Naruto Bond

Chapter 63 Looking for Tsunade

The news that the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to retire was like a bombshell, causing an uproar in Konoha Village. The whole village was immersed in worry and expectation about the future. Everyone understood that a strong leader was urgently needed to lead Konoha Village to move forward.

At this critical moment, Jiraiya decided to take Naruto and Lu Fei on a journey to find Tsunade. Along the way, Naruto was like a cheerful little bird, chirping excitedly, full of curiosity and anticipation about meeting the legendary Tsunade.

"Teacher Jiraiya, is Grandma Tsunade really that powerful?" Naruto asked impatiently, blinking his curious eyes.

Jiraiya had a smile on his face and answered patiently: "Of course, Tsunade is a powerful ninja with super strength. Her strength should not be underestimated."

Lu Fei was silent all the way, thinking seriously about the difficulty of this mission. He knew very well that it would not be easy to get Tsunade back to the village to serve as Hokage.

After crossing mountains and trekking for a long distance, they finally found Tsunade in a remote town. When they walked into the slightly shabby tavern, Tsunade was sitting alone in the corner, with a pile of empty wine glasses on the table in front of her, and her eyes revealed a trace of fatigue and confusion.

"Granny Tsunade!" Naruto rushed forward excitedly with a bright smile on his face.

Tsunade raised her head slightly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly returned to her indifferent expression.

"What are you doing here?" Tsunade asked coldly, with a hint of impatience in her voice.

Jiraiya walked forward with a smile on his face, trying to ease the atmosphere: "Tsunade, the village needs you, come back and serve as the fifth Hokage."

Tsunade sneered, raised the glass in her hand and drank it all in one gulp: "Want me to go back to be Hokage? That's not that easy. Unless one of you can beat me in arm wrestling."

When Naruto heard this, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and volunteered, "I'll do it! I can definitely win!"

As he said that, Naruto sat down opposite Tsunade and held out his arm. Tsunade looked at Naruto disdainfully and gently held his hand.

"Begin!" Naruto shouted, and used all his strength. However, Tsunade only exerted a little force, and Naruto felt an irresistible force coming, and his arm was instantly pressed on the table.

"Ouch, it hurts!" Naruto cried out, covering his arm, his face full of frustration.

Seeing this, Lu Fei took a deep breath, walked forward and said, "Let me try."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow and said slightly provocatively, "Come on, kid."

The two held hands tightly, and people gathered around them, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

At the beginning, Tsunade didn't take Lu Fei seriously at all. She exerted force casually, and Lu Fei's arm was pressed down little by little.

But Lu Fei's eyes were firm, and he had no intention of giving up. He took a deep breath, and the chakra in his body began to flow slowly.

"Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, first gate, open, open!" Lu Fei shouted, and a powerful force instantly burst out from his body, and the situation began to stalemate.

There was a hint of surprise on Tsunade's face. She didn't expect Lu Fei had this trick.

Lu Fei continued to exert his strength, and sweat began to appear on his forehead: "Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, second gate, Xiumen, open!" His arms were slowly raised, gradually competing with Tsunade's strength.

Tsunade also started to get serious and increased the strength of her hands. She didn't want to be easily defeated by a junior.

Lu Fei gritted his teeth and roared again: "Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, the third gate, the Gate of Life, open!" At this time, an even more powerful aura emanated from his body, and his arms slowly raised, even showing a tendency to suppress Tsunade.

Everyone around was stunned, their eyes widened, unable to believe the scene before them.

"Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, the fourth gate, the Injury Gate, open!" Lu Fei's eyes turned red, and his arm was almost level with Tsunade's. Both of their hands were shaking in the air.

Tsunade's expression became serious, and she began to re-examine the young man in front of her: "This kid..."

"Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, the fifth gate, Dumen, open!" Lu Fei roared, and began to press back Tsunade with his arms. Veins bulged on his body, as if his life was burning.

Tsunade also used all her strength, and the two were in a stalemate again, with neither of them willing to give in.

Lu Fei knew that this was a critical moment and he had to go all out: "Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, the sixth gate, Jingmen, open!" A strong airflow burst out from him, and the whole tavern was shaken by this force. Finally, he succeeded in pressing Tsunade's hand on the table.

"I won!" Lu Fei said, panting, his clothes soaked with sweat.

Tsunade looked at Lu Fei, with a hint of appreciation in her eyes: "Okay, I'll go back with you."

Naruto jumped up excitedly and cheered, "Great!"

Everyone left the tavern and prepared to set off on the journey back to Konoha Village. At this time, Tsunade's expression was still a little complicated. She knew in her heart that taking on the burden of the fifth generation Hokage meant more responsibilities and challenges.

Lu Fei looked a little tired because of opening the Eight Gates, but his eyes were still determined. Naruto excitedly talked about his plans after returning to the village.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past, and a group of mysterious ninjas appeared in front of the road.

"Stop! You can't take Lady Tsunade away!" shouted the leading ninja.

Jiraiya frowned, "It looks like someone doesn't want Tsunade to return to the village."

Tsunade snorted coldly: "A bunch of people who don't know how to live or die."

The opponent did not say anything and launched an attack directly. Various ninjutsu attacked them.

"Everyone be careful!" Lu Fei shouted.

Naruto instantly performed the Shadow Clone Technique, and many clones rushed towards the enemy.

Lu Fei also endured the discomfort of his body and mobilized his chakra again, ready to deal with the enemy.

Tsunade stood aside with her arms folded across her chest, observing the situation.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!" Sasuke came from a distance, spit out a huge fireball, and repelled some of the enemies.

"Sasuke, why are you here?" Naruto asked in surprise.

"I heard about your actions and was worried about danger, so I followed you," said Sasuke.

With Sasuke's joining, the situation became a little more stable. But the enemies kept coming, and it seemed that they would never be killed.

"This is not a solution." Lu Fei said.

Tsunade finally took action. She displayed her powerful strength and knocked several enemies away with one punch.

"Get out of here!" Tsunade roared.

The enemy was intimidated by Tsunade's aura and retreated for a moment.

At this moment, a powerful illusion ninja appeared among the enemies.

"Be careful of illusions!" Sasuke shouted.

But it was too late. Except for Sasuke who resisted the illusion with the help of Sharingan, everyone else fell into the illusion.

In the hallucination, Lu Fei saw himself returning to the scene of arm wrestling with Tsunade, but this time no matter how hard he tried, he could not defeat Tsunade.

Naruto saw that he was always being laughed at by the villagers and could never get anyone's recognition.

Jiraiya was filled with pain as he saw his past failures and lost companions.

Tsunade also saw her dead relatives and a sad expression appeared on her face.

Sasuke tried hard to wake everyone up, but to little avail.

"I can't be controlled by the illusion like this!" Lu Fei told himself in his heart. He tried hard to concentrate and tried to break free from the constraints of the illusion.

Finally, Lu Fei woke up with his strong will.

"Everyone wake up!" he shouted loudly, using his chakra to stimulate his companions.

One by one, everyone gradually emerged from the illusion.

"Damn it!" Tsunade rushed towards the illusion ninja angrily.

Seeing this, the illusion ninja tried to escape, but was blocked by Sasuke.

"Don't try to run!" Sasuke said.

With the joint attack of everyone, the enemies were finally defeated.

"It looks like the way back isn't going to be safe either," Tsunade said.

"But no matter what, we will bring you back to the village safely." Lu Fei said.

Everyone continued to move forward, being more vigilant along the way.

Finally, they saw the gate of Konoha Village.

"We're back!" Naruto shouted excitedly.