"... ha?!"
Shizune stood frozen in place, finding the scene before her and the nonsense uttered by Lady Tsunade utterly unbelievable.
What's going on? Behind that string of bells, there seems to be some strange pendant releasing miniature lightning.
Could it be... that Lady Tsunade's brain has been electrocuted to the point of being incoherent!
" Lady Tsunade, let's go to the hospital right now. No matter the cost, I will definitely ask Lord Huayue to heal you..."
Tsunade "..."
It wasn't until Shizune Tsunade to the side and explained for a full half hour that Shizune finally began to believe, with a mixture of doubt and skepticism, what Lady Tsunade had to say.
From Tsunade's perspective, it was more like she couldn't bear to upset an elder she genuinely respected, whose ramblings, stemming from mental illness, were unacceptable to others.
After a long while, Tsunade, lying on the tatami, had a blank look in her eyes, because Shizune had focused her attention on the strange string of bells.
" Lady Tsunade, what is this?"
"I've only been in this world for a few hours, and you're asking me? Well, Shizune, what's my usual way of doing things in this world like? Do I... do I usually... well..."
Tsunade asked hesitantly, and after receiving an answer that her usual behavior was basically the same as it had been twenty years later, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, it wasn't as bad as I had imagined. But what was the deal with that string of bells with strange ornaments? Could it be that I, in this world, had some secret that even Shizune didn't know?
As the numbness from the Lightning Release gradually disappeared, Tsunade sat up from her bed. Apart from a lingering numbness in a certain area, she had largely regained control of her body.
" Shizune, I want to go for a walk outside. Will you take me with you?"
" Lady Tsunade, you should rest a little longer. Although it may be presumptuous of me to ask, where is Lady Tsunade here right now?"
Shizune was somewhat worried. What if Lady Tsunade lost her way? That would be terrible.
"It's probably about twenty years in the future, to the world I'm in. I don't know the specifics, but maybe other people have some clues. How could something like world travel happen so easily?"
Her voice was low and deep. To be honest, she wasn't sure herself. After all, the reason she was here was quite bizarre and complicated, and even if she told others, no one would believe her.
"Oh, right! I have an idea. How about we invite Samui and Mabui over to go to the tourist spot we visited a few days ago?"
Upon hearing this, Tsunade froze on the spot.
" Samui? Mabui! They're not ninjas from Kumogakure, so what are they doing in Konoha?"
"I'm sorry, Lady Tsunade, I forgot to tell you that all the Ninja Village and great nations were abolished a few years ago. The world has long since been unified and is now ruled by Hueco Mundo."
Shizune apologized repeatedly, and her words surprised Tsunade even more.
"What?! The Five Great Shinobi Nations have been unified?! What about the nobles and daimyo?!"
"He only retains his basic title and fixed salary. He is now responsible for statistics, politics and finance. He is a civil servant under Hueco Mundo and has to undergo integrity assessments every year. It's very hard work."
When this matter was mentioned, Shizune was also surprised by the corrupt attitude of Hueco Mundo, Tsunade was even more dumbfounded.
Even the Hidden Leaf Konoha, which my grandfather painstakingly founded, is gone, replaced by a bureaucratic system created by Hueco Mundo. What has happened to this world?
Ultimately, at Tsunade's insistence, Shizune had no choice but to take her out so she could see for herself what Konoha had become.
She had only taken a few steps out of her house when she found that the surrounding scenery was exactly the same as Konoha twenty years ago, and Tsunade looked on with a look of doubt.
That's not right!
Even in the previous life, after discovering Otsutsuki Kaguya's spaceship, the world's development was far more advanced than this. How come the village hasn't changed at all?
Soon, a light blue screen appeared on Shizune's wrist. After several messages appeared, Shizune quickly pulled Tsunade and rushed to the street corner not far away.
Soon, a group of people dressed in casual Mabui clothes appeared, and Tsunade there stunned with a strange expression.
jingle--
A gentle breeze blew, and the bells at their waists jingled. The three of them exchanged a glance, their faces flushing slightly, before casually greeting Shizune and the others.
"A bell?"
Shizune, who was about to smile, froze on the spot. After a mental storm, she subconsciously turned her head to look at Tsunade and couldn't help but lower her head.
"That can't be..."
" Shizune, what's the matter that you've called us here in such a hurry?"
Shizune snapped out of her daze and quickly pulled the others aside to explain. Mabui pondered for a moment and then whispered an explanation to Shizune.
"Actually, it is quite possible. Recently, Mr. Inoichi's daughter was invited to Hueco Mundo to cooperate with the investigation."
"I estimate that the situation is probably similar to what happened to Princess Tsunade. After all, the other world is not exactly a secret these days."
Upon hearing this, even Tsunade was taken aback. Another world? What on earth is this?
"You mean the limited Tsukuyomi World? Has the Frontier Exploration Team already completed their exploration and confirmed that that world poses no threat to us?"
"Wait, you're talking about Limited Tsukuyomi? Isn't that the special Genjutsu that Uchiha Obito used on Naruto and Sakura? It's a prototype of Infinite Tsukuyomi, and there's also a Limited Tsukuyomi World!"
Tsunade couldn't help but interject, while Mabui tilted her head, looking completely bewildered.
"No, the Limited Tsukuyomi World is real. A while ago, when I was working at Hueco Mundo, I even saw Lady Tsunade from another world. She was very different from you now."
"Speaks softly and gently, likes to wear black-rimmed glasses, even the most obvious..."
Lowering his gaze slightly, the Mabui, realizing his rudeness, turned his head away, only glancing at the most obvious features.
"Wait, are you telling me this world's technology has advanced to the point where it can explore the world? But the village hasn't changed at all..."
Just as Tsunade was getting emotional, Shizune quickly pulled her back and pointed to a spot not far away.
" Lady Tsunade, this is a ruins protection area. The current Konoha is over there!"
Upon hearing this, Tsunade and stared in disbelief at the unheard-of buildings and the well-planned, modern metropolis that was refreshing and innovative.
"That... that's Konoha? Are you kidding me? Even Konoha twenty years later hasn't reached this level. Who did this?"
"This is the result of the joint efforts of Lord Uchiha Huayue, the Lord of Hueco Mundo, and all the officials under Hueco Mundo..."
Tsunade was momentarily confused by the Shizune.
" Uchiha Huayue? Uchiha? I've never heard of that name before!"