The Ninja Academy's Incredible Legend (67) A Beautiful Skin, Who Cares If Your Soul Is Interesting!

At Konoha Hospital, as the Shinobi World grew increasingly peaceful, fewer ninja were injured than before, and the place gradually became quieter.

The weather had turned colder lately, bringing in slightly more patients with headaches and fevers, especially children and the elderly.

As Konoha's foremost medical ninja and the eldest disciple of the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, Shizune had overseen the village's medical department for many years.

As batches of newcomers entered the workforce and made up for the shortage of medical ninja, Shizune gradually found herself with more free time. Especially after Tsunade stepped down as Hokage, she no longer had to share the daily secretarial duties of the lazy Tsunade, leaving her even more idle.

At Konoha Hospital, the naturally quiet and reserved Shizune could still find things to do, and if she encountered difficult cases, she could sharpen her skills.

When no one else was around, she could also exchange insights with her junior, Karin.

But recently, she had been feeling increasingly uneasy, unable to shake the anxiety in her heart.

"Karin, Lady Tsunade has been traveling for so long now. Why hasn't she come back yet?"

"How would I know!"

As evening fell, the nurses who worked during the day gradually clocked out. Shizune and Karin, who were often on duty, leaned over the reception desk and chatted without restraint.

"Maybe she ran off again after racking up a huge gambling debt!"

"Probably not. The debt collectors are still sending the bills to the village. It hasn't gotten that bad yet!"

"That's true!"

Shizune shifted positions, resting her chin on her left hand while casually flipping through today's medical records with her right. Her gaze had long since drifted off somewhere else.

"Tell me, why hasn't Lady Tsunade found a man to marry yet?"

Suddenly realizing how