Traveling through Nagato, from conquering Konan to dominating the ninja world

"Shizune!!" Tsunade wanted to hold her up... but she had no strength! !

In the end, all he could do was watch Shizune...fall at his feet.

"I'm sorry... please run away!" When her weak words rang out, Tsunade was struck by lightning and collapsed to the ground.

Feeling the stickiness in her palms, she raised her hands tremblingly. The deep red that filled her vision made her pupils dilate violently, and her whole body began to tremble uncontrollably...

—“Ah, ah, ahhhhhhhhhhh… NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”

"This is……"

"This is hemophobia. The generalized fear will cause her to have a mental breakdown whenever she sees her. For a ninja, this is a fatal flaw."

Konan said sadly, "I never thought that Tsunade, one of the three ninjas who was as famous as Jiraiya-sensei, would fall to such a state."

At this time, under Xiaonan's surprised gaze, Perrin walked forward.

"Tsunade, if you use medical ninjutsu right now, she might still be saved."

Tsunade had no time to think about why the person who had hurt her disciple like that would remind her at this moment.

At this time, she had already turned Shizune over, but her hands were shaking, and she couldn't even complete the simplest seal...

"It's already too late. I... can't do it!! I can't do it at all!!!"

Tsunade put her hands down in despair and shed tears of despair.

"I'm sorry, Duan... Not only did I fail to save you, I couldn't even save your only relative in this world!"

Perrin said, "Is it really impossible? From my point of view, you are just running away."

"You said I... ran away?" Tsunade looked at her angrily, "What do you know about my affairs? You are a wicked fellow! Stop talking nonsense here!! Either end my life, or take that pendant that will only bring misfortune!!! Get out of my sight!!!"

Perrin said: "I know your story very well. You were not able to save your lover, Kato Dan, and you are left with a psychological trauma, right? It's a psychological disease called 'hemophobia'!"

"You..." Tsunade was speechless for a moment, and her eyes turned incredulous as she looked at Perrin.

Perrin raised her hand and showed the pendant. "You are right. This pendant is indeed a trap we set for you. However, it is different from what is happening right now."

"If you want to save Shizune, then cheer up and listen to what I'm going to say next!"

Putting away the pendant, she began to speak without waiting for Tsunade's reaction.

"The source of your fear of hemophobia is not so much blood as it is the traumatic memory of death and separation that accompanies blood. More precisely, it is the self-denial and devaluation caused by the traumatic memory!"

"When faced with loss, some people choose not to let the tragedy happen again and rise up, while others develop an escapist mentality and never recover from it. You are obviously the latter!"

"Shut up!" Tsunade lowered her eyes while trembling.

"Deep down in your heart, you know very well that the injuries Kato Dan suffered back then were injuries that could not be healed by medical ninjutsu and could not be changed by human power."

"You know better than me. It was the war that killed them, not their dream of becoming Hokage, and certainly not this pendant."

"So, what are you running away from?"

"Shut up!!!" Tsunade's trembling became even more intense.

"That's right. What you are running away from is the reality that you admire them for pursuing their dreams, but you can't be as resolute as them. You hate yourself for being so weak and humble, and you are afraid of it!!"

"I told you to shut up!!! Did you hear me!!!!"

Tsunade rushed forward and punched Perrin’s mask...!!!

Perrin stared at the fist approaching her: "The best way to overcome fear is to face it."

"Swish!!!" The fist stopped in front of her face, an inch away. The wind from the fist made her golden hair flutter.

Perrin smiled and said, "If you can throw such a powerful punch, then forming a seal shouldn't be a problem, right? Go ahead, I'll keep a close eye on you!"

Tsunade slowly lowered her fist, "You are really a confusing guy, but don't think that I will appreciate your kindness!"

She returned to Shizune's side and stared at her bloody hands, her eyes trembling but gradually becoming firm.

She took a deep breath and formed the seal steadily!

"Swish!" The green light of the medical ninjutsu covered both hands... Shizune's abdomen was a glaring blood red, and her hands couldn't help shaking, and the green light flickered.

The farewell smile before his death flashed through my mind.

That's right... Duan left with a smile. Even when facing death, he never had the slightest confusion about his dream of becoming Hokage.

The trembling of his hands stopped, and the green light remained.

"Swish!" Tsunade covered Shizune's wound with both hands.

Only then did she realize... the wound was not actually deep, and it did not hit any vital parts.

The wound healed quickly and Shizune was out of danger.

The light of the medical ninjutsu faded...Looking at the scabby blood on her hands, Tsunade no longer felt the slightest fear.

She sighed in her heart: I never thought that the hemophobia that had troubled me for many years could be cured in an instant by the enemy's humiliating words...

Even though he's wearing a mask, judging by his voice, he seems to be a few years younger than Shizune...

The blue-haired woman traveling with her should be one of the children of Yugyakure at that time. At that time, Jiraiya stayed in Yugyakure and taught her.

So, did Jiraiya tell her about me?

No… I developed hemophobia after that. It was impossible for me to tell them this while Jiraiya was coaching.

Could it be...

"You and Orochimaru, are..."

When Tsunade raised her eyes again...Konan and Perrin were nowhere to be seen!

Chapter 108: Jinshui Riverside~!

On the slope of River Country at dusk, Konan and Perrin were walking forward.

The unknown stream below reflected the glow of the sunset, and the breeze was just pleasant.

Xiaonan stopped and gently twisted her veil, "I want to get some fresh air here."

"Okay." Perrin agreed happily. She raised her hands behind her back, lifted Xiaonan's clothes, and sat down facing the river together.

After sitting down, Konan gently hugged her legs wrapped in white over-the-knee socks and asked curiously, "Nagato, why do you want to help Tsunade overcome her psychological fear?"

Perrin took off the cat mask, held her chin with both hands, and said with a smile: "There is actually no strict boundary between enemies and friends. Today's enemy may become tomorrow's friend."

"Is that so?" Konan turned to look at the face of the girl beside him, "This girl named Lin is very important to Uchiha Obito, right? You deliberately turned her into one of Pains, is there any unknown purpose?"

Perrin said, "In fact, there is no deep intention. I made Perrin just on a whim. I just wanted to see how upset that guy would be after he played with the 'chess piece' that I played with..."

"Haha, to be honest, this is mostly a joke. I might just piss that guy off and make him do something crazy~."

Perrin rested her little hands on the grass beside her and looked at the sky.

"Even so, I won't change my mind. I always feel that a life that only uses gains and losses as the only basis for action is too empty. People should do things according to their own temperament, even if they seem meaningless and boring..."

"Do something according to your temperament..." This sentence seemed to give Xiaonan some inspiration. She groped and held Perrin's little hand.

"Nagato, if you had a child in the future, would you prefer a boy or a girl?"

Peilin said without hesitation: "Hehe, of course it's a girl~!"

Huh? Wait…why would Xiaonan ask me this question? ? ? ?

Perrin's eyes twitched and she turned to her side.

"So, Nagato likes his daughter..."

Konan's cheeks were flushed, Perrin, no, Nagato couldn't tell whether it was the red from the setting sun or something else.

Stay calm... This is just a simple topic discussion, there is no other meaning!

Yes, that must be the case.

"Then... Xiaonan, if you have a child, would you prefer a boy or a girl?"

Xiaonan said without hesitation: "Girl."

Perrin asked curiously, "Huh? Why, is it 'bar'?"

Xiaonan said, "Because Feng is a boy, recently I watched him grow up little by little in the petri dish, and I couldn't help but feel like I was looking at a 'son'~ So, if I have my own child, then let it be a girl~!"

Hahahaha... I guess that's how Xiaonan sees Feng! No wonder!

Nagato thought: I'd better not keep Kaede around, lest Konan's feelings for me change~! Hmm~!

"By the way." Xiaonan said seriously, "How do you plan to get the letter to the Third Hokage along with the pendant into his hands?"

"Hmm... well." Peilin rolled her eyes with a playful look, pretending to ask for advice: "Xiaonan, do you have any good ideas?"

"..." Xiaonan never participated in the decision-making department. She was an expert in the executive department, and this was how she positioned herself for a long time.

Therefore, she never imagined that there would be a day when Nagato would ask for her opinion.

Then I have to think carefully about how to make Nagato rely on me more, Konan thought.

After thinking seriously for a long time, Xiaonan said: "We will break into Konoha, find the Third Hokage, and give him the letter."

"Pfft!" Perrin couldn't help laughing and said, "We laid so much groundwork in the early stages just to avoid a direct conflict with Konoha. If we attack Konoha just to deliver a letter, it would be putting the cart before the horse."

So, Xiaonan thought about it seriously for a long time and said, "If a frontal attack doesn't work, then we can find a way to sneak in and put the letter under the door of the Third Hokage's house..."

Well, although it's still a bit rough, it sounds a lot more reliable this time.

Perrin smiled and said, "But this probably won't work. After the last attack, Konoha must have stepped up its guard, especially in terms of perception. I'm afraid that any slight movement will lead to discovery. Moreover, to ensure that the letter reaches the Third Hokage, it's not safe to just stuff it through the crack in the door..."

After being rejected twice in a row, Xiaonan frowned.

This time, she integrated all the elements and racked her brains to think...

They couldn't attack by force, nor could they sneak in. They also had to ensure that the letter could be delivered to the Third Hokage himself through Konoha's strong sensory system...

Finally, after a large number of brain cells died.

Xiaonan has a clue.

"Teacher Jiraiya once said that Konoha has intelligence birds specially cultivated for delivering messages."

"Well, then what?"

"Then, we will go to the Land of Fire first, wait in the place where the intelligence bird appears, and catch one!"

"Well! And then?"

"Then... use your ability of Pain's Animal Path to sign a contract with the Information Bird and turn it into your own summoning beast. In this way, you can openly ignore Konoha's perception troops!"

"And then, and then!"

"Then, then... let the information bird take the letter and deliver it to the Third Hokage!"

"Wow! Xiaonan, you are so amazing! I didn't expect such a cool move!"

Xiaonan was very pleased with the compliment and was about to be modest...

But Perrin changed the subject: "Xiao Nan, do you know that there is a profession called 'postman' in the ninja world~?"

"That's right. You write a letter, write down the recipient and address, and give it to the postman. The postman will be responsible for delivering the letter. The postman company is an official agency of the five major countries and has contacts with the five major ninja villages. After all, not all ninjas' family and friends live in the ninja village, so it is normal to communicate with each other through letters."

"Hehe, I've already inquired about it~, the postal company also has expedited service. As long as you pay an extra 100 taels of silver, it can be expedited, and the customer information is kept absolutely confidential~."

As Perrin was laughing, Xiaonan asked coldly, "So, you asked me this seriously just now, were you making fun of me?"

Peilin laughed provocatively: "Hehe, are you angry? Xiaonan has never been angry with me before, so I'm a little curious. You won't hit me, will you?"

Xiaonan directly threw Perrin to the ground...

"Hehe~ It's useless. Even if you tickle my armpits~, I won't feel itchy~~~!"

"Really?! How about this?"

"Hate it~, Konan~! That's the place that Obito (Obito) is obsessed with~, don't touch it, Yada! Be careful or I'll fight back..."

"If you have the ability, just give it a try~!"

Oh my god, this guy Xiaonan might be a carnivore...

After the commotion, Konan not only forgave Nagato, she even felt a little happy inside... After all, from childhood to adulthood, Nagato had never made fun of her, which made her feel very fresh, like she had discovered a new world.

Xiao Nan got ready and said, "Then let's set off quickly and go to the postal company. I'm a little worried about the expedited fee of 100 taels of silver. It will take at least 100 million taels of silver to get this done..."