[Don't Die on Me!]

"If not, forget it." Hyuga Bin did not mind Tsunade's refusal.

He had only said it because of the choice mission. The fact that it had not caused any bad consequences was already a result he was quite satisfied with.

"Aside from wanting an older sister, did someone tell you to say those things to me?" Compared to Hyuga Bin's calmness, Tsunade could not help but think a great deal.

She was willing to believe that Hyuga Bin had no ulterior motives toward her, but that did not mean the person behind him did not want to make use of his relationship with her to do something.

"No. I just suddenly thought of it and said it." Hyuga Bin shook his head.

"All right." Tsunade believed Hyuga Bin's explanation.

They walked all the way into the Senju compound and stopped outside Tsunade's home. Only then did Tsunade bring the topic back to Hyuga Bin's studies. "Is there anything you want to learn?"

"What does Lord Tsunade plan to teach me?" Hyuga Bin had his sights set on Tsunade's... Creation Rebirth and Yin Seal.

However, Tsunade was currently fair-skinned and beautiful, and there was not yet a diamond-shaped mark on her forehead. Clearly, she had not mastered the Yin Seal yet. He just did not know whether she had mastered Creation Rebirth.

"My original intention was to teach you Medical Ninjutsu. But if you want to learn something else, I can teach you that too." Tsunade gave Hyuga Bin the right to choose.

Although she was not an all-round ninja, teaching Hyuga Bin, who had only just graduated, was more than within her capabilities.

"Then I'll learn Medical Ninjutsu." Hyuga Bin decided to accept Tsunade's plan.

Since Tsunade had chosen to teach him this, she clearly had her own considerations.

Besides, Medical Ninjutsu was something he wanted to learn as well. Once he mastered it, he could treat his own injuries and those of his teammates. The later [Ninja Art—Creation Rebirth] also required Medical Ninjutsu as a foundation.

As Tsunade pushed open the door, Kato Shizune, who was cleaning, came into Hyuga Bin's view.

"Hello, Shizune." Hyuga Bin greeted her with a smile.

Kato Shizune was his classmate from the same year, so they naturally knew each other.

"Eh? Lord Tsunade, Bin-kun, hello." Kato Shizune was clearly surprised that Tsunade had brought Hyuga Bin home. She looked adorably bewildered.

At this time, Kato Shizune was still a little girl who embarrassed easily. She still had several years to grow before becoming the Medical Special Jonin capable of standing on her own at Tsunade's side.

"Shizune, Bin-kun will be studying with you for a month." Tsunade led Hyuga Bin into the courtyard and spoke to Kato Shizune.

"All right, Lord Tsunade." Kato Shizune nodded in response.

After that, Tsunade continued leading Hyuga Bin into the reception room and handed him her handwritten medical notes.

"These contain some introductory training knowledge on Medical Ninjutsu. You can read them by yourself over the next few nights."

"All right, thank you, Lord Tsunade." Hyuga Bin accepted the notes and put them into his ninja tool pouch.

"Now, I'd like to ask how much you know about Medical Ninjutsu."

"Medical Ninjutsu is a type of ninjutsu in which the caster uses Chakra to stimulate cells in order to heal a patient's wounds. Through shape transformation, it can also detoxify poison and be used offensively."

"Medical Ninjutsu demands a high degree of Chakra control, but I'm a ninja of the Hyuga Clan, so it shouldn't be a problem." Hyuga Bin knew the basic fundamentals of Medical Ninjutsu quite well.

Moreover, the Hyuga Clan's tenketsu-striking techniques were also a form of precise Chakra control, though their training direction differed from that of Medical Ninjutsu.

"You're rather confident." Tsunade was amused by Hyuga Bin's confidence.

It was not until dusk that Hyuga Bin finally bade farewell to Tsunade and Kato Shizune, heading home with a head stuffed full of knowledge.

After dinner and washing up, Hyuga Bin began reading the notes in his room.

As a transmigrator, even after obtaining the system, Hyuga Bin had never slacked off for a single day. He had always trained and studied diligently.

It was not until late at night that Hyuga Bin turned off the lights and went to sleep.

Even as he closed his eyes, Hyuga Bin was still processing the knowledge about Medical Ninjutsu.

A month passed quickly.

After a month of studying from dawn to dusk, Hyuga Bin had already gained a preliminary grasp of Medical Ninjutsu.

Moreover, relying on his extraordinary Chakra control, he could even use Medical Ninjutsu as difficult as the B-rank [Chakra Scalpel].

Compared to most medical Chunin, Hyuga Bin merely lacked some experience.

After all, Hyuga Bin had not completed all those choice missions over the past few years for nothing. His talents in every aspect now far surpassed those of ordinary ninja. Learning ninjutsu below S-rank should not be too difficult for him.

Tsunade was truly impressed by Hyuga Bin's talent and had begun to consider taking him as her disciple.

She had thought this month would only be enough for Hyuga Bin to lay a foundation. She had not expected him to exceed that by several times over. His talent was even greater than hers.

After all, it had taken her a full two months from beginning to learn Medical Ninjutsu to mastering the Chakra Scalpel.

On the afternoon before their farewell, after Tsunade finished teaching Hyuga Bin his final lesson, she handed him two scrolls.

"These are the training scrolls for the Mystical Palm Technique, as well as the Creation Rebirth you've been hinting about all this time. You can study them yourself from here on out. If there's anything you don't understand about the Mystical Palm Technique, you can go ask at Konoha Hospital. There are still a few people there who barely know how to use it..."

"Even if you learn Creation Rebirth, don't use it recklessly. Creation Rebirth restores your body, but what it consumes is your lifespan..."

Perhaps because their farewell was approaching, Tsunade spoke much more than she had during the previous month.

"Mm, I know." Hyuga Bin kept nodding at Tsunade's words, but his expression was not as relaxed as usual.

Their day-and-night companionship over the past month had gotten him used to Tsunade's guidance, as well as occasionally joking around with her. He had also completely come to regard Tsunade as a good friend.

This month had also allowed him to truly understand that Tsunade was not as he had imagined before.

Now, just thinking about how Tsunade was about to leave the village and might not return for years, perhaps even more than a decade...

Honestly, he was quite reluctant to part with her.

"All right, I need to pack my luggage too." After saying what needed to be said, Tsunade signaled to Hyuga Bin.

"Lord Tsunade, then I'll be going." Hyuga Bin nodded, put away the scrolls, then stood and smiled at Kato Shizune. "Shizune, take good care of Lord Tsunade from now on."

"I will..."

"Hyuga Bin." Hyuga Bin reached Tsunade's front door and pulled it open when Tsunade's voice came from behind him once more.

Hyuga Bin turned around and listened as Tsunade spoke in what sounded like a joke. "Don't you go dying so easily!"

"I'll wait until you come back before I die."

Hyuga Bin curled his lips into a brilliant smile.

"Idiot."

Tsunade laughed along with Hyuga Bin.

Her smile bloomed like a flower.