"You'd have to be an idiot to just stand there and take a hit!"
"You bastard! If you've got the guts to swing a blade at me, then stop running and take a punch!"
"If I take one punch, can we call it even?"
"Just don't use that Hydrification Technique! One light punch, and we're square!"
"Yeah, like I'd believe that!"
Yamanaka Shinno took off at full speed.
Tsunade's forehead veins were bulging.
If he actually stopped and let her land a hit, he'd be making a direct trip to the afterlife.
Oh—
With my Sage Body, I might not die.
But it would still hurt like hell!
"Damn that Guillotine Drop! How come its activation rate wasn't this high earlier?!"
Shinno grumbled internally as he sprinted for his life.
All he'd wanted to do was give Tsunade a little demonstration—channeling chakra into a wooden stick to form a makeshift chakra scalpel.
With his current level of chakra control and mastery over medical ninjutsu, it wasn't difficult.
Even though the wooden stick had zero chakra conductivity, raw power could create miracles. Forming a chakra scalpel wasn't that hard.
But who could've expected this?
During an hour of testing, the trait had only triggered about one percent of the time.
And now, it suddenly activated out of nowhere?!
Good thing it only shaved off an eyebrow.
If it had been anywhere else, Tsunade wouldn't just be chasing me—she'd be trying to kill me!
"Shinno, dinner's ready!"
Standing at the entrance, Kushina called out cheerfully, rescuing Shinno from his predicament.
While cooking, she'd caught a glimpse of the bloody mess in the courtyard and immediately realized they needed to switch up the menu for lunch.
As for those two chickens that had been hacked into oblivion… May they rest in peace.
"...Yamanaka Shinno! Don't let me catch you!"
Tsunade stopped in her tracks, gritting her teeth as she glared at the little bastard standing ten meters away.
She made up her mind then and there—she had to figure out that technique he used to reach top speed in an instant.
Otherwise, if she kept getting outpaced like this, how was she supposed to get her revenge?!
"C'mon, Tsunade, that was just an accident! You know I'm the most reliable guy around!"
"You? Reliable? Ha—"
"I spent all morning researching how to fix your condition. I've already made progress!"
Shinno didn't even hesitate—just started talking.
"Oh? Were you researching how to fix my condition, or how to fix me?"
Tsunade raised an eyebrow.
Kushina, still standing by the doorway, had to bite her lip to keep from laughing. Her face was turning red, and her whole body trembled.
She could not laugh.
Her boyfriend had almost completely bullshitted his way out of this.
If she laughed now, it'd ruin everything!
"Is there no trust left between us?"
"Ha—none."
"My dear sister! You saw how well Kakashi's treatment went the other day!"
"...You're serious?"
Tsunade gave him a skeptical look.
She had seen the changes in Kakashi firsthand.
She wasn't sure if he'd relapse the next time he went on a mission, but in terms of social interaction, there was a clear improvement.
"Dead serious! Not a single lie!"
Shinno's tone was sincere.
No one understood the power of system traits better than he did.
They worked instantly.
Tsunade pursed her lips, staring at Shinno for a few seconds. Seeing that his gaze was steady and unwavering, she decided—for now—to give him the benefit of the doubt.
She turned and walked back into the house.
"We'll talk after lunch."
Kushina, still stifling laughter, secretly gave Shinno a thumbs-up.
He actually pulled it off. Amazing!
Shinno shot her a smug look before following them inside.
After a hearty meal, Tsunade finally got down to business, asking about Shinno's treatment method.
As a medical ninja, she had considered ways to treat her own psychological trauma.
But precisely because she was a medical ninja, she also understood that if she couldn't face her past, any treatment would be useless. Worse—it might even deepen her pain.
However, Shinno's proposed method was different from what she'd imagined.
Sealing away all her memories and constructing an entirely new life within a genjutsu—one where she could gradually adapt to bloodshed, from birth to adulthood…
"No need to face the past?"
Tsunade's expression flickered.
She knew this method carried risks. If she failed to distinguish genjutsu from reality in time…
But if she didn't have to face everything directly…
After a long silence, she finally gestured to Shinno before lying down on the bed.
Shinno took a deep breath, formed a hand seal, and swiftly constructed the complex genjutsu.
Tsunade's vision blurred, then plunged into complete darkness. Her senses—sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste—were all swallowed by the illusion.
Powerful Yin Release energy rapidly carved out an intricate memory-sealing technique from the Uzumaki Clan within her mind.
"System, gift [Crimson Frenzy] to Tsunade."
After nearly a full minute of intense effort, Shinno exhaled heavily.
This genjutsu…
In terms of difficulty, it was about the level of an S-rank technique.
But the scale was insane!
Simulating six years of someone's life through genjutsu—building the environment, shaping the sensory feedback, creating all the NPCs—it was a massive project!
If it weren't for his upgraded [Seeker of Origins] trait, which drastically increased the speed of memory extraction, he might have needed five minutes just to set this up!
"Shinno, are you okay?"
Kushina wiped the sweat from his forehead.
In her mind, Shinno's genjutsu was usually instant—just a glare or a smack, and it was done.
This was the first time she'd seen him struggle.
"I'm great! In fact… I think I just figured out the principles behind Tsukuyomi and Kotoamatsukami!"
Shinno's eyes gleamed.
Maybe it was the combination of [Yin Release Master] and [Seeker of Origins] working together…
But after executing such a massive genjutsu, he'd suddenly understood the mechanics behind the Uchiha's most powerful illusions!
Tsukuyomi's control over time, space, sensory perception, and even pain intensity—it was relatively simple.
If he studied it for a few more days, he could probably create an identical technique himself!
Kotoamatsukami's subconscious implantation and thought manipulation were a bit trickier.
Especially the seamless activation—where the victim wouldn't even notice they were under a genjutsu. That required more research.
But now that he had a direction, he'd get there eventually.
"Huh? What kind of jutsu is that?"
Kushina blinked in confusion.
"The strongest genjutsu possessed by the Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan."
Shinno grinned.
His mind was already racing with ideas on how to educate his enemies inside a Tsukuyomi-style illusion space.
Would it work inside the genjutsu?
A sudden, unpredictable execution move…
The fear that would instill was way better than just stabbing someone outright!
Also…
Would Euphoric Healing activate inside the illusion?
Three days of absolute pleasure, compressed into a single instant…
Shit.
Why the hell did I throw Danzo out this morning?!
Now I don't even have a test subject!
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