She hadn't expected the other person to be a kid only a few years old!
"Let's put our business aside for now and talk about your situation."
Lin Cheng shook his head and sighed.
"Kid! We're not close! My affairs are none of your business!"
Tsunade fixed her eyes on Lin Cheng and gritted out the words.
"Heart sickness can only be cured with the right medicine. I can't solve your problem!
All I can do is offer you a little advice."
Lin Cheng shook his head again, his words leaving Tsunade and Shizune deep in thought.
"Heart sickness can only be cured with the right medicine?"
Coming back to herself, Tsunade asked in a low voice, "What advice do you have that could help me?"
"You have Hemophobia, don't you?"
"That's right!"
"How about trying to wear sunglasses?"
"...Do you think I'm a three-year-old? If I can't see it clearly, does that mean I can pretend I don't know what it is?"
A hint of mockery flashed in her eyes as Tsunade sneered.
"...All right! I'm sorry! I oversimplified things!"
Lin Cheng shook his head again, sounding somewhat apologetic.
"You don't need to apologize! This has nothing to do with you! Now, tell me why you came here."
Tsunade impatiently waved a hand and asked Lin Cheng about his purpose again.
Looking at Tsunade as she stared straight at him, Lin Cheng's expression turned serious as he stated his reason for coming.
"I hope Princess Tsunade will help treat my younger brother, Kimimaro, for his Kekkei Genkai Disease!"
"Kekkei Genkai Disease? What bloodline limit?!"
Lin Cheng's words made Tsunade's gaze sharpen at once, and her voice grew low.
"Shikotsumyaku!"
"I can't treat him!"
"How is that possible?! You're a renowned medical expert!"
Tsunade's refusal left Lin Cheng stunned.
"You've seen my condition. I can't even stand the sight of blood!"
"You don't need to perform surgery on him. Just examine him and explain how he can be treated."
"I refuse!"
"Why?"
"Although I won't return to Konoha, that doesn't mean I'll treat a shinobi from an enemy village!
What, I'm supposed to cure him so he can go kill our Konoha shinobi?"
A sharp glint flashed in Tsunade's eyes, and her voice turned cold.
"It seems you really haven't been paying any attention to what's happening in the Shinobi World!"
"What do you mean?"
"The Kaguya Clan attacked Kirigakure and has been reduced to a single survivor: Kimimaro.
"And he's an enemy of Kirigakure!"
"So what?"
"We're on friendly terms with Konoha!"
Lin Cheng looked at the stunned Tsunade and Shizune before continuing, "That's why I've been searching for you all this time!
I don't trust anyone else! Even though I've never met you!"
Lin Cheng's words shocked Tsunade and Shizune.
That was right! Trust! How rare was it in the Shinobi World?
The Shinobi World had always been full of deception!
Trust? It had never existed!
Betrayal, on the other hand, was always lurking!
"Right now, you're the only one from Konoha I can trust to examine Kimimaro.
"Everyone else—even those from Konoha—I can't bring myself to trust!"
"Why?"
Lin Cheng's words left Tsunade and Shizune stunned.
Even Kimimaro, who had been standing quietly to one side and listening, looked completely confused.
He'd just said he trusted Konoha, so why had he suddenly said something like that?
"Is Konoha still the Konoha it used to be?"
Lin Cheng's question left Tsunade stunned once more.
Seeing Tsunade fall silent, Lin Cheng sighed and continued, "The Konoha Sannin!
You and Jiraiya left! Orochimaru defected from Konoha because of his human experiments!
"Can you be sure there aren't any of his spies left in Konoha?
You're one of the Sannin too. Don't you know how charismatic Orochimaru is?
And his human experiments were so well concealed for so long. How did they suddenly come to light?
Don't you think you should give that some thought?"
Tsunade lowered her head and pondered for a long while before suddenly looking up.
"Where did you hear all this? Someone your age shouldn't know about these things!
Who are you, really?!"
By the end, Tsunade's hostility was plain to see.
Even Shizune, standing nearby, immediately reacted and took a guarded stance.
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