Card drawing!

Tsunade had always known Yecheng was talented.

But she had never imagined his talent would reach such a level!

Utterly terrifying!

Simply inhuman!

As a highly accomplished ninja, and a medical ninja at that, Tsunade very much hoped to pass on all her skills.

People could not live forever, but their spirit, knowledge, and skills could become immortal by being passed down through the generations!

Tsunade placed particular importance on this.

But this meant she would have to thoroughly revise her plan for training her apprentice.

"Shizune, keep practicing with him for a while. I'm heading inside."

Tsunade thoroughly tousled Yecheng's white hair, leaving it sticking up like a hedgehog's spines, before finally letting go.

Shizune nodded woodenly, still not having recovered.

Yecheng helplessly smoothed his hair, knocked out the fish on the table with another tap of his finger, and resumed practicing.

Diligent practice brought proficiency. No matter how talented he was, he could not overlook the importance of hard work.

After finishing practice, Yecheng returned to his room.

"Time for another nerve-racking, thrilling card draw. Let's see what goodies I get this time!"

Yecheng excitedly opened the system panel and spent a hundred Fate Points outright to begin a ten-pull.

He had washed every inch of his hands three times. Nothing would go wrong this time!

I'm the king of luck!

"My turn! Draw!"

[Ten-pull in progress. Cards successfully drawn!]

Looking at the ten face-down fate cards before him, Yecheng flipped them over.

Wow-blue skies and white clouds!

Three [Cursed Energy] cards and three [Physique] cards.

What the f-

"No rush! I'm the king of luck. These are just a few warm-up pulls. The good stuff is still coming!"

The corner of Yecheng's eye twitched, but he forced himself to remain calm.

"Keep going!"

Yecheng flipped the next card, and its color was indeed different.

[Skill Card obtained: Barrier Technique: Curtain], green.

Oh? This barrier technique, huh?

This skill had appeared many times in the original work. Its basic version was a barrier technique mostly used to drive away ordinary people and obscure unusual sights, making everything look normal to outsiders.

That alone was already very practical. Sorcerers proficient in barrier techniques could modify it further, adding various binding conditions to diversify its uses.

It was an extremely useful cursed technique.

He could deploy this barrier around his training area to prevent others from prying.

A little pleased, Yecheng continued revealing cards.

[Skill Card obtained: Black Bird Manipulation], green.

Yecheng's eyes lit up. This cursed technique was pretty good too.

It was the cursed technique of Mei Mei, a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer in the original work. Its offensive power was average, only gaining somewhat respectable destructive power with the addition of a binding vow that required sacrificing a life.

That was hardly worth mentioning compared with its ability to share the vision of the crows under its control!

Moreover, with Black Bird Manipulation, staying in contact with Kabuto Yakushi would become easier.

He would no longer need to keep a shadow clone at Kabuto's side at all times.

More importantly...

It looked cool!

Putting away those two cards, Yecheng continued rubbing his hands together like a fly.

Two greens already. Surely something good will drop now!

[Item Card obtained: Special Grade Cursed Tool: Playful Cloud], purple!

Woohoo! A good drop!

The guaranteed drop came through!

Yecheng immediately used the card and gave the weapon a few swings, his face beaming.

Playful Cloud was a long staff colored black and red throughout. It could also separate into a three-section staff, with chains connecting the sections.

This special grade cursed tool had no flashy effects of its own.

Its only trait was making every strike delivered by its wielder their strongest strike!

A person's physical condition fluctuated. Prolonged combat depleted stamina and reduced power output, while increasing attack frequency inevitably reduced the force of each attack...

But with this "Playful Cloud" in hand, none of that was a problem!

Every attack could be called a critical hit!

Nothing but raw power!

But if that were all, he would not have been so excited.

Who was Yecheng's teacher?

Tsunade!

Aside from medical ninjutsu unrivaled by anyone in the world, her signature skill was the Monster Strength she took such pride in!

Once Yecheng mastered Monster Strength and wielded Playful Cloud...

Ohohoho! That picture is too beautiful to imagine!

The drops he had received so far in this ten-pull had already left Yecheng thoroughly satisfied. He would not mind even if the last card was another blue sky and white clouds.

He casually flipped it over.

[Skill Card obtained: Juzo Kumiya's Craftsmanship], purple!

Juzo Kumiya? Who was that?

Yecheng searched his memories carefully before finally recalling this villain who had appeared in the original work.

Upon seeing Satoru Gojo, he had excitedly charged at him, shouting something like, "I'm going to turn you into a coat rack!" Then he had been taken down in one move.

I went in, I got one-shot. What else is there to say!

Though the man was not particularly strong, his skill at crafting cursed tools was quite rare.

After Yecheng used it, his mind immediately filled with all manner of knowledge and experience in using human bodies and resentment to make cursed tools.

It made him feel like a craftsman who had spent years immersed in the trade. Whatever the material, a single glance was enough for him to immediately devise a production method and create the finished product best suited to it.

Aside from voluntary donations such as bodies donated for medical teaching, turning human bodies directly into tools was rather inhumane. Still, there was certainly nothing wrong with his cursed tool crafting skills.

With the aptitude afforded by his Six Eyes, Yecheng could modify and iterate on Juzo Kumiya's work, allowing him to moonlight as a ninja tool craftsman.

At that thought, he chuckled.

This ninja tool crafting skill had arrived at just the right time. Yecheng had been wondering how to develop a long-range offensive ninja tool for Hinata, and here it was.

It was like being handed a pillow just as he was getting sleepy.

After taking stock of his card draws, Yecheng lay down on the bed, thoroughly satisfied.

A ball of flame suddenly appeared in his right palm, then transformed into a little snake that seemed solid, climbing and darting up and down with the movements of his fingers.

This was a method Yecheng had devised himself, one that effectively trained both chakra nature transformation and shape transformation.

As he practiced, he considered his next course of action.

Black Bird Manipulation required crows, and someone in Konoha happened to raise them.

That person was Aoba Yamashiro, who had already been a special jōnin at his first appearance and had later performed quite impressively during the campaign against the Akatsuki's immortal duo.

He also possessed the accompanying "Scattering Thousand Crows Technique," so Yecheng could seek his guidance on that as well.

Once the crows were fully trained, he could station them at Kabuto Yakushi's side to serve as eyes and communicators.

As for Playful Cloud, pairing it with "Monster Strength" would send its power growing exponentially!

He would leave it for today. It was already too late. He could ask Tsunade to teach him tomorrow.

Yecheng believed Tsunade would not refuse.

Any medical ninja who saw the talent he had displayed earlier would understand.

Note: Playful Cloud, as described in the official fanbook.