Choices
Taking Stock Half a month later, Konoha Hospital.
"This medicine will enhance your nerve response, but the side effects are increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and weakened digestion. Long-term use can lead to insomnia and neurasthenia."
"This medicine can increase your muscle density, but it will increase the pressure on your heart, lungs, and stomach, making you prone to various diseases."
"This medicine can slowly increase endurance, but it will cause significant damage to the liver and kidneys."
"This medicine..."
Shizune introduced the potent drugs Tsunade had concocted as if reciting a list of family treasures.
Can Mystical Palm Technique handle this?
After listening to the introduction of a full eleven potent drugs, Lin Ke felt a slight tingling in his scalp. The side effects of these drugs were more prominent than their positive effects, making them feel like poison.
If Mystical Palm Technique didn't work, he was afraid he'd be in the hospital tomorrow after taking them today.
Shizune paused and continued, "For now, these are the main ones. The problem is that Tsunade-sama and I can't distinguish which effects of the drugs your technique will eliminate, and which drugs your body is suitable for. If you have no objections, you might consider letting us give you a full body check-up."
She looked at the hesitant kid, a smile quietly appearing, and said, "Don't be afraid, many of the medicines inside were used by ninja clans in the past to train ninjas." She paused and continued, "Tsunade-sama has already reduced some of the dosages."
"These are your dosages for a month. As long as you monitor them closely and stop taking the medicine in time, even if your technique doesn't work, there won't be any problems."
"Okay," Lin Ke responded, "As for the full body check-up, we can do it now."
Shizune didn't expect this kid to agree so readily, and she was stunned for a moment before saying, "Then come with me."
She was about to seal the medicine on the table into a Scroll.
"Wait," Lin Ke quickly stopped her, "I'm supposed to take it home to eat, right?"
"Yes, take it regularly before each training session. I've labeled the dosages," Shizune looked over strangely.
"Just put it in a bag for me, Summoning Jutsu and stuff..." Lin Ke spread his hands helplessly.
Shizune realized the reason and showed an 'I see' expression, "It seems that mutated Ninjutsu isn't always convenient."
With that, she put all the medicine in a bag and handed it to the shadow. — An hour later, in the Laboratory of the Medical Team building.
"Your body..." Tsunade looked at the physical examination report, her eyebrows furrowing.
As she expected, Lin Ke frequently abused that technique, resulting in a body that was almost brand new. It looked very healthy, but that was the problem—
The operating principle of that technique was unclear, and its effect was to repair parts of the body to a healthy state at the cellular level.
Due to long-term abuse, the healthy state of repair varied between different tissues in the body, giving a very disjointed feeling.
Because as long as cells exist, exert physical strength, and refine Chakra, there will inevitably be slight damage.
The repair doesn't synchronize the whole body.
Thinking about it, it was inevitable that there would be this sense of disjointedness. How could repaired cells and cells that had been used for a while be in the same condition?
Moreover, there was no time for the cell tissues to adapt, and over the long term...
"If I'm not mistaken, your body's growth should have been very slow recently, right?" she said in a confident tone.
Lin Ke was stunned for a moment and admitted, "Yes, my physical fitness and height growth have almost stopped."
Many thoughts flashed through his mind.
"You'd better use that technique to fully repair your body," Tsunade said seriously, "And then minimize frequent use in the short term."
"At least don't use it on yourself many times a day if you still want your body to develop."
There was no need to bring up other treatment options. Although some problems had arisen, the other party's technique truly surpassed the limits that Medical Ninjutsu could achieve.
"I understand," Lin Ke nodded.
Whether to grow taller and allow his body to naturally strengthen, or to enjoy using Mystical Palm Technique in the short term, was a matter he needed to weigh.
"Come back for a check-up after you've repaired your body," Tsunade said, extending her arm. The mark on her forehead representing the Yin Seal disappeared, "Today's share."
Lin Ke reached out and pressed on it, Chakra was extracted and released in large quantities, Mystical Palm Technique.
Tsunade concentrated on controlling the Chakra, the excessively powerful Chakra had already begun to substantially affect the surrounding environment.
"Crack~ Crack~" The water glass not far away cracked, and the table was constantly shaking.
After a dozen seconds, the powerful Chakra was once again gathered.
"Alright." The Yin Seal on her forehead reappeared, and she breathed slightly tiredly, "The 'Yin Healing Wound Destruction' you mentioned, which allows you to heal yourself in advance, is quite troublesome."
"Healing oneself in advance is what Medical Ninja need to do in battle, forming an A-rank Medical Ninjutsu..."
"The characteristic of instantaneous recovery that you described definitely involves a special physique."
"So it may take some time to develop."
"I understand." Lin Ke subconsciously took out an Extreme Soldier Pill and swallowed it.
This kid really has no intention of listening to the doctor's advice.
Tsunade shook her head secretly, "Also, I've seen Orochimaru's test subjects, and I'm studying his experimental data. I'll notify you as soon as I have results."
"Okay." Lin Ke felt the fatigue in his body and didn't stay long. He said goodbye to Tsunade and left the laboratory, with Shizune carrying a bag of medicine following closely behind.
The deal with Tsunade wasn't about finding Kato Dan or reviving Nawaki. Even with her volatile temper, this woman was one of the Three Ninja, and her mind was quite sharp.
Knowing that in order to bind her, Lin Ke would definitely try to find Kato Dan and continuously summon Nawaki, she requested that he use the Mystical Palm Technique on her once a day.
Based on the cell changes and the feedback from the technique, he roughly understood her purpose—
She wanted to make her body younger.
Tsunade looks young now, but it's actually the effect of a technique. In essence, she's still a fifty-year-old woman, but she doesn't like her old appearance, so she uses a technique to change her appearance and maintain a look in her twenties.
Under normal circumstances, the Mystical Palm Technique can't make people return to youth, even if Lin Ke were drained dry, it wouldn't be enough, as it requires too much Chakra.
As a kind of 'ailment', when aging accumulates too much, the Mystical Palm Technique can only make a very small number of cells healthy at a time, allowing people to briefly feel youthful vitality, making Chakra refinement easier. Then, those rejuvenated cells would quickly die under the burden of the aging body.
Not only would it fail to reverse aging, but in overly intense cases, it might even shorten the lifespan of the elderly.
But for Tsunade, it was enough. As the strongest Medical Ninja, her Chakra control and mastery over her own body were terrifying. Each time cells were restored to a youthful state, they were preserved by her abundant Chakra.
Accumulating continuously, she would definitely be able to regain her youth.
A Tsunade with the strength of a prime adult and the body of a youth...
Youth isn't just about becoming younger. Returning to the body of her youth would allow her strength to continue to grow as it did when she was young.
Maybe I'll create a monster.
Lin Ke walked on the road home, unable to help but think. Unfortunately, this kind of playstyle wouldn't work for anyone other than Tsunade. Otherwise, a Third Hokage who had regained his youth and retained the possibility of becoming stronger, even without summoning the First and Second Hokage, could probably solve the Akatsuki problem after a few years of development.
But, whatever, at least Tsunade is on his side now, and he has a hold on her. The stronger she is, the better.
He would create as much time as possible for her to become stronger. Sooner or later, he would stand at the pinnacle of the ninja world.
First, I'll go eat a bowl of ramen, then go home and repair my whole body, and then start devouring!
Thinking of the effects of the large bag of medicine, Lin Ke felt like he was about to take off.
...
Land of Wind, Sand Ninja Village.
"Ka~" The door with the character 'Puppet' written on it was opened, and Sasori of the Red Sand stepped out, looking at Chiyo, who was dozing off next to the door, and said, "Old woman, is this what you call surveillance?"
"Don't underestimate me." Chiyo's half-closed eyes opened slightly, "I'll be watching you closely."
Sasori didn't bother with this strange old woman and looked sideways at the Anbu in the corner, saying, "Notify the Kazekage, the Third Kazekage has been repaired."
An Anbu responded and left using the Body Flicker Technique.
At the same time, the other Anbu surrounded the area.
Chiyo looked at her grandson, who seemed normal but also not quite normal, with an unreadable expression on her face, her eyes slightly changing.
What exactly brought you back to the village...? She still didn't understand why.
Sasori held the Scroll and stood quietly in place. He had never thought about running away with the Third Kazekage's Human Puppet.
His strongest Human Puppet in the past had been destroyed in an instant by Lin Ke's strange Summoned Beast ability, causing its status to plummet.
His pursuit had long become a higher, eternal art.
Soon, the Fourth Kazekage and several Jonin arrived. Sasori raised his hand and opened the Scroll, and the Third Kazekage's Human Puppet appeared behind him.
"Ka~" A piece of jet-black Iron Sand materialized out of thin air and fell to the ground.
Success!
The Fourth Kazekage's emotions fluctuated. Regaining the ability to create Iron Sand meant that the village's funds would no longer be as scarce as before. Many ninja tools and puppets could be manufactured again, and it also meant—
There would be no urgent need for the power of a Jinchuriki.
He suppressed the excitement in his heart and calmly asked, "What do you want in exchange for returning the Third Kazekage to the village?"
"Hee~" Sasori smiled coldly, "Do you really think I would hand it over to you so easily?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere froze.
He sealed away the Third Kazekage's Human Puppet again, saying, "Even if you get it, it's useless. This specially repaired work can only be used by me."
"Let's make a deal." Sasori stared directly at the Fourth Kazekage.
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