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As soon as Tsunade said these words, Morinoi's eyes widened instantly as he stood aside, his eyes filled with shock.
This... this... this...
Morino Iton couldn't believe his ears. He never thought that Tsunade would come to Aoyu like this!
Oh my God!
This is so lucky!
This is Tsunade, one of the Sannin of Konoha!
I personally went to this dark torture department to find an unknown young man with a weak body.
Just to be accepted as a disciple? !
Gulu…
Morino Yiton swallowed hard and couldn't restrain the saliva that came out of his mouth. The shock in his heart had reached an indescribable level.
…
Qingyu lowered his head slightly. He did not expect that Tsunade would come to him to recruit a disciple.
Very unexpected.
This is a completely unexpected sight.
All of a sudden.
Qingyu fell into silence, quickly analyzing the pros and cons of this matter in his head.
"Captain Morino Iton, can we talk alone?"
When Tsunade saw Qingyu's silence, the smile on her face became more meaningful.
"Of course, of course, of course..."
Only then did Morino Iton realize that he was in the way, and he instantly came out of the shock. Then he looked around, not knowing where to go, and his eyes were fixed on Qingyu's cubicle.
"I'm going to torture the guy inside!"
Morino Iton couldn't remember how long it had been since he had entered the small cubicle of the torture department. He turned around and walked in, closing the door with his backhand.
"Huh..."
After Morino Yiton closed the door, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief. His whole body had not yet recovered from the shock just now.
This Qingyu is not simple!
He was actually chosen as a disciple by Tsunade.
I'm afraid I won't stay in the torture department in the future.
As expected…
It’s someone you admire!
Morino Iton naturally puts the credit on himself...
However.
Just at this time.
A dissatisfied voice interrupted his thoughts.
"What's going on with your torture department? It's just an interrogation. It's taking so long. That's not how people endure it. It's really not efficient at all!"
The owner of the voice was the little snitch who was tied to the wooden stake. He had been tied here for a long time. He was tired from standing and unable to sit down. He was also holding back a splash of urine. He gradually lost his patience and felt uncomfortable.
"Um?"
Morinoi frowned for a moment, looked for words, and focused his eyes on the snitch.
"What did you say?"
As the captain of the torture department, Morino Iton doesn't like to hear the words that there is a problem in the torture department.
Suddenly.
He walked towards the place where the props were stored.
He accurately found the whip inside, raised it extremely high and swung it towards the ground.
Snapped!
The whip made a loud noise as it collided with the ground.
"Say it again if you can!"
Morino Yiton shook his head from side to side. It had been a long time since he had personally interrogated such an ordinary little thief, so he just took this opportunity to vent his shock.
“…”
When the little snitch saw the tall and powerful Morino Iton, he was instantly overwhelmed by his aura. At that time, he felt a little disappointed. He didn't notice just now that there was a different person interrogating him.
suddenly.
He regretted it a bit.
That ninja who didn’t ask anything just now…
Seems pretty good!
…
Outside the cubicle.
Now only Tsunade and Aoyu are left.
Tsunade walked towards Qingyu step by step, and only stopped when there was not much distance left between the two.
"Why don't you speak?"
Tsunade's voice suddenly became gentle, but this gentleness was obviously superficial, but it actually contained a terrifying feeling.
"I… "
Qingyu's head was still in chaos. He didn't know the specific purpose of Tsunade's visit. Whether he really wanted to accept him as a disciple or if there was some other purpose in his words, he didn't know how to speak at all.
"It doesn't matter if you don't say it, just let me continue talking!"
Tsunade bowed her head slightly, wrapped her hands around Qingyu's neck, and took off the cat-face mask on Qingyu's face very gently and gently.
In an instant.
Qingyu's appearance was exposed in front of Tsunade.
Because the distance between the two is a little too close.
Aoyu could clearly feel the air blowing on his face after Tsunade breathed.
There is an itchy feeling.
Suddenly.
Qingyu lowered his head slightly in embarrassment.
It doesn't matter if you lower your head.
The angle is just right.
A deep ravine came directly into his sight.
Qingyu's breathing suddenly became slightly faster, and he no longer knew where to direct his eyes.
"The people in the woods that day..."
Tsunade still maintained her current posture, and the air flow from her words blew directly to the base of Qingyu's ears, which felt crisp and itchy. It was hard to say whether it was uncomfortable or comfortable.
"It's you!"
As soon as these words came out, Qingyu calmed down instantly. He didn't speak and became cautious.
"Hahahahahaha!"
Tsunade laughed and stood up straight again, the distance between the two became slightly wider, which made Qingyu feel that her breathing became much easier.
"Am I that terrible?"
Tsunade held her waist with both hands, tilted her head slightly, and kept staring at Qingyu's face with her eyes, never moving away.
Now she is 10,000% sure.
The young man named Qingyu in front of him.
It was the figure she saw in the woods that day.
The person who might have helped her intentionally or unintentionally.
certainly.
It doesn't matter.
The important thing is…
Even she didn't know why, but she could faintly see the shadows of the rope tree and Broken on Qingyu's hurried away figure.
Even though the young man named Qingyu in front of her looked like he was not the same type of person as the two of them, it still gave her a feeling of déjà vu, which was a feeling that was hard to put into words.
This phenomenon happens to almost everyone.
For example, when you meet someone, you feel like you are seeing someone from the past.
Even if the two people don't look alike.
It could be a frown, a smile, or even the way you walk or the tone of your voice.
It is because of this similar feeling.
It will make people have a preconceived feeling of affinity or disgust towards a stranger.
This feeling depends on whether the similar person is important or annoying.
When Tsunade met Aoyu, she had this indescribable feeling that this person had some indescribable similarity with her deceased brothers Naoki and Dan.
"No... no..."
Qingyu's back was leaning against the wall of the cubicle, already in a position of no retreat.
If Tsunade's hands were placed on the wall, it would be like a wall-dong gesture.
Qingyu showed weakness on the surface, making himself look weak, but he was still thinking quickly in his heart.
He didn't answer Tsunade's words just now.
That's because he simply doesn't know how to answer.
The person in the grove is indeed him.
This is the case now.
It's not even if he admits it, and it's even less if he doesn't admit it. He can only treat it silently, but even if he is silent, he knows very well that Tsunade has discovered him.
The question he can't figure out now is...
Is Tsunade one of our own
Or an enemy
Should you trust it
To know…
This is already inside the torture department.
There is Tsunade in front of her and Morino Iton behind her. If they are not handled properly, any peaceful life will be like cannibalism and dreaming.
therefore.
Qingyu decided not to express any opinions for the time being.
He wanted to find out.
What exactly does Tsunade mean!
"You kid..."
Tsunade looked at Qingyu's appearance, smiled and shook her head, her brown eyes seemed to see through everything that Qingyu was thinking.
"I have investigated your detailed information. As a member of the Yamanaka clan, your parents died after the Second Ninja War, and you were weak and had no support. In the end, you were sent to the Torture Department to be a prisoner at any time. A victim that can be used to read memories, am I right?"
Tsunade stared at Aoyu with burning eyes. After she learned about Aoyu's name and family in Ichiraku Ramen yesterday, she used her energy to find all the information about Aoyu.
"..." Qingyu was silent, with no expression on his face, just listening to Tsunade's words quietly.
Tsunade didn't care at all about Aoyu's silence and continued to talk. She lowered her voice so low that only she and Aoyu could hear it.
"I saw your movements in the woods. You are far more flexible than your peers!"
"If I'm not wrong..."
"The torture department is just your disguise. Every night you go to the deserted grove behind the prison to exercise. Your physical fitness is far better than that of your peers, but you still maintain the illusion of poor health. So There’s only one reason I can think of!”
"You don't want to set foot on the battlefield of the Third Ninja War, and you don't want to die on the battlefield like your parents did!"
"So you hide your strength, hide in the darkness of the torture department, and make yourself as inconspicuous as possible to hide the fact that you are a genius!"
"But... you overlooked one thing!"
"Paper can never cover fire. Ordinary paper can't cover it, and ANBU paper can't cover it. What's more, you are not a real weak flame, but a dazzling red sun!"
"Sooner or later you will be exposed!"
"At that time, there are only two roads waiting for you. One is to bravely go to the battlefield, and the other is to betray Konoha and become a traitor!"
"I believe neither of these two paths is what you want!"
"So I came to you and gave you a third way. Be my disciple. No one will let you go to the battlefield, not even Sarutobi-sensei!"
At the end of Tsunade's words, the smile on her face faded and her tone became particularly firm.
When she talked about the battlefield, she thought of Rope Tree and Broken.
Those were her two closest relatives.
All died on the battlefield!
Now, just when she was disheartened and ready to leave Konoha Village, she suddenly discovered Qingyu who felt very similar to these two people.
Even if there is no content shown on Qingyu's information...
She won't let Qingyu go to the battlefield either!
"I... how can you say that... is so exaggerated..."
The corner of Qingyu's mouth twitched slightly, he just wanted to live a quiet life, but Tsunade described him as so awesome, a genius and a red sun. Those descriptions were clearly the right ones to describe Minato.
"Hahahahaha, do you think Minato will be friends with just anyone?" Tsunade said meaningfully.
"What do you mean..." Qingyu's eyes suddenly widened. He didn't think about it that much. He always felt that his acting skills were good. Could it be that Minato had noticed it a long time ago, but he never exposed him
"Qingyu, I come to you with no ill intentions. You can think about it carefully. If you are willing to be my disciple, I will do my best to teach you medical ninjutsu, and I can take you out of the torture department or even wood at any time if you want. Ye Cun, of course, if you are willing to stay here, I will not interfere, I just think you don’t have to live so hard."
Tsunade's brown eyes stared at Aoyu, and even she couldn't explain why.
She didn't want to miss such an opportunity to fill her heart again.
She also didn't want to wait until she returned to Konoha Village to get news of Qingyu's death or betrayal.
She carefully studied the information about the mountain clan.
Members who are truly trained as core members will not be sent to the ANBU or the Torture Department, and they will not be asked to do things like reading memories that consume their spirit and soul.
Only those abandoned sons of the family have been trained to learn the family's secret techniques since childhood, and they are even not allowed to go to ninja schools for secret training.
After training, these people are sent to the Anbu or Roots, which not only contributes to the intelligence career of Konoha Village, but also sends a signal of goodwill and loyalty to the top management of Konoha in this way.
Those abandoned family members.
In name only, he still retains the surname Yamanaka, but he is no longer considered a member of the family.
It can be sacrificed while reading memory at any time.
Even though they didn't actually go to war.
But the Torture Department is not just another battlefield.
After Tsunade confirmed that the figure she saw in the woods was Aoyu, she felt in her heart that this was a young man who was not willing to be dominated by fate. He was secretly constantly making himself stronger. All he lacked was an opportunity.
Therefore.
She came here on her own initiative.
Decided to give Qingyu a chance.
"Well... If you don't want to, I will pretend that nothing happened and will not expose your information..."
Tsunade's eyes suddenly became sharp, and she instantly changed from the gentle posture just now to the feeling of a strong woman.
"Do you get me?"
"I, Tsunade, teach my disciples that it all depends on their own mood. If I like you, I will take the initiative to come to you without any pretense!"
"But if you don't like it, I won't threaten you with your little secret, that's not all I'm going to do!"
"I have already said what should be said and what should not be said."
"Now it's your turn to give me an answer!"
After Tsunade said the last sentence, her eyes stared at Qingyu, her eyes flashing with strong expectations. She had always been someone who didn't like to accept disciples. This was the first time in his life that he actively wanted to accept disciples.
"Huh..."
Qingyu breathed a heavy sigh of relief. After hearing Tsunade speak clearly and clearly, his whole body relaxed.
So fine.
Nothing is hidden or tucked away.
Maybe it's because I've been exposed to too many conspiracies recently.
Qingyu suddenly felt that Tsunade's character of doing whatever she thought and saying anything was very rare in this chaotic ninja world.
At least…
Obviously after experiencing the pain of losing a loved one twice, I am still willing to believe in the sincerity of the world.
This is not easy!
at the same time.
This is a combination of strength and softness.
It was like a heavy hammer hitting the weakest part of Qingyu's heart that he had carefully protected.
Anyone who seems to be strong and invulnerable is often using strong characteristics to protect his fragile heart.
Qingyu is exactly like this.
His paranoia-like caution and caution are precisely because he is filled with insecurity in his heart.
When facing Tsunade.
Qingyu suddenly felt a sense of dependence.
He won't be so careful that when he looks at the world, he feels that everything that happens is malicious to him.
"Tsunade-sensei, I won't let you down!"
Aoyu raised his head and looked into Tsunade's eyes, looking into her eyes for the first time since Tsunade found him.
For him who is systematic, he doesn't care about how many medical ninjutsu he can learn, but what he cares more about is this hard-won care!
Therefore, he decided to give Tsunade a chance and give himself a chance to open his heart to this strange and familiar world.
"Hahahahaha, you are smart, otherwise I will punch you away!"
Tsunade burst into laughter.
When she heard the words "Tsunade-sensei", she knew in her heart that Aoyu made the right choice.
at the same time.
She patted Qingyu on the shoulder, but she didn't restrain her strength because she was too excited.
only…
This time.
Qingyu stood firmly in place, not affected at all, and seemed as if he didn't feel the power at all.
(End of chapter)