Kids Know They Want It All

"Other than relying on brute force with chakra and healing yourself with medical ninjutsu, what else can you do?!"

Kaguya was clearly getting a little flustered.

She had probably thought that once her ability awakened, she would finally win once, right?

That was why she had taken the initiative to challenge her, only to have her dream of stepping on Tsunade smashed apart by a single punch.

"As long as an ability is useful, that's enough. Aren't you relying on the Byakugan bloodline too?" Tsunade said with her arms folded.

In that brief moment, her arm had completely recovered.

It also made Wuye's thoughts wander again... Could she keep repairing herself during that sort of thing? The pleasure of tearing apart and healing over and over again had to be unparalleled, right?

"Just wait! I'm several years younger than you. In a few years, you'll definitely lose!"

Kaguya turned around, her snow-white hair sweeping through a full one hundred and eighty degrees before fluttering down her back. "Teach him well. If I find out you're holding anything back... hmph."

"Don't think saving me means anything. That was your mission," Tsunade said irritably. "Who says a master has to teach her disciple everything? I'll hold things back if I want. What can you do about it?"

"If you don't teach him everything..."

Kaguya lifted a hand to tuck back the hair by her ear, then suddenly looked over her shoulder. A smile flashed through her pure white eyes. "Then give yourself to the Hyuga Clan. That would count as giving him everything."

"Give myself to the Hyuga Clan?"

Tsunade was visibly stunned for a moment before flying into a rage, planting her hands on her hips as she cursed, "Bastard! I'm more than ten years older than this brat!"

"Hmph."

Kaguya ignored her and simply turned away, drifting off.

Tsunade fumed for a while, then focused her gaze on Wuye. Her expression gradually turned strange.

"Uh, why are you looking at me like that?" Wuye was completely baffled.

"You'll call me Teacher from now on!"

Without another word, Tsunade hooked an arm around his neck and dragged him over. "Hey, brat! Kaguya just acknowledged you as her little brother, right?"

"Yeah."

Wuye staggered from the pull of her arm and nearly fell... She really was strong. She might be hard to keep in check later.

"That means you aren't actually blood-related siblings, so..."

Tsunade released his neck, jabbed him in the chest with her elbow, and gave a wicked grin. "Hey, brat, how about marrying your sister?"

"W-What?!"

Wuye looked utterly shocked.

He really was shocked. What was with these two acting like they loved and hated each other?

Kaguya wanted him to marry Tsunade, while Tsunade wanted him to marry Kaguya, all just to see the other make a fool of herself?

Why not have both of them? They could settle who was better in bed for the rest of their lives.

"Look, she's only five, six, seven, or eight years older than you. Unlike me, who's a full generation older than you. It's completely doable, right?"

Tsunade did her utmost to persuade him. "Think about her looks. You won't find anyone prettier in all of Konoha. Aren't you tempted?"

Though he was still a child, he already knew he wanted it all...

Wuye looked up at her and smiled with pursed lips. "I think Teacher is prettier."

Tsunade choked, unable to tell whether he was flattering her or speaking from the heart. Mainly because the expression on his face was far too sincere.

"If we're talking about figures, I can beat her by three streets. But if we're talking about faces..."

She curled her lip. "When you see what that ice-cold face looks like when she smiles, you'll understand."

"Teacher has seen Sister smile?" Wuye asked curiously.

Tsunade pinched her chin and thought for a moment. "Once. It was in front of that clanswoman of hers, Hyuga Kotone... Mm, it was also the only time I ever saw her smile so simply, so happily."

"I see..." Hyuga Wuye murmured. "So they really were very close."

Tsunade nodded. "Unfortunately, I heard that Hyuga Kotone died."

"Yeah, she died." Wuye fell silent.

Tsunade seemed to realize something and suddenly looked up. "Kaguya's always so cold. Why would she suddenly acknowledge you as her little brother? Last time, she said your mother had just passed away too, so Hyuga Kotone..."

Hyuga Wuye said softly, "She was my mother."

Tsunade opened her mouth, then quietly closed it again.

"Come on, little... Wuye. Let me see whether you have any talent for medical ninjutsu."

Tsunade beckoned him over and walked toward the riverbank.

"Wait, Teacher." Wuye took out the bankbook again, walked up, and handed it to her. "You should still take this."

Tsunade turned back, looking puzzled. "Didn't you say you wouldn't accept it?"

"Consider it a gift for becoming your disciple." Wuye smiled. "I heard Teacher likes gambling, so take it to the casino. It's fine even if you lose it all, as long as it makes you happy."

The look in Tsunade's eyes grew strange. "You want me to gamble it away? This is thirty million ryo!"

"Mm." Wuye nodded repeatedly. "Money is just an external possession. Isn't happiness what matters? If Teacher can find joy in it, then losing those thirty million ryo would be worth it."

"Good! I like your attitude!"

Tsunade patted his shoulder and laughed as she took the bankbook. "I'll hold onto these thirty million ryo for you. You can take them back whenever you need them."

Yeah right...

Wuye silently rolled his eyes... He would bet that within half a month, she would gamble away every last ryo.

It didn't matter. He would just treat it as the future bride price.

"First, go catch a fish from the river."

Tsunade sat down by the stream and pointed at the water. "Catch it while standing on the surface. No problem, right?"

Wuye nodded... Water-walking and tree-climbing—ever since he had learned to extract chakra, he had trained those extremely practical chakra-control techniques on his own.

Catching fish while standing on water was no easy feat. It tested not only one's ability to remain steady on the surface, but also one's eyesight and speed of attack.

So Wuye silently activated his Sharingan... When it came to tracking movement, the Sharingan was better suited for it.

Splash!

Once the fish's swimming path appeared with perfect clarity in his vision, catching it became easy.

"You activated the Sharingan just to catch a fish?"

Tsunade sat on the bank, shooting him a sidelong glance.

Wuye leaped back onto shore with the fish in hand and grinned. "As long as an ability is useful, that's enough. Teacher said that herself."

Tsunade choked, then pointed at a large rock beside her. "Smack it half to death first."

Bang.

Wuye understood immediately. With a fierce smack, he knocked the poor fish unconscious... How else was he supposed to demonstrate medical ninjutsu without first beating it half to death?

Buzz.

Sure enough, a layer of glowing green chakra covered Tsunade's right hand. "Watch closely. This is chakra used for healing. It stimulates the patient's cells to accelerate division, achieving rapid healing."

She placed her hand over the fish.

A moment later, the fish's tail began slapping the rock with sharp flaps as it came back to life.

Plop.

Tsunade casually tossed the fish back into the river, then turned to Wuye. "To stimulate cell division, you need to transform your chakra into an attribute brimming with vitality."

"This is also a unique talent. Not many people can comprehend it. You'll have to feel it out for yourself."

Wuye understood at once... Tsunade's Mystical Palm Technique required Yang-nature chakra.

In theory, since his body possessed the same passive recovery ability as the First Hokage, Yang-nature chakra should have been essential to him.

But he had no idea how to transform chakra into that attribute.

That was right. He had failed to analyze Tsunade's medical ninjutsu just now.

Though he had become her disciple, she only regarded him as a disciple...

How was he supposed to break the deadlock?