Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

Jingyin was completely bewildered, her earlier wariness largely dissipated. She leaned forward to look Qingwu up and down, her tone full of doubt:

"You're Qingwu, the one who's always with Iruka? I've never heard of your surname before."

Looking at the two people's completely different yet equally astonished expressions, Qingwu smiled at Jingyin and said, "Auntie should know why."

"Don't call me an old lady!" Tsunade clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. "Shizune, the Senju clan has long since integrated into the village, and on the surface, they do not have a surname anymore."

As if explaining to Shizune, Tsunade then looked at Qingwu:

"I was caught off guard and you tricked me with your transformation magic! You little brat, I was your target today, weren't I!"

Qingwu gave a wry smile upon hearing this, "Auntie, you have no idea how hard I searched for you. I searched for more than two months."

"Shut up!" Tsunade's veins bulged. "I told you not to call me 'Auntie,' it sounds awful."

"Uh..." Qingwu lowered his head to hide the slyness in his eyes, "Then I'll call her Lady Tsunade, just like Shizune-nee."

"Whatever!" Tsunade's anger subsided, and she curiously sized up the junior in front of her. "I heard you've fought against the Tsuchikage and the Jinchuriki of Iwagakure?"

Qingwu composed himself and said seriously, "We can talk about those idle words later. I have something important to discuss with Lady Tsunade."

Tsunade paused, her first thought being that her teacher had sent members of the Shadow Guard to find her and bring her back to inherit the Hokage title.

"If the favor you ask me to do is to go back to your village, then don't mention it."

Qingwu was also taken aback. Damn it, how could heal Xiyan if he didn't go back to the village? "Lady Tsunade, you just promised to help me."

"It's true that I promised to help you, but I didn't say I would help with everything."

Tsunade crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow, her tone completely devoid of any guilt.

The teacher was getting old, and she had long expected that Konoha would send someone sooner or later, but she didn't expect it to be a junior from the Senju clan who had tricked her.

The thought of all the unpleasant things that happened in Konoha made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

Yeah, I never want to get involved with Naruto again in my life.

Qingwu, of course, was unaware of Tsunade's thoughts. After considering it, he temporarily put aside his idea of ​​treating Yugao.

Anyway, once things are out in the open, Tsunade shouldn't refuse to treat the younger generation in the village.

Perhaps... we should take this opportunity...

"Then I'll do something else!" Qingwu said.

"Don't we need to go back to the village?" Tsunade asked immediately.

"Need not!"

"What do you need my help with? It can't be something trivial that would make you go through all this trouble."

"Uh, yes, I want to ask an adult about a place."

"what?"

"Wet Bone Forest!"

"!!" Tsunade stared at him in surprise. "How do you know about Shikkotsu Forest?"

Information about the three holy sites is considered a secret, and few people know about it.

Qingwu replied, "I also know about Mount Myōboku. I learned about it from my friend Kakashi. His teacher once trained at Mount Myōboku."

"Hmm..." Tsunade seemed to be deep in thought.

"As for Shikkotsu Forest," Qingwu lied, "I heard my father mention it when I was a child, that the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, learned Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Forest."

"I see." Shizune nodded in realization.

Tsunade agreed with him, tapping her arm unconsciously with her fingertips as she asked, "What are you looking for in Shikkotsu Forest?"

Qingwu's eyes lit up; there was hope.

"It's like this, I encountered a bottleneck in my cultivation, and I want to go to places with abundant natural energy to see if there is an opportunity to continue improving."

This wasn't exactly a lie; he was currently lacking [Natural Essence], and without [Natural Essence], he couldn't build a Tier 6 barracks.

If you get stuck at this step, the Tree of Life will not be able to upgrade.

"Your grandfather learned immortal arts in the Wet Bone Forest, do you also want to learn immortal arts?"

Tsunade's gaze swept over Qingwu twice. "Tsk, kid, you do have some guts."

But she also knew that her first grandfather was able to enter Shikkotsu Forest because of his powerful Wood Release and enormous chakra. Although this kid was also a Senju, judging from his appearance, his chakra reserves were not outstanding.

Thinking of this, Tsunade chuckled softly:

"How dare you set your sights on the Wet Bone Forest? Don't you know that the Holy Land is dangerous, and a slight mistake could turn you into a skeleton?"

"I know it's dangerous!" Qingwu said solemnly, "But to become stronger, to protect Konoha, this risk is worth it!"

Tsunade's smile faded. "Resolve isn't something you talk about, it's something you do."

Qingwu took a deep breath and nodded, "If I am qualified, will you agree to take me?"

"What?" Tsunade put her hands on her hips and stood still, saying, "How do you want to prove you're qualified?"

Shizune, standing to the side, lightly patted her forehead, thinking to herself: Conversations between ninjas always end up like this.

really……

Qingwu smiled and said, "Naturally, it's to challenge Lady Tsunade."

"Oh?" Tsunade became interested. "Looks like I wasn't wrong, you brat, you really have guts."

From initially plotting a bet to get close to her, to daring to call her "Auntie," and now daring to challenge her, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

This kid is bolder than many of the younger Konoha disciples she's ever met.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, her aura suddenly becoming more imposing, and fine lines appeared to appear on the stone slab beneath her feet.

"Want to challenge me? If you lose, forget about the Wet Bone Forest, and... the debt at the gambling den will be wiped clean."

Upon hearing this, Jingyin nearly tripped and fell. "My lord, you're incredibly shameless! Losing so much money to the younger generation of the clan, and yet..."

Qingwu also assumed a fighting stance and solemnly said:

"Here, we can only fight with physical skills, but I'm still young. If I can last ten moves against an adult, I'll consider it a win, okay?"

He steered the challenge in a direction that was advantageous to him.

He was already quite skilled in physical combat, and this place was indeed not suitable for a large-scale battle unless one wanted to destroy half of the capital.

"Just what I wanted!" Tsunade was quite satisfied with the taijutsu-only duel, which was her forte. As for the ten moves...

"Hahaha~!" One of the three legendary ninjas laughed, hands on his hips. "No need for ten moves, three moves! Three moves and I'll take you down!"

"Silence, this kid said it himself, you're my witness!"

"Uh..." Shizune was still a little ashamed.

"Kid, you make the first move!" Tsunade stood there nonchalantly, her green robes fluttering in the night wind.

"Oh, here we go!" Qingwu didn't waste any words, instantly appearing beside Tsunade and throwing a punch...

Chapter 157 Fierce Battle with Tsunade

"The first move."

Tsunade's voice came softly.

She stood still without dodging, and simply swept her leg across, aiming for the boy's lower body.

Qingwu bent his knees and lowered his body, using his hands to push off the ground and flipped backward.

While dodging the sweeping kick, he caught two kunai with his fingertips and threw them at Tsunade's shoulder, but she casually swatted them away.

"The second move."

Tsunade's figure flickered and disappeared from the spot in an instant. When she reappeared, she was already in front of Qingwu, and her right fist, carrying a strong wind, smashed straight into his face.

So fast... Qingwu had nowhere to hide, so she used the substitution technique she had prepared beforehand.

"Oh!"

A wooden stake appeared beneath Tsunade's fist.

Tsunade frowned slightly; the boy's reaction speed was somewhat beyond her expectations.

She was confident she could defeat him in three moves, even though she knew this junior was already a Jonin of Konoha despite his young age...

Even among Jonin, very few could withstand three moves from her.

Qingwu appeared five meters away, slightly panting. His goal was to withstand ten moves using only taijutsu, so he naturally wouldn't confront Tsunade head-on from the start.

If you can avoid it, then avoid it!

Because he knew very well how "heavy" Tsunade's punches and kicks were!

I underestimated you!

Tsunade shouted, twisted her body abruptly, and reappeared in front of Qingwu, her left leg, clad in a high heel, raised high, "Painful Heaven Kick!"

She didn't want to lose face, so she used a powerful but not insignificant move in her third move.

Of course, compared to dealing with a real enemy, they held back a bit of their strength.

Qingwu's expression changed as the powerful wind from the Painful Heaven Kick pressed directly against his face, causing the surrounding air to tremble. He could even see the afterimage of the shoe tip as it passed by.

There's no escaping it, we have to tough it out!

In the nick of time, he suddenly lowered his waist and shoulders, crossed his arms to protect his head, tensed all his muscles, and naturally concentrated his energy into his bones and blood.

"My lady, Qingwu is your junior." Shizune stepped aside and reminded her loudly, afraid that Tsunade would get carried away.

"boom--!!"

The heel slammed into his forearm, sending an incredibly powerful surge of energy coursing through his body, leaving Qingwu feeling numb all over.

He felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, and his feet slid backward for more than ten meters before he staggered and regained his balance.

Such terrifying power... Qingwu gained a new understanding of Tsunade's monstrous strength.

Tsunade, on the other hand, was even more surprised. She stopped, her eyebrows raised in astonishment. "To be able to withstand this attack of mine, are you a taijutsu specialist?"

After saying that, he shook his head again, "Wait, I've heard of you. It seems you also know Wood Release and Summoning Jutsu?"