Trash Station of Naruto

Tsunade sensed the aura of the Toad Clan in the medicinal bath again and directed her anger at him. What else could this be but bad luck? Ren forced a bitter smile. "Jiraiya and I aren't that close. Jiraiya gave this medicinal bath formula to my grandfather!"

At his words, a strange look appeared in Tsunade's eyes. This was Jiraiya's inheritance, an inheritance from Mount Myoboku! Back when she had been researching Medical Ninjutsu, Jiraiya had given her this formula, and she knew how precious it was. Why would Jiraiya so casually give it to someone else?

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from nearby. A maid entered and said, "Young Master... because of Lady Tsunade and Lord Jiraiya's fight, more than half the hot springs have been damaged. The person in charge is now..."

Before she could finish, the maid saw Tsunade. She covered her mouth and stammered, "Lady Tsunade... why is Lady Tsunade here?!"

Tsunade's lips twitched. Rather than looking at the maid, she looked at Ren. "So you're the young master of this hot spring. Then the hot spring tycoon is your grandfather? Your family controls two-thirds of Konoha's hot spring business!"

Tsunade understood instantly, though she had not expected Ren to have such an identity. After all, she and Jiraiya had been teammates, carrying out missions together since childhood, so she knew quite a bit about his experiences.

At that moment, Tsunade pinched Ren's cheek and said, "I never expected the hot spring tycoon to have a grandson like you. No wonder Jiraiya gave the medicinal bath formula to someone else—it was for the hot spring tycoon. Their relationship really is quite good. You're lucky too, little brother. Soaking in this medicinal bath every day will definitely make your physical condition exceptional in the future!"

Tsunade was a medical ninja, so she naturally understood the effects of this medicinal bath formula.

Ren shook off Tsunade's delicate hand and looked at the maid. "Go. Have the person in charge repair the hot springs as soon as possible. Cover these broken walls with wooden boards for now. I don't want today's medicinal bath to be disturbed. Also, today's frightened guests will receive free admission as compensation!"

Upon hearing that, the maid hurriedly replied, "Yes, Young Master!"

The maid withdrew, leaving only Ren and Tsunade in the hot spring pool.

At that moment, Tsunade pinched Ren's cheek again. "Cute little fellow, aren't you quite commanding?"

Ren broke free from Tsunade's hands once more. "Today really is unlucky. I only came here for a medicinal bath, yet I ran into you two causing trouble. Even if Jiraiya and my grandfather have a good relationship, compensation still needs to be paid."

As he spoke, Ren's gaze fell on Tsunade. Its meaning was obvious: he wanted her to compensate him. Ordinary merchants could only admit their bad luck in such a situation. After all, this was Tsunade, Konoha's princess. But Ren did not care about that. Tsunade was right in front of him, so why not demand payment? He watched her cautiously. And honestly, Tsunade really was Tsunade—she had quite a figure. Especially during that brief moment earlier, Ren had seen her entire body. She really did not look like a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old girl!

Tsunade's lips twitched, and she looked somewhat embarrassed. "Hehe... you aren't seriously asking me to compensate you, are you?"

Her earlier fury had given way to calmness. Only now did Tsunade remember that while she had taught Jiraiya a lesson, she had also destroyed more than half of this hot spring. Some of the guests bathing there might have been angered during the process, but she was from the Senju Clan, so they would not dare provoke her.

But Ren was actually demanding compensation from her. Well, he had really run into the wrong person.

Tsunade gave an awkward smile and walked over. Looking at Ren's cheeks, which she had pinched red, green light appeared in her palm and enveloped him.

Ren felt a surge of vitality. His previously aching cheek stopped hurting at once, and he felt a cool sensation spread across it.

Ren asked, "Is this Medical Ninjutsu?"

Tsunade replied, "That's right, this is Medical Ninjutsu. I treated you, so let's call that compensation enough!"

"What? One treatment costs that much? And you were the one who pinched my cheeks red. Besides, you're Tsunade, Tsunade of the Senju Clan. You shouldn't care about such a small amount of money, right?" Ren said in surprise as he looked at Tsunade.

Tsunade shook her head. "What money? I lost it all!"

Only then did Ren remember what kind of person Tsunade was. The First Hokage had taken her gambling since she was young, and she had developed a gambling habit. Moreover, Tsunade had one distinctive trait: she lost every gamble. If she ever won, it meant something bad was about to happen.

Ren finally understood why Tsunade was so embarrassed. She obviously had no money to compensate him. If she had money, Tsunade would have gone gambling long ago!

Tsunade smiled lightly. The embarrassment vanished from her face, replaced by seriousness. "A child your age should be acting cute. Why are you pretending to be so profound? Listen, I've already gambled away all my money, so I can't compensate you. But I really am sorry for the damage to your family's property today. I don't have money, but I can make up for it with something else. You soak in medicinal baths every day, so your cells are filled with energy, yet you haven't extracted Chakra. I'll teach you the Chakra Extraction Technique as compensation!"

Ren exclaimed in surprise, "What... the Chakra Extraction Technique? Is it the unique extraction technique of the Senju Clan?"

"Oh... you know quite a lot. It seems you want to become a ninja in your heart. You're rather like my younger brother, though he isn't nearly as profound as you!" Tsunade said with a smile.

Chapter 6: Chakra Extraction Technique

"Do you know what Chakra is?"

Tsunade asked seriously, no longer sounding as teasing as before.

Ren fell silent, his thoughts racing. None of this made sense. Jiraiya had been peeping, and although Ren did not know whether he had succeeded, it was obvious that Jiraiya had been sent flying after getting beaten up. Then the wind had blown away the towel covering Tsunade's body, and Ren had accidentally seen everything. Tsunade had entered the hot spring afterward to cover herself. Seeing that Ren was only five years old, she had not cared much. After all, he was so young that Tsunade naturally would not mind.

Unfortunately, Tsunade had then flown into a rage, believing that Ren was connected to Jiraiya. After learning Ren's identity, she was now teaching him the Chakra Extraction Technique and even offering the Senju Clan's Chakra Extraction Technique. The contrast was too great. Even with the wisdom of two lifetimes, Ren could not react to it. A woman's heart was as deep as the sea. Even though Tsunade was only a young girl, her thoughts remained impossible to fathom.

After a moment of silence, Ren said, "Although I haven't practiced ninjutsu or entered the ninja academy, I know these basic things well enough. Chakra is physical energy extracted from each of the human body's 130 trillion cells. I could have extracted Chakra long ago, but I didn't want to use the ordinary Chakra extraction method taught by the ninja academy. So I kept taking medicinal baths, intending to ask my grandfather to get a top-tier Chakra Extraction Technique from Jiraiya after I entered the academy!"

Tsunade pinched Ren's cheek after hearing this, then withdrew her hand glowing with green light. "All right... the swelling on your face has healed, and I examined your body just now as well. I really don't know how you trained. You're only five, yet your body rivals that of some eight- or nine-year-old children. The medicinal bath has helped, but you must have trained diligently too. Now is a good time for you to extract Chakra. Still, you really need to be careful when choosing an extraction technique. Jiraiya's method comes from the Toad Clan of Mount Myoboku. Whether Jiraiya is willing to teach it is one thing, but even if he does, you won't be able to practice it. That extraction method is connected to Natural Chakra. Your current foundation is not enough.

I'll teach you the Senju Clan's extraction technique. This unique extraction method was created by my grandfather, the First Hokage. The Chakra it extracts is not only high in quality, but it also possesses powerful restorative properties. It can even strengthen your body through Chakra."

Ren stared wide-eyed at Tsunade in shock.

She was just going to teach it to him? Wouldn't the Senju Clan cause trouble? And exchanging the Senju Clan's Chakra Extraction Technique for such minor losses—wasn't that strange? Did Tsunade simply not care?

He raised his head and looked at Tsunade, his heart full of confusion. "Why? The Senju Clan's Chakra Extraction Technique should be something extremely valuable. Why are you teaching it to me so easily?"

Ren knew how valuable this extraction method was. It was definitely not something that could be bought with a little money. Tsunade fell silent before saying, "Teaching it to you can count as compensation for the hot spring's losses. Besides, it can also be considered an apology."

"An apology? Is it because of Jiraiya?" Ren said, suddenly recalling something about Jiraiya.

In the original story, Jiraiya had mentioned that he had faced death twice.

The first time was when he had peeped into the women's bathhouse. Tsunade broke six of his ribs, fractured both his wrists, and ruptured several of his internal organs. That time, Jiraiya had nearly died.

The second time was during his training journey with Naruto. A corner of the Nine-Tails' seal had opened, Naruto had grown four tails and lost consciousness, and Jiraiya was severely injured by Naruto's Tailed Beast Transformation while trying not to use lethal moves against him. Yet in the end, he still successfully stopped Naruto.

It could be said that Jiraiya had only nearly died those two times. Thinking about what had happened today, Ren looked at Tsunade and thought, Could today be that first time? The time Tsunade beat Jiraiya so badly that he nearly lost his life?

Tsunade smiled awkwardly. "I lost quite a bit at the casino today, then I ran into Jiraiya peeping. Although Jiraiya didn't see anything, I beat him up in my rage. With an ordinary person's physique, it would naturally be hard to endure such severe injuries. But Jiraiya cultivated Natural Chakra at Mount Myoboku, so his physique is already different. Six broken ribs, fractured wrists, ruptured internal organs—those injuries only need half a month to heal for Jiraiya. But healing is one thing. Jiraiya and I are teammates, yet there's no way I'll apologize to him later. Since I happened to meet you, and your grandfather has a good relationship with Jiraiya, compensating you can count as apologizing to Jiraiya. Besides, who would care about an extraction technique like this?"

Tsunade spoke as though she did not care at all about the extraction technique being passed on.

Ren shook his head. "I didn't expect to obtain an extraction technique so easily. I thought you big clans treasured these things."

Tsunade waved her hand. "Some clans do consider them important, since they are the foundation of their clans. But the Senju Clan doesn't care much about that. I'm telling you this today because it would be even better if I could exchange it for some money. You're the hot spring tycoon's grandson, so you must be rich, right? Lend your big sister a few tens of thousands of ryo to play with!"

Her eyes gleamed with the light of a gambling addict. Ren nearly broke down inside. "So this is your real goal, isn't it? You want to sell this thing for money!"

"Hehe..." Tsunade chuckled. Then her expression turned serious as she continued, "All right, I'll teach you the extraction method now and guide your Chakra through its circulation. With your current physical condition and steady practice, you should be able to extract Chakra within three days. If your spiritual energy is strong, it will be even faster. But remember this: Chakra is extracted from the cells. Excessive extraction will damage your cells, so you must control the amount you extract."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ren felt Tsunade's Chakra enter his body and slowly flow through him.

It was like it was circulating through the meridians inside Ren's body. Ren knew that these were the Chakra Meridians. To extract Chakra, one first needed to understand the Chakra Meridians within the human body.

But the Chakra currently flowing through him came from Tsunade, not from Chakra Ren had extracted himself. When the Chakra completed one cycle, Ren's brow faintly trembled. Ren was shocked. "How is this possible? The Three Thousand Trash Station has produced more trash again!"

Chapter 7: New Trash

In the quiet hot spring, indescribable astonishment filled Ren's heart.

Ren's brow trembled. This represented new trash appearing in the Three Thousand Trash Station.

Ren thought, How is this possible? I entered the Three Thousand Trash Station not long ago and obtained trash from the Tomb Notes World. Although I didn't gain much, it was still fairly good. Why has trash appeared again now? It has appeared twice in a single day—this has never happened before. Could it be because Chakra has appeared inside my body? If that's the case, does it mean that as I continue growing stronger, the frequency and grade of the trash appearing in the Three Thousand Trash Station will keep increasing?