Shy?

"I'm telling you, you two should just get married already..."

Tsunade's voice drifted over. Kaguya, who was sprawled limply against Wuye, half-conscious and had even forgotten to unblock her chakra points, suddenly came to her senses.

"Let go of me."

Her voice was slightly hurried.

But Wuye still held her waist tightly. "If I let go, won't you fall to the ground, Sis?"

"Then let me sit on the tree roots and lean against the trunk," Kaguya said again.

Wuye's gaze passed over her slender, fragrant shoulder.

There were tree roots, and the trunk could indeed be leaned against, but... he didn't want to let go!

"Sis, the ground is dirty." His eyes shifted slyly. "How about I let Sensei hold you?"

"No!"

Sure enough, Kaguya rejected it with righteous conviction.

"Tch, you think I want to hold you?"

Tsunade's red lips curled as she added, "Seriously, you two look perfect together. You'd definitely make a great match if you got married!"

She was putting her previous idea into practice... If the Hyuga Clan head married the little brother she had acknowledged, that scene would surely be entertaining.

Just imagining Kaguya's dark expression when people gossiped about it made her want to burst out laughing!

"I think it'd be better if you married my little brother," Kaguya said frostily. "Then I'd be your big sister too, and I'd definitely take good care of you."

Tsunade folded her arms. "I'm more than ten years older than him. How are we more suitable than you two?"

"I'm several years older too!" Kaguya glared.

The two of them glared at each other across Wuye.

"So..."

Wuye suddenly spoke. "What you mean is, if I weren't younger than you, then both of you could marry me?"

Kaguya: "???"

Tsunade: "???"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Kaguya finally realized that if she didn't make an effort to unblock her chakra points, she would be held like this forever.

"The little brat has some wild ideas!"

Tsunade suddenly leaned closer, her red lips brushing his other ear. "How about this? If you can win over this big sister of yours, Sensei will give you a chance. What do you say?"

"Not happening!"

Before Wuye could answer, Kaguya snapped, "Tsunade! Don't lead him astray!"

"Ooh, getting worked up?" Tsunade clearly didn't take the joke seriously. "I don't know why, but seeing you angry makes me ridiculously happy. It just makes me want to laugh. Ahahaha..."

"You can't even teach one student properly. What are you laughing about?"

Kaguya said coldly, "Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms is the Hyuga Clan main family's ultimate technique. There has never been a record of anyone in the Hyuga Clan learning it in half a day. And you still dare say he has no talent?"

Tsunade's laughter caught in her throat, and she fell silent at once.

At last, Kaguya opened her major chakra points and was barely able to stand on her own.

She immediately pulled herself free from Wuye's arms, turned, and left. "I'll come back in a few days to check his progress. If it's still like this, don't blame me for letting everyone know that the mighty Lady Tsunade can't teach a disciple!"

Tsunade and Wuye watched her leave.

Her snow-white hair swayed behind her as her figure grew smaller and smaller, eventually disappearing at the end of the road.

"Did Sis... seem to leave a little too quickly?"

Wuye blinked, looking thoughtful.

Tsunade crossed her arms disdainfully. "She got shy, probably."

"Can Sis get shy too?"

Wuye looked genuinely puzzled.

Tsunade reached out and rubbed his head. "She may be pretty, but don't really treat her like a goddess. She's only a teenager too."

"Oh." Wuye looked up at her. "Sensei, can I really like Sis?"

After saying that, he carefully watched Tsunade's expression. When he saw not the slightest change in it, his smile instantly brightened.

"Of course you can. Go for it! Sensei will support you!" She even raised a fist to encourage him.

Thus, Wuye understood that poking her lower abdomen earlier and Kaguya's marriage jokes had not affected Tsunade in the slightest. She was still a woman with a normal view of love and relationships.

So how exactly was he supposed to crack her?

Wuye was completely at a loss, his head aching terribly.

Sure enough, Tsunade still refused to give up and taught him for a while longer, but there was still no progress at all.

Tsunade's head began to ache as well... No one wanted the disciple they had taken in to end up unable to inherit anything from them!

"Lady Tsunade!"

Just as the two of them were both at a loss, a ninja in a white coat suddenly appeared behind them.

Tsunade immediately released Wuye's hand, her expression turning serious as she turned around and asked, "What happened?"

The medical ninja bowed. "Our spy in Sand Village has sent back samples. It's an entirely new poison, and Sand Village's ninja have already replaced the poison on their puppets with it on a large scale. Quite a few of our ninja have been poisoned during border clashes. We currently have no solution, and the mortality rate is as high as ninety percent."

"Understood. I'm going to Konoha Hospital now."

Tsunade rose and left, turning back to add, "Wuye, come with me."

"Yes."

Hyuga Wuye did not ask why and hurried after her at a jog.

The medical ninja gave him a strange look but did not ask any questions.

"Is the laboratory ready? Are all my assistants in position?" Tsunade asked as she walked.

The medical ninja nodded repeatedly. "Everything is ready. We're only waiting for you to lead the research to develop a cure."

"Mm."

Tsunade nodded and strode forward.

Wuye followed beside her, frequently glancing at her... Recently, he had seen her drinking and teasing others, but he had never seen her working seriously. He found it rather novel.

As they entered Konoha Hospital, medical ninja occasionally bowed to Tsunade. It was clear that her authority among the medical ninja was extremely high.

The three of them headed straight into the depths of the hospital.

Before pushing open the laboratory doors, Tsunade turned back and said, "Wuye, my archive room is next door. My research notes are in there. Go take a look."

As she spoke, she tossed him a key, then opened the door and entered.

The medical ninja cast Wuye a strangely envious glance before following her in and closing the door.

"Talent really is impossible to predict. She's only twenty, yet she's already the pillar of Konoha's medical ninja."

Wuye opened the door to the archive room beside it and walked in. Slowly, he let out a sigh of amazement.

An archive room truly was an archive room. Bookshelves filled every wall, and every shelf was packed with medical books. On the table by the window sat a stack of notes.

Wuye sat down in the chair before the table. When he opened them, he saw line after line of elegant handwriting... He had never expected those hands, capable of smashing Konoha Hospital apart with one punch, to write such beautiful characters.

He had not been interested at first and was merely browsing casually, but before long, he became completely engrossed.

"Pharmacology? Used for preparing poisons and antidotes?"

He spent a full three days in the archive room.

Meals were delivered at mealtimes, and there was also a dedicated resting room at night.

And so, Tsunade immersed herself in the laboratory while Wuye lost himself in her notes.

"When it comes to contributions to Konoha, there probably aren't many people who can compare to her..."

After finally working through all the notes, Wuye slowly closed them and sighed.

"There will always be newcomers to fill the gaps in ninja combat power, but medical ninjutsu that benefits every ninja, as well as antidote development, cannot do without her laying the foundation!"

"What should I do next? I have no talent for learning ninjutsu. Should I learn how to prepare medicine instead? But that would require medical ninjutsu too..."

His gaze swept around the archive room again before it was suddenly drawn to a refrigerator in the corner by the bookshelf. "That is..."

He walked over and opened it, discovering dozens of medicine samples of varying sizes, each labeled with its purpose.

"Anesthetic medicine sample: can numb the nerves and eliminate the patient's sensation of pain."

"Emergency contraceptive medicine sample: prevents ninja from becoming accidentally pregnant during missions."

Wuye: "???"

"Human desire stimulant sample: ninja often indulge without restraint after completing missions, causing their desires to fade. This medicine can treat this extreme condition and help ninja restore their physical and mental health."

Wuye: "??!"