Chapter 29

"Right, this is my current concept for the Medical Talisman and the process I used to derive it. Please take a look, Teacher."

After saying that, he pulled a Sealing Scroll from his clothes, formed a hand seal, and released it.

With a rustle, a huge pile of draft documents spilled out. He pushed them in front of Tsunade and looked at her expectantly.

The moment Tsunade heard "Sealing Jutsu and Medical Talismans," she immediately became interested. She picked up a stack of drafts and quickly flipped through them.

She spent several hours examining them.

The more Tsunade read, the more absorbed she became.

Every now and then, she would stop to work through the calculations and derivations.

Clearly, the Medical Talisman Uchiha Yan had come up with had completely hooked her.

Of course, she didn't forget to finish the remaining alcohol, either.

Clearly, fine wine was the one thing she couldn't bear to disappoint.

Uchiha Yan: "..."

They really didn't give you the nickname "drunkard" for nothing.

Only after all four bottles of strong liquor had been emptied did she stop.

"Feasible! Completely feasible!"

Tsunade suddenly slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and shouted at Uchiha Yan through bleary, drunken eyes.

Then, with a "thump," she collapsed onto the table and passed out drunk.

She was still muttering, "It'll work. It'll definitely work..."

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

The liquor was incredibly strong. If she gulped it down like that, there was no way she wouldn't get drunk.

He walked over, scooped Tsunade up in his arms, and carried her into the small bedroom beside the office.

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

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

But when he remembered his age, he immediately calmed down. He laid her on the bed, took off her shoes, and pulled the blanket over her.

He then poured her a glass of water and placed it on the bedside table.

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

Back at the desk, he thought for a moment, then formed a hand seal and created a Shadow Clone.

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

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

The Shadow Clone rolled its eyes and vanished.

The next morning.

Tsunade woke up with a terrible headache.

She stretched, rubbed her temples, and narrowed her eyes as her fragmented memories slowly reconnected.

She looked around and recognized the place, then noticed the glass of water by the bed.

The corners of her lips lifted slightly as she muttered, "This kid's pretty considerate."

She picked it up and gulped it down in one go before preparing to get up.

The door opened.

Uchiha Yan entered carrying breakfast. Seeing that she was already awake, he paused, then walked over with a smile. "Teacher, you're finally awake. Have something to eat first."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow and looked him up and down. "Kid, you didn't go home all night? Stayed up reading?"

She noticed the faint dark circles beneath his eyes.

"Yeah. What else could I do? Those materials were important, and I couldn't take them home, so I simply stayed up all night. My body can handle it anyway."

Uchiha Yan helplessly shrugged and handed her the breakfast.

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

With that, she turned and went into the small washroom to quickly wash her face.

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

She carried the breakfast toward the office while eating. When she pushed open the door, she saw him sitting in her office chair, writing something.

Tsunade leaned over for a look. The food in her mouth nearly sprayed out. "Oh my! You didn't read at all last night. You were tinkering with this instead? Let me see... Not bad! You can do it this way too? How did I not think of that?"

Uchiha Yan stared at her expressionlessly. "Teacher, could you swallow your breakfast before talking? You sprayed saliva and bits of food all over my face."

He reached up and wiped his left cheek, giving Tsunade a disgusted sidelong glance.

"Thump!"

Tsunade raised her hand and viciously rapped him on the forehead. Straightening up, she said domineeringly, "Why do you talk so much? Stop calling me Teacher. Call me Big Sis!"

"Fine, fine, Tsunade Sis. Is that good enough? Honestly, you're almost old enough to be my mother."

Uchiha Yan covered his head and muttered under his breath.

"Thump!"

Another knuckle landed on his head.

"Ow... It hurts like hell!"

Uchiha Yan felt his head ringing.

A fierce glint flashed through Tsunade's eyes. She angrily bit into a piece of sushi and snapped, "Serves you right! Don't you know a woman's age is taboo?"

"Besides, I'm so beautiful and youthful. What's wrong with making you call me Big Sis? Is that too much for you?"

She carried the bloodline of the Senju Clan, and with the support of the Yin Seal, remaining youthful forever was no problem at all.

Children really are the most annoying.

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

"Can you teach me some basic Sealing Jutsu now?"

"You know I lack foundational knowledge of Sealing Jutsu. The development of the Medical Talisman is stuck here, and you're the only one who can help me."

"If this thing can be completed, it'll be tremendously important to Konoha. It could save the lives of many shinobi."

If Tsunade hadn't been his teacher, a beauty, and someone he needed a favor from... Hmph, he would have turned against her long ago.

"That's true."

Tsunade nodded, then continued, "I can teach you the basic Sealing Jutsu texts, and even some advanced secrets."

"However, I'm only average when it comes to Sealing Jutsu. There's someone in the village who's far better at it than I am. You should let her teach you instead."

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

Let that woman taste what it feels like to be a good-for-nothing too. Hehehe...

"Oh?"

A red-haired figure immediately flashed through Uchiha Yan's mind, and he blurted out, "You're not talking about Kushina Uzumaki, are you?"

"Huh?"

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

Kushina was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Logically speaking, Uchiha Yan shouldn't have had access to information like that.

Uchiha Yan spread his hands, his tone casual. "I don't just know her. I've met her many times. You might not know this, but my Mikoto Sis is as close to Kushina as if they were biological sisters."

"Mikoto Sis has told me quite a bit about her. I know she's a surviving member of the Uzumaki Clan, and that she's skilled in Sealing Jutsu."

Of course, they had never met on Uchiha territory. They always met somewhere in the village.

If Kushina really set foot in the Uchiha Compound, the Third Hokage and his people would probably blow a fuse.

She understood that herself.

So she had never once entered the Uchiha Compound.

"So that's how it is!"

Tsunade suddenly understood. "I remember she really is best friends with that girl from your Uchiha clan. So you know each other. That explains it!"

"Exactly! She's the Sealing Jutsu teacher I found for you. What do you think? Satisfied? Touched?"

"You should know that the Uzumaki Clan once dominated the Ninja World through their Sealing Jutsu. That's what they were best at. Unfortunately..."

She stopped halfway, remembering the Whirlpool Country and the entire Uzumaki Clan, both of which had been destroyed.

Then she involuntarily thought of her grandmother, Mito Uzumaki, and her mood sank.

After that, she gathered all the Medical Talisman documents on the desk and stuffed them into a Sealing Scroll. She called out to Uchiha Yan, "Let's go. Come home with me first, then I'll take you to meet Kushina."

With that, she strode straight out of the office.

The series of movements left Uchiha Yan staring blankly.

"What are you spacing out for? Hurry up and follow me!"

Tsunade's urging came from outside the office.

"Coming, coming!"

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

This place had once also been a settlement of the Senju Clan.

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

After entering the courtyard and reaching the living room, Tsunade waved Uchiha Yan off and walked toward the depths of the courtyard on her own.