"I had some confidence, so I went."
Uchiha Gen stopped the Medical Ninjutsu he was performing on himself and explained to Tsunade.
"Confidence? You succeeded?"
Tsunade looked Uchiha Gen up and down again, then glanced at the other facilities placed in the room.
A large wooden barrel filled with pale green viscous liquid, and the medicinal smell that filled the entire room.
This was the situation after just undergoing Snake Body Modification.
The prescription for the entire process was something Orochimaru had also asked Tsunade to help improve, which resulted in the current effect.
But relying on this alone was not enough for Uchiha Gen to pass the test before the third gate.
Even if she could see that Uchiha Gen had increased the dosage and strengthened the effect of the temporary modification, the strongest period after the Snake Body Modification was still a bit inferior to Orochimaru's.
The latter still had to rely on the Orochimaru-style Body Replacement Technique and be fully prepared to succeed, yet Uchiha Gen—
"I succeeded by luck. Now I can also summon the third gate."
Uchiha Gen grinned at Tsunade.
"You actually succeeded."
Tsunade was a bit surprised, but also seemed accustomed to it.
When a person keeps creating miracles, people gradually get used to that person being able to do these things.
In Konoha's history, only Senju Hashirama and Orochimaru had been able to form a contract with the third gate; Uchiha Gen was the third.
Although it was a remarkable achievement, he was ultimately a latecomer, and what he had done was merely what his predecessors had already accomplished.
Tsunade stood up from the sofa and began to carefully examine Uchiha Gen's condition.
"Using Medical Ninjutsu to stimulate surface cells, temporarily activating Yang Release cells, and offsetting the Yin Release Chakra in the death energy by continuously consuming a large amount of Chakra—not a bad idea."
After finishing the examination, Tsunade also determined what method Uchiha Gen had used.
She could also use this method, and even use it better than Uchiha Gen; her Chakra reserves were also much larger than an average Ninja's, so she met the requirements.
But she did not have the deep Snake Body Modification, nor did she have the Three-Tomoe Sharingan that could resist the vast majority of Yin Release mental shocks; it would still be very difficult for her to hold out until the third gate.
Moreover, she had now found her own path and had her own fighting style. Even without Rashomon, she still possessed other defensive means, so this was not a necessity for her.
"Tsunade-sensei, is there any way to speed up my recovery from this state?"
"This is not a normal injury. It is a depletion caused by over-stimulating the Yang Release within your body, clashing with the Yin Release externally, and breaking your body's balance. Treatment must primarily focus on recuperation. The remaining muscle damage and internal injuries caused by the shockwaves did not damage your foundation, so they are not a big problem.
However, it must be noted that Medical Ninjutsu must be used with caution at this time. Your body has already undergone long-term Yang Release stimulation. Using Medical Ninjutsu that relies primarily on Yang Release will likely disrupt your body's Yin-Yang balance. Therefore, until you recover to a certain degree, you cannot use Medical Ninjutsu to treat internal injuries.
I will first prescribe you some medicine to regulate your physical condition. If you use it for three days, most of these symptoms should subside. Then, you can use Medical Ninjutsu on yourself."
After some thought, Tsunade quickly wrote down the prescription and placed it in front of Uchiha Gen.
"Then thank you very much, Tsunade-sensei."
"No need for thanks. Do you remember what I mentioned to you last time?"
"Tsunade-sensei, are you referring to—the matter of promoting the establishment of a medical system?"
"Correct. Sandaime should be returning to the village soon. When that happens, a Jonin assembly will definitely be convened, and I plan to propose it at this Jonin assembly."
Tsunade nodded slightly and said.
"Sandaime returning to the village? Has the situation on the Kumogakure front changed?"
Uchiha Gen asked curiously.
"Yes."
Tsunade nodded again.
"I also received the news before coming here.
On the battlefield in the Land of Hot Springs, although Sandaime and Danzo relied on intelligence advantages to break the army led by the Third Raikage on the front lines, they also suffered heavy losses.
Especially your Uchiha clan leader, Uchiha Hisaku. On the battlefield, he encountered the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Blue B, and was severely wounded by him, his life hanging by a thread."
"The clan leader is severely injured? Life hanging by a thread?"
Uchiha Gen raised an eyebrow slightly.
Would this cause turmoil within the clan and have some unnecessary impact on him?
"His life should be preserved, but there are no Medical Ninjas like you or me there to treat him in time. We will have to wait until he returns to the village to see the final outcome.
In this battle, both sides suffered heavy losses; it was almost a mutual defeat. Kumogakure adopted the same tactics we used in the Land of Rain, sending elite troops led by top experts to carry out long-distance raids to destroy our logistics system.
The Ninja leading them was a newly emerged young expert. It is rumored to be the Fourth A of Kumogakure, aged eighteen. He has inherited the Third Raikage's Chakra armor and has incredible speed. Perhaps in a few years, he will be an expert with strength not inferior to mine or Orochimaru's."
Fourth A?
This guy was already active during the Second Ninja World War.
However, considering he was five years older than him, it seemed to be the time when a Ninja had passed the golden age of strength growth and was gradually climbing toward their peak.
Since Tsunade said so, believing that he would be a Kage-level Expert in a few years, then the current Fourth A was likely a top expert with strength close to Kage-level.
"Mutual defeat; no wonder they couldn't continue fighting."
"They will definitely continue to fight. Without a victor, this war will not end. For now, they have only temporarily signed a ceasefire agreement.
We still have the Third Kazekage and Sunagakure to deal with, and our logistics system needs to be rebuilt. Kumogakure also needs to resolve the friction with Iwagakure to avoid being attacked from both sides.
Both sides just want to use this opportunity to resolve hidden dangers before fighting to the finish."
So that's how it is.
Uchiha Gen nodded slowly.
"Can I also attend the Jonin assembly?"
His current Ninja rank was still Special Jonin.
Although he would definitely be promoted to Jonin based on his war achievements, if the Jonin assembly was held too early, it might not be in time.
Jonin is the Ninja rank just below the Hokage in the village. The promotion of every Jonin is a very important matter. The process is complex, requiring the Hokage's personal approval, and often requires participating in several mission assessments to meet the hard requirements.
The indicators are to prove that you truly possess the ability of a Jonin—the ability to lead teams to execute A-rank missions and participate in S-rank missions to play a useful role.
"Of course you will attend. With your war achievements, it would be unjustifiable not to promote you to Jonin exceptionally; you won't even need the corresponding S-rank mission assessment."