The Pokémon World

There were too many good things in the Pokémon World.

All kinds of Pokémon were themselves enormous treasure troves.

Electric-type Pokémon, Psychic-type Pokémon, Fighting-type Pokémon, and even all sorts of special items.

Any suitable one of them would be a huge boost to him.

However, Fang Xu quickly adjusted his mindset.

"Being able to connect to the Pokémon World is already a good thing."

He recalled the reactions on the other side just now.

The Pokédex could not identify wild boars.

The people around him had not reacted to an ordinary wild boar as though they had ever seen a normal wild animal before.

This meant that ordinary wild animals were most likely rare in the Pokémon World, perhaps nearly nonexistent in many places.

Living animals might be valuable in that world.

"Wild boars can be exchanged for Berry Seeds."

"Next time, deer, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, and even fish might be able to establish a stable connection too."

Fang Xu looked at the bag of seeds and felt more and more that this lead was worth pursuing.

Berry Seeds were not useless either.

Berries from the Pokémon World had all kinds of effects, such as restoring stamina, curing abnormal conditions, and replenishing energy.

Even if these were only seeds, as long as they could be grown, they would become a stable resource in the future.

More importantly, the Exchange Talent progress had already reached nine times.

"One more time, and it'll reach LV2."

Fang Xu was looking forward to it.

Right now, it could only be used once every seven days. The cooldown was far too long.

If leveling up could shorten the cooldown, even by only one or two days, the difference would be enormous over time.

He took the Berry Seeds to the backyard.

The yard was not large, but there was still an empty patch of ground in one corner.

Holding a small shovel, Fang Xu loosened the soil and buried the seeds separately according to their sizes.

After finishing, he formed hand seals with both hands.

"Water Release: Water Sprinkling Technique."

Fine droplets scattered from his palms and fell evenly over the soil.

The amount of water was not much, but it was gentle.

This minor technique had little combat value, but it was perfect for watering the ground.

Fang Xu looked at the damp soil and nodded in satisfaction.

"Whether you survive or not depends on whether you can pull your weight."

After planting the Berry Seeds, Fang Xu returned his training focus to Chakra control.

During this time, he had already learned the B-rank Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique left behind by his parents.

This technique required many hand seals and demanded precise shaping of a large volume of water, making it extremely taxing to practice.

But precisely because it was taxing, the improvement was also obvious.

He had also gotten started with the B-rank Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique.

Earth-nature Chakra covered the body, strengthening defense and power, and demanded considerable precision in Chakra coating.

Together with the Water Release: Water Wave Technique Tsunade had given him, Fang Xu's water and earth natures were finally no longer mere decorations.

Lightning nature was his main path.

Water nature trained control.

Earth nature trained stability and defense.

Walking all three paths at once made his progress steadier instead.

However, Fang Xu knew very well that if he wanted to refine his Water Release further, relying solely on large-scale shaping techniques like Water Dragon Bullet was not enough.

Medical Ninjutsu was what truly tested fine Chakra control.

Precisely sending Chakra into a wound.

Avoiding blood vessels, meridians, and internal organs.

Repairing tissue, stopping bleeding, and stimulating cellular recovery.

The difficulty of that kind of control was far more delicate than ordinary Water Release.

If he could learn Medical Ninjutsu, his Chakra control would definitely rise to another level.

And in Konoha, there was only one person best suited to teach him Medical Ninjutsu.

Tsunade.

Saturday morning.

After finishing his morning training, Fang Xu took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and headed straight for Konoha Ninja Hospital.

There were quite a few people at the ninja hospital.

Injured Chunin, family members clutching medical records, and nurses hurrying back and forth made the lobby seem very busy.

As soon as Fang Xu reached the front desk, a young nurse noticed him.

Her eyes lit up, and she immediately came around from behind the counter.

"Little one, where are you feeling unwell?"

"Are you hurt? Big sister will take you to register."

The nurse crouched down, her voice excessively gentle.

Fang Xu looked at the hand she held out and silently took half a step back.

This enthusiasm was a little hard to handle.

"Big sister, I'm not here to see a doctor."

The nurse was delighted by his "big sister" and asked with a smile, "Then what are you doing at the hospital?"

Fang Xu said, "I'd like to see Lady Tsunade."

The nurse froze for a moment.

"See Lady Tsunade?"

She looked Fang Xu up and down.

"Do you have an appointment?"

"No."

Fang Xu answered calmly.

"But Lady Tsunade said before that if I encountered any difficulties I couldn't resolve, I could come to the ninja hospital to find her."

"Sorry for the trouble, but could you please notify her for me?"

Seeing how clearly he spoke, the nurse's expression softened even further.

"What's your name?"

"Fang Xu."

"Fang Xu."

The nurse reached out and rubbed his hair.

"What a good boy. Wait here for big sister a moment. I'll go ask for you."

Fang Xu's body stiffened slightly.

His head had been patted again.

But she was helping him notify Tsunade, so he could not dodge too obviously.

The nurse turned and went upstairs.

Before long, she hurried back, the smile on her face even brighter.

"Fang Xu, Lady Tsunade said you can go up."

"Come with big sister."

Fang Xu nodded.

"Sorry for the trouble, big sister."

"It's no trouble."

The nurse led him to the second floor.

Along the way, quite a few nurses looked over at Fang Xu.

A boy around six years old, with short silver hair, pale eyes, delicate features, and a serious expression as he followed behind the nurse.

No matter how one looked at him, he was endearing.

At the end of the second floor, the nurse stopped outside an office.

"We're here."

She lowered her head to look at Fang Xu, then suddenly could not resist reaching out and pinching his cheek.

"Oh my, you still have a little baby fat. So cute."

Fang Xu's face was slightly distorted from the pinch.

After pinching him, the nurse released him with great satisfaction.

"Go in. Lady Tsunade is inside."

With that, she happily turned and left.

Fang Xu rubbed his pinched cheek and sighed helplessly to himself. Being too charming had its troubles too. Then he stopped outside the office, preparing to go in and see Tsunade.

Fang Xu rubbed the cheek the nurse had pinched and raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Come in."

Tsunade's voice came from inside the office.

Fang Xu pushed open the door and entered.

Then his steps paused.

The office was a little messier than he had imagined.

Medical records and documents were piled across the desk, with several empty wine bottles beside them.

Tsunade sat behind the desk, a light green outer robe draped loosely over her. One hand supported her chin while the other held a wineglass, and she drank with considerable leisure.

The sunlight outside the window was just right.

People bustled back and forth below the hospital, while nurses and doctors were so busy their feet barely touched the ground.

Yet Konoha's strongest medical ninja was drinking during work hours.

Fang Xu fell silent for two seconds.

Tsunade looked up at him.

"What are you standing at the door for?"

Fang Xu closed the door and walked to the desk. He glanced at the wine bottles, then at the wineglass in Tsunade's hand.

"Lady Tsunade."

His tone was very serious.

"May I ask something?"

Tsunade raised an eyebrow.

"Ask."

Fang Xu pointed at the wineglass.

"Is drinking during work hours really appropriate?"

The air fell silent for a moment.

Tsunade looked at him. She was stunned at first, then nearly laughed from anger.

"You brat, you start managing me the moment you walk in?"

Fang Xu said, "I'm just genuinely curious."

"There are so many people in the hospital busy treating the injured, while you, as a top medical ninja, are sitting in your office drinking."

"From a management perspective, isn't that a little too unserious?"