Chapter 29

"By the way, this is my current concept and derivation process for the Medical Talisman. Please take a look, Sensei."

As he spoke, he pulled a Sealing Scroll from his clothes and formed hand seals to unseal it.

With a crash, a large pile of draft documents spilled out. He pushed them before Tsunade and looked at her expectantly.

The moment Tsunade heard "Sealing Jutsu and Medical Talisman," she became interested. Picking up a stack of drafts, she began flipping through them quickly.

Several hours passed at a glance.

Tsunade grew more engrossed the further she read.

Every so often, she paused to calculate and work through the derivations.

Clearly, the Medical Talisman Uchiha Yan had developed had completely hooked her.

Of course, she had not forgotten to finish the rest of her wine.

Obviously, fine liquor was the only thing she could not bear to let down.

Uchiha Yan: "..."

That drunkard reputation of yours really wasn't undeserved.

Not until all four bottles of strong liquor had been emptied.

"It'll work! It'll absolutely work!"

Tsunade suddenly slammed the table and sprang to her feet, shouting at Uchiha Yan through bleary drunken eyes.

Then, with a thud, she collapsed directly onto the table and passed out cold.

Tsunade continued muttering, "It can work, it'll definitely work..."

Uchiha Yan smacked his forehead. "I shouldn't have brought her alcohol today."

The liquor was ridiculously strong. Anyone would get drunk if they chugged it like she had.

He stepped forward, scooped Tsunade up in his arms, and carried her into the small bedroom beside them.

The room was not large, but it had everything she needed. It was where Tsunade usually rested.

Holding her soft, limp body, Uchiha Yan's heart beat a little faster.

But the moment he considered his own age, he immediately calmed down. He laid her on the bed, removed her shoes, and tucked her under the blanket.

Then he poured a glass of water and placed it on the bedside table.

Only then did he turn and leave, gently closing the door behind him.

Returning to the desk, he thought for a moment before forming hand seals and creating a Shadow Clone.

"Go back and let them know I won't be returning tonight."

After saying that, he sat down and continued working on the Medical Talismans, pondering as he wrote and sketched.

The Shadow Clone rolled his eyes and vanished at once.

The next morning.

Tsunade woke with a splitting headache.

She stretched, massaging her temples as she squinted. Her fragmented memories slowly began reconnecting.

She looked around, recognized where she was, and then spotted the glass of water by the bed.

The corner of her mouth curled up slightly as she muttered, "That kid is actually pretty considerate."

She picked it up and gulped it all down, preparing to get up.

The door opened.

Uchiha Yan came in carrying breakfast. Seeing that she was already awake, he paused in surprise before walking over with a smile. "Sensei, you're finally awake. Have something to eat first."

Tsunade raised a brow and looked him over from head to toe. "Kid, you didn't go home all night? Did you stay up reading?"

She had noticed the faint dark circles beneath his eyes.

"Yeah, what else was I supposed to do? Those materials are too important, and I couldn't take them home, so I just stayed up all night. My body can handle it, anyway."

Uchiha Yan shrugged helplessly and handed her the breakfast.

Tsunade took it and set it aside before standing. "Don't stay up so late. If you stop growing, don't blame me."

With that, she turned and headed into the small washroom, quickly splashing some water on her face.

By the time she came out, Uchiha Yan was gone.

Holding her breakfast, she ate as she walked toward the office. When she pushed open the door, she saw him sitting in her office chair, writing something.

Tsunade leaned over for a look, nearly spraying food from her mouth. "Oh my? You weren't reading at all last night—you were working on this? Let me see... Not bad! You can do it like this here? Why didn't I think of that?"

Uchiha Yan stared at her expressionlessly. "Sensei, could you swallow your breakfast before talking? Spit and food bits are splattering all over my face."

He wiped his left cheek and shot Tsunade a disgusted sideways glance.

Thud!

Tsunade raised her hand and gave him a hard knock on the forehead. Straightening up, she said domineeringly, "Why are you talking so much? Don't call me Sensei. Call me Sis!"

"Fine, fine, Big Sis Tsunade. Happy now? Honestly, you're old enough to be my mother."

Uchiha Yan clutched his head and muttered under his breath.

Thud!

Another painful knock landed on his head.

"Ah... That hurts like hell!"

Uchiha Yan felt his head buzzing.

Tsunade's eyes flashed fiercely as she took a vicious bite of sushi and snapped in embarrassment, "Serves you right! Don't you know a woman's age is taboo?"

"Besides, I'm this pretty and this young. What's wrong with calling me Sis? Is it really such a hardship for you?"

She was of Senju Clan blood, and with the Yin Seal's enhancement, maintaining eternal youth was hardly a problem.

Sure enough, little brats were the most annoying.

What else could Uchiha Yan do? He could only raise his hands in surrender. "Yes, yes, yes! Big Sis Tsunade, everything you say is right. I was being shallow!"

"So, can you teach me some basic Sealing Jutsu now?"

"You know I lack foundational knowledge of Sealing Jutsu. The development of the Medical Talisman has hit a bottleneck, and only you can help me."

"If we can make this thing work, it'll mean a lot to Konoha. It could save the lives of many ninja."

If Tsunade were not his teacher, and not a beautiful woman, and if he did not need her help... Hmph, he would have turned on her long ago.

"That's true."

Tsunade nodded, then continued, "I can teach you books on basic Sealing Jutsu, even some advanced secret techniques."

"However, I'm only so-so at Sealing Jutsu myself. There's someone in the village who's far better at it than I am. Let her teach you instead."

She was mainly too lazy to teach him, and she also wanted someone else to experience what it felt like to be crushed by a genius.

Let that person have a taste of feeling like utter trash too. Hehehe...

"Oh?"

A red-haired figure immediately flashed through Uchiha Yan's mind, and he blurted out, "You don't mean Kushina Uzumaki, do you?"

"Huh?"

Tsunade looked at him in surprise. "You actually know her?"

Kushina was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Logically speaking, that was not something Uchiha Yan should have been able to come into contact with.

Uchiha Yan spread his hands, speaking casually. "Not only do I know her, I've met her many times. You may not know this, but my Big Sis Mikoto and Kushina are as close as real sisters."

"Big Sis Mikoto has told me plenty about her. I know she's a survivor of the Uzumaki Clan and that she's skilled in Sealing Jutsu."

Of course, they had never met on Uchiha clan territory. They had always run into each other in the village.

If Kushina actually set foot in the Uchiha Compound, the old Third Hokage's group would probably explode.

She understood that herself.

So she had never stepped into the Uchiha Compound.

"So that's how it is!"

Tsunade suddenly understood. "I remember that she really was best friends with that Uchiha girl of yours. So you know each other—that's not strange at all!"

"That's right! The Sealing Jutsu teacher I found for you is her. So? Satisfied? Moved?"

"Back then, the Uzumaki Clan could dominate the Ninja World with Sealing Jutsu. That was what they were best at. It's just a pity..."

Halfway through, she remembered the destroyed Whirlpool Country and the entire Uzumaki Clan.

Then she could not help thinking of her grandmother, Mito Uzumaki, and her mood immediately sank.

After that, she gathered all the Medical Talisman documents from the desk, stuffed them into a Sealing Scroll, and called to Uchiha Yan, "Come on. We'll go to my house first, then I'll take you to see Kushina."

With that, she strode straight out of the office.

The string of actions left Uchiha Yan staring blankly.

"What are you standing around for? Hurry up and follow!"

Tsunade's urging voice came from outside the office.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!"

Uchiha Yan hurriedly jogged after her. Following Tsunade, he soon arrived at her home.

This was also where the Senju Clan had once lived together.

"Wait here. I'm going to get something."

After entering the courtyard and reaching the living room, Tsunade waved at Uchiha Yan and headed deeper into the courtyard by herself.