Chapter 3: Tsunade: You have to satisfy me.
"Is that really true? If Mikoto hadn't told me, how long would you have kept it from me?"
Looking at Kushina, who was pouting, Aomizu smiled and didn't explain further.
He and Kushina had known each other for a few years and he knew she wasn't truly angry.
Sure enough, the next second Kushina also started laughing, and casually patted Aomizu, saying,
"I didn't expect you, Aomizu, to be so talented in Medical Ninjutsu."
Just as Aomizu and Kushina were chatting, a nurse knocked on the door, interrupting them.
"Lord Hirakawa, another patient has been admitted. Please come over."
"I understand, I'll be right there."
Seeing this, Kushina also stood up and said, "Alright, then I won't delay your busy schedule."
Kushina, who left Konoha Hospital, soon returned to the Senju Clan Compound.
It was Just right lunchtime.
At the dining table.
Uzumaki Mito sat at the head of the table, with Tsunade and Kushina seated on either side of her.
Mito was also a member of the Uzumaki Clan, but she married the First Hokage Hashirama Senju very early on, and later became the first Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
As for Tsunade, she was the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju and Mito, and also a student of the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Her Medical Ninjutsu was extremely outstanding; if she claimed to be second, no one in the Ninja World would dare claim to be first.
However, ever since the Second Great Ninja War, Tsunade, who had earned the title of one of the "Three Legendary Sannin of Konoha," seemed to have changed into a different person.
She spent her days gambling and rarely went to Konoha Hospital anymore.
However, she would still return home on time for lunch every day.
In the vast Senju Clan Compound, only the three of them ate together.
Because the Senju Clan had already completely integrated into Konoha.
Originally, there should have been Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki, but he was killed by an exploding tags trap during the Second Great Ninja War.
"Lady Tsunade, do you know what I saw at Konoha Hospital today?"
"Aomizu is already a Medical Ninja and even healed Mikoto. He's actually a genius in Medical Ninjutsu!"
Upon hearing this, both Mito and Tsunade were somewhat surprised.
Because Kushina would be Konoha's second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in the future, her identity was important.
Therefore, both of them paid close attention to her social circle.
Naturally, they also knew the Aomizu that Kushina mentioned.
They had thought he was just an unremarkable commoner Ninja, but it turned out he had extremely high talent in Medical Ninjutsu?
"Are you sure you're talking about that little fellow, Hirakawa Qingshui?"
Tsunade, disbelieving, instinctively asked.
She still remembered that a year ago, Kushina had asked her to help guide Hirakawa Qingshui.
But at that time, she was in pain, and coupled with Hirakawa Qingshui's previously displayed ordinary talent, she directly refused.
Yet, it had only been a year, and this little fellow was already able to perform healing surgeries on his own?
If it was true, such talent was completely on par with her own back then.
"Otherwise, which Aomizu would I be talking about?"
Kushina replied with a smile.
Due to her childhood experiences, she hated war and valued her family and friends greatly.
Therefore, she would try her best to help with anything within her capabilities.
Of course, the reason Kushina sought Tsunade was also in hopes that this opportunity might help her recover.
It was killing two birds with one stone.
"So this time, Lady Tsunade, you won't refuse to guide Aomizu again, right?"
Uzumaki Mito, who had been silent, also spoke up, "Tsunade, you haven't been to Konoha Hospital in a long time."
Mito understood Kushina's intentions very well and supported them.
She also didn't want Tsunade to remain immersed in her grief forever.
With Mito speaking up, and given that it was only guidance and not taking on a disciple, Tsunade couldn't directly refuse again.
But she also didn't want to agree.
She couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.
"How about this, I'll go to Konoha Hospital tomorrow. If this little fellow is really as amazing as you say, then guiding him a bit wouldn't be out of the question."
Finally, Tsunade compromised.
She would just go and see; she didn't believe that someone who had always seemed unremarkable was actually a genius Medical Ninja.
Although Kushina said that Hirakawa Qingshui had healed Uchiha Mikoto, he was probably just assisting.
"That's great!"
However, seeing Tsunade finally relent, Kushina was extremely happy.
Once there was a first concession, there would be a second and a third.
Seeing this, Tsunade quickly re-emphasized.
"The prerequisite is that his talent must satisfy me, and even if I am satisfied, it will only be guidance!"
...Inside Konoha Hospital.
Aomizu was naturally unaware of what was happening in the Senju Clan Compound.
He was currently performing a healing surgery.
A middle-aged Genin unfortunately injured his left eye during a mission.
Although everyone in his previous life said that a Ninja's eyes were 'plug and play'.
But this statement is actually not accurate.
That's something only people who themselves possess super strong healing abilities can do.
Normal Ninja whose eyes are injured also need timely treatment, otherwise it is easy to leave sequelae.
However, this is the Ninja World, and compared to his previous life, eye surgeries are indeed much simpler here.
Furthermore, this middle-aged Genin was also someone Aomizu knew.
His name was Maruboshi Kosuke.
In his youth, he rashly commanded an operation due to being too eager for quick success, which resulted in the deaths of two comrades.
So Kosuke swore to the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju that he would forever remain a Genin.
And although he was a 'perpetual Genin', his true strength was actually considered elite among Jonin.
The reason Aomizu knew him wasn't because of his memories from his previous life.
After all, Kosuke appeared very rarely in the original work, and always as an old man, whereas he was only middle-aged now.
It was because a few years ago, Aomizu, who had just graduated, accidentally met him during a mission.
So Aomizu decisively chose to cling to him.
Kosuke was a Ninja who truly inherited the Will of Fire, so he naturally wouldn't refuse and taught Aomizu Konoha Style Swordsmanship.
Ten minutes later, the treatment concluded successfully.
[Completed the treatment of Maruboshi Kosuke, rewarded with a gold orb.]
[Congratulations on acquiring Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique.]
Hearing the system's voice, Aomizu secretly thought, 'Sure enough.'
He had previously guessed that the system's judgment standard was based on the true strength of the treated object.
Not the Ninja rank.
"Uncle Kosuke, your injury is fine now. You just need to rest for another day or two before you can be discharged."
"Thank you, Aomizu."
"It's my duty. Besides, if it weren't for you, Uncle Kosuke, teaching me swordsmanship back then, I might have died in the war long ago."
Aomizu was very clear about his own talent; on the battlefield, he would definitely be the first cannon fodder to die.
It could be said that without Kosuke, he wouldn't be here today.
Therefore, these words were absolutely from his heart.