Tsunade's Return

Konohagakure, Jiraiya with Tsunade and Shizune, returned to Konoha Village.

"See? I wasn't lying to you, was I? Konoha has changed a lot, hasn't it?"

Sannin Jiraiya his full Tsunade and spoke. This legendary Sannin was acting like a complete sycophant, while Tsunade, who was already over 40 years old, still looked like a young girl. When the two walked together, it always made people feel that the Toad Sage was really Toad trying to eat swan meat.

At this moment, the magnanimous Fifth Hokage in reserve glanced around and curled his lip. "What? That's all there is to it. It's not even as prosperous as the Wind Country!"

The Fire Country was originally the center of the world, and most of the most prosperous cities in the entire Ninja World were located Fire Country. However, after Vegapunk came along, the center of the world gradually shifted to the Sea Country Wind Country.

Although Tsunade frequently travels throughout the entire Ninja World, she clearly still keeps her distance and wouldn't take a boat to the Sea Country. However, Tsunade indeed visited the Wind Country, which borders the Fire Country, a few times.

The main reason is that the gambling industry in the Wind Country was already very developed. After the environment improved, the gambling industry flourished even more, which naturally made Tsunade, the big fat sheep, unable to resist, and she made a positive contribution to the GDP of gambling in the Wind Country.

"Well... there's nothing we can do about it. It's not as good as the Wind Country, which is beyond our control. After all, they have the real Vegapunk there, with a Weather Tower that can manipulate the weather of the entire Wind Country. It's normal that the Fire Country and Konoha can't compare!"

Jiraiya scratched his head and said helplessly, "But no matter what, Konoha is our root! It's much better than the unfamiliar Wind Country."

"Yes, Lady Tsunade, Konoha is our home after all!" Shizune, standing behind Tsunade, couldn't help but speak up.

"Shizune, you idiot! I never said Konoha was that bad!" Tsunade rolled her eyes, then asked Jiraiya, "That Vegapunk clone you mentioned, can it actually cure my Hemophobia?"

"You need to understand, this isn't a real illness; to some extent, it's a psychological illness. And in modern medicine, psychological and mental illnesses are the most difficult to cure; they basically can only be managed through the patient's own care..."

Tsunade herself is the most famous medical-nin in the entire Ninja World. Her Medical Ninjutsu is considered the best in the world, and she is even far ahead of the second place. However, even she herself cannot cure Hemophobia. While there is a certain principle that a doctor cannot cure himself, it also shows that this disease is not so easy to solve.

Scratching his full head of white hair, Jiraiya said casually, "Don't worry, Vegapunk has vouched for it. It might sound a bit superstitious, but even if that guy is a clone, he's still Vegapunk!"

Hearing this, Tsunade had nothing to say. Although she had only been in this world for a short time, the name Vegapunk had indeed created countless miracles. In the current Ninja World, Vegapunk's name was practically synonymous with omnipotence.

Tsunade's self-destructive behavior was partly due to Hemophobia. Otherwise, given her somewhat bold personality, she might not have chosen such a weak path as leaving the ninja village. Now that she heard it could be cured, she naturally came with some hope.

"Then it's settled. Unless my Hemophobia is cured, I won't become the Hokage! Besides... Konoha doesn't need a Hokage who's afraid of blood..."

Hearing Tsunade's words, Jiraiya sighed. That was true. In any case, the Hokage should be one of the strongest in Konoha, even if he wasn't the strongest. Otherwise, if he was weak, he might be killed by the ninja's favorite decapitation tactic at any time. At that time, Konoha's morale would definitely plummet and it would be in chaos.

Therefore, if Tsunade's Hemophobia is truly incurable, she will never be able to become Hokage, no matter what.

Soon, Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived at Konoha's newest Laboratory Building. Looking at the high-tech metal building in front of them, Tsunade showed a hint of surprise.

"It doesn't fit the ninja style at all..." Jiraiya muttered to himself, but Tsunade showed a look of appreciation.

After all, Tsunade didn't particularly like the traditional ninjas who dug their own underground Laboratory. As a medical-nin, Tsunade preferred conducting her research in a clean, hygienic, and brightly lit hospital rather than among the local Nezumi.

Shizune, who had been following behind Tsunade and holding a small pig in her arms, also looked at the advanced Laboratory Building with a curious expression. "Aren't you afraid of the dangers of building this kind of building?"

The reason ninjas like local Nezumi is because they are forced to. You should know that once a ninja reaches the Chunin level, they all have tank-level destructive power. Even Genin can easily Blast a building with Exploding Tags.

However, in terms of physical defense, these ninjas were no different from ordinary people, at most equivalent to wearing a bulletproof vest.

For safety reasons, all the ninjas unanimously placed their Laboratory underground, since the defenses of underground bases are much stronger than those of buildings.

"No, Dr. Vegapunk's experimental building contains a super-large Chakra Suppressor. Within a radius of at least several hundred meters centered on the building, Chakra cannot be used. Even Exploding Tags cannot be detonated, and even fully developed Ninjutsu will have its destructive power reduced by 99%."

The one who spoke was a girl with ruby-like eyes. She stood at the entrance of the Laboratory and seemed to be a guard ninja.

"Ah! It's Red!" Shizune recognized her former classmate instantly, a smile spreading across her face, "Do you work for Dr. Vegapunk now?"

"You are... Shizune! And Lady Tsunade!" Kurenai Yuhi quickly recognized her former classmate, and thus identified Shizune's master, Tsunade.

Although Tsunade left Konohagakure more than a decade ago, she is still highly recognizable among Konoha Ninja, and is regarded as an idol among female ninjas.

Kurenai Yuhi simply didn't realize it at first, but after seeing her classmate Shizune, she immediately recognized Tsunade.

Upon seeing her idol, Kurenai Yuhi was quite excited. "Yes! I've been working in the Laboratory all this time! But I didn't expect Lady Tsunade to be back too!"

"Hmm... Could this one be Lord Jiraiya?"

Turning her head to glance at the sleazy, white-haired man beside her, Kurenai Yuhi said somewhat uncertainly.

"Of course, I am the white-haired toad Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku... Hey, Tsunade, wait for me!"

Upon hearing the pretty girl's question, Jiraiya immediately summoned Toad and began to perform. Tsunade rolled her eyes, pretending not to recognize him, and walked straight into the Laboratory. Jiraiya, who was performing, quickly followed after her.

All that remained was Kurenai Yuhi's wry smile. "This Lord Jiraiya... seems a bit unreliable..."

Upon entering the Laboratory building, Tsunade's expression changed slightly. She could sense that even manipulating her Chakra became incredibly difficult inside the Laboratory Building.

It's not that the Chakra has been weakened, but rather that some strange fluctuation seems to be interfering with the control of the Chakra. The Chakra that used to move at will now often requires several seconds of focused concentration to mobilize.

Under this level of Chakra control, it's basically impossible to properly execute any Ninjutsu. Just like in the original Ninja Academy, when Naruto Uzumaki Chakra were far greater than Kakashi's, he still failed to even use the Clone Technique.

Furthermore, when Chakra is severely disrupted and almost uncontrollable, not only can Ninjutsu be used, but Taijutsu will also be greatly reduced. The enhancement of the human body by chaotic Chakra is not very strong; at most, it spontaneously protects the body and makes people more resistant to beatings.

"No wonder... Indeed, even with my Chakra control, I can't use any powerful Ninjutsu in this situation. You're really something. I wonder how Vegapunk did it?"

Tsunade murmured a few words. The medical-nin team's control over chakra was already extremely high, and as the number one medical-nin in the entire Ninja World, Tsunade's Chakra control was unimaginable.

If even she can't control her Chakra, then this is a problem that can't be overcome simply by training her Chakra control.

"Huh!? If that's the case, wouldn't it mean that if it's used on the battlefield, all the ninjas would be unable to control their Chakra?"

Shizune, standing behind Tsunade, changed her expression slightly and exclaimed in surprise.

"How could it be that easy?" Tsunade smiled and shook her head upon hearing this.

"If I'm not mistaken, this entire building is actually a Sealing Array! It is precisely because of the support of such a huge Sealing Array that it is possible to cut off everyone's Chakra control. On the battlefield, such a huge and complicated Sealing Array is almost meaningless."

"That's right. I didn't expect that Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, is not only outstanding in Medical Ninjutsu, but also has a good understanding of Sealing Techniques! That's right, if she didn't understand Sealing Techniques, she wouldn't be able to create such an advanced Ninjutsu as the Yin Seal, which combines Sealing Techniques and Medical Ninjutsu!"

Upon hearing the sound, Tsunade and saw a blond young man walking out. He was wearing a white robe and had a handsome face. Unlike his youthful appearance, his eyes were deep and had a hint of intelligence.

Both Jiraiya and Tsunade vaguely recognized this look; it was the look Orochimaru often gave when he was conducting research and making progress.

"Kid, you're Vegapunk?" Tsunade on her hip, patted Shizune who was staring at Vegapunk's appearance in a daze, and said.

"To be precise, he's a clone of Vegapunk!" The blond young man shrugged and smiled, saying, "Welcome back, Fifth Hokage!"

"Hey, I haven't agreed yet!" Tsunade said, frowning. "Don't forget what you promised!"

They were talking in a corridor of the Laboratory Building. Although there weren't many people coming and going, staff members did occasionally appear. Under these circumstances, Tsunade dared not directly mention anything about Hemophobia.

After all, this is intelligence that needs to be kept secret, and it would be a big deal if it were exposed.

"Of course, don't worry, Ms. Tsunade." Vegapunk shrugged lightly. "I'm quite skilled in psychotherapy."

"That would be best!" Tsunade snorted softly, somewhat dissatisfied with Vegapunk's nonchalant attitude, feeling that it seemed to carry a hint of mockery.

However, Vegapunk had no intention of mocking Tsunade; he genuinely believed that resolving Tsunade's Hemophobia was not particularly difficult.

The main reason is that at this point in time, Tsunade's psychological problems are not actually that serious. It has been almost 10 or 20 years, and no matter how big the psychological shadow was back then, it has faded away by now.

Tsunade's Hemophobia is now more due to her long-standing habit of fearing blood, and the psychological factors are no longer significant. Therefore, it is easier to treat, and only a little psychological counseling is needed.

While the Ninja World possesses a vast array of mental systems, including Genjutsu, it clearly lacks formal treatments for mental illnesses. However, Vegapunk once used the Brain Fruit, has indeed conducted considerable research in this area.

"How are you feeling, Tsunade- senpai?"

Seeing Tsunade take off a Tsunade, Vegapunk asked.

Tsunade didn't reply. She lightly drew a line on her arm with her finger, and bright red blood immediately flowed down. Tsunade's eyes trembled slightly when she saw the blood, but she took a deep breath and still stretched out her hand. A pale green light flashed, and the wound quickly healed.

"Lady Tsunade! Your Hemophobia is better?!" Shizune asked with a smile. Tsunade nodded slightly, then shook her head. "Not completely recovered, but it's not a big problem!"

The most important thing about this type of psychological problem is the initial recovery. Once you take the first step, you can basically consider it as overcoming your fear, and you will be fully recovered in a short time.

"But I really didn't expect that you seem to have quite a bit of research in the medical field! Besides interfering with the mind, this machine should also have a certain calming effect on the human brain!"

Tsunade spoke up, Vegapunk shrugged. "If the Fifth Hokage has the time and is interested, I can give you the data so you can conduct further in-depth research!"

Tsunade didn't refuse. She was indeed very interested in this machine that could interfere with the brain. As a top medical-nin, Tsunade had a deep understanding of the human body. However, because she wasn't as unscrupulous as Orochimaru, Tsunade obviously didn't have a thorough understanding of important parts like the brain due to the lack of sufficient human experiments.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been troubled by Hemophobia for so many years.