In Naruto as Zhongli

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"That's rock attribute, it's a bit different from earth attribute, Tsunade-sama." Shinji said calmly, casually dispersing the rock attribute power in front of him.

"Rock attribute… but… aren't you afraid I'll keep attacking?" Tsunade raised her fist, the feeling of her brute strength hadn't dissipated yet.

Seeing Shinji disperse his rock attribute, Tsunade became curious.

"I'm just a businessman, fighting and killing isn't my thing." Shinji said, hands behind his back.

"That's perfect, since you say you're a businessman, tell me, how do I cure this condition?" Tsunade almost sneered in anger.

"Your condition is mainly a mental illness, a mental illness needs a mental cure. For example… you need to break out of this predicament, the reason for your hemophobia isn't because of your problem, but because you… have trapped yourself in it."

Shinji recalled the plot of Naruto. According to the original plot, Tsunade's condition was actually more like post-war trauma.

In other words, she was constantly in a state of tension, and the situation of her lover and brother kept playing like a slideshow in her mind.

That's why Tsunade needed to gamble heavily to suppress the pain in her heart.

"Trapped myself?" Tsunade frowned.

Seeing Tsunade's expression, Shinji knew she had heard him.

"You've locked yourself in a cage and refuse to come out, so it's not about how I can cure you, but how you can redeem yourself."

Shinji walked to Tsunade's side, looking at her thoughtful expression, he was relieved.

At least Tsunade hadn't attacked again, he had won this gamble.

After all, this method was quite aggressive, when he saw Tsunade, Shinji had already planned this.

Of the three, Shinji didn't want to encounter Orochimaru or Tsunade, but Jiraiya was the one he wanted to avoid the most.

After all, Jiraiya was firmly on the side of the Third Hokage, which meant that he would communicate with him about many things. If Shinji rashly contacted Jiraiya, it might leave some hidden dangers.

Orochimaru and Tsunade were different. Orochimaru hadn't defected yet, but he had some resentment towards Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Tsunade was the best choice. After the Third Shinobi World War ended and the Senju clan was completely wiped out, she had grown disillusioned with Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Leaf.

She no longer trusted them.

Therefore, this was why Shinji chose Tsunade.

"Nonsense! How could I lock myself in a cage!" Although Tsunade was still saying these words, her expression clearly showed a hint of thought.

Shinji's words had given her some room for thought.

"If you hadn't locked yourself in a cage, then… why can't you look directly at blood? You're simply… afraid of death."

Shinji said calmly, golden light appeared in his hands, rock elements gathered in his hands.

Then, he clasped his hands together.

A rock element table and chairs appeared in front of Shinji, even a complete set of tea set was on the table.

"What do you mean?" Tsunade frowned and looked at Shinji, she was somewhat moved by his words.

"That's a long story, would you like some tea?" Shinji took out some tea leaves from his pocket.

Seeing Shinji's actions, Tsunade didn't say anything, but slowly sat down on the tea chair.

"I'm missing water…" Shinji suddenly felt like he was being a bit silly, the table, chairs, and even the tea set were all ready, but the most crucial hot water was missing.

"Hmph!" Tsunade looked at Shinji proudly, with a flip of her hand, a water column filled the kettle, then a flame appeared under the kettle.

Soon, a pot of steaming hot water appeared.

"What convenient abilities." Shinji smiled, quickly brewing a cup of tea for each of them.

The mellow aroma of tea wafted through the grove.

This refreshing feeling made Tsunade couldn't help but smell it a few more times.

"This is tea from the Land of Tea, although it's not as good as the Awakening Tea, it's still quite rare." Shinji picked up his teacup, brought it to his nose and sniffed it lightly.

Tsunade didn't have Shinji's patience, she directly drank the tea in the cup.

"Hot!"

For someone who loved alcohol as much as she did, it had been a long time since she had a drink. The hot tea flowed down Tsunade's throat.

However, after one sip, Tsunade was surprised to find that her restless heart seemed to calm down a bit.

"Do you have a solution?" Tsunade suddenly asked.

"I do, and I don't."

"What do you mean?"

"It depends on you, not on me." Shinji looked up at the sky full of stars.

"What do you mean?"

"For example, you pick up the teacup."

Tsunade listened to Shinji's words, reached out and picked up the teacup in front of her.

While Shinji picked up the kettle beside him, which was still boiling, and poured water directly into it.

The cup was full but he didn't stop, the hot water overflowed and directly poured onto Tsunade's hand.

As a reflex, Tsunade directly released the teacup in her hand, clanging to the ground and shattering into several pieces.

"What do you mean?" Tsunade was furious, although the boiling water couldn't hurt her, she felt like she had been tricked by Shinji.

She was about to punch him.

"It hurts, you naturally let go, just like you, do you have to wait until someone is covered in blood and collapses in your arms before you know… the pain?"

Shinji said calmly, putting the kettle back in place.

However, Tsunade was stunned.

It hurts… then you let go?

"Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Shizune, and even… the Third Hokage, these people and your bonds don't belong to Katō Dan and Senju Nawaki, do they?"

Shinji looked at Tsunade's thoughtful expression and continued to speak on his own.

Boom!

Shinji's words seemed to explode in Tsunade's mind, this…

Yes, she had other friends and teachers. And she was a medical ninja, if one day the Leaf was attacked, like the Nine-Tailed Fox incident last night.

Would Tsunade have to wait until her loved ones died in front of her again… before she knew the pain?

"Look up at the sky." Shinji knew that Tsunade was now reflecting on all of this, it was time for a strong dose of medicine.

Tsunade's heart was completely in turmoil, she had even forgotten that Shinji had tricked her just now, she unconsciously stood up and looked up at the sky.

"It's said that when people die, they become stars in the sky, protecting their families and friends in the mortal world. In other words, Nawaki and Dan might be watching you from the starry sky right now."

Shinji pointed to the starry sky, luckily the weather was good today, with clear skies.

"Stars…"

"So… will you let them worry more about your current situation in the starry sky?"

Taking advantage of Tsunade's stunned moment, Shinji quickly opened the system interface and took a look.

[Host: Shinji]

[Role-Playing Character List: Zhongli!]

[Role-Playing Character Progress: 5.7%]

[Today's role-playing time: 29/30 minutes]

Only one minute left.

"Think about it yourself, do you have to feel the pain before you know it, or…"

After saying this, Shinji waved his hand, the tea table, chairs, and everything else formed by rock elements dissipated, then he put his hands behind his back and disappeared into the grove.

"The market has closed, and the bustling docks have fallen asleep. Go rest."

Tsunade was left alone, looking up at the starry sky, tears began to stream down her cheeks.

"Nawaki… Dan… are you really watching me from the stars?"

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[Ding, second role-playing has ended]

[Role-playing as Zhongli ends today]

[Current role-playing progress: 5.7% (equivalent to 5% of the role-playing character's strength)]

[Current skills obtained: None]

Shinji breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the system prompt.

It was good that he managed to say what he needed to say and do what he needed to do in the last minute.

But whether he could forge a good relationship with Tsunade would depend on future developments.

After all…

He chuckled lightly and walked towards the All-Purpose Shop.

He had been disturbed from his sleep just now, so he had to make up for it.

Just as Shinji reached the entrance of the All-Purpose Shop.

The system prompt came.

[Ding]

[Congratulations, host, triggering hidden task: Tsunade's Heart Knot]

[Hidden Task: Tsunade's Heart Knot]

[Task Content: Untie Tsunade's heart knot, Reward: Zhongli role-playing progress +0.2%]

[Task Progress: Completed]

[Task Reward: Zhongli role-playing progress +0.2%!]

[Current Zhongli role-playing progress: 5.9%]

Shinji was stunned when he saw the system prompt.

So there were hidden tasks in the system. As long as he could complete the hidden task, it would be equivalent to having an extra way to gain role-playing progress.

However, Shinji also noticed something. He had mentioned Zhongli's quote again, but it didn't increase his role-playing progress.

Could it only be increased once?

Or were there any special requirements?

Shinji felt that things seemed… more interesting.

The next day, the third day.

No one came to Shinji's shop. Not only Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi didn't come, but Tsunade didn't show up either.

Until the fourth day.

As Shinji was looking at the system's tasks, the door to the All-Purpose Shop suddenly opened.

Shinji turned his head and saw Tsunade walking in.

"What a rare guest, Tsunade-sama, why have you come to my humble shop?" Shinji seemed not surprised at all when he saw Tsunade enter.

"Why would I come here, don't you know?" Tsunade stared at Shinji, suppressing the urge to punch him.

"That's not necessarily true, have a seat." Shinji habitually reached for the tea set, but found that his stock had run out these past few days.

"This is tea, consider it payment for today, after all, your sign says payment is at your discretion." Tsunade took out a large bag of tea from her storage scroll and placed it on Shinji's counter.

"Okay, I'll take it." Shinji didn't hesitate, directly taking the large bag of tea.

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