Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 59 Wood Escape = Mud Escape?

"..." Tsunade: "Aokiji, do you know?"

"What?" Aokiji blinked cleverly.

With her index finger and thumb pinched together, leaving a slight gap, Tsunade gave a forced smile: "Every time I start to have a slightly different opinion of you, you always make me change my opinion of you again immediately."

Aokiji tossed a strand of black hair across his forehead and said in a flamboyant manner, "That's great. If you fall in love with me someday, I'll be troubled, after all, I'm so outstanding."

"Heh, only uncivilized apes would like you."

Jiraiya sneaked over, turning into a sycophant: "Hehe, Aokiji doesn't like you, but I like you."

Tsunade said irritably, "Get lost."

Having anticipated this topic, Orochimaru seemed quite interested in Aokiji's interests: "What type of girl does Aokiji like?"

Aokiji said seriously, "I have face blindness, the important thing is..."

Tsunade knew Aokiji's nature all too well, and interrupted, "Big boobs, huh...?"

Aokiji looked at Tsunade in surprise: "How did you know?"

Tsunade scoffed: "Superficial."

"I don't mind suffering a little, but I can't let my child go hungry."

Superficial, but I'm a good father, Aokiji says to Qiao Feng: "Obviously, a woman like you with no breasts at all is not even in my consideration."

"Damn it, this is a normal size!"

Having already broken through Aokiji's defenses, Tsunade swung a fist powerful enough to break trees, preparing to break his defenses next.

Aokiji did not choose to run away immediately, but began to form hand seals, seemingly preparing to fight Tsunade.

Tsunade was taken aback, not expecting Aokiji to have the audacity to fight her.

Then, she realized something was wrong...

This hand seal is: Water Release: Mist Concealment Technique!

In an instant, the surroundings were enveloped in fog, obscuring the view.

Unable to catch him, Tsunade flew into a rage, wishing she could skin Aokiji alive.

"You bastard, you better get caught!"

Hearing the shouts and curses coming from behind, Aokiji declared that he loved it, he loved it.

Elder Itachi, who taught him the Hidden Mist Technique, was truly a good person.

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One week later.

Uchiha clan.

Aokiji was utterly humiliated by Uchiha Akane, lying sprawled on the ground, groaning and groaning.

I'm so tired, I need to rest for a while...

"What's wrong? Is that all you've got?" Uchiha Akari mocked condescendingly.

Don't try to provoke me; I won't fall for it.

Aokiji lay on the ground, slumped like a salted fish.

He originally thought he could crush Uchiha Akane like some cautious hero and show off, but later he realized he was overthinking it.

It was fine at first, but it became increasingly unbearable as it went on. Indeed, there are limits to human capabilities.

Uchiha Akari could tell that Aokiji had been pushed to his limit, so he simply ignored him.

Aokiji lay on the ground to catch his breath, then struggled to get up. It's not advisable to lie on the ground after strenuous exercise, otherwise, the brain may not receive enough oxygen, leading to dizziness or fainting.

Aokiji's legs went weak; he had truly reached his limit.

At this moment, Elder Itachi, who was leaning on a cane, walked over and handed over a water bottle.

Aokiji took the water bottle, thanked him, took a couple of breaths, and gulped down the water, feeling as happy as if he had just finished military training and was drinking a sugary drink.

Aokiji lowered his head meekly and asked cautiously, "Elder Itachi, can I take a day off tomorrow?"

Elder Itachi slowly uttered a single word: "Alright."

Haste makes waste; if you keep practicing, you'll become a cultivation idiot.

Aokiji breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed Elder Itachi was quite easy to talk to after all.

Elder Itachi is such a good person!

During his break, with nothing to do, Aokiji remembered the question Orochimaru had asked him last time, and decided to ask him for him: what kind of jutsu would result from combining Wind Release and Lightning Release?

Why are you asking this?

"I have a friend who possesses both Wind Release and Lightning Release chakra. He seems quite interested in bloodline limits. I'll ask around for him; perhaps I can guide him towards developing bloodline limits. If we research together, it will definitely be faster than me researching alone."

Elder Itachi narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly said, "What I know about Typhoon Release and Swift Release is Typhoon Release."

So it was Swift Escape and Typhoon Escape...

and many more?

Why are there two bloodline limits?

Aokiji was stunned for a moment, feeling his worldview being shaken: "Wait, wasn't it said that fusing two chakra natures would only create one bloodline limit?"

Elder Itachi glanced at him and retorted, "Who told you that?"

Aokiji said weakly, "Didn't you say...?"

Elder Itachi laughed and said, "Don't get me wrong. I said that fusing two chakra natures will create a new ninjutsu, not that two chakra natures can only create one."

"When two chakra natures are fused, different bloodline limits will be born depending on each person's situation. Take Typhoon Release as an example, which you can think of as an enhanced version of Wind Release. Swift Release, on the other hand, is a bloodline limit developed by absorbing the speed advantages of Wind Release and Lightning Release."

Aokiji's eyes widened.

Elder Itachi continued to explain, "If you still don't understand, let me give you another example. For instance, Earth Release + Fire Release can not only develop Lava Release, but also Steel Release, and even Explosion Release, which are bloodline limits."

(ps1: Without this principle, some bloodline limits simply cannot be explained.)

(PS2: Looking back at Gaara's secret manual, Gaara fought two brothers who happened to use Lava Release and Steel Shield, so I dared to make this speculation. Consider it a patch for Kishimoto.)

Aokiji swallowed hard, a picture flashing through his mind: "So if that's the case, Earth Release + Water Release might not necessarily create Wood Release."

Upon hearing about Wood Release, Elder Itachi said with interest, "As for Wood Release, I don't think I've given you an example before. Who told you about it?"

"Uh... I'm just guessing."

"A guess?"

"Yes, I noticed that the bloodline limit that is finally born from the fusion of bloodline limits seems to follow a pattern. Wood Release is easy to associate with the image of watering the soil and then growing plants."

Elder Itachi smiled and praised without reservation, "You are quite clever."

hiss~~~

Aokiji understood. So that's why no one had developed Wood Release all these years. It turns out there's a branch fusion.

Because Hashirama was the reincarnation of Ashura, possessing Ashura's chakra and the physical energy of the Sage of Six Paths, only Hashirama could have developed the Wood Release technique, which is most closely related to the Divine Tree.

Wait a minute, does that mean Tsunade, without Ashura's chakra, would never be able to develop Wood Release?

Following the normal development path, Earth Release and Water Release might not actually produce Wood Release at all.

Based on its characteristics, the possible fusion result might be... Mud Release? ???

Water and soil make mud, no problem.

Thinking of this, Aokiji asked weakly, "Um... if Earth Release and Water Release are combined, could there be a technique called Mud Release?"

The response was a nod from Elder Itachi, indicating his approval.

Aokiji: ...

(End of this chapter)