Chapter 226: A Person Who Doesn't Exist
War was coming!
Led by Konoha, a joint punitive force formed by the Five Great Ninja Villages quickly assembled.
"Hanzō dared to attack Konoha today. Tomorrow, he'll dare to attack your villages!" With just one sentence, Hiruzen Sarutobi persuaded the Four Kage.
Exterminate the Land of Rain!
This had already become the consensus of the entire ninja world…
"I didn't expect that I'd become the first sacrifice for peace." Li Jiexuan smiled and gently shook his head. In the original story, if one wanted to bring peace to the Five Great Nations, the only way was to create a common enemy!
Originally, that task should have been carried out by the Akatsuki. But it seemed Li Jiexuan had taken their role…
"However, who wins and who loses is still uncertain!" Li Jiexuan sneered as he had just closed the Sealing Scroll when the ward door was suddenly pushed open.
"Little Jiexuan!"
It was Tsunade, dressed in full battle gear, walking in with a smile.
"Tsunade?" Li Jiexuan calmly set the Sealing Scroll aside and smiled brightly. "Sister Tsunade, why are you back? Didn't you say you were going to find the Holy Lord?"
At that, Tsunade gave a bitter smile and waved her hand. "Before we could even set out, the Third Hokage decided to wage war against the Land of Rain."
"Since war has been decided, it no longer matters who the Holy Lord is." Tsunade shook her head with a wry smile. "I came back this time specifically to see you. It won't be long before I head to the front lines as well…"
Hearing this, Li Jiexuan's eyes dimmed slightly. "Does that mean I won't be able to see you anymore, Sister?"
"That's not true. After the war is over, I'll come find you." Tsunade smiled, unknowingly setting a promise that foreshadowed fate…
"And this time, I came back to fulfill one of your wishes." Tsunade nodded with a smile. "Guess what it is?"
"To go see the slug at its home!"
"That's right!"
Tsunade smiled as she picked up Li Jiexuan. "Let's go now—I'll take little Jiexuan to see the slug!"
Reverse Summoning Technique…
Half a minute later, when Li Jiexuan opened his eyes again, he had already left the hospital and arrived in a strange forest of bones. Smooth, pale bones grew from the marsh like trees. These bones were clearly not human—they were enormous, resembling stalactites.
Shikkotsu Forest!
Li Jiexuan clenched his fists secretly, his body trembling slightly with excitement. He had finally arrived. As long as he obtained the slug's senjutsu chakra, with two hundred thousand cursed-marked people, he could contend with the entire ninja world!
"Little Jiexuan, don't be afraid. This is Shikkotsu Forest!" Tsunade smiled and shook her head, assuming his trembling came from fear. "Did you know? These bones actually have a story…"
"A story?"
"It's said that the slug originally had bones. But in order to heal people, those bones kept getting in the way." Tsunade smiled as she explained. "So later, the slug removed all of its own bones…"
"After removing them, thanks to its healing ability, they would grow back. So it kept removing them and growing them back again and again—until the bones piled up and filled the entire forest, becoming what you see today…"
Tsunade spoke gently, as if telling a story to her own child.
She truly liked Li Jiexuan!
"However…"
Li Jiexuan shook his head slightly. A sharp space-time kunai decisively pierced through Tsunade's heart. "The person you like doesn't actually exist."
"Ugh…"
Struck by the sudden blow, Tsunade coughed up a mouthful of blood and turned her head in confusion. "Why?"
"You're not my Tsunade, and I'm not that innocent, carefree Li Jiexuan!" Li Jiexuan smiled and shook his head. "Sorry, I lied to you."
The pale Raikiri pierced through Tsunade's chest once again. Just like the mistake with Sakura Haruno back then—he could not afford to make it again…