Sage Katsuyu

A few more days passed.

Hinata Hyuga's injuries improved.

To be precise, Su Yu felt that the time was about right.

Kurenai Yuhi and the other two members of the Reconnaissance Squad had all come to visit Hinata Hyuga.

Su Yu came to look after her every day, which naturally aroused Hanabi Hyuga's dissatisfaction; she chose to challenge Su Yu's strength directly.

The result went without saying: Su Yu took less than a minute to render her completely unable to fight back.

Ever since then, Hanabi Hyuga began to avoid him.

According to Hiashi Hyuga, Hanabi Hyuga's training time had increased exponentially.

Su Yu felt this was a good thing.

On the other side.

Ever since Uchiha Sasuke obtained the Heaven Curse Mark, his strength had improved significantly, and he was currently training in the Chidori under Kakashi's special instruction.

Naruto Uzumaki had also encountered Jiraiya.

Haruno Sakura joined the Medical Ninja department and began her true career as a medical ninja.

To complete his mission, Su Yu learned a genjutsu from Kurenai Yuhi: Tree Binding Death.

Immediately afterward, he asked Hiashi Hyuga to help him collect ninjutsu.

Hiashi Hyuga naturally would not refuse; he didn't even need to collect them seriously, as the Hyuga Clan possessed many scrolls of ninjutsu.

Su Yu's rate of progress was so fast that he would likely become a Jonin. By then, he would be a Jonin tied to the Hyuga Clan and the husband of Hinata Hyuga—a member of their own family who was absolutely reliable.

Even the clan elders could not possibly oppose such a thing.

A Jonin belonging to the Hyuga Clan who was also a member of the Anbu was equivalent to placing one of their own people within the Hokage's personal Anbu force.

The Third Hokage was aware of the relationship between the Hyuga Clan and Su Yu.

Therefore, when Su Yu came to report the situation he discovered during the Chunin Exams, the Third Hokage asked about the matter between Su Yu and Hinata Hyuga.

Su Yu answered truthfully.

"Su Yu-kun, congratulations." The Third Hokage smiled slightly after hearing about Su Yu and Hinata Hyuga.

"Thank you, Lord Hokage," Su Yu said respectfully.

"You completed this mission well. Is there anything you want?" The Third Hokage looked at Su Yu kindly.

"Lord Hokage, if possible, I would like to sign a Summoning Contract with Sage Katsuyu of Shikkotsu Forest," Su Yu said after a moment of hesitation.

"I heard your medical ninjutsu is quite good. Would you like to go to the Medical Ninja department in the future?" The Third Hokage asked, taken aback.

"I admire Lady Tsunade very much. If possible, I would also like to become an excellent medical ninja, but before that, I still want to strive to become stronger," Su Yu replied.

The Third Hokage nodded, understanding what Su Yu meant.

If he could sign a Summoning Contract with Sage Katsuyu, he could indeed surpass ordinary medical ninjas. Coupled with Su Yu's rapid progress, he might truly become the second Tsunade in the future.

As for how to contact Sage Katsuyu?

The answer was simple.

Konoha and the three great sacred sites actually had some connections. It was just that Ryūchi Cave did not welcome outsiders, Mount Myoboku could be considered strictly pro-Konoha, and Shikkotsu Forest was relatively easy to talk to.

The Third Hokage attached great importance to the relationship between Su Yu and the Hyuga Clan.

The Hyuga Clan was currently the number one major clan in Konoha and already belonged to the Hokage's faction.

Now, Su Yu was a member of the Hokage's Anbu, the boyfriend of the Hyuga family's eldest daughter, and a genius of the younger generation.

Such a person could absolutely become a pillar of Konoha in the future.

Furthermore, Su Yu's parents were members of the Hokage's Anbu, so he could be considered one of their own.

This was the reason why the Third Hokage had forgiven Su Yu for peeking at the Scroll of Sealing.

If it had been anyone else, the outcome would have been different.

Thinking of this, the Third Hokage stood up.

"Su Yu-kun, come with me."

Half an hour later.

Su Yu left the Hokage Office.

He held the scroll given to him by the Third Hokage.

As long as he opened the scroll, he would be transported to the territory of Shikkotsu Forest. Whether or not he could sign the Summoning Technique contract with Sage Katsuyu would depend on his own performance.

The biggest reason Su Yu chose Sage Katsuyu was that she did not belong entirely to the Konoha faction.

If he chose Mount Myoboku and then defected, Mount Myoboku would surely erase the Summoning Contract.

As for Ryūchi Cave, that went without saying.

Su Yu returned home and impatiently opened the scroll.

The next second.

He vanished.

When Su Yu opened his eyes.

At a glance, the surroundings were filled with pure white trees, devoid of any branches or leaves.

A faint mist enveloped the entire forest.

Needless to say, this was Shikkotsu Forest.

It did not differ much from what Su Yu had imagined.

Following the guidance of the scroll, he walked forward.

Before long.

Su Yu saw a small mountain...

No, it should be said that it was the true form of Sage Katsuyu.

"Oh? Are you a member of the Uzumaki Clan?" Sage Katsuyu seemed to have sensed Su Yu's bloodline.

"I do indeed possess the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, and I have come here to sign a contract with you." Su Yu looked at Sage Katsuyu before him.

"If you were from any other clan, I might have had to consider it. But the Uzumaki Clan took care of me for a very long time. Since you are a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, then let us sign the contract." After Sage Katsuyu finished speaking, she spat out a large scroll.

Su Yu opened the scroll, and upon seeing the names written on it, he understood instantly.

Most of the names on it belonged to the Uzumaki Clan.

There was also the name of Tsunade.

Su Yu wrote down his own name and pressed a bloody thumbprint, completing the Summoning Contract.

"The amount of chakra you use determines the size of the slug you can summon. In times of crisis, you can also have me summon you to Shikkotsu Forest," Sage Katsuyu said softly.

Her voice was pleasant, much like that of a gentle older sister.

"I will be in your care from now on." Su Yu bowed to Sage Katsuyu.

"You are welcome. The Uzumaki Clan did me a great kindness, and I am merely repaying it," Sage Katsuyu said with a smile.

"If I were to become an enemy of Konoha, what would you do?" Su Yu looked up at Sage Katsuyu.

"Unlike the Toads of Mount Myoboku, I do not concern myself with outside affairs. I treat all my contractors equally; I will neither reveal your location to Lady Tsunade, nor will I reveal Lady Tsunade's location to you," Sage Katsuyu replied without hesitation.

Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief and asked no further questions.

"By the way, the Uzumaki Clan left a Sealing Jutsu scroll with me. You might be the only surviving member of the Uzumaki Clan now, so I shall entrust this scroll to you. I hope you will keep it safe," Sage Katsuyu said, spitting out a large scroll.

"My strength is limited, and besides, I am not the only Uzumaki alive; I know of at least two others. May I learn a few Sealing Jutsu from this and leave the scroll here for safekeeping?" Su Yu thought for a moment and asked.

"Of course you may. This is a smaller contract scroll. If you give this to other members of the Uzumaki Clan, they can sign a contract with me directly, and you shall be the one to keep it." Sage Katsuyu spat out another small scroll.

Su Yu looked at the small scroll, which already bore his name and Tsunade's.