is no match for it.

Fugaku glanced at Hyuga Hizashi beside him, who was observing the whole situation with his Byakugan, and without changing his expression, he got the answer he was satisfied with, and his heart, which had been pounding, relaxed a little.

Onoki was breathing heavily, sweat beading on his forehead. The power of this move was impeccable; its only drawback was that it consumed a huge amount of chakra.

Before Onoki could even feel happy upon seeing Aokiji completely dismembered, his heart skipped a beat, and he lifted his legs off the ground, intending to fly away.

At this moment, behind the blind spot, a blue flame burned. A claw stretched out from the blue flame, with five claws spread out. He suddenly grasped Ohnoki in the palm of his hand like a chicken.

Onoki's face turned deathly pale, and fear seeped into his eyes.

Susanoo?

impossible!

If that's the case, there's no way he wouldn't react.

Onoki turned his horrified face, and a huge blue phantom appeared behind him. In a flash, it materialized, revealing a pair of emerald eyes that reflected an ominous green light.

This, this is...

Not far away, Aokiji slowly walked out from behind a tombstone, his tone flippant and triumphant: "Old man, you were just trying to kill me, weren't you?"

Susanoo is summoned around the caster and cannot stray too far from the caster, but the Soul Flame has no such restriction. It can be summoned directly from wherever the eye can see, using water molecules in the air as a medium, and used for combat.

Old Purple and Han entered a semi-tailed beast form and charged towards Aokiji, attacking him from both sides in a pincer movement, employing a strategy of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao".

Just as they were about to strike Aokiji, a surge of black chakra erupted, coalescing into his ribs to resist their attacks and even gradually force them back.

Damn it, it's Susanoo again...

Han and Laozi cursed under their breath; the defense was so thorough and ineffective.

The only way to break this was through direct confrontation, so the two of them infused their fists with Boiling Release chakra and Lava Release chakra respectively.

With the enhancement of two bloodline limits, the two men's punches became increasingly fierce and explosive.

With a crack, the black ribs immediately showed signs of breaking, with cracks spreading everywhere.

"Ooh—!"

With a roar, the two shattered Susanoo's defenses and charged straight in, heading straight for the heart of the enemy, about to splatter everything on its face.

But this time was enough for Aokiji to prepare, and a black stripe climbed up half of his face.

With a loud "boom," smoke billowed out and spread everywhere.

Although the blow had landed squarely on Aokiji, Han and Laozi felt no joy whatsoever; instead, a strange sense of foreboding welled up within them.

The wind and smoke dissipated, and it was only then that Han and Lao Zi saw what was in front of them clearly. It was a blue wing similar to the outline of a bat, covered with thick ice crystal scales.

And it was this very thing that withstood their full-force attack.

Han and Lao Zi stared in disbelief, wondering what on earth this thing was.

With a slight bend in its wings, it gathered its strength and swung its wings, directly repelling Han and Lao Zi, the two Jinchūriki.

The two gritted their teeth, arched their backs and pulled in their stomachs, their legs digging a long trench in the ground to steady themselves and avoid falling. Their eyes were fixed on the person in front of them who had grown a wing, and ice crystal scales seeped from the pores of half of his face. He was practically developing in a non-human direction.

The half-frozen dragon Aokiji's cold eyes reflected the chill as he glanced at me disdainfully: "The two of you have managed to push me to this point; you can be quite proud of yourselves."

Having said that, he wrapped his hands in frost and cold air, then leaped into the air and flew straight towards Onoki.

Seeing that things were not going well, Han and Lao Zi followed closely behind, preventing Aokiji from succeeding.

Aokiji snorted, raised his Soul Flame, and slapped Han and Lao Zi away like flies.

At the same time, Aokiji had already approached Onoki and, under the terrified gaze of the other, slapped Onoki on the forehead.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you."

Before the words had even faded, ice visibly formed on Onoki's body.

Onoki's voice was filled with resentment: "Damn it, how could I have fallen to this state..."

The Soulfire released its claws, and in mid-air, ice enveloped the Onoki tree, forming a coffin that slammed into the ground.

Ice Release: Ice Spirit Coffin

At that moment, the fire of the soul dissipated like sand in the wind.

Han and Lao Zi looked confused, not understanding what Aokiji intended.

buzzing...

The air trembled, and it hit their faces like something real, making Lao Zi and Han's breath stagnant.

This immense chakra...

The two men stared at Aokiji, only to see ice crystals condense on his body. In the blink of an eye, his body was enveloped, and he transformed into a huge creature resembling a lizard with two wings on his back.

It was entirely blue, with scarlet eyes and a cone-shaped horn on its head. White, chilling air constantly poured out of its mouth and drifted into the air.

Just looking at the creature in front of them made Lao Zi and Han instinctively take a step back, feeling a chill run down their spines, their wide eyes showing disbelief.

Hyuga Hizashi looked at Aokiji's state with surprise: "V, is this also an Uchiha clan eye technique?"

Fugaku shook his head in denial: "To be honest, this is the first time I've seen Aokiji in this state."

"Now let me have some fun."

The frost dragon spoke in human language, spread its enormous wings, and with a gentle flap, stirred up a fierce airflow, causing a howling wind.

"What a monster!"

From childhood to adulthood, the term "monster" that Rōshi and Kan, who are Jinchūriki, heard most often was "monster." However, after witnessing Aokiji's form, they felt that the word "monster" might be a more accurate description of Aokiji.

Below the Six Paths level, the "Gundam" form is almost always reduced to a mere strike against any enemy, even against Roshi and Han, who are relatively skilled in the power of the Tailed Beasts.

Aokiji easily knocked the two down, and they collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

"it's over……"

Aokiji released the ninjutsu he had placed on Onoki: "As agreed, I'm going to take the Five-Tails."

"Wait, wait a minute."

As the ice dissipated, Onoki, who had just been unsealed, was somewhat weak, his lips were pale, and he could barely speak: "If you had just pulled out the Five-Tails, Han would have died."

"Then what……"

Aokiji now held the upper hand, a smile on his face.

"The village has a secret technique that can extract the tailed beast from a Jinchuriki without sacrificing the Jinchuriki's life."

As he said this, Onoki felt a little uneasy. Just as Aokiji had said before the battle, the weak had no right to make demands.

Given Aokiji's strength, Onoki was completely confident that after killing the three of them, he could destroy Iwagakure on his own.

Aokiji's ninjutsu range is simply too vast, completely at the level of a city-wide battle. Simple numbers are nothing more than a rabble in front of him.

"Sure, but I have one condition."

"What are the conditions?"

Aokiji paused deliberately, causing Onoki to catch his breath and his heart to leap into his throat.

Aokiji's voice was deep as he uttered two words: "Four-Tails."

"This is impossible..."

Ohnoki's eyes suddenly opened. This was his last act of stubbornness. Without the two tailed beasts, Iwagakure Village almost existed in name only.

"Don't be nervous, I only need the Four-Tails' chakra."

"???"

"I'm somewhat interested in the different tailed beasts and want to study them."

After Aokiji said that, Onoki found it much easier to accept, and reluctantly accepted it. What else could he do?

Even if Aokiji forcibly extracts two tailed beasts now, Onoki has no way to stop him.

This is the best possible outcome.

"I need some time to gather people after removing the Five-Tails."

Aokiji nodded in agreement: "Okay..."

Aoki led Nomu back to the village to gather help, while he stayed to look after the two people lying on the ground.

At this moment, Fugaku and Hiashi Hyuga approached Aokiji and asked about the result: "Did the Tsuchikage agree?"

Aokiji countered, "He had no choice."

Hiashi Hyuga paused for a moment: "Why not just kill these three directly? Why go through all this trouble?"

This statement wasn't made out of any bloodthirstiness or cruelty on Hiashi Hyuga's part, but rather as a question raised based on Aokiji's past experiences and conduct.

Aokiji responded: "One should know how to behave appropriately."

"Measures?"

Hiashi Hyuga's solemn face twitched slightly.

It wouldn't be a problem if someone else said that, but it's hard to believe when Aokiji says it.

You're the kind of person who killed even the Hokage and the Daimyo directly; you have absolutely no sense of propriety.

"What is tact? It refers to the depth of one's speech, the extent of one's actions, and the scope of one's influence. What does it mean to be mindful of tact? It means achieving one's goals while also being mindful of the consequences."

Aokiji, clear-headed and assessing the situation, thought: "A siege must leave an opening. If I kill these men now, the daimyo of other countries will have no illusions and will surely unite to fight me. That would be troublesome."

Hiashi Hyuga looked at Aokiji with surprise. What he said made a lot of sense, and Hiashi admired him, saying, "He sees everything clearly, even the smallest detail."

"Besides, even if I could defeat everyone, Konoha simply doesn't have enough talent to manage such a large territory. It's better to leave it as it is."

The previous frenzied expansion has ended. Unless some country is out of its mind and causes trouble, Aokiji will try his best to win people over with virtue.

Store up grain: reserve talent and accumulate resources.

Build high walls: To stabilize the domestic political situation, military action is nothing more than delaying things in many ways, ensuring that there are no problems on one's own side, and thus maintaining an invincible position.

Delaying the declaration of kingship: waiting patiently for the right opportunity to act.

This is Aokiji's main strategic policy going forward.

Aokiji and his guards waited for a while, and soon Onoki arrived with his men to perform the ninjutsu to extract the Five-Tails.

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Inside a building in Konoha Village.

Inside the room, Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Ino sat facing each other, discussing the construction of the village.

Suddenly, someone pushed open the door and stammered, "Lord Shikahisa..."

Nara Shikaku, thinking something serious had happened, frowned and looked grave: "What's wrong?"

"The tailed beast has entered the village."

"What?!" Nara Shikaku jumped to his feet, exclaiming nervously, "The tailed beasts have attacked the village?!"

The village had been attacked twice by tailed beasts; this was a conditioned reflex for Nara Shikaku.

"Uh, no, the Hokage brought a tailed beast back to the village."

"what?"

Nara Shikaku looked completely bewildered. What was going on?

He remembered that Aokiji had said he had to go out for a while.

Nara Shikaku still remembered his repeated warnings to Aokiji not to cause trouble.

As a result, you went out and brought back a tailed beast?

Is this what you call "just wandering around"?

Nara Shikaku asked, "Which tailed beast is it?"

"Judging from the number of tails, it appears to be five tails."

"Five tails?"

Nara Shikaku was confused. He remembered that the Five-Tails was in Iwagakure.

How could it just appear in the village?

Could it be that Aokiji directly killed the Five-Tails Jinchuriki?

Damn it, they're doing this again.

This could lead to war!

Knowing that his subordinate probably didn't know either, Nara Shikaku rushed towards the direction of the Tailed Beast, which was so large that it should be very conspicuous.

Yamanaka Inoichi followed closely behind.

As soon as the two stepped outside, they saw the enormous white figure in the distance.

They were not the only ones to notice the tailed beast.

The news of the tailed beast entering the village spread like wildfire, quickly causing the entire village to rush there.

Under normal circumstances, they would have fled as fast as they could if they encountered a tailed beast, but upon hearing that Aokiji had brought it directly, and with this absolute guarantee, curiosity overcame fear, and they all came to watch.

"He's such a worry."

Nara Shikaku cursed, leaped into the air, and with a few quick bounds, arrived near the tailed beast. A white-haired youth was leisurely walking in front of the tailed beast.

Nara Shikaku found Aokiji and eagerly asked, "Hokage-sama, what exactly happened?"

Aokiji said calmly, "I plan to keep the Five-Tails in the village. Tailed beasts don't need to eat, drink, or relieve themselves, which is very convenient."

"ha?"

Nara Shikaku, upon hearing Aokiji's intention to raise the Tailed Beasts directly in the village, strongly advised against it, saying, "No, you can't raise such dangerous creatures as Tailed Beasts directly in the village."

Tailed beasts are seen as symbols of destruction and weapons of mass destruction. Putting something that could get out of control in a village is a joke.

"I work tirelessly for the village every day, what's wrong with me keeping a tailed beast as a pet?"

"Pet, pet?"

Nara Shikaku looked up and saw the Five-Tails' mountain-like size, and his lips twitched.

In this world, Aokiji is probably the only one who would dare to keep a tailed beast as a pet.

(End of this chapter)