First Meeting Tsunade

Konoha Village.

It was during the Second Shinobi World War.

Wang Dalu rubbed his eyes and looked around in disbelief.

A group of people wearing flak jackets and forehead protectors were arguing fiercely in Japanese he could understand.

Sitting in the middle of the podium was a middle-aged man wearing a hat marked with the character for "Fire."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi?" Wang Dalu recognized him at a glance. This man was the Third Hokage from Naruto.

He held himself back, refusing to cry out in shock.

Suddenly, a flood of memories surged into his mind.

It turned out that Wang Dalu had possessed the body of an eighteen-year-old Special Jonin named Watanabe Yūske. His parents had been refugees after the First Shinobi World War and had drifted to the Land of Fire. Later, they settled in Konoha Village and opened a barbecue restaurant.

Knowing full well how important strength was, Watanabe Yūske's father had used his connections to send him to the Ninja Academy, hoping he would become a powerful ninja. During the Second Shinobi World War, he had completed many missions and passed the examinations to become a Special Jonin.

Just as the argument reached a fever pitch, three men and women entered.

Yūske was deeply drawn to the only beautiful woman with golden hair among them. Unsurprisingly, she was the goddess in the hearts of most Naruto fans—Tsunade.

At this time, Tsunade was not dressed as she would be in middle age. Her hair was tied in a ponytail, and she wore a flak jacket symbolizing her status as a jonin.

No one knew where they had returned from, but grim expressions hung on their faces as they walked in slowly.

"Teacher."

They called out to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"You're back. Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya."

Hiruzen Sarutobi temporarily halted the meeting and smiled at them.

The three found empty seats and sat down. Tsunade immediately voiced her opinion, hoping that mission squads could include a Medical Ninja, which would greatly increase ninja survival rates.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "That is true, but our medical resources are currently insufficient. During wartime, we must send more of our available manpower to the battlefield. Even if we wanted to reform the current medical system, the enemy would not give us the time."

His words sounded pleasant enough, but everyone present could hear that the Third Hokage was rejecting the proposal.

Tsunade slammed the table and said angrily, "What did you say, you old bastard?"

At that moment, Watanabe Yūske rose to his feet as if possessed and said, "I think she has a point."

Dan Katō, unwilling to be outdone, said, "I think what she said makes sense too. We shouldn't let ninja who still have a chance of survival die in vain."

Watanabe Yūske forced himself to withstand everyone's stares and gathered his courage as he said to the Third Hokage, "Lord Hokage, I agree as well!"

As a Naruto fan in his previous life, Yūske had subconsciously stood up to support Tsunade when he saw the young Tsunade lose her temper.

Then, under the scornful gazes of so many ninja, Yūske took a deep breath and thought, To hell with it. I'm going all in.

"I believe Lady Tsunade must have considered this proposal for a long time before voicing it. As a Medical Ninja, I believe Lady Tsunade has the greatest right to speak on reforming the medical system. After all, every Medical Ninja hopes to save the wounded brought before them.

Because of the inadequacies of the medical system, wounded ninja brought in each time miss their best chance for treatment because they arrive too late. We can only watch helplessly as they lose their qualifications to be ninja, or even lose their lives.

Don't all of you here think that is a great pity?"

Tsunade's gaze had never left Hiruzen Sarutobi, but the sudden two voices of support made her silently remember them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately opened the ninja records, because he had not the slightest impression of this long-winded ninja.

After Watanabe Yūske finished speaking, the words he had prepared to reject Tsunade could no longer leave his mouth. Reform required time and money. It was wartime, and no matter how well Watanabe Yūske spoke, he could not change the current situation.

Amid fierce arguments, the Jonin Meeting came to a hasty end.

Yūske walked out of the Hokage Building alone.

"Hello, wait a moment." Tsunade jogged out after him.

"Thank you for earlier."

"Ah, don't mention it. Your proposal was very good." Watanabe Yūske scratched the back of his head, his heart already pounding.

"Oh, right, my name is Watanabe Yūske. I want to thank you on behalf of the companions defending our homeland on the Front Lines. Let me treat you to a meal." Yūske invited Tsunade.

Yūske had always been serious about eating. In his previous life, whenever something upset him, one barbecue meal could solve the problem.

"No, protecting the village is everyone's duty, and I haven't done much either. There's no need to treat me to a meal." Tsunade shook her head, wanting to refuse.

"It's no trouble. Actually, I have some questions about training that I'd like to ask you. Would that be okay?"

"All right, then. But let's be clear, I might not necessarily be able to help you, Yūske-kun."

"You definitely can. After all, you're the prized student of the Third Hokage, Lady Tsunade."

Behind them, Jiraiya watched the two leave together and emerged with his teeth clenched.

Damn it, that brat actually dared to make a move on Tsunade.

He took a few steps after them, but then the image of Tsunade beating him senseless suddenly appeared in his mind, and he hesitated.

"Tsunade must just be thanking that brat." Jiraiya consoled himself.

Hokage's Office.

"Hiruzen, do you really intend to reform Konoha's medical system?" Utatane Koharu asked.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff of smoke. "What Watanabe Yūske said made a lot of sense, didn't it?"

"That may be so, but you know this is wartime. The village's economy is already stretched thin supporting the Front Lines, and given the special nature of Medical Ninja, the funds needed to train one Medical Ninja could train several combat ninja." Mitokado Homura voiced his opinion as well.

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly asked, "How is the situation at the Land of Wind Front Lines now?"

At the mention of the Front Lines, Mitokado Homura turned serious. "The latest intelligence has not returned yet. With Hatake Sakumo and the others there, there should not be any major changes."

After pondering for a while, Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned an Anbu. "Send all information on Watanabe Yūske to the Hokage's Office."