Tsunade's Photograph

Three days later.

Konoha Medical Hospital.

Tsunade's room.

"Sensei, open your mouth. I'm putting it in."

"Hurry up, kid! Why are you dawdling? Can you even do this or not?"

Tsunade's impatient voice rang out.

Shizune had blindfolded her.

She sat in a chair with her head slightly tilted back.

Her mouth was open, waiting to be fed.

Across from Tsunade, Guy held a wooden bowl.

Inside were small cubes of herbal jelly drizzled with honey and topped with shaved ice.

Guy grinned and scooped up a piece of herbal jelly with a spoon.

He carefully brought it to Tsunade's mouth.

It was ice-cold.

Smooth, tender, and springy.

The unique flavor of honey's sweetness and the faint bitterness of medicinal herbs melted across Tsunade's tongue.

Tsunade's expression immediately changed.

Her initial impatience turned to surprise.

Then she began savoring it carefully.

In no time at all, she swallowed all the herbal jelly in her mouth.

"How was it, Sensei? Is it good?" Guy asked expectantly, signaling for Shizune to remove the blindfold.

Shizune let go, and Tsunade looked at the wooden bowl in Guy's hand.

"What is this? It's pretty good."

As she spoke, she directly "snatched" both the bowl and spoon from Guy.

She scooped up another large piece and stuffed it into her mouth.

After finishing it in a few bites, she smacked her lips with lingering satisfaction and nodded slightly as she assessed it.

"Not bad. It's cool and refreshing, sweet without being cloying, with a faint herbal aftertaste."

"This thing... seems to have heat-clearing, fire-reducing, and moisturizing effects too? Did you invent it?"

Guy nodded. "More or less."

Tsunade set the empty bowl aside and looked at him strangely.

"You brat, you specifically brought this for me to taste and made such a mystery out of