NOVEL NEXT Chapter 49: Tsunade’s Outburst!
Tsunade was currently trying to treat her hemophobia.
With Shizune carefully assisting her, she forced herself to step into a room filled with blood.
The army had already departed with a summoning scroll. Once they reached the front lines, they could reverse summon her at any time.
Four or five hours later, Tsunade emerged with Shizune's worried support.
She had finally taken the first step toward overcoming her hemophobia!
Although not completely cured, at least now she wouldn't faint at the sight of blood.
After a short rest, Tsunade immediately said, "Let's go. We're heading out now!"
With Shizune's help, she summoned a giant slug, then stepped into its mouth with her.
The next moment, the slug vanished in a puff of smoke and reappeared beside the Konoha army.
As soon as she arrived, Tsunade was overwhelmed by an intense wave of anger and resentment from the Konoha shinobi.
Her expression changed, and she immediately asked, "What happened?"
Kakashi stepped forward and said grimly, "The Land of Taki has taken over administrative control of the towns within fifty miles of the border."
Ever since that night when he heard Kaede's words, Kakashi had applied to leave the ANBU.
Whether it was investigating the conspiracy behind his parents' deaths or verifying whether Obito was truly alive, he needed a public identity to act.
He couldn't decipher the Hokage's intentions from within the shadows.
"What?!" Tsunade's eyes widened.
Her body trembled—not just from anger but from the shock as well.
"What the hell is Kaede trying to do?! This is an outright coup against the Fire Nation's regime!"
Her clenched fists betrayed her fear.
She was already thinking about the potential consequences!
If other shinobi learned about Kaede's actions, wouldn't they follow suit and go wild?
The Fire Nation would be done for!
It might even fall to the level of a minor nation!
"No! We must stop him immediately!"
Looking at the shinobi's mixed emotions, Tsunade leapt onto a massive boulder and shouted:
"Konoha shinobi! Kaede didn't just destroy Konoha, now he wants to destroy everything we stand for!"
"If we let him continue, one day he'll return to wipe us out completely!"
"This time, we are truly fighting to protect our home and our nation!"
"Bring out your fighting spirit and drive the Uchiha out of the Fire Nation!"
Tsunade's words instantly captured everyone's attention.
Yes! This time they were truly defending their home!
And Kaede had killed so many of their comrades back then—how could they not seek vengeance?
Not to mention, their leader this time was Tsunade, granddaughter of the First Hokage!
That alone stirred the blood of every shinobi present.
Compared to Hiruzen, they found Tsunade much more trustworthy.
Not just because of her bloodline, but because she had saved countless Konoha shinobi during both Shinobi World Wars.
"Drive out the Uchiha! Protect the Fire Nation!"
Tsunade's furious roar was met with the cries of countless shinobi.
One after another, they shouted in unison:
"Drive out the Uchiha! Protect the Fire Nation!"
Fueled by this resolve, the army advanced once more.
As they neared the border, they picked up over a hundred retreating border guards.
Tsunade didn't punish them. At this point, the top priority was defending the Fire Nation.
Every shinobi was critical combat power!
…
At the Fire Nation border—or rather, what was now considered Taki's territory—
Kaede had swiftly pacified the region through iron-blooded methods.
And what were those methods?
Any corrupt nobles who oppressed the people?
He executed them all.
This earned the gratitude of the oppressed and used blood to terrify any would-be troublemakers.
Combined with overwhelming military strength, all problems vanished.
"Kaede-sama, Konoha's reinforcements are closing in," Naoto entered to report. There was no way to hide such a large army on the move.
Kaede asked, "Who's leading them?"
Naoto replied, "Tsunade."
Kaede smirked. Just as he thought, what Tobirama left behind might finally be useful.
"Let's go. Time to meet the new Hokage."
The army assembled and marched to intercept Konoha's forces.
Soon, the two sides met.
As Kaede looked across at all the hostile glares, he smiled.
"Those are the looks I like. It means you still remember your hatred."
"The ones who ran at the sight of me? Boring."
Tsunade stepped forward and roared:
"Kaede! What are you trying to do?!"
"First you destroy Konoha, now you occupy Fire Nation territory."
"Are you trying to overturn the entire order of this world?!"
Kaede sneered, "Isn't order something made to be broken, so it can be rebuilt?"
"You bastard…" Tsunade was trembling in anger at his shamelessness.
She pointed at him and shouted:
"And you seem to have forgotten something: 'Konoha' still exists!"
Tsunade coldly added, "Just because the Uchiha left doesn't mean the Senju did!"
Kaede chuckled. "The Senju clan?"
"Does Konoha even have a real Senju clan anymore?"
Tsunade answered sternly, "Every villager is Senju!"
"How noble," Kaede scoffed.
"But in the end, your Senju clan is already extinct."
"And honestly, if I hadn't taken action days ago, we Uchiha would've shared your fate."
"All of this... is thanks to your 'teacher' Hiruzen's brilliant schemes!"
Tsunade's expression changed. She snapped, "Stop spouting nonsense!"
Kaede smirked. "You know very well it's not nonsense."
…
"Open secrets, aren't they? Hiruzen always liked to play that game."
"Shut up!" Tsunade snapped.
"Attack! Take them all down!"
With a furious shout, Tsunade led the charge toward Kaede.
"Oh? Can't hold it in anymore?" Kaede shook his head.
As she leapt high and swung a punch down at him, he casually raised his arm.
Boom!
In the next second, Kaede caught her punch firmly in his hand!
"What?! Impossible!" Tsunade gasped in shock.
Her monstrous strength had always crushed any opponent. Not even Kage-level shinobi dared to take a direct hit!
Yet Kaede caught it like nothing?!
Kaede looked at her hand and revealed his golden-shadowed eyes.
He grinned. "No need to get so worked up. Aren't we supposed to be allies?"
"How about we sit down and talk this through?"
"This… this is Sage Mode?!" Tsunade was shocked again.
"What kind of monster is he?!"
But when she thought about Konoha's crisis, her anger surged once more.
"There's nothing to talk about between us!"
She kicked at Kaede's chest.
He sidestepped, and her foot slammed into the ground, creating a massive crater.
Taking advantage of his loosened grip, Tsunade broke free from his hold.
"What a violent woman," Kaede muttered as he rolled his wrist.
"Looks like I'll have to go a little harder on you."
(End of Chapter)
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