“…” Uzumaki Mito’s face twitched repeatedly.
She was speechless to the extreme regarding her granddaughter.
Either she doesn’t learn at all, or she wants to learn everything?
How could it be that easy?!
“Don’t tell me you’re just acting on a whim, learning for a few days and then quitting?” Mito looked at Tsunade with a suspicious expression.
Tsunade, however, had an expression of taking it for granted.
Mito sighed.
“Trying to learn too much at once will only lead to failure.
Every Sealing Technique requires years of accumulation and refinement.
If you try to learn them all in one go, you won’t master any of them in the end.” Tsunade nodded heavily.
“Don’t worry, Grandma, I understand!” “I didn’t say I wanted to learn them all at once.” “I mean, one by one, learning slowly, starting with the Yin Seal.” “Eh?
Really?” Uzumaki Mito was pleasantly surprised, seemingly not expecting that her granddaughter had truly changed her ways.
Tsunade grinned and pulled Uzumaki Mito up.
“Don’t worry, Grandma, I’ve really thought it through this time!” “I will definitely carry forward both our Uzumaki Clan and the Senju Clan!” Uzumaki Mito felt gratified.
She reached out and ruffled Tsunade’s blonde hair.
“Good, since you’ve made up your mind, Grandma will teach you properly.” The two sat down again by the soft couch.
Mito’s expression turned serious as she began to explain: “The so-called Yin Seal technique is to store the excess Chakra within your body, bit by bit, and after a long time, it forms a mark.” As she spoke, she raised a finger and pointed to her forehead.
That pale purple diamond-shaped mark.
“Look, this is what the Yin Seal looks like after it has completely formed.” “The stored Chakra can be accessed at critical moments, and it can also maintain bodily functions and delay aging.” Tsunade’s eyes lit up as she stared at that mark.
Mito changed the subject, her voice lowering slightly: “However, there is one thing: before the Yin Seal mark is completely formed, your strength will not increase at all.” “This process takes about…
a year?” Mito whispered a reminder, secretly observing Tsunade’s reaction.
After all, the previous Tsunade had refused to cultivate the Yin Seal precisely for this reason.
Her two teammates, Orochimaru and Jiraiya, were getting stronger every day.
Especially that kid named Jiraiya.
I heard he recently learned Sage Art at Mount Myōboku, and his strength is growing rapidly.
The former Tsunade would immediately blow a fuse the moment she heard her strength would stagnate.
She would say things like “After a year, I’ll be a dead last” or “I don’t want to be the bottom feeder.” Then she would find all sorts of excuses to slip away.
Mito was already prepared for Tsunade to change her mind again.
But this time, Tsunade’s reaction was completely unexpected.
“A year?
That fast!” Tsunade’s eyes lit up, and she almost jumped off the couch.
She remembered that Sakura took three whole years to successfully condense the mark when cultivating the Yin Seal in the later stages.
For her, it would only take one year?
“Could it be because of my physique?” Senju + Uzumaki, a double physique bonus, with a Chakra volume comparable to a Tailed Beast.
Cultivation would naturally be twice as effective with half the effort.
That must be it!
Tsunade was overjoyed; this was simply an unexpected surprise.
She immediately patted her chest to guarantee it.
“Don’t worry, Grandma, I won’t go anywhere this year; I’ll focus exclusively on Sealing Technique!” “I will definitely pass down all of our Uzumaki Clan’s Sealing Technique!” Watching her granddaughter’s burning gaze, Mito’s last shred of worry dissipated.
“Since that’s the case, for the next year, Grandma will teach you Sealing Technique properly.” She reached into her sleeve, took out an ancient-looking scroll, and spread it out before them.
“The foundation of the Yin Seal lies in the precise control of Chakra.” “You need to guide the excess Chakra that leaks out daily, thread by thread, to your forehead.” “And build a stable’storage pool’ there…” Mito explained in great detail, and Tsunade listened even more intently.
She was no longer the Tsunade who couldn’t sit still.
Instead, she truly settled her mind.
While listening, she tried to mobilize the Chakra in her body according to Mito’s guidance.
Time passed bit by bit.
The sunlight outside the window gradually shifted from the intense heat of noon to the lazy atmosphere of the afternoon, and then slowly tinted with the golden red of dusk.
In the room, there was only the sound of Mito’s gentle explanations and Tsunade’s occasional questions.
Until the sun was about to set, the door was pushed open with a “bang.” “Grandma!
Sis!
I’m home!” A boisterous, energetic child’s voice came from the entryway.
Tsunade immediately turned her head to look.
She saw a seven or eight-year-old brat rush in from outside like a little cannonball.
“Nawaki…” Tsunade was slightly dazed for a moment.
Memories surged like a tide.
This was Nawaki, the younger brother whom Tsunade lost at the age of 12 in the original story.
This year, he was 8 years old.
Tsunade’s heart suddenly felt blocked.
An inexplicable soreness and pain spread from the bottom of her heart.
She subconsciously clutched her chest.
Even through the thick flesh, she could still feel her heartbeat accelerating.
“Is it the original body’s feelings affecting me?” This feeling was very clear, yet indescribable.
She had actually felt a similar sensation the first time she saw Mito.
But Mito died after transferring the Nine-Tailed inside her to Uzumaki Kushina.
That could be considered dying of old age.
But Nawaki…
His death was a genuine premature end.
He died on the battlefield of the Second Ninja World War.
Blown to death by Explosive Tags, leaving no corpse behind.
Tsunade squeezed her chest and took a deep breath.
“Rest assured, Tsunade, since I, Gangzi, have inherited your body and memories, your younger brother is my younger brother.” “It just so happens that my younger brother…
is also gone!” “In this lifetime, I will definitely protect Nawaki!” As this thought arose, that inexplicable feeling of congestion actually dissipated significantly.
Her mind felt clear.
Nawaki had already hopped over to the two of them.
He grinned, revealing a row of little white teeth.
“Sis, Grandma, what are you doing?” He curiously leaned over, took a look at the spread-out scroll, and immediately shrank his neck back.
“Sealing Technique again…
it looks so hard.” Mito laughed and poked his forehead, “You little brat, you’re rowdy as soon as you get back.” Nawaki giggled foolishly, took a rolled-up piece of paper out of his school bag, and shook it triumphantly.
“Look!
My test score this time is full marks again~ Hahahaha!” He threw his head back and laughed, hands on his hips, with the air of “I am the best in the world.” “I’m one step closer to becoming Hokage!!” Watching him act so smug, Tsunade couldn’t help but laugh.
She reached out and ruffled Nawaki’s messy hair.
“Not bad, kid, stronger than your sister was back then.” Hearing this, Nawaki became even more spirited.
“That goes without saying!
I am the man who is going to become Hokage!” As he spoke, he suddenly leaned close to Tsunade, lowered his voice, and asked mysteriously: “Sis, I heard you scared off those bullies at the back mountain training ground today?
Is it true or false?” Tsunade raised an eyebrow, “You’re quite well-informed.” Nawaki puffed out his little chest, “That’s a must!
As a future Hokage, my intelligence network must be on point!” Mito shook her head and chuckled on the side.
“You, you haven’t learned anything else, but your ability to brag has certainly grown.” Nawaki stuck out his tongue, turned around, and dove into Mito’s arms, “Grandma, I’m hungry!” Mito patted his back dotingly, “Alright, alright, Grandma will go make dinner.” She stood up, looked at the darkening sky outside the window, and said to Tsunade: “Let’s stop here for today.” “You have already memorized the method for guiding the Yin Seal; what follows is to practice persistently every day, accumulating bit by bit.” “From now on, set aside two hours every day to learn other Sealing Technique.” Tsunade nodded seriously.
“I understand, Grandma.” Mito smiled with satisfaction and turned to walk toward the kitchen.
Nawaki lingered by Tsunade’s side, blinking his big eyes.
“Sis, are you really planning to learn Sealing Technique this time?
Didn’t you used to say you’d rather die than learn it?” Tsunade glanced at him.
“The past is the past, and now is now.
Your sister suddenly had an epiphany, can’t I?” Nawaki scratched his head.
“It’s fine, I guess…
it’s just that it feels like you’ve become a different person.” Tsunade’s heart skipped a beat, but her expression remained calm as she reached out and flicked his forehead.
“Less nonsense, have you finished your homework?” Nawaki immediately pulled a bitter face, “Sis, can we not talk about this…” “No.” “You’re so cruel.” “Thank you for the compliment.” The siblings bickered.
Everything seemed unchanged.
Yet, it also seemed as if something had quietly changed.
Tsunade looked at Nawaki’s still-childish face, and the protective urge in her heart grew stronger and stronger.
Her gaze became serious.
The Second Ninja World War would start in 2 years.
She still had time.
The Yin Seal must be learned.
The Eight Gates must be practiced.
Medical Ninjutsu must be refined.
Taijutsu, even more so, must be trained!
The Senju and Uzumaki physique is a gift.
But the Eight Gates doesn’t just rely on talent.
It requires the support of a strong physical constitution.
It requires persistent, unremitting training!
Uzumaki Mito said that her strength would barely increase for a year.
That referred to the amount of Chakra in her body.
Because the excess Chakra would all be used to condense the Yin Seal.
But the increase in physical constitution was not in this category!
“It’s decided!” “For the next year, apart from daily practice of Sealing Technique.” “All the remaining time will be used for physical training!” Tsunade clenched her fists, cheering herself on.
The two mounds of flesh on her chest wobbled back and forth along with her.
Tsunade glanced down and frowned.
“Step one, get a combat bodysuit first.” “Otherwise, these two things on my chest will really affect my performance!” …..