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Chapter 557: Drugged by Tsunade
Chapter 557: Drugged by Tsunade
Gazing at the necklace on his chest, worth at least several mountains, Night City couldn't bring himself to feel the slightest joy at this moment.
Night City really wanted to tell Tsunade that he had never thought of becoming the Hokage, and this necklace was too expensive. He'd rather leave it for someone more deserving in the future.
Unfortunately, Tsunade didn't listen to him at all. Instead, she lightly kissed his forehead.
The legendary big fat sheep was right before his eyes, but Night City had no mood to appreciate it at this moment. With Tsunade's kiss, his Death Touch passive skill was instantly triggered!
Night City had been considering returning the necklace to Tsunade and expressing his disinterest in becoming the Hokage, preferring to be a slacker. But now, seeing Tsunade's emotional display and her heartfelt words, he worried that saying something to ruin the mood might trigger the death passive skill early, causing Tsunade to hammer him first.
After putting the necklace on Night City, Tsunade sat back down and resumed drinking on her own.
Noticing Night City's bewildered expression, Tsunade poured another cup of sake and handed it to him, saying, "I remember you're already an adult. Want a drink? It's boring to drink alone, so consider it a send-off."
Concerned about the stacked Death Touch buff, Night City, believing that things would work out, quickly accepted the cup from Tsunade.
As Tsunade was one of his closest people, and her legendary big fat sheep was incredibly distracting, Night City didn't suspect the sake when he drank it.
After a few cups, Night City began to sense something was amiss.
As a medical ninja himself, although not skilled in creating or countering poisons, Night City quickly realized his body was reacting strangely within moments.
The chakra within his body not only slowed down significantly, but even extracting it became extremely difficult.
In simple terms, the sake had been laced with a drug that suppressed Night City's chakra by at least seventy percent.
He was fortunate to have discovered this early; otherwise, with a few more cups, his chakra might have been suppressed to less than ten percent, making it challenging to extract.
The Tsunade before him was undoubtedly the real deal, and with Night City's strength, he couldn't possibly mistake her identity.
This meant that he hadn't been backstabbed by someone else; it was undoubtedly the legendary big fat sheep teacher in front of him.
As for her motives...
"I suppose it's no surprise coming from you. I tried my best to create the perfect drug and even made various moves to lower your guard, but I never expected you to discover it so quickly.
Although I couldn't suppress all your chakra as planned, suppressing it to this extent should be enough for me to capture you without much trouble."
Tsunade didn't attempt to hide her actions; instead, she openly admitted to spiking the sake with poison.
Noticing Night City's perplexed expression, Tsunade continued drinking while explaining, "Knowing your personality, if I asked you not to participate in this Great Shinobi War, you probably wouldn't listen. In terms of raw power, I might not be your match anymore.
To prevent you from going to the battlefield, I had to resort to this. Until the end of the Third Great Shinobi War, you'll stay by my side and behave."
There was no mistake; this was Tsunade's plan from the moment Night City came to her.
Her great-grandfather and second uncle died in the First Great Shinobi War, and her lover and younger brother perished in the Second Great Shinobi War.
With each Great Shinobi War, the people she held dearest would leave her.
Now, the most important person to her was only Night City, her disciple, who was also the only remaining member of the Senju Clan. To Tsunade, Night City was not just a disciple but also her only living relative in this world.
With the Third Great Shinobi War erupting, Night City's abilities would undoubtedly send him to the frontlines.
Despite Night City's formidable strength, Tsunade dared not gamble. She was well aware of her own "heaven-defying" constitution.
The people she cared about and valued the most often met with tragic ends. Ever since Night City came to find her, Tsunade never considered letting him leave again.
At least until the end of the Third Great Shinobi War, Tsunade would never allow Night City to go to the battlefield.
"Night City, listen to me, don't get involved in this Great Shinobi War. Konoha's foundation is so strong, even though White Fang is dead, we still have Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
Whether you're there or not, it won't affect the overall situation. Moreover, danger doesn't only come from enemies and the battlefield."
Tsunade was well aware of Konoha's strength. If Konoha truly reached a desperate situation, she, Tsunade, would not stand idly by.
But for now, the situation was unclear, and she had an ominous premonition. She was determined not to let her important disciple go to the battlefield.
Night City was one of the few remaining members of the Senju Clan, and since the First and Second Hokage, he was the only one to display astonishing talent.
If he went to the battlefield, he would undoubtedly receive special attention from other villages. Tsunade couldn't even be sure if their fellow villagers had other intentions.
The Senju Clan's reputation was too prominent, and their prestige among Konoha's civilian ninjas was too high.
After all, Konoha was founded by the Senju and Uchiha Clans, and the First and Second Hokage were both from the Senju Clan.
Tsunade, a member of the Senju Clan, had not awakened the Bloodline "Wood Style," and being a woman, she lacked the ability to revive the Senju Clan.
With her identity as the granddaughter of the First Hokage and the disciple of the Third Hokage, those who wanted to interfere secretly would also hesitate.
But Night City was different. He was not only the first genius ninja with an extraordinary amount of chakra since the First Hokage but also a male with Senju blood.
Given time, he might become another Senju Hashirama.
For other villages, they naturally didn't want to see Konoha produce another "God of Shinobi" who could single-handedly dominate the entire shinobi world.
And for Konoha, would those in power want to see the Senju Clan rise again?
This was not just something the ruling elite didn't want to see; even the other shinobi clans in Konoha felt the same.
After all, with the Senju Clan's presence, the other clans in Konoha would find it hard to breathe.
For Konoha as a whole, a declining Senju Clan was evidently more pleasing than a thriving one.
(End of Chapter)
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