I Want to Eat Senpai

Don't say something as stupid as studying medicine couldn't save the shinobi world.

In the Fourth Shinobi World War, Tsunade and Sakura had carried the entire battlefield with their healing.

Without Sakura's cardiac massage, Naruto would have died after the Nine-Tails was extracted.

In the end, it was Sakura, who had studied medicine, who delivered the crucial punch that sealed Kaguya.

Studying medicine really could save the shinobi world!

The key was who you studied under!

Tsunade had not yet experienced the death of someone she loved, nor had she developed an obsession with training Medical Ninja.

However, hearing Uchiha Kurohane's words made her happy, and she appreciated his aspirations.

It also changed her initial unfavorable impression of Uchiha Kurohane, leaving her with a good impression of him.

Still, Tsunade was not a patient woman and had no intention of taking on disciples.

"Learning Medical Ninjutsu is very difficult. First, you must read a great many medical books, and you must also possess powerful chakra control."

"The former can be achieved through hard work, but the latter depends entirely on talent. Chakra control is difficult to improve significantly through training."

Tsunade did not say it outright, but her meaning was clear.

Studying medicine was not something you could do just because you wanted to.

Uchiha Kurohane now possessed Fugaku's and Mito's chakra control Entries. His chakra control likely surpassed even Tsunade's.

He confidently patted his chest.

"I am very talented. I should be able to learn it."

Tsunade narrowed her beautiful eyes, revealing a skeptical expression.

"Is that so? Uchiha Clan talent isn't the same as talent for studying medicine."

Uzumaki Mito smiled and spoke up for Uchiha Kurohane.

"Tsunade, don't underestimate him. He has more chakra than Kushina. He isn't an ordinary child."

Tsunade sucked in a breath of surprise.

"No way. Kushina has plenty of chakra even among the Uzumaki Clan and the Senju Clan. He actually has more than Kushina?"

Kushina Uzumaki hoped to help Uchiha Kurohane realize his dream, so she spoke up as well.

"Kurohane has more than just lots of chakra. He's also very strong."

"He helped me before and defeated three fourteen-year-old Genin by himself!"

"Oh~ A mere student can defeat Genin older than himself, and three of them at that? You really are a genius. Let me think..."

Tsunade covered her mouth with one delicate hand. After pondering for a moment, she took a Ninjutsu scroll from her clothes.

"A genius's limits cannot be predicted. You may truly possess the ability to learn Medical Ninjutsu. Unfortunately, I will be heading to the battlefield soon and don't have time to teach you."

"How about this? Read these books on medical knowledge first. In your spare time, practice controlling chakra as well, such as climbing trees and walking on water with chakra. The Ninja Academy teaches that sort of thing, right?"

Since this was wartime, Ninja Academy students would likely be sent to the battlefield after graduating.

Therefore, the Ninja Academy's curriculum was not watered down now, and it taught both of those training methods.

"They teach it. I've already mastered them proficiently."

"Very good. Then focus on reading."

Tsunade spread open the scroll and summoned ten books as thick as encyclopedias, handing them all to Uchiha Kurohane.

"Once you have finished reading all ten books, I will assess whether you are qualified to become my student."

It was only natural that Tsunade had not directly agreed to take Uchiha Kurohane as her disciple. They had only just met.

Tsunade was not an easy woman.

Her willingness to give Uchiha Kurohane medical books was already a good start.

At the very least, it showed that she could accept Uchiha Kurohane as her disciple.

As long as he finished these books and built a good relationship with Kushina afterward, Tsunade would definitely accept him as her disciple.

It was just that Tsunade had given him far too many medical books. Stacked together, they stood taller than a person.

It was impossible for Uchiha Kurohane to read them all. His mind was now filled with thoughts of how to obtain an Entry for medical knowledge.

Because Tsunade had a forceful personality and was a mature beauty twenty years older than Uchiha Kurohane.

It would be difficult for Uchiha Kurohane to quickly grow close to her.

He felt it would be more realistic to place his hopes on other Medical Ninja.

Besides Tsunade, what other Medical Ninja were there in Konoha now?

Uchiha Kurohane first thought of Shizune and Rin Nohara. They had already been born, but they were still children who wet the bed. They certainly had not begun studying Medical Ninjutsu yet.

Besides them, there was another female Medical Ninja.

Yakushi Nonō.

Yakushi Nonō was an upperclassman one year above him. He wondered if she had started studying Medical Ninjutsu yet.

He would find an opportunity to discuss the mysteries of the human body with her...

Tsunade then hurried to Konoha Hospital to help treat the wounded transported back from the battlefield.

Uchiha Kurohane secretly sent a crow to follow Tsunade while he returned to the forest with Kushina to train.

When they went to Kushina Uzumaki's home for lunch, Uchiha Kurohane cautiously said to Uzumaki Mito.

"Aunt Mito, I really am Lady Tsunade's fan, and I also want to learn Medical Ninjutsu. Could you put in a few good words for me and ask her to accept me as her disciple?"

Uzumaki Mito glanced at Kushina Uzumaki from the corner of her eye, then smiled and nodded.

"Of course. In the future, you and Kushina can become Tsunade's students together."

The original story never explained who Kushina Uzumaki's instructor was, and Tsunade was known to have only one student, Shizune.

That did not fit the usual practice of Jonin instructors taking on three students.

For example, Jiraiya had three students in the original story. One was Namikaze Minato, one was Uchiha Mikoto, and the other was a bald man.

He appeared to possess monkey-like traits and was most likely Konohamaru's father, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eldest son.

Students teaching their teacher's son was standard practice among the academic clique.

Uchiha Kurohane guessed that Tsunade should have had two other students. According to Uzumaki Mito, one of them was likely Kushina.

And Uchiha Kurohane would most likely replace the remaining nameless student.

After lunch, Uchiha Kurohane and Kushina slept on the tatami for an afternoon nap, then returned to the forest to continue training.

Uchiha Kurohane planned to train until sunset, then stay at Kushina's house again for dinner.

However, at dusk, the crow following Tsunade saw something interesting.

The upperclassman he wanted to meet, Yakushi Nonō, had gone to Konoha Hospital to see Tsunade.

Yakushi Nonō seemed to have received medical books from Tsunade before. Now that she had finished reading them, she once again requested to learn Medical Ninjutsu.

After asking several questions and confirming that Yakushi Nonō had truly mastered the knowledge in the books, Tsunade said something similar to what she had said earlier.

She would soon be heading to the battlefield in the Land of Rain, and she usually had to treat wounded soldiers at Konoha Hospital, so she had no time to teach her Medical Ninjutsu.

She would only have time to teach after the war ended.

During this period, she told Yakushi Nonō to practice her chakra control.

After Yakushi Nonō solemnly bowed and thanked Tsunade for her guidance, she left Konoha Hospital.

This confirmed for Uchiha Kurohane that Yakushi Nonō had mastered medical knowledge, and that he could obtain a medical knowledge Entry from her.

He immediately changed his plans. He would not be eating Kushina Uzumaki's food tonight.

He was going to eat his upperclassman's cooking!