New Technology

"Come on, invent a medical technique for me. It can't be any worse than the last one!" Tsunade raised her hand toward Hyuga Ningyuan's butt. "If you can't, don't blame me for hitting hard!"

"Invention depends on inspiration. No matter how good my brain is, I can't be inventing things every day!" Hyuga Ningyuan said irritably.

Still, getting hit a couple of times would not be so bad.

You thought this was punishment?

I thought it was a reward.

Who would not want Tsunade to spank them?

And those legs...

Many people assumed that since Tsunade's chest was so large and her strength so great, her figure had to be equally heavy, or at least a little chubby.

She was a strength-type fighter, after all!

But that was not the case. Even though Tsunade drank and gambled every day, her body remained slim and graceful, without an ounce of excess fat!

At 163 centimeters tall, she weighed only 48 kilograms!

"I don't care!" Tsunade smiled, but her tone was icy. "Not just anyone gets to act so full of themselves in front of me!"

If Jiraiya had acted like that, she would have punched him hard enough to break his bones!

She was only letting Ningyuan off because he was young. But precisely because he was young, he needed a proper lesson, or who knew what he would become when he grew up!

With that personality, if I don't beat him up, someone else will!

"Fine, fine!" Hyuga Ningyuan said helplessly.

Tsunade was beautiful and adorable, but her personality really was awful.

Pain had only wanted to come for the Nine-Tails, yet Tsunade's single insult had made his temper flare, reminded him of his miserable childhood, and sent him straight into carrying rice.

Still, that personality was exactly part of Tsunade's charm.

"Hmph. If you can't say it, then apologize properly and call me big sister. We'll let this matter go," Tsunade said as she released Hyuga Ningyuan. Much of the chill had left her voice, replaced by a hint of concern. "You only got lucky because it was me. If you talk nonsense like that outside, you'll suffer badly!"

She truly was thinking of Hyuga Ningyuan. After all, he had become Sarutobi Biwako's disciple, so he would have plenty of chances to interact with the Third in the future.

What if he blurted out, "Third, you're a shorty"?

Would he still be able to survive afterward?

"I only said that because I met you. I wouldn't talk like this in front of anyone else!" He stood up with some regret and lightly dusted off his clothes. "I'm not stupid!"

"You're not stupid?" Tsunade laughed. "You're young, so you don't understand what shape this world really takes. That makes your thoughts easily influenced and misled by others. I bet you met one of Orochimaru's admirers. Did they tell you that if Orochimaru became Hokage, he would definitely make the village better?"

The Second Shinobi World War had only just ended, but voices calling for a successor to the Hokage had already begun to emerge, though they were still quiet.

Among the current candidates, Hatake Sakumo had the strongest support, followed by Orochimaru.

Tsunade guessed that Ningyuan had heard some rumors somewhere and developed a favorable impression of Orochimaru.

She had expected Hyuga Ningyuan to stare at her in shock and ask, "How did you know?"

Then she could take the opportunity to lecture him and establish her own great image.

However, Hyuga Ningyuan shook his head.

He had only been transported here for seven days. Where could he have heard any of that?

He had read novels where Orochimaru became Hokage, though, and Orochimaru had indeed done quite well in them.

"You hadn't heard that?" Tsunade was stunned. "So everything you said was what you thought yourself?"

Hyuga Ningyuan nodded. Facing a woman he liked, he did not want to lie.

So he could only say, "Time will prove it."

In an instant, the world spun around him, and he found himself sprawled across Tsunade's lap again.

Hyuga Ningyuan fell silent. I seem to have fallen into a loop.

I just wonder where my Li Shiqing is.

"Fine, fine, fine. You want Medical Ninjutsu, right?" Hyuga Ningyuan asked weakly.

"Heh, now you've learned to answer before I ask?" Tsunade snapped. "Or would you rather get hit than change your mind?"

"Why do you think I don't have any new medical techniques?" Ningyuan asked.

"You really think that lucky invention of yours counts as your own skill?" Tsunade laughed.

It was nothing more than making wounds adhere while using the Mystical Palm Technique. Even if Hyuga Ningyuan had not invented it, she believed some Medical Ninja would eventually discover it by accident.

Some scientists were misunderstood like that, because many inventions really did look like nothing more than luck.

Take drinking hot water, the miracle cure for every illness. Who would think drinking hot water was a great invention?

But it really was!

"Why shouldn't it count?"

"Fine, fine, fine!" Tsunade clenched her teeth. What I hate most in this life is stubborn people!

Dan was like that, and Nawaki had been like that too!

The boy in front of her had not said that his dream was to become Hokage, but his stubbornness was exactly like those two!

So I have to straighten him out!

She had not realized that the moment this thought emerged, she had already begun treating Hyuga Ningyuan like family, someone as close to her as a lover or younger brother.

Only family would worry about you suffering out in society.

If you were merely a stranger, who would care if you died?

As for why...

Maybe it was because he looked cute. Maybe it was because he was naturally easy to get along with. Or maybe it was because he had also learned Medical Ninjutsu, making him one of her own.

Who knew?

The birth of affection had never been reasonable.

"Skill, huh? Then show me your skill again. If you really have what it takes, I'll agree to do one thing for you!" Tsunade said through gritted teeth. "How about it? Want to try your luck and make a bet?"

Hyuga Ningyuan shook his head. "No betting. Gambling and drugs are my mortal enemies!"

"Heh, you little brat. Then we'll change the terms!" Tsunade thought for a moment. "How about this? If you can do it, I'll take you as my disciple!"

The moment she finished speaking, Hyuga Ningyuan immediately shook his head. "That won't work. I can't take you as my teacher!"

"You don't need to worry about Lady Biwako's opinion. Medical Ninjas are already scarce, and we don't follow the usual rules about taking ninja apprentices. If you became my disciple, she would be delighted!"

"I'm not worried about her. I'm worried about shinobi world traditions!" Hyuga Ningyuan retorted.

I don't care about shinobi world traditions. I dare to fall in love with my teacher, but would you dare to fall in love with your student?

Or should I write The Return of the Condor Heroes first and prepare Tsunade for it?

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Tsunade said impatiently. "That's your Hyuga Clan's tradition, isn't it? If you really have that kind of ability, they wouldn't dare say anything even if I took you as my disciple. I'd even go to the Main Family and have the Caged Bird on your forehead removed!"

If Tsunade were willing to step in, she really did have that kind of influence!

Not only were the First and Second Hokage her grandfathers, while the Third was her teacher, she also had Orochimaru and Jiraiya behind her!

If the Sannin showed up at their door, would the Hyuga Clan dare refuse?

Well, perhaps they really would. The Main Family could simply insist that they only possessed the sealing method and had no way to remove it. What could the Sannin do then?

"You don't need to offer conditions. I was going to tell you anyway," Hyuga Ningyuan said. "There's no need to bet or anything."

Tsunade was surprised. Did he really dislike gambling that much?

"This is also an extremely simple technique!" Hyuga Ningyuan said. "Those wounds can heal even without the Mystical Palm Technique."

"Mm, and then?" Tsunade asked.

"That's it!" Hyuga Ningyuan said.

Tsunade looked bewildered. "Wounds can heal without the Mystical Palm Technique. What kind of invention is that?"

"Why isn't it an invention?" Hyuga Ningyuan raised his voice. "It means doctors don't have to be ninja. Ordinary people can do it too, as long as they know how to use a needle and thread to stitch wounds together."

"Huh?" Tsunade froze, then her thoughts shook violently. "Huh?"