41 Chapter 41: Pakura

In the mindscape shared by Kushina and Minato, the fox was sitting like a human. He was still reminiscing about the talk he shared with the pair earlier. It was difficult to believe for him that a kid was responsible for attracting the curiosity of such a powerful being like the shinigami. He originally wanted to talk to the two of them about the truth he knew since he thought they were the ones calling the shots.

When he was fighting them and Tsunade appeared from nothing, he thought that she was a kind of plan B to contain him, only now he came to know that a kid changed the fate of an entire village… No, he was still what the humans define as a baby.

But since the kid was the one who knew the most, then it would be better to have that conversation when he was present.

'Now… how much will they take?'

The fox was waiting, before he threw them away, Minato told him that since he promised to help them, he would free him from the prison he was in now. Since the seal was a little special, it could only be opened from the outside.

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When Minato and Kushina woke up, they couldn't hide the happiness from their faces. Not only did they get help and acceptance from the fox, but on top of that, now there was no need for Lite and Mito to lock them up with de kyuubi for know how much time.

— You took your time. How did it go? (Mito)

— Grandma Mito? Yes! We did it! (Kushina)

— I say… It's a little strange to listen to people calling me grandma now that I have this body. (Mito)

— Ha ha… (Minato)

What can he say? Years of relationship with Kushina and observing other people were enough for Minato to learn to never talk about the age of a lady, even if she seemed okay with that. He still wanted to live.

— By the way, where's Lite? (Kushina)

— That kid? He's already sleeping, you took your sweet time. (Mito)

— Eh? So early? (Kushina)

*Boom*

— No matter what, he is still a kid. I sent him to sleep early. It's you who rely too much on him, but with me here those days are over! (Mito)

Kushina could only nod with a bump in her head and a little drop of water that threatened to fall from her eyes.

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Clashes reverberated across the forest and splashes of blood were everywhere, but a figure refused to go down without a fight. 

She has long green hair, styled in such a way that it forms a ball on the top of her head, with what appears to be a needlepoint, with two large strands with orange tips.

She was running, scaping with all of her might while not forgetting to kill anyone who dared to cross her path. Sadly, the enemies were too many and she was all alone.

By now she already understood that she failed in the plot of that bastard Rasa, but revenge would have to wait until she gets to a safe place first, although she very much doubted that was possible.

Her thinking was simple, even if she can't escape, she'll kill as many enemies as possible. She'll make them suffer such an incredible loss that they would regret ever trying to challenge her.

Her use of the Scorch Release was impeccable and every move finished the life of another enemy. But chakra is limited and one can not fight endlessly. As time passed, her energies started to dwindle. Her moves started to slow down.

She was strong, incredible so, the reports the enemy side received were outdated or so they thought, but the fact is that the losses were already almost in the red numbers, if they did not finish the work fast then even if she died at the end, the mission would be considered a failure.

One move of her hand could annihilate a chuunin while the other kept at bay a jounin, her scorch release was incredibly versatile and difficult to counter. It was obvious that her edo version was nothing in comparison to the original.

*Clash*

Another clash sounded, the intensity of the attacks and the speed of the kumo jounins were a powerful weapon against her, they could impede her escape while making their attacks more difficult to counter. In other words, she was condemned.

Just before jounin stabbed her in the shoulder after the sacrifice of a chunnin, a yellow flash appeared in the battlefield and destroyed the head of the kumo ninja.

For a moment, all sound vanished. Pakura was dumbfounded by the help and the kumo ninjas stayed still, at first, they confused her for the fourth Hokage until they noticed who she truly was.

That was Tsunade, who rushed here after receiving info from Katsuyu that a group of ninjas were passing by. It was something she usually did to monitor their territory. Although it was difficult to determine their affiliation, only a powerful village was capable of sending such a big team. 

When she told Lite that they were going in the direction of Suna, he knew he hit the jackpot. After all, he remembered clearly that female ninja who was brutally betrayed by the leaders of her village.

Lite obviously wanted to have her on his team, but it was extremely difficult to obtain information from Suna or Kumo about any of their movements. However, it was not surprising that they would pass by so close to them, after all, their group was too powerful and they would not obtain permission to pass by the land of fire, and even if they could, it would be stupid to do it since it was a secret mission. On the other hand, the land of Grass was weak, moreover, the information Tsunade and the rest allowed the others to know was that a group of rogues attacked and left everything in shambles, making it even more vulnerable.

(A.N: Kumo is on the north-east while Suna is on the south-west. In the middle is Konoha. The land of rice is bordering the country of fire.)

A few seconds passed and the kumo group finally came back to their senses, after all, they were not elite in vain. 

They instantly raised their guard. It was already difficult to fight one Pakura, but with the addition of a truly Kage level powerhouse, it was already a testament to their resolve that they still had not yet issued the retreat.

— Senju Tsunade, what are you doing here? Get out, this is Kumo business. 

The first to speak was the leader of the group, he had to make this mission successful. He was fuming internally, he believed that Rasa held information about the true strength of Pakura. According to him, she was an elite jounin, but she was closer to a kage than a jounin.

They had already lost too much and it was not possible to retreat just because a woman appeared. 

— What I do or not is none of your concern. 

Tsunade was counting the number of enemies. She could not allow any of them to escape here. If the news that Tsunade fought an elite group from Kumo reached that village or Konoha then the tension between these two nations would escalate again. A war was impossible. Even if they did not want to reach that extreme, others would do anything in their power to make it happen. 

Tsunade could not avoid being somewhat surprised, the group consisted of one elite jounin, three jounin and five chunnin, now only one chunnin was still alive, albeit barely, one jounin dead, one injured and unconscious; and only one jounin and the elite jounin were at their peak.

— This girl is amazing. No wonder that kid wants her. (Tsunade)

However, this made her work easier. If she had to fight all of them at the start. then they would undoubtedly run, but now that is impossible. Although Pakura was already tired and was in no condition to fight, she was not heavily injured, there was no problem in defending herself. Everything was perfect.

Tsunade noticed that the chunnin was already making plans to escape. The only ones who could somehow restrain her were the two jounins, any less than that and one would die before the other had any opportunity to go too far.

However, she was not worried. She did not only play while making her investigations. For her, every specimen was an opportunity to understand more and more about the human body, and although she did not develop any new techniques, new ways to use the ones she already had were possible.

One of them was an instant movement. Instead of using brute strength, she concentrated on her feet to gain speed, it was comparable to the Raikage, the downside was that the control had to be much more precise since the movement had to be much more delicate while using the same amount of chakra as her destructive technique, also, it was burst, not sustainable and could only go in one direction.

If faced against another kage-level ninja, it was impossible to use it due to its predictability, but against weaker opponents, this was perfect for a quick attack.

Once they were in their respective position, the leader started to do signs. He started with a relatively short just while his partner was prepared to intercept any kind of attack. Normally, ninjas of their level would have enough time to move their hands, years of practice made their moves almost instantaneous, but they knew better than to underestimate an opponent of her caliber.

And they were right, just as he was starting to form signs, Tsunade moved. She used psychology tactics at a perfect level, making them believe didn't notice their plan. All their concentration was on a possible attack, so when she disappeared, they instantly raised their vigilance to their maximum, only to realize that the chuunin they so wanted to protect was falling to the ground with a hole in his chest.

— You bitch…

The leader knew that there was no hope, their fate was sealed. That was the kind of monster someone like Tsunade was when she was serious, someone at the same level as Pedomaru, a bastard that is almost impossible to kill, and Jiraiya, a pervert that was able to fight an user of the rinnegan and would have probably won if not for the secret of Nagato. 

— Hey! Do you want me to finish them? (Tsunade)

— NO! They're mine! (Pakura)

While the kumo ninjas had their plan, Tsunade also had hers. She used Katsuyu to transfer the chakra to Pakura. Her mission was to recruit her, so she had to gain her favor. And what's better than to let her kill her enemies with her own hands?

— Even with my help, you're still too tired. I'll take care of the jounin, I'll leave the leader to you. (Tsunade)

Pakura gritted her teeth, she wanted nothing more than to peel the skin of these people, but she knew her limitations, it was already good enough that she was alive.

— Leave the one injured alive, he's a good source of information. (Tsunade)

— Fine! (Pakura)

No more words were necessary, Tsunade immediately rushed toward her enemy. She decided to use her chakra scalpel to sever the tendons and immobilize him. Now that they have a Yamanaka, it is good to take him with her. It was a boring fight, if it could be called like that. 

Pakura ran towards her enemy, she decided to use one big jutsu and finish everything before her low energies betrayed her. Meanwhile, the elite jounin saw how his companion was defeated in a matter of seconds. His stress was as high as the sky. While he was how Pakura was preparing for her attack, he was also checking if Tsunade decided to kill him while he was distracted, but that was not necessary.

— SCORCH RELEASE, EXTREMELY STEAMING MURDER!

She created several flaming orbs that resemble small suns. They started to move around her, like stars worshiping her. Then suddenly, they were all combined, forming a giant energy ball, full of power of destruction.

— DIE!

The body of her enemy instantly disappeared, leaving no traces except for a crater created by the jutsu.

Then, Pakura fell to the ground, her eyes closed, too exhausted to even think about the blonde who rushed towards her. 

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