Chapter 137: Serpents

After the much older Tsunade ceased her crying and releasing her emotions, she asked Tsuna how she came to the future.

Tsuna then began to recount her unbelievable and whimsical tale of how she ended up coming to the future.

From the unexpected nature of the mission to her abruptly traveling to the Village, to her finding the funeral of Hiruzen upon arriving at the Village, to her feeling that the only person that she could trust in the unknown timeline was herself.

Tsuna honestly wished she was back in her world at this point, one where she could tell Mito about all the problems she was facing while Tobirama came up with ideas on how to create a Jutsu to travel through timelines.

After the two finished the conversation, they agreed to rest for the night and continue their discussions once the morning came, deciding that they both had expended far too much mental strength.

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Tsuna awoke to someone's scream, causing her to immediately jump up into a combat-ready position, ready to neutralize the new threat.

However, the next moment, she realized that the voice was of a Shizune carrying a pig as she looked in shock upon seeing the two Tsunades in the room.

Due to her high level of chakra control, she could sense that both of them were actual living beings, making her unable to believe what was going on.

"Calm down Shizune. Let me explain what's going on." The elder Tsunade said before she began to explain the situation of Tsuna to her.

Shizune could hardly believe the story, and after ensuring that both Tsuna was real and that Tsunade was not under any form of Genjutsu, she finally began to put faith in her tale.

"So do you not have any way to get home?" Shizune asked Tsuna with concern, feeling deep remorse for someone who may never be able to return to their home.

Tsuna merely smiled bitterly, knowing that she did not have any solid ideas on how to return to her own timeline.

Tsunade, seeing the mood, decided to intervene at that point.

"Hey, why don't we go to one of the casinos and have a good time?" she suggested.

Tsuna thought over it and decided why not, even if she knew that they wouldn't win, it didn't hurt to take her mind off of the more important topics for a while.

Tsuna and Tsunade both got up and refreshed themselves before they prepared to leave out of the door.

"WAIT!!" Shizune screamed at the two, making them both turn to her with confusion etched on their faces.

"You both can't leave out looking exactly the same! How are we going to explain the fact that there are now two Tsunade's?" Shizune asked, making them both facepalm in realization.

Tsuna, knowing that she was correct, performed the Transformation Technique and changed her image to look more similar to Mito when she was younger.

In fact, she could be akin to a Mito who had blonde hair, as that was the only difference between her and her Grandmother.

Tsunade saw who she modeled herself after and smiled, knowing that the other her had chosen to look reminiscent of their Grandma.

She had mostly overcome her grief, as the experience the night prior finally gave her the opportunity to vent all of her frustrations and depression that she had bottled up over the years.

The 3 women headed out and seemed to be in quite a joyous mood as they headed towards the casino while holding a casual conversation.

"Look Lady Tsunade, it's a castle! Can we visit it while before we get to the casino?" Shizune asked to which Tsunade agreed.

However, just as the three were about to enter the building, it was destroyed by a massive serpent.

Tsunade then looks across the street to see Orochimaru and Kabuto standing opposed to them, making her narrow her eyes as she saw his dangling arms

"Is such caution needed when meeting an old friend, Tsunade?" Orochimaru asked with a wicked smile on his face.

Tsuna merely looked at what her friend could have become, only pity evident in her gaze.

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