"So, while you still don't know whether you can learn my secret techniques, call me 'teacher' a few more times!"
"Maybe someday, just like Shizune, you'll be too embarrassed to call me teacher!" Tsunade teased, shooting him a sidelong glance.
"I don't believe that!" Yizhe shook his head, refusing to accept it.
"You should save Daidao first!"
Seeing how stubborn he was, Tsunade stopped pressing him and sighed inwardly.
"Shizune!" she called to Shizune, who was quietly grieving nearby.
"Hmm?"
"Get the surgical equipment ready, now!"
"Okay!"
Upon hearing Tsunade's orders, Shizune quickly pulled herself together. She took a sealing scroll from her pocket and laid out a full set of surgical instruments beside Tsunade.
"You're operating on him right here?" Yizhe was rather surprised as he watched the two prepare at a feverish pace.
"What else? Do you want me to set up an operating table especially for him?" Tsunade glanced back at him, her tone deeply displeased.
"Uh..." After she put it that way, Yizhe really had no comeback.
"Get over here and help too. Brighten up the area around us!" Tsunade instructed without looking up.
"Is this little bit of light enough?" He carried over the bedside lamp and moved it beside Tsunade.
"It's enough!" she answered at once, continuing the operation with her head lowered. She explained, "When I operated on you earlier, I had to remove bone fragments from your wound, so I needed plenty of light!"
"Now, I'm already used to operating with this level of visibility. Besides, Daidao only needs his wounds stitched and healed, so dimmer light will do!"
After two hours of surgery and much hard work from Tsunade and Shizune, they finally managed to save Daidao's life.
"I'm exhausted!" Once the surgery was over, Tsunade removed her glasses and flopped