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Haori didn't have a chance to defend himself. In fact, it wasn't his turn to speak yet.
"It's okay, Tsunade-sensei. Haori can take care of himself. I brought him here like Tsunade-sensei always brings Shizune." Kushina smiled and retorted to Tsunade. At that moment, Shizune happened to walk into the tent.
Shizune served tea for the guests. After putting down the tray, she bowed to Kushina, then shyly retreated.
Since her lover, Dan Kato, died, Tsunade had kept Dan's niece, Shizune, by her side.
Haori looked at Shizune's retreating figure and strained his brain to recall information about her. He didn't remember much, but this information made him have a ridiculous thought.
Tsunade raised Shizune. Was this the legendary raising of a child to take care of you in your old age? Was it raising a child to take care of you in your old age?
Well, regardless of whether Haori was right, Shizune later became Tsunade's full-time nanny, taking care of her life.
"Not like Shizune. It's more like that little brat over at Minato's place." Tsunade gave a not-very-friendly expression after hearing Kushina's words.
She was talking about Kakashi, right? Had Tsunade met Kakashi? Haori was a bit confused.
"That little brat is too reckless. He's eager to prove that he's White Fang's son, that his father was a hero of Konoha. The way he fights on the battlefield is very easy to get killed, and it will happen quickly."
Tsunade could perhaps understand Kakashi's eagerness, but she also thought that his actions were incredibly stupid.
In this Shinobi World War, Tsunade couldn't even guarantee that she could live to the end of the war. How could Kakashi, a reckless little brat, even think about it? Let alone that, Tsunade's grandfather, the Second Hokage, didn't he also die on the battlefield?
Ninjas were good at small-scale infiltration, sabotage, sneaking in, assassination, stealing things, breaking and entering… Ahem, in short, their battle methods shouldn't be a direct face-to-face confrontation. Because this would affect the individual ninja's efficiency. In fact, a team of four was the most efficient form.
But the current situation was that the Shinobi World War forced all the ninja villages to deploy thousands of ninjas to the front lines, forcing them to fight in a big melee like ordinary soldiers. This was really not a good strategy.
But it was a strategy that had to be implemented.
"Haori is different from Kakashi…"
"Haori? His name?"
"Yes. His name is Shiraishi Haori. At least Haori is smarter than Kakashi. And he's very strong. When I say he can take care of himself, I'm not kidding. Let's put it this way, I would lose to Minato in the competition for Hokage, but my disciple would definitely beat Minato's disciple." Kushina said confidently.
But looking at her expression, Haori felt that she looked like a child showing off her new toy to an elder.
Was it an illusion? Haori thought that his perception must have been wrong.
"On the way here, we actually encountered a team of Sunagakure ninjas. One jōnin, one chūnin, two genin… Haori took them all down by himself."
"Took them down?" Surprise appeared on Tsunade's face. Although she didn't agree with Kakashi's actions, she still acknowledged his strength. But she didn't expect that in Kushina's eyes, her student was even stronger than White Fang's son.
"Three dead, one seriously injured. His own injuries are basically nothing."
"Oh? Your name is Haori?"
This time, Tsunade was starting to be interested in Haori.
This record was indeed pretty good. It was comparable to Kakashi's.
In Tsunade's eyes, Haori was also a kid. He was wrapped in a piece of torn black cloth (yes, that's how Tsunade saw it), with white hair. But he was different from other kids his age. After entering the tent, he didn't look around. He stayed behind Kushina, calm and composed.
"Yes, Shiraishi Haori, Tsunade-sama." Hearing Tsunade's question, Haori finally spoke for the first time.
Tsunade nodded, then said, "Looks good…"
Then she walked over to Haori and extended her left hand. She looked as if she wanted to gently pat Haori's head, but just when her hand was about to touch Haori, she suddenly curled up her finger.
Haori immediately felt that something was wrong. As Tsunade's finger was about to touch his forehead, he jumped back instantly!
In an instant, electrical arcs began to flash around Haori's body. By the time Tsunade flicked her finger towards him, he had already teleported ten meters away to the entrance of the tent.
Haori naturally had to dodge, and he had to dodge with all his strength. If Tsunade's brute strength had hit his forehead, the best outcome would have been a concussion… The main thing was that he didn't enjoy being abused.
Tsunade was slightly stunned. She had indeed intended to test Haori, but she hadn't expected to miss.
"How is it? Good reaction, right?" Seeing Tsunade's reaction, Kushina seemed even more proud.
Tsunade nodded. She retracted her finger and said, "Not bad. Very quick reaction. Minato's disciple was hit squarely by my flick and knocked out. Not to mention the other aspects, your disciple's reaction ability is still pretty good."
Haori saw Tsunade retract her finger and then dispelled the Chidori Flow surrounding his body. Tsunade was worthy of being one of the Sannin. Although she wasn't a ninja who specialized in speed, her flick just now would have been the same as Kakashi's outcome if his reaction had been a little slower.
Being knocked out unconscious was a more poetic way of saying it. In fact, Kakashi had almost fainted… Imagine a stoic Kakashi like that. It was somehow strangely humorous.
In short, Haori felt that Tsunade was a much higher level ninja compared to himself. He couldn't help but feel that the Sannin were indeed incredibly strong kage-level fighters.
"That jutsu he just used… Was it you or Minato who taught him?" Tsunade asked, frowning. She had a feeling that Haori had only dodged, but with his speed, if she were the enemy, he would have had a chance to counterattack.
Of course, she had only attacked casually just now. She hadn't been serious.
"It's his own jutsu. It's a high-level jutsu that he created himself."
"Created himself?"
Haori had continuously surprised Tsunade. If what Kushina said was true, that Haori could create jutsu of this level at his age, she had to admit his talent.
This was the first time she had seen a ninja who could instantly release a jutsu without hand seals. Judging from the intensity of the chakra, this jutsu should be above A-rank. And judging from the danger of this jutsu to her just now, it was possible that this guy was an exceptionally talented Minato-type genius.
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