Naruto: The Strongest Medical Ninja in the Shinobi World

Chapters 57-58: Night, Report, Kiss

As night deepened, the lights in the main building of the Thousand Hands Mansion were dimly lit.

Mito Uzumaki sat alone in her bedroom, slowly sorting through old things she had kept for many years.

Each item carries a memory.

Her fingertips gently traced the yellowed objects, her eyes deep as an ancient well, sometimes rippling with tenderness, sometimes settling with an indescribable melancholy.

In the ninja world, enjoying one's later years is a luxury.

Over the years, she has survived entirely on the memories of her deceased lover.

Having experienced too many life-and-death separations, her heart had long lost its attachment to this world.

Her final wish was to protect Konoha in place of Hashirama.

Although this village has many problems, it has withstood the test of time and grown into a strong and sturdy tree.

The new generation of young people will continue to safeguard its future.

Now she is old and frail and can no longer go to the battlefield.

His power as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is gradually diminishing.

In this situation, the sooner Kushina becomes the new Jinchūriki, the sooner she can control the Nine-Tails' power and become an important deterrent for Konoha in the upcoming war.

The invitation for Tsunade to invite Hoshino Senju to her home was somewhat rushed.

Fortunately, just as she sensed, he was indeed an outstanding and promising young man.

She could no longer wait for the end of her life.

It's time to lay down the burden on my shoulders and go see Hashirama.

Hashirama was still waiting for her on the way.

Thinking about meeting Hashirama soon, a smile appeared on her lips, and her eyes were as gentle as a young girl's.

……

On the rooftop, the moonlight was like water, and the night breeze was gentle.

Xingyuan Qianshuo gently embraced Tsunade in his arms, inhaling the fragrance of her hair.

Tsunade, having opened her heart, nestled in his arms and softly recounted the past.

When she talked about the fun she had learning gambling from her grandfather Hashirama, her eyes sparkled with a mischievous light, and her tone was relaxed, as if she had turned back into the little girl who used to fawn over her grandfather.

When she mentioned her experience training and carrying out missions with Jiraiya and Orochimaru, her eyes became warm and nostalgic, and her fingers unconsciously twirled a strand of her golden hair.

When the conversation turned to the story of the necklace and she spoke of her younger brother, Nawaki, her voice trembled slightly, and her eyes welled up with tears, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

When Kato Dan was mentioned, her gaze became distant and complex, and a bittersweet smile curved her lips.

Her fingers unconsciously caressed the necklace on Qian Shuo's chest, as if searching for some kind of comfort.

Tonight, Xingyuan Qianshuo just wants to be a patient listener.

He followed Tsunade's emotional fluctuations, sometimes hugging her tightly, sometimes holding her hand tightly, sometimes kissing her hair, giving her the warmest support.

Even after hearing Kato Dan's story, his heart remained calm and undisturbed, filled only with tenderness and affection for Tsunade.

In the original work, Tsunade was never able to escape that sweet yet painful memory throughout her life.

At this moment, her ability to open her heart and recount the past is itself a form of relief and letting go.

This is a crucial step in overcoming psychological trauma.

Xingyuan Qianshuo has entered Tsunade's emotional world and is slowly pulling her out of the mire of memories.

She is now slowly breaking free from the constraints of the past.

This takes time, but he is willing to accompany and wait.

Xingyuan Qianshuo has always maintained the greatest tolerance towards the "deceased".

To love her is to love all of her.

It's not just her bold and domineering spirit, but also every sincere emotion she cherishes in her heart.

Together, they constitute the complete Tsunade in Xingyuan Qianshuo's memories.

He firmly believed that Tsunade belonged to him now, and that every day in the future would belong to him even more.

As he grows stronger and more outstanding, that bygone past will eventually become a memory that Tsunade can only reminisce about with a faint smile.

As a time traveler, this confidence is the one thing he has in abundance.

It was nearly midnight when we left the Senju residence.

Bathed in the bright moonlight, Xingyuan Qianshuo strolled on his way home.

The moonlight tonight is exceptionally gentle, and Konoha Village is peaceful and serene under its glow.

Today is a day to remember, a moment he will cherish in both his past and present lives.

……

The next morning.

After getting up and washing up, Xingyuan Qianshuo carefully examined the Hashirama necklace that Tsunade had given him the night before.

This pendant is a chakra crystal left behind by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. It contains his chakra from his lifetime, and when activated, it can suppress the Nine-Tails.

However, Xingyuan Qianshuo was not concerned with the powerful force contained within it.

What he cherished even more was that this was a gift from Tsunade, a gift that carried her trust and deep affection for him.

Upon arriving at Konoha Hospital, he created a shadow clone to remain in the treatment room and treat patients.

The real body then sneaked into Tsunade's office and lingered there for most of the day, before being jokingly kicked out.

He didn't neglect his business.

During a break from treating patients, the shadow clone wrote a report titled "An Analysis of the Impact of Hidden Injuries on Ninjas in High-Intensity Combat."

The report uses Might Guy's numerous hidden injuries as an example to illustrate how ninjas accumulate subtle, undetectable injuries due to years of high-intensity training and life-or-death battles.

These hidden injuries do not usually affect combat effectiveness, but during sustained or extreme combat, they test the ninja's physical and mental limits and will inevitably have a negative impact.

Besides Might Guy, the report also included several cases of hidden injuries suffered by unnamed ninjas.

If it weren't for Xingyuan Qianshuo's systematic detection capabilities, these hidden injuries would be difficult to discover and treat.

Although the sample size is small, he is not writing a master's thesis—even a master's thesis can be flawed and still be considered excellent, so there is no need to be too concerned about the details.

His aim was to propose in the report a free medical clinic for ninjas over 30 years old, providing free examinations and treatment for any hidden injuries.

After carefully reviewing the report and confirming that there were no omissions, Xingyuan Qianshuo left the consultation room again under the resentful gaze of his shadow clone and headed to Professor Biwako's office.

He knocked lightly on the office door, and after hearing a response, he pushed the door open and entered.

"Teacher Biwako," Hoshino Senju bowed and greeted him.

"Chisaku, please have a seat." Sarutobi Biwako looked up at him. "How's your application to study the art of healing and regeneration coming along?"

"You've already gotten the basics, but you still need to practice more."

"Oh? It seems you have a good talent for sealing techniques." Sarutobi Biwako was slightly surprised.

The complexity of the healing and regeneration technique is comparable to that of an A-rank ninjutsu.

When Xingyuan Qianshuo applied to study, he had only recently come into contact with the basics of sealing techniques, yet he was able to master them in such a short time.

"I met Lady Mito last night. She saw that I have some talent in sealing techniques and allowed me to learn the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques from Kushina," Hoshigen Chisaku frankly told her.

The Senju residence has always been protected by secret agents, who also monitor it.

His attendance at the Senju family banquet last night must have been reported to the Third Hokage.

Actively explaining this to Teacher Biwako serves two purposes: firstly, it demonstrates openness and honesty, and secondly, it lays the groundwork for future use of advanced sealing techniques.

"Looks like your relationship with Tsunade is going well." Sarutobi Biwako was clearly more interested in gossip about his relationship with Tsunade.

"I also want to thank Biwako-sensei for allowing Tsunade to return to the hospital," Hoshigen Chisaku sincerely expressed his gratitude.

If Tsunade had stayed at home or traveled the ninja world, their relationship, while not entirely nonexistent, wouldn't have been as smooth as it is now.

"Haha, it seems I've become your matchmaker."

The usually serious Sarutobi Biwako laughed heartily, "It's fate that brought you two together. You submitted two reports, and I used those reports to call Tsunade back to work, which ended up benefiting you both."

"Fate is truly wondrous," Xingyuan Qianshuo sighed.

He stood up and presented the newly completed report with both hands: "Professor Biwako, this is a report I have been compiling these past few days. Please feel free to give me your feedback."

"Hmm, you young people really have a lot of ideas." Sarutobi Biwako took the report and carefully read it through.

"An internal injury?" she wondered to herself.

This is indeed an issue that has not received much attention in the past.

It is difficult to accurately judge how much hidden injuries affect a ninja's combat ability.

Ninja battles are often decided in a short time; battles where the two sides are evenly matched and pushed to their limits are rare.

Even if the hidden injuries affected their combat effectiveness, the dead ninjas are gone, and the living have already won.

Victors rarely consider whether their combat strength has been diminished by hidden injuries.

Hidden injuries are usually treated as part of combat injuries after the fact, and are rarely treated preventively.

If it doesn't flare up normally, no one will bother to check it.

Of course, not every ninja is as oblivious as Might Guy, who suffers so many hidden injuries without ever seeking medical treatment.

In other words, it remains to be seen how much improvement this report can bring.

But Biwako thinks that Chisaku's ability to carefully examine patients and detect hidden injuries is truly valuable.

After reading the report, she pondered for a moment: "It is somewhat feasible. However, the target group for the free clinic should be adjusted to ninjas over 30 years old who are skilled in physical combat and swordsmanship, and ninjas over 40 years old who mainly use ninjutsu and genjutsu in combat."

"It was my oversight," Xingyuan Qianshuo sincerely admitted his mistake.

He had certainly considered these details, but he always wanted to leave room for his superiors to point out any errors.

It is now Konoha Year 44, and the number of ninjas over 40 years old is relatively small.

Those who live to this age are mostly members of ninja clans, so the free medical consultation event has limited appeal to them.

"Furthermore, the physical information of ninjas is also classified. The collection and summarization of their physical conditions is not something the medical department can decide on its own," Sarutobi Biwako continued. "I will submit the report to the Third Hokage for his approval."

"Yes, Professor Biwako." Hoshino Senju bowed in response, "Then I won't bother you any longer."

"Okay, go ahead and get busy." Sarutobi Biwako picked up her pen, wrote down her comments on the report, and prepared to take it back to the old man.

Xingyuan Qianshuo returned to the consultation room, about to check the system's reward information.

"Hey, I worked so hard to write this report, and you're just here to collect the reward? That's so unfair!" Shadow Clone Chisaku complained.

"Why should we distinguish between each other?" As the original body, Xingyuan Qianshuo couldn't stand the shadow clone's constant temper tantrums.

"Hmph, feel the pain." The shadow clone, Senju, erupted with resentment and actively dissolved its own existence.

The memories and fatigue from treating patients and writing reports all morning instantly returned to my body.

Xingyuan Qianshuo silently endured it, shaking his head helplessly: "The shadow clones are getting more and more mischievous."

After receiving the clone's memories and confirming that there were no important matters, Xingyuan Qianshuo sat in his office chair and opened the system information.

[You submitted an analysis report on the hidden injuries of ninjas and proposed medical suggestions for holding a free clinic event. You have received the reward: Yin Healing and Injury Destroying (Proficient)]

"It's actually Yin Healing Destruction?" He sighed softly and collected the reward.

A flood of memories and experiences related to this medical ninjutsu rushed into my mind.

Yin Healing and Destruction is an A-rank medical ninjutsu used by Kabuto Yakushi during the battle of the Three Sannin.

By anticipating the enemy's attack points and healing before being attacked, damage can be minimized.

The principle behind this ninjutsu is simple, but it is extremely difficult to make it effective in actual combat.

It requires instantaneous analysis of the opponent's facial expressions, movements, the speed and power of ninjutsu, and other information to accurately predict the location of the attack and the extent of the damage.

"This ninjutsu looks impressive at first glance, but it's a bit like the Iron Body technique from the Navy's Six Powers in One Piece—more for taking hits," Hoshino Senju thought to himself. "It's basically a low-budget version of the Hundred Healings Technique."

Yin Yu Shang Mie is essentially a strategy to withstand and buffer damage when speed is insufficient to dodge attacks.

In contrast, ninjas like Minato Namikaze and Shisui Uchiha, who excelled in speed, clearly had a more sophisticated fighting style.

Although he didn't intend to use this ninjutsu to directly take damage in actual combat, his experience and memory of ninjutsu improved his ability to predict enemy attacks and also enhanced his ability to recover and heal his own injuries.

Regardless, acquiring another A-rank medical ninjutsu still gave him a lot of motivation.

He even wanted to write reports continuously to rack up system rewards.

Fortunately, reason prevailed.

Submitting a report occasionally is acceptable, but consistently producing low-quality papers will only provoke resentment.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi mistakenly believes that this is a criticism of his governance, then it would be a case of more harm than good.

Around noon, Hoshino Chisaku went to Tsunade's office to invite her to lunch.

Unfortunately, Tsunade was engrossed in researching sealing techniques and didn't want to go out.

At this moment, she was full of fighting spirit and determined to develop a spell seal technique that could help the body regenerate and heal after opening the Yin seal.

Xingyuan Qianshuo immediately used the Shadow Clone Technique, sending the resentful shadow clone Qianshuo to be a "delivery guy," while the real body stayed by Tsunade's side to learn sealing techniques together.

Tsunade focused intently on studying the techniques on the scroll, occasionally using a pen to perform calculations on paper, completely immersed in the world of sealing techniques.

She would sometimes frown in thought, and sometimes suddenly realize something, without even noticing that Xingyuan Qianshuo was watching her tenderly the whole time.

The shadow clone, Chisaku, left Konoha Hospital and busied himself buying desserts in the East Market, curry in the West Market, drinks in the South Market, and flowers in the North Market.

As he passed by a flower shop in the mountains, a thought struck him—he had never given Tsunade flowers before.

So she carefully selected a bunch of red roses, their petals delicate and fragrant.

People often visit hospitalized relatives and friends with flowers, so it wasn't unusual for him to be holding roses.

When I run into familiar colleagues, I can't help but be teased and offered a few words of congratulations.

The shadow clone, Chisaku, returned to Tsunade's office with great enthusiasm after a long and tiring journey.

He had just pushed open the door and hadn't even had a chance to speak when he vanished into thin air with a "bang."

Xingyuan Qianshuo quickly caught the lunch and flowers delivered to his door, shook his head and smiled, and gently placed them on the table beside him.

Tsunade's attention remained focused on the scroll until the faint scent of roses wafted over, bringing her back to her senses from the world of sealing techniques. She looked up, slightly puzzled.

"Ahem~"

Xingyuan Qianshuo coughed lightly and gently handed the bouquet to her.

Tsunade's gaze faltered for a moment before settling on the vibrant roses.

The focus in her eyes gradually melted away, replaced by a hint of surprise, followed by undisguised joy.

The tension that had been building up while he was engrossed in his research slowly eased at that moment.

"This is..." she said softly, unconsciously putting down the pen in her hand.

The fragrance wafted over, and her heart began to race.

As a princess of the Thousand Hands clan, she had received countless precious gifts, but this simple bouquet of roses stirred a different kind of emotion in her heart.

Xingyuan Qianshuo gazed quietly at her slightly flushed cheeks, watching the change in her eyes from surprise to emotion.

"Tsunade, I will always love you." Hoshino Senju's voice was gentle as water.

These words seemed to touch the softest corner of her heart.

Tsunade's eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes brimming with affection.

She recalled her confession and outpouring on the rooftop last night, and the understanding and tolerance that Qian Shuo had shown her.

"I love you too, Qian Shuo," she replied emotionally, her voice trembling slightly.

Xingyuan Qianshuo couldn't help but slowly lower his head and gently kiss her forehead.

Tsunade closed her eyes, savoring this precious moment.

As he slowly stepped back a little, their eyes met again.

Tsunade's heart pounded like a drum, but she didn't flinch.

Xingyuan Qianshuo's gaze fell on her slightly pouting, rosy lips.

Tsunade waited quietly, her eyes filled with anticipation and tacit consent for the kiss.

He gently closed his eyes and tenderly pressed them against his skin.

The moment their lips touched, a surge of electricity erupted from their lips and quickly spread throughout their bodies.

Tsunade instinctively gripped his collar, as if she wanted to pour all her emotions into this kiss.

Thoughts burst forth like fireworks, and the whole world seemed to freeze in this sweet kiss.