A Journey Through the Universes

Chapter 125: Evasion

A moment later, I appear behind Sakumo, who, it turns out, was in the ward with my would-be teammates.

Jiraiya was sitting on the bed, squeezing his fingers into a lock and looking at one point on the floor. Pale, covered in abrasions and wounds.

On the next bed lay no less pale Tsunade. One stump remained of her right arm, everything that was below the elbow was gone. Curled up, she frowned at what was left of her hand. My poor girl…

Orochimaru wasn’t here, but most likely he was in a separate room.

Infection… How did it happen like that…

Sakumo finally felt that I had appeared behind his back.

Snatching the kunai, he turned sharply, clearly ready to strike, but when he saw my face in front of him, he stopped – Tetsuya?! You scared me again… it looks like my message has already reached the Hokage, since you’re here. –

Tsunade, hearing this, quickly hid her hand, or rather what was left of it. “Tetsuya, you’re here! She said quickly in a surprised voice, with a strained smile on her face.

Jiraya also “woke up”. But he clearly had neither the strength nor the desire to smile. – Tetsuya, it’s my fault that Orochimaru and Tsunade…–

– Jiraya, shut up! Tsuna said quickly, interrupting him.

– But…–

– It’s not your fault, we won and came out of the battle alive, that’s the main thing. the girl shook her head.

– Orochimaru … – sighed Jiraya, covering his face with his palms.

– He will survive, I say for sure, he will survive. –

Taking a chair and sitting on it, I calmly asked – What happened? Tell me everything. –

Taking a deep breath, Jiraiya spoke – Everything just didn’t go according to plan. We were going to go exploring in Amegakura, information came that Hanzo had left the village…–

– Who are we? –

– Me, Tsunade and Orochimaru. We thought that nothing was threatening us, since we were going together, and Kage left the village. – I grabbed Jirai’s head – But as I said, everything went awry. When we were approaching Ame, we were lucky to run into an enemy patrol consisting mainly of Jonins. A battle ensued. We were winning until reinforcements arrived to our enemies in the form of Hanzo Salamander himself, who, it seems, was not so far from the village. –

I frowned.

– That’s it. – Jiraya shrugged his shoulders – An unequal battle ensued. The remaining handful of Jonins, along with Hanzo, suppressed us. –

– Then we decided to divide the forces. – gave voice to Tsunade, who was looking at me with a storm of emotions. I need to talk to her, alone. – Jiraya took over all the jonins, and I, with Orochimaru, had to restrain Hanzo, waiting for Jiraya. –

– In the end, I came too late. – Jiraya drooped – The guys had already exhausted themselves, and I was not in the best shape. Then Hanzo stood up and said that this battle will remain for Konoha and he will save our lives, but in exchange for this we become “Sanins”… –

Tsunade grinned – But Orochimaru was against such a defeat. While Hanzo was talking this nonsense, he was preparing a secret attack, which somehow almost succeeded. –

– Go on. I sighed, watching Jiraya deflate.

– Orochimaru couldn’t kill Hanzo, only wound him. The leader of Ame himself did not like such a mean attack, and he decided to kill Orochimaru. Swinging kusarigama, Hanzo almost cut Orochi in half, if not for Tsunade. She pushed him away at the cost of her hand, but Orochi was still badly hurt… I’ve been watching all this time and doing nothing… Froze in place from shock, like a lousy genin. –

“Ha~ah, so who killed Hanzo?” – I grabbed my head.

“I killed him when I got there. More precisely, he finished it off. Orochi’s attack carried with it a paralyzing poison, so when I arrived, even a child could kill Hanzo. –

Tsunade stood up a little, exposing her arm. With her healthy hand, the girl comfortingly stroked Jiraya’s head – We are people, Jiraya. We tend to make mistakes. –

– We are Shinobi, Tsunade. – Jiraya took her hand away from him, shaking his head bitterly at the same time – We can’t make mistakes, because there is only one price for a mistake. Death. –

“You’re right, Jiraya. I said, looking seriously into his eyes, which was quite difficult since he avoided my gaze. – But it’s pointless to regret and grieve about what has already happened. It will be right to remember this lesson that life has given you and try not to repeat mistakes. –

– Yes, it’s understandable. – he waved his hand, smiling slightly – But you can’t order your heart. I can’t just stop feeling guilty like that. –

All this time, Tsunade continued to look at me thoughtfully, periodically biting her lip nervously. It was obvious that the girl could not find a place for herself.

For some reason, my girlfriend became abruptly uncomfortable being next to her boyfriend.…

– OK. Sakumo take Jiraya to the iryenins, they missed several minor wounds on their right side. –

– what? – I didn’t understand Jiraya – But~ oh…–

Sakumo, who had been silent before, gave me a knowing look and grabbed Jiraya, dragged him outside, leaving me alone with Tsuna.

As soon as we were alone, the girl became even more nervous.

The oppressive silence did little to help her relax.

Slowly and carefully, I stretched out my palm towards the girl – Tsunade… Show me your hand. –

She literally jumped up in fear and hid her hand more tightly under the sheet. –Tetsuya, please don’t… –

I said softly to Tsunade again. Give me your hand. –

Slowly she held out her shaking hand to me… That’s just not the one.

– No, Tsuna. – I shook my head – I need that hand you’re hiding. Let me see. –

– Tetsuya. You are welcome. Not necessary. – she said slowly and quietly, her voice almost breaking. The eyes slowly filled with tears.

– Tsunade, don’t be afraid. Give me your hand. –

Turning away, she held out her other hand, which was wrapped in cloth.

As soon as I tried to untie the fabric, Tsunade abruptly pulled her hand away – Why are you untying? –

– I need to inspect the damage. –

– Tetsuya, I’m iryenin. There’s no need for that. I can’t restore my arm, I’m lucky that at least this is left. –

– What are you afraid of? – calmly asked, stroking her leg encouragingly. In fact, I’ve already figured out what’s what, but I want to hear it from her personally.

– I…–

– Tsunade… Are you really afraid that I will treat you differently now? Or even worse, leave you? I asked with a gentle smile, continuing to stroke the girl.

I interpreted her silence as agreement, and the way she hung her head perfectly said that I had hit the nail on the head.

– This is all nonsense, Tsunade. –

– But… – her lip was trembling – But why do you need a cripple? – Tsunade smiled self-deprecatingly – You have Mito. And how many other women just want to get into your bed? I’m not even talking about how much he wants you for a husband. –

I exhaled, realizing that I was mostly to blame for this behavior. The girl does not see how good she is, no, Tsuna only sees how good I am and my dream of a harem.

Due to the fact that her boyfriend is a Shinobi god, Tsunade unwittingly began to belittle herself, it’s not my fault, but what I’m guilty of is my desire for a harem. Still, it cannot but affect her… How difficult everything is!

– Tsunade, do you really have such a bad opinion of me? I smiled teasingly.

– What?! No, no, it’s just…” she said quickly.

“Then what’s the problem?” – shrugged his shoulders – Let’s not lie to each other, I’m being hunted by just a bunch, a bunch of women… However, I got only you and Mito, you know? Behind every exceptional man are exceptional women. –

A timid smile appeared on Tsuna’s face – You’re right, I’m sorry. I’m getting a little weak. –

– Nothing, nothing. – I say gently, stroking her head – In fact, I don’t understand you now. Tsunade, have you forgotten what your boyfriend is capable of? –

– Uh… – funny Tsuna lowered her gaze

– Tsunade, your boyfriend was able to rejuvenate his mother, your boyfriend was able to re-seal the jinchuriki without the death of the vessel. Have you already forgotten all those surprised faces when they found out about it? –

“You… you mean you can get my hand back?” – quietly, hopefully asked the girl, looking intently into my eyes.

– Yes, silly, I can give you back your hand. My irenjutsu may not be suitable for this yet, but fuinjutsu is capable. Let’s go back to Konoha and in a week you will have a new hand, no worse than the old one. –

Slowly, tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.

– What are you doing? – wiped the tears from her cheek – I hope it’s from joy…–

Suddenly she grinned and jumped and threw me on the bed – Tsunade? –

–I want you…” she whispered, reaching into my pants.

Okay, stop. In my opinion, this is not the best moment for sex. Yes, my younger brother will still get up, but in my opinion it’s unnecessary now… She should lie down to rest, not this… How can I tell her this and not offend her? If I refuse, she’ll think it’s because of the hand… Think, soaring, think… oh!

– Tsunade! – I gently pushed her away – Wait, now is not the time. –

– After all, I’m disgusting, right? – Tsuna said sadly, with resentment in her voice.

– But no! It’s just that Orochimaru clearly needs my help right now…–

The girl froze, and then looked at me with a wild look and exclaimed – Exactly! Orochimaru! Hurry up dear, go help him! I forgot all about him. –

“Nothing, nothing, baby, you’re in no condition to blame yourself. Have a rest. – he said with a smile, secretly exhaling.

Phew, successful avoidance of sex….I didn’t think it was so hard to do. Okay, time to do Orochi.