Intercepting Tsunade? Hundred Healings Jutsu or Advancement Card

Inside the conference room of the Hokage Building in Konoha.

Chiyo Uchiha sat in a corner, his fingers brushing over the Konoha emblem on his forehead protector.

The meeting had already lasted two and a half hours, and the air was thick with sorrow and oppression.

He raised his head slightly, and his Three Tomoe Sharingan activated unconsciously, glimmering dark red beneath the dim lights.

His gaze swept across the solemn and weary faces before him.

The shadow cast by war had already enveloped everyone in Konoha.

"Next, let's discuss the casualties."

"Over the past ten days, at the Land of Rain and Land of Fire Border, we have confirmed the deaths of seventeen Chunin and six Jonin."

Hokage Advisor Mitokado Homura's voice was calm to the point of numbness.

The Scroll in his hand slowly unfurled across the table, each name stabbing into Chiyo's eyes.

They had all been living, breathing people, yet now they had become cold numbers.

Chiyo silently clenched his forehead protector, his knuckles turning white from the force.

This was the reality of the Shinobi World.

Without strength, even surviving was a luxury.

"Chiyo, what's wrong?"

A low voice came from beside him.

Chiyo glanced sideways and met those pitch-black eyes.

He was Fugaku Uchiha, a few months older than Chiyo and Chiyo's cousin.

At that moment, he was looking at Chiyo with a slight frown.

"I was just thinking about the war."

Chiyo replied indifferently, and the scarlet in his eyes faded away.

"Watch your image. We're here for this meeting as representatives of the Uchiha Clan."

Fugaku lowered his voice further, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

Chiyo had long grown used to Fugaku's nagging, so he nodded helplessly.

Just then.

A clear voice from the front broke the silence in the conference room.

"Enough!"

Her voice trembled slightly with emotion, and her light brown eyes were filled with stubbornness.

The speaker was Tsunade, granddaughter of the God of Shinobi and Princess of the Land of Fire.

At twenty-four, Tsunade was in the prime of her youth.

Her fair face was flushed red with grief, and her willow-leaf brows were tightly furrowed.

Her blue robe spread with her movement, revealing the white inner garment that wrapped around her perfect figure.

"At least half of these casualties could have been avoided!"

She clenched the heavy... necklace against her chest. It was a relic of the First Hokage, as well as the last memory her Younger Brother Nawaki had left her.

Tsunade's Younger Brother Nawaki had died only a few days ago.

In her opinion, the main reason for his death—

Was that his team had not been assigned a Medical Ninja to treat them in time.

"As long as every team is assigned a Medical Ninja..."

Tsunade's voice abruptly stopped as she suppressed her emotions.

Assigning Medical Ninja to teams?

This scene seemed somewhat familiar.

After glancing at Tsunade, Chiyo looked toward her two teammates.

A faint, almost imperceptible sneer hung at the corner of the mouth of Orochimaru, while Jiraiya, rarely, frowned.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, seated at the head of the table, took a deep drag from his pipe, making the shadows between his wrinkles even deeper.

Mitokado Homura adjusted his glasses, his tone cold.

"War is imminent. We don't have enough resources or time to train Medical Ninja."

Conference Room illustration

"That is precisely why they need to be trained!"

Tsunade slammed her slender hand onto the table.

Her voice seemed to squeeze out from between clenched teeth.

"This is exactly the time when they need to be trained. If we don't start now, then what are we waiting for?"

"Even training one could save the lives of several, or even a dozen shinobi! I think you simply don't want to do it!"

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly tightened.

Chiyo's gaze flickered. Tsunade's proposal had indeed struck at the heart of the matter; training Medical Ninja was imperative.

However, during wartime, Konoha's higher-ups clearly favored short-term combat strength.

[Multiple key figures detected around the Host. System activated.]

A mechanical voice suddenly rang out in Chiyo's mind.

His body stiffened abruptly, and his pupils contracted slightly.

A system?

Chiyo was no stranger to such a thing!

Could it be?

After eighteen years of transmigration, had his golden finger finally arrived?!

[System activation successful.]

[Character Panel activated.]

[Mission triggered: Intercept Tsunade.]

[Mission Reward: Hundred Healings Jutsu or one Advancement Card.]

Chiyo took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed the excitement in his heart.

"System, bring up the Character Panel."

[Name: Chiyo Uchiha]

[Age: 18]

[Chakra: 1 Kaka]

[Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan (Three Tomoe)]

[Skills: Mastery of Genjutsu, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Body Flicker Technique, Shadow Clone Technique, Basic Ninja Arts, and more.]

[Mastery: Thorough understanding and proficient command.]

[Mandatory skills such as Sharingan copying techniques, Shurikenjutsu, and basic Taijutsu are not displayed on the panel.]

Chiyo froze when he saw the Chakra listed on the panel.

"System, system!"

"One Kaka? What kind of unit is that?"

"..."

Kakashi was a unit of measurement?

He nearly lost it.

That dead old meme had actually attacked him on its own!

But this was not the time for complaints. The Mission Reward was what mattered.

The Hundred Healings Jutsu was Tsunade's signature technique. It allowed the user to freely draw upon the Chakra stored in the seal and even broke the restriction that Medical Ninja could not fight.

But he had neither the long-term accumulation of Chakra beneath the Yin Seal nor an enormous Chakra reserve as backing.

He was an Uchiha with only one Kaka of Chakra.

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Even with that technique, it seemed he would not be able to gain much of an advantage.

And then there was the other reward!

The Advancement Card. Its description stated that it could upgrade Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Kekkei Genkai alike!

Could it be?

Chiyo hurriedly muttered in his heart.

"System, my Sharingan is currently at Three Tomoe. Can I use the Advancement Card to upgrade it to Mangekyō?"

[Yes, Host.]

Terrifying!

That was the Mangekyō Sharingan!

Just thinking about it made Chiyo's heart pound violently.

During the meat grinder of the Second Shinobi World War—

Having the Mangekyō Sharingan meant absolute strength. It meant having the means to survive!

The Hundred Healings Jutsu offered limited improvement to the current Chiyo Uchiha.

But the Mangekyō Sharingan, once awakened, could multiply his strength geometrically in a short time.

He had to get the Advancement Card!

As for the mission...

Intercept Tsunade?

Chiyo's thoughts raced as he tried hard to recall the original plot.

A strange light flashed in Chiyo's eyes.

He remembered!

Tsunade had once proposed establishing a Medical Ninja system, but no one supported her.

Dan Katō stepped forward to support Tsunade, leaving an especially deep impression on her.

As Chiyo thought of this, an idea immediately formed in his heart.

Dan Katō, you should just keep being a Jonin.

Tsunade's waters ran too deep. You couldn't handle her!

Let a righteous Uchiha take action instead!

With that thought, Chiyo quickly stood up, his voice clear and firm.

"I support Lady Tsunade's proposal."

In an instant, every gaze in the conference room turned toward him.

Dan Katō, who had been about to stand and support Tsunade, was ultimately one step too late.

He turned to look at Chiyo Uchiha, surprise flashing through his eyes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's pipe paused in midair, making his thoughts impossible to read.

As for Tsunade, she turned to look at Chiyo Uchiha, her eyes widening slightly.

She seemed not to have expected anyone to step forward in support of her, much less a shinobi from the Uchiha Clan.

"Chiyo Uchiha?"

Mitokado Homura's tone was icy.

"Is this your personal opinion, or the stance of the Uchiha Clan?"

Chiyo's expression remained calm as he looked straight ahead and spoke only of the matter at hand.

"Medical Ninja can greatly improve a team's survival rate."

"The Shinobi World is currently embroiled in a multi-sided war. Once the battle lines stretch out, if the Medical Ninja trained by Konoha join the fight, the scales of victory will inevitably tilt toward Konoha."

Chiyo Uchiha saw the displeased expressions of those seated at the head of the table.

He then proposed a compromise.

"During wartime, the shortage of resources is also a major problem."

"Konoha does not need to cultivate them for now. We can instead conduct accelerated training."

"Accelerated training means prioritizing the shortest possible time and the fewest possible resources to train a group of Medical Ninja qualified to go onto the battlefield."

He paused, his tone growing heavier.

"One experienced veteran shinobi is worth more than ten new recruits."

"One more Medical Ninja capable of healing would greatly increase the survival rate."

"Therefore, cultivating and training Medical Ninja is not merely for victory in the current war! In the future, it will certainly allow us to take the lead over the other nations!"

The air suddenly froze.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's wandering gaze revealed nothing, while Danzo beside him frowned almost imperceptibly.

Orochimaru turned his head and stared at Chiyo Uchiha, a trace of interest flashing through his golden vertical pupil.

"Interesting."

Orochimaru's hoarse voice rang out.

"Since when did the Uchiha Clan begin caring about their comrades?"

That statement immediately aroused everyone's curiosity.

In present-day Konoha—

Most people believed that the Senju Clan viewed love, rather than Ninjutsu, as strength.

By contrast—

The Uchiha Clan placed the power of Ninjutsu above all else.

If Lady Tsunade of the Senju Clan said something like that, it would be nothing out of the ordinary.

But now, an Uchiha who revered strength had also spoken of valuing comrades.

Not only Orochimaru, but several other ninja were also sizing Chiyo up.

Chiyo only felt that Orochimaru's gaze was intensely invasive.

But by now, the arrow had already left the bow.

He took a deep breath, looked steadily at Orochimaru, and spoke word by word.

"Lord Orochimaru, the Uchiha Clan does not disregard its comrades.

"On the contrary, it is precisely because the Uchiha Clan values the bonds between comrades too deeply that we choose to keep our distance from them.

"Moreover, during this war, ninja and comrades of the Uchiha Clan have also made sacrifices.

"Konoha is our shared home. Protecting Konoha is the highest standard of the Uchiha Clan.

"Right now, Lady Tsunade's proposal is a powerful measure that can reduce casualties among the village's ninja!"

Chiyo's gaze shifted toward Hiruzen Sarutobi at the front.

"Lady Tsunade's proposal is meant to give every ninja fighting on the battlefield...

"...hope of surviving. Isn't that an embodiment of the Will of Fire?"

As his words fell, the conference room became utterly silent.

Tsunade stared blankly at Chiyo.

For a moment, she seemed to see the shadow of her younger brother in this young Uchiha—the same unwavering gaze, firm in its desire to protect.

Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent for a moment. After exchanging looks with Mitokado Homura, he finally spoke.

"We will carefully reconsider Tsunade and Chiyo's proposal. The results will be conveyed to everyone afterward."

"Today's meeting is adjourned for now. Dismissed."

Everyone gradually left their seats, and Chiyo could feel several gazes settling on his back.

"Chiyo."

Yashiro Uchiha blocked his path, his eyes sharp.

"After we return, we need to talk."

Chiyo nodded.

"Yes."

When Chiyo stepped out of the conference room, a faint fragrance drifted over.

Chiyo looked up to find Tsunade standing at the end of the corridor.

Her arms were folded across her chest, and she watched him with a complicated expression.

"Want to talk?"