Tsunade Senju

"Little brother, stop making a scene. The doctors have already given you a full-body checkup and they all say you aren't injured. Big sister is busy, so go find your friends and play ninja games. Don't disturb my work!"

Inside Konoha Hospital, a nurse in a standard uniform was crouched on the floor, speaking in a soft, helpless tone to a five-year-old boy with dark eyes and delicate features.

Ever since this five-year-old child arrived at the hospital, he had been insisting that his body was injured from practicing ninjutsu and required immediate treatment. However, when he was taken to various departments for examinations, every single doctor stated in unison that they had never seen such a healthy child; there was absolutely nothing wrong with him.

This five-year-old child was none other than Sato Hideaka, who had rushed to Konoha Hospital from the Ninja Academy!

At this moment, Sato Hideaka felt even more helpless than the nurse. Last night, during his experiments and research into the Lightning Style Chakra Mode, the electric current had acted upon his fragile cells and neurons for an extended period, causing varying degrees of damage. It was only thanks to his "Perfect Control" talent that he was able to move at all; an ordinary person would likely have been paralyzed or bedridden by now.

Why was it that Yakushi Nonō could detect and heal the damage caused by Lightning Style Nature Transformation, yet the doctors here found nothing? Could it be that the largest hospital in Konoha was filled with quacks?

If these issues weren't treated promptly, he feared he would be left with deep-seated, irreparable injuries, and his own potential would be severely constrained and compromised!

How could it be like this??

Sato Hideaka grabbed the nurse's hand with both of his, pleading pitifully, "Beautiful nurse sister, are there really no more tests? Please, check one more time. I really am injured, and it's a very serious injury!"

"How about this? The most brilliant doctor in Konoha is at our hospital today. I'll take you to see her. If she can't find anything wrong, then there's really nothing more I can do for you."

Seeing Sato Hideaka's adorable, tearful face, the kind-hearted nurse felt a pang of sympathy. She suddenly remembered that the Princess of Konoha, Tsunade Senju, was currently at the hospital, reportedly discussing the feasibility of Medical Ninja.

Although she didn't fully understand the specific duties of a Medical Ninja, Tsunade Senju, known as the "Medical Saint," was the top doctor in Konoha. If even she couldn't find the source of the problem, then this child must truly be uninjured.

The nurse led Sato Hideaka to wait outside an office on the second floor. After about ten minutes, several medical staff emerged from the office, and after asking for permission, she led him inside.

"Tsunade Senju, this child says he suffered severe muscle injuries while practicing ninjutsu. Since the hospital's equipment couldn't find any results, could you please take a look..."

There were three people in the office. The woman sitting in the center caught Sato Hideaka's attention. She appeared to be in her twenties, with golden hair, brown eyes, arched brows, a delicate nose, and thin, pink lips. She sat in the middle of the office with a casual, bold posture, her furrowed brows giving her delicate features a stubborn and strong-willed look.

"Oh, is that so? Send him over..." Tsunade Senju glanced at Sato Hideaka, thinking to herself that the boy was quite delicate, almost like a girl.

Led by the nurse, Sato Hideaka approached the desk. Tsunade Senju placed her hand, which was glowing with green light, gently onto his exposed arm. After examining him for a moment, she frowned.

"Little ghost, where exactly did these injuries come from??"

"I accidentally hurt myself while creating a new ninjutsu. My whole body hurts, it feels like I'm being cut by blades. Big sister, can you please save me?" Sato Hideaka looked at Tsunade Senju pitifully. If this wasn't healed soon, he feared he would be half-crippled as the condition worsened.

"Saving you isn't much of a problem, but I'm curious how you're still able to move instead of lying on a bed like a corpse..." Tsunade Senju raised an eyebrow, looking at Sato Hideaka with amusement. "Muscle cells damaged throughout your body, parts of your nervous system severed, yet you can still move freely. You're quite something, little ghost..."

"Haha, it's not as serious as you're making it sound, big sister..." Sato Hideaka laughed awkwardly. It was indeed abnormal for a child to endure such pain without changing his expression.

Tsunade Senju looked at Sato Hideaka, who was forcing a weak defense, and snorted. "Take off all your clothes. Your injuries require full-body treatment. I don't know who taught you that Lightning Style Nature Transformation full-body activation, but you'd better not use that training method again, or... it will cause irreparable damage to your body."

"Now? In here??" Sato Hideaka's mouth twitched. Aside from Tsunade Senju and himself, there was the nurse and two men in the room. Even though he was in a child's body, he couldn't bring himself to strip in front of so many people.

Tsunade Senju looked at Sato Hideaka, who was only five years old and barely reached her waist, and waved her hand impatiently. "Little ghost, you're quite shy..."

Given Sato Hideaka's strong opposition, the three went to a medical room. Tsunade Senju had Sato Hideaka lie on a medical bed and pulled a green curtain around it to create a semi-enclosed space, leaving the nurse to wait outside.

Only then did Sato Hideaka awkwardly begin to undress. He took off his shirt, then his pants, until he was completely bare, save for a lonely pair of white underwear. He looked up at Tsunade Senju, who was watching him with an amused expression.

"Continue, little ghost. Why did you stop?" Tsunade Senju crossed her arms over her chest, pushing up an exaggerated curve, and watched the naked Sato Hideaka with a smile.

Important things three times: this is medical treatment, this is medical treatment... this is medical treatment!

Sato Hideaka closed his eyes, repeating the mental suggestion to himself. He closed his eyes as if heading to the execution grounds, and with a sense of tragic resolve, he pulled off his white underwear.

"Ah, gently, slowly... that's too hard!"

"So you do have a sense of pain. Seeing you suffer such heavy injuries without changing your expression earlier, I thought you had lost all feeling..."

"Damn it, are you using me for an experiment?? It hurts like hell, be gentle... Tsunade."

"Haha, little ghost, accept your fate. You can't escape it."

"..."

The green curtain shook incessantly, as if the sounds of battle were emanating from within. The vibrations didn't stop. The nurse stood outside, stunned. Was Tsunade Senju really helping that cute little boy treat his injuries??

Why did it feel...

It felt more like she was tormenting him. How terrifying!!

A quarter of an hour later, Tsunade Senju opened the green curtain. Sato Hideaka had already put his clothes back on and was slumped on the medical bed, covered in sweat as if he had just stepped out of a sauna.

Tsunade Senju's eyes seemed a bit weary as she spoke solemnly to Sato Hideaka: "Little ghost, your injuries are secondary. The previous injury wasn't fully healed, and you were injured again before it could recover. So, for the next half-month, do not engage in any strenuous exercise, and definitely do not use that Lightning Release training method, or even I won't be able to help you..."

"Mm, okay, I understand..."

Sato Hideaka nodded weakly on the bed. The pain Tsunade Senju inflicted during the treatment had been magnified tenfold. Compared to Yakushi Nonō's method, one was brutal and savage, while the other was careful and gentle—two complete extremes!

Just then, the two middle-aged men from the office entered the medical room and said to Tsunade Senju, who was standing by the bed: "Tsunade Senju, we have discussed your proposal to send medical personnel to the front lines for a long time, but the majority have refused!"

Tsunade Senju frowned slightly and asked: "The death rate of ninjas on the front lines is high because of delayed treatment. If medical personnel go to the front lines, they could reduce the death rate of front-line ninjas. Why does your Medical Department refuse to agree??"

"Didn't the losses and tragedies caused when Yakushi Nonō led medical staff to the front lines prove enough?" One of the middle-aged men stepped forward and retorted: "We don't want to become sinners of the Medical Department like Yakushi Nonō!"

Sister Nonō..., a sinner??

Hearing this, Sato Hideaka, who had been listless, suddenly raised his head, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. To dare insult Sister Yakushi Nonō... they were truly... damned!!