Medical Master, Reverse Gambling Saint

When Yamanaka Kei executed that back suplex, the fleeting softness against his back made his body stiffen for an instant.

Tsunade really was Tsunade!

It was just a back suplex—wasn't that a bit too much?!

He stepped out of the entryway.

Yamanaka Kei unconsciously shook his shoulders, trying to dispel the lingering itch on his back.

He secretly sighed at how full of vigor he was at this age.

Just that little bit of stimulation was enough to set his heart racing.

"Hozuki Clan Secret Technique?"

Tsunade flipped through the air, her legs sliding back. She planted her left palm on the ground, and after her chest bounced three times, she quickly steadied herself with a textbook force-dispersing motion.

Looking at the bulging muscles on Yamanaka Kei's body and the faint moisture clinging to him,

she recognized it at a glance as a secret technique of the Hozuki Clan.

"I got a little something from my trip out. Want to try it?"

Yamanaka Kei raised a brow and crooked a finger at Tsunade, his gesture carrying a hint of provocation.

"Heh~ I'll make sure you break a few fewer bones!"

Tsunade sneered, and a rare trace of seriousness appeared on her cool, beautiful face.

Chakra erupted beneath her feet, and she shot forward like an arrow loosed from the bow.

"Just don't cry when you lose, Senior!"

Yamanaka Kei was no slower. As he sidestepped her incoming punch, he raised his knee and slammed it toward Tsunade's waist.

Tsunade's punch missed. Her left hand suddenly pressed down, blocking the knee strike.

Using the force to spin, she kicked at Yamanaka Kei's head.

Empowered by the Red Entry Zero Frame Startup, Yamanaka Kei directly predicted Tsunade's movement.

As he crouched to evade, he formed a hand seal with one hand, Yin Release Chakra rapidly gathering.

Demonic Illusion: Heavenly Paradise!

Even as their fists and feet clashed, Tsunade's eyes remained fixed on Yamanaka Kei.

She fell into the Genjutsu almost instantly.

The stern, serious expression on her face first showed a flicker of surprise, then quickly turned excited.

Even the Chakra that the Mitotic Regeneration seal on her forehead was slowly releasing to disrupt the flow of Chakra within her body and break the Genjutsu was voluntarily halted by her.

Name: Tsunade

Occupation: Konoha Ninja

Entries: Medical Master (Purple), One of the Sannin (Purple), Overflowing Power (Blue), Sealing Mastery (Blue), Exquisite Precision (Blue), Giant Strength War Chariot (Blue), Eternal Youth (Blue), Family Heritage (Green), Hemophobia (Gray), Reverse Gambling Saint (Black).

Two purple, five blue, one green, one gray, and one black.

Elder Sister, that's amazing! Seriously amazing!

Even Little Sun only had eight Entries, while you had ten right off the bat!

Well, the extra two were both negative Entries, but who would dare say that wasn't impressive?

Yamanaka Kei looked at Tsunade's densely packed Entries with an expression of admiration.

He had to admit that this Elder Sister was truly formidable in Yang Release and medical techniques!

And there was also that Eternal Youth.

As long as her Chakra remained abundant, her appearance would not change with age, while her bearing, charm, and attractiveness would increase.

At eighty, she would be just as beautiful as she was at eighteen—and even more captivating.

This...

If Kushina found out something like this existed, she would probably go crazy!

"Hahahaha~ You lost! Pay up, pay up! Hahahaha~"

Immersed in the Genjutsu, Tsunade stood barefoot in the courtyard, hands on her hips and laughing wildly at the sky without a shred of decorum.

"Huh? That's amazing! Tsunade-sama got caught even with Mitotic Regeneration activated!"

Kushina poked her little head out from the entrance.

Looking at the Genjutsu-trapped Tsunade, she gave Yamanaka Kei a thumbs-up, her face full of surprise and admiration.

To deal with Yamanaka Kei, Tsunade had not only specifically sought out two senior Yamanaka Clan jonin to spar with and familiarize herself with the Yamanaka Clan's secret techniques,

but had also designed a small seal to assist Mitotic Regeneration in breaking Genjutsu.

Kushina had worried herself sick for days, tossing and turning at night because she was afraid Yamanaka Kei would get beaten up.

And this was the result?

"Of course."

Yamanaka Kei turned to look at Kushina, who wore an apron and held a spatula in her hand.

After clearing his throat, a faint smile appeared on his face as he spoke again.

"Kushina, I'm home."

"W-welcome home. I-I've already f-finished cooking."

Looking into Yamanaka Kei's sparkling eyes, Kushina's pretty face instantly turned scarlet, wisps of steam practically rising from her head.

That was way too unfair!

Why was Kei-kun suddenly looking at her like that?!

And that kind of exchange only happened between married couples, didn't it?!

Like a virtuous wife welcoming home her husband after a hard day's work.

Kushina's imagination ran wild, and she instantly turned into a steam girl, not daring to look at Yamanaka Kei's reaction at all.

After turning around to take Yamanaka Kei's slippers from the shoe cabinet beside the door and set them in the entryway, she dashed into the kitchen.

She patted her burning cheeks with both hands.

Her eyes were filled with irrepressible delight.

Hehehehe~

Today! I! Kushina! Was going to start a sweet romance too!

"Um, do you need help bringing out the dishes?"

Yamanaka Kei's voice came from the kitchen doorway.

"N-no! It'll be ready soon!"

Kushina splashed cold water on her face, forcibly cooling her flushed cheeks.

Only after taking several deep breaths, clenching her little fists, and psyching herself up did she carry the dishes out of the kitchen.

Shredded pork with green peppers, twice-cooked pork, stir-fried broccoli, crisp stir-fried shredded potatoes, and West Lake beef soup.

As dish after dish was placed on the table, Yamanaka Kei's expression grew gentler and gentler.

There were naturally no Chinese dishes in the Naruto World.

The only reason Kushina had learned to make these dishes was because, upon graduation, he had given her a cookbook he had written himself.

He just had not expected that, with nothing more than a cookbook,

she would develop such excellent cooking skills, with color, aroma, and flavor all in perfect harmony.

"Kushina, who used to mix up salt and sugar, had actually become this amazing?"

Yamanaka Kei smiled and showered her with emotional validation.

"Hehe~ Of course~! So many people want to eat my cooking now, but they don't get the chance!"

Kushina proudly lifted her little face, utterly defenseless against this kind of praise.

Back when they attended Ninja School,

she had been won over by Yamanaka Kei's bento and shamelessly mooched meals off him for years.

Who would have thought that as soon as they graduated, Yamanaka Kei's missions would never stop coming?

Unable to stand the food at home, she could only start studying that awful cookbook.

The words "a little," "an appropriate amount," and "some" in that cookbook had tortured her for a long time.

How was someone just learning to cook supposed to know how much "a little" was, or what counted as "an appropriate amount"?!

Still, hard work paid off.

After her good Elder Sister Tsunade continuously tested her dishes for poison, she suddenly achieved enlightenment and mastered the culinary arts!

Now even Mikoto praised her cooking endlessly!

"Huh? Can you tell me who these 'so many people' are?"

Yamanaka Kei raised a brow, pretending to be utterly heartbroken.

"Is Kei-kun jealous? Hehehehe~ I can't keep acting, your expression just now was way too fake."

"What could I do? Red Hot-Blooded Habanero's reputation precedes her. I never even got the chance to be jealous."

"That nickname sounds awful! You're not allowed to call me that!"

"But I think Little Pepper is cute."

"Are Red Hot-Blooded Habanero and Little Pepper the same thing? Besides, I'm already nineteen. Is it really okay to keep calling me cute?"

"Whoever dares say you aren't cute, go up and give him two good punches."

"Ehh~ Shouldn't you be the one to do that?"

"I won't do anything without a reward."

"What reward do you want?"

"You guess?"