"Of course we should intervene. We can guide him towards goodness," Shisui shared his solution.
Shisui prepared to offer guidance to Uchiha Itachi as a senior, aiming to lead him to become a ninja who loves his clan, his village, and bears responsibilities.
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In the courtyard of Tsunade's home.
Mokgetsu and Tsunade sat on stone benches in the courtyard, while Shizune and Nohara Rin stood diligently in front of them.
Half a year ago, Mokgetsu and Tsunade agreed to exchange disciples for six months. Although Nohara Rin went out for some tasks during this period, mostly she learned medical ninjutsu from Tsunade.
Today is the day to test the cultivation results.
"Rin, demonstrate your learning achievements," Tsunade said confidently, crossing her arms.
Nohara Rin has an exceptional talent for medical ninjutsu and has worked hard in learning. After six months of guidance, Tsunade is optimistic about Rin's future in medical ninjutsu.
With Rin's current medical skills, Tsunade believes she can easily promote her to Special Jonin.
As for Official Jonin, there's still some distance since Rin is lacking in direct combat abilities.
"Alright, Tsunade-sama." Nohara Rin nodded, walked to the stone table, and picked up a blood-stained fish.
"Mystical Palm Jutsu!"
Rin gathered a large amount of chakra in her palm, then performed Yang Attribute Chakra Nature Changes to alter the chakra's properties.
A rich green light blossomed from Rin's palm, enveloping the blood-stained fish.
Under the effect of the Yang Attribute Chakra, the wounds on the fish in Rin's hand rapidly healed, leaving no scars.
The fully healed fish came back to life with a bounce, struggling continuously in Rin's hand.
Mokgetsu nodded, that fish was really near its last breath earlier, and had Rin been a bit slower, it would have died.
Immediately after, Rin took out a purple medicine pill from the stone table and slipped it into the fish's mouth.
The previously lively and struggling fish's movements grew weaker after ingesting the purple pill, and unsightly purple markings began to appear on its body.
"Detoxification is also a compulsory course for medical ninjas. In cases of poisoning, if you don't detoxify first, any treatment is meaningless," Tsunade explained.
She is the strongest medical ninja not only because she can treat bodies at high speed but also because Tsunade has the strongest detoxification ability in the Ninja World, which causes great distress to The Hidden Sand Village, the most fond of using poison.
"Minor Disease Extraction Jutsu!"
Rin tightly gripped the poisoned fish to locate the toxin source using ninjutsu.
After determining the location, Rin held the fish in her left hand and slightly raised her right hand.
"Chakra Scalpel!"
Rin concentrated a large amount of chakra to strengthen her hand, making her palm incredibly sharp, carving a scratch the instant she touched the fish's body.
Rin precisely extracted the toxins and then proceeded to treat the fish.
Actually, Rin also learned how to prepare detoxification medicine, but it takes quite a long time, hence not suitable for demonstration.
Then Rin used some basic medical ninjutsu like hemostasis and recovery to showcase her solid foundations.
After completing the demonstration, Rin took a couple of breaths, eagerly looked towards Mokgetsu.
Achieving this level was the result of Rin's hard study; she completed cultivating the Chakra Scalpel just days ago.
"Very nice, even some Jonins proficient in medical ninjutsu wouldn't do better," Mokgetsu praised Rin's excellence generously.
To keep up with Kakashi and Obito, Rin indeed worked hard, which Mokgetsu noticed.
The slight tension in Rin's heart relaxed instantly, and she showed a joyous smile.
Rin respects Tsunade, but Mokgetsu is her true teacher in her heart, the one she most wants to be acknowledged by.
"Thank you for all your trouble, Tsunade-sama," Mokgetsu smiled and thanked Tsunade.
Medical ninjutsu is indeed Tsunade's domain. Although Mokgetsu's teaching skills are enhanced, they're limited by his own knowledge.
"Well then, make some of my favorite dishes to reward me," Tsunade responded straightforwardly, listing several of her favorite meals.
Hints aren't a thing for Tsunade; if Mokgetsu doesn't catch on or pretends to miss the notion, she'd lose out.
Mokgetsu readily agreed, considering it a simple matter.
"Shizune's previous strength is best known to you, Tsunade-sama, so I'll leave her cultivation results' inspection to you," Mokgetsu suggested thoughtfully.
It's hard to notice personal improvements immediately, and Shizune hasn't learned any large-scale ninjutsu, so practical experience in battle is needed.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Tsunade formed an ink and split an obtained a shadow clone to oversee Shizune's study results.
"Shizune, attack me with your full strength, no psychological burdens," Tsunade's clone said casually.
Shizune nodded and immediately entered the Full Concentration Breathing state to enhance her abilities.
"Careful, Tsunade-sama!" Shizune reminded, then unleashed chakra and dashed out using Soru.
Although her strength is insufficient to defeat Tsunade's shadow clone, the necessary respect must be there.
Whoosh!
Shizune's figure flickered, moving instantly to the side of Tsunade's clone, her right foot already channeling heavy amounts of chakra slammed down towards Tsunade.
Bam!!
As Shizune was about to contact the shadow clone, it retreated rapidly, causing Shizune's monster strength foot to smash onto the ground, shattering it.
Watched by Tsunade's main body she was somewhat surprised; Shizune displayed speed and fierce execution, seeming like a ninja skilled in taijutsu, yet Shizune's taijutsu was underwhelming even among Genin half a year ago.
Having missed her first attack, Shizune wasn't disheartened; she quickly assembled her next offensive, with her sharp Chakra Scalpel chopping down a large tree in Tsunade's courtyard.
Unlike Rin who needed go study medical knowledge from Tsunade, Shizune had lived with Tsunade, learning vast medical knowledge. Mokgetsu taught her Monster Strength Power and Chakra Scalpel with outstanding smoothness.
For the first two minutes, Tsunade's clone didn't initiate any attack, only dodged, allowing Shizune to showcase her attacking abilities.
Two minutes in, Tsunade's clone demonstrated a fraction of its strength, and suddenly the roles of attack and defense swapped.
While Shizune was beaten down consecutively, she remained composed, striving to defend while looking for openings.
Of course, due to the substantial difference in strength, ultimately Shizune ended up falling when faced with Tsunade's knife hand.
"Shizune, were you lazing around during your cultivation with me?" Tsunade dismissed her shadow clone and asked Shizune.
"Absolutely not, I've been always earnest when learning from you, Tsunade-sama," Shizune quickly answered, brushing off the dust on her body.
"Alright, I was just joking," Tsunade laughed when she saw Shizune hastily explaining.
Tsunade turned to Mokgetsu, "You're quite the teacher; let Shizune learn from you for another year and aim for her to punch down a Jonin with a single hit."
Shizune's growth surprised Tsunade slightly, not only mastering Monster Strength Power and Chakra Scalpel but also having surprisingly substantial progress in taijutsu.
"Teaching for another year isn't an issue, but I cannot promise Shizune will be able to punch down a Jonin after a year," Mokgetsu replied.
"Come on, Tsunade-sama, don't put undue pressure on Teacher Mokgetsu," Shizune said helplessly.
To punch down a Jonin, even Tsunade herself wouldn't always be able to. Tsunade could certainly handle an ordinary Jonin effortlessly, but wouldn't necessarily take down dozens of Jonins simultaneously with ease.
"Only after learning from Mokgetsu for half a year you're taking his side," Tsunade pinched Shizune's fair cheek discontentedly.
"Uwwuh~" Shizune tried to explain, but Tsunade's action made it all blurry and indistinct.
Shizune's six-month cultivation plan wrapped up, and Mokgetsu took some time to inspect Asuma's training progress and offer guidance.
After cultivation, Mokgetsu proposed to visit Sarutobi Hiruzen under the guise of seeking ninjutsu advice, bringing Asuma along.
As for the true reason, firstly, it was to inform Sarutobi Hiruzen he had successfully cultivated Flying Thunder God, enhancing his visible strength and perfecting his genius persona, secondly, to record Sarutobi Hiruzen's panel through Transformation.