"I'll give it to you. Why are you using the title of Hokage to bully me..."
Naruto groaned in his heart, then took out the psychic shark scroll from his arms and handed it to Tsunade.
He believed that Bai Yu would not blame him.
"Kid, do you have a good relationship with Bai Yu?"
Tsunade glanced at Naruto with her beautiful eyes, took the scroll over, opened it, glanced at the scroll, and then handed the scroll back.
Naruto was a little surprised, but he still took the scroll and put it away. He did not answer Tsunade's first question first, but asked instead:
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"You just take a look?"
Tsunade said angrily:
"Otherwise? How long do you think it will take me to learn such a simple psychic technique?"
When Naruto thought that the other party was the Fifth Hokage of the Ninja Village, he immediately stopped talking. After thinking about it, he muttered:
"When I was in Konoha, Bai Yu was the only one who was nice to me. Although he was stingy sometimes, it was all because he was poor."
Tsunade remembered the psychic shark's ninjutsu in her mind and asked blankly: "Oh? How good is he to you?"
When Naruto heard the other person ask this, he immediately smiled and said: "How do you want me to describe this in words? Anyway, it's very good!"
"Ha... kid, you are still young and have not made enough detours. Be careful of being deceived."
After Tsunade finished speaking, she waved her hand to Naruto, indicating that he should stop talking and sit aside with Shizune.
Naruto was about to say that Bai Yu would not lie to him.
But don't wait for him to speak.
Tsunade looked across at Jiraiya who was deep in thought:
"Let's go!"
After Jiraiya nodded, he greeted Naruto and prepared to leave, and the four of them slowly left the lively tavern.
When Jiraiya went to pay, he was told by the tavern owner that their drinks had just been paid by a young man with dark red hair.
Tsunade and Jiraiya seemed slightly surprised, but Naruto smiled and said:
"Look, Bai Yu must have paid for your drinks just because of my face!"
Tsunade immediately gave Naruto a roll of her eyes, and then said with a teasing smile: "Whether it's because of you or not, Uchiha is very rich now."
Jiraiya smiled and said nothing.
This is an undeniable fact.
The nights in Yuno Country are very quiet, with almost no pedestrians on the streets. The people here basically have the habit of staying at home and soaking in hot springs at night after a busy day.
Tsunade, who was walking in front of the team, thought for a moment, then looked at Jiraiya and said in a deep voice:
"Actually, if that Bai Yu just now is himself, just treat him as himself. You should have made a decision about his proposal, right?"
This can be regarded as the first question for Tsunade, who is about to become Hokage, to learn from her predecessors.
Jiraiya nodded heavily and said:
"We have no choice. If it is the real Bai Yu, even if we don't agree to his proposal, he still has many ways to accomplish what he wants to do from Naruto."
Tsunade turned her head to look at Jiraiya and asked, "If you agreed just now, you can ask for some more conditions from Bai Yu. You should understand."
After pondering, Jiraiya suddenly smiled and responded: "Actually, after we think about it, if we agree to Bai Yu, he will also provide us with certain conveniences and conditions."
"Oh?" Tsunade was very curious about this.
Jiraiya replied calmly: "Because Naruto didn't lie just now. With his friendly relationship with Bai Yu, Bai Yu will give in on some of the bonus conditions."
Tsunade immediately looked at Naruto with admiration. She didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing that Naruto had a close relationship with the Uchiha savior.
Naruto saw Tsunade and Jiraiya discussing his relationship with Bai Yu, and a proud smile appeared on his face.
Although Bai Yu's aura just now made Naruto feel a little weird, under that weirdness, he was still the original Bai Yu himself.
While the four of them were talking, they came to the hotel where they were temporarily staying. They had to quickly pack their things and return to Konoha to hold an emergency meeting.
After entering the gate.
Naruto then thought of a question he had just forgotten to ask. He quickly came to Tsunade and asked curiously: "Well... what is the purpose of asking me for Bai Yu's contact information?"
"Call me the Godaime Hokage!"
Tsunade looked at Naruto out of the corner of her eye, and immediately took the piglet Dodo from Shizune's arms beside her, and motioned her to clean up the room while she waited in the hall.
Jiraiya saw that Naruto seemed to still have some problems and wanted to talk to Tsunade alone. He originally wanted to let Naruto pack his things, so he had to go upstairs to pack their luggage.
Seeing Tsunade being so arrogant and domineering, Naruto said a little aggrievedly: "But you haven't officially taken office yet..."
"From the time you found me, I have been the fifth generation Hokage designated by Konoha. Do you think this is just what your master Jiraiya said?"
Tsunade hugged Dodo and explained with a smile:
"The Daimyos of the Fire Country drafted a treaty in this regard a long time ago. It doesn't make sense to me whether or not I formally take office."
Seeing that the other party's aura was so domineering, Naruto did not dare to show weakness and said disdainfully:
"It's true. I didn't even come back when I begged you to come back and become Hokage. Now I just change my attitude. In fact, Konoha has become quite good under the management of the lustful immortal!"
Tsunade rolled her eyes at Naruto and smiled:
"Now, things are different. The times are about to undergo earth-shaking changes. If the giant ship of Konoha does not have a captain at the helm before the storm comes, it will not be able to support even the first round of the storm."
Naruto was stunned, and sighed inwardly, she was worthy of being the woman who wanted to be the Hokage, and her words sounded nice.
Seeing that the other party was speechless, Tsunade herself fell into thinking.
Back then, Sarutobi Hiruzen's preferred successor was Jiraiya, and Orochimaru was not among his considerations. Would it be inappropriate for Jiraiya to be the Hokage?
It's just that Jiraiya is naturally uninhibited and loves freedom, and he doesn't want to be restrained by all kinds of trivial matters.
"You still have not answered my question."
Naruto recovered from his trance, widened his blue eyes, and looked up at Tsunade, who was half a head taller than him.
Now that the timeline has passed another year, we are about to reach the point where Pain invades Konoha.
It wasn't just Naruto who had grown a lot.
Bai Yu is already half a head taller than Tsunade, and of course, he is about to reach adulthood.
Before Naruto left Konoha, his height was only about Tsunade's abdomen.
The two were silent for a moment.
Tsunade did not answer Naruto directly, but gave him a roll of the eyes, then carried the piggy to the lobby and sat down on the sofa, saying perfunctorily:
"you guess."
Naruto:"……"
He was immediately speechless. Seeing that the other party had no intention of answering him, he didn't waste time and quickly walked up the stairs, intending to help Jiraiya pack his things.
"well……"
Until Naruto's back disappeared around the corner of the stairs, Tsunade sighed softly.
She lowered her beautiful eyes and looked at the white hands hugging the pig tightly. The bright red nails were in her eyes, the fingers were slender, the back of the hands was pink and flawless, and the meridians were barely visible.
The lines of these hands are soft and beautiful.
But only the dolphin held by it knew that it had been shaking slightly.
And once its owner sees blood, the symptoms are as terrifying as a lit match being thrown into a barrel of explosives.
"bulibuli~" the piglet murmured sentimentally, and then rubbed Tsunade's right middle finger with its head.
Tsunade came back to her senses, immediately smiled and said absently:
"Well, I don't put all my hopes on Bai Yu. However, when I visited the Uchiha Ninja Village before, I heard many times along the way that Bai Yu's medical ninjutsu may have surpassed that of one of the three ninjas in Konoha. If that’s the case, let’s give it a try.”
"Bulibuli!"
The little piglet nodded, spoke a few words in a language that humans could not understand, and then lay peacefully in the palm of Tsunade's hand.
"A person who wants to be Hokage must not be hemophobic. After all, this is a job that deals with death and blood..."
Tsunade sighed softly and immediately leaned back on the sofa, thinking about her plans after returning to Konoha.
It’s about paying off the debt first.
It’s better to treat the disease first.
…
…
The land of thunder.
Yunyin Village.
In Yunlei Gorge, the fourth-generation Raikage Ai, who now has only one arm left, is currently leading a small team through the valley at a fast pace.
Although his steps were wide and open, he was always paying attention to his speed, for fear of neglecting the young man with short dark red hair following him.
The other Kumogakure ninjas also guarded the boy.
The night is dark.
Cold wind blows.
The Kingdom of Thunder is an area with many hills. At night, mist fills the valleys and ravines, giving people the feeling of being covered by clouds and mist while walking on the mountain road.
Bai Yu followed Lei Ying, and Daru Yin, who was Lei Ying's right-hand man, held a torch and followed Bai Yu.
"I say, Mr. Bai Yu, you can wait until tomorrow to deal with this matter. Don't worry, I, Ai, will never go back on what I promised!"
When Lei Ying said this, he almost patted his chest to show his credibility to Bai Yu.
The team moved forward quickly.
The light of the torches illuminated the entire area they passed, and everyone's footsteps made a coordinated sound on the gravel mountain road.
Bai Yu shook his head helplessly and said:
"Time will not wait for me."
"oh."
The Yondaime Raikage responded briefly. Although he didn't know the meaning of Bai Yu's words, he could guess something with his thinking ability.
After all, he was just impatient, not really foolhardy.
In the original work, an arm was broken. That was because Zuosuke was impulsive when he attacked his most beloved brother.
Although Ai has not escaped the fate of the original work, Bai Yu looked at Lei Ying's empty right arm and shook his head helplessly, sighing in his heart that the world line's story repair ability is really terrifying.
The team ran wildly through the clouds and mist.
Bai Yu looked around.
The surrounding mountains are extremely ferocious. Genin who are not steady-footed may suffer on such a steep and narrow mountain road. In severe cases, they may even fall off a cliff hundreds of meters high and die directly.
As they appeared under the mountain.
The sharp roar of raptors echoed around, which showed how dangerous this area was.
After more than 20 minutes of traveling, everyone passed through some important passes in the mountain peaks to verify their identities, and then safely boarded the Yunlei Gorge.
In the middle of the open area of the mountain, there is a traditional wooden house, with large bright lanterns hanging on both sides of the grand door.
Bai Yu followed the Raikage and looked around the dark open area. He couldn't help but joke. In the original novel, Sasuke came here to catch the Eight-Tails because he had a kaleidoscope, but he was beaten up and used by Kirabi. .
Put away your thoughts.
Bai Yu followed the Raikage to the door of the luxurious wooden building in front of him. This is where Raikage's younger brother Kirabi, the eight-tailed jinchūriki, trained.
Crunch——
The door was slowly pushed open.
call--
A cool breeze suddenly blew by, and in the blink of an eye, all the originally lit candles in the hall were extinguished, causing everyone's eyes to lose all light and fall into boundless darkness.
Daruyin, who was guarding the door, held a torch and was about to enter the hall. The next moment he felt some kind of terrifying murderous intent, and immediately stopped decisively.
In his eyes, a bit of cold light flickered in the dark night, facing his knees.
As long as Daru Yin takes another step forward, his knees will definitely be destroyed tonight.
"Bi, stop making trouble!"
The Raikage looked around the dark surroundings and knew that this was a prank played by his brother.
"Shh...yo, brother, this is not a prank on my part, but a tacit understanding between Xiaoba and I!"
The escort's deep voice came out from the darkness, and the figure who made the voice had already teleported to where Bai Yu was.
Katsa——
Suddenly there was a crisp sound of striking a match.
in a blink.
The hall was once again filled with candlelight.
Under the weak firelight.
Everyone was surprised to find out.
among them.
Kirabi, a strong man with six sharp blades on his back, held two sharp blades in his hands, and hooked his right hand around Bai Yu's neck from behind as if meeting a brother.
The sharp blade in Kirabi's right hand was pressed against Bai Yu's throat, while the sharp blade in his left hand was held sideways so that the tip of the sword was aimed at Bai Yu's spleen and kidneys.
Just after the lights illuminated the hall.
Lei Ying and Kirabi, who was wearing sunglasses, looked up at the candle stand on the right side of the hall at the same time, and were surprised to find that Bai Yu had appeared nearby at some point.
Bai Yu, who was next to the candle stand, saw Kirabi, who had a horn tattoo on his left cheek, hugging his other self. He immediately smiled and flicked the match in his hand to extinguish it.
"That's just a clone of me."
Bai Yu smiled, shrugged, and threw the burned match on the ground.
Kirabi's eyes trembled slightly under his sunglasses, and he immediately tried to pierce Bai Yu's skin with the sharp blade in his left hand.
boom--
Bai Yu, who was imprisoned by his right hand, turned into smoke.
"Bai, calm down." Ai quickly reached out and grabbed Kirabi's right hand, and said in a deep voice: "Bai Yu doesn't mean any harm."
Kirabi shook his head and said: "This guy makes the Eight-Tails uneasy. I can't let him become a burden to us."
Raikage Ai raised his eyebrows. Hearing what his brother said, he really felt that Bai Yu gave him a different feeling tonight.
Bai Yu sighed helplessly in his heart.
It's okay to make the Eight-Tailed Gyuki feel uneasy. As he reaches the end of the process of absorbing Otsutsuki's style, his aura will become more Otsutsuki-like.
Otsutsuki can be said to be the origin of tailed beasts.
When facing Otsutsuki, even the Nine-Tails would be uneasy, let alone the Eight-Tails.
"I don't mean any harm."
Bai Yu still defended himself feebly, and then thought of the possibility of reconciliation, so he stood still, clenched his fist and raised his right hand.
Kirabi, who was about to take action again, was suddenly stunned. How could he not be familiar with the scene in front of him.
"this……"
The rap hanging on Kirabi's mouth was interrupted. He took the initiative to let go of the sharp blades in his hands and let them fall to the ground.
