MSIN: Chapter 153
"I heard that 10,000 Iwagakure ninjas invaded the Land of Lightning. How's the battle going? Did Iwagakure win?"
"The battle situation isn't clear. I heard that the Tsuchikage also went out later, and… before that, the Third Raikage died on the battlefield…"
"Iwagakure ninjas, I didn't expect them to be so capable. They actually managed to kill the legendary Third Raikage."
"No, it wasn't Iwagakure. According to my more accurate information, the one who killed the Raikage was a Konoha spy who infiltrated the Iwagakure ninjas, a Jōnin named Uzumaki Kushina…"
"Ah? Really?"
"Really!"
"Uzumaki Kushina? It sounds like a female ninja's name… Besides Tsunade-hime of the Sannin, I didn't expect Konoha to have such a terrifying ninja."
"I didn't expect that Konoha still had such a trump card after the war had been going on for so long… The Third Hokage, he's such a cunning old man."
"No, no, it wasn't Kushina. The Raikage's death has nothing to do with her. She's just an ordinary Jōnin. The one who killed the Raikage was Kushina's disciple. His name… isn't clear yet."
"Disciple?"
"… If the disciple is so fierce, the teacher must be a giant crocodile. I heard that she's about the same size as the Raikage. She can fight the Raikage physically. Her disciple can eventually beat the Raikage to death. As her teacher, she's naturally no slouch. Imagine that scene… I'm not wrong to say she's terrifying, am I?"
"Of course, you're not wrong!"
"Your brain is so smart. Why didn't I notice before? This way of reasoning leaves me speechless."
"…"
While these people were chatting, they didn't pay much attention to a pale-faced boy who passed by behind them.
Generally speaking, people with fair skin and a translucent complexion can be expected to have good combat ability. For example, the strongest fighting race in the universe – the Yōto. But Haori was clearly a bit weak at this time.
Although he heard every word these people said, he acted as if he hadn't heard anything. No one knew that he was the real body of the so-called disciple they were talking about.
With a quick glance, Haori had already noticed that these people were all ninjas. The same forehead protector they were wearing showed that these people were from the same small village.
Although the news was all over the place and the accuracy was terrible, it was unexpected that these ninjas would have heard about this… Could the news have spread too quickly? There was something unreasonable about it. Could it be that Iwagakure was actively spreading this?
Misdirecting the enemy? Shifting Kumogakure's target of hatred?
Regardless of the outcome, this kind of thing should have been done after they retreated from the Land of Lightning, right?
And, even if Iwagakure hadn't completely figured out his identity yet, they should have some guesses, right?
Forget it. Why think so much? Haori shook his head gently. Anyway, he would finish what he was doing now.
Five days had passed since the battle that day. Haori had crossed the Land of Lightning's territory and crossed the sea to the small island country opposite the Land of Lightning, the Land of Hot Springs.
And after arriving in the Land of Hot Springs, he didn't choose to leave immediately according to his original itinerary. Instead, he came to an ordinary town.
He was staying briefly because he wanted to find someone here.
"Where should I go next?"
Haori asked this question as if he were talking to himself.
But he couldn't possibly be talking to himself because a voice responded, "According to the contract's sensing, next… turn left at the next intersection."
Haori's shoulder twitched. A slug the size of a palm emerged from his collar.
He nodded without saying anything else and started to act according to the slug's instructions.
After turning for more than three hours, Haori finally reached his destination.
"Big Sis… are you sure it's here?"
"No doubt. She's in the crowd."
In front of Haori was one of the main streets of the town. The street was wide, and there were many pedestrians. Across the street, a group of people dressed as samurai were gathered there.
They were carrying long tachi swords. They looked like a group of thugs.
"Excuse me, excuse me. What's going on?" Haori quickly walked across the street, shouting as he squeezed into the crowd.
His current appearance wouldn't make people think he was a ninja.
Then, he saw a very frightening scene.
"Stop it. What do you think you're doing to this child?"
Haori slapped away a thug's hand that was reaching for a little girl. Then, he spread his arms and stopped him.
Objectively speaking, Haori wasn't the kind of person who was overflowing with sympathy. His actions weren't out of concern for the girl, but because he was afraid that the thug would accidentally kill her.
Because this seemingly small body was actually home to a group of King Kongs. Her wrist strength was stronger than King Kong's.
"What do you want to do to my… sister?"
Haori was quite good at acting. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to impersonate someone in Iwagakure so convincingly that no one noticed. So, his expression and tone were a mix of righteous indignation and fear.
But… Haori was being reckless again. He called the summoning beast, who didn't know how many years old it was, "Big Sis." That wasn't dangerous. But now, he dared to call this 38-year-old old woman… cough, the most famous female ninja in the shinobi world, his "sister." He was definitely going to die soon.
When Tsunade-sama was very young, some of the characteristics she inherited from her grandfather, the First Hokage, had already awakened… Unfortunately, this characteristic wasn't the kekkei genkai, Wood Release. It was gambling.
She always lost when she gambled.
As for her gambling debts… it's not good or bad. Anyway, she admits defeat very readily. She wouldn't do anything to deny it.
But although she wouldn't deny it, she would run away from her debts.
She would use her superb Transformation Jutsu to avoid her gambling debts. I wonder if the Third Hokage, who taught her jutsu, would cry if he knew.
And because age is a woman's enemy, even Tsunade hated her old appearance. So, when she transformed, she would often turn into a young girl.
And even younger girls.
And this… little girl in front of her.
A 40-year-old woman disguising herself as someone who looks under 10 years old. Tsunade-sama didn't have any psychological burden at all… If it wasn't for the slug's identification, Haori wouldn't have been able to confirm that this was Tsunade just by her appearance.
Recklessness knows no bounds. As Haori spoke, he also placed one hand on Tsunade-sama's head and shielded her behind him.
He even took the time to wink at Tsunade.
Tsunade was a bit dumbfounded at first, then she reacted. Wasn't this Haori? Why was he here?
This was the Land of Hot Springs, right? It was the Land of Hot Springs, right?
She wasn't that old that her brain wouldn't work, right? Could it be because of a hangover?
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