Inside the brightly lit human specimen lab.
Tsunade sat silently in the office chair behind the dissection table, her hands pressed against her cheeks.
The corner of her mouth occasionally curled into a seductive and unhinged smile, which she quickly forced back down.
Yesterday's surgery...
When she first arrived at the infirmary and saw the plasma being injected into the patient's body and the blood-soaked arm before her, she could still barely control herself with rationality.
But when she pushed through, using the scalpel to cut open the patient's abdomen in an attempt to reconnect the broken ribs that had pierced internal organs...
Seeing the blood spraying from the damaged abdominal organs, she actually...
Laughed!
Accompanied by bursts of wild and unrestrained laughter.
The surgery was successful.
She immediately reconnected the broken ribs on the spot, and after some recovery time, the internal organs would heal.
Even the patient's comminuted fracture right arm, she precisely connected every nerve, removed the useless bone fragments, and perfectly realigned the remaining bones.
With rehabilitation therapy and training, it would function normally again as before.
A seemingly perfect result.
Yet when she left the operating room, washed off the bloodstains, and gradually regained her senses...
She realized just how terrifying a thing had just happened.
Good news: She wasn't nearly as terrified of blood anymore.
As long as the scene wasn't especially bloody, she could forcefully suppress that physical discomfort.
Bad news: Her psychological distress had gotten worse.
Once she encountered a scene beyond her tolerance level, a terrible emotion surged from the depths of her mind, spreading like a virus multiplying wildly.
Wanting to scream, to be free, to laugh out loud—to see blood-soaked scenes!
When she noticed others looking away nervously,
she'd even glare at them and order them to look harder!
Out of the five medical assistants who worked alongside her during the surgery, three were completely traumatized on the spot!
The other two barely managed to stay and finish the procedure with her, but after it ended, the way they looked at her reeked of fear and panic.
Thankfully, the patient had been under anesthesia and remained deeply unconscious throughout.
Otherwise, who knows whether the patient would ever dare step into a hospital again.
"Tsunade, how can you feel so comfortable and enjoy something like that? That's wrong! It violates basic human morality! You need to straighten your attitude and mindset, and not fall into that warped..."
Muttering to herself, Tsunade kept repeating those correct moral concepts over and over.
After calming her emotions back down, she finally turned her gaze once more toward the surrounding specimens of human organs, muscles, and skeletons.
"Kei Yamanaka, Kei Yamanaka, Kei Yamanaka! Kei Yamanaka…"
Her eyes reddening, feeling the rising urge again deep inside, Tsunade clenched her teeth and hissed Kei Yamanaka's name.
She had agreed to the genjutsu treatment herself, and logically speaking, the doctor did his best—the risks were borne by the patient.
Yet ending up such a disaster… all she could think about was giving Kei Yamanaka a serious beating!
Damn him!
Now she truly understood why medical disputes occurred!
Anyone else in her place would be furious too!
"Stay calm! Stay rational! Keep your emotions under control! Tsunade, you've got this! A little mental strain won't break you. The desensitization therapy will take effect soon. That earlier thought was wrong—it goes against her morals..."
Once again, murmuring echoed through the anatomical specimen room.
Just at this moment,
The door to the specimen room silently cracked open a tiny gap.
Kei Yamanaka carefully peered through the gap, scanning the interior of the room.
With his sensory perception ability, he could clearly 'see' where Tsunade was sitting and knew she had been muttering to herself the whole time.
He could also sense her mental instability.
But expecting him to lip-read her exact words was simply too much to ask.
...
Name: Tsunade
Occupation: Konoha Ninja
Traits: [Medical & Martial Prodigy] (Red), [One of the Sannin] (Purple), [Overflowing Power] (Blue), [Sealing Mastery] (Blue), [Precision Craftsmanship] (Blue), [Titan Body] (Blue), [Ageless Grace] (Blue), [Family Legacy] (Green), [Morality Paradox] (White), [Reverse Gambling King] (Black).
...
"Hmm? Uh..."
Kei glanced at Tsunade's traits interface.
At the top was the Red-Tier Trait [Medical & Martial Prodigy], evolved from the Purple-Tier Trait [Miracle Healer].
In just over three days of real time,
Tsunade had already spent over three years inside the Genjutsu Space—so some progress was only natural.
After all, he had arranged for so many combat scenarios.
It would've been unreasonable to expect no progress after three full years!
Yet just a few days ago, when Tsunade was deeply immersed in the illusion, he checked and saw clearly—her Hemophobia and Crimson Zeal were already gone!
So how did a new trait like [Morality Paradox] appear?
[Morality Paradox] (White): You feel sorrow at the loss of life, yet also descend into madness at the sight of blood and fear. In the good state, Medical Ninjutsu control, healing effectiveness, and healing speed receive minor enhancements; in the evil state, combat instincts, killing desire, and physical strength gain slight boosts. You're prone to slipping into a bloodthirsty, manic, chaotic state.
[System can accelerate the fusion process of the host's own traits.]
[When others autonomously trigger trait fusion states, a certain amount of time is required for completion of fusion, mutation, and self-adaptation.]
Two system notifications played one after another.
Kei slightly furrowed his eyebrows as his doubts received answers.
Still, looking at Tsunade's current condition...
"I sent you into Night Raid to desensitize you to bloodshed, and now you've become even more twisted than Black Eye from Shinsengumi?"
The illusionary world he designed for Tsunade was based on Akame ga Kill—where Night Raid wasn't supposed to be a dark assassination group, but a righteous force fighting for people's freedom and future, punishing corruption and eliminating villains.
He had specifically placed Tsunade in Night Raid to help her adapt to bloodshed without compromising her values—what was wrong with that?
If he didn't know for sure the illusion world's story wouldn't deviate,
He'd almost think this older sister had left Night Raid halfway through and spent two and a half years trailing Esdeath instead!
Poke poke~ Poke poke~
Kushina gave her boyfriend's back a gentle poke, her eyes brimming with worry and curiosity.
Kei Yamanaka shook his head.
He sent Kushina a reassuring glance to calm her nerves.
Glancing again at the interior of the specimen room, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief—thankfully, the room looked spotless, so the worst-case scenario probably hadn't happened.
After all, it was just a simple flower card game gone wrong. They were only trying to draw the ghost card but ended up pulling Joker instead.
Tsunade dyeing her hair was nothing worse than a Harley Quinn vibe.
At least she hadn't turned into Hannibal.
No big deal.
Thinking about the Senju Clan inheritance Tsunade had passed to him, the contract signed by Hashirama Senju, and even the face-washing incident from that morning...
[Demonic Illusion: Tsukuyomi]!
With one-handed seals, Kei immediately cast the recently refined version of Tsukuyomi directly onto Tsunade.
Still in poor mental condition, Tsunade didn't even have time to react before being pulled into the Genjutsu World.
"System, reset Tsunade's White-Rank Skill [Morality Paradox]."
Under the illusion's cover,
Kei used one of the system-granted Skill Reset opportunities.
A streak of multicolored light vanished into her body—invisible to all but him.
In an instant, the skill listing interface before him updated—the [Morality Paradox] trait disappeared.
In its place appeared the Blue-Tier Skill [Light and Shadow Flow].
Light and Shadow Flow (Blue): You are both a radiant goddess of healing and a shadow-bound reaper of souls. In Light mode, your Medical Ninjutsu potency, affability, and personal charm are enhanced. In Shadow mode, your combat reflexes, stealth prowess, and killing instincts intensify.
"No more negative effects… Her condition should be manageable now?"
Kei muttered internally as he cautiously pushed open the specimen room door.
Thanks to the time-acceleration effect of the modified Tsukuyomi,
Within the Genjutsu World, Tsunade—who had lived through three full days—suddenly looked up, locking eyes with Kei.
"Kushina, shut the door. I need to talk privately with this guy."
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