Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

"Yes, there are some things. Come with me." Tsunade tilted her head at Chiba, gesturing for him to follow.

The two continued on their way and, before they knew it, arrived at a training ground in Konoha.

Chiba looked around, then asked with some confusion, "Lady Tsunade, why did you bring me here..."

boom!

Before Chiba could finish speaking, Tsunade suddenly turned around and threw a punch, which slammed into Chiba's face with a loud bang.

Chiba: "?!!"

As the fist drew ever closer, Chiba's pupils contracted sharply, and the hairs on his body stood on end!

His body's instincts told him that if that punch landed on him, he would die!

"Shadow Dance Steps!"

Chiba touched the ground with her toes, and her whole body floated up as lightly as a leaf, barely grazing the incoming straight punch, and landed lightly in another place.

"Lady Tsunade, what are you doing?"

Taking advantage of the moment when he moved, Chiba asked with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

Could it be that Tsunade-sama discovered that I was peeping at her that night?

Bang!

Tsunade ignored Chiba's words, took a step forward, and her body slammed into Chiba like a cannonball.

"Haha!"

Tsunade turned in mid-air, raised her knee, and with a sharp shout, delivered a whip kick to Chiba's cheek.

Shadow Dance Step!

Faced with Tsunade's terrifying power, Chiba dared not parry at all and quickly dodged. Tsunade's leg grazed his shoulder, and the force of the wind made his skin sting.

"Holy crap, Lady Tsunade, why are you aiming for my face with every move?!"

Chiba exclaimed in surprise, "Tsunade's strength is terrifying! Anyone who touches her is gone!"

Swish!

Tsunade's whip kick missed, but she used the momentum to leap into the air, spun around once, and then raised her other leg high, cleaving towards Chiba's head like a battle axe.

"Again?!"

Chiba's eyelids twitched, and she quickly turned away.

Tsunade's leg missed its mark and slammed into the ground, creating a deep crater in the hard training ground floor, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading out with a creaking sound.

Chiba: (*?ロ?)!!

Under Tsunade's ferocious offensive, Chiba was like a small boat in a storm, tossed about aimlessly.

If it weren't for the Senju bloodline and Shadow Dance, which granted him agility far exceeding that of ordinary Chunin, he would probably have been utterly destroyed by Tsunade by now.

"Lady Tsunade, is this a test of my combat abilities?" Chiba had a vague realization.

"In that case..."

After dodging Tsunade's attack once again, Chiba retreated rapidly, reaching for his ninja tool pouch behind him.

"Sunagakure: Hundred Poisons Secret Technique" not only made Chiba a master of poison, but also gave him various throwing techniques for hidden weapons. In order to prepare for the upcoming war, he specially equipped himself with a ninja tool bag.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Chiba pulled out several shuriken with his backhand, and with a flick of his wrist, the shuriken turned into cold light and flew towards Tsunade.

If you look closely, you'll find tiny purple powder hidden in the shadow of each shuriken.

"Oh? It's interesting."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow and stomped her foot on the ground. The stone floor immediately shattered, and the flying dirt and stones blocked all the incoming shuriken.

Chiba: "..."

What I'm saying is, isn't this strength a bit excessive?

Tsunade didn't make another move. She casually picked up a shuriken from the ground, rubbed the purple powder off it with her fingers, and then showed an approving expression.

"That's right. If it were someone else, they might have already fallen victim to it by now."

"Huh...huh..."

Chiba, panting, said with a wry smile, "Lady Tsunade, you really scared me just now."

"Haha, only by taking things by surprise can we truly simulate your battlefield response capabilities," Tsunade laughed.

"I'm relieved to see that you have the ability to protect yourself. If you're careful on the battlefield, even a regular Jonin might not be able to hold you back."

As she spoke, Tsunade straightened her slightly disheveled robes and regained her composure.

“I can’t persuade Rope Tree otherwise. This kid insists on going to the battlefield. I’m planning to put the two of you in the same team. You two can look after each other then, okay?”

Teaming Chiba and Nawaki together was the first attempt at reforming the medical ninja system, and Tsunade had high hopes for Chiba.

“No problem, Lady Tsunade,” Chiba nodded in agreement.

Since he was going to the battlefield anyway, it might be safer to go with Rope Tree. Besides, Rope Tree and he were good friends.

"Don't call me Lady Tsunade anymore, it sounds too formal."

Seeing that Chiba agreed, Tsunade smiled again: "We're not that far apart in age, you can just call me by my name."

"Huh?" Chiba was taken aback.

Logically speaking, even if he changed his address, he should still call Tsunade "older sister" like Nawaki does. How could he just call her by her name?

Isn't this relationship all messed up?!

However, since Tsunade had made this request, Chiba reluctantly agreed, "Okay... okay, Tsunade."

"Hey, you're so good."

Tsunade hugged Chiba tightly and said with a grin, "I just gave you some special training, aren't you going to invite me to your house for a meal? I heard from Nawaki that you're quite good at cooking, I'd like to try it out, is that okay?"

"Of course, of course!" Chiba dared not refuse and nodded hastily.

"Hahahaha." Looking at Chiba, who was blushing in her arms, Tsunade laughed heartily.

She suddenly felt that "younger brother" was pretty good too, because she could tease him openly, and he looked super cute when he was shy!

……

Chiba family.

"Um?!"

As soon as Tsunade entered the room, her delicate nose twitched twice, and her face suddenly darkened, making Chiba's heart tremble.

"W-what's wrong, Tsunade?" Chiba asked in a trembling voice.

"There's a woman's perfume in your room!" Tsunade gritted her teeth. "This smell... it's that stinky woman, Mito Kadatsuki!"

(OωO?)! What?!

Chiba was shocked. Everyone says women are scary, but he never expected female ninjas to be even scarier. This one can even smell someone's fragrance?!

"Lady Tsunade, this is what happened..."

Chiba was afraid that Tsunade would punch him to death in a fit of anger, so he quickly explained what had happened.

"Ha, that wretched woman, Mito Monzuki, has quite the scheme."

After listening, Tsunade sneered: "You don't need to worry about this. Chiba, just take the money she gives you, and leave the rest to me."

"it is good!"

Chiba nodded heavily, her nose tingling slightly. It felt really good to have someone backing her up.

In return, he would definitely cook a good meal for Lady Tsunade later!

……

Half an hour later, Chiba prepared a table full of dishes. Although the ingredients were simple, they were delicious and visually appealing.

After all, as Chinese people, who doesn't know a few signature dishes?

"smell good!"

Tsunade, who was sitting at the dining table waiting, suddenly lit up. She picked up a piece of braised potato and put it in her mouth, but burned her mouth and covered it, bursting into a Konoha hip-hop routine.

"Delicious, Chiba! You've really got some skills!"

After swallowing the potato, Tsunade couldn't wait to try other dishes, stuffing her little mouth full until her cheeks puffed out.

"Uh huh huh..."

"Lady Tsunade, please stop stuffing it into your mouth, it's almost up to your throat!" Chiba said helplessly.

If Chiba were bound to a romance system, he would definitely see the "Affection +1" notification constantly popping up above Tsunade's head.

After finishing the delicious meal, Tsunade's gaze towards Chiba became even more enigmatic.

"Chiba, let's make a bet."

While Chiba was clearing away the dishes, Tsunade suddenly blurted out, "I have terrible luck; I always lose at gambling. I'm betting you won't come back..."

Bang, bang, bang!

Before Tsunade could finish speaking, Chiba dropped his bowl and chopsticks on the floor, completely dumbfounded.

"No, Lady Tsunade, if you want me dead, you can just say so. You don't need to go to all this trouble!"

Chiba glanced at the crystal necklace hanging around her neck and thought with a look of indignation, "Are you trying to give me a death buff?!"

Chapter 15 The Land of Rain, Rank A Mission

The following day, Konoha Hospital.

[Ding! Healing successful! Congratulations, host, you have obtained "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique"!]

"What bad luck! Why did I get such a useless thing as a reward?"

Chiba cursed under his breath and turned to walk towards another hospital bed.