Chapter 32: I Have an Announcement to Make

Hagawa subconsciously looked up at Tsunade, her face reflected in his eyes. Just then, his right eye trembled, and everything in his vision changed.

He couldn't help but be shocked. So white. Her delicate collarbones, her fine skin, were all rendered in perfect detail in his right eye. For a normal person, if you magnified their skin by eight times, it wouldn't actually be as smooth as you might imagine. But Tsunade was different. She had the Yin Seal. The Yin Seal was an S-rank medical-type sealing jutsu. It had many effects, such as instantaneous healing, strengthening attacks, and increasing speed. But what made female ninja go crazy for it was that it could keep the body's functions in a perpetual state of peak condition, thus achieving eternal youth. Plus, Tsunade was only in her thirties now, so her skin was frighteningly good.

"What are you staring at?" Tsunade noticed his gaze and immediately put on a stern face. Although she was usually unreliable, when it came to teaching, she was very serious and would not be perfunctory.

"Yes, ma'am!" Hagawa quickly turned off the 8x scope. After a brief experience, he had a rough understanding of it. First, as long as he was holding a ninja tool, it could be activated. Just now, because he was holding a scalpel, the 8x scope had activated automatically. Mm, you can't blame me. It's all this system's fault for being so lewd.

Second, only his right eye had the 8x scope. This wasn't a flaw. If both eyes had it, he might not be able to notice targets up close. With the right eye at 8x and the left eye normal, he could have the best of both worlds. But this would require adaptation and training, as the different magnifications in both eyes could cause negative effects.

"Hm?" Tsunade squinted, sizing him up. She had found that his proficiency with the scalpel had suddenly improved by a notch. Although the E-rank trait "Seven Ninja Tools" had become a synthesis material, its effect had not disappeared and still existed. The 10% increase in the power of all ninja tools naturally included the scalpel.

Tsunade didn't know he had a cheat and just felt that this little fellow's talent was overly comprehensive. From genjutsu, to kenjutsu, and finally to medical ninjutsu, he was simply a jack-of-all-trades. Tsunade suddenly remembered what Nara Shikaku had said at the barbecue restaurant. A genius like this was indeed qualified to be her student. But... it still wasn't enough. As a medical ninja, Tsunade hoped to see his talent in medical ninjutsu. He had it now, but it wasn't shocking enough. It didn't give her the feeling that it had to be him.

"That's all for tonight," Tsunade said after watching for a while. "If you want to improve further, you can only become a lead surgeon."

"Thank you, Lady Tsunade," Hagawa said sincerely, putting down his scalpel.

"It's nothing," she chuckled, reaching out and ruffling his hair. "I'm the one who's gotten more out of this." She was talking about gambling. The money she had won during this period had already exceeded one million ryo. If Hagawa really wanted to learn, he could have just spent money to hire a medical ninja as a private tutor. If it was just teaching how to use a scalpel, it wouldn't even cost a million ryo; probably one or two hundred thousand would be enough for many people to be willing to teach.

"Lady Tsunade is different," Hagawa said, smoothing his hair with a gelled hand.

"Oh?" Tsunade tilted her head and asked, feigning cuteness, "How am I different?"

Why is this old lady acting all cutesy? Ahem. Hagawa said with a serious face, "Because you are the most amazing medical ninja."

"You little fellow, you sure know how to talk," Tsunade's red lips parted slightly as she teased, "I'm sure many girls will be deceived by you in the future."

"That's slander!" Hagawa said with a solemn voice.

Hearing this, Tsunade laughed even more happily. Hagawa looked at that swaying silhouette and wanted to turn on the 8x scope again. But in the end, he chose to give up, because he was a respectable person.

After the scalpel lesson was over, Hagawa said goodbye to Tsunade and walked out of the house. It was already dark, but not completely dark, because there were streetlights.

Hagawa looked at a distant streetlight and activated his 8x scope. After a bit of testing, he had a good understanding of the distance. Within two hundred meters, it was the clearest. The further away, the blurrier it got. After four hundred meters, it wasn't very good.

"Kakuzu's 800-meter kunai throw really is difficult," Hagawa thought. He remembered another saying that it was 800 li (400 kilometers). That was purely a joke.

"Hagawa!" A voice called out, and Kurenai Yūhi appeared before him.

"Waiting for me?" he couldn't help but ask.

"Hmph, no!" Kurenai said with her hands on her hips and a pouty, proud look. "I have an announcement to make! I've learned the Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique!" Although she couldn't compare to Hagawa, at this age, she could already be considered a genjutsu genius.

"As expected of you. Very impressive," Hagawa said with a smile, seeing her expression begging for praise.

"Of course!" Kurenai said, puffing out her chest.

So cute. Hagawa reached out and ruffled her head.

"Don't mess up my hair!" Kurenai said with a pout.

"I know, I know," he said perfunctorily while continuing to pat her head. Patting someone's head is indeed more fun than being patted.

Seeing him push his luck, Kurenai gave him a fierce glare, then turned and ran into the house.

Hagawa couldn't help but laugh. He stood in the entryway, changed his shoes, and walked into the living room.

"You're back?" Shinku Yūhi looked up and asked, "Have you eaten?"

"I ate at Lady Tsunade's house," Hagawa said casually.

"You've been getting very close to Lady Tsunade lately. Well? Any chance?" Shinku suddenly thought of something and asked curiously. Thanks to Tsunade, Hagawa had already come into the sights of many people. Plus, he had been learning medical ninjutsu, which inevitably made people start to speculate. Tsunade was Hiruzen Sarutobi's student. If Hagawa became her student, he would automatically become part of the Hokage's faction, and his future would be limitless. Shinku naturally was willing to see this happen.

"Can't say," Hagawa said mysteriously.

"..." Shinku was speechless, but didn't ask again. It was clear he hadn't succeeded.

"Tomorrow, I'll teach you a new genjutsu," Shinku said after a moment of contemplation. "Medical ninjutsu is good, but your combat power is insufficient. Genjutsu is your foundation." This statement was true, but it was also true that he wanted to ride on his coattails. He wanted to take this opportunity to make a name for the Yūhi clan's genjutsu.

"Can we do it the day after tomorrow?" Hagawa explained, "Lady Tsunade needs me for something tomorrow."

"Then take care of Lady Tsunade's business first," Shinku said with a wave of his hand.

Hagawa nodded. It had been nearly two months since he last learned a genjutsu. It was time to learn a new one. Coincidentally, he no longer needed to spend time practicing ninja tool throwing. The D-rank trait "Ninja Tool Mastery" he had gotten today had no synthesis path, which meant it had reached its end.

As a ninja, ninjutsu was the top priority. Ninja tools were just the foundation. In the very late game, the role ninja tools could play was minimal. Even if they were used, it was in conjunction with exploding tags or the Flying Thunder God Technique.

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