Starting with the usurpation of Akatsuki, the ninja world was overthrown.

Chapter 102 Poisonous Milk

Chapter 102 Poisonous Milk

While a grand chaos erupted outside the barrier, with a group of powerful figures locked in a fierce battle, Tsunade and Shizune, the master and disciple duo, unexpectedly found themselves with a peaceful retreat inside the barrier.

Orochimaru had originally prepared some seasonings in the trap and hidden some poison on Kabuto's skin.

Unfortunately for Tsunade, this poison was nothing more than a toy, and she easily cured it.

After all, Orochimaru's initial target when setting up the trap was Pakura, and he never expected to encounter the detoxification expert Tsunade here.

During the Second Shinobi World War, even the poison of Elder Chiyo of Sunagakure couldn't defeat Tsunade.

Now that the poison had been neutralized and the person had been saved, Tsunade sat down on the spot.

Suddenly, a thought of giving up arose, and I felt a sense of vastness and freedom.

This contrasted sharply with the anxious silence beside her.

"Lady Tsunade, what do we do now? They've all started fighting! How could this happen?"

Lady Tsunade, say something!

Tsunade was actually a little worried, but she still spoke nonchalantly.

"Ninjas, villages, whatever, those troublesome things are fine. Just ignore them. They'll leave once they're done fighting."

At this time, Tsunade had just experienced the pain of losing her younger brother and boyfriend a few years ago, and her suicidal thoughts were particularly strong. She was ready to start a fight at the slightest provocation.

In addition, she now suffers from hemophobia, which makes her extremely resistant to all combat.

Of course, there's another hidden reason why she seems so indifferent: she has enough trust in her former teammates.

Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Hiruko were all her past partners, so subconsciously she didn't think the two of them would lose.

If she speaks up now and clearly tells Orochimaru that she is loyal to Konoha, her old teammates will definitely help her break the barrier.

After all, Orochimaru was still the frontline commander of Konoha at this time, not the rogue ninja who fought Tsunade to the death in the future story.

But she didn't.

Because of her war-weariness, her despondency, and also because of her trust, Tsunade never brought it up.

Unsure of the situation, Orochimaru naturally didn't rush to break the barrier.

So Tsunade sat down on the ground and became a spectator up close.

It's still the VIP spectator seating.

Since she had nothing better to do, she couldn't resist the urge to gamble and said, "It's okay, Jingyin. Those two won't get into trouble so easily. How about we make a bet now?"

However, as soon as she made the bet, Shizune, who was already uneasy, panicked even more.

"Lady Tsunade, what do you want to bet?"

"Of course I'm betting those two guys will be fine."

If I win, Xiao Jingyin, you can't stop me from drinking or nagging about my gambling for at least a month, okay?

At that moment, the silence felt like a thunderbolt from the blue, and only one thought remained in my mind: It's over!

She was initially just a little worried about Orochimaru and Hiruko-senpai outside.

But now, looking at the two Konoha seniors outside the barrier, she felt that their faces were dark and they were in imminent danger.

I'm so sorry, Orochimaru-senpai. I should have stopped Tsunade-sensei.

As she thought about it, Shizune even burst into tears, startling Tsunade.

"Don't cry, Xiao Jingyin. If you're afraid of losing, let's not bet, okay?"

Shizune turned around, sobbing, and looked at Tsunade with a complicated expression.

There was a clear question in her eyes: When did you start having the illusion that you would win? Don't you have any sense of your own luck when it comes to gambling, Lady Tsunade?

At this moment, Orochimaru, outside the barrier, was unaware that he had been poisoned by Tsunade's "poisonous milk".

He continued to probe Shiba Kiyokawa with great interest, always using only the Kusanagi sword and basic swordsmanship and physical techniques to fight against his opponent.

In this area, Shiba Kiyokawa handled things with ease, which further piqued Orochimaru's interest.

"I'm curious, Kiyokawa-kun, where did you learn your swordsmanship?"

Shiba Kiyokawa smiled slightly and deliberately said in a way that could be easily misunderstood, "An old friend, Orochimaru-senpai might also know him."

"Oh?"

However, just as Orochimaru slightly adjusted his eyebrows and raised his voice, seemingly just making a connection, Shiba Kiyokawa seized the opening and slashed with his sword!

"Wind Release: Triple Wind Breath!"

Psychological warfare and misleading tactics have become an unconscious part of Shiba Kiyokawa's fighting style.

What I'm adhering to is a principle of... well, high efficiency!

However, Orochimaru was ultimately one of the strongest ninjas in the world.

Even though Shiba Kiyokawa intentionally used this distraction tactic, Orochimaru reacted in time, quickly disappearing underground the instant the whirlwind slash was unleashed.

Shiba Kiyokazu sighed softly.

Orochimaru is much more vigilant than Danzo!

Both Orochimaru and Danzo were caught off guard when facing the unleashed power hidden within Orochimaru's sword techniques for the first time. However, Orochimaru easily dodged it.

Of course, this is also related to one's attitude towards the decision.

At that time, Shiba Kiyokawa was unknown in the ninja world. Danzo called him "junior" repeatedly, while referring to himself as "old man," his contempt evident in his words.

But now that he's famous, he'll never be looked down upon again.

However, correspondingly, he also lost a layer of camouflage in the duel.

Even now, at their first meeting, Orochimaru still treats this Akatsuki leader, who is rumored to have killed Hanzo, with sufficient respect!

For Shiba Kiyokawa, the difficulty of using the first encounter to kill the hidden person has increased dramatically.

When the wind slash missed, he didn't dare to delay for a moment and decisively switched between offense and defense.

Take two steps forward and then jump, using the wind you create to leap high into the air!

The next moment, where he had been standing, countless venomous snakes sprang out from the ground, opened their snouts, and began to bite wildly at the surrounding area.

If he had been even a little slower in thinking and still caught up in the frustration of his failed attack, he would have fallen into the snake formation.

At the same time, Orochimaru, who had been hiding underground, emerged not far away and threw his shuriken at Shiba Kiyokawa, who was in mid-air.

Then he quickly formed hand seals.

"Shadow Clone Technique with Shuriken!"

This is a technique of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Orochimaru, as his disciple, also learned this technique early on.

They may even surpass their teachers!

At this moment, the hand seals were completed, and hundreds of shuriken flew towards Shiba Kiyokawa in an instant, as dense as a rain of arrows!

It was too late to form hand seals at this point!

Fortunately, he also has a cheat code—no, I mean, a natural talent!

Simply clap your hands together; there's no need to form hand seals at all!

"Diamond Lockdown!"

Golden chains extended from behind, bent and danced wildly in front of him, sweeping away all the shuriken raining down from his body!

Inside the barrier, Tsunade, witnessing this technique for the second time, couldn't help but be slightly moved.

In their hasty first meeting, she could still doubt whether she had mistaken someone else for her.

But now she's sitting leisurely in the VIP stands watching the game, so if she could still mistake it, it would be purely a matter of eyesight.

"There's no mistake, that's a technique of the Uzumaki clan. Grandma Mito used it when she was alive."

"That brat from the Land of Rain, could he be a descendant of the Uzumaki?"

She murmured absentmindedly, as if she had found yet another reason to be unwilling to take action.

But at this moment, Tsunade could never have predicted that her momentary lapse of judgment would cause the future timeline to deviate onto a path she never expected!

(End of this chapter)