Lady Tsunade, Let's Research Creating Life Together!

Tsunade ate even faster than Genma, or perhaps she was simply competing with him.

In the end, both of them finished their meals at almost the same time.

After draining the last of the sake, Tsunade let out a long breath, feeling incredibly satisfied.

It had been a long time since she had enjoyed a meal this thoroughly.

Taking a sip of tea and wiping her lips, Genma extended an invitation: "Lady Tsunade, let's go for a walk!"

Tsunade wiped her mouth and rose to her full height: "Let's go!"

They settled the bill and left.

The streets outside were still brightly lit, though there were fewer people than before.

The two strolled down the street, walking slowly in the direction of Tsunade's home.

The crowds gradually thinned until only the two of them remained under the soft glow of the streetlamps.

After a long silence, Genma suddenly spoke: "Lady Tsunade, do you think the legend of the Sage of Six Paths is true?"

Tsunade gave Genma a strange look: "Perhaps it is, but it's more likely to be an exaggeration!"

Genma rubbed his chin: "How much do you know about the Yin Release and Yang Release?"

"Yin Release creates form, and Yang Release breathes life into it. If both are powerful enough, could the Yin Release and Yang Release actually create life, or even resurrect the dead?"

Tsunade frowned slightly: "Theoretically, of course, it is possible."

"But looking at the training required for Yang Release nature transformation, the sheer volume of chakra required alone is a massive hurdle."

Genma smiled: "If there's a problem, we solve it."

"Lady Tsunade, why don't we research this Yin Release and Yang Release together?"

"Just imagine, if we actually succeeded and resurrected the First Hokage and the Second Hokage—the scene would be absolutely staggering!"

Tsunade's heart skipped a beat at his words, but she quickly composed herself, scoffed, and said: "Don't indulge in fantasies, kid!"

"Some problems can be solved, but others cannot."

"Take the chakra volume, for instance. Although I am already practicing the Yin Seal to accumulate chakra, at most, I can only reach the level of my grandfather's seal-less healing. It might even require a specific technique to work."

"Resurrecting the dead..."

Tsunade's expression darkened, and she raised her voice slightly to mask her emotions: "Legend says the souls of the dead enter the Pure Land. If you want to resurrect the dead, you'd first have to pull their souls out of the Pure Land, wouldn't you?"

Genma immediately gave a thumbs-up: "As expected of Lady Tsunade, you hit the nail on the head."

Tsunade remained expressionless, unmoved by the flattery.

Genma pondered: "Assuming the souls of the dead are indeed in the Pure Land, it wouldn't be impossible to summon them from the Pure Land to the present world."

"The Summoning Technique can summon summoning beasts across space and time; naturally, it could also summon a soul from the Pure Land."

Tsunade stopped in her tracks, frowning as she looked at Genma: "Are you serious?"

Genma met Tsunade's gaze without flinching: "How could I be joking about something like this?"

"Researching Yin Release and Yang Release is my passion."

"However, my talent for Yang Release is not as great as my Yin Release, and you, Lady Tsunade, are the greatest medical ninja in Konoha."

Tsunade sneered: "I heard from Shizune that your Yang Release nature transformation has already surpassed mine."

Genma shook his head: "I just have more chakra than you, Lady Tsunade."

"Besides, that's not important."

"What matters is that in the process of pursuing the goal of resurrecting the dead and creating life, we will surely reap great rewards."

"For example, mastering powerful medical ninjutsu capable of limb and organ regeneration."

Finally, Genma goaded her: "Lady Tsunade, you aren't afraid, are you?"

Tsunade instinctively retorted: "What would I be afraid of?"

She immediately realized what she had said: "Hmph, let's solve the chakra problem first!"

Genma nodded and asked: "Lady Tsunade, you know the reason why my chakra has been increasing so rapidly, right?"

Tsunade nodded: "According to your hypothesis, this growth cannot be infinite. Once you truly master Wood Release, the growth will surely stop."

Genma agreed with this deduction, rubbing his chin in thought: "Since I can extract energy from plant cells, could I perhaps extract other energies to refine into chakra?"

Tsunade's heart jumped; she immediately thought of Sage Mode.

Is it possible?

Perhaps it is!

But natural energy is far more dangerous.

Tsunade hesitated for a moment and decided not to reveal information about Sage Mode.

She decided to wait a little longer.

"Perhaps that's possible."

Giving a perfunctory reply, Tsunade changed the subject: "You should focus on fully mastering Wood Release first!"

Kazekaze Genma seized the opportunity: "It seems Lady Tsunade has already agreed to work with me on conquering the Yin-Yang Release. Trust me, this is a wise choice."

"Who knows, perhaps one day our names will become legends among ninjas, just like the Sage of Six Paths."

Tsunade wore a look of confusion: When did I ever agree to that?

Without waiting for her to refute him, Kazekaze Genma continued: "Lady Tsunade, remember to teach me that medical ninjutsu once you've developed it."

"With my Yang Release nature transformation and my chakra reserves, we might be able to attempt limb regeneration."

Tsunade seemed somewhat distracted: "Got it!"

Kazekaze Genma reached out and tugged at her palm, smiling under her puzzled gaze: "Believe in me, I'm a genius!"

After saying this, he added silently in his heart: Although I'm not a genius, my settings are beyond that of a genius!

Releasing her hand, Kazekaze Genma used a Body Flicker technique to appear atop a streetlamp post: "A ninja's duty is to make the impossible possible; that is my ninja way!"

"Goodnight, Lady Tsunade!"

As his voice faded, he vanished, leaving Tsunade standing there in a daze.

After a long while, Tsunade snapped out of it, gritting her teeth: "That detestable brat, so full of himself!"

Yet, she had to admit that she was tempted, and a spark of passion seemed to have been reignited within her.

That night, Kazekaze Genma slept very soundly.

That night, Tsunade tossed and turned, only drifting into a hazy sleep when dawn broke.

Then she had a dream, dreaming of her younger brother Nawaki, and beside him stood a handsome young man.

Wait, why did this person look so much like that brat Kazekaze Genma?

Tsunade woke up with a start, only to realize it was past 10 o'clock. Shizune had already left for Konoha Hospital, leaving a note on the table and breakfast kept warm in the kitchen.

After washing up, Tsunade flipped through documents while eating breakfast.

Many were left behind by her granduncle Senju Tobirama, who had been researching her grandfather Senju Hashirama, and the primary result left behind was a forbidden jutsu called [Immortal Regeneration].

The reason it was a forbidden jutsu was that without sufficiently vast chakra, even if one could achieve limb or organ regeneration, the user would die instantly from chakra depletion.

Now, Tsunade intended to use this as a foundation to develop a secret medical regeneration jutsu that could be used in conjunction with the Yin Seal.

As one of the Sannin, how could she let herself be outdone by that brat?