Sister Tsunade, a disciple of the Sannin / Healing Without Hand Seals? Perfect Yang Release power

It definitely wasn't because he coveted Tsunade's hefty, priceless crystal pendant...

Whoosh...

He raised his right hand.

His entire arm turned directly into a green branch.

And large clusters of green leaves sprouted at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Colorful flowers bloomed there, one after another.

The air filled with waves of floral fragrance.

"This is..."

That astonishing sight

made Shizune's eyes widen in disbelief.

Tsunade, who had been watching Rikuto with her arms folded and an air of composure, couldn't help but have her pupils contract sharply...

Chapter 16: Sister Tsunade, a disciple of the Sannin [third update, please support]

"It really is Wood Release!"

In the living room,

Shizune was utterly shocked.

Her mouth hung wide open in a perfect O, unable to close.

Let alone Shizune-even Tsunade herself couldn't calm down for a long time.

After all these years, she had never expected to see again the Wood Release with which her grandfather, the First Hokage, had once brought peace to a chaotic age.

"I never expected you to awaken such power!" Tsunade took a deep breath, doing her utmost to suppress the turmoil in her heart.

She gazed at Chiya Rikuto, who was young but extraordinarily handsome.

Her gaze grew a little distant.

For a moment, she seemed to see in him

the shadows of her grandfather, the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, and her second grandfather, Second Hokage Tobirama Senju!

"Ahem, Lady Tsunade..."

Chiya Nao's face was also full of recollection.

Then she turned to Tsunade, her gaze filled with anticipation.

"Say no more, Nao... I agree!"

Tsunade nodded.

A smile appeared on her beautiful face.

She looked at Chiya Rikuto and asked him directly, "You're no ordinary kid, so I won't beat around the bush... Rikuto, are you willing to become my disciple?"

A genius only eight years old, with extraordinary talent.

He not only possessed the Senju Clan's bloodline, but had also awakened Wood Release, a power no one except her grandfather, the First Hokage, had ever possessed. Tsunade naturally felt close to him.

Naturally, she wouldn't refuse a disciple like this who had come right to her door.

So she didn't put on airs as one of the "Sannin" at all.

"Of course, it would be my honor..."

Chiya Rikuto nodded.

His right arm returned to normal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It was as if the astonishing sight just now had never happened.

He had no reason to refuse such a good thing.

Tsunade was a descendant of the Senju Clan, the First Hokage's granddaughter, and one of the "Sannin," disciples of the Third Hokage.

Even setting aside her superb Medical Ninjutsu, she surely had no shortage of good things.

She might even have read the Scroll of Seals, which recorded a great deal of advanced Ninjutsu and even forbidden techniques.

If he followed her, not only could he leave Konoha openly and travel throughout the Shinobi World, but she was also a great beauty who was a pleasure to look at.

There was no need to think about it.

Besides, this could be considered Chiya Nao's final wish.

He didn't want the old woman to leave with regrets.

"Little brother Rikuto, I'm Shizune, Lady Tsunade's disciple!" Shizune came up to Rikuto happily, holding Tonton, and said, "That means you're my junior fellow disciple from today on. Hee-hee..."

"Her name is Tonton... Oh, right, there's one thing I need to make clear: Tonton isn't emergency rations!"

"Oink~~~ oink~~~"

Seeing how serious Shizune was,

as if she were afraid he might get a craving for meat someday and roast Tonton on the spot,

Chiya Rikuto's mouth twitched, and he almost laughed.

"Don't worry, I won't, senior sister Shizune..." He turned to Tsunade and bowed. "Then, Teacher Tsunade, I look forward to learning from you!"

"Teacher doesn't sound good..."

Seeing that Rikuto had readily agreed to become her disciple,

and that although he was unbelievably mature for his age, his words and actions showed none of the arrogance and disdain for others that other so-called geniuses had,

Tsunade couldn't help smiling in satisfaction. She stepped forward and pinched Rikuto's handsome face. "From now on, just call me sister!"

The Senju Clan's Chakra within him

naturally made her feel close to him and gave her a very favorable impression of him.

"Ahem, Lady Tsunade..."

Hearing this, Chiya Nao instinctively tried to object.

But Chiya Rikuto couldn't have asked for more.

Before Chiya Nao could finish, he blurted out, "Sister Tsunade!"

"Mmm~, that's a good boy!"

Tsunade beamed, delighted.

No woman liked being made to sound old.

Besides, although her newly accepted disciple was mature for his age,

he wasn't so stiff and formal.

She was very satisfied!

Tsunade didn't like disciples who were obviously still children but went around every day acting old and mature, painstakingly proper and always wearing serious faces.

Shizune was just like that.

Too serious, too rigid.

Normally, she couldn't even get her to have a few drinks or gamble a few rounds with her.

One disciple like Shizune was enough!

"Rikuto, you can't be so disrespectful..."

Chiya Nao felt rather helpless.

She patted her grandson on the head.

But seeing that Tsunade insisted, she didn't argue further. "Then, Lady Tsunade, I'll have Rikuto prepare for the apprenticeship ceremony!"

"Let's skip those tedious steps. There's no need to go to all that trouble..." Tsunade waved a hand dismissively and said, "Nao, don't be so rigid. Your grandson is much more interesting than you!"

She had never been the kind of person who liked to follow rules and cling to convention.

If he truly cared about her as his teacher, he wouldn't lack that one gesture of respect; if he didn't, no amount of ceremony would be anything but hypocritical.

If she really did end up with a disloyal disciple like that, she could only say she had misjudged him.

But she really couldn't persuade Chiya Nao otherwise.

At the old woman's insistence, Rikuto, who wasn't particularly opposed to it, still formally and earnestly presented a cup of tea to Tsunade, his beautiful teacher!

It marked his formal acceptance as a disciple of Princess Tsunade of the "Sannin"!

Chapter 17: Healing Without Hand Seals? Perfect Yang Release power

"One... One-Handed Hand Seals?"

In the living room of the Chiya home,

Shizune stared with wide eyes, somewhat stunned.

Tsunade, beside her, couldn't help being surprised as well.

They watched Chiya Rikuto demonstrate the Mystical Palm Technique for them.

An A-rank Medical Ninjutsu like the Mystical Palm Technique was no ordinary low-level Ninjutsu, yet he could perform it with One-Handed Hand Seals.

And at his age, no less.

It was truly unbelievable.

"Tsk, tsk, what an amazing fellow..."

Tsunade held out her right hand.

She let the soft green light envelop it without a care.

As she personally experienced the Mystical Palm Technique, honed to a masterful degree,

her expression soon changed.

Although compared with her, a master healer,

Rikuto was still somewhat lacking in the Mystical Palm Technique,

his delicate Chakra control was enough to show that all he lacked was an opportunity for clinical practice.

In particular, his Mystical Palm Technique seemed to carry a vast vitality.

Even she was amazed.

"Rikuto, your Chakra is very special..."

Tsunade marveled. "No wonder Nao has managed to hold on until now!"

His Chakra

was almost as if her grandfather, the First Hokage, had come back to life.

That unbelievably vigorous vitality had enhanced the effects of his Mystical Palm Technique by at least several times.

The difference should be due to Wood Release.

"Yes, but this is already the limit!"

Rikuto sighed helplessly.

The old woman's body was already nearing its limit, and her life was approaching its end.

Just after witnessing him take Tsunade as his teacher and become her disciple, she had still wanted to personally host Tsunade and talk with her.

But in the end, her body couldn't hold out.

He had just helped her back to her room and laid her down, and within moments she had fallen into a deep sleep.

Looking at things this way, she probably really wouldn't last more than a few days.

"Don't dwell on it. You've already done enough... Honestly, even I couldn't have extended her life for so long!"

Tsunade comforted Chiya Rikuto as she stroked his head.