The exit of the valley.
Asuma's mind kept flashing with the scenes of killing just now, forcibly suppressing the tremors in his heart, he turned his head to wipe the blood from his Chakra Blade, and his stomach twitched slightly.
Meanwhile, next to him, Nohara Rin's face was already pale, compared to Asuma, who still seemed somewhat normal.
Only Aomi maintained that gentle expression, the blade of Muramasa burned clean under the flames, as if nothing had happened.
Tsunade sniffed the pervasive scent of blood in the mountains, her heart gradually racing, as if she was back on the battlefield, back to the hell that stripped her of everything she treasured...
But even with the burden of hemophobia, Tsunade remained responsible.
When Aomi and the others faced hundreds of bandits, she steadily backed them up from behind, preventing unexpected situations from occurring.
As long as the blood didn't splash directly on her, and the blood wasn't too close, Tsunade could still control her mind...
This was already an improvement from before. Before Tsunade met Aomi, her hemophobia was even more severe.
Although, nothing unexpected happened.
Aomi killed the bandits like a butterfly on the battlefield, elegantly and gracefully, as enemies fell in succession.
Asuma and Nohara Rin were quite tense. Having just become Genin, standing on a battlefield with hundreds of corpses, although unable to utilize their full potential, they could still fight normally.
This was already quite a strong psychological fortitude for two newcomers.
Normally, it's standard to have Genin see blood and deal with a dozen bandits at once.
But due to Aomi's combat strength, Tsunade boldly decided to simulate a realistic battlefield by choosing this den with hundreds of bandits in one step.
The effect would also be significant.
After such a baptism, once Asuma and Nohara Rin returned and processed it, they would be able to build a psychological defense for entering a real battlefield.
As for Aomi, Tsunade couldn't help but feel that in her life, only her granduncle Senju Tobirama had given her this feeling—
Warm as the sun to his own, ruthless as a steel blade to enemies, and possessing extraordinarily outstanding talent.
Tsunade glanced at Aomi's profile and shook her head.
It seemed there was nothing more she could teach Aomi; the only thing she could do was shelter Aomi temporarily, giving him time to grow.
Tsunade looked at the expressions of the three and slowly said, "Did you feel it? This is the fate of a Ninja—kill others and be careful not to get killed..."
"Reflect well, the fear, anger, and even the slight excitement of killing enemies; these will all affect you on the battlefield. Only when you feel at peace after killing someone can you be considered a qualified ninja..."
Tsunade's tone carried a hint of uncontrollable sorrow. She was indifferent to the death of enemies, but couldn't forget the passing of loved ones...
Asuma and Nohara Rin nodded silently.
At this moment, an unfamiliar male voice abruptly echoed in the valley: "They are indeed in demand, this batch of bandits..."
"I finally found a job, and someone snatched it first. How about you give me an explanation?"
Kakuzu, dressed as a wandering ninja, walked over from the other end of the valley along the trail of corpses and stopped not far from Aomi and the others.
As Kakuzu took stock of Aomi and the others, he froze, and then his pupils suddenly contracted!
What did he see?
The Son of the Hokage, a wild young Hokage Son wandering outside!
And a Uchiha kid with a decent Chakra Level, probably an eye-opener!
These were the big prizes, though the fried bandits flew the coop; it seemed like he struck gold?
Lately, as the Ninja World maintained a surface peace, Kakuzu hadn't received any big black market deals, and his business hit a low.
But ever since Shimura Danzo was grounded, some of the Land of Fire's jobs leaked into the black market, and these lucrative commissions were all undertaken by the talented and bold Kakuzu, such as these bandits in the valley.
Other wandering ninjas might not dare to enter the territory of the Land of Fire for bounty hunting, but Kakuzu wasn't worried about that; to achieve his self-set performance goals, even the elite ninjas of Root were merely extra income to him.
When Kakuzu saw Tsunade, his gaze slightly narrowed but was quickly replaced by a smile as he softly said, "Yo... quite a lucky day, with such a fat sheep here..."
Although Tsunade's hemophobia intelligence was top secret and theoretically should not leak.
Recently, there was considerable speculation in the Ninja World, and black market analysis suggested that Tsunade, indulging in gambling and drinking, had likely lost her combat ability!
Even if Tsunade was in her prime, Kakuzu didn't think this so-called "Sannin" would be a match for him...
He had faced the God of the Ninja World and walked away unscathed!
When Tsunade saw Kakuzu, her heart trembled, and she muttered to herself: "Undying Ninja Kakuzu, why is he here?"
As an elite bounty hunter of the Ninja World, Kakuzu had his reputation.
An uncontrolled, unbridled Kage Level powerhouse who killed only for bounties was a significant threat to any village...