He would rather have a cold kunai driven into his body than have Orochimaru’s soul enter it.
“Three months, huh? That’s not bad.”
Qingyuan was quite satisfied with the result.
What kind of forbidden drug was this?
This was clearly a miracle cure!
“You little brat, what are you buying so many medicinal ingredients for?”
Qingyuan turned at the voice.
Two dusky mounds loomed over his face, their curves full and rounded.
He sized them up at a glance.
Very large.
Add to that the purple diamond-shaped mark on the woman’s forehead and her long golden hair, and her identity practically announced itself.
Tsunade!
“Lady Tsunade.”
Qingyuan spoke respectfully.
Tsunade had also returned to Konoha by this point.
Konoha had reached a life-or-death moment, so Tsunade naturally could not simply stand by and watch.
On the eve of the Third Great Ninja War, she had even treated Minato Namikaze after he collapsed at the Third Training Ground.
It was not as though she had stayed outside the village ever since Kato Dan’s death and never returned.
This was recorded in the official manga *Minato Side Story*.
“I’m buying these to make my family’s secret medicine.”
Qingyuan replied.
He did not offer excuses about a family member or a friend being ill.
None of that would fool Tsunade, so he might as well give her a more ordinary explanation.
Ninjas generally did not pry too deeply into one another’s affairs, either.
Sure enough, Tsunade did not continue questioning him.
Instead, she asked about something else, curiosity in her voice:
“Little brat, I just saw you taking out a loan over there. How did you manage to get one?”
There was a hint of urgency in Tsunade’s voice.
She had lost some more money, and now urgently needed some capital to turn things around.
Chapter 7: Give It Up, Tsunade
“Because this is my first time taking out a loan.”
Qingyuan replied.
Tsunade wore a sleeveless top beneath a green jacket that concealed her full, graceful figure.
On her lower half, she wore light-blue three-quarter-length pants that wrapped her long legs in a shapely curve.
“Your first time?”
Tsunade frowned slightly.
Oh no.
It seemed she had already taken out loans many times.
The moment Qingyuan saw Tsunade’s subtle expression, he knew her “personal credit” had certainly been blacklisted.
“Ahem, I’m Tsunade. Lend me some money now. Once I turn things around, I’ll definitely pay you back.”
Tsunade looked at Qingyuan.
“Lady Tsunade is going gambling?”
Qingyuan asked.
Tsunade’s love of gambling was hardly a secret.
She had even acquired the nickname “Walking Big Fat Sheep.”
Give it up, Tsunade.
Everyone out there is winning money; you’re the only one losing.
Qingyuan felt that even if he lent her money, she would have no chance of winning.
But then an idea struck him, and he still pulled out fifty thousand ryo and lent it to Tsunade.
“Lady Tsunade, I’m very interested in medical ninjutsu. Could you teach me a little?”
Qingyuan asked.
In Konoha at this point in time, medical ninjutsu had not yet been systematized as it would be in the future.
When Sakura and Naruto first went on a mission, Naruto could only use a kunai to cut the back of his hand in order to remove the poison.
The reason was that Sakura herself did not yet know basic medical ninjutsu such as the Poison Removal Technique or the Hemostasis Technique.
It was only in *Boruto* that every genin began receiving training in basic medical knowledge, with those who had talent being selected.
“Mm…”
Tsunade furrowed her brows.
“Lady Tsunade, the others are all urging you.”
Shizune came hurrying over from a distance, holding Tonton in her arms.
She very much wanted Tsunade to stop gambling, but Tsunade had given her a task: to keep an eye on what was happening inside.
Shizune naturally did not dare disobey Tsunade’s orders.
“Little brat, your luck is good.”
Tsunade nodded and agreed to Qingyuan’s request.
“I’ll give you two techniques, and you give me one hundred thousand ryo.”
Tsunade held out her hand. New chapters come out on g.com first.
Although they were only the most basic medical ninjutsu, they were not so easy to buy.
This time, she was selling them cheaply only because she urgently needed money and Qingyuan was also a ninja of the village.
“No problem, Lady Tsunade.”
Qingyuan smiled faintly.
He was surprised that Tsunade had actually accepted the deal.
He promptly took out one hundred thousand ryo, along with blank paper and a pen for Tsunade.
He had intended to buy them so he could return home and continue recording the ninjutsu of Renegade Qingyuan.
Now they could be used for Tsunade to record medical ninjutsu instead.
Generally, a single C-rank mission paid anywhere from thirty thousand to one hundred thousand ryo.
But according to the official databook *Sha no Sho*, when several people completed the same mission together, the reward was divided among them according to the number of participants.
In other words, earning one hundred thousand ryo required completing several C-rank missions.
“You even carry this kind of thing around with you…”
Tsunade assumed Qingyuan was a ninja who liked studying ninjutsu and did not think much of it.
She quickly picked up the pen and scribbled the training methods onto the blank page.
The two medical ninjutsu she gave him were the Hemostasis Technique and the Poison Removal Technique.
“Money in one hand, goods in the other.”
Tsunade returned the scroll and pen to Qingyuan.
Then, clutching the thick stack of bills, she hurried toward the gambling den.
“Shizune, hurry up.”
Tsunade could hardly wait to turn things around.
Shizune had witnessed the entire process of Tsunade selling two basic medical ninjutsu.
Although every medical ninja knew these techniques, Shizune still sighed.
Lady Tsunade really was addicted to gambling as if her life depended on it.
“Lady Tsunade, nine times out of ten, you’ll lose.”
Shizune urged her again.
She felt that Qingyuan lending money to Lady Tsunade was practically doing her harm!
“Shizune, you don’t understand. Losing just means temporarily putting the money in storage. Quitting means it’s truly gone.”
Tsunade offered Shizune a piece of profound wisdom.
After that, she said no more.
Once she reached the gambling den, she prepared to clean house and take back everything that belonged to her.
…
Qingyuan stood where he was, watching Tsunade and Shizune leave, and could not help shaking his head.