Genius on the Left, Madman on the Right (Please Read On)

"Yes, Teacher! I will remember your teachings."

Matsumoto Kazuka lowered her head, her expression hidden from view.

"Mm, then I can rest easy. Go take care of your own work."

Toji watched Matsumoto Kazuka leave.

At the same time, he leisurely brewed himself a cup of hot tea.

The first basement level of Gospel Hospital stored the corpses of Konoha ninja, as well as tissue samples left behind by patients they had treated.

The second basement level was a classified, fully legitimate medical laboratory. Hashirama Senju knew about it as well. Toji had not deliberately concealed it, and all the research conducted within complied with regulations.

Researching Curse Marks might make people suspicious of his intentions, but compared to Tobirama's forbidden technique research and human experimentation, it was downright proper.

With such a laboratory openly displayed as a target, most of the village's attention would be drawn here.

And what he had said to Matsumoto Kazuka had never been a warning not to touch taboos.

He had been secretly reminding her instead: the shortcut was right before her eyes. For her teacher's wish, she could decide for herself what to do.

As her teacher, he had already done his best to prevent a tragedy.

If his disciple could not resist temptation in the future and secretly touched the taboo, then that could only be her own choice.

How could Saint Toji of Konoha possibly make a mistake?

There was no medicine for regret in the Shinobi World. If a disciple made a mistake, then as her teacher, he could only tearfully cut her down and personally "seal away" the fruits of that taboo.

Matsumoto Kazuka passed through the first basement level.

Her gaze paused on a cabinet labeled [Gospel Hospital Medical Ninja Blood Samples], and she murmured softly, "All