Chapter 43: Asuma, the Unit of Monetary Measurement

Hagawa looked at Tsunade holding the knife and couldn't help but be taken aback. She's not going to use me as the subject, is she?

Small eyes stared at big eyes. A few seconds later, he gritted his teeth and extended his arm.

"Relax, it won't hurt," Tsunade said as she made a long, thin cut on the back of his hand with the fruit knife. A very faint amount of blood flowed out. It hurt a little, but not much. After all, she was the best medical ninja. Hagawa suddenly remembered a news story from his previous life about a medical student who had stabbed someone more than twenty times and it was ruled a minor injury.

"Watch with your eyes, and feel with your heart," Tsunade said, raising her hand. A light green chakra gushed from her palm. An aura full of vitality and life force filled the air. The wound on the back of Hagawa's hand slowly healed.

"How does it feel?" Tsunade asked.

"The wound is a little itchy," he said truthfully.

"That's because the cells are rapidly multiplying," she said, gently pinching his small hand. "It may not look different from before, but you've already consumed a lot of cells."

"I see." Hagawa nodded with a serious face.

"But there's a limit to cell division and proliferation," Tsunade's tone became serious. "The more you use it, the faster you age."

Hagawa thought of her Yin Seal. After the Yin Seal was released, in conjunction with the Creation Rebirth technique, any damage received could be regenerated and healed at high speed. But excessive use would lead to her showing signs of old age. In other words, there was a limit to medical ninja. To break through the limit, one had to not be a medical ninja, like Hashirama Senju, who was completely inhuman. He could achieve no-seal healing, without needing hand seals and without side effects, easily achieving the effect of the Creation Rebirth.

"Do you know the three rules for medical ninja?" Tsunade asked, changing the subject.

"I do," Hagawa explained. "The school taught them."

First, one must never act on impulse. To be more precise, one cannot charge to the front line. Second, don't give up treatment unless it is confirmed that the team member is dead. Third, protect yourself and live to the end. Hagawa felt it was like the camper's creed in a battle royale game.

"No matter when, you must live," Tsunade said, reaching out and patting his head in reminder.

Hagawa always felt that this was a bit strange, just like that classic line in anime, "After you come back alive, we'll get married."

"Let's go. We're going to the hospital," she said, retracting her hand.

"What are we going to the hospital for?" Hagawa was slightly taken aback, not quite reacting.

"What? You want to be the patient?" she chuckled lightly. "If you're willing to sacrifice, then we'll learn at home."

"Then let's go to the hospital," he said, quickly shaking his head. "It hurts."

"What do you mean?" Tsunade glared at him and asked, "Did I hurt you just now?"

Now is not the time to be so good at picking up on details! Hagawa coughed, changed the subject, and asked, "Will the patients at the hospital let me treat them?"

"If it's just you alone, of course not," she said with a smug expression. "But with me added, they will surely be willing to be a white... to receive treatment."

You were about to say "white mouse," weren't you?

Hagawa followed her to the Konoha Hospital. Just as she had said, when the patients heard that Tsunade was treating them, they were all ecstatic and happily volunteered as teaching material.

A day passed quickly. Hagawa finally experienced the power of the C-rank trait "Innate Full Spirit." With the bonus of his Yin Release talent, he could basically learn a genjutsu in just a few minutes. But learning medical ninjutsu... he hadn't learned it even after a whole day. Besides medical ninjutsu being harder to learn, it was also because he didn't have the bonus of a Yang Release talent.

But it didn't matter. There was plenty of time. He just needed to learn three medical ninjutsu to synthesize the C-rank trait "Innate Divine Strength."

"That's all for today," Tsunade said, looking at the sunset clouds in the sky, then at Hagawa, who was sitting on a chair, resting and panting. The consumption of chakra meant the consumption of stamina. He had been learning for a whole day and was naturally exhausted.

"Can you still walk?" Tsunade unconsciously rubbed her fingers. A day without gambling... her hands were a little itchy.

"I'll rest for a while," Hagawa said with a wave of his hand. "Teacher, you can go back first."

"No, you can't rest yet," she said, walking up and directly picking him up. "We're going to the casino."

Really... not surprising at all. Hagawa buried his face in her chest, sniffing the rich fragrance, and continued to rest.

The warm and soft time passed in a flash. It was a new day.

Hagawa got up very early. After running two laps on the street, he made a turn and walked into the Konoha Knowledge Bookstore.

"Number 9527, you did a good job!" The moment Tsuchibashi saw him, he was as excited as if he had seen a relative.

Hagawa thought for a moment and understood the reason. It was Tsunade. The news that he had become her student had already been known by everyone these past two days. Tsuchibashi was naturally no exception. Moreover, as a spy planted in Konoha by the Cloud Village, he certainly had other channels of information.

"Uncle Tsuchibashi." Hagawa wasn't polite and asked directly, "Is there a reward?"

"Absolutely!" Tsuchibashi said, unable to hold back his excitement. "Do you know? You are the highest-status spy the Cloud Village has had since its founding!"

Hagawa was taken aback for a moment. Are the others so bad? But on second thought, it wasn't that they were bad, but that the system was too powerful. Other spies would definitely not be able to escape the detection of various sensory and intelligence ninjutsu. Just the Yamanaka clan's memory extraction was enough to cut off their path of promotion, let alone infiltrating the higher echelons of Konoha. Of course, there was another reason: a genius would not be sent to be a spy. Oh, except for Danzo Shimura.

"I already sent a message back to the Cloud Village yesterday. There should be news in a couple of days. You can come back then," Tsuchibashi said after calming down. "Work hard. The future is yours." Hagawa was his subordinate. The higher he climbed, the more he could benefit and get rewards from the Cloud Village.

"Okay," Hagawa said with a firm expression. "For the sake of the Cloud Village!"

"For the sake of the Cloud Village!" Tsuchibashi also echoed.

"Um... can I get the royalties for Taimanin?" Hagawa coughed lightly and asked.

"Of course, you can." Tsuchibashi smiled and took out a bankbook. "This is the royalty from after publication until now."

Hagawa opened the bankbook with anticipation.

Twelve million ryo. Our family is rich! He hadn't expected the royalties to reach one-third of Asuma's bounty.

"I estimate that the middle volume of Taimanin will be released this week. You can look forward to next month's royalties," Tsuchibashi said, patting him on the shoulder. "Your... your friend, does he have any other creative ideas?"

"I'll go back and ask," Hagawa said, putting away the bankbook. "I don't know right now." That was indeed the truth. He had no idea what to write next.

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