Want to Eat Senior Sister's (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

Don't spout nonsense about how studying medicine can't save the ninja world.

During the Fourth Great Ninja War, the entire battlefield relied on Tsunade and Sakura to keep everyone alive.

If not for Sakura's cardiac massage, Naruto would have died the moment the Nine-Tails was extracted from him.

In the end, it was Sakura, who studied medicine, who landed the critical punch that sealed Kaguya.

Studying medicine really can save the ninja world!

The key is who you learn it from!

At this moment, Tsunade had not yet experienced the death of her loved ones, nor did she have the obsession to train medical ninjas.

However, she felt quite happy after hearing Uchiha Kurohane's words and truly appreciated his ideals.

This changed her initial impression of dissatisfaction with Uchiha Kurohane, and she began to feel favorably toward him.

It was just that Tsunade was not a patient woman, and she had no intention of taking on an apprentice.

"Learning medical ninjutsu is extremely difficult. First, you must read a vast amount of medical literature, 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 very difficult to significantly improve through acquired training."

Tsunade didn't say it explicitly, but her meaning was clear.

Medical studies aren't something you can just pick up because you want to.

Uchiha Kurohane now possessed the chakra control traits of Fugaku and Mito; his ability to control chakra likely surpassed even Tsunade's.

He patted his chest confidently.

"I have a lot of talent; I should be able to learn it."

Tsunade narrowed her beautiful eyes, a look of skepticism appearing on her face.

"Is that so? The talent of the Uchiha Clan is not the same as the talent for studying medicine, you know."

Uzumaki Mito smiled and spoke up for Uchiha Kurohane.

"Tsunade, don't underestimate him. His chakra reserves exceed Kushina's; he is not an ordinary child."

Tsunade gasped in surprise.

"No way. Kushina's chakra is considered vast even among the Uzumaki and Senju clans. He can actually surpass Kushina?"

Uzumaki Kushina hoped to help Uchiha Kurohane realize his dream, so she added, "Kurohane-kun doesn't just have a lot of chakra; his strength is also very impressive."

"To help me earlier, he defeated three 14-year-old Genin all by himself!"

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

Tsunade covered her mouth with her elegant hand, pondered for a moment, and then pulled a ninjutsu scroll from her bosom.

"The upper limit of a genius is unpredictable. Perhaps you really do have the ability to learn medical ninjutsu, but unfortunately, I am heading to the battlefield soon and have no time to teach you."

"How about this: you start by reading these books on medical knowledge, and in the meantime, focus on your chakra control training, such as tree-climbing and water-walking. The Ninja Academy teaches those things, right?"

Since it was a time of war, students at the Ninja Academy were likely to be sent to the battlefield immediately after graduation.

Therefore, the current curriculum at the Ninja Academy was not watered down, and those two training methods were indeed taught.

"They do, and I have already mastered them."

"Very well, then focus on your reading."

Tsunade unrolled the scroll and summoned ten books, each as thick as an encyclopedia, handing them all to Uchiha Kurohane.

"Once you have finished reading all ten of these books, I will test whether you have the qualifications to become my student."

Tsunade did not immediately agree to take Uchiha Kurohane as an apprentice, which was normal; they had only just met.

Tsunade was not a woman who gave herself away easily.

The fact that she was willing to give Uchiha Kurohane medical books was already a good start.

At the very least, it meant she was open to the idea of accepting Uchiha Kurohane as her student.

Afterward, as long as he finished these books and maintained a good relationship with Kushina, Tsunade would surely take him on.

It was just that the medical books Tsunade gave him were a bit excessive; stacked up, they were taller than a person.

It was impossible for Uchiha Kurohane to read them all; his mind was currently occupied with how to farm a trait related to medical knowledge.

Given Tsunade's strong personality and the fact that she was an onee-san twenty years his senior, it would be difficult for Uchiha Kurohane to close the distance with her quickly.

He felt it would be more realistic to place his hopes on other medical ninjas.

Besides Tsunade, what other medical ninjas were there in Konoha right now?

Uchiha Kurohane first thought of Shizune and Rin Nohara. They had already been born, but they were still children who likely wet the bed; they certainly hadn't started learning medical ninjutsu yet.

Besides them, there was one other female medical ninja.

That was Yakushi Nonō.

Yakushi Nonō was a senior one year ahead of him; he wondered if she had started learning medical ninjutsu yet.

I should take the opportunity to discuss the mysteries of the human body with her...

Tsunade subsequently rushed to the Konoha Hospital to help treat the wounded being transferred back from the battlefield.

Uchiha Kurohane secretly dispatched a crow to tail Tsunade, while he returned to the woods with Kushina Uzumaki to train.

When they went to Kushina Uzumaki's house for lunch, Uchiha Kurohane tentatively spoke to Uzumaki Mito.

"Aunt Mito, I really am a fan of Sister Tsunade, and I also hope to learn medical ninjutsu. Could you put in a good word for me and ask her to take me on as her apprentice?"

Uzumaki Mito glanced at Kushina Uzumaki out of the corner of her eye and nodded with a smile.

"Of course. From now on, you and Kushina can both become Tsunade's students."

In the original story, it was never stated who Kushina Uzumaki's instructor was, and Tsunade's only student was Shizune.

This did not align with the standard practice of a jonin instructor typically taking on three students.

For instance, in the original story, Jiraiya had three students: one was Namikaze Minato, one was Uchiha Mikoto, and the third was a bald boy.

He appeared to have simian features and was very likely Konohamaru's father, the eldest son of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

A student teaching the teacher's son—this was standard practice for the academic elite.

Uchiha Kurohane speculated that Tsunade should have two other students, and according to Uzumaki Mito's words, one was likely Kushina.

As for Uchiha Kurohane, he would very likely replace the remaining nameless student from the original timeline.

After finishing lunch, Uchiha Kurohane and Kushina slept on the tatami mats for a nap before heading back to the woods to continue training in the afternoon.

Uchiha Kurohane planned to train until sunset and then stay at Kushina's house again to sponge a meal.

However, at dusk, the crow tailing Tsunade witnessed something interesting.

As it turned out, the senior he wanted to meet, Yakushi Nonō, had gone to the Konoha Hospital to see Tsunade.

It seemed Yakushi Nonō had previously obtained medical books from Tsunade; having finished them, she was once again requesting to learn medical ninjutsu.

Tsunade asked a few questions, confirmed that Yakushi Nonō had truly mastered the knowledge in the books, and delivered a line similar to the one she had just used earlier.

She would soon be heading to the battlefield in the Land of Rain, and since she had to treat the wounded at the Konoha Hospital, she had no time to teach her medical ninjutsu.

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

In the meantime, she instructed Yakushi Nonō to practice her chakra control.

After bowing solemnly to thank Tsunade for her guidance, Yakushi Nonō left the Konoha Hospital.

Uchiha Kurohane thus confirmed that Yakushi Nonō had mastered medical knowledge, meaning he could farm medical knowledge entries from her.

He immediately changed his plans; he wouldn't be eating Kushina Uzumaki's food tonight.

He was going to eat the senior's instead!