Tsunade's medical talent, how high it was, Uzumaki Mito knew clearly.
So young yet had already self-created multiple medical ninjutsu, and each ninjutsu could elevate the entire ninja world's medical standards by several levels.
Uzumaki Mito had always been deeply gratified by this.
In her knowledgeable view, this was already the limit that a medical ninja could reach.
'But Uchiha Raizen…'
"Grandma!", Tsunade interrupted Uzumaki Mito's contemplation and asked, "I've always been curious. Why does Second Grandpa target Raizen like that? Can you tell me the reason?"
"It seems…", Uzumaki Mito fell into recollection, very awkwardly said, "It's because that kid smiled inappropriately once."
"Huh?"
'That counts as a reason?'
Tsunade thought she misheard, looked at Uzumaki Mito with disbelief.
"At that time, your Second Grandpa was going to the Cloud Ninja Village. I had a faint bad feeling in my heart, so I went to see him off too," Uzumaki Mito continued recalling.
"Raizen happened to be on that street then, but that kid didn't know what happy thing he remembered, and suddenly smiled."
"Your Second Grandpa immediately noticed him at that time, and his gaze was very unfriendly."
"That's it?", Tsunade said angrily, fuming, "That's not reasonable at all!"
"I also found it hard to believe, but I investigated that child and didn't find any problems, so aside from this explanation, I really can't think of any other reason."
"Your Second Grandpa has never liked the Uchiha clan, you know this," Uzumaki Mito sighed.
"But I never thought, just because a 10-year-old child smiled at the wrong time, he'd be targeted like this," After speaking, Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade fell into a long silence.
What more could be said?
Actually, Uzumaki Mito had misunderstood Tobirama.
The reason Tobirama targeted Raizen was because he saw, in Raizen's somewhat crazed eyes, information that only he could read.
As a mad scientist of ninjutsu, Tobirama would occasionally fall into that same state as Raizen back then.
Seeing something in him that was the same as in himself, how could Tobirama not become vigilant?
If Raizen hadn't been from the Uchiha clan, Tobirama might have let it slide.
But a boy showing the same crazed expression as him absolutely couldn't be a member of the evil Uchiha clan.
Because the last Uchiha to show such an expression was named Uchiha Madara.
Tobirama didn't even remember how many forbidden jutsu he had created. He was also very clear about how dangerous many of them were.
If the evil Uchiha clan produced someone just as crazed and creative with forbidden jutsu as he was, would that be good or bad?
For Tobirama, there would only ever be one answer.
'This boy must not get stronger.'
That was the reason he, even at the cost of damaging his own reputation, had to target a 10-year-old child before dying.
Originally, Tobirama wanted to return from the negotiation and then confirm whether Raizen was truly as dangerous as he suspected.
But after being ambushed, he had little time left.
Upholding the principle of better to suppress than to overlook, he issued that final order.
"Grandma," After a long time, Tsunade finally spoke, "Can't you think of a way to help Raizen?"
"His talent is truly unparalleled. If such talent is wasted because of this reason, I won't accept it."
Uzumaki Mito sighed and said, "This was your Second Grandpa's dying decision. That guy Hiruzen, how would he dare openly go against it?"
"What if he's only allowed to extract chakra?", Tsunade's eyes lit up and she proposed.
"Not allowed to train ninjutsu, also still not allowed to study other forms of cultivation, just allowed to become a better medical ninja, so that his talent isn't wasted. Wouldn't even that be okay?"
"This… is not exactly impossible," Uzumaki Mito started hesitating.
War is cruel.
When she was young, Uzumaki Mito experienced many battles and saw her relatives, clan members, and comrades die one after another before her eyes.
Many of them weren't killed directly by the enemy, but died from lack of timely and effective treatment.
So an excellent medical ninja is a treasure anywhere, and can greatly reduce the death rate in war.
With Raizen's incredibly high medical talent, if he could really release that talent, what it would mean for Konoha was obvious.
Having made a decision, Uzumaki Mito suddenly smiled and said, "Little Tsunade, aren't you afraid you're cultivating a rival for yourself?"
"Hmph!", Tsunade crossed her arms and said confidently, "One day I'll defeat that guy head-on and let him know who the real Number One Medical Ninja in Konoha is."
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In the evening, the Third Hokage Hiruzen came to the Senju Clan residence after receiving notice from the Anbu ninja.
"Lady Mito," Hiruzen greeted Uzumaki Mito respectfully.
"Hiruzen, you've come? Sit!", Uzumaki Mito pointed to the seat across from her, signaling Hiruzen to sit down.
At this time, the Land of Whirlpools had not yet perished. Although Tsunade's parents had unfortunately died during a mission, Uzumaki Mito was not yet so disheartened as she later became, indifferent to all village affairs.
On the contrary, at this time she would occasionally offer suggestions to Hiruzen.
Because she understood proper limits and had great skill, Hiruzen usually adopted the suggestions she gave.
After all, as the wife of the First Hokage Senju Hashirama and the sister-in-law of the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, Uzumaki Mito held very high prestige in Konoha.
If not for her growing age and unwillingness to meddle in many trivial matters, Hiruzen would surely have had many headaches.
"You've heard about today's incident at Konoha Hospital, right?", Uzumaki Mito asked directly without any small talk.
"I've already heard."
"What do you think about it?", Uzumaki Mito asked while pouring tea.
"Children competing with each other isn't necessarily a bad thing. Over these years Tsunade has become increasingly diligent. Not only has her strength greatly improved, she's also self-created many medical ninjutsu, making great contributions to Konoha," Hiruzen praised without hesitation.
"Yes, the importance of an excellent medical ninja to the village goes without saying," Uzumaki Mito nodded in agreement, "Every time war breaks out, how many people die due to inadequate treatment?"
"Little Tsunade's talent in medical ninjutsu is truly a great blessing for our Konoha."
"Lady Mito is absolutely right," Hiruzen echoed.
"Right," Uzumaki Mito suddenly remembered something and asked, "How is the village currently cultivating medical ninjas?"
"Well…", Hiruzen's expression turned bitter, and he said helplessly, "Although we've been investing in this area, the talent requirements for medical ninjas are too high. Currently… the results are minimal…"
"That's not surprising," Uzumaki Mito didn't blame Hiruzen at all, but rather consoled him a bit and continued, "But the investment must still be made."
"You participated in the First Ninja World War too, you must understand the importance of medical ninjas."
"Don't worry, Lady Mito, this I can guarantee," Hiruzen nodded solemnly, "It's just that I don't know whether Tsunade is willing to teach the Mystical Palm Technique to other medical ninjas in the village."
"What's there to be unwilling about?", Hearing Hiruzen directly pass the topic to her, Uzumaki Mito smiled and said, "However, the Mystical Palm Technique is very difficult to learn. Even for medical ninjas with considerable talent, it's hard to see results without half a year to a year."
"Uh…", Hiruzen was stunned when he heard this, "But I heard that Raizen mastered this technique after just watching Tsunade perform it once."
"That did happen, because that child's talent in medical ninjutsu, even Tsunade can't match," Uzumaki Mito nodded.
Then handed a cup of tea to Hiruzen and said no more, only continued steeping tea.
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