Shinnō (Continued)

Kiba Inuzuka said, "Exactly, exactly. In all of Konoha, there probably isn't anyone whose information we can't uncover."

Tenten said irritably, "What is this? What are you all even thinking?"

Sakura spoke up. "All right, Tenten, keep going. Maybe one of us really does know them."

Tenten nodded. "Mm! Come to think of it, this person is actually pretty famous."

"I'm asking you all about them now not because of anything else, but simply because I'm interested in this person."

Then Shino Aburame, who seemed to have no presence at all, suddenly said in a leisurely tone, "Interest is the beginning of corruption."

While stuffing his face, Choji Akimichi said as though he had heard it but also hadn't, "Mm, I'm only interested in food."

Everyone else immediately seemed to have black lines appear on their foreheads. What the hell was that supposed to mean?

No one paid any attention to those two.

Tenten continued, "We all know that our Fifth Hokage bears the title of the number one medical ninja in the ninja world."

At that, Sakura could not help saying, "Of course. I've studied under Lady Tsunade for so long."

"Lord Tsunade's skill in Medical Ninjutsu is absolutely incredible."

Sakura was merely sighing in admiration, not trying to interrupt, so after speaking, she immediately handed the floor back to Tenten. "Tenten, it's fine. Please continue."

Tenten was not upset either. After all, what Sakura said was indeed true. Besides, Tsunade was the Fifth Hokage, so she had to be given at least that much respect.

Thus, after Sakura finished, Tenten continued, "Some time ago, when I left the village on a mission, I heard something important from a traveling merchant on my way back after completing it."

"I heard that Shinnō, the second greatest medical master in the