Chapter 20: Three Ninjas Fight

Chapter 20: The Three Ninjas' Battle
"I came here this time to invite you to return to Konoha Village to serve as the fifth Hokage. This is the unanimous decision of Konoha's top leaders," said Jiraiya.

The news of Jiraiya made Tsunade fall into schizophrenia. Tsunade had once been a person who tried her best to protect the Konoha Ninja Village, but she suffered too many blows along the way. After a short period of conflict, she still expressed her refusal.

Naruto saw this and said to Tsunade: "Hokage is the dream of many ninjas in Konoha Village, including me, who are all working hard to become Hokage. But you despise the position of Hokage so much. I can't understand why the Konoha high-level officials would let you take over as Hokage."

Tsunade said to Jiraiya, "Who is this brat? I don't like him at first sight."

Jiraiya said: "This is my new disciple, his talent is not inferior to that of the Fourth Hokage, his name is Uzumaki Naruto."

Tsunade was also very familiar with Naruto's name, but it was unexpected to see him so soon. Then she said to Jiraiya: "The Fourth Hokage died to protect the village. My grandfather, the First Hokage, also died for the village. The Second Hokage and the Third Hokage, Yuan Fei, all died to protect the village. Losing money in gambling is nothing, but life is only once.

In fact, Naruto also understands Tsunade's pain. Everyone around her died to protect Konoha. This must be a shadow that is difficult for Tsunade to get out of.

Naruto said: "People can't always live in the shadow of the past. Besides, several generations of Hokage chose to die according to their own will, which is worthy of our respect."

Tsunade raised her voice and said, "What do you know, little brat? Let's go outside and solve it. Let me see what kind of genius you are."

Although Naruto didn't want to have a conflict with Tsunade, he couldn't admit defeat at this time, so he said, "Then I'll see what you, an old woman who is one of the three ninjas, are like."

So, the two of them came to the street, Tsunade stretched out her finger and said: "One finger is enough to deal with Genin." Naruto was looked down upon for the first time, and he was very unconvinced. Jiraiya saw this scene and stood aside with Shizune, speechless.

Although Naruto didn't quite believe that one finger could defeat him, the opponent was one of the three ninjas, so for the sake of caution, he created five shadow clones. First, various shurikens attacked from different angles, but Tsunade dodged left and right, and with the flexible use of one finger, all the shurikens missed. Then the clones attacked with close physical skills, and Tsunade could deflect one at a time. Judging from the information sent back by the shadow clones, their power was surprisingly great.

In less than ten seconds, all five shadow clones were dealt with, but this was also the reason why Naruto could not use large-scale ninjutsu, otherwise the surrounding houses would be in trouble. Moreover, although I had heard of it before, Tsunade's strength was simply incredible. Naruto immediately activated the Thunder God Armor, and as his chakra control ability became stronger and stronger, Naruto became more and more proficient in using this move.

Seeing Naruto's Thunder God Armor, Tsunade sighed in her heart: "No wonder Jiraiya called him a genius. This level of Lightning Release is almost like that of a Raikage, and he's just a child. Maybe he can really surpass Minato. But this is a bit troublesome."

Naruto was surrounded by lightning, and he created another shadow clone. He started to use the Rasengan in his hand and rushed towards Tsunade at a very fast speed. Seeing the Rasengan, Tsunade was surprised again: "You even know this move? It seems impossible to solve it with one finger." Tsunade quickly formed a seal, and chakra began to emerge in both hands. One hand grabbed Naruto's right hand that was using the Rasengan, and the other hand slapped Naruto. Although Tsunade did not use her full strength and Naruto still had the protection of Lightning Release, he still flew back more than ten meters.

Tsunade dusted herself off and said to Naruto, "I acknowledge your talent, but I still need to think about this matter. It will take about a week."

There is only one week left, and the time agreed with Orochimaru is also one week. It looks like a fierce battle with Orochimaru is inevitable. Orochimaru's hands are sealed and his strength is damaged. But if Kabuto is added to the mix, it will be very troublesome. No one knows how things will develop by then.

Naruto and Tsunade are "incompatible" every day, and the "duels" with Tsunade are also continuous. In fact, Naruto also wants to gain practical experience. But a week passed quickly, and it was soon the day agreed by Tsunade and Orochimaru. Tsunade disappeared early in the morning, and Shizune was knocked to the ground. After a lot of effort, Jiraiya was found, but he was not in good condition. It seemed that Tsunade had taken some medicine.

Obviously, Tsunade wanted to meet Orochimaru alone and get rid of all the people who would get in the way. At this point, they could only find Tsunade first, but Tsunade finally rejected Orochimaru's request. After all, she was a kind person by nature. However, she fought with Orochimaru because they hadn't fought for a long time. Therefore, she was hit by a medical knife in the battle with Kabuto, but this was not the most important thing. The important thing was that Tsunade was also afraid of blood.

By the time Naruto and the others arrived, Tsunade had been frightened and unable to move, which was completely different from her usual strength. Kabuto also felt difficult to deal with when he saw Jiraiya appear, after all, Jiraiya's strength could be said to be at the same level as Orochimaru, but Orochimaru did not want to give up, and he and Kabuto could still fight with their strength.

Kabuto retreated to Orochimaru's position, untied the bandage on Orochimaru's hand, and began to make hand seals with Orochimaru's blood, summoning two snakes. Seeing this, Jiraiya also began to make hand seals and perform summoning techniques. However, because Tsunade's medicine was still working, only Gamakichi was summoned, making Orochimaru laugh at him for being an idiot. At the same time, he also knew that Jiraiya was probably unable to use his full strength because of Tsunade.

Therefore, Orochimaru was very confident that if Jiraiya was only at this level, and Tsunade couldn't move, he could basically win. But then Jiraiya used Earth Release, Yomiuri Marsh. Although the swamp formed was not deep enough to completely trap the two summoned beasts, it still restricted their movements and greatly reduced their threat. He and Orochimaru began to compete on the snake's body, and it was hard to tell who would win.

As expected, just as Orochimaru thought, Kabuto's talent was extraordinary, on the same level as Kakashi. Although Shizune was a good ninja, she had no way to deal with Kabuto's weird attacks. Soon, Shizune was attacked from under Kabuto's feet with earth escape technique, and her legs were cut off with a medical knife, making her unable to move.

However, there was another problem. Kabuto looked at Naruto next to him. Although his strength was slightly lower than his before, this child had extraordinary talent. If they really fought to the death, the result would be hard to predict. Although the time to the Chunin Exam was not long, Kabuto could not judge what Naruto's strength was.

Tsunade was sitting on the ground, and seeing Shizune being knocked down, she could only choose to trust Naruto. And judging from Naruto's Lightning Release, he should still be able to fight. However, based on Tsunade's own experience fighting with Kabuto, she was still worried about Naruto.

(End of this chapter)