Naruto: Starting with Tsunade-san

But things didn't go as expected. In the end, Tōshirō had a unique bloodline limit, and the Uchiha clan agreed to allow him to engage in medical ninjutsu at most. However, if he delved deeper into this field, it would waste his combat abilities, which the Uchiha family wouldn't allow.

It seems I'll have to think of other ways to attract Tōshirō.

"What a shame, I was thinking of making him my disciple."

Biwa-ko sighed in disappointment.

Then she changed the subject, saying, "Anyway, I don't know much about this boy. Tsunade, you seem to know him well since childhood. Can you tell me about him?"

Gathering information about Tōshirō was one of the tasks assigned to her by her husband.

And Biwa-ko, being his teacher, asked under the guise of caring for the students, which made sense. Tsunade didn't suspect anything and answered honestly, "Tōshirō?"

Biwa-ko nodded.

Tsunade thought for a moment about Tōshirō's personality and then said, "You can see in him a mix of Orochimaru's strengths and Jiraiya's weaknesses."

Biwa-ko was surprised.

She temporarily ignored Jiraiya's weaknesses but was curious about Orochimaru's strengths. After all, her husband had described Orochimaru as a once-in-a-century genius.

There might have been some favoritism towards the student, but it reflected Orochimaru's talent level.

Could Tōshirō possess abilities that compare to Orochimaru? Given that Tsunade was familiar with both individuals, her words were quite credible.

"Does that mean Tōshirō is very strong?"

Biwa-ko asked, intrigued.

Tsunade felt uneasy because Tōshirō had asked her not to reveal his strength to others.

But she wasn't sure how to hide it, so she tried to dodge the question instinctively.

However, the more she tried to conceal it, the more interested Biwa-ko became: "Could he really be that strong?"

At this point, Tsunade sighed inwardly. It seemed Biwa-ko had figured it out from her expressions. Left without a choice, she said, "Honestly, it's not a big secret. Tōshirō just asked us not to speak of his strength to others."

Tōshirō knew his abilities would be exposed sooner or later, so he had told Tsunade and others that it was fine to reveal them if the situation demanded it. After all, once he revealed his ice manipulation ability, it became impossible to fully hide his power, but he only asked that they not disclose his Sharingan.

"We?"

"Yes, Orochimaru and Jiraiya know as well."

"Why is he hiding his strength then?"

"According to him, he wants to 'avoid trouble.'"

"Avoid trouble?"

Tsunade hesitated and said, "Actually, Tōshirō doesn't want to delve too deeply into medical ninjutsu, partly because of his family, but there might also be a personal reason."

"A personal reason?"

Tsunade carefully explained that Tōshirō only wanted to know the basics of medical ninjutsu to avoid heavy involvement in battles and becoming a target.

Biwa-ko was puzzled, "How can someone 'avoid trouble' to that extent? Is this the weakness you mentioned? Jiraiya wasn't like that."

Jiraiya had many weaknesses, but this wasn't one of them.

"No, the similarity lies in their interests. Both have a tendency toward 'perverse' things."

Tsunade chuckled coldly, "Men."

Biwa-ko was briefly surprised but agreed after some thought.

Her husband was like that too. Even though they were married, he would still glance at other women occasionally with a gaze full of embarrassing interest.

Biwa-ko remembered some stories about Tōshirō from his academy days: "If that's the case, Tōshirō has shown these tendencies since his school days. He deliberately avoided training and slept in classes to prevent himself from becoming a ninja involved in battles. But if he continues like this, he might waste his talent."

Tsunade said, "Don't worry, recently, Tōshirō has become serious about his training."

Biwa-ko was surprised for a moment and said, "Has he decided to get back on track?"

Tsunade replied nonchalantly, "Quite the opposite, he's still the same Tōshirō, but even worse."

"???"

Tsunade told Biwa-ko about Tōshirō's fear that one day Konoha might be attacked by enemies, and because of his lack of strength, he could be caught in the crossfire and die. To prevent such a fate, he started training.

After listening, Biwa-ko was filled with disbelief. It seemed like he was suffering from some kind of "victim syndrome."

For a long time, she shook her head in disbelief. This Tōshirō really brought both confusion and laughter, especially since he was part of the Uchiha clan.

Biwa-ko wondered how to report this information about Tōshirō to Sarutobi Hiruzen, and she couldn't imagine what his reaction would be.

...…..

Tōshirō left the medical department and headed straight to his clan's grounds.

When Elder Itachi saw his return, he was surprised and said, "At this time, aren't you supposed to be in the medical department learning medical jutsu? Why did you come back?"

Tōshirō replied, "I've quit the medical department."

Elder Itachi didn't understand his decision and asked, "Why did you suddenly quit the medical department?"

Tōshirō said, "I've already learned the Healing Palm technique, and I'm now a qualified medical ninja."

Itachi responded, "That's true, but being a medical ninja requires more than just knowing one technique."

Tōshirō replied, "No, I believe mastering the Healing Palm is enough."

Tōshirō explained his "stay hidden" strategy (avoiding attention) to Elder Itachi. After hearing it, Itachi felt the same disbelief Biwa-ko had felt earlier.

"You're quite an eccentric young man."

The Uchiha clan had hoped that Tōshirō would interact more with Tsunade in the medical department to strengthen their relationship. But with Tōshirō's strange logic, Elder Itachi decided not to argue about him leaving the medical department, as long as he focused on his training.

A few days passed, and with no need to attend medical classes, Tōshirō found himself with a lot of free time. He either trained with Elder Itachi or conducted his own solo training.

One day, Tsunade approached him with a small, beautifully decorated box and said, "I have a gift for you."

Tōshirō was puzzled and asked, "Why are you giving me a gift?"

Jokingly, he said, "Is there a love letter inside?"

He expected Tsunade to explode with anger, but instead, she looked a little embarrassed.

Tōshirō asked, "What's inside?"

Tsunade said, "Open it and see."

Tōshirō looked at her suspiciously and said, "You're acting strange."

When he opened the box, he found an ordinary ninja headband, similar to the ones he saw everywhere.

Tsunade's eyes sparkled, "Isn't it a surprise?"

Tōshirō, confused, replied, "Surprise for what? Why are you giving me a ninja headband?" He quickly handed it back to her, "Take it back, I don't want it."

Tsunade pushed the headband back towards him with a smile as radiant as a blooming flower, but to Tōshirō, it was terrifying.

She then made a declaration that infuriated him: "Congratulations, from today you are a Genin."

"Damn."

(End of Chapter)

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