Chapter 2: Tsunade

After exchanging greetings, silence dominated the cave. Neither of them knew how to start the conversation. Yujin, because he was respecting Tsunade’s feelings. He wanted to wait for her to organize her emotions. Tsunade, because she wanted to understand Yujin’s intentions, which didn’t make much sense to her.

Reflecting on the situation, Tsunade began to realize how strange it was. The fact that she was in the midst of a battle with other ninjas should have been enough to keep normal people away.

She couldn’t sense any trace of Yujin’s chakra.

Another strange point was the fact that he managed to carry her away even under attack from other ninjas. How did he accomplish that? Perhaps her allies helped him escape?

But then why did her allies help? Did they see a civilian carrying her away, and instead of trying to save her, they helped her escape?

Tsunade couldn’t understand because she didn’t know the situation at that moment. The loss of Dan made her disconnect from the battle. If it weren’t for her allies protecting her, she would have died from an enemy attack.

Feeling a headache, she also recalled how Yujin seemed to have somehow knocked her out. How did a normal civilian do that?

Obviously, he’s not a normal civilian.

Tsunade made an effort to try to sense any chakra that Yujin might be hiding, but found nothing. If she didn’t know what happened, she would think he’s just a normal young man with a muscular body.

“What are you doing? I feel something running through my body.”

Tsunade’s thoughts were interrupted by Yujin’s words, who felt Tsunade’s actions, surprising her. At the same time, her guard increased. A normal person shouldn’t be able to sense her discreet actions.

“You ... Are you a ninja?”

Yujin put his hand on his chin upon hearing the question, intrigued. A ninja? Where did he hear that before? The word sounded familiar to him.

Searching his memories, he remembered his master once telling him that in the east, there was an island where feudal lords employed people called ninjas. The island was called Nippon, and ninjas were known for their exceptional battle skills, as well as their tactics of assassination, reconnaissance, and information gathering.

“No, I’m not a ninja. Why do you ask?”

Tsunade observed Yujin carefully, especially his eyes, hoping to find the truth, but could only sense sincerity in his words and actions.

“You were able to sense my chakra examining you earlier, that’s not normal. Usually, only chakra experts can do that, so I asked if you’re a ninja.”

Tsunade’s words again intrigued Yujin. What is chakra? And what does that have to do with being a ninja? After pondering her words for a while, he could only ask.

“What is chakra?”

It’s not like every civilian knows what chakra is, so Tsunade didn’t find the question strange. Raising her hands, she began to focus the chakra in her, finally releasing a kind of green energy around her. Seeing the glow in Tsunade’s hands, Yujin’s eyes lit up with excitement.

“Is that chakra? Hm ... It looks a bit like Qi, but I can’t release it outside my body, intriguing.”

He had never seen anything like it before.

In the world he came from, there is a concept called Qi, which is an internal energy that runs through the body. This energy can do things like strengthen the body in various ways and even indirectly affect the world around. For example, when Yujin releases his Qi, some sensitive people can feel his power, even if they have never practiced martial arts.

If he intends to kill, his Qi takes on a different property, causing weak-hearted people to feel intense fear to the point of fainting.

Some techniques learned from his master, and some he even created himself, can make Qi travel outside his body and enter the opponent’s body, causing internal damage.

But what he was seeing was completely different. The energy seemed to turn into light, and it was possible to see and even feel it. When he approached to take a closer look, he even felt some warmth emanating from the energy.