A frightening ability to recover

Qianye Lan felt like laughing at the sight. If Tsunade had arrived a little later, he might have healed completely.

But when Tsunade took Qianye Lan's hand, her tightly knitted brows suddenly relaxed, and she let out a surprised "Huh?"

She used Medical Ninjutsu to confirm something.

Qianye Lan's hand had not been invaded and damaged by wind-nature chakra as she had expected.

Moreover, the damage caused by the impact just now was slowly healing.

Tsunade looked at Qianye Lan, her beautiful eyes flickering slightly. She knew his ability to recover was indeed unlike that of ordinary people.

But wasn't this a little too outrageous?

At that thought, Tsunade closed her eyes and carefully sensed the changes in Qianye Lan's hand.

To her surprise, she discovered that his cells were extremely active.

Injuries that would take others a day to recover from healed completely in less than a few minutes for him.

That recovery speed was simply beyond Tsunade's comprehension.

Tsunade thought to herself, With this recovery speed, Kushina in the future...

Qianye Lan looked at Tsunade in confusion and asked, "Big Sister Tsunade, what's wrong?"

Only then did Tsunade come to her senses. Her pretty face flushed slightly, and she shook her head, trying to cast aside the strange thoughts in her mind.

After taking quite a while to compose herself, Tsunade drew a deep breath and said, "Your ability to recover is simply beyond my comprehension."

"Of all the people I've heard of and met, I'm afraid only my eldest grandfather could compare to you."

Hearing her words, Qianye Lan feigned modesty. "It's my honor to be compared to Lord First."

Tsunade heard his words, then glanced at his expression and immediately found it rather amusing.

Qianye Lan stood before her looking utterly pleased with himself. Where was the modesty his words suggested?

But young people ought to have youthful spirit, so Tsunade did not dwell on it.

Still, out of concern for this "little brother" before her, she felt she ought to give him a warning.

Tsunade folded her arms, looked Qianye Lan up and down, and said, "Your powerful ability to recover is both a gift and a trap."

"A trap?" Qianye Lan scratched his head in confusion at her words.

Seeing his puzzled expression, Tsunade crouched down, parted her red lips, and tapped his chest as she said, "Your powerful ability to recover will make you underestimate certain injuries. You can withstand today's injuries, but what if you face damage that far exceeds your recovery speed in the future?"

Qianye Lan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said hesitantly, "I might..."

He suddenly froze. From his angle, he had an unobstructed view of Tsunade's cleavage.

Seeing Qianye Lan suddenly go blank, Tsunade felt a little worried.

Then she followed his gaze downward and scolded him with a laugh. "You little pervert."

Tsunade stood up and adjusted her clothes, then reached out to flick Qianye Lan's forehead before turning to leave.

Qianye Lan clutched his forehead and cried out in pain, trying to win Tsunade's sympathy.

But Tsunade merely said without even looking back, "With that recovery ability of yours, stop pretending."

Qianye Lan grimaced as he rubbed his forehead. His ability to recover was strong; he wasn't immune to pain.

He took a deep breath. Once the pain had eased a little, he reached out to continue training, only to remember Tsunade's warning.

Qianye Lan chose to train using Shadow Clones after all.

This time, however, before he could dispel them himself, the Shadow Clones took damage from the exploding Rasengan and were forced to dispel automatically.

Qianye Lan let out a muffled grunt as those memories flooded into him.

In those memories, over a hundred Shadow Clones had all failed at almost the same step upon reaching a certain critical point.

This puzzled him. He was about to keep using Shadow Clones to speed things up, but the needle-like pain in his brain made him abandon that somewhat dangerous idea.

Although his mental strength was immense, taking in over a hundred sets of memories without any preparation was still too much of a strain.

Qianye Lan rubbed his slightly throbbing temples, unsure where exactly he had gone wrong.

In the end, he decided to train something else first to relax.

He looked toward a shadowy spot nearby, gratitude showing in his eyes.

Only then did Tsunade, who was nearby, realize that she had been discovered.

She shook her head and said, "This little brat really is..."

But when Tsunade saw that he had given up on obsessively pursuing it, she felt reassured and finally left.

Qianye Lan continued honing his body.

If Might Duy had seen Qianye Lan's current training, his eyes would have widened in shock.

That was because Qianye Lan's training was at least as intense as his own.

Qianye Lan strapped weights to his body, then walked on his hands in circles around the training ground.

Then he hoisted a large log and performed weighted squats.

Qianye Lan finished his day's training and returned to his room.

The first thing he did was take off his clothes, revealing his lean, powerful muscles, and enter the bathroom to shower.

After showering, Qianye Lan lay straight down on his bed and fell asleep, though he seemed to have forgotten something.

While Qianye Lan slept, a knock came at his door.

When the person outside found that no one inside answered, she gently pushed the door open.

Seeing that Qianye Lan was already asleep, she pursed her lips but still went over and tucked him in.

As she did, a drop of water from her hair fell onto Qianye Lan's face.

In his sleep, Qianye Lan instinctively reached up and wiped the water from his face.

She stiffened slightly at the sight, only breathing a sigh of relief when she realized he had not woken up. Finally, she slowly backed out of the room.

After closing the door, she gave a soft "Hmph."

Tsunade happened to pass by then. Seeing her, she asked, "Kushina, what are you doing outside Qianye Lan's room?"

Kushina answered while drying her hair with a towel, "I wanted to chat with Qianye Lan, but I didn't expect him to be asleep."

Early the next morning, Qianye Lan scratched his head in confusion at the blanket covering him.

As far as he remembered, he hadn't covered himself with a blanket, had he?

But Qianye Lan did not dwell on the question. He checked the time, got dressed, and left his room.

He happened to see Kushina and Uchiha Mikoto chatting and laughing together.

Just as Qianye Lan was wondering what Uchiha Mikoto had come to see him about,

Uchiha Mikoto spotted him, leaned close to Kushina's ear, and said something he couldn't make out.

Kushina nodded.

Seeing that Kushina had agreed, Uchiha Mikoto walked up to Qianye Lan and said, "Perfect timing. I have something to discuss with you."

Completely bewildered, Qianye Lan could only nod.

When Uchiha Mikoto saw him nod, she took his hand and led him away.

On the way, Qianye Lan followed Uchiha Mikoto with a baffled expression, asking, "Big Sister Mikoto, what exactly do you want to see me about? Why all the secrecy?"

Hearing his words, Uchiha Mikoto took a deep breath and turned around.