Chapter 34: Lord Jiraiya Makes His Entrance
The silent park lay still as crystal-clear dew slowly slid from emerald-green leaves…
"Drip."
Pale-blue arcs of lightning flickered lightly between his palms, barely managing to form the rough shape of a blade.
"Chidori!"
Li Jie xuan tried to push the unstable lightning blade toward the distance.
"Crackle—"
But before his hand could move even a single centimeter, the lightning arcs abruptly exploded, scattering dozens of razor-sharp currents in all directions, piercing trees and blasting the ground apart.
"Failed again…"
When Sasuke had first learned Lightning Cutter, although he hadn't yet mastered it fully, he was already able to properly display its piercing thrust, punching clean through a massive water tank with a single strike.
But as the saying goes, it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, and hard to go from luxury back to frugality. After fully grasping the essence of Lightning Cutter, Li Jie xuan instead found it extremely difficult to create the lower-tier Chidori. The Lightning Cutter scroll taught only Lightning Cutter—creating Chidori could rely only on Li Jie xuan's own comprehension…
Even so, Li Jie xuan could feel that he was already very close to success!
The sun slowly rose…
Chidori was ultimately a powerful A-rank ninjutsu. There was no need to rush—time to head to class!
"Boss, it seems something went wrong on the front lines."
As soon as Li Jie xuan returned to the classroom, that guy, the Akimichi fatty, leaned in and whispered mysteriously into his ear. "I heard two important people died on the battlefield…"
"Mm…"
Li Jie xuan nodded absentmindedly and couldn't help glancing around the room. He searched for a long while, yet still couldn't find that familiar figure.
Tsunade didn't seem to have come to school today…
Noticing Li Jie xuan's distraction, the Akimichi fatty lowered his voice even further. "And I heard those two important people seem to be connected to Princess Tsunade!"
"What?"
Li Jie xuan abruptly turned his head, grabbed the Akimichi fatty, and demanded harshly, "You're saying those two people are related to Princess Tsunade? Who were they?"
Startled, the Akimichi fatty shook his head repeatedly. "I don't know. I just heard the adults at home talking…"
Hearing this, Li Jie xuan slowly lowered his head in thought. In truth, even without the Akimichi fatty saying anything, he could already vaguely guess the answer.
He had noticed it back in his previous life!
Just like Might Guy, Tsunade's parents—who should have been her closest family, the only child of Senju Hashirama—had no presence whatsoever in the original story. It seemed Tsunade's parents, like Might Guy's, had died in the First Great Ninja War!
Seen this way, everything made sense.
Yesterday, Senju Tobirama's sorrowful yet hesitant expression. Telling a granddaughter of her parents' deaths—this truly was an unbearably difficult thing to do…
This was war. Anyone could die…
Li Jie xuan understood this truth very well. But because Konoha was strong enough, the village appeared as peaceful as ever, causing most people to overlook it.
Yet for the first time, even from countless miles away, Li Jie xuan could smell the bloodshed of the battlefield…
Thinking of this, his worry for Tsunade deepened.
That strong, lovable little girl—she should be able to endure it, right?
Just as Li Jie xuan was lost in thought, Tsunade pushed open the door and walked in!
"Tsunade!"
But unlike her usual energetic self, her once bright, lively tea-colored eyes were completely lifeless. Only when she saw Li Jie xuan did a faint glimmer return.
Heartache…
Li Jie xuan's first reaction was heartache.
Losing her parents at such a young age—and after that, she would lose even more. Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, until every last relative in this world was gone. Even her lover Dan would die in her arms…
If there were a ranking of the ten most tragic figures in the ninja world, Tsunade would undoubtedly claim a place on it!
Thinking of this, Li Jie xuan couldn't help but pull Tsunade into his arms…
Her cheek pressed against his warm chest, Tsunade finally broke down and cried. "Jie xuan-kun…"
"It's okay. You still have me. I'm always here."
Li Jie xuan gently stroked her soft golden hair and comforted her. "Cry it out. You'll feel better after you do."
Tsunade could no longer hold back. Leaning quietly against Li Jie xuan's chest, two clear streams of tears slowly slid down…
When a beauty weeps, a hero frowns!
This quiet yet beautiful scene was one even the teacher couldn't bear to interrupt!
However, at that very moment, an exaggerated burst of laughter kicked the door open and barged in!
"Hahaha! Lord Jiraiya makes his entrance!"
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