r18novel Chapter 125 You mean his name is Killer Bee? I can't abandon my comrades!
Chapter 125 You mean his name is Killer Bee? I can't abandon my comrades!
Chapter 125 You mean his name is Killer Bee? I can't abandon my comrades! (Two chapters combined)
"Sorry, am I late?"
Upon hearing the familiar voice tinged with laughter, Tsunade paused slightly and turned to look.
The boy's smiling face came into view, standing out prominently in the wheat field under the night sky.
"Uchiha Ike!?"
Tsunade instantly appeared beside Uchiha Ike, quickly looking him up and down to confirm that it was indeed him, not some clone.
The bitterness and numbness on her face instantly turned into surprise and astonishment.
You weren't...
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Wasn't Team 5 defeated by that female ninja?
How come Uchiha Ike doesn't seem to have any injuries at all?
Uchiha Ike smiled and turned to look at Atsui not far away. Atsui was still kneeling on the ground, constantly apologizing to the corpses of his comrades.
"You should ask him that question."
Tsunade's eyes flickered, and she whispered, "...Illusion?"
She couldn't think of any other way to make her former comrades suddenly turn against her during battle except for Uchiha Ike's Sharingan.
Uchiha Ike nodded slightly. "Yes and no."
He did indeed use his pupil power to influence Atsi's mind.
But it's just using the Sharingan to create illusions, and then letting Atsui make a decision in reality.
If Atsi had been more mentally strong, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
but...
Uchiha Ike's lips curled up slightly.
Asking a Chunin to fight against the Sharingan with sheer willpower is indeed a bit too demanding.
Moreover, he only appears to have a single tomoe Sharingan, but in reality, he has already awakened a three-tomoe Sharingan.
Looking at it this way, there is actually no solution at all. From the moment Atsi and Samui prepared to take down Class 5, it was already a dead end.
"So, you're all alright?" Tsunade asked in a low voice, her fist clenched lightly.
Uchiha Ike nodded: "I'm fine, Kurenai is fine too, but Kakashi was slightly injured, though it's nothing serious."
"That's good..." Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief, loosened her clenched fists, and relaxed completely.
She looked up at Uchiha Ike, her beautiful red lips trembling slightly: "I thought I would never see you again..."
When Tsunade received Atsui's message, she thought that Team 5 was going to be wiped out today. Even she, the instructor Jonin, almost gave up the struggle and prepared to fight to the death.
But now.
It wasn't Class 5 that got into trouble, but rather the group of guys on the other side...
Seeing Tsunade's complicated expression, Uchiha Ike's expression shifted slightly. He stroked his neck and softly comforted her, "Don't worry, we won't miss each other. If Tsunade-sensei wants, we can meet every day and every night."
"It took me some time to get here, just dealing with that female ninja. I'm not late, am I, Tsunade-sensei?"
But Tsunade did not nod as he had imagined.
On the contrary, the smile on Tsunade's face vanished instantly, and her expression darkened.
"What do you mean 'come here'? Did I tell you to come over?"
"Uh..." Uchiha Ike's warm smile faltered, and he was momentarily at a loss for words.
Shouldn't this be the heartwarming part?
Tsunade crossed her arms and scolded irritably, "Since you rushed over here, you must have seen the signal flare I fired, right? Why don't you hurry back to the village?"
"Or are you saying you don't understand that's a retreat signal? Have you forgotten everything you learned during your special training?"
Tsunade became more and more agitated as she spoke, her shoulders trembling.
Thinking about this, she even wanted to kick Uchiha Ike a couple of times.
She was risking her life to buy time for Team 5, and then Uchiha Ike stupidly came running over!
Seeing Tsunade's agitated state, Uchiha Ike gave a wry smile.
They didn't leave even after the retreat signal was given. If he were Tsunade, he would probably be even angrier.
He clasped his hands together in front of his forehead and honestly admitted his mistake, saying, "I'm so sorry, I'm an idiot."
Looking at Uchiha Ike's earnest face, Tsunade rolled her eyes and said irritably, "You're an idiot. Even I can't solve this problem, do you think you can?"
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Looking at Tsunade's incessant chatter, Uchiha Ike's eyes softened as he gently said, "However, I simply cannot abandon Tsunade-sensei and return to Konoha alone."
Tsunade's beautiful eyes widened slightly, and her scolding stopped abruptly: "How can you say you're going back alone? Kurenai and Kakashi will be going back with you."
Uchiha Ike shook his head and said seriously, "Tsunade-sensei, teammates are very important. Kurenai is my teammate, Kakashi is my teammate, and everyone in Team 5 is my teammate."
"But Tsunade-sensei, you are also an important comrade to me."
"...Me?" Tsunade looked at Uchiha Ike with some surprise.
Uchiha Ike nodded and continued, "Teacher, I know my own limitations. Based on my performance at the Ninja Academy, I am not worthy of teammates like Kurenai and Kakashi, nor could I be guided by an excellent teacher like you."
"I understand. I was able to join Team 5 because Tsunade-sensei chose me."
"Over the years, only you, teacher, have cared about me. No one has ever been this kind to me..."
"I don't have much to repay you with, but since Tsunade-sensei chose me, I will always stand by your side."
"So," Uchiha Ike walked up to Tsunade and calmly met her eyes, "even if we are faced with an inescapable predicament, I absolutely do not want to abandon Tsunade-sensei."
"You don't want to leave me..." Tsunade repeated the sentence unconsciously, her vision suddenly becoming a little blurry.
Most of the people who left their mark on her life have already left.
Even those who haven't left have never said such things to her.
Over the years, Uchiha Ike was the first and only person to promise not to abandon her.
Yes, in this cruel world and unpredictable future, promises are the least valuable and cheapest things.
but..
A young person's promise is often the purest, without any ulterior motives or self-interest involved.
Looking into Uchiha Ike's clear, clean, yet resolute eyes.
Tsunade felt the anger in her heart vanish in an instant, leaving only a faint warmth and happiness.
However, when she saw the smile on the other person's face, Tsunade suddenly felt a little ashamed.
She turned her head away, avoiding eye contact, and said insincerely, "Who chose you? You just got lucky and were assigned to Class 5, you idiot!"
"Okay, okay," Uchiha Ike replied with a smile. "I'm lucky to have been chosen by Tsunade-sensei."
"I didn't choose it, you idiot!"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm an idiot, I'm an idiot..."
In what should have been a serious occasion, the two engaged in pointless bickering, yet they seemed to enjoy it immensely, and their relationship even grew closer without them realizing it.
However, just as the atmosphere between the two was starting to get a little strange.
"Waaaaah..."
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A painful wail from the side interrupted their conversation.
Tsunade, whose emotions had been disrupted, glanced over with a dangerous look in her eyes.
But Atsi didn't sense the danger; he just lay on the ground, kneeling before Kirabi's corpse and wailing.
Tsunade curled her lip, pointed at Atsui and sighed, "Speaking of which, if it weren't for your move, I really wouldn't know how I would have ended up like this."
"Oh?" Uchiha Ike turned his head to look at him, and teased with a smile, "There's actually someone that Tsunade-sensei can't handle?"
"This guy was a real pain." Tsunade didn't respond, but nodded seriously. "His latent aura was dangerous. It always felt like something was parasitizing his body. I even thought he was a Jinchuriki, but I never expected... that he would lose his life like this, killed by his own comrade."
Uchiha Ike didn't seem to care. No matter how powerful he was, he still got stabbed to death.
In this ninja world where offense is high and defense is low, if someone suddenly stabs you in the back, apart from Jinchuriki and tanks like yourself, no one can survive.
Didn't you see he was already lying on the ground? We can't expect to run into a Jinchuriki on our first mission outside the village, can we?
Uchiha Ike chuckled and joked with Tsunade, "It's a pity we don't know his name, otherwise we could erect a monument for him to commemorate our first mission outside the village."
Tsunade rolled her eyes at Uchiha Ike, thinking to herself, "How can this guy have such a sharp tongue?"
"I did hear his name just now," Tsunade said thoughtfully.
The masked man must have mentioned the other person's name before he attempted to assassinate him.
Tsunade paused for a moment, then said in memory, "I think his name is... Killer Bee?"
Upon hearing this name, Uchiha Ike's expression froze for a moment. "Wait."
"What's wrong?" Tsunade looked over curiously.
Uchiha Ike frowned and asked, "Tsunade-sensei, what did you just say this guy's name was?"
"Killer Bee," Tsunade thought Uchiha Ike hadn't heard her clearly, so she leaned closer and spoke clearly, "His name is Killer Bee. What's with that expression... do you know him?"
Uchiha Ike's smile froze.
He certainly recognized the name Killer Bee.
After all, he was one of the Jinchuriki who occupied the most space in the original timeline, besides Naruto who possessed the Nine-Tails.
Uchiha Ike took a deep breath, feeling that all the confusion he had before was now clear.
Upon learning the names of Samui and Atsui, he already knew that the people opposite him were ninjas sent by the Hidden Cloud Village.
After all, there aren't many female ninjas whose figures are comparable to Tsunade's, and Samui is one of them. Moreover, she has blonde hair just like Tsunade, so Uchiha Ike recognized her as soon as he heard her name.
But what he didn't expect was... that the last person in this squad was Killer Bee?
When did Jinchūriki become able to run around like this?
"Of course I don't know him."
Uchiha Ike shook his head and casually tossed out the source of the information: "But I once heard the Fugaku clan chief mention this name."
"Oh?" Tsunade raised her eyebrows and looked over with some curiosity.
"What does Fugaku Uchiha know?"
Konoha and the Uchiha clan share information, but they also keep some things to themselves, which is normal.
Therefore, it's quite normal that Uchiha Fugaku, as the clan head, knew things she didn't.
"A, the son of the Third Raikage, has a powerful partner named Killer Bee."
"and...
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Uchiha Ike's expression turned grave: "Based on the speculations of the Fugaku clan chief and the elders, this Killer Bee might be the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts from Kumogakure."
However, if it is a Jinchūriki... then with such powerful healing abilities, it is impossible for someone to kill them with a single blow!
"!!?"
Tsunade gasped, as if she had thought of something, and suddenly turned her head to look in Atsui's direction.
Killer Bee, who had been lying on the ground, had somehow gotten up and sat up.
"Oh dear, your secret has been discovered. You can't be allowed to live."
Killer Bee slowly stood up from the ground while making strange gestures.
Atsi, who was kneeling in front of him, was so frightened that he sat down on the ground with a look of utter horror.
Killer Bee, you...
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His sword is infused with violent chakra; any Jonin who gets stabbed like that by him would probably die on the spot!
Killer Bee still has the long sword stuck in his right abdomen, but he looks perfectly fine.
He didn't dare to think about why, but he finally understood why his proud and aloof genius sister, Samui, respected Kirabi, who was often looked down upon in the village.
"Oh, I'm fine." Killer Bee adjusted his sunglasses and said coolly, "It's just a minor injury, don't worry about it."
As he spoke, he extended his dark fist, wanting to clash with Atsi.
"I..." Looking at the other person's fist, Atsui lowered his head with a face full of guilt, not knowing what to say.
He was indeed influenced by that Uchiha's genjutsu, but ultimately, he was the one who made the decision.
Atsi covered her face, tears streaming down her cheeks as she wept silently.
Seeing this, Killer Bee lowered his fist, squatted down, and patted Atsui on the shoulder: "It's okay, you were just controlled by the Sharingan, there's no need to feel guilty."
"Feel sorry...
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"No need to apologize, you just need to get some sleep."
Under the astonished gazes of Uchiha Ike and Tsunade, Killer Bee patted Atsui on the shoulder again, and with this pat, Atsui fainted immediately.
Killer Bee helped Atsui to the ground, then stood up and turned to look at Uchiha Ike.
"Young man, what's your name?"
"Uchiha Ike".
"Very good, Uchiha Ike, your personality is very interesting, I like it very much."
Kira gestured rhythmically as she said, "But my friend doesn't like your eyes."
After saying that, Killer Bee slowly walked over, his black chakra growing increasingly dense, seemingly about to cover the moon above his head.
"This chakra..." Tsunade said, her face turning ashen as she sensed the chakra.
"Oh, I heard you just now. Your name is Tsunade." Killer Bee turned to look at Tsunade. "A told me about you."
Before Tsunade could answer, Killer Bee continued, "A told me you're afraid of blood..."
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"Then let me see if it's true."
He reached behind his waist, grasped the hilt of the sword, and without changing his expression, forcefully pulled out Atsi's long sword.
hiss-!!
The sharp blade sliced through flesh, and blood instantly stained the clothes red.
Tsunade, caught off guard by this scene, suddenly had her pupils shrink.
"Blood..
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Tsunade's knees buckled, and she fell to the ground.
During her fall, she felt herself being caught.
Tsunade turned her head and saw Uchiha Ike's concerned gaze. Her expression improved slightly, and she gasped for breath, like a drowning person who had returned to shore.
As she gasped for breath, countless thoughts flashed through her mind.
Uchiha Ike was excellent, but not to the point of being comparable to a Jinchuriki.
Although it was Uchiha Ike who made the promise to her, this time... she wanted to protect him.
She didn't want to watch herself lose someone important again.
With this thought in mind, Tsunade's eyes gradually hardened, and she overcame her fear of blood, stood up from Uchiha Ike's arms, and stood in front of Killer Bee.
"Chi, you run! I'll hold him off..."
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But before she could finish speaking, a pair of warm hands slowly grasped her trembling fingertips.
"Tsunade, I've said it before, I can't abandon my comrades."
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Uchiha Ike came to her side.
"I can't bear to abandon Tsunade."
The night sky was desolate, and the crescent moon hung high, illuminating Uchiha Ike's figure and the smile on his face as he turned his head.
Looking at the boy's slender but upright back, and feeling the warmth emanating from his palm.
Tsunade bit her lip hard, her almond-shaped eyes filled with tears, her face deeply moved.
"You... idiot..."