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The newcomer had a petite, well-proportioned figure, a swan-like neck, slender shoulders, and a narrow waist. Her broad, dignified black-and-white nun's habit concealed her figure, but it could not hide the soft, alluring grace of her bearing.

She had a gentle, delicate oval face as white as snow. A pair of large, thin black round-framed glasses rested on her high nose bridge. Behind the clean, transparent lenses, her hazel almond-shaped eyes were clear and tranquil, like a peaceful harbor.

At the foot of Kikyo Mountain, within Kikyo Castle, she was the dean of Kikyo Orphanage: Yakushi Nonō.

Nara Kaikei's close relationship with a certain "Blonde Big Sister Dean" had been mentioned before. That person was Yakushi Nonō.

"Lady Tsunade."

Yakushi Nonō first bowed respectfully toward Tsunade, who stood with her eyes closed in silence, then nodded to Nara Kaikei.

"Kaikei."

"Sister Nonou, when did you come back?"

A genuinely delighted smile appeared on Nara Kaikei's small face.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I returned to the orphanage very late last night."

Yakushi Nonō replied softly, her brows and eyes gentle. The smile on her oval face was equally warm and sincere.

"Oh, right, Kaikei. I haven't congratulated you yet on graduating from the Ninja Academy."

Tsunade abruptly inserted herself into the conversation. "Nonō... Yakushi Nonō?"

Yakushi Nonō's response became concise and crisp. "Yes, Lady Tsunade."

Her most public identity was the dean of Kikyo Orphanage.

Her deeper identity was that of a jonin in Konoha Medical Department's Medical First Aid Class.

Only the highest echelons of Root knew that she was a Root Elite, a Legendary Spy, and the Wandering Witch.

As Konoha's foremost Medical Master and the head of the Medical Department, Tsunade could be considered one of Yakushi Nonō's direct superiors.

"We just encountered a spy from an enemy village here. He was most likely an Elite Ninja from Iwagakure."

Tsunade nodded lightly, still maintaining her aloof pose with her eyes closed as she calmly gave orders.

"Fire a special signal flare for the Medical Department. Have the Corpse Disposal Unit stationed in Kikyo Castle come over immediately to deal with the body.

"Notify the Yamanaka Clan of the Analysis Unit. This Iwagakure Jonin possessed an Advanced Invisibility Technique similar to Toton before his death. They may be able to uncover traces of secret techniques from the body. And don't forget the classified intelligence in the Iwagakure Spy's brain.

"Finally, notify the Anbu and the Hokage's Office... Forget it. I'll handle the final matter personally later."

"Yes!"

Yakushi Nonō nodded solemnly. As she took out a signal flare from a hidden pocket in her nun's habit, her gaze discreetly swept across Oishi's already cold corpse.

She knew this Iwagakure ninja.

Or rather, Yakushi Nonō had been the first to rush here because of him.

As a Root Elite, Yakushi Nonō spent years infiltrating other countries as the Wandering Witch, gathering intelligence on other villages. While serving Root and Konoha, she also earned a fixed amount of living funds for Kikyo Orphanage.

Therefore, she was quite familiar with most Iwagakure ninjas, especially those at the jonin level.

After returning to the village last night, Yakushi Nonō had gone into Kikyo Castle today to purchase supplies for the orphanage. On the street, she had accidentally encountered Oishi, an Iwagakure Jonin also carrying out a spying mission, and he had vaguely noticed her presence.

If she had not shaken off the Iwagakure Spy with her superb counter-tracking skills, Yakushi Nonō figured she would have had no choice but to find an opportunity to eliminate him.

What Yakushi Nonō had not expected was that, after losing Oishi, she had merely intended to report the Iwagakure Spy's activities in Kikyo Castle to the village higher-ups. Instead, she had unexpectedly detected an intense battle disturbance outside Kikyo Castle.

Then, she saw Oishi's corpse.

The corpse of a spy who had been carrying out a reconnaissance mission!

Bang!

A green signal flare specially made by the Konoha Medical Department lit up the night sky. Beneath the fireworks, Yakushi Nonō's pretty face turned snow-white.

No matter what, for the children in the orphanage, I have to leave Root as soon as possible!

Not long after the flare was launched, the ninjas in Kikyo Castle arrived—though in truth, they had already been heading this way.

Whether it was Oishi's Earth Gun, Tsunade's Chakra Enhanced Strength, or Nara Kaikei's Explosive Tags and Flashbangs, the commotion from the battle had been far too great.

Especially during this sensitive period, the ninjas of Kikyo Castle did not dare let their guard down in the slightest over any disturbance.

The combat ninjas responsible for security stepped back, while the medical ninjas of the Corpse Disposal Unit stepped forward.

The Iwagakure Spy's corpse was swiftly handled and taken away. The heavy smell of blood lingering on the ground and in the air was also cleaned away with some kind of special spray.

After respectfully bowing to Tsunade, the later-arriving ninjas from the Medical First Aid Class and Analysis Unit hurried off.

"Phew..."

Nara Kaikei, standing closest to her, clearly heard Tsunade's nearly imperceptible sigh of relief. Only then did she slowly open her eyes.

Nara Kaikei stopped supporting Tsunade—supporting such a Big Fat Sheep with his small frame was truly exhausting—and casually walked toward Yakushi Nonō.

"Sister Nonou, I was in a fight too. How about giving me a Mystical Palm Technique to help restore my stamina?"

Before Yakushi Nonō could answer, Tsunade inexplicably reached out, grabbed Nara Kaikei, and pulled him back.

Nara Kaikei was utterly baffled as he turned to look at Tsunade: ?

Tsunade glared right back at Nara Kaikei: What? Konoha's number one medical ninja was right here! In front of me, you're asking someone else to heal you?

"Lady Tsunade!"

Yakushi Nonō hurried forward, looking at Nara Kaikei with great concern.

"Was Kaikei injured in that battle just now?"

Seeing the puzzled look on Nara Kaikei's face and the concern in Yakushi Nonō's expression, Tsunade's anger suddenly stalled. Only then did she realize how utterly inexplicable her actions had been.

One second, Tsunade had grabbed Nara Kaikei like she was snatching a doll. The next, she casually shoved him forward, sending him straight into Yakushi Nonō's arms.

A blush instantly spread across Yakushi Nonō's oval face.

Compared to boys his age, Nara Kaikei was thin and small due to his severe lack of Physical Energy.

But despite her mature, gentle appearance and temperament, Yakushi Nonō herself was also very slender and petite.

Caught completely off guard, Yakushi Nonō was struck full-on by Nara Kaikei.

As soft warmth filled his arms, the touch against Nara Kaikei's nose was tender and springy, while his nostrils were filled with Yakushi Nonō's scent.

For a moment, Nara Kaikei did not know whether to complain about Tsunade's coldness, thank her for her generosity, or marvel at what Yakushi Nonō hid beneath that holy nun's habit...

"Not to mention that the Mystical Palm Technique is a Medical Ninjutsu that splits cells and consumes stamina."

Tsunade was about to cross her arms when she inadvertently caught sight of several dried bloodstains still on her fist. Her delicate body immediately stiffened, but she still forced herself to finish speaking stubbornly.

"Nara, if you're really out of stamina, just take medicine!"

Suppressing her embarrassment, Yakushi Nonō quickly checked Nara Kaikei from head to toe. Finding no signs of injury on him, she relaxed, then took out a bottle of Soldier Pills from her nun's habit pocket.

"Kaikei, if you really can't manage, take medicine."

Nara Kaikei's feelings were complicated. He did not know what was wrong, but he could not shake the feeling that something was wrong.

Somehow, he felt as though someone had stabbed his perfectly healthy kidneys several times.

Nara Kaikei ultimately declined the suggestion to take medicine and instead made another request—to mooch a meal at Kikyo Orphanage.

Yakushi Nonō gladly agreed. It was not as though this was Nara Kaikei's first or second time mooching meals at Kikyo Orphanage.

For some unknown reason, Tsunade also volunteered to go to Kikyo Orphanage. Her stated reason was that she needed somewhere to wash up temporarily, since she still had to meet the Third Hokage later.

Yakushi Nonō found this somewhat strange. What struck her as even stranger was the occasional stiffness in Princess Tsunade's body, as if she were... suffering the onset of some illness.

Konoha's—and indeed the entire ninja world's—greatest, most formidable Medical Master had contracted some bizarre disease that even she herself could not cure?

As a medical ninja with extremely high professional standards, Yakushi Nonō trusted her own judgment.

But she did not rashly ask about it. Instead, she buried the matter deep in her heart.

Never proactively involve oneself in secrets one should not know—this was an important lesson Yakushi Nonō had learned through her long career as a spy.

Nara Kaikei took out a Sen Ryo Bill from his ninja tool pouch and handed it to Yakushi Nonō.

Whenever Nara Kaikei mooched meals at Kikyo Orphanage before, he always paid. Freeloading was not his hobby.

Yakushi Nonō accepted the bill as though it were routine. After apologizing to Tsunade, she immediately vanished from the area. She needed to prepare ingredients Nara Kaikei liked in advance, and cooking would take time as well.

Only after Yakushi Nonō's presence had completely faded into the distance did Tsunade's tightly composed, alluring face suddenly turn pale. Her body began to tremble and sway again.

Nara Kaikei silently sighed, then stepped forward to comfort her. "Lady Tsunade, the Corpse Disposal Unit has already cleaned up the... smell around here."

"My hand..."

Tsunade tremulously raised her right hand. Several striking dark-red dried bloodstains dotted her fair, delicate skin.

"There's still... some on my hand..."

Nara Kaikei forcefully pinched his thigh.

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