"Dang-dang-dang! Look what I brought you!" Kurenai Yuhi took out the drawing board behind him like a magic trick.
Yakumo's eyes brightened even more. She carefully took the drawing board and gently rubbed the delicate texture on it with her fingertips. The happiness on her face almost overflowed.
"Thank you, Teacher Kurenai..."
"There are new friends too!" Kurenai Yuhi pulled the two people behind him and introduced, "This is Mitaraishi Anko, and this is Senju Chen. They are both good friends of the teacher."
"Hello." Kurama Yakumo nodded towards the two of them shyly, his eyes briefly lingering on Senju Chen's face, seemingly curious.
She stayed at home all year round and had almost no friends. Today was a parent-child day in the village. Looking at the lively scene outside the window, she actually felt a little disappointed, which is why she spent so long painting alone in her room.
Just to shield herself from the hustle and bustle of the outside world, Teacher Kurenai not only came to see her, but also brought her gifts and new friends.
"Hello, little sister!" Anko Jiraiya approached Yakumo skillfully, put his arm around Yakumo's shoulders, pointed to a painting of a giant snake next to him, and said excitedly, "This snake is a good painting! It's fierce enough! How about a painting of it eating three-color meatballs next time? I'll treat you!"
"Ah?" Yakumo was stunned by Anko's sudden enthusiasm. Then he looked at her sincere and eager eyes and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Okay..."
This crisp laughter seemed to bring a ray of sunshine to this gloomy room.
Senju Chen looked at this scene with a gentle and harmless smile on his face.
Under the offensive of Anko's gags, Yakumo quickly relaxed and gradually started talking more.
Kurenai Yuhi looked at the three people getting along well with each other, and finally plucked up the courage, with a hint of expectation and nervousness, and said to Senju Chen, "Chen-kun, can you... can you help Yakumo take a look at her body..."
"Of course."
Senju Chen agreed immediately, and his tone was as relaxed as if he just wanted to help his neighbor check for a cold.
He walked up to Yakumo, knelt down gently and looked at her level.
"Yakumo, can you let me see how you are doing? Don't be afraid, just treat it as a small checkup." His voice had a strange soothing power.
Yakumo looked at Kurenai Yuhi, then at the brother with a beautiful smile in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and nodded lightly.
Senju Chen stretched out his hand and gently placed it on Yakumo's slender shoulder under the nervous gazes of Kurenai Yuhi and Anko.
No Medical Ninjutsu green light is used, and there are no complicated instruments.
A strand of Chakra, a hundred times thinner than hair, quietly penetrated into Yakumo's body like the gentlest stream.
The next second, Senju Chen raised his eyebrows almost imperceptibly.
In his Chakra perception, Kurama Yakumo's physical condition was worse than he imagined, and also more perfect than he expected...!
The meridians are slender and fragile, the muscles are atrophied, and both Qi and blood are depleted... The whole body is like a rotten wooden house that has been hollowed out and may collapse at any time.
However, in the center of this rotten wood house, the "fire" representing the spirit and soul is burning like a star!
That huge Mental Energy has even begun to unconsciously erode and reject this body, because it feels that this "container" is too small and too weak to contain it!
The soul is too heavy and the body is too fragile.
This is the real reason why Kurama Yakumo is physically weak and will feel tired after taking a few more steps!
And as she gets older, her mental power will become stronger and stronger, and the imbalance between her body and soul will become more and more serious, until in the end, either her body will completely collapse, or her soul will break free, causing a catastrophe.
In the original work, Third and Kurenai Yuhi chose to seal her power, which is like wrapping a nuclear bomb that is about to explode with layers of lead sheets. However, this method treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and will also cause "dissatisfaction" with the nuclear bomb itself.
But in Senju Chen's view, this idea was wrong from the beginning.
Why should nuclear bombs be sealed?
Make it a "warhead" that is strong enough and powerful enough, and then equip it with a precise "guidance system" so that it can blow up whoever and wherever it wants. Wouldn't it be nice?
"How is the situation...?" Kurenai Yuhi's voice was full of nervousness.
Senju Chen took back his hand and stood up, with a confident smile on his face.
He looked at Kurenai Yuhi who looked worried and Yakumo who looked confused and spoke slowly.
"The problem is indeed not a small one."
He first came up with an ambiguous conclusion, and then changed the subject.
"Let's put it this way, Hong. Yakumo's physical problem is actually not illness, but... being too strong."
"Too strong?" Kurenai Yuhi and Anko were both stunned.
"Yes." Senju Chen made an analogy, "You can imagine, it's like putting an adult Tailed Beast into the body of a newborn kitten."
"Yakumo's situation is somewhat similar."
This metaphor made Kurenai Yuhi's face turn pale instantly.
"Yakumo's soul or mental power is too powerful. Her current mental power is like that Tailed Beast. And her body is that kitten." Senju Chen's voice was flat. Quietly and clearly, "The kitten cannot bear the power of Tailed Beast, so it becomes weaker and weaker. Any attempt to 'cure' the kitten Medical Ninjutsu is meaningless, because the problem does not lie with the kitten."
"Then... what should we do?" Kurenai Yuhi's voice was trembling.
Kurenai Yuhi's voice was trembling, and her pretty face, which had always been calm and gentle, was now full of panic and helplessness.
"Then... what should we do?"
She couldn't imagine that her well-behaved, sensible, but somewhat frail apprentice could have such a terrifying "monster" hidden in his body. Tailed Beast... That was a strategic weapon that could easily destroy a ninja village!
This metaphor made her mind go blank.
Even Anko, who had always been careless, put away her playful smile at this moment. She looked at Kurenai Yuhi, who was pale, and then at Kurama Yakumo, who looked confused. She frowned and said nothing.
Although Kurama Yakumo didn't fully understand what Tailed Beast was talking about, she could feel Teacher Kurenai's heartfelt fear and worry. Over the years, the clan had hired countless medical ninjas to diagnose and treat her, and they all came to the conclusion that she had a "weak constitution" and "congenital deficiencies."
This is the first time someone has used such an incredible way to describe her "illness".
She subconsciously clenched the hem of her skirt, and there was a trace of nervousness and confusion in her big obsidian eyes, and she looked timidly at the man with a gentle smile in front of her.
Senju Chen looked at their reactions and understood.
For people in this world, the first reaction to losing control of their power is always to seal, suppress, and isolate. Just like Jinchūriki, put the danger in a cage and keep it out of sight.
How stupid it is.