"Lord Yuzuru?"
"Is Lady Tsunade not here?"
Seeing that only Uchiha Yuzuru was in the office, Nohara Rin asked curiously.
Yuzuru let out a light chuckle. "Lady Tsunade exhausted herself yesterday, so she asked me to teach you instead."
"Eh? Is Lady Tsunade all right?"
Seeing the concern in Rin's eyes, Yuzuru waved a hand. "She's fine. She just needs some proper rest."
Hearing his answer, Rin finally relaxed, admiration rising in her heart. "Lady Tsunade really works herself too hard… to the point of exhaustion. I hope she'll take better care of herself in the future."
Yuzuru nodded solemnly. "That's right. She really is too hardworking."
Of course, he was referring to the matter of having children.
Seeing Yuzuru fall silent, Rin took the initiative to ask, "Lord Yuzuru, do you also know medical ninjutsu?"
Medical ninjutsu was different from other techniques. Not only did it require Yang-natured chakra, but also extremely precise chakra control and a deep understanding of the human body's complex meridian system.
Being strong alone was far from enough to master it.
Hearing this, Yuzuru pointed to his Sharingan and said calmly, "Before these eyes, there's nothing that can't be done."
"All right. I'll take you to the training ground first."
Rin felt her vision blur, and in the next instant, she had already arrived at an empty training field.
She couldn't help but marvel inwardly. 'So this is the space-time power Lord Yuzuru wields… it's terrifying.'
Just as Rin was lost in thought, Yuzuru directly took out a summoning scroll.
"Rin, this is the Slug Sage's summoning scroll. Write your name on it."
Rin froze for a moment, then blurted out, "The Slug Sage? Lady Tsunade's exclusive summoning beast that can heal injuries?"
"That's right."
Seeing Yuzuru nod, Rin felt as if her heart was about to leap out of her throat.
After the Second Great Ninja War, Tsunade became famous throughout the ninja world as one of the Three Ninja, and her summoning beast, the Slug Sage, naturally became a topic of endless discussion.
Compared to Manda and Gamabunta, a summoning beast capable of healing injuries was something countless people dreamed of.
There had even been surveys showing that among all summoning beasts, the Slug Sage had taken first place by an overwhelming margin.
For ninja, summoning beasts were often key partners capable of turning the tide of battle.
A good summoning beast could dramatically increase a ninja's combat strength.
Yet for most ninja, even obtaining a single C-rank ninjutsu was difficult, let alone a summoning beast.
Without inheritance or background, even if one somehow saved enough money, they could usually only buy a barely chakra-capable ninja beast from the market.
Such beasts were weak, difficult to train, and in battle could at best serve as distractions.
Keeping them required endless supplies, while leaving them unattended meant they might die somewhere at any time.
Thus, in the ninja world, summoning beasts were an extreme luxury for the vast majority of ninja.
And now, she was actually about to sign a summoning contract with a being like the Slug Sage. This happiness had come far too suddenly.
Rin couldn't help but say, "Lord Yuzuru, could you pinch me? I want to see if I'm dreaming."
Her adorable request made Yuzuru smile as he reached out and gently pinched her cheeks.
"That hurts!"
Rin cried out excitedly, then suddenly came back to her senses and stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. "Lord Yuzuru, I've been disrespectful."
Yuzuru smiled and shook his head. "All right. Go ahead and sign the contract first."
Rin immediately complied, carefully writing her name on the summoning scroll.
Since Yuzuru had already spoken with the Slug Sage beforehand, Rin quickly felt a subtle connection form with some extremely distant place.
Yuzuru put the scroll away, then demonstrated the hand seals for the Summoning Technique.
"Rin, circulate all the chakra in your body and then use the Summoning Technique."
Rin nodded and said seriously, "I understand."
She bit her finger and rapidly formed hand seals. "Summoning Technique!"
Bang!
As a cloud of white smoke dispersed, a slug over twenty meters tall appeared in the training field.
"Lord Yuzuru."
"Lady Rin."
As always, the Slug's avatar politely greeted both of them.
Yuzuru praised her. "The size of the Slug Sage's avatar is closely related to how much chakra you inject during summoning. Being able to summon an avatar over twenty meters tall is very impressive."
Rin's cheeks flushed red with excitement as she murmured, "The Slug Sage… my summoning beast is actually the Slug Sage…"
The Slug said gently, "Lady Rin, I can divide into many small slugs, and each clone possesses healing abilities."
"You can also use them for shared vision, chakra transmission, and information relay…"
"In terms of offense, I can spit corrosive acid to melt enemies."
After hearing the Slug's explanation, Rin was so happy she didn't know what to do with herself.
As expected of the most top-tier and most popular summoning beast in the ninja world—every single ability sounded utterly overpowered.
"If there's nothing else, then I'll be heading back."
Seeing that Rin had no objections, the Slug voluntarily dispelled the summoning.
Rin respectfully knelt on the ground, her eyes slightly red. "Lord Yuzuru, thank you so much."
"If it weren't for you, I'd never have had the chance to sign a contract with such a powerful summoning beast as the Slug Sage."
"From now on, no matter what you command, I'll go through fire and flames without hesitation!"
Although it was Obito who had told Yuzuru about her situation, it was ultimately Yuzuru who had been willing to help her, allowing her to reach this point.
Such kindness was something she couldn't repay even in ten lifetimes.
Seeing her overwhelmed with emotion, Yuzuru reached out and pulled her up, smiling. "Rin, it's still too early to be thanking me. Signing a summoning contract is just the beginning. This is nothing yet."
As he spoke, he took out several scrolls he had long prepared from Kamui Space.
"This is the A-rank medical ninjutsu, Mystical Palm Technique. This is the A-rank Yin Healing Wound Destruction. This is the B-rank Cellular Extraction Jutsu. This is the A-rank Healing Resuscitation Regeneration Technique. This is the A-rank offensive jutsu, Chakra Scalpel. This is the A-rank offensive jutsu, Body Flicker Derangement..."
As Yuzuru took out scroll after scroll, Rin felt her head growing dizzy.
So many precious medical techniques—any single one would cause people to fight until blood was spilled, yet now there was a whole pile in front of her, nearly stacked into a small mountain.
After a long while, Yuzuru's voice finally showed signs of stopping.
"These are the last two scrolls."
"The S-rank forbidden technique Strength of a Hundred Technique, and the S-rank forbidden technique Creation Rebirth."
Rin felt as if her mind had completely crashed, her thoughts going blank as her breath grew scorching hot.
"S-S-S-rank forbidden techniques… and two of them?!"
Watching Rin dazed by the pile of precious techniques he had dropped on her, Yuzuru found it quite amusing. Looking at her now, he felt a sense of "déjà vu"—like those stories from his previous life where a destitute rogue cultivator suddenly becomes the direct heir of an immortal clan.