A Knife Technique That Won't Kill

A lost lamb—that was how Uchiha Chen described himself.

So now, he deeply sympathized with his own predicament.

Not only had he somehow transmigrated into this world, but he also had a system that had always wanted him to wear women's clothing.

And now, his life was about to suffer another violent incident.

Who could he possibly reason with about this?

Still, Uchiha Chen dawdled his way into the Senju Clan.

After all, his little life was more important.

When the time came, he could act cute and play dumb. Maybe Tsunade would soften her heart and forgive him, seeing as he was only a six-year-old child.

Uchiha Chen walked along the long street, where the Senju Clan crest could be seen everywhere. The Senju Clan Grounds were actually quite close to the Uchiha Clan. After all, the central area was only so large.

Perhaps the layout had been designed that way back then to make it easier for the First Hokage and Madara to meet in secret.

If the Uchiha Clan Grounds were comparable to another Konoha Village, then the Senju Clan was undoubtedly some impoverished frontier region. This place was far too deserted.

As one of the two great pillars upon which Konoha had been founded, the Senju Clan had declined year after year while Konoha flourished.

It was truly ironic.

A clan that had once been the strongest in the Warring States Period, one that had even beaten the Uchiha Clan into submission during the later years of that era, had now withered to this extent for unknown reasons. It was impossible not to sigh over it.

No one knew when the Senju Clan had suddenly vanished from the public eye. Uchiha Chen had never asked Nawaki about it, either.

Now, the only Senju Clan members still active outside were Tsunade and Nawaki.

According to the original story, once Nawaki died as well, the Senju Clan would truly be left all alone. The remaining clan members were nothing but insignificant figures.

What exactly had happened here?

And when he thought further, there was the Uzumaki Clan, whose nation had already been destroyed; the declining Senju Clan; the Uchiha Clan, which would be exterminated in another twenty-odd years; and the Kaguya Clan, destroyed in the Land of Water. The Sage of Six Paths' descendants all seemed to meet rather unfortunate ends.

Uchiha Chen slowly made his way alone to Nawaki's front door.

Nawaki's house was quite large. It was divided into two areas. The small courtyard at the back was Nawaki's family's restricted area, and Uchiha Chen had never entered it.

Nawaki and Tsunade lived in the front section.

Uchiha Chen politely knocked on the front door.

But no one came to open it for quite some time.

"Is anyone home?" Uchiha Chen asked.

Was Tsunade training? Uchiha Chen was a little puzzled.

So Uchiha Chen knocked on the door again with considerable force.

But still, no one came out.

Had Tsunade gone out?

That shouldn't be the case. Nawaki had stammered that morning that his sister was in the house and would not be going out all day.

Left with no choice, Uchiha Chen used his self-created Ninjutsu—Wall Release: Wall-Scaling Technique.

Uchiha Chen pushed off hard with both legs and vaulted into the courtyard in a single stride.

Then Uchiha Chen headed straight for Tsunade's room.

He had come to see Nawaki several times before, so he was fairly familiar with the buildings here. He knew where Tsunade's room was.

He stopped outside the door.

"Knock, knock, knock." I must remember to be polite, Uchiha Chen told himself.

"Lady Tsunade, are you there?" Uchiha Chen asked gently.

There was still no answer, but he could faintly hear sounds coming from inside.

Uchiha Chen noticed a half-open window on the left. He wanted to look inside through it.

But at six years old, he was still too short to see what was going on inside.

Since that was the case, Uchiha Chen could only move closer to the window, then push off with both feet and leap inside in one go.

What greeted his eyes was a huge living room. Inside sat a beautiful golden sofa set and a coffee table.

Against the wall to the left was a bookshelf filled from top to bottom with books. Uchiha Chen narrowed his eyes and inspected it, wanting to see whether there were books on Wood Release or Sage Arts.

But not a single one was about Ninjutsu! The shelves were packed with exquisitely bound books—Ten Ways to Cheat at Gambling and The Ten Benefits of Gambling.

Uchiha Chen faintly heard a sound in the air—

Snoring from the bedroom!

So that bastard Tsunade was still sleeping in. Uchiha Chen felt a little ashamed that he had actually thought Tsunade might be training.

He had waited all that time for nothing.

Furious, Uchiha Chen was just about to drag Tsunade out of bed.

"Clink, clink, clink." Uchiha Chen stepped on an empty liquor bottle.

The empty bottles collided across the floor like bowling balls.

What the hell? Uchiha Chen's eye twitched. Why was there something like this here?

Was Tsunade really only sixteen? Not only did she gamble, she drank too.

The goddess had been shattered.

Uchiha Chen glanced down. Beneath his feet were empty liquor bottles, messy leftover food containers, and an uncleaned floor.

"Brat, what do you want?" Tsunade had been awakened by the sound of the bottles. Wearing pajamas and rubbing her eyes, she stumbled out of the bedroom in a daze, looking like she had just woken up.

"Didn't I tell you to come tomorrow morning? Why are you here already?" Tsunade asked.

She truly was Tsunade. She did not care in the slightest that her pajamas were disheveled, since Uchiha Chen was only six.

Besides, there was nothing much to look at on sixteen-year-old Tsunade anyway.

She was still as flat-chested as ever.

"It's already noon, Lady Tsunade!" Uchiha Chen reminded her helplessly.

"Is it? What's going on? It's already so late."

"Then I'll go take an afternoon nap first."

"..."

After dawdling for quite a while longer, Tsunade finally got dressed.

The two of them arrived at the Senju Clan's Training Ground.

Uchiha Chen put on an adorable smile.

Tsunade smiled as well.

"Don't think acting cute will work on me. It won't."

"Lady Tsunade, I can explain," Uchiha Chen said, forcing himself to speak.

"Explain? I don't need that."

"Brat, don't say I didn't give you a chance."

"My Medical Ninjutsu ranks among the best in Konoha now."

"You know, even though I don't have the Byakugan, a Medical Ninja still needs to understand the human body thoroughly."

"Understanding the human body...?" Uchiha Chen shuddered for no reason.

"Although Konoha doesn't allow the killing of comrades, as long as I don't kill you, it'll be fine. So I can stab you up to thirty times without hitting any vital points."

"..."

"Hehe."

Tsunade wore a very gentle smile.

"Clench your teeth and accept my Discipline."

"As long as you satisfy me today, I can let you off."

"Otherwise, I can challenge my limits today and see what thirty-one stabs feel like."