Ino rushed over and hugged Tsunade tightly: "Teacher, thank you, thank you so much! This Ninjutsu is too important to me! Hurry, teach me now!"
Tsunade's gaze drifted, and she licked her lips with her red tongue, changing the subject: "What about today's drink bill?"
Ino, who had held on for a long time, finally broke down.
She paid the sake bill with a heavy heart, and the three of them went to the residence Jirocho provided for Tsunade. It was then that Ino saw this famous underworld boss of the Land of Tea. Morino Idate treated him with great respect, calling him 'Boss' repeatedly.
This man, over fifty years old, looked kind and was polite to people, like a well-read scholar.
Whether he was actually a scholar or not, Ino didn't care; it had nothing to do with her.
The teacher and disciple closed the door to practice the Yang Seal.
Tsunade had only improved her Yin Seal. She didn't know what situations would arise or what problems they would encounter during practice; everything was an unknown.
"Do you know Sealing Technique? You do? That makes things easier. I'll explain the Sealing Technique steps of the Yang Seal to you in detail."
The first lesson officially began.
Tsunade quickly saw Ino's extraordinary talent for Ninjutsu. Whether it was the Yin Seal or the Yang Seal, the learning difficulty level of this Ninjutsu was S-rank. Originally, Tsunade had planned for one month to learn the Sealing Technique, another month to construct the Sealing Technique formula, and finally, one month to fill it with Chakra to complete the entire Sealing Technique.
Ino's rapid progress amazed her. She already knew Sealing Technique, so that step was directly skipped. Constructing the Yang Seal, a Sealing Technique formula that combined storage and purification functions, took some time but was completed within three days. The final process of injecting Chakra was incredibly smooth.
Ino had even more Chakra than Tsunade. Just a casual infusion of a little bit filled the initial Sealing Technique formula.
Tsunade covered her face, feeling a slight toothache. This disciple, except for being a bit lacking when learning Medical Ninjutsu, was a genius in all other aspects, the kind of genius at the pinnacle of the Ninja World. Her talent was so good that Tsunade was jealous.
After a day's interval, Tsunade signaled her to take off her outer clothing, and the two of them worked together to cast the Ninjutsu. The teacher and disciple together completed the formal Yang Seal formula.
Ino felt a little embarrassed. The reason for her embarrassment was the rather peculiar location of this Yang Seal.
She had originally thought it would be sealed on her forehead like Tsunade's, but it was completely different.
Now, a hexagonal seal mark appeared slightly above her navel.
Tsunade's Yin Seal was purple, and her Yang Seal was silver.
Solitary Yin does not grow, solitary Yang does not generate.
This saying also applies to Yang Release and Yin Release.
Due to the balance of Yin and Yang, the inside of this Yang Seal was full of Yin Style Chakra, so it had to be exposed to sunlight frequently. This was to allow the Sealing Technique formula to operate independently and not affect Ino's physical and mental health due to being too 'Yin'.
In other words, to ensure her stomach could often get some sun, she would have to wear crop tops from now on.
After all this, it seemed she was back on the path of showing off her midriff, just like the original Ino.
"Do I have to dress like this? It's so revealing, and my stomach area is exposed; it doesn't seem to have any defense?" Ino felt a bit awkward.
Her current attire was similar to that of the sixteen-year-old Ino. Her purple jacket had been cut by Tsunade at the sleeves and lower abdomen, exposing her arms, collarbone, and lower abdomen. The fabric of her clothes was instantly reduced by half.
Tsunade scoffed at her concern about defense. While drinking sake, she showed her fair, tender fist.
"If this old woman punches you, can you defend against it?"
No need to think about it, Tsunade's strength, speed, and other attributes were completely superior to hers at this moment.
Ino shook her head: "I can't defend against it, but that's not the same thing..."
Tsunade didn't give her a chance to argue: "Don't quibble! Whether you wear clothes or not, you can't stop my punch, so you'll wear whatever I tell you to wear!"
Ino looked strangely at Shizune and the pet pig Tonton. Is that really the logic? How does it sound like twisted logic!
The senior sister with long legs chuckled twice, shaking her head slightly, meaning, 'Don't try to reason with Lady Tsunade; she doesn't listen to reason!'
After the Yang Seal, Tsunade also taught Ino her Super Strength Fist and Painful Sky Foot. For these Taijutsu techniques involving precise Chakra control, Ino learned slowly because she had too much Chakra! It was hard to control precisely, so there was nothing to do but practice repeatedly.
Ino began to study with Tsunade.
Aside from studying, all other time was occupied by activities like drinking, gambling, eating delicious food, escaping, shopping, and soaking in hot springs.
Tsunade had traveled the world for so many years, and many shop owners recognized her. They knew she didn't have much money, but in a few days, a'simp' named Jiraiya would come to pay. The shop owners weren't worried about not getting paid; whatever you ate or drank was put on the tab, and someone would come to pay in a few days.
After two days of intense practice, Ino also relaxed. According to Tsunade, it was important to balance work and rest.
Training × Vacation √
She couldn't quite figure out what she was doing here anymore. Initially, she was quite anxious and felt guilty, thinking about how Sasuke, Naruto, and Shikamaru were all training hard while she was here drinking and shopping. Was this appropriate? But after adapting to this lifestyle, she thought, 'Huh? This is quite enjoyable too!'
Inoichi would occasionally send her updates via messenger hawk. She heard that Naruto was currently learning Summoning Technique with Jiraiya, Kakashi had left the village to search for Danzo's whereabouts, and Sasuke was training alone but was already much stronger than his original timeline self, gradually perfecting his Chidori. Shikamaru and the others were also embarking on their respective paths.
There were still seven days until the official Chunin Exams, and Ino was still soaking in a hot spring with Tsunade.
Shizune, though appearing mature, also had a childish side. When no outsiders were present, she was very uninhibited. At this moment, she put a swimming ring on the little pig Tonton, and the two of them, one person and one pig, were having a great time in the water.
Tsunade was initially dozing off, somewhat dazed, when she suddenly asked Ino, seemingly casually, "Do you know Shizune's uncle?"
Shizune's uncle? Ino paused for a moment before replying, "Is it Jonin Kato Dan? Uncle Choza mentioned him; it seems he used to be Jonin Kato Dan's subordinate."
Tsunade pondered for a moment: "Akimichi Choza? Hmm, they were not just superior and subordinate; they were also very good friends."
Ino smiled politely.
These days, everyone, male or female, liked to be friends with members of the Akimichi Clan.
No matter how unattractive a person was, having a big Fat Man (fat person) beside them made men feel like they were as handsome as a jade tree in the wind, and women would feel like they were incomparably beautiful.
The Akimichi Clan could be called the best friend family in the Ninja World. Everyone, regardless of gender or age, liked to make friends with them. Ino was like this, and it seemed Kato Dan had a similar idea.
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