"Is it Hirakawa? There's no doubt he's a genius at Medical Ninjutsu. In just one year, he's become a qualified Medical Ninja."
"And earlier, to encourage him, I even rewarded him with the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique. With his talent, he's probably already mastered it."
"Oh, and yesterday, Hirakawa completed ten treatment missions, seven of them on his own."
Tsunade was surprised to hear Minako's assessment of Hirakawa Aosui.
She hadn't expected Kushina's claims to be true. This guy really was a genius at Medical Ninjutsu.
Ugh, what a hassle.
She'd thought this would just be a formality, but it looked like she'd actually have to put some effort into teaching him.
She really wanted to go gambling!
[Completed the treatment of Sasakura Hiroaki. Reward: one Blue Orb.] [Congratulations, you received one Explosive Tag.]
Sasakura Hiroaki was an ordinary Chunin. Qingshui had thought this treatment would earn him a hundred points of Chakra.
He hadn't expected to get an Explosive Tag instead.
An Explosive Tag was a ninja tool. It looked like a sheet of paper covered in seal patterns and was mainly used to set traps or in combination with Kunai.
Explosive Tags were also incredibly powerful. Their most famous feat was killing Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki, in a single attack.
And their most famous scene was undoubtedly when Konan fought Obito and used six hundred billion Explosive Tags disguised as an ocean.
However, for an ordinary Ninja, Explosive Tags weren't a tool they could use on a large scale.
There was only one reason: they were too expensive.
Still, all things considered, this reward wasn't bad.
An Explosive Tag could sometimes be enough to change the outcome of a battle.
Especially when you'd run out of Chakra.
"It seems the Blue Orb, unlike the White Orb, doesn't only give Chakra as a reward."
Thinking this, Qingshui suddenly had another thought.
If the Blue Orb could give him an Explosive Tag, it should be able to give him other ninja tools too.
Ninja made a lot of money, but they also had a lot of expenses.
Their biggest expense was buying ninja tools.
From now on, he wouldn't need to spend large sums of money on ninja tools anymore.
And if he ever needed money, he could sell the tools and make a profit.
Since they cost him nothing, even if he sold them below market price, it'd still be pure profit.
"Now that I think about it, this isn't just a good deal. It's an incredible one."
After all, he had to treat people to get these ninja tools, and that earned him money in itself.
So Qingshui was Ying Zheng touching a live wire—he'd hit the jackpot.
As Qingshui was thinking, a nurse suddenly knocked on his office door.
"Lord Hirakawa, Lord Tsunade wants you to come to her office."
He'd assumed another patient needed treatment, but Tsunade wanted to see him?
When had Tsunade come to Konoha Hospital?
And why did she suddenly want to see him?
Qingshui was puzzled.
He hadn't seen Tsunade since the Second Shinobi World War ended.
After all, he never went to the Senju Clan Compound, nor did he go to places like casinos or taverns that violated the Three Ninja Prohibitions.
The only place he might have run into Tsunade was Konoha Hospital.
But since Qingshui had started learning Medical Ninjutsu, he hadn't seen her come by.
Kushina must have done something.
Mulling it over, Qingshui stood up and went to Tsunade's office.
"Lord Tsunade, I'm Hirakawa Aosui."
"Come in."
At her reply, Qingshui pushed open the door. The first things he saw were two Planetary Devastations.
Damn, so this is the power of 106. Terrifying!
Ahem, sorry. I forgot to turn off auto-aim.
"Lord Tsunade, you wanted to see me?"
"Kushina told me yesterday that you're a genius at Medical Ninjutsu, so she asked me to come and teach you."
Tsunade made no attempt to hide that she'd come to teach Qingshui at Kushina's request.
Just as he'd expected.
Since he'd already guessed the reason, Qingshui immediately put on a grateful expression.
"Won't that be too much trouble for you, Lord Tsunade?"
"It's no trouble. With your talent, you deserve it."
Although she really wanted to go gambling right away, Tsunade wouldn't slack off because of that.
"Tell me, what do you want me to teach you?"
"Then, Lord Tsunade, could you teach me the Chakra Scalpel?"
After a moment's thought, Qingshui decided to use this opportunity to learn this A-Rank Medical Ninjutsu.
He'd chosen the Chakra Scalpel because it could cut into a target's body without causing external wounds.
In other words, the technique could actually be used in battle.
In the Original Work, Kabuto Yakushi had used it against Tsunade.
Tsunade didn't refuse Qingshui's request. She simply took out a jutsu scroll and handed it to him.
"Read through it first. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me."
Before long, Qingshui had finished reading the Chakra Scalpel scroll.
"What do you think?"
"It's a little difficult, but not too much."
Hearing this, Tsunade pursed her lips. She clearly thought Qingshui was bragging.
After all, this was an A-Rank Medical Ninjutsu. Even she had needed several days to master it back then.
"If you're that confident, how long do you think you'll need to learn it?"
"Three days at most."
Qingshui gave his answer without the slightest hesitation.
"That fast? Kid, you sure have a big mouth."
Seeing how confident Qingshui was, Tsunade grew interested.
"Then how about a bet? If you learn the Chakra Scalpel within three days, I'll teach you the Mystical Palm Technique as well."
"But if you can't do it, you'll pay me ten million ryō."
What could be better?
Without a second thought, Qingshui agreed.
A bet with Tsunade?
No need to hesitate. The odds were in his favor!
"This is ten million ryō, not ten thousand. If you lose, you'll be working for years to pay it off."
The salary at Konoha Hospital was fixed: only a hundred thousand ryō a month.
Seeing Qingshui agree so readily, Tsunade thought he hadn't heard the amount correctly.
But Qingshui immediately assured her that he'd heard just fine.
"Since you insist on giving me money, I'll be merciful and put in a little more effort when I teach you."
Seeing how adamant he was, Tsunade said no more. She simply decided that, three days from now, she'd only make Qingshui pay her a hundred thousand ryō.
After all, he was Kushina's friend. She couldn't be too harsh on him.
That's right, Tsunade had already assumed she'd win.
Hearing her, Qingshui's lips twitched.
He couldn't understand where Tsunade got her confidence.
Did she have no idea how bad her luck was?
Qingshui then asked Tsunade about his questions one by one, and she answered them all without holding anything back.
"Thank you, Lord Tsunade."
Once all his questions had been answered, Qingshui didn't linger.
But as soon as he left Tsunade's office, a nurse came to tell him that an injured person needed emergency surgery.
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