Tenten was also shocked by Tsunade's name. She had always wanted to become someone like Tsunade.
"Lady Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin... I really want to be her disciple too! I'm so envious!"
On the side, Ino also tilted her nose up, speaking very proudly.
"I am also Lady Tsunade's disciple now!"
"Even Ino? I'm dying of envy!"
Learning from the previous lesson, Kano had them hold Neji down before starting the treatment. Although Tenten, Ino, Hinata, and Karin didn't know what she meant, they each held down one of Neji's limbs.
"Neji, the treatment might be a bit... stimulating in a moment. Just bear with it for a bit."
"I understand. It's like the pain of rubbing disinfectant on a wound. No need to hold me down, I can take it. I didn't even make a sound when I was so badly—AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! Holy crap, stop! I'm going to die! I'm going to die!"
Neji's sudden scream startled the girls. They had never seen Neji lose his composure like this. If they hadn't seen the wound healing, they would have thought he was being tortured.
"You're a big man, and you can't even handle this little pain?"
"You try it and see if you can handle it! It hurts too much! Stop it now!"
"I can't handle it, that's why I'm a girl. Just bear with it, it'll be over soon."
The surrounding girls secretly made up their minds: they must not get injured in front of Kano, and even if they did, they had to hide it well.
After healing him, she played a lullaby for Neji alone. Neji fell asleep peacefully and was then woken up by Kano.
This way, the painful mental trauma from just now could also be healed.
"Holy shit, I just had a nightmare. I dreamed that the Mystical Palm Technique was incredibly painful, even worse than interrogation. I also dreamed that the four of them were acting as assistants while Kano was executing me."
"Oh, you just fainted from your injury. How could the Mystical Palm Technique be painful, right? The pain in the dream must have been from the wound. See, now that I've healed you, it doesn't hurt anymore, does it?"
Neji moved his limbs and found that there was no pain at all; even the fatigue from training had been swept away.
"Thank you, Kano. I will follow your command for this mission."
"Don't mention it. I still need your talent. Please take care of me."
Looking at Kano, who started lying through her teeth, the girls felt a chill and began to wonder if their previous nightmares were related to Kano.
"Alright, let's go find Sakura next."
"Hey, Kano-chan. If we're forming a Boy band, Sasuke should also meet the requirements, right?"
"So that's what you're planning."
Kano nudged Ino with her elbow. Clearly, the Boy band was just an excuse; she really wanted to go on a mission with Sasuke.
"So what? I'm also considering the success rate of the mission."
Ino argued with a red face, but Kano didn't object. Indeed, Sasuke's image was quite good, which she also admitted. Then she would go find Sasuke in a bit.
Anyway, he still owed Kano money, so he probably wouldn't be able to refuse if she asked him to do something.
On the way to find Sakura, they happened to run into Sasuke, with Sakura accompanying him.
"Sasuke, Sakura! We've been looking for you for a long time."
"Kano, my injury has already been healed. I don't need your treatment anymore!"
Hmm? Did Naruto leak the news? Otherwise, how could Sasuke know that she hadn't completely mastered the Mystical Palm Technique?
However, Kano didn't come to find him for that.
Regarding the matter, Sakura readily agreed after hearing it. At this time, Sakura still had long hair and followed the cute style, which was much better than the short-haired tomboy she became later.
Perhaps because Naruto liked Kano instead of Sakura, Sakura was far from being as double-standard as in the original work; she was just a simple girl in love.
Sasuke refused at first, but Kano brought out the IOU, and Sasuke had no choice but to agree humiliatingly.
"Kano-chan, why are you taking Sasuke to play but not me!"
A noisy Naruto jumped out.
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