Chapter 41: The Divine Martial Empire and Budo! Tsunade's Boisterous Laughter!

Chapter 41: The Divine Martial Empire and Budo! Tsunade's Boisterous Laughter!

Bang!!!!

A fist made intimate contact with Naruto's head, sending him crashing to the ground. He rubbed his swollen head and cried out, "Ouch! That hurt, Granny Tsunade! Why did you hit me?!”

He lifted his head, tears welling up in his eyes as he gazed at Tsunade.

Poor guy!

The onlookers shuddered.

"You little rascal! How dare you still smile after all this? Where have you been these past two months, and why haven't you been in contact with Konoha?"

Tsunade asked, her face stern.

Her fists still crackled with chakra.

"Ouch! Well... that's a long story!

Granny Tsunade, we went to a super, super amazing place!

I guarantee that what I'm about to tell you will surprise you!"

Naruto lifted his head, his eyes sparkling with enthusiasm, and began gesticulating wildly.

His eyes lit up when he mentioned the words "super amazing."

"Oh? Super amazing, huh? Well, go on then. I'd like to hear just how amazing this place you visited is!"

Tsunade smirked, then paused before continuing, "And if it doesn't surprise me, you know what will happen to you, don't you?"

Tsunade said, her hands clasped together.

She applied a little force.

A series of cracks emanated from her finger joints, producing a chilling sound.

Gulp...

The members of Team Asuma swallowed hard.

"Well... Lady Tsunade, I will tell you in detail about what we encountered these past two months, but... before that, I think we need to be in a completely safe place."

Yamato's expression was serious.

"Oh? Is that so..."

Tsunade's expression gradually turned solemn as well.

In her heart, she thought, Something must have happened to Naruto and the others for them to have been out of contact with Konoha for two months. It's definitely not a simple matter.

She led the group, including Shikaku Nara and Shizune, back to her office, where she cast a barrier before asking them to explain the situation.

"Lady Hokage, what I'm about to tell you may be hard for you and Shikaku-san to believe, but I assure you that it's the truth. Please trust us."

Yamato spoke with a grave expression.

"Of course, as the Hokage, I always trust my people. No matter how astonishing the information is, go ahead and share it."

Tsunade nodded solemnly.

"We trust you too, Yamato," added Shikaku Nara.

"It's like this... while we were pursuing Centipede Chushin, he unsealed the Dragon Vein, and we ended up traveling through time to another world... a very peculiar world..."

Yamato slowly recounted his experience of crossing over to another world, revealing every detail.

He continued until he mentioned the Divine Martial Empire's population of over 100 million and its million soldiers comparable to Kakashi.

Tsunade suddenly couldn't hold back her laughter and covered her mouth, "Hehehe... Hahahaha... Ahahahaha..."

"Lady Hokage, why are you laughing?" Yamato furrowed his brows.

"Yeah! Granny Tsunade! Why are you laughing all of a sudden? Yamato-taicho hasn't even finished speaking yet!"

Naruto also looked puzzled.

"Ahahahaha! Hahahaha... I... I don't want to laugh, but what you're saying is just too funny!

The Divine Martial Empire? A population of over 100 million with a million Kakashis?

Yamato... do you know what you're saying?"

Tsunade laughed heartily.

Shikaku Nara also covered his face, unable to hold back, "I think you guys might have fallen under some sort of memory-altering genjutsu.

"Let's have an Illusion-style Jonin examine you later."

"Granny Tsunade! Uncle Shikaku! What are you talking about? We haven't been affected by any genjutsu! Everything Captain Yamato said is true! How can you not believe us?"

Naruto shouted in annoyance.

"Alright, alright. Naruto, stop making a fuss. Shikaku, go and get Kakashi. He just finished a mission and is resting at home. With his Sharingan, he should be able to detect any traces of genjutsu."

Tsunade shook her head at Naruto and instructed Shikaku Nara.

"Darn it! We're not lying! We really traveled to another world, where there's another group of us! Sasuke over there and I are incredibly strong! Sasuke can summon a 250-meter-tall giant god! This giant god has six arms, each wielding a weapon. With a single swing, it can level a forest of several kilometers and even slice through mountains! And there's another me who can punch a hole in the sky! It's all true, Granny Tsunade!"

Naruto shouted.

"Lady Tsunade, please believe us! Naruto and Yamato-senpai are telling the truth!" Sakura added.

"As I thought... you've all fallen under a powerful genjutsu. It seems this illusion has altered your perception without you even realizing it. Shikaku, go get someone quickly."

Tsunade urged Shikaku Nara.

This frustrated Naruto.

He took a deep breath and shouted, "Wait! Granny Tsunade! I can prove that we're telling the truth!"

"Oh? Prove it? Prove that a genjutsu lie is real? Interesting. Then go ahead, how do you plan to prove it?"

Tsunade looked at the four of them with interest.

"The people of the Divine Martial Empire taught us Budo," Naruto said seriously.

"Budo? You mean those powerful techniques used by the soldiers you first encountered and who defeated you? Techniques like Finger Gun, Storm Step, and Paper Puppet?"

Tsunade recalled what Yamato had said earlier.

"Yes! Those are called the Six Styles of Budo, one of the fundamental martial arts of the Divine Martial Empire! They are Finger Gun, Storm Step, Shave, Moon Step, Paper Puppet, and Iron Block!"

Naruto nodded.

"Oh? Then show me. If it's true, I might be able to believe some of what you're saying."

Tsunade's expression turned slightly more serious.

"Then let's go to the open space outside the village. Don't be surprised later, Granny Tsunade! Because I'm super strong now!"

Naruto's expression became extremely confident as he finished speaking.

This confidence was much stronger than when Naruto had returned with Jiraiya two months ago!

"Unexpected confidence..."

Tsunade was taken aback.

"That's because I'm a genius in the eyes of Iruka-sensei from the other world! And the Budo of that world is truly amazing!"

Naruto spoke solemnly.

"Then let me see what you've got."

Tsunade finally nodded and walked towards the door, adding, "Shikaku, go get Kakashi. Have him assess Naruto's strength."

"Yes, Lady Tsunade."

Shikaku nodded.

The group then left the Hokage's office.

Konoha's outskirts, near the forest.

Kakashi, accompanied by Shikaku, appeared in front of Naruto and the others, his demeanor as lazy as ever.

"Kakashi-sensei! Over here!"

Naruto waved at Kakashi from a distance.

(End of Chapter)

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