Treating Hemophobia (2)

With Jiraiya's arrival and reassurance, the Hidden Cloud Village fodder was quickly dealt with.

All that remained were Tsunade, Nawaki, and Jiraiya.

Jiraiya could not help with the treatment, so he obediently stood to the side and kept his mouth shut.

Naturally, the Jiraiya within the illusion knew nothing of Tsunade's current condition.

To aid the treatment, the Jiraiya of this time guessed that Tsunade was overly nervous and thoughtfully comforted her.

Uchiha Yato also gradually adjusted the visibility of the blood, making Tsunade believe she had faced her fear and slowly curing her hemophobia.

At this point, Tsunade's own contribution to the treatment was actually very small.

But in order to comfort her, Uchiha Yato put even more care into improving the treatment's effectiveness.

Only then could he ensure that Nawaki was revived by Tsunade and did not die.

In the end, the treatment concluded perfectly, and Nawaki was successfully brought back to life.

Uchiha Yato also thoughtfully gave Tsunade a week-long happiness package.

That week, Tsunade lived very happily. She gambled when she wanted to gamble and played with her little brother when she wanted to play with him.

Then came the second treatment package Uchiha Yato gave Tsunade—the death of Kato Dan.

Naturally, it had to be continuous.

Otherwise, if Tsunade realized it was an illusion, the effect would be greatly diminished.

After becoming jonin,

ordinary genjutsu was basically no longer effective against them.

(What? You're asking why Itachi Uchiha's genjutsu never missed.)

(Just look at the titles the author gave him—genius, Mangekyo, and all that. Of course he had to be stronger.)

So, Uchiha Yato had only one chance.

This single attempt had to at least reduce Tsunade's hemophobia by more than half. Otherwise, he would not be able to use genjutsu for the subsequent treatment and could only counsel her bit by bit.

Uchiha Yato did not have a silver tongue, so he could only use this method to improve the odds of success.

Within the vast, boundless Land of Fire,

the sight before them was still that lifeless forest, as though it were shrouded in the aura of death.

A light, ceaseless rain drizzled down, adding even more desolation to the already sinister forest.

Raindrops struck the leaves with crisp yet faintly mournful sounds, making the entire atmosphere increasingly oppressive.

At that moment, Tsunade stood at the edge of the forest, gazing at the all-too-familiar scene before her. Her heart could not help but grow heavy.

A faint sadness and loss appeared on her beautiful yet resolute face.

She had set foot here countless times before, each visit carrying a different state of mind. Yet this bleak sight still sent an inexplicable chill through her heart.

This forest had witnessed too many reunions and partings, and it carried many unforgettable memories for Tsunade.

Now that she had entered it once more, scenes from the past surged into her mind like a tide.

Those joyous, sorrowful, and thrilling experiences intertwined at this moment, leaving Tsunade unable to calm her turbulent emotions.

As she walked into the forest, the event buried deep in her memories appeared before her once again.

That was right. Her lover, Kato Dan, had died in this forest.

More precisely, he had died at her hands, because her treatment had failed.

And as that scene unfolded around her once again, she found it instantly hard to breathe.

A cold corpse.

A trembling person.

Cold, indifferent hearts.

The pressure crushed Tsunade until she could barely breathe. The psychological burden was simply too great for her.

Uchiha Yato had made the surroundings as dark as possible, and the coldly watching bystanders were naturally there to put pressure on Tsunade.

At the same time, he had faded the blood. Otherwise, it would have been easy for Tsunade's mental strain to make her collapse.

Seeing this scene, Jiraiya also became somewhat sorrowful.

Because when this had happened, the Three Sannin had been together.

Aside from those close to her, anyone else who approached Tsunade would likely have been met with a violent assault from her.

Jiraiya said, "Tsunade has a delicate heart. Back then, she brought back all of Dan's organs and every part of his body."

"Even though it dealt her a devastating mental blow, she still did it."

As he spoke, Jiraiya's expression carried a trace of solemnity and envy.

Uchiha Yato had not been mistaken. There was actually envy in Jiraiya's eyes!

Uchiha Yato asked in surprise, "Why do I see envy in your eyes?"

Having his thoughts exposed so directly by Uchiha Yato, Jiraiya immediately fell silent to conceal his embarrassment.

After thinking about it for a moment, Uchiha Yato roughly understood why this was happening.

Because the projection had already given him the answer.

Kato Dan's entire face was buried in Tsunade's chest.

If Kato Dan had not been dead at the time, Jiraiya probably would have dragged him away from Tsunade's chest himself, wishing he could lie there in his place.

Jiraiya liked Tsunade not only because of her decisiveness and genuine nature. A large part of it was probably her figure as well.

Uchiha Yato had no interest in exposing Jiraiya's little thoughts, so he continued to shape the scene within the illusion as carefully as possible.

Uchiha Yato hardened his resolve. He wanted to establish one possibility.

A possibility in which Kato Dan could not be saved if Tsunade's treatment failed to meet the mark.

When the scene returned to the illusion, the crowd from before had vanished. In their place were Jiraiya and Orochimaru, standing beside Tsunade.

With their encouragement, Tsunade naturally felt a little better.

Uchiha Yato also made an appropriate concession. As long as Tsunade gained more confidence,

the bloodstains on Kato Dan's body would gradually lessen.

This Tsunade was different from the previous one.

This time, she had already saved Nawaki as a foundation, and she had also spent a happy week afterward.

The helpless, lost state she had been in at the beginning had disappeared under Jiraiya and Orochimaru's encouragement.

The light of the Mystical Palm Technique rose from her hands as she treated Dan's wounds.

At the same time, outside the illusion, Uchiha Yato was also giving Tsunade psychological suggestions.

That was right. Uchiha Yato kept murmuring into Tsunade's ear from outside.

"You are the finest medical ninja."

"Your dream is to become the greatest medical ninja."

"You succeeded once. You saw Nawaki and saved him."

"Jiraiya and Orochimaru will stay by your side."

Through the projection, they could see Tsunade's condition steadily improving.

The bloodstains on Tsunade's cheeks and Kato Dan's body were also constantly fading away.

This proved that her faith in her own abilities was growing stronger.

Seeing this, Jiraiya shed tears of emotion as well. More than once, he had seen this girl drink herself numb late at night and weep until her voice was gone.

Before others, she had taken on labels such as violent woman, unreasonable, and shameless.

All to conceal the deepest pain in her heart.

The deaths of her loved ones, the indifference of her elders, the departure of her friends.

Bit by bit, they had crushed the Tsunade she once was. But now, Tsunade had regained her confidence within Uchiha Yato's illusion.

This made Jiraiya truly happy from the bottom of his heart.

As Kato Dan's operation ended, Tsunade finally let out a sigh, showing her satisfaction with her own success this time.

After Kato Dan woke up, he offered her words of encouragement. Then, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, her teacher, Nawaki, her grandmother, her grandfather, and her second grandfather appeared around her like a slideshow, each speaking words of encouragement.

"I believe you can do it."

"As expected of Tsunade. You will definitely become the best medical ninja."

"Big Sis, keep it up. You won't be defeated."

At last, Uchiha Yato ended the Sharingan's genjutsu.

When Tsunade opened her eyes, the first person she saw was not Uchiha Yato, but Jiraiya.

As a master of keeping things fair and making dreams come true, Uchiha Yato would naturally choose to help them along at a time like this.

After Jiraiya comforted her for a while, Uchiha Yato did not say much.

Holding a kunai, he "gently" cut Jiraiya's arm while Jiraiya was off guard.

Tsunade instantly exploded with rage and unleashed a barrage on Uchiha Yato.

She then used the Mystical Palm Technique to heal Jiraiya's wound.

Before Tsunade could even react to what had happened, both Jiraiya and Uchiha Yato had already confirmed that her hemophobia was cured.

Uchiha Yato said, "Looks like I won."

"Lady Tsunade wouldn't cheat a child like me, would you?"

Tsunade was deeply grateful to this brat who still dared to joke around in front of her.

He had cured her hemophobia and, in a sense, untied the knot in her heart.

Tsunade knew even more clearly that Uchiha Yato had done far more than just this.

After Nawaki's death, Tsunade had also been deeply depressed and unable to care for Mito Uzumaki.

Under the pretense of fooling around, Uchiha Yato had used all kinds of methods to cheer up Mito Uzumaki and Tsunade.

Of course, Uchiha Yato had paid quite a price for his antics. After Tsunade got angry, she "reorganized" half of the Senju Clan Grounds and half of the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

In exchange, Mito Uzumaki's spirits improved somewhat, though the price was a little steep.

Thus, Tsunade's treatment for hemophobia came to an end.