Chapter 61: One Second is Enough!
Early the next morning, in the woods on the outskirts of Tanzaku Street.
Tsunade sat on a high rock, shaking a half-bottle of sake in her hand, her eyes carrying a hint of drunkenness and undisguised contempt.
*Yawn—*
Naruto rubbed his bleary eyes. Holding a water balloon, he appeared to be staring at it in frustration, but in reality, his consciousness had long since immersed itself in his mental world.
[Sigh, how boring. For this kindergarten-level training, I could conjure a hundred with my eyes closed.]
[To pursue artistic flair, I could even try making a heart-shaped one for Sakura, or... ahem, make two connected ones to use as a massager for Granny Tsunade?]
Naruto curled his lip, looking at the imposing woman on the rock, then stole a glance at Shizunenearby, who was holding a little pink pig with a worried expression.
[If I show it off now, where's the fun in that? Wouldn't my free week-long vacation go down the drain?]
[As the saying goes, if you don't seize the chance during cultivation to harvest some benefits, how are you any different from a salted fish? Why not... practice on Sister Shizune first? After all, that soft and cute big sister who's always holding a pig is quite easy on the eyes, aside from Tsunade.]
Having made up his mind, Naruto's gaze sharpened, and his face quickly shifted into a terrified expression as if something terrible was happening.
"Hah! Chakra... move for me!"
He let out an exaggerated roar, his hands shaking violently. Immediately after, the water balloon didn't pop; instead, it was squeezed out of shape by his violent Chakra.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! I can't do it! I can't control it! It's backfiring!!"
Thud!
Accompanied by a dull thud that wasn't very loud, Naruto looked as if he had been hit by a massive force, his entire body flying backward exaggeratedly toward Shizune.
"Naruto-kun?!"
Shizune was startled. Purely out of a Medical Ninja's instinct, she dropped Tonton without a second thought and opened her arms to catch the poor boy who had supposedly suffered a cultivation backlash.
Plump.
As he wished, Naruto plunged headfirst into Shizune's warm embrace, his cheek even rubbing twice against the fabric that carried a faint herbal scent.
"Ah! Ow, ow, ow! Sister Shizune, I think my hand is broken! The Chakra is running wild in my body! Am I going to be crippled? Quick, save me!"
Naruto let out exaggerated screams of pain while squirming around in Shizune's arms.
"Don't move! Stop moving! I'll check you right away!"
Shizune panicked and hurriedly knelt on the grass, letting Naruto lie on her thighs. Her hands glowed with the green light of the Mystical Palm Technique as she anxiously pressed them against Naruto's chest and arms to check his meridians.
At this moment, Naruto was comfortably lying on the legendary Shizune-brand lap pillow. Through Shizune's messy strands of hair, he looked up at the gentle big sister from a very tricky angle.
[Tsk, tsk, tsk, this perspective... is incredible!!]
Naruto's screams didn't stop, but the voice in his mind had already become quite improper.
[While she's not as exaggerated as Granny Tsunade, Sister Shizune's 'just right' size paired with that serious black kimono actually gives me an even stronger urge to ruin her look.]
[Especially her current expression, looking like she's about to cry for my sake... Sister Shizune, you really are suited to be that kind of... special nurse!]
Naruto's gaze gradually became dazed as the images in his mind began to unfold wildly.
[Imagine swapping out this cumbersome kimono for that pink, ultra-tight nurse's mini-skirt, with the neckline cut low and a white nurse's cap on her head.]
[Then, instead of a medical scroll, she'd be holding a giant syringe as thick as my arm, filled with a strange pink liquid.]
[She'd push up the glasses on the bridge of her nose, her face flushed with shyness, yet forced to say in a stern tone: 'Naruto-kun, since your Chakrais running wild, you're a naughty, disobedient boy. If you don't behave, big sister will have to give you a super painful shot in the butt!']
[Hiss—! I can't take it! Even if I'm poked into a honeycomb by that needle, I'd be willing! This is called an injection of love, get it?! Sister Shizune, please definitely don't pity me just because I'm a delicate flower—stab me hard!]
Shizune, who was focused on smoothing out Naruto's Chakra, suddenly froze.
That crystal-clear inner voice, combined with the high-definition mental imagery, bombarded her mind without reservation.
Pink nurse uniform? Giant syringe? Stabbing... there?
And poking him into a honeycomb?!
"Nngh..."
Shizune felt a surge of scorching heat rush straight to the top of her head, her entire body turning red like a cooked shrimp. Extreme shame made her hands tremble violently, and the originally gentle green Chakra in her palms began to turn sharp due to the intense emotional fluctuation.
This brat... his head is actually full of such shameless things!
But for some reason, hearing that line 'I'd be willing even if I'm poked into a honeycomb'... a strange urge actually rose in her heart to really stab him a few times with a needle.
[Ding!]
[Shizune: Amidst extreme panic and while healing, she suffered a mental impact from the hostregarding a 'Violent Nurse.' Her sense of shame has undergone a qualitative change, and the aggression factors in her body have been activated.]
[Obtained heavenly curtain Special Reward Skill: S-Rank Medical Forbidden Jutsu - Monstrous Strength Injection (Since he wants to be stabbed so much, then satisfy him).]
[Note: This technique can compress Chakra into micron-level fine needles that ignore defense. It can be used to save people at the cellular level or... instantly inject toxins into an enemy's bone marrow.]
Zzt, zzt, zzt...
The Chakra at Shizune's fingertips made a faint cutting sound.
Although Naruto didn't know what had happened, his keen intuition suddenly rang an alarm.
[Holy crap? Why does the Chakra in Sister Shizune's hands suddenly feel so murderous? No, I've taken enough advantage; if I keep acting, I'm afraid I'll really be turned into a sieve.]
"Ouch!"
Naruto suddenly bounced up from Shizune's lap, waving his arms exaggeratedly.
"I'm cured! Hahahaha! Suddenly my meridians feel clear, my back doesn't ache, my legs don't hurt, and I can climb five floors in one breath! As expected of Sister Shizune, this skill is simply that of a divine doctor!"
Naruto flattered her with a silly grin and then quickly put some distance between himself and Shizune.
Shizune sat on the ground with a flushed face, staring hatefully at this little brat who had gotten what he wanted and was now acting innocent. Her right hand was tightly clenching a Chakra Poison Needle that had just formed in her sleeve.
"If... if you mess around again... I'll really stab you to death!" Shizune gritted her teeth and whispered, though her voice carried a hint of panic she couldn't hide no matter what.
Naruto chuckled, patted his butt, turned around, and faced Tsunade, who had been watching the show the whole time.
At this moment, Tsunade was playing with the sake cup in her hand, a mocking smile on her lips: "What? Can't keep up the act? I told you long ago, that's an A-rank difficulty Ninjutsu, don't waste everyone's—"
"Pervy Sage."
Naruto directly interrupted Tsunade and turned to look at Jiraiya, who was also stifling a laugh. "You just said, even for a genius, how long would it take to practice this move?"
Jiraiya was taken aback and awkwardly rubbed his chin. "Uh, according to Minato's level of talent... probably a week."
"A week?"
An extremely arrogant, even somewhat disdainful smile appeared on Naruto's face.
Under Tsunade's shocked gaze, he slowly raised his right hand.
"For mortals, maybe it's a week."
"But for me, the future assistant to the Fifth Hokage... that unit of time is too long."
"I think one second is enough."
Before his voice could fade, a violent blue airflow suddenly erupted from the palm of Naruto's right hand.
Buzz!
A massive amount of Chakra compressed and spun frantically in his palm, forming a small storm's eye centered on Naruto.
Pop! The water balloon used as a disguise instantly vaporized.
Then, a fist-sized sphere of Chakra, shimmering with azure light, hovered quietly in Naruto's palm.
[Hehe, scared witless, aren't you? Old hag.]
[If it weren't to snag a lap pillow from Sister Shizune and tease you a bit, I would have conjured this in front of you yesterday to slap your face.]
[A bet's a bet. That necklace worth tens of millions of Ryo is mine. And as for you... ahem, the matter of returning to Konoha to be the Hokage is also a done deal.]
Naruto's inner voice rang out in an extremely punchable manner.
Tsunade's entire body went stiff. She felt a sense of defeat, as if she were being played completely in the palm of this brat's hand.
"You..." Tsunade opened her mouth, but found her throat somewhat dry.
She looked at Naruto's blue eyes, filled with confidence and cunning, and her heart, which had been like dead ashes, actually skipped a beat for some reason.
[Ding!]
[Senju Tsunade: Her originally indestructible mental defense of 'always losing bets' and 'looking down on brats' was instantly pierced. She lost the bet, but to some extent... produced a sliver of recognition for the strong.]
[Uzumaki Naruto: Completed a skill demonstration at the ultimate moment of showing off, and successfully teased the future Hokage's secretary in the process.]
[System Reward Settlement: Chakra Shape Transformation - Rasengan Series fully unlocked (You can now try adding strange things to the sphere, such as... larger sizes, or even more ridiculous wind).]
Naruto casually dispersed the Rasengan in his hand, blew on the non-existent dust on his palm, and grinned at the dumbfounded Tsunade:
"How about it, Granny Tsunade? That necklace... isn't it time to take it off and give it to me?"