IW: Chapter 126 - Wood Release! Tsunade's Humiliating Treatment!
Bai Ye acted as if he didn't see Tsunade's startled expression and continued, "Although it might sound unpleasant, do you only allow yourself to kill others, but not allow others to harm those around you? When you killed those people, did you ever consider that their children were waiting for their parents, or their parents were waiting for their children to return?"
In Bai Ye's opinion, in this Ninja World, no one should criticize anyone else.
It's just that the anime unfolds from Konoha's perspective, so it doesn't show much about other Villages.
However, looking at the Third Shinobi World War, each time was brutal.
Tsunade and her companions didn't participate in the First Shinobi World War. The Second Shinobi World War established the name of the Sannin, and that name was gained through the sacrifice of many people. The Third Shinobi World War goes without saying.
This time was even more terrifying than the previous two, and when performing missions, Tsunade wasn't the type of Ninja who didn't kill. Naturally, from Konoha's perspective, Tsunade was pitiable, but what about from the enemy's perspective?
So, when Tsunade said those words, Bai Ye only found it laughable.
To be a Sannin and live with such thoughts, it would be better to die.
"What do you know!!"
Tsunade furiously grabbed Bai Ye's collar, a fierce glint in her eyes. She wouldn't allow anyone to rub salt in her wounds using this.
In her opinion, this guy in front of her knew nothing, had never experienced such things, yet could speak so arrogantly!
"Punch me, punch me right in the face. Do you dare to strike? You're just a useless person now, unable to act when you see blood, allowing yourself to be slaughtered. It's ridiculous that someone called a medical saint would be afraid of seeing blood!
Tell me, if the relatives of those you killed knew about this, even a random ordinary person with a bag of blood could kill you, right?
A Sannin killed by an ordinary person? That's just hilarious!"
Bai Ye continued to mock, completely unconcerned by Tsunade's fist, which hung in the air, refusing to fall.
But the owner of the fist had reached the peak of her anger.
"When those around you, one by one..."
"That's right! It's that kind of grand principle. When those around you die one by one, and you are powerless, then you will understand what you said today. Unfortunately... the Ninja World is just that cruel. It's either you die or I die. Haven't you understood this principle after killing so many people? Why do they die? Because they are weak. As expected, longing is the emotion furthest from understanding..."
Those who live in the past should have been eliminated long ago.
Bai Ye couldn't even understand how Tsunade, with so many enemies, managed to survive until now, although it was partly due to her staying in the Land of Fire.
"Evil Uchiha, I'm a failure, that's right, I can't overcome my hemophobia, but don't even think about using provocation to make me do your bidding!"
Tsunade suddenly seemed to recall something, a sneer flashing across her lips.
That's right.
She had indeed been blinded by anger just now, but after realizing it, she understood what kind of trick Bai Ye was playing.
Wasn't he just trying to provoke her into compromising?
She admitted she was a failure, that she was no longer the Sannin she once was. These past years, her will had been depressed, and she no longer had the youthful vigor of her past.
"Then you can leave Konoha now, I won't stop you. Konoha never needed a Senju, especially a crippled Senju. The so-called Senju glory is long gone. The current Senju is already..."
Bang!!
Before Bai Ye could finish speaking, a fist directly pierced through his body.
Behind him, a huge crater was punched out, and Tsunade stared grimly at Bai Ye's previous position.
How did he dodge that just now?
Outside the door.
Shikaku rushed in and asked, "Hokage-sama, you two?!"
"It's nothing. From now on, no one is allowed in without my order!"
"Yes."
Shikaku opened his mouth, but finally swallowed some words. It seemed this was indeed not something he could participate in.
Why did these two suddenly start fighting?
He silently exited the office, closing the door behind him.
Leaning against the door, Shikaku couldn't help but sigh. Kakashi, beside him, also asked curiously, "Is it alright?"
"Don't worry, that guy can handle it."
Although he didn't know why the two were fighting, he believed Bai Ye could handle it.
Inside the room.
Tsunade was pinned to the desk by Bai Ye. Just as Shikaku had exited, Tsunade had tried to launch another attack, but this time her fist was caught by Bai Ye, who then swiftly pinned her to the desk.
"Is your proud monstrous strength really only this much? Tell me, what do you even have to be proud of? Your grandfather's passive ability was turned into an active one by you. Creation Rebirth? It sounds good, but it's just so-so. Now you can't even see blood, and your strength is lower than mine. What do you have left to show off?"
"Let go of me!"
Tsunade struggled, but no matter how much she struggled, she felt Bai Ye's strength steadily suppressing her.
And being held like this also made Tsunade feel a hint of shame deep down.
"Come, bite my hand, hard enough to draw blood. If you do that, I'll let you go!"
Bai Ye placed his right hand in front of Tsunade, giving her two choices.
The first was to continue like this, and the second was for Tsunade to bite his hand until it bled.
"Are you sick?"
Tsunade's eyes shifted, looking at Bai Ye with a strange expression.
Was he a masochist or was she a masochist?!
She wouldn't do it!
In fact, Tsunade knew deep down that Bai Ye just wanted to cure her hemophobia so he could send her to the battlefield.
But Tsunade deliberately wouldn't let him have his way.
After figuring this out, Tsunade wasn't in a hurry anymore.
"Then suit yourself. Let's see who can last longer!"
Bai Ye didn't care. The most important thing about 'taming a hawk' was to make the hawk surrender and obey. In Bai Ye's eyes, his current situation with Tsunade was exactly that. He just wanted to see who could last longer.
With his Sage Body, he didn't believe he couldn't outlast Tsunade.
They remained in a stalemate like that, with Tsunade struggling occasionally, but each time she was suppressed by Bai Ye.
Outside the door, Kakashi glanced at the sky, which was gradually turning dark, then turned to Shikaku and said, "I'm leaving first. There's no more movement inside. Those two are probably going to spend the night here!"
"..."
Although he felt like Kakashi was implying something, he also felt like he wasn't saying anything specific.
"Bite me! What are you afraid of? I'm not even afraid! It's just a little blood, isn't it? Do you even deserve to be called a Sannin? Heh heh, a useless Senju, is this all it takes to make you half-dead?"
"Evil Uchiha brat, am I afraid of you?!"
"Then get up if you have the guts, you useless Senju!"
"Evil Uchiha brat!"
"Useless Senju!"
Outside the door, Shikaku listened to the conversation inside and suddenly felt cold sweat trickling down. Could Kakashi's words really be true?
And wouldn't he be silenced for hearing all this?
He hadn't expected them to have such a peculiar hobby.
"Hyuga Clan Head?"
Just as Shikaku was contemplating, Hyuga Hiashi was walking towards the Hokage's office.
He couldn't sit still after learning that Bai Ye was preparing for war with Kumogakure. Although the situation wasn't right before, he felt that now was the perfect time to find Bai Ye.
"Shikaku, haven't you left work yet?"
As expected, it was a pre-war mobilization. Shikaku hadn't gone home even at this hour.
"Yes, Hiashi Clan Head, are you looking for Hokage-sama?"
"Yes, is he in there?"
There had been rumors that Bai Ye never handled affairs, and that all matters of the Ninja Village were handled by Shikaku.
Could it be true?
"Apologies, Hokage-sama might not be available right now."
Shikaku said awkwardly. Although he didn't know what was happening inside.
But from the perspective of the situation, logic, morality, and hierarchy, he had to stop Hyuga Hiashi from entering.
"Oh? Is that so? Then I'll wait!"
Hyuga Hiashi nodded and then silently waited by the side.
He waited until the next day. Hyuga Hiashi squinted at Shikaku, who nodded awkwardly. The two remained silent.
Until the third day.
No one had entered the Hokage's office, but Hyuga Hiashi and Shikaku had been waiting there for a long time. Everyone was praising Bai Ye's greatness, what a great Hokage!
He hadn't left his office for three consecutive days, preparing for war.
Inside the Hokage's office.
Tsunade's face was flushed. She wasn't tired, but there was one problem: she needed to use the restroom.
She hadn't used the restroom for three days. Originally, she had planned to compete with Bai Ye, believing that with her physique, Bai Ye definitely couldn't compare. But after three days, she had struggled, and each time she had been suppressed by Bai Ye.
So Tsunade decided to endure, to see who had more patience.
Finally, she really couldn't hold it anymore.
"Still the same as before. As long as you bite me and keep looking at the blood for five seconds, I'll let you go."
Her hemophobia had to be cured today.
Bai Ye could choose not to send Tsunade to the Sunagakure battlefield, which would simply mean more Konoha Ninja sacrifices. But since he had become Hokage, he would protect as much as he could. Furthermore, not utilizing Tsunade's combat power would be a waste.
And by changing Tsunade's hemophobia at this time, he might even get a lottery chance. Why not?
"Let go of me, you brat!"
Tsunade's voice was hoarse, but from the trembling in her tone, it was clear that Tsunade was not as relaxed as she appeared.
"Just look at the blood for five seconds and I'll count it as your win. How about a gamble? Don't you like to gamble?"
Bai Ye thought that since Tsunade liked to gamble so much, he would change the approach and make Tsunade bite him and look at the blood for five seconds, then it would count as Tsunade winning.
In Tsunade's mind, a voice was constantly urging her to bite down. It was just looking at blood, after all. Compared to seeing blood, Tsunade feared something else more, something that would make the entire Senju clan unable to hold their heads high in front of the Uchiha clan.
Even if Bai Ye went to the Pure Land later and brought this up to mock her, and her great-grandfather and great-uncle found out, they would probably be unable to hold their heads high either.
Bite!
It's just looking at blood, compared to that, this is nothing. That would truly be social death.
The voice in her mind was like a demon, directly driving Tsunade to bite Bai Ye's arm. Then, she smelled a scent of fresh blood.
The crimson blood appeared before Tsunade's eyes. When she saw the blood, her body began to tremble uncontrollably, followed by an urge to urinate. In that instant, Tsunade overcame her fear of hemophobia.
She, Tsunade, could not suffer social death!
She punched Bai Ye directly, sending him flying, then he crashed through the Hokage's office door with a bang and rushed to the restroom.
[Ding! Changed Tsunade's fate, rewarded one lottery chance.]
Huh?
It changed just like that.
Bai Ye glanced at his arm. Although he had been bitten, the wound had already healed. What Bai Ye hadn't expected was that Tsunade had overcome her hemophobia so easily?
The way to eliminate fear is to face it.
Bai Ye had originally intended to constantly stimulate Tsunade with blood to alleviate her hemophobia.
But no one told him that she could alleviate it with just one go?
And what the heck was this surprise?
In any case, this should count as completed, right?
However, Bai Ye felt a chill in his heart.
He shook his head, suppressing that thought, and silently thought, "Lottery."
[Ding! Lottery attempt successful. Congratulations on obtaining: Wood Release!]
Wood Release, it's finally here!
Having Sage Body but no Wood Release, that made Bai Ye anxious.
If he had Wood Release, he would directly rival Senju Hashirama.
Plus, he still had a Sage Art scroll he hadn't chosen yet. Later, he could choose a Sage Art, and this would directly combine with Sage Art Wood Release to soar on the battlefield!
But even though he had drawn Wood Release, why did he feel like he couldn't be happy?
"Hokage-sama, you two are...?"
Shikaku had just been dozing off outside when, with a bang, Tsunade burst through the wall, just dozens of centimeters from where he was sleeping.
He even felt a bit lucky that he had moved his position in the morning, otherwise, he probably wouldn't have seen Bai Ye today.
But this also made Shikaku curious as to why these two had stayed in the office for three days.
"Hokage-sama, you and Tsunade...?"
Hyuga Hiashi, beside him, looked somewhat incredulous. Earlier, when Shikaku said Bai Ye was in the office, he had been a bit skeptical. Who would stay in an office for three days?
But now seeing Bai Ye and Tsunade, Hyuga Hiashi was plunged into deep doubt.
Why could these two stay in there for so long?
"It's nothing, just treating some issues. Now that Tsunade has been cured by me, it's fine!"
Since her hemophobia was no longer an issue, she should be able to go to battle.
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Tsunade's roar echoed throughout the entire Hokage building: "Bai Ye, you bastard, die!!!"
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