Still dazed and confused, Kushina looked at Tsunade's resolute face before obediently retreating at her boyfriend's signal.
With a pout and flushed cheeks, she shut the specimen room door once more.
Whoosh~
Suddenly, Tsunade sprang from behind the lab table, lunging forward in a single fluid motion to seize Kei Yamanaka by the collar.
"C'mon now~ Onee-san Tsunade, let's just talk—no need for violence!"
Kei stepped back and raised his arm to block Tsunade's attacking right hand.
Just as he was about to evade again,
Tsunade's left hand unexpectedly tugged at her own blouse.
Eyes wide, Kei barely had time to react
before, in one swift motion, he was caught in a tight headlock and pressed tightly against Tsunade's body again.
"...Onee-san Tsunade, that's playing dirty!"
"Heh~ Who needs fair play when dealing with someone like you?! Answer me! Tell me exactly what you did to me!"
"Nothing at all! Honestly, it was just a minor soul-purifying genjutsu."
Without so much as blinking, Kei lied effortlessly.
"Purify my ass! You cast the jutsu—you know exactly what went on in there! Was that really 'purification'?"
Tsunade hissed angrily under her breath.
Her beautiful face hovered close to Kei's ear, as if she were about to bite a chunk out of him any second.
In that genjutsu world, for three agonizing days, she had been trapped inside what was supposed to be a church.
The very first morning after arriving, she saw a sexy nun wearing thigh-high stockings and high heels while smoking a cigarette, chatting casually with a charming priest—dressed elegantly and behaved politely—at the church entrance.
After listening for only five minutes and realizing both were waiting for little boys, she flew into a murderous rage and killed them instantly.
But with their deaths, under the control of the genjutsu's power, she was forced into becoming the new nun.
That same afternoon, she started "ministering" at the church, hearing confessions from parishioners.
The first man, middle-aged, confessed that out of jealousy toward his friend, he unintentionally caused his friend's grandfather—who was paralyzed—to die. His wife became his friend's mistress afterward, and even his child turned out to be his friend's. Guilt-ridden, he pretended not to know all along.
The second man, younger, admitted that when he was thirteen, he caught a fish and, out of curiosity, stuffed it into his pants. It stayed hidden beneath his bed for two weeks until it stank so badly his father discovered it and buried it—but since that day, he developed a passion for fishing and couldn't stop.
The third confession came from a woman who sold seafoods. One day, while looking at some eels, she got a sudden idea…
Three days!
Three entire days full of god-knows-what kind of messed up stories.
"Uh...Tsundere Onee-san, this genjutsu was custom-made for you. Don't tell me after hearing all those confessions, you didn't feel a bit saner?"
Kei smirked, completely unashamed.
As long as he could pin the system's abilities onto genjutsu, what did he have to panic about?
Besides, although the content of that illusion seemed rather inappropriate, wasn't it actually the perfect cure for what was wrong with her?
She truly fulfilled her duties as a nun by consoling and comforting those who showed genuine remorse for minor mistakes through the use of genjutsu.
As for those guilty of grave crimes, she didn't hesitate to eliminate them on the spot!
Wasn't this three-day stint as a judge at the church also a chance to confront and reaffirm her own values?
"..."
Tsunade's eyes burned with emotion as her fists clenched and released repeatedly.
Damn it!
Why did it feel like this bastard had a point?
What kind of nonsense logic was that?!
Yet... her symptoms had genuinely improved after that genjutsu just now.
At the very least, when she looked again at all the organs and tissues in the specimen room...
She no longer felt that uncontrollable emotional surge.
This...
"Big sister Tsunade, you probably haven't eaten yet, right? It's the New Year—why don't we go home and have something good to eat?"
Kei Yamanaka, seeing Tsunade's reaction, knew immediately that he'd already won her over. He quickly gave her an easy out.
"...No!"
Tsunade gritted her teeth, still unwilling to let Kei off so easily.
If she gave up like this, then what about all the pain and anger she had gone through earlier?
Her left hand met her right, which had been wrapped around Kei's neck. She quickly formed one-handed seals.
The palm of her hand glowed bright green with Medical Ninjutsu.
She sneered coldly and thrust her palm toward Kei's abdomen.
Pah!
Water burst out in all directions from the Hydrification Technique.
Kei, having turned his entire body into liquid form, broke free from Tsunade's grasp and reformed two meters away.
He wasn't dumb enough to let Tsunade land a direct hit.
Although judging from the hand seals she formed, it should be medical ninjutsu involving Yang Release chakra nature transformation.
Still, the memory of Fugaku Uchiha's fate from last night was still fresh in his mind.
Better safe than ending up crippled.
He certainly didn't want to spend at least three days afraid to even walk normally.
However, sensing the rapid blood circulation surging through his body and a growing restlessness stirring inside him, Kei twitched his cheek slightly.
Damn—
Misdirection!
Where the hell did he learn this?!
On the surface, she seemed to be attacking with her left hand, but the moment the seals were complete,
her right hand—still wrapped around his neck—had already unleashed its signature Yang Release chakra.
Even though his reflexes were fast, it still took a bit of time to activate Hydrification Technique and escape.
If I'd known earlier, I'd have used Flying Thunder God from the start!
This effect…
"Tent-pitching pro? Konoha flag-planting specialist?"
"Can't even name your techniques? Then shut up, hmpf~! I'll crack the code soon enough!"
Tsunade scowled at the effect of the technique, turned her head away in disdain, and stormed off.
"Onee-san Tsunade, if you really want to study this, I'll give you a live demo."
Upon hearing Tsunade's words, Kei instantly realized she had pegged him as the main culprit.
So he decided it was time to stop holding back.
The moment he finished speaking, he activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and vanished, reappearing instantly beside her.
Forming a single-hand seal with his left hand, his right palm—glowing bright green—slammed down onto her lower back!
*Slap~*
[The Flying Thunder God Technique!]
Tsunade had done her best to dodge, but the sudden arrival was completely unforeseen...
Shit!
It's [the Flying Thunder God Technique]!
Come to think of it, that kid did mention once that he used [the Flying Thunder God Technique] to spar with Minato.
But when the hell did she end up with this bastard's Flying Thunder God mark?!
Tsunade shot daggers with her eyes at Kei Yamanaka, her fists clenched tightly. Just as she was about to counterattack, her strength abruptly gave out and she crumpled to the ground, shaking violently.
"Yamanaka... Kei! You're... done for! I told you so! Ha~huff..."
"Tsunade-nee, we already know each other well enough. It's only fair if I land one on you too!"
"You... struck first... earlier!"
"Didn't Fugaku Uchiha already take one for me?"
"Damn it! That's not... the same!"
"Eh... How about we just call it even and start fresh—for your grandfather's sake?"
"You still wanna be my grandpa?! You're dead! Dead!"
"...I meant your grandfather Hashirama Senju—your grandfather, I mean. Oh right, forgot to mention—I made a special contract with him. So technically, I'm also his heir. Show him a little respect?"
"You're not... his heir!"
"A Wood Release heir?"
"..."
By the time the strange sensation faded from her body,
Tsunade lay sprawled weakly across the floor like a starfish, drenched in sweat, her mouth bitten to the point of bleeding.
Her eyes burned with murder as she glared at the crouching Kei Yamanaka beside her.
After half a moment of silence—
Only when Kei finally looked genuinely sheepish under her glare did she speak.
"How... could you have learned Wood Release?"
"My contract and techniques are special—they allow me to inherit abilities from those who've passed on. Oh, by the way, there are still two kids in Konoha who can use Wood Release. Want to meet them later?"
Kei Yamanaka rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a raw, unprocessed sunflower seed.
[Hand Seal – Sunflower Bloom!]
"...Senju bloodline?"
"I'm definitely not. They're survivors of human experimentation from several years back. Back then..."
Kei Yamanaka explained how Yamato and Xiao He came to be.
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