Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

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Orochimaru said excitedly, "It's part of the Chakra Conjecture. You once said that Chakra has the property of carrying information. The forbidden technique I'm researching now can store Chakra and form a Chakra body with all my knowledge every year. They can study an experimental project at the same time. How about that? Isn't it amazing?"

An Yan gasped. This thing sounded like the Doctor's slice in Genshin Impact, but the principle was completely different. The inspiration came from the chakra consciousness that Minato had inside Naruto's stomach.

"Don't go too far. If one day your body is taken over by a chakra consciousness, none of us will be able to tell which one is the real Orochimaru. In that case, we'll have to kill them all."

Orochimaru smiled and said, "Don't worry, An Yan, you have to trust my research capabilities."

An Yan curled his lip upon hearing this. An accident is an accident precisely because it is unexpected. And the chances of encountering an accident in scientific research are far too high.

Before the group could exchange more than a few words, a sensory ninja approached.

"Lord Orochimaru, we have spotted a small group of ninjas heading towards us. They appear to be Rain Ninja."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru's smile vanished, and he turned cold, his hoarse voice echoing throughout the surroundings.

"Ready to fight!"

The Konoha ninjas, who had been chatting and laughing just moments before, immediately went into battle mode.

In the light drizzle, Hanzo of the Salamander appeared before the Konoha ninja with his subordinates.

"You ninjas from great nations always bring pain to us small countries. Today, I, Hanzo, will show Konoha the strength of our small nation."

Hanzo waved his hand, and all the Rain Ninja rushed over.

With a gesture from Orochimaru, everyone immediately took the pre-prepared antidote and began fighting in pairs.

In this situation, even wide-range ninjutsu is useless, but there is one exception: poison gas.

Everyone in the Rain Ninja wore gas masks to prevent themselves from being poisoned.

Hanzo the Salamander activated a summoning jutsu, and a giant salamander appeared on the battlefield, recklessly spewing poison gas.

An Yan knew all the information about Hanzo the Salamander, so how could he let him be so presumptuous? He appeared directly below the summoning beast and delivered a Rising Dragon Fist, killing the summoning beast on the spot. The poison sac ruptured, and the poison gas spread everywhere.

An Yan took out a scroll, intending to seal the poisonous gas, but Hanzo's scythe slashed down.

"As if we don't exist?"

Orochimaru made his move immediately, spitting out a ninja sword from the snake's mouth and swiftly thrusting it towards Hanzo, intending to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao.

Hanzo was a cautious man. When he saw that An Yan was not moving, he knew that there was probably a trap. With An Yan's strength, he was not the kind of person who could not react. So when Orochimaru's attack came, he immediately retreated and used the Body Flicker Technique very smoothly.

However, in the next instant, Tsunade suddenly appeared in front of Hanzo and threw a punch, the force of which made Hanzo's scalp tingle.

After receiving the Golden Bell from An Yan, Tsunade's strength received an epic boost. Who can withstand her monstrous punches that allow her to teleport?!

However, Hanzo was at his peak strength at this moment, and managed to dodge Tsunade's punch in an instant.

An Yan used a sealing technique to seal the spreading poisonous gas directly into the scroll.

Hanzo was still dodging the attacks from Tsunade and the other two. An Yan glanced at them and chose to follow up with his attack after Tsunade's attack.

Tsunade's Super Strength Fist still has an attack wind-up, but An'an's Super Strength has been trained to the point of having no wind-up. With one palm strike, he severely injured Hanzo.

Chapter 68 Uchiha Madara

"Why show mercy?"

Hanzo was sent flying and crashed into the stone wall, spitting out blood as he questioned An Yan's actions.

An Yan stood next to Tsunade with his arms crossed.

“I admire you. Just as you spared Mifune’s life, I will spare yours too. Let me see if your beliefs will change with the passage of time.”

An Yan knew, of course, that Hanzo's beliefs had indeed changed later. He had become addicted to pleasure and was easily instigated by Danzo to kill Yahiko.

The fundamental reason why An Yan did not kill Hanzo directly but chose to spare his life was because he had a great liking for Hanzo, a heroic figure.

Except for his senile moments in his old age, Hanzo the Salamander was almost a hero. Moreover, even if Yasuo were to become Hokage in the future and truly wanted to unify the ninja world, having someone like Hanzo as a vanguard would be beneficial.

An Yan did not release Hanzo easily. He had already left the Flying Thunder God mark on Hanzo's back so that he could kill him if anything went wrong in the future.

Hanzang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that An Yan did not make any other requests, and then immediately gave the order.

"All personnel, evacuate."

The Rain Ninja withdrew from the battlefield one after another. They had fought against the Sand Ninja first, and now they had fought against the Leaf Ninja. Their numbers were dwindling, but those who remained were almost all elites.

These people rallied around Hanzo, not like defeated soldiers, but more like warriors ready to die for their country.

"We have been defeated. Konoha is indeed very strong. Just a few of the younger generation were able to defeat me. From now on, we will retreat to Amegakure. However, I hope that when Konoha fights with other ninjas in the Land of Rain, they will take care of the civilians of the Land of Rain. Otherwise, even if we are no match for them, I, Hanzo, will fight to the death."

After Hanzo finished speaking, his subordinates looked at An Yan and the others with a shared sense of righteous indignation. In their eyes, An Yan and the others were clearly villains, invaders.

But that's how wars between nations are. Although Hanzo was defeated, the war is not over yet. Konoha still has a tough battle to fight against the Sand and Iwa ninja.

Wars between major powers are not as simple as fighting a small ninja village; they are long-term processes that test one's strength and resources.

After Hanzo finished his threatening remarks, he withdrew. An Yan and the others immediately set up camp, occupied advantageous terrain, and formed a three-way standoff with the Iwa ninja and Sunagakure ninja.

After defeating Hanzo, Konoha's morale soared, and An'yan's reputation soared. He had accumulated a lot of reputation, approaching 100 million, and now all he needed was a great up banner.

In another month, it will be time for the annual UP banner update. Hopefully, it won't be a shooting game this time.

An Yan clasped his hands together and prayed silently.

While An Yan and others were cleaning up the aftermath of the war, deep underground in a small country...

In the darkness, Madara Uchiha sat gloomily in his seat, his long hair disheveled, revealing only one eye, a pale purple Rinnegan staring at the White Zetsu before him.

Madara Uchiha stared at White Zetsu with a blank expression.

"My body is so old that it can no longer withstand the power of the Rinnegan, but you have yet to find a suitable vessel?"

White Zetsu looked helpless: "Lord Uchiha Madara, the most suitable clan to bear your Rinnegan would naturally be the Senju clan, which has the strongest life force. However, the Senju have now merged into Konoha, and no one knows who the Senju clan members are. The few people on the surface are being watched, so we can't interfere. We can only settle for second best."

Madara Uchiha remained silent, only staring coldly at him.

Bai Jue felt a cold sweat break out all over his body. He didn't want to die. In a flash, the characteristics of each ninja clan flashed through his mind.

"Lord Madara, the Uzumaki clan has a very strong vitality, and the Akimichi clan also cultivates the Yang Release technique, so they might be able to support the Rinnegan."

Madara Uchiha said calmly, "The Rinnegan must never appear in Konoha."

Given Konoha's strength, if the Rinnegan were to fall into Konoha's hands, it would be like throwing a meat bun to a dog—gone forever.

Bai Jue said, "Then there is only one way: snatch a member of the Thousand Hands Clan or the Uzumaki Clan and control them with illusion magic."

Madara Uchiha glanced at White Zetsu with disdain: "What kind of genjutsu are you going to use to control the Rinnegan user? You have no brains at all, you're a complete waste."

Madara Uchiha reached out his hand, and a puddle of black mud fell onto White Zetsu.

"I'm leaving this to you, Black Zetsu."

Black Zetsu wrapped around White Zetsu, wriggling continuously, forming a half-black body. It smiled and said, "No problem, I'll handle it perfectly."

Black Zetsu began organizing White Zetsu's network intelligence.

Konoha has been consciously capturing White Zetsu, but since that area is a forbidden zone for White Zetsu and they can't go there for the time being, their targets are only the Senju or Uzumaki clan members on the battlefield.

Black Zetsu quickly scanned the documents and soon fixed his gaze on An Yan's team.

"There are members of the Thousand Hands clan and members of the Whirlpool clan. How wonderful."

Black Zetsu pondered. An Yan was the husband of Tsunade, the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju, and his strength was definitely not low. However, could he make use of him? His gaze gradually settled on the information of the Iwa and Sunagakure ninja.

With just a little guidance, they should be able to get what they want.

While An'yan and others were fighting Hanzo, the Sand Village secretly took action.

Under the orders of the Third Kazekage, Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law led a large number of elite puppet troops into the Land of Fire, intending to launch a surprise attack while Konoha's defenses were weak.

They encountered Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha. Sakumo was very annoyed; he had just returned to Konoha from the front lines and hadn't even had a chance to spend some quality time with his wife when he suddenly received orders to intercept the invading enemy.

Feeling that his good time had been interrupted, Sakumo Hatake became extremely irritable and unleashed 120% of his full power, directly slaughtering the puppet army.

The two elite Jonin puppeteers wanted to exchange a few more blows with him, but Hatake was a speed-type ninja, and there were only two possible outcomes when fighting him: either they could keep up with his speed and fight to a draw, or they couldn't keep up with his speed and were instantly killed.

The puppeteers were clearly the latter. The Sand Village's elite puppet troops were directly wiped out near Konoha Village. The elites, who had been painstakingly trained during the First Battle, had not even had a chance to show their skills before they were gone.

Hatake Sakumo's fame soared after he single-handedly slaughtered an entire elite force, and ninja villages from various countries issued orders that if they encountered Konoha's White Fang, they could abandon their missions.

The victory of An Yan and others over Hanzo of the Three-Pepper Fish seems insignificant under the brilliance of Konoha's White Fang.

Chapter 69 The Strongest Kazekage Makes His Debut

The Land of Rain is a country that is always weeping. Heavy black clouds hang low, and a light drizzle falls continuously, making the atmosphere on the entire battlefield particularly oppressive.

With the Rain Ninja withdrawing from the battlefield, Konoha directly faced off against the Sand Ninja and the Iwa Ninja.

However, the Third Tsuchikage was cunning and shrewd. Instead of directly engaging in war with Konoha, he sat on the sidelines and watched the two sides fight, constantly fueling the conflict between the Sand Village and Konoha.

Onoki had long since withdrawn the main force of the Iwa ninja, leaving only a small force to defend the border of the Land of Rock. He would occasionally send small teams to launch surprise attacks on Konoha and Sunagakure, still using the Transformation Technique.

As Onoki continued to fan the flames, the battle between Konoha and Sunagakure intensified. Onoki smiled with satisfaction, wishing that Konoha and Sunagakure would exhaust all their resources so that Iwagakure could reap the benefits.

Therefore, Konoha's border troops were almost always fighting against the Sand Village, turning the Land of Rain and the Land of Rivers into long-term battlefields.

In Sunagakure, the Third Kazekage's face was ashen. Upon learning that the puppet army, which Sunagakure had painstakingly built with countless resources, had been completely wiped out in the attack on Konoha, the Kazekage was enraged and immediately began a retaliatory reinforcement, intending to wipe out all Konoha forces within the Land of Rain.

The main force of the Sand Ninja pressed forward on a large scale, causing great trouble for Tsunade and Yasuo. The Konoha troops on the border were only a part of Konoha's fighting force. Who knew that the Sand Ninja would be so arrogant, directly pressing forward with most of the village's forces? Fortunately, Konoha's scout ninjas discovered the danger and immediately notified Orochimaru, otherwise Konoha would have suffered great losses.

Now it's all good, they can just run away.

Orochimaru immediately ordered everyone to retreat to the border of the Land of Fire and sent a distress signal to the village. At Hiruzen Sarutobi's command, Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha, led two thousand ninjas to the front line.

Chiyo's poison caused great trouble for Konoha, bringing the village's morale to the brink of collapse. Fortunately, the field hospital had two top medical ninjas, Tsunade and Yasuie, who easily dealt with the poison. Tsunade even earned the nickname "Slug Princess" because of this.

An Yan naturally had a name. He fought his way from the Land of Rivers. Because of his extremely fast speed with Sound Release, he was called the Leaf Village Flash by the Sand Villagers, while the Rain Villagers thought that his speed was due to his Body Flicker Technique, so they called him Body Flicker An Yan. The ninjas in Konoha who were healed simply called him the Divine Doctor.

An Yan felt ashamed of these titles, as if he had accidentally stolen the luck of Minato and Shisui. He would prefer someone to call him something like the Azure Heaven Overlord Fist, but titles are something you can't just shout out yourself. Nobody does that except for a goofball like Jiraiya.

Chiyo's puppetry was countered by Tsunade's superhuman strength, and her poison was broken by the combined efforts of An'an and Tsunade. The Sand Village and Konoha were unable to gain the upper hand in their prolonged battle, and their morale gradually began to decline.

In this situation, the Third Kazekage personally intervened, and Chiyo was immediately replaced and sent back to the village to oversee things and take care of her grandson, Sasori. After her son and daughter-in-law died in battle one after another, she had clearly lost her will to fight.

The Kazekage originally intended to deploy the Tailed Beasts, as the Tailed Beast Ball was a powerful weapon that could change the course of the war.

However, when he learned that there were Uzumaki clan members among the ninjas on Konoha's side, he immediately gave up the idea. Tailed beasts were easy prey for the Uzumaki clan; they would be easy prey.

Therefore, the Kazekage took action personally. The current Kazekage is known as the strongest Kazekage, whose strength far surpasses that of the First and Second Kazekage. He looked at the Konoha camp in the distance and directly used the signature ninjutsu that the Sand Ninja had been diligently researching over the years.

Magnet Release: Iron Sand Technique.