Chapter 91 Trouble Comes Knocking
Chapter 91 Trouble Comes Knocking
half a month later.
At Yunjuan Hot Spring Inn in the early morning, the sun was still shining brightly, but the atmosphere in one of the guest rooms was unusually tense.
"No gambling! I absolutely refuse to gamble!"
Tsunade sat cross-legged on the tatami mat, her arms tightly clasped in front of her chest, staring at Nishikawa Tetsu with a wary look, as if she were looking at a terrorist who might pull out a time bomb at any moment.
On the table in front of her was that familiar, dark blind box.
"Lady Tsunade, this time it really wasn't a punishment tool."
Nishikawa Tetsu had a harmless smile on his face, and he even held a brand new check with a face value of 500,000 taels in his hand, waving it around like he was teasing a cat.
"This time, inside is a bottle of rare, aged sake, your favorite daiginjo. If you manage to touch it, the sake and the money are yours."
"I don't believe you for a second!"
Tsunade rolled her eyes and instinctively shrank back.
"Last time you said it was a surprise, and what happened? That sticky tomato ball almost scared me to death! And the time before that, you filled a balloon with strawberry jam, calling it a new stress-relieving toy, but it popped as soon as I squeezed it!"
For the past two weeks, Nishikawa Tetsu has become her nightmare.
This guy is not only a shrewd businessman, but also a prankster expert.
He would mix tomato juice into her cup, hide red jam in her rice balls, and even add red bath salts to her bath water when she was soaking.
Although it was always a false alarm, and although she always managed to beat the kid up, this constant stimulation did give her a strange immunity to the red liquid.
Now, she no longer screams when she sees ketchup; at most, she just frowns in disgust.
But that doesn't mean she's willing to touch that damn blind box again.
"Really not gambling?"
Nishikawa Tetsu put the check away with some regret.
"Hmph, I've quit gambling!"
Tsunade retorted defiantly, but her eyes couldn't help glancing at the check, and she swallowed hard.
It's impossible to quit gambling; it's impossible for me to quit gambling in this lifetime.
But betting with this kid is out of the question!
"Alright, since you're unwilling, I won't force you."
Nishikawa Tetsu put away the blind box and turned to look out the window.
His eyes suddenly sharpened.
"boom--!"
A loud bang suddenly erupted outside the hotel, followed by a cacophony of screams and the clash of weapons.
"There's an assassin!"
"Protect the guests!"
The roar of the guards came from downstairs. It was a temporary security team hired by Nishikawa Tetsu through "Heian Co., Ltd." to protect Kana and Mizuki. They were just there to put on a show, and there were only a few Chunin.
"People from Kumogakure?"
Nishikawa Tetsu's "Bee Sting" arm guard popped out instantly, his eyes cold.
He had previously received intelligence that an elite squad from Kumogakure had infiltrated the Land of Hot Springs, seemingly searching for some special bloodline limit.
It seems that Kana and Mizuki's whirlpool bloodline has been exposed.
"Stay in the room and don't move! Protect the two children!"
Nishikawa Tetsu put the exoskeleton on his arm, shouted something to Tsunade and Shizune, and then smashed through the window and jumped out.
"Hey! Kid!" Tsunade was about to call out to him, but seeing Kana still resting on the bed and Mizuki looking panicked, she gritted her teeth and could only stand guard at the door.
……
The streets outside the hotel were in a mess.
Five dark-skinned Cloud Village ninjas, dressed in white vests, were wielding long swords and were beating the temporary security personnel so badly that they had no chance to fight back.
"Get out of the way if you don't want to die! We're looking for those two red-haired brats!"
The leader was a Jonin from Kumogakure, with a hideous scar on his face, and the Lightning Release chakra in his hands crackled.
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
A sharp lightning spear pierced through the bodies of the two guards in an instant.
"stop."
A dark figure descended from the sky and landed steadily in front of the Cloud Village ninja.
Nishikawa Tetsu looked at them coldly, the bee sting on his left arm gleaming with a metallic sheen.
"Snatching people here, isn't that a huge disregard for Konoha?"
"A brat from Konoha?"
The Cloud Ninja sneered disdainfully, "You think you can stop us? Kill him!"
"kill!"
Four Cloud Village Chunin rushed forward instantly, lightning flashing.
"Perfect, I'll use you guys to test my new skills."
Instead of retreating, Nishikawa Tetsu advanced, suddenly raising his left arm.
"Magnetic repulsion field - fully activated!"
"Buzz—!"
A powerful, invisible magnetic field erupted instantly.
The two Cloud Ninja at the forefront felt their ninja swords suddenly bounce off to the sides as if out of control, causing them to lose their balance.
"What kind of ninjutsu is this?!"
"The Third Kazekage's Magnet Release?!"
Before they could react, Nishikawa Tetsuya already had a specially made lightning-style electric gun in his right hand.
"Sizzle!"
Two high-voltage electric arcs struck the two men precisely in the chest.
"Aaaaaah!"
The two Chunin screamed and collapsed to the ground, their bodies convulsing.
"You've got some skills."
The Cloud Ninja's eyes narrowed, and the lightning in his hand intensified.
"But these tricks are useless against absolute power! Lightning Release: Lightning Cruelty Horizontal Dance!"
His figure vanished instantly, transforming into a raging bolt of lightning that aimed straight for Nishikawa Tetsu's throat.
The speed and power of this attack far surpassed that of the Chunin from before.
Nishikawa Tetsu's pupils shrank sharply. His eyesight could barely keep up with this level of physical skills, thanks to always watching Minato train.
"Bee Sting - Instant Cast!"
"Bang!"
A supersonic senbon was launched, but it was deflected by the thick lightning armor before it could hit the opponent.
Nishikawa Tetsuya was not surprised at all and continued to raise his arm, palm up.
"Die!"
The Cloud Village Jonin's hand chop was already close to Nishikawa Tetsu's neck.
Just as Nishikawa Tetsu was channeling his lightning chakra, preparing to say, "The lightning that dances at your fingertips is my undying faith in this life,"
"boom!"
The wall on the second floor of the hotel suddenly exploded.
A green figure fell like a meteorite, landing right between Nishikawa Tetsu and the Cloud Village Jonin.
"Painful Heavenly Kick!"
With a furious roar, the ground collapsed instantly.
The massive shockwave sent the Cloud Village Jonin flying, crashing heavily into the opposite wall and creating a large, human-shaped crater.
The smoke and dust cleared.
Tsunade maintained her stance of a single-leg kick, her green outer robe fluttering in the wind, and her golden ponytail flying.
She slowly raised her head, her brown eyes burning with a long-dormant rage.
"You dare to mess with Konoha people here? Are you all tired of living?"
"Lady Tsunade?"
Nishikawa Tetsu looked at the back of the figure blocking his way with some surprise.
He originally thought Tsunade would hide in the back because of her hemophobia, but he didn't expect her to take the initiative.
"Don't get me wrong, kid."
Tsunade did not turn around; her voice was cold and arrogant.
She glanced at the Cloud Village Jonin who was struggling to get up, and her eyes turned dangerous.
"These bastards are disturbing me."
The Cloud Village Jonin swallowed the blood that had risen to his throat and looked at the blonde woman in horror.
"This incredible strength... You're Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha?!"
"Now that you know my name, get lost!"
Tsunade clenched her fist, making a crackling sound.
The Cloud Village Jonin's expression turned extremely ugly.
Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, is a top-tier fighter in the ninja world.
Although intelligence reports say she has left Konoha, her reputation remains.
"withdraw!"
The Cloud Village Jonin acted decisively, clutching his chest as he prepared to retreat.
But just then, he suddenly saw Tsunade's feet.
There, due to the violent impact, several unfortunate security personnel were hit by rubble, and blood was slowly flowing out, pooling into a glaring red stain.
"Blood……"
Tsunade's previously imposing posture suddenly froze.
Her gaze involuntarily fell on the pool of blood.
In an instant, the world turned blood red in her eyes. The body of Rope Tree, blasted apart by the explosive tags, the blood spurting out before its death, and countless nightmares overlapped, like vengeful ghosts claiming her life.
"Waaah..."
Tsunade's pupils suddenly contracted, her body began to tremble violently, and her breathing became rapid and disordered.
She seemed to have all her strength drained away; her legs went weak, and she staggered back a step, her face as pale as paper.
"Um?"
The Cloud Village Jonin, who was preparing to retreat, keenly observed this scene.
Although he was unaware of Tsunade's hemophobia, a secret known only to a very few high-ranking officials in Konoha, he was a battle-hardened ninja who could read his opponent's condition.
The legendary Sannin, upon seeing blood, actually displayed such a terrified expression, as if they had seen a ghost? And their whole body was trembling, revealing numerous flaws!
"Chance!"
The Cloud Village Jonin's eyes gleamed with a fierce light.
Regardless of the reason, Tsunade is now like a lamb to the slaughter!
"Lightning Release: Lightning Torture Horizontal Dance!"
He suddenly turned around, no longer running away, but instead gathered all his chakra into his hand and roared as he charged towards the already stiff Tsunade.
"Go to hell!"
In a flash, Nishikawa Tetsuya came up with a brilliant idea.
He originally wanted to kill the Cloud Village Jonin directly, but Tsunade's hemophobia would still be unable to be overcome.
In this situation, it's time to use option D.
They originally planned to hire security personnel to act out the scene, but they ended up actually encountering a "crisis," which made it all the more realistic.
"Lady Tsunade! Get out of the way!"
Nishikawa Tetsu shouted, but Tsunade seemed not to hear him, staring intently at the blood on the ground, her whole being caught in a huge stress response.
Without the slightest hesitation, he unleashed chakra beneath his feet, propelling himself forward like a cannonball. He then channeled lightning-attribute chakra into the bee sting and launched it.
"Boom!!!" A sound loud enough to tear eardrums rang out.
A beam of orange-blue light pierced through the body of the Cloud Village Jonin.
At the same time, a small, thin figure blocked Tsunade's path as Nishikawa Tetsu pressed the switch.
The miniature detonator inside the specially designed vest instantly detonated the blood bag.
"puff--!"
A thick, warm, rusty "blood" gushed out from Nishikawa Tetsu's chest like a fountain, splashing directly onto Tsunade's face and staining her vision red.
"Ugh—!!!"
Nishikawa Tetsu let out an extremely realistic and painful scream, and was thrown backward by the impact, crashing heavily at Tsunade's feet.
"Pfft!"
Although the Cloud Village Jonin had already been pierced to death by the bee sting before he even touched him, the impact at that speed still broke two of Nishikawa Tetsu's ribs. This time, he really coughed up blood. He was somewhat glad that he had worn protective plates to prevent being hit by Tsunade.
But in Tsunade's eyes, the scene looked like this:
To protect her from the stiffening lightning, the boy stood in front of it, his chest "pierced" through, blood gushing out, and he collapsed in a pool of blood.
This scene perfectly overlaps with the rope tree and the broken tree from back then.
"No...don't..."
Tsunade stared blankly at the boy lying at her feet, watching his face gradually turn pale.
Am I going to lose it all again?
Will my weakness cause the people around me to die again?
Blood streamed down her cheeks and into her mouth, tasting of nauseating rust.
But this scent was like a key, unlocking the prison that had long been locked in her heart.
"Get moving...get moving!"
Tsunade screamed wildly in her heart, her nails digging deep into her palms, drawing blood.
In that instant, anger and the will to protect finally overwhelmed that damned fear.
"asshole!!!!"
A heart-wrenching roar echoed through the sky.
The diamond-shaped mark on Tsunade's forehead, the Yin Seal, suddenly glowed with a purple light.
"Hundred Healings Technique - Activate!"
Black curse marks instantly covered her entire body, and massive amounts of chakra erupted like a volcanic eruption.
She suddenly reached out and grabbed the Cloud Village Jonin who was "lying" on Nishikawa Tetsu's "corpse".
"Snap!"
The sound of bones cracking is enough to make your teeth ache.
"You...how dare you..."
Tsunade raised her head, her eyes no longer filled with fear, but with endless killing intent and power.
"Die!!!!"
"Boom!!!!!"
He threw a punch.
The Cloud Village Jonin, along with the entire street behind him, was instantly reduced to ruins.
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