Chapter 67: Secluded talk
Tsunade who still had a slight amount of alcohol in her system clear from the blush of her cheeks that didn't fade away looked suspiciously at the kid that landed in front of her with an eerily calm look in his eyes.
'Who's this kid, he seems too young to be a ninja and he isn't wearing a forehead protector. But from his black hair and eyes; he might be from Konoha's Uchiha clan' Tsunade thought while still a little on guard because of the threat she felt earlier.
Meanwhile, Shizune innocently looked at the kid in front of them who knew their names and asked curiously "Who are you and how do you know our names? and why do you say you have been searching for us?"
Hearing her barrage of questions and knowing that this wasn't a place to talk. I briefly explained to them the situation and why I was here "I am Bakorio Uchiha, I am sure this answers your first two questions. As for the last one, I suggest we go somewhere else to discuss this, my friend will also be arriving soon"
Shizune felt relaxed a little as I showed them my Sharingan to confirm my identity as an Uchiha. Tsunade however didn't feel the same as she angrily said "so what? did that brat Fugaku send you and your friend to ask me to come back? you better leave quickly I don't have time to waste"
'Is she still drunk or what?' I thought and was about to retort however at this time Minato who was contacted by one of my clones suddenly appeared beside me startling both Tsunade and Shizune.
'This is!!! How is this possible' Tsunade was shocked as she clearly recognized what Jutsu the man used to appear in front of them like this. But the only people that can use it are the fourth Hokage and her great uncle and they are both dead so how's this possible??
"Y-you" Tsunade stuttered a little and for an instant, she thought she was still drunk and imagining things as she looked at this unfamiliar man who was smiling at her warmly.
"Hi Tsunade-sama, it's been a long time" said Minato.
Shizune looked at this man that appeared out of nowhere suspiciously than she looked at Tsunade who seemed to be confused and asked "Tsunade-sama do you know this man?".
Tsunade looked at Shizune and shook her head "No I don't know him, however the way he appeared I can clearly tell is the Flying Thunder God Jutsu!"
"What" Shizune's eye opened in surprise "Isn't this Jutsu only used by the fourth and second Hokage, how is this man using it, are you sure?"
"yes I am sure" Tsunade nodded back at her.
Minato looked at this helplessly as these two are debating his Jutsu and ignored both him and Bakorio but even though he was well-tempered and gave them some time to think, Bakorio wasn't.
"Oy, you too can have all the conversations you want later, we need a proper place to talk as we don't have much time to waste here" I said with a frown.
Hearing the rude way I was talking Tsunade almost snapped at me and came to beat me, but she felt the situation was indeed weird and she wanted to understand it so she said " I hope your explanation satisfies me otherwise..." she smiled wickedly at the end of her sentence while clenching her fist making the air tremble in the process from the sheer force.
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'Better not get hit by this one' I thought as I looked at this dangerous woman while Minato looked apologetic and said "I'm sorry but the situation is really urgent"
And so we quickly started running in the direction of a secluded place in a forest outside the port town to make sure no one overhears our conversation.
During the whole journey which didn't take long, I could see that Tsunade was always on guard and was always in a position where she could protect herself and Shizune which I thought was really amazing and something only a ninja that experienced being chased down many times could do.
When we arrived and confirmed no one was around.Tsunade looked at us and closed her arm near her chest causing it to appear even... bigger... before she said "First of all, who are you?"
This question was directed toward Minato who simply smiled and started saying "It's a long story..."
He started saying that he was actually Minato and narrated how he sealed some of his chakra inside of Naruto and how he recovered his soul later from the death reaper, and then he explained that he was using the famous Spirit Transformation Jutsu to possess another body which is why she couldn't recognize him.
Tsunade and Shizune were at first shocked at hearing that the man standing in front of them is the fourth Hokage himself.
however, that shock quickly turned into sadness when Tsunade heard that he was using the Spirit Transformation Jutsu which was the trademark Jutsu of her dead lover Dan Koto and it caused many of her unpleasant memories to reemerge...
She quickly hid her sadness in the deepest part of her heart, something that didn't escape our notice especially Shizune who was very familiar with her before she said "Please Transfer some of your chakra to me"
Minato nodded at this and did as she asked. What Tsunade's trying to do is check Minato's chakra signature which is something unique to each individual and can't be faked especially to someone like her who's unmatched at manipulating chakra and this's simply to confirm his identity as she knows his chakra signature from before he was dead.
After sensing Minato's chakra, Tsunade finally put down her guard completely and said "It's really you Minato, I am glad to see you again"
Minato was a very respected Hokage thanks to his great achievements but gained even more respect after his heroic sacrifice to protect Konoha.
This's a true living Hero!
"I am sorry I couldn't be there during the nine tails incident"
Tsunade had an apologetic look as Minato and his wife would have probably survived if she was there at that time but he simply shook his head and smiled at her "We can't change what happened"
Minato continued with a serious face "but the situation really needs you right now"
Tsunade quickly picked up on the urgency of what he was saying and she started feeling that something was happening with her still unaware.
"What's wrong? is this why you were searching for me?" She couldn't help but remember when I said I have been trying to find her for a long time...
Minato face turned solemn and said "Konoha might be destroyed after 2 days"
"What!! is someone going to unseal the nine tails again?" asked Tsunade in bewilderment as even if that happened, Minato is kind of alive and can handle it...
"No, it's worse, it seems that you are not up to date with what's happening in Konoha recently" said Minato
"I know some things like the clans that deserted and the new Hokage since it's a huge discussion topic everywhere but that's all, please explain to me what happened" Said Tsunade.
In the end, as much as she tries to deny her love for that village, she just can't as it was her home and the place she grew up in. Not to mention it was the place her grandpa struggled his whole life to create to bring peace to the land of fire so she can't stand it being destroyed.
However I thought 'it seems old age affected her views in the future, this was quite easy, or was it because she respected Minato and he reminded her of her grandfather? I need to make sure of this in the future'
Meanwhile, Minato simply nodded at her, happy to sense her concern for the village, and said "here's what happened..."
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An: Sorry I couldn't post yesterday, today there will be two chapters/// ENJOY.