Mushroom Head

In the past few days, even Inuzuka Hana had disappeared from sight. Probably because Inuzuka Tsume had difficulty moving around, Hana had stayed home to look after the Ninja Hounds.

Qingfeng now ate and slept at the Pharmacy. As for his home in the Uchiha Clan Land, whoever wanted to go could go. He certainly would not be returning.

This staying out overnight made the four Trident brothers miserable. They had already learned to extract Chakra and wanted Qingfeng to guide them in their subsequent training, but after crouching at the entrance for ages, they never saw him return.

As for what happened after he used Forward Slash and that duck carried him into the sky... too embarrassing. Best not mentioned. In the end, the duck flew away, so it never made it into the pot.

On a side note, it was fortunate that the duck had not flown very high.

After finishing a day of training and returning to the Pharmacy, Qingfeng found two people standing at the entrance.

Qingfeng had already grown accustomed to this. By now, his reputation as a Veterinarian had probably even reached the Hokage's ears, though a Veterinarian was hardly worth special attention.

Whenever Konoha's small ninja beasts or household pets developed a problem, their owners came directly to Qingfeng's pharmacy.

Qingfeng's treatment methods were simple. For creatures that were weak and sickly, he fed them a drop of Physical Enhancement Secret Medicine. If they were poisoned or ill, he gave them a drop of antidote. Simple and foolproof, never failing once.

Qingfeng deftly put away the sign by the door that read "Back Tonight." He had already accepted his identity as a Veterinarian.

"They clearly look about the same age as us. Is he really as amazing as the rumors say?"

"I heard this is a family-run veterinary clinic. He's supposed to be very good."

One had a brown mushroom cut, the other a purple high ponytail. Qingfeng heard the two little girls whispering clearly.

Only these two little girls had come today. He should deal with them quickly, send them off, and go eat dinner.

"Come in first. What's wrong with your pets?"

Qingfeng looked at the pets they were holding. The girl with the high ponytail had a normal one—a cat.

The girl with the bun-like mushroom head, however, was holding a snake, which stood in stark contrast to her cute appearance.

The two followed Qingfeng into the Pharmacy.

Qingfeng had always feared only two kinds of animals: those with no legs, and those with many legs. The sight of a legless snake made him uneasy, and he could not help asking, "Your snake doesn't bite people, does it?"

"Haha, you really are still a child. You're actually scared of a snake. Don't worry, it isn't venomous and it doesn't bite."

"Isn't being afraid of snakes perfectly normal? Not being afraid is what's abnormal."

After hearing Qingfeng's retort, Mushroom Head laughed even harder.

She directly asked the other little girl beside her, "Yugao, are you afraid of snakes?"

"No. Snakes are so cute. Why would I be afraid of them?"

This purple-haired girl with the high ponytail was Yugao? Uzuki Yugao? The fiancée of Gekko Hayate, who had died young? The one who had even remained a widow?

Sure enough, people in the Ninja World were different. They played with snakes from childhood. Qingfeng truly had no choice but to admire that.

"Little brother, hurry up and treat it. We still need to go eat dango later!"

He could endure being mocked for fearing snakes, but being called little brother by a girl who looked even younger than him was absolutely intolerable.

Even Inuzuka Hana had never called Qingfeng little brother.

Uchiha Qingfeng stood up and looked down at the mushroom-headed little girl from above.

The little girl seemed startled. She instantly threw the snake in her hand and ran behind Uzuki Yugao.

"What are you trying to do????"

Qingfeng had no time to answer, because the snake she had thrown landed on his shoulder. Fortunately, the snake did not immediately give him a loving kiss.

He did not continue frightening this brat. Mainly because Qingfeng realized that Uzuki Yugao was rather tall, about as tall as Inuzuka Hana. Continuing to argue would feel a little embarrassing.

He carried the snake into the back room and, with practiced ease, fed it a drop of antidote.

Once it seemed to have regained some vitality, he suppressed his discomfort and used his hand to directly toss the snake, reduced to a plaything, back to Mushroom Head.

"It's healed. Check it and see if there are any other problems."

"Snakes are so cute. How could you bear to throw it?" Although she said that, Mushroom Head still caught her pet.

After carefully examining it, she found that the snake had really regained its spirit. It had been healed in less than two minutes?? What kind of divine medical skill was this??

"Yugao, this little Veterinarian is really amazing! It's completely fine now!"

Qingfeng could not help interjecting, "Please remove the word 'little.'"

He then took the cat Yugao had brought from her arms. Qingfeng had already examined them with the Chakra Sensing Technique. They were both ordinary animals, with no Chakra in their bodies.

This cat had been raised well. Qingfeng took the opportunity to pet it twice. It was fluffy, making him want to stroke it a few more times.

"Here, your cat."

Uzuki Yugao accepted it. As expected of a divine Veterinarian, this was truly efficient.

"Hello, I'm Uzuki Yugao. Thank you very much, Divine Doctor, for lending a hand."

Divine Veterinarian shortened to Divine Doctor—nothing wrong with that, right?

Mushroom Head also snapped out of playing with her snake. "I'm Mitarashi Anko. Although I really dislike how you treated the snake, thank you for saving it."

Qingfeng hurriedly washed the hand that had touched the snake. Back in his hometown, people often said that touching a snake with your hands would leave your bones broken and tendons torn. Better to wash twice more.

"Oh, I'm Uchiha Qingfeng. If there's nothing else, you can leave."

Mushroom Head was the first to object. "What kind of attitude is that? And what do you mean by washing your hands?"

"This kind of attitude. And it means nothing. I'm not even charging you for treatment. What, do you want to stay the night too?"

Uzuki Yugao reached out and tugged Mitarashi Anko. "The Divine Doctor might have a bad temper. Let's go."

Anko already had a fiery temper. After Qingfeng snapped at her twice—and he was the same age as her—the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. In a huff, she pulled two banknotes from her pocket and threw them onto the table.

"Uchiha Qingfeng, right? Let me tell you this: be careful when you're alone in the future."

After delivering her threat, she turned and pulled Yugao along. "Yugao, let's go."

She had clearly just been frightened by Qingfeng into hiding behind Yugao, but suddenly he wanted to tease this queen of lip service a little more.

"Why should I be careful when I'm alone in the future? I'm alone right now, aren't I?"

Mitarashi Anko abruptly paused as she walked out. Her trembling shoulders showed that she was far from calm. In the end, she still did not turn back and resolutely continued toward the exit.

"I'll give you another piece of information. I usually live alone at the Pharmacy. You can come play anytime."

Having walked out the door, Mitarashi Anko finally could not hold back and turned around.

At that moment, Anko was like an enraged little wildcat. She had ruled this area for so long, yet no one had ever provoked her again and again, three times, four times, even five times. He simply had not taken her, the big boss, seriously at all.

She saw the look on Uchiha Qingfeng's face, clearly waiting for her to speak.

Uchiha...

"Uchiha... Qingfeng, do you believe I'll come smash your windows tonight?"

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