"Only an idiot would just stand there and let someone hit them!"
"Damn it! You've got the guts to pull a blade on me? If you're so brave, don't run away—take one punch from me!"
"You really think one punch will make things even?"
"Don't use your [Hydrification Technique], and I'll take it easy—just one light punch!"
"I'd believe that when pigs fly!"
Kei Yamanaka bolted.
Tsunade's forehead veins were throbbing visibly.
If he actually stood there like a good boy and took the hit, wouldn't he be dead before meeting his great-grandma?
Oh right—
I've got the [Sage Transformation]—I probably won't die.
But it would still hurt like hell!
"Damn annoying [Invisible Severing Blade]—why didn't you trigger earlier when I was showing off? Now you suddenly have such a high activation rate?!"
Kei sprinted while mentally raging furiously.
He had simply wanted to show off his chakra scalpel technique using just a wooden stick in front of Tsunade.
With his current level of chakra control and mastery over medical ninjutsu,
even though this wooden stick lacked any chakra conductivity, he could still force out a chakra scalpel through sheer power alone—it wasn't that hard.
But who could've predicted—
that the skill effect—which only had around a 1% activation rate during over an hour of testing—
would randomly trigger now?
Thankfully, it only shaved off part of her eyebrow. Otherwise, if it had hit somewhere else, Tsunade wouldn't just be chasing him around.
"Haha~ Onee-chan Tsunade, time for lunch!"
Kushina called out cheerfully from the entrance, saving Kei from a further beating.
During her cooking break, she had peeked outside and saw the bloody scene in the courtyard. She already decided they needed a different dish for lunch today.
As for those two poor chickens... may they rest in peace.
"...Kei Yamanaka! Just wait until I get my hands on you!"
Tsunade halted mid-step, glaring daggers at the brat ten meters away.
She silently resolved:
Next, she'd definitely research some kind of technique that instantly boosted speed to its peak.
Otherwise, how was she ever going to catch him again? Forget fighting—who could land a single hit if he kept running?
"Ahem, Onee-chan Tsunade, that was just an accident. You know how reliable I am, right?"
"You? Reliable? Hmph~"
"I spent the entire morning researching solutions for your condition. Already made preliminary progress!"
Without missing a beat, Kei improvised complete nonsense.
"So you're figuring out how to fix me—or how to finish me off?"
Tsunade raised one eyebrow.
Kushina stood at the entrance, watching Tsunade's missing eyebrow and struggling hard not to laugh, her face flushed red and body trembling uncontrollably.
Don't laugh, don't laugh.
Her boyfriend was practically talking Tsunade into stunned silence.
Laughing now would completely blow everything!
"Can't we trust each other just a little?"
"Hmph~ No."
"My dear sweet onee-chan! Don't you remember Kakashi's treatment result from just a few days ago?"
"...You're serious?"
Tsunade eyed Kei suspiciously as he spoke with confidence.
She'd seen Kakashi's transformation firsthand.
Though whether new issues might come up on their next mission was anyone's guess.
However, there had indeed been a noticeable improvement in his communication with others.
"For real! Not even a speck of lying!"
Kei Yamanaka's sincerity was unmistakable.
And as for the power of system skill listings, no one knew it better than he did!
It worked instantly—no doubt about it!
Tsunade pressed her lips into a thin line, stared at Kei Yamanaka for several seconds, and saw that his gaze didn't waver.
In the end, she chose to believe him—for now.
She turned around and walked into the mansion.
"We'll talk after dinner."
Kushina held back a laugh and silently gave her boyfriend a thumbs-up.
He actually pulled that off? Amazing!
Kei Yamanaka shot Kushina a smug look, gave his own butt a pat, and strode into the house too.
After a lavish lunch,
Tsunade began asking Kei Yamanaka about his treatment method.
As a medical ninja, she had considered ways to heal her own psychological wounds before.
But precisely because she was a medical ninja, she also fully understood the source of her trauma—if she didn't confront those past events directly,
The treatment wouldn't just be ineffective—it would make her suffer even more.
However, the treatment method Kei proposed was somewhat different from what she had imagined.
Seal all her memories, use genjutsu to create an entirely new life—from birth to adulthood—and gradually get her used to violence...
"So I won't have to face my past directly?"
Tsunade's expression turned slightly dazed.
She clearly knew that such a treatment carried considerable risks as well—if she couldn't tell illusion from reality in time...
But if she could avoid reliving those memories...
Remaining silent for a long moment, she gestured for Kei Yamanaka to follow and then walked into the bedroom and lay down.
Kei Yamanaka took a deep breath. His hands formed seals swiftly, weaving a massive genjutsu scene.
After Tsunade's vision blurred momentarily, her consciousness sank completely into darkness—her vision, hearing, smell, touch, and taste were all immersed in the genjutsu.
A wave of powerful Yin Release chakra surged inward, tracing the contours of the Uzumaki Clan's Memory Sealing Technique in her mind.
"System, bestow [Crimson Zeal] upon Tsunade."
A full minute later, after finishing the construction of the genjutsu, Kei Yamanaka exhaled heavily.
The genjutsu he had just executed—
In terms of operational difficulty alone, it was merely an S-rank technique.
But the timespan involved was simply too great!
Simulating six entire years of someone's life through genjutsu—from environment creation, five-sense feedback, to NPC shaping—the workload was absolutely massive!
If not for the upgraded [Source Seer], which increased his speed of acquiring Memory Palace images by several multiples,
It probably wouldn't have finished within five minutes.
"Kei, are you okay?"
Kushina gently wiped sweat from Kei Yamanaka's forehead.
In her memory, her boyfriend had always made casting genjutsu look effortless—just a glare and a flick of his hand.
This was the first time she had ever seen him work this hard.
"Good! Better than good! I think...I've figured out how Tsukuyomi and Kotoamatsukami work!"
Kei Yamanaka's eyes gleamed, almost eerily bright.
Probably a combined effect of both [Yin Release Master] and [Source Seer].
This time, by casting such an elaborate genjutsu, he suddenly had a flash of insight and actually cracked the core mechanics of Tsukuyomi and Kotoamatsukami!
Tsukuyomi's domination over time, space, the five senses, and mass was relatively simple.
He estimated that with just a bit more research—no more than two or three days—he'd crack it. He could recreate the effects of Tsukuyomi exactly!
As for Kotoamatsukami's subconscious manipulation and thought control, that was a bit trickier.
Especially the technique of casting it undetected—that was something he'd need to study further.
But as long as he had a lead and understood the basic principle, eventually he could figure it out.
"Hmm? What jutsu is that?"
Kushina blinked her eyes, confused, as she turned to her boyfriend.
"The ultimate genjutsu sealed within the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyō Sharingan."
Kei Yamanaka smirked.
Already in his mind, he began planning how he'd properly teach the enemy a lesson inside the Tsukuyomi space!
*He wondered if [Invisible Severing Blade] would even work inside the genjutsu space—*
*A surprise attack like that could scare enemies far more than just stabbing them outright!*
And also...
*Would [Paradise Milk]'s effect trigger inside a genjutsu?*
*Three days of pure bliss packed into a single second...*
Crap!
Why did I kick Danzo out this morning?!
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