Medical Ninjutsu Still Needed

"Why didn't you go with them?" Kushina, who had been standing nearby without saying anything, tapped Bai Yue on the head.

"Wouldn't it be better to study Sealing Jutsu with Master's Wife?" Bai Yue replied leisurely.

He was still in a good mood. Today, through Kakashi, he had met the future pinnacle of Ordinary Ninja!

The strongest man beneath the Six Paths!

Aside from the Sage of Six Paths' family, those two Cheaters, Naruto and Sasuke, and the people from that certain unburnable thing...

Might Guy, that living nuke, was the strongest of them all!

"Honestly! The yard's already completely wrecked." Looking at the battle-damaged little courtyard, Kushina muttered a few complaints.

"Let's go!" Unconcerned by the damage to the yard, Kushina clapped her hands.

"Okay..."...

This study session was pretty good. Kushina did not give one of her wildly imaginative explanations. Instead, she took out several scrolls detailing the principles of Sealing Jutsu and had Bai Yue study them on his own, noting down anything he did not understand. Kushina then answered each question one by one.

As for what Kushina was doing now?

Naturally, she was preparing a loving meal for Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze spent all year away on missions, and now that they finally had some time together, how could Kushina possibly give up this sweet, loving time alone with him?

Honestly, Bai Yue did not really want to disturb their private world.

But he had only recently become a disciple, and it would not be appropriate if he did not come visit.

"Teacher Minato." When he saw Minato Namikaze open the door, Bai Yue rose to greet him.

"Studying Sealing Jutsu?" Seeing the Sealing Scroll on the table, Minato Namikaze smiled. "I happened to want to learn some Sealing Jutsu too. Let's study together."

"Teacher, I think you should be spending time with Master's Wife first." Bai Yue rolled his eyes.

"Uh..." Minato gave an awkward laugh and scratched his head sheepishly.

"Minato, come here quickly." Hearing their voices, Kushina immediately called out from the kitchen.

"Kushina, I'm coming." At his beloved's call, Minato Namikaze immediately got up.

"Huh? Kakashi didn't come back?"

"I had him help take care of Might Guy..."

"..."

After hearing the conversation inside, Bai Yue decided he needed to find a chance to leave. Being a third wheel was truly unbearable!

After a round of busy work, Kushina emerged wearing an apron and carrying two dishes. "Come help out!"

"Okay, okay!" Bai Yue immediately stood and cleared off the dining table.

"Whew, perfect!" Looking at the dishes on the table, Kushina nodded in satisfaction.

"Bai Yue, come taste our cooking." Kushina warmly invited him. Bai Yue had wanted to refuse, but seeing the anticipation in Kushina's eyes, he could not bring himself to say no and could only agree.

"It's pretty good." After trying a piece of fried fish, Bai Yue gave the most basic evaluation.

"That's good. Minato, Minato, hurry and bring over the other dishes and the rice."

"Coming, coming!"

During the meal, the atmosphere was especially warm—and especially torturous. Minato Namikaze and Kushina were the warm and sweet ones, occasionally serving each other food and feeding each other, their eyes brimming with affection.

The one suffering was poor Bai Yue, who could only eat silently at the side. Goosebumps had already risen all over his skin!

Once the ordeal was over, Bai Yue hesitated for a moment before speaking. "Master's Wife, I want to take the scrolls home to study. I promise I'll keep them safe."

There was no other reason. Bai Yue wanted to continue learning Sealing Jutsu, but he did not want to be an uncomfortable third wheel.

Kushina looked at him and smiled as she nodded. "Sure, take them. Come ask me anytime if there's anything you don't understand."

Having received permission, Bai Yue felt as though a great burden had been lifted. He immediately took the scrolls and hurriedly escaped that hell of lovey-dovey displays.

"I should go see Might Guy. It'll be a good chance to get closer to him." After casually buying several portions of fruit from a roadside fruit shop, Bai Yue headed toward Konoha Hospital.

But before he even reached the hospital, he saw Might Guy training again.

As for Kakashi, Bai Yue did not see him.

"Senior Might Guy, is this really okay?"

"Yo, Bai Yue! Youth does not permit slacking!" Might Guy, who had been doing Handstand Push-ups, immediately pushed off the ground and flipped upright. He gave Bai Yue a thumbs-up, tilted his mouth, and flashed a toothy grin.

Those gleaming white teeth nearly blinded Bai Yue.

Right, right, that was exactly the feeling!

"But training with an injured body will only make your injuries worse. Proper balance between work and rest is the best way to become stronger efficiently."

"Oh, right. Where's Senior Kakashi?"

"Kakashi went back first." Might Guy's smile was bright—though admittedly rather greasy. "And my body is in great condition. I don't need anyone looking after me."

"Senior Might Guy, is it possible that the person who needs looking after right now is actually Senior Kakashi?"

"?!!"

"I heard Senior Kakashi went through something terrible on the battlefield." Bai Yue spoke calmly. "I don't know what exactly happened, but I feel like something is very wrong with Senior Kakashi."

"I understand. Thank you, Bai Yue!" Might Guy slowly nodded and answered solemnly.

"Then I won't disturb you any longer, Senior Might Guy." After casually tossing the Fruit Platter to Might Guy, Bai Yue added, "But Senior Might Guy, you'd better recover properly before training again. Overworking your body is no good. It would be best to go to the hospital for regular checkups too. Train reasonably—"

"Youthful Bai Yue, thank you for your concern!" He bared his teeth again, still the same familiar formula.

"All right! Next, I'll use Handstand Push-ups to hop all the way to Kakashi's house! Kakashi, welcome my youthful passion! Oh!!!" Konoha's Rare Beast was on the move!

"...He really isn't human." Watching through a screen had only made it seem impressive. Seeing it in person was overwhelmingly intimidating.

Should I really learn the Eight Inner Gates? Bai Yue fell into hesitation.

The Eight Inner Gates gave rewards proportional to one's effort, and Bai Yue genuinely feared he would not be able to keep it up.

Learn it! He still had to learn it. Opening the Seventh Gate was an incredible amplification skill, while opening the Eighth Gate was an ultimate one-for-one trade.

He might not use it, but he absolutely had to have it!

However, he could not train as wildly as Might Guy did. He knew himself best. Such brutal training methods were something he, Bai Yue, a pampered person, could not learn.

He also wondered whether, if he transplanted someone else's bloodline limit into his body, Perfect Blood would count that transplanted bloodline limit as his own.

"Hmm! It's worth trying! At worst, I can just remove it afterward! So... I still need to learn Medical Ninjutsu!" After thinking for a while, Bai Yue decided to add another burden to himself. "Not just Medical Ninjutsu—I also need to build a Laboratory of my own. Being able to plug things in and use them right away is still too advanced for me."

Lost in thought, Bai Yue did not notice that the Yellow Flash was silently watching him from a tree.

Minato Namikaze watched Bai Yue's departing figure and nodded approvingly. "What a thoughtful, sensitive child. He even noticed Kakashi's emotional wounds, and he even asked Might Guy to form a new bond with Kakashi."