Yakushi Nonō

After hearing Qingyun recount everything that had happened over the past year and more, Orochimaru and Tsunade stared at him in a daze.

They had known Qingyun was extraordinarily gifted, but they had never imagined he could grow this powerful so quickly.

Even Tsunade, who had witnessed the tremendous strength Qingyun unleashed in his final battle with Mito Uzumaki, found it hard to believe.

After all, Qingyun had only possessed that strength because he had consumed Blood Bodhi. It was not his normal strength and could not be counted as such.

But now? Qingyun's raw strength already rivaled an elite jonin's. He had even survived taking a Dust Release attack from Ōnoki head-on and reflected it back at him. With strength like that, even they could not confidently claim they could defeat Qingyun!

"Teacher, Lord Hokage assigned me to serve under your command. Are there any missions you need me to complete?"

The way Tsunade and Orochimaru were looking at him made Qingyun deeply uncomfortable. He hurriedly averted his gaze before addressing Tsunade.

Now that Qingyun had come to the battlefield, he needed all sorts of missions to trigger system rewards and build up his reserves. Besides, he had promised Kushina that he would obtain a cultivation method suited to her before this war ended. He could not go back on his word, so he naturally needed more missions to fulfill that promise.

"The fighting is relatively stable for now. Jiraiya has gone out to gather intelligence. The Sand Ninja learned that our supplies have reached the camp, so they probably won't attack us anytime soon.

"Qingyun, you're very proficient in Medical Ninjutsu. Why don't you help treat the wounded for now?"

Qingyun's words brought Tsunade back to her senses. After a moment's thought, she gave him her answer.

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