Beginning Yang God Martial Way Cultivation

Yakiniku Q was a newly opened upscale barbecue restaurant in Konoha. Before Ichiraku of the Otsutsuki Clan had come to Konoha, it had probably been Konoha's most famous restaurant.

Pork belly sizzled as fat crackled on the grill. While grilling the meat, Tsunade handed Sarutobi Toru a skewer of already-cooked barbecue.

Having changed clothes, Sarutobi Toru smiled as he accepted it, then handed Tsunade a bottle of juice. Tsunade immediately accepted it with a miserable expression.

Despite her young age, Tsunade was actually a little drunkard with two years of drinking experience. Though ninja regulations prohibited minors from drinking, in a world where five-year-olds could be sent to the battlefield, the force of such a rule was easy to imagine.

However, Sarutobi Toru was very strict about this. Whether for ninja or doctors, alcohol was not a good thing. Even in such a extraordinary world, it was best to avoid it whenever possible.

Tsunade took two sips of juice through a straw, then began discussing the first round of the exam with Sarutobi Toru.

Sarutobi Toru smiled. "I reckon Konoha Hospital will soon be busy. Those examinees will probably all need eyeball transplants."

As he spoke, Sarutobi Toru explained what he had done during the first exam. "When the second round begins and the wealthy people and nobles arrive, their eyes should have mostly recovered by then. We will not even need to advertise. This matter will cause a sensation on its own, and only then will Konoha Hospital's reputation truly shake the world."

Tsunade merely bit her straw as she happily listened to Sarutobi Toru's plans. "Toru, you always have a way."

Sarutobi Toru laughed awkwardly. After thinking for a moment, he took a notebook from his pocket.

"Tsunade, perfect timing. I plan to train in taijutsu this week, so come take a look too. This is the training method Duy and I worked out."

This was the cultivation method for the three stages of skin, flesh, and tendons in Yang God Martial Way. It actually already counted as a complete martial art. He had Tsunade look at it not only so that she, a master of Medical Ninjutsu who was also highly knowledgeable about the human body, could check for any problems, but also because Yang God martial arts were incomparably compatible with Tsunade's Senju physique. Strengthening Tsunade was also Sarutobi Toru's goal.

Tsunade casually flipped through the notebook, but soon became engrossed in it. Yang God Martial Way was a purely body-training method and did not involve Chakra. Ordinary ninja could not understand it even if they looked at it, and only a medical master like Tsunade, who understood the human body inside and out, could recognize the value of this martial art.

"Skin, flesh, tendons... There should be methods for training bones and internal organs afterward too! You and Duy have been researching this every day, haven't you?" Tsunade waved the notebook in her hand. "Honestly, why didn't you bring me in on something this important?"

"After all, it is still a very dangerous cultivation method. Right now, only Duy is training it." Tsunade had already been quite impressive to see the bone- and organ-training stages. As for marrow cleansing and blood replacement, the entire Shinobi World still had no concept of such things.

"My physique should make cultivation easier! I want to join from now on too!" Tsunade looked at Sarutobi Toru with a firm gaze. "I cannot pretend I never saw something like this."

Sarutobi Toru knew Tsunade was worried about him. He had not expected her to be so perceptive that she immediately saw Yang God Martial Way had further stages.

"Fine." Sarutobi Toru nodded. "But until Duy succeeds in cultivating it, you cannot train it!"

"Of course. If something happens to a medical ninja, then there truly will be no one left to save people. But you are the same—you are not allowed to secretly practice either!"

Sarutobi Toru rolled his eyes inwardly. Someone as protective of his own life as me, how could I possibly secretly practice?

Konoha Hospital, laboratory.

Duy sprang up from the bed and asked, "How is it? I feel like I am overflowing with the vitality of youth..."

"Hmph! All I see are tiny fractures throughout your bones! If you really want to experience the feeling of comminuted fractures, I suggest increasing your training volume!"

Tsunade looked over the X-ray images while flipping through Duy's physical examination results.

"Now, lie down! I will treat you. Also, you are forbidden from practicing body-training martial arts for the time being!"

"Ahhh! Youth, you are leaving me... Pfft!"

Tsunade tapped the back of Duy's head with a finger. "Medical Ninjutsu—Disordered Signal Pulse!"

Duy's eyes rolled back, and he immediately fainted.

"I do not want to listen to your mental pollution. You should be quiet for a while!"

This was a method of directly striking the brain with neural signals and forcibly inducing unconsciousness. It was mainly used on the battlefield when there was no Anesthetic available and an injured person needed surgery.

Of course, right now, it was simply because Tsunade found Duy too troublesome.

Sarutobi Toru nearly laughed out loud from the side. One thing really did restrain another. Even Root's "top-secret weapon," which left even his teacher Shimura Danzō helpless, had finally met his match in Tsunade.

After treating Duy, Tsunade gave him another shot of Anesthetic, ensuring that he would sleep straight through until the next day.

At the hospital's rehabilitation Training Ground, Sarutobi Toru spun, punched, and kicked, the muscles all over his body trembling like waves.

His Pirate World physique gave him physical strength far beyond that of ordinary people. Even a taijutsu master like Might Duy could only slowly temper himself through Human Immortal Martial Way. Even if the cultivation method had no hidden dangers, excessive training would still injure the body in return. Yet no matter how Sarutobi Toru trained, as long as he ate a hearty meal, he could basically recover completely.

Tsunade watched Sarutobi Toru train from the side, taking the opportunity to admire his physique as well.

After he finished training, Tsunade took a towel and helped Sarutobi Toru wipe away his sweat. She joked, "I think your mother must be related to our Senju Clan. Otherwise, why do you resemble Grandpa Hashirama's Sage Body even more than I do?"

"They are still different. My body has powerful physical strength, while the Senju Clan possesses powerful vitality and Chakra."

Although a powerful physique also increased Chakra, compared to a Sage Body, it was like comparing a firefly to the moon. At the same level of physical strength, a genuine Sage Body possessed over a thousand times more Chakra than an ordinary person. Even though Tsunade had used the Perfect Potion and had twenty or thirty times more Chakra than she did in the original timeline, she still did not count as having a Sage Body. At most, she possessed some Sage Body traits.

Even so, her Chakra was still roughly seven or eight times Sarutobi Toru's. One had to know that in terms of physical strength, Sarutobi Toru absolutely crushed Tsunade.

"Still, when it comes to training taijutsu, Toru's physique really is even stronger than a Sage Body!"

"I will not deny that." Sarutobi Toru smiled. As if the blood-tank physiques of the Pirate World were fake.

"It seems Toru can improve a little more before the competition!"

Indeed, seven days were already enough for Sarutobi Toru to complete flesh training and enter tendon training. With his physique, the boost granted by completing flesh training would far surpass that of an ordinary martial artist.