Takeshi took off the black cloth covering his eyes and went outside, looking up at the clear blue sky, feeling a tickle in his heart.
"Hmph, Takeshi, you must control yourself! Everything here isn't real!"
To be honest, he hadn't expected his bloodline enhancement method to be so effective; just completing the acupoint activation step had made the little girl's body so impactful.
Ultimately, he was still a man, and with such a beauty before him, he couldn't help but be moved.
That's why he had to use the cloth to desperately suppress his restless heart.
However, that little girl truly showed no caution towards him.
Just now, while checking Kushina's body, he accidentally stumbled into her sealing space.
It should be known that during his years of interaction with Kushina, Takeshi inevitably came into contact with some of the Uzumaki Clan's sealing Ninjutsu.
And because he possessed the 'Super Kage Aptitude' talent, he learned any Ninjutsu very quickly, mastering them just by observing.
Furthermore, he was originally a medical student, so he couldn't help but pick up some eccentric research habits, similar to Snake Aunt.
Through years of research into bloodline enhancement, he gradually mastered some special little tricks.
So, for him, entering Kushina's sealing space wasn't very difficult.
However, even so, it shouldn't have been so easy to enter.
Ultimately, it was because Kushina hadn't set up any defenses against him; in fact, she had practically opened the sealing space directly to him, as if inviting him to enter.
Takeshi was speechless; how could he resist that?
Thinking of adding another layer of security to the seal, he decisively entered.
But who would have thought that as soon as he entered, the large nine-tailed fox immediately attacked him?
This caused Takeshi to subconsciously douse him with a Time Genjutsu.
Although only one second passed in reality, in the Genjutsu world, decades or even a century might have passed.
"I hope it's not dead..."
Takeshi looked at the mission panel before him.
"Mission: Help Kushina avoid a death ending. Mission Progress: 74%."
However, the gains from this acupoint activation were substantial, instantly raising the progress to seventy-four percent.
Only twenty-six percent remained before he could complete the mission and return to reality.
Now, Kushina only had one final step, '衝脈' (Chongmai), to complete the ultimate bloodline enhancement.
But it was clear that merely enhancing Kushina's bloodline concentration through Chongmai wouldn't be enough to boost the mission progress by twenty-six percentage points at once.
In other words, he needed to gain the remaining mission progress from other people.
The previous act of saving Nawaki ensured that Orochimaru's mentality didn't collapse.
Next, he needed to follow up with his teacher, Tsunade.
As everyone knows, Tsunade is Konoha's top medical Ninja; keeping her by Kushina's side would better ensure her health and safety.
And by time estimation, in a few days, Hiruzen Sarutobi would convene a Jonin meeting regarding this battle.
According to the original story, Tsunade was in deep sorrow over the loss of a loved one at this time, and then her proposal would be rejected by Hiruzen Sarutobi at the meeting, dealing her another heavy blow.
This caused her spirit to become fragile.
And Kato Dan would seize this excellent opportunity to approach Tsunade, taking advantage of her vulnerability and clinging to her, this big fat sheep.
However, Nawaki's fate had been altered by Takeshi, so Tsunade naturally wouldn't have her heart easily breached by Kato Dan as in the original story.
But it doesn't guarantee that Tsunade still won't propose the inclusion of medical Ninja in mission teams.
After all, the purpose of her suggestion was to improve the survival rate of team members and the success rate of missions; her starting point was good.
In fact, its role in important battles in the future also proved the correctness of this measure.
But given the current scarcity of war resources and insufficient technology, it's simply not enough to support the implementation of the plan, so Hiruzen Sarutobi will certainly still refuse Tsunade as in the original story.
This would again give Kato Dan an opportunity to approach Tsunade.
Although Tsunade, without the negative buff of Nawaki's death, would not have her inner defenses as easily breached as in the original story, one must still not let down their guard.
Kato Dan is an extremely cunning schemer.
It's hard to say that his support for Tsunade's proposal at the meeting was without ulterior motives.
After all, he later even deliberately asked Tsunade, "It's too late and unsafe, let me walk you home."
Look at that?
His motive couldn't be more obvious!
You, a Ninja who can only use the Spirit Transformation Jutsu and would be instantly defeated if an enemy got close, are going to protect Tsunade, who is invincible in close combat and possesses monstrous strength?
Who is protecting whom? I really can't say.
Afterward, he even started playing the emotional card, making Tsunade reminisce and feel a sense of shared suffering, almost causing Tsunade to shut down.
This caused her to become emo directly in the middle of the night, still sitting on the rooftop, enduring the cold wind.
Finally, he delivered a critical blow with a dream identical to her younger brother Nawaki's—my dream is to become Hokage.
Good gracious, this chain of events, one after another, only goes to show how brilliant this schemer's methods truly are.
So, to prevent this blue-haired schemer from approaching Tsunade, Takeshi decided to attend this Jonin meeting as well.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and during these days, nothing major happened in Konoha.
Aside from occasionally picnicking and gathering with Kushina and others, Takeshi mostly focused on improving his strength within the clan.
This was to be prepared for any eventuality.
If the final mission required him to defeat Uchiha Madara, the mastermind, he would need to possess equivalent strength.
Therefore, preparing early is always the right thing to do.
Time flew by, and soon it was the day the Jonin meeting was to be held.
"Kid, what are you doing here?"
The meeting hadn't started yet, and Tsunade, who had just spotted Takeshi sitting nearby, looked utterly surprised.
Tsunade was, in a way, Takeshi's teacher, and she knew his situation very well.
How could he, not even a Chunin, be attending a Jonin meeting?
"I'm representing the clan at the meeting."
Takeshi noticed her confusion and proactively explained.
Each clan needed to send a representative to the Jonin meeting.
And all the main combat forces of the Uchiha Clan were currently on the front lines and couldn't be spared, so Takeshi easily got this opportunity.
"By the way, Teacher, are you going to propose this plan to Hokage-sama later?"
Takeshi's gaze fell on the document on Tsunade's desk.
As expected, Tsunade was still going to propose the medical Ninja training plan...
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