Chapter 109

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The two debt collection ninjas ran back without hesitation. However, as someone who once subverted the World Government alone and ended the era of pirates, he couldn't let them escape.

Bai Ye estimated that if he allowed someone of this level to run away, he might as well start over from scratch. He didn't need to raise his hand. Just a hint of Reiatsu was enough. The next moment, boom!

The two debt collection ninjas, who had run tens of meters away and were about to browse the streets, suddenly felt a suffocating pressure. "Plop! Plop!" The two hit the ground heavily in mid-air, raising dust. Their attempts to get up were futile against the huge Reiatsu. They couldn't even make a sound before their internal organs were shattered, and they died.

Tsunade, who maintained her girlish appearance, stared wide-eyed at the scene in front of her. For a moment, she even forgot to intervene. She suddenly realized she couldn't detect what the black-haired, black-eyed young man before her was doing. To be precise, she felt no Chakra fluctuation from him.

If the previous opponent was a ninja with powerful physical skills, being able to kill with one finger was something she could also do. But the ability to kill people in the air in front of her had nothing to do with ninjutsu. Tsunade immediately dismissed the notion that he was a ninja. As the contemporary Hokage and a successor of the Senju family's huge Chakra, she was confident she would detect any ninjutsu used near her.

Was it some kind of bloodline limit? But even bloodline limits should have chakra fluctuations. It was like this person was entirely different. Tsunade looked up at the handsome, black-haired young man before her with seriousness in her eyes. He could control Chakra wave fluctuations to such a fine level that they almost disappeared. Moreover, he relied solely on his own momentum. How strong was he?

Tsunade shook her head immediately. No matter what possibility she considered, it was clear that the young man in front of her was incredibly powerful. Such a strong person in the ninja world? When had he appeared?

Tsunade looked at Bai Ye and searched her mind for information on various ninja countries, villages, and organizations, but she couldn't find anyone who matched him. She grew more solemn. As Hokage, having such a strong man of unknown purpose and identity appear on the Land of Fire's territory without her knowing was really negligent.

After hesitating for a moment, Tsunade put aside thoughts of gambling and asked, "Big brother, where are you from? Why have I never seen you in this area? Are you from another ninja country or outside the five ninja villages?"

Bai Ye turned to look at the girl with yellow hair and a high ponytail. To be honest, Bai Ye had heard the name "Tsunade" from the costumes of the three debt collector ninjas. He was basically sure which world he had arrived in—the ninja world, one of the worlds that countless movie fans from his previous life most wanted to traverse.

As a traveler, Bai Ye was fairly certain the young woman before him was the Fifth Hokage of Konoha Village. Bai Ye didn't immediately address Tsunade, who wanted to uncover his identity. Knowing this was the Hokage world, the first thing Bai Ye had to do was determine the timeline he was in.

Before Tsunade could respond, Bai Ye reached out his hand and used Reiatsu to access Tsunade's memory. A flood of memory fragments began to enter Bai Ye's mind. With his fully unlocked 'Yamamoto Genryūsai' template, it wasn't hard to handle without Tsunade noticing.

Soon, Bai Ye found useful information from Tsunade's recent memory: losing money in a casino and the upcoming Five Kages meeting. Bai Ye remembered correctly. The convening of the Five Kages Conference marked the beginning of the Fourth Ninja War. That meant he was now on the eve of the Fourth Ninja World War.

Ending the spell, Bai Ye calmly returned to his original state. Tsunade only felt a momentary dizziness but didn't notice anything unusual. She continued to guess the identity of the black-haired, black-eyed man. The unknown origin made her suspicious, and an unknown powerhouse made her defensive. Although Tsunade didn't know she had been observed in a way by Bai Ye, she asked, "I come from far, far away."

Bai Ye said, "A place far away?"

Hearing this, Tsunade couldn't help but think that this person must not be from the Fire Nation. She raised her head and asked, "Big brother, what does 'a place far away' mean?"

"It literally means a place that is very far from here," Bai Ye replied calmly.

"Very far away?" There was a hint of doubt in Tsunade's eyes. The man in front of her spoke calmly, and it seemed genuine. It didn't appear to be made up. And after very far, plus very far? Could it be the Land of Water? Or...

As she guessed, the man in front of her might not belong to any of the five great powers but could be a strong man from the other side of the sea. But if so, what was he doing in the Land of Fire? Many doubts floated in Tsunade's mind.

Just when Tsunade was about to continue questioning, suddenly, a voice called out from a distance, "Master Tsunade?! Where are you?!"

Tsunade recognized the familiar voice of Shizune. She looked up at the late sky and thought, "This is bad." She took note of the man's appearance and quickly found an excuse to run away.

Not long after, a short black-haired young woman holding a pet pig appeared, looking helplessly at Tsunade. "Master Tsunade, have you lost all the money you borrowed?"

"Ah la~" Tsunade touched the back of her head and said indifferently, "It's just money, I'll just borrow again."

"Huh? From whom? Master Tsunade, your reputation is well known around here. Unless people are fools, no one will lend you money again, right?" Shizune scratched her head.

Tsunade shut her mouth at this. Then, she thought of the black-haired, black-eyed young man she had just met. "By the way, I just encountered something important, and it's much more crucial than gambling."

Shizune was silent for a moment, then asked suspiciously, "Master Tsunade, are you sure you aren't trying to change the subject and sneak away to gamble? Don't forget, the Five Kages Conference will be held soon. As Hokage, you have to be present."

"Don't worry, it's definitely not that. Besides, isn't there another acting Hokage?" Tsunade said seriously. "This requires investigating someone."

"Investigating?" Shizune questioned.

"Yes, even though he's an unidentified man I met occasionally," Tsunade recalled the man who made a strong impression with just one look, and her tone sank. "He seems very powerful. Although my intuition might be wrong, having such a man in the Land of Fire could be very bad."

"Powerful?" Shizune was taken aback. For Master Tsunade, who is Hokage, to say 'powerful' voluntarily is remarkable. Looking at the entire five major countries, there aren't many people like that. Could he be... someone comparable to Kage-level?

Shizune's heart sank. At that moment, Tsunade spoke again, "We only need to investigate this from a distance because he killed three unlucky guys just now. This shows he is very dangerous."

"What... killed three people? With your strength, Master Tsunade, couldn't you stop him?" Shizune's expression changed slightly.

Killing three people in front of Master Tsunade isn't something ordinary people can do. Even the various Kages of the Five Great Ninja Villages wouldn't guarantee to kill someone right in front of Master Tsunade.

Indeed, Tsunade was a step slow in reacting. Moreover, the three who were killed were debt-collecting ninjas. When Tsunade hesitated to reveal her identity to stop him, Bai Ye had already killed them. Of course, Tsunade wouldn't tell Shizune these details. She described the man's appearance, asked Shizune to draw it, and said this was the key object of investigation.

However, when Shizune saw the portrait, she was stunned for a long time. She then held the portrait up and asked with a hint of doubt, "Master Tsunade, are you sure this 'handsome guy' is a strong man of unknown origin and you don't have other thoughts?"

Tsunade: "..."

She looked at Shizune, who had a nosebleed. Tsunade's forehead wrinkled in frustration. What was her assistant Hokage thinking all day? While Tsunade didn't deny the young man's good looks, she insisted she was acting for the Fire Nation.

After hurriedly urging Shizune to get to work, Tsunade left. Then, she turned around to look for her next 'victim' and continued gambling. At the same time, Tsunade and Shizune didn't know...