Chapter 3: Where Am I?

The dawn was nearing its end, and Tsunade and Yujin were contemplating what to do.

Tsunade wanted to go back to retrieve Dan’s body and regroup with the survivors of the fight, so she was preparing to leave. Yujin, on the other hand, was still pondering about Chakra when he heard some sounds.

Without changing his expression, he stood up and went outside the cave. His vision seemed to extend to infinity, and he could see some black dots in the distance approaching their direction. Yujin’s actions were always under Tsunade’s watch, so she also exited the cave.

“What’s going on?”

He was trying to figure out who was coming, but his vision couldn’t see enough to discern. If he waits for them to approach, they might not be able to escape if they turn out to be enemies.

“There’s a group of people coming towards us rapidly. I think we should flee. I can’t tell if they’re your bodyguards or enemies.”

Without waiting for her response, Yujin picked her up and ran in another direction, constantly monitoring the movement of the group to see if they knew the direction he was heading.

Tsunade was surprised by Yujin’s actions but didn’t stop him. She felt he had some misunderstanding when he mentioned “bodyguards.”

Yujin’s speed astonished Tsunade; he was much faster than an average ninja. How was that possible? She didn’t know. She couldn’t sense Chakra in his body.

Observing Yujin constantly looking back while running, she wanted to know how good his vision was. After all, she couldn’t see anyone in the direction he was looking, but she didn’t doubt that he really saw something.

It almost seemed like the Hyuga clan’s ability, the Byakugan.

Several minutes later, they were far enough, and Yujin put Tsunade down while he climbed a tree to look in the direction they came from. He was already too far to see clearly, but due to his constant observations, he knew they were heading straight for the cave they were in.

Now, he wanted to know if they had any tracker capable of finding the footprints he left during the escape.

He could have escaped by stepping on the trees, but he was carrying Tsunade. She’s a normal woman, so he was concerned she might end up vomiting.

After a few moments, and seeing that no one was following them, he descended from the tree and said,

“It looks like we managed to escape them. What do you want to do? I’ll take you to your destination.”

Tsunade frowned, understanding that Yujin thought she was a civilian who needed help defending herself. She was wearing a Jonin battle uniform from the Leaf Village, so it’s a mystery to her how he didn’t realize she’s a ninja.

“I don’t need your help; I’m a ninja, I can take care of myself.”

Yujin was quite surprised. He didn’t expect her to be a ninja, but it explained the uniform she was wearing.

“So, you can use those spells too?”

Although he had seen the glowing energy in Tsunade’s hand, he didn’t think she was a ninja since it didn’t look like much. In his mind, she was the daughter of some feudal lord under enemy attack.

“They’re not spells; they’re ninjutsu, and yes, I can.”

“So, you’re actually strong? But you’re a woman.”

Yujin couldn’t understand. Where he came from, women stayed at home and raised children. They weren’t part of disputes and conflicts.

This time, Tsunade was genuinely offended. Although in the ninja world, women fight as much as men, there’s still some level of sexism where men consider themselves superior to women. As the strongest kunoichi in the village, she knew this better than anyone. After all, she became so strong precisely because she didn’t want to be inferior to the men around her.

“Yes, I am strong. Any problem? It’s not like women are inferior to men.”

He wanted to respond that men are physically stronger, but seeing her expression that seemed about to explode, he remained silent. To change the subject, he looked around for a moment and asked,