On the fifth day, Gojo Yoru finally saw Tsunade again.
"Gojo brat, send me back to the border base."
Tsunade came to Gojo Yoru's house on her own initiative, her address changing from his surname to his name.
Looking at Tsunade, who had obviously rested and recovered her spirit, Gojo Yoru couldn't help but smile: "Welcome back, Tsunade-sama."
"I'm not as fragile as you think. After all... the dead cannot be brought back to life." Tsunade's eyes dimmed, then became firm again. "I will inherit Nawaki's will and help him protect this village founded by Grandfather."
"These past few days, I've been thinking about a question... Even Nawaki, who inherited Grandfather's bloodline, died from heavy injuries because he stepped on an explosive tag and couldn't get timely treatment. How many others on the battlefield also stepped on traps by mistake or were injured in vital areas while fighting enemies, but died with regrets because there were no medical ninjas around to provide timely treatment?"
"Clearly, if there were just one person who knew Medical Ninjutsu nearby, they wouldn't have to die!"
Her brown eyes seemed to burn with flames as Tsunade said in a deep voice, "I want to change this status quo and prevent incidents like Nawaki's from happening again."
Hearing this, Gojo Yoru already understood.
He couldn't help but voice Tsunade's thoughts: "Tsunade-sama, you want to equip every squad with a medical ninja?"
"You saw it too?" Tsunade looked at Gojo Yoru with delight, seeking his approval.
Gojo Yoru's words, however, poured a basin of cold water on her: "Tsunade-sama, your idea is good, but it's unrealistic."
"Why?" Tsunade's eyes showed a trace of defiance.
"If every squad is equipped with a medical ninja, this reform will soon spread throughout the Ninja World. Their first thought won't be to imitate, but to prioritize killing medical ninjas in missions." Gojo Yoru hit the nail on the head. "Because the cost of training a medical ninja is far higher than training an ordinary Genin. Those countries already have imbalanced economies and cannot afford to imitate. Instead, they would be happy to see us do this and then take the opportunity to weaken our national strength by killing medical ninjas."
If he weren't afraid Tsunade wouldn't understand, Gojo Yoru would have wanted to condense this sentence into a few words: In team fights, I'll flank and kill the healer first.
Tsunade's face turned pale as she realized the severity.
Medical ninjas could be equipped, provided they also had the strength to protect themselves.
But ninjas who possessed both strength and medical ability were Chunin qualified to be squad captains. The cost was too high; how could every squad be equipped with one?
Her idea was indeed unrealistic.
"Could it be... I really can't change this status quo?" Tsunade became despondent again.
"Actually... you can change your thinking."
Gojo Yoru suddenly spoke, attracting Tsunade's gaze.
Meeting Tsunade's eyes, Gojo Yoru smiled and stated his idea: "Training a large number of medical ninjas in a short time and equipping every squad with one is indeed unrealistic. However, your idea is very good, Tsunade-sama, and highly feasible; it just requires time."
"I've studied at the Ninja Academy for a few years and discovered a very cruel thing. That is, whether students are from ninja families like us, ordinary families, or ninja clans, everyone learns the same knowledge."
Tsunade said blankly, "This is the hope Granduncle gave to children from ordinary families to become ninjas. Is... is there a problem?"
"Of course there's no problem; Lord Second was very great." Gojo Yoru explained slowly, "It's just that what can be learned at the Ninja Academy is too little. Students who graduate after six years only master the most basic Three Body Technique, Body Flicker Technique, Hiding Technique, and methods to dispel Genjutsu."
"In contrast, some students from ninja clans begin learning their clan's Ninjutsu or Hiden techniques before even entering the Ninja Academy, knowing their Chakra attributes and talents early on."
"Even if their aptitude is poor, they know their specialties."
"But ordinary students at the Ninja Academy can only learn the Three Body Technique, not knowing what their talents are or what type of Ninjutsu they are suited to cultivate."
"If you want to change the status quo, Tsunade-sama, why not suggest to Hokage-sama to reduce some less important academic classes or add a special elective course every day, such as Genjutsu, Medical, Body Flicker, Intelligence, Torture and Interrogation, etc... letting students choose according to their interests."
"After six years of study, even if they don't have the aptitude to become medical ninjas, they will know some basic self-rescue methods. If they have talent, they will naturally become medical ninjas after graduation, more outstanding than ordinary Genin, and might even become excellent medical ninjas in the future."
"Even now, Tsunade-sama, you can gather the support unit at the border base to see if any Genin have the aptitude to become medical ninjas, then open a training class to teach them medical knowledge. Or create a manual with emergency self-rescue methods written on it for every ninja to carry, which might also reduce some casualties."
Looking at Gojo Yoru, who spoke with assurance and very forward-thinking ideas, Tsunade's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
"Feasible, completely feasible!"
Especially upon hearing the last two suggestions, Tsunade couldn't help but speak excitedly, then patted Gojo Yoru heavily on the shoulder, her eyes full of appreciation, praising sincerely: "Impressive, you kid have the potential to become Hokage."
"Actually... there's an even simpler method."
Similar words to just now attracted Tsunade's attention again.
Under Tsunade's expectant gaze, Gojo Yoru said the most arrogant words in the most understated tone: "When I become the God of Shinobi of the new era and suppress the Ninja World for decades like the First Hokage, there won't be any so-called wars and casualties."
If anyone else said this, Tsunade would definitely label them arrogant.
If not for experiencing the infiltration of Amegakure and the battle with Hanzo the Salamander together, and hearing the evaluations of Gojo Yoru from the Slug Sage and Orochimaru respectively, she would also think Gojo Yoru was boasting and her impression of him would drop.
But with the endorsement of the Slug Sage and her teammate, the record of injuring the Salamander, and learning the Flying Thunder God Technique at a young age, which no one in Konoha except her granduncle had mastered...
With these halos, Gojo Yoru, saying such words at this moment, seemed to be shining with dazzling golden light in Tsunade's eyes.
Especially the wisdom displayed by his forward-thinking reform ideas just now made her own ideas seem incredibly childish.
This wisdom, combined with his height inconsistent with his age, and his face and temperament that didn't look eleven at all, made Tsunade uncontrollably recall the events in the cave and the tough stance Gojo Yoru displayed in front of her.
And in these past few days, Gojo Yoru teleporting the paper first, then the food to avoid dropping it on the ground—thoughtful, gentle, and considerate silent care.
Various factors mixed together, finally causing a strange emotion deep in Tsunade's heart, which even she hadn't noticed, to grow rapidly.
Her heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably again, just like in the cave.
So much so that Tsunade stared blankly at Gojo Yoru, lost in thought.
At this moment, the stand "NTR Warrior" hidden behind Gojo Yoru suddenly opened its eyes, raised its axe, and swung a conceptual slash, severing the thread named "Fate" brought by the original history.
Still the same sentence...
The NTR Warrior is invincible!
"Tsunade-sama, are you okay?"
It wasn't until Gojo Yoru's voice reached her ears that Tsunade recovered her senses.
Looking at Gojo Yoru, who lowered his head close to her face and waved his hand in front of her eyes, Tsunade's breath hitched again.
"I... I'm fine. If you have nothing else, come back to the border base with me."
Tsunade's gaze suddenly dodged, not daring to meet Gojo Yoru's eyes at all.
Usually carefree, she somehow became shy.
Looking closely, one would find her cheeks a bit red, as if her temperature had risen.
"I'm ready anytime."
Gojo Yoru didn't notice Tsunade's change; after all, there was a twelve-year age gap between them.
Placing his hand on Tsunade's shoulder, Gojo Yoru began to sense the distant Flying Thunder God formula, preparing for super-long-range teleportation.
Because he was a bit taller than Tsunade and wasn't wearing a forehead protector, Tsunade seemed to discover something and suddenly interrupted: "Wait..."
Changing from her shyness just now, Tsunade boldly lifted Gojo Yoru's bangs, staring at his forehead. After confirming she wasn't mistaken, her eyes widened slightly: "You cultivated the Yin Seal?"
"You saw it too, Tsunade-sama?"
Gojo Yoru also touched his forehead and smiled: "It seems it's almost done."
"What secrets are you hiding?" Tsunade looked at Gojo Yoru with shock in her eyes. "You are only eleven this year, yet you've developed a hand-seal-less Ninjutsu like the Rasengan, learned Granduncle's Flying Thunder God Technique, that meteor secret technique that injured the Salamander, and now the S-rank Secret Technique Yin Seal... With such Ninjutsu talent, are you even human?"
Gojo Yoru explained with a smile: "My Chakra amount is too small, so when Kushina shared the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu with me, I set my sights on this Yin Seal at first glance. It took a year to almost complete it; actually, it's already very slow. After all, I learned the Flying Thunder God Technique in less than a month."
If he weren't worried about Tsunade questioning him relentlessly, Gojo Yoru would have wanted to tell the truth.
Even so, mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique in less than a month still shocked Tsunade.
Tsunade remained silent for a long time, finally uttering one word: "Monster."
"If I weren't strong, I wouldn't have the confidence to say those words."
The corner of Gojo Yoru's mouth rose slightly, and then he teleported away with Tsunade.
In a few flashes, the two returned to the border base.
When they came out of the private room, they soon saw Orochimaru and Jiraiya, who had received the news.
"Tsunade, are you okay?"
Jiraiya, who had been worried about Tsunade for the past few days, asked immediately.
Orochimaru didn't speak but looked at Gojo Yoru.
Seeing Gojo Yoru nod, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt a trace of admiration for Tsunade.
Being able to walk out of it so quickly was truly remarkable.
Back then, it took him a long time to walk out of the shadow of losing his loved ones.
In the past few days, he also often dreamed of Nawaki's corpse.
Besides his parents, witnessing the passing of an acquaintance again, and in such a way where life was incredibly cheap, caused a considerable impact on Orochimaru's heart.
Orochimaru, who hadn't come into contact with the "undying Hashirama cells" yet, didn't develop the idea of researching immortality.
These days, he made a decision.
He wanted to accelerate Gojo Yoru's training.
Not knowing that Gojo Yoru had Space-Time Chakra in his body and that the capacity of this Chakra needed "evolution" to break the limit, Orochimaru wanted to help Gojo Yoru rapidly increase his Chakra capacity.
As long as Gojo Yoru's Chakra amount increased, his Dimensional Slash and Flying Thunder God Technique would not only have longer endurance, but he would also have the conditions to develop even more powerful space-time Ninjutsu, similar to the meteor secret technique that night.
The more space-time means he had, the stronger Gojo Yoru would be, eventually becoming an existence even more unsolvable than the First Hokage.
By then, other countries and ninja villages wouldn't be able to find a way to deal with him and wouldn't dare to start wars.
The Ninja World would naturally be at peace.
Knowing well how powerful space-time was, Orochimaru didn't believe there would be an "Uchiha Madara" capable of contending with Gojo Yoru in this era.
Once Gojo Yoru became the strongest in the Ninja World, this world would be peaceful until he died of old age.
So many years were enough to achieve reforms that the First Hokage couldn't do or didn't have time to do.
Naturally, Gojo Yoru didn't know Orochimaru's thoughts; otherwise, he would definitely chuckle.
Under the influence of Gojo Yoru as a variable, Orochimaru's style, just like the original history, was deviating further and further.
"Don't worry, I'm not as fragile as you think."
Looking at her two concerned companions, Tsunade revealed a smile, then raised her right arm to make a biceps pose, full of fighting spirit: "This time, I won't leave the laboratory until I develop the antidote formula!"
After speaking, Tsunade walked towards the laboratory under Jiraiya's distressed gaze.
Orochimaru looked at Tsunade's back, a trace of respect flashing in his eyes.
As expected of the First Hokage's granddaughter!
Gojo Yoru suddenly understood, then looked at Tsunade's retreating back with eyes full of appreciation.
So she hadn't walked out of the shadow, but for the Land of Fire, for the village founded by the First Hokage, and for Nawaki's dream, she forced herself to walk out.
In fact, this woman who looked strong on the outside was still painful and fragile inside.
Tsunade in this period was truly beautiful and strong from the inside out!
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