Wanting to kill someone

After seeing Hatake Sakumo off, Qianye Lan gathered the things he needed from home.

He locked the door and left.

Back at Kushina's house, Qianye Lan took out the scroll containing Sealing Jutsu and began studying.

Whenever he had questions, he went to Mito Uzumaki for answers.

A few more days passed, and even Mito Uzumaki was surprised by Qianye Lan's talent as a ninja.

First was his chakra reserve. For someone his age, Qianye Lan's chakra reserve ranked among the very best even in the Uzumaki Clan.

On top of that, his talent for ninjutsu and Sealing Jutsu was exceptionally high.

Mito Uzumaki grew increasingly fond of Qianye Lan, which made Kushina quite jealous.

She kept complaining that Grandma Mito no longer cared about her.

In Qianye Lan's room, he and Kushina were diligently studying Sealing Jutsu.

Mito Uzumaki had wanted to teach Kushina Sealing Jutsu before, but she had never shown much interest.

Qianye Lan's arrival had sparked her interest instead.

Mito Uzumaki was pleased to see it and occasionally praised Qianye Lan on purpose to stir up Kushina's competitive spirit.

Kushina's talent for Sealing Jutsu surprised him too.

Despite his own considerable talent for Sealing Jutsu and the system's assistance, Qianye Lan progressed only a little faster than Kushina.

That alone was enough to prove Kushina's talent.

Another week passed, and Qianye Lan received some bad news: the Ninja Academy was starting classes.

After asking Mito Uzumaki and finding that even she could do nothing about it, he had no choice but to attend.

Fortunately, his teacher still let Qianye Lan do as he pleased.

He could still sit in the back row and do whatever he wanted.

Three days passed like this, and Qianye Lan finally raised his proficiency in three Sealing Jutsu to the proficient level.

According to Tobirama's notes, that level of Sealing Jutsu was sufficient.

Over those three days, he had not neglected his progress with the Rasengan either.

Relying on his Uzumaki constitution, Qianye Lan also began using Shadow Clones to greatly accelerate his training.

Although he did not know the Multiple Shadow Clone technique, he could still create around three ordinary Shadow Clones at once.

Through testing, Qianye Lan found that he could just about tolerate the side effects of this method.

With the system's assistance on top of that, he finally mastered the Rasengan.

Although he was still some way from proficiency, its power was already quite considerable.

At the training ground in Kushina's backyard.

Qianye Lan formed a Rasengan in one hand and blasted a hole the size of a bowl's opening straight through a wooden post.

Kushina, Mito Uzumaki, and Tsunade all watched in surprise.

Ever since Qianye Lan had come to stay there temporarily, they had all known he was developing an impressive ninjutsu.

They simply had not expected it to be so powerful.

Looking at Qianye Lan, Mito Uzumaki felt as though she were seeing Tobirama Senju.

He had outstanding talent as a ninja and liked developing all sorts of strange ninjutsu.

The other two wore different expressions. Kushina gazed at Qianye Lan with admiration.

Tsunade stared blankly, her thoughts unknown.

When Qianye Lan finished his day's training and was about to return to his room.

Kushina and Mito Uzumaki had already left.

Only Tsunade remained at the training ground, lost in thought.

She suddenly stopped Qianye Lan and asked, "Kid, what's your dream?"

Qianye Lan was a little surprised. They barely ever spoke, so why had Tsunade taken the initiative this time?

Still, he stopped and asked, "Lady Tsunade, is there something you need?"

Tsunade looked at him with displeasure. "Am I that old?"

Her pointed question left Qianye Lan feeling awkward.

He grumbled inwardly, Are we that close? What am I supposed to call you if not that?

Still, Qianye Lan played it safe and asked, "What should I call you, then?"

Tsunade stared at him with her amber eyes.

Only after a long while did she speak. "Since you're good friends with Kushina, just call me Big Sister Tsunade."

Qianye Lan readily obliged. "Big Sister Tsunade."

As far as he was concerned, calling her big sister would not cost him anything.

Besides, Tsunade had already been granted the title of Sannin. He had to cling tightly to such a powerful backer.

Qianye Lan stole another discreet glance at Tsunade's thighs.

Hmm, her thighs don't look particularly thick, but I really want to cling to them.

Seeing him spacing out, Tsunade said, "Hey, kid."

Only then did Qianye Lan snap out of it. "Big Sister Tsunade, is there something you need?"

Tsunade sat casually on the ground, propping her cheek on one hand. "What's your dream?"

After a moment's hesitation, Qianye Lan decided to answer honestly. His voice was icy. "To kill someone."

His dream startled Tsunade, because most people around her aimed to become Hokage.

Especially among those Qianye Lan's age, in an environment where everyone took pride in aspiring to become Hokage, he stood out as an oddity.

Tsunade sat up straight and continued, "Can you tell me who you want to kill?"

Qianye Lan made no effort to hide the hatred in his eyes. With undisguised loathing, he said, "Chiyo of Sunagakure."

Tsunade was about to ask why, but the hatred in Qianye Lan's eyes told her everything.

A hint of apology entered her voice. "Sorry, I didn't really know..."

Qianye Lan shrugged. "I know who I should hate. You don't need to apologize."

With that, he was about to leave the training ground, but Tsunade stopped him.

"Chiyo specializes in poison. If you have time, I can teach you how to neutralize poisons and make them."

Qianye Lan stopped in his tracks and turned around. "Then I'll be in your care, Big Sister Tsunade. Sorry for the trouble."

Then he left the training ground, leaving Tsunade there alone.

A cold wind blew past, and Tsunade, dressed somewhat lightly, could not help shivering. She pulled her clothes tighter around herself and left the training ground too.

After that, Qianye Lan had more subjects to study: identifying different medicinal ingredients and making various antidotes.

Of course, as he learned to neutralize poisons, he naturally learned how to poison people too.

One afternoon a few days later, Tsunade brought over a little girl who was about four years old.

She introduced the little girl to Qianye Lan.

"Her name is Shizune. She's my..." Tsunade hesitated for a moment. "The niece of a friend who died in battle."

Qianye Lan nodded, crouching with a smile and extending a finger to play with little Shizune.

Seeing the two getting along for the moment, Tsunade sighed in relief, then began the day's lesson.