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Tsunade - Ch 8
🕑 Added 2025-03-23 15:07:01 +0000 UTCChapter 8: Tsunade's Examination of Kakashi
"You're Mikan! Are you married?" Upon seeing this woman, Tsunade accurately called out her name.
The head nurse's face turned bright red. "Tsunade-sama, please don't call me that!"
"Alright, Mikan!" Tsunade repeated once more.
Mikan could only sigh in resignation. If anyone else had called her like that, she would have lunged at them without hesitation. But this was Tsunade-sama, so she had no choice but to endure it.
"So your name is Mikan, huh? No wonder everyone just calls you big sis all the time, tsk tsk!" Kamizuki Hikari made a suicidal remark, instantly provoking Mikan's anger.
"Kamizuki, if you have the guts, let's settle this one-on-one!"
Kamizuki Hikari: "Heh, you think I'm scared of you?"
Mikan: "Come at me, then!"
Kamizuki Hikari: "No, you come at me!"
How embarrassing!
Watching these two idiots bicker, Tsunade grabbed Kamizuki Hikari by the scruff of his neck and dragged him toward the Konoha Hospital.
Seeing this, Mikan couldn't help but smirk triumphantly.
As expected, Tsunade-sama still loves her.
[Tsunade, this old hag, doesn't care about me at all!]
[Can't she see how much I resemble her granduncle? She should at least promote me, give me a raise, and throw a few beauties my way to expand the Kamizuki clan.]
Crunch, crunch!
Tsunade ground her teeth. When Kamizuki Hikari wasn't around, she sometimes missed him a little.
But the moment he was next to her and she heard the nonsense in his head, she just wanted to beat him up.
"Behave yourself! Gai, take me to see Kakashi first, then we'll check on Lee!"
"Right this way, Tsunade-sama!" Maito Gai, knowing how rare it was for Tsunade to visit, immediately took the lead, acting like an eager lackey.
Hikari, still held by the scruff of his neck, had no choice but to submit to Tsunade's overwhelming authority.
Amidst the laughter of several nurses, he arrived at Kakashi's hospital room.
Letting go of Kamizuki Hikari, Tsunade shot him a warning glance before starting to examine Kakashi with her hands.
Well, to be precise, she was conducting a medical examination.
At this moment, Hikari wasn't thinking nonsense. Instead, he and Maito Gai stood obediently to the side, waiting for Tsunade's diagnosis.
As Gai's friend, Hikari wasn't particularly close to Kakashi, but being a transmigrator, he had long admired the famous Hatake "50-50" Kakashi of Konoha.
Their relationship was decent enough.
Compared to most other jōnin, Kakashi was relatively approachable.
After about half an hour, Tsunade finished her examination.
"Kakashi's brain was severely affected by a genjutsu. His body's self-preservation mechanism kicked in, forcing him into a deep sleep to protect his vital functions. It seems Uchiha Itachi's genjutsu is truly formidable. Even Kakashi, with his three-tomoe Sharingan, ended up like this."
[Tsk tsk, Itachi's genjutsu is Tsukuyomi, one of the strongest in the shinobi world, second only to Infinite Tsukuyomi and Kotoamatsukami. Of course, it's OP!]
[Tsunade, you're not that great either!]
Hearing this, Tsunade couldn't tolerate it.
She was about to teach Kamizuki Hikari a lesson when she heard his next thought.
[Kakashi's left eye isn't just a three-tomoe Sharingan... it's a Mangekyō Sharingan, containing a precious space-time dojutsu—Kamui!]
[Kakashi isn't an Uchiha, nor does he have Senju or Uzumaki blood. The power of the Mangekyō Sharingan is too much for his body to handle, which is why it always appears as a three-tomoe Sharingan.]
[With Tsukuyomi's stimulation, Kakashi should now undergo a deeper fusion with his Sharingan.]
[Too bad he doesn't have Hashirama or White Zetsu cells... Otherwise, he could spam Kamui like it's nothing, and Konoha would gain another top-tier powerhouse!]
After hearing Hikari's thoughts, Tsunade began contemplating.
First, the fact that Kakashi possessed a Mangekyō Sharingan was something even Kakashi himself didn't know, yet Kamizuki Hikari was clearly aware and even knew the dojutsu it contained. That was very suspicious.
As for Hashirama cells, Tsunade knew those were extracted from her grandfather's remains.
But what the hell were White Zetsu cells?
She had never even heard of them.
She considered directly asking Hikari how he knew so much, but thinking about all the secrets he had hidden so far, she hesitated.
If she insisted on getting to the bottom of it, there were only two possible outcomes:
One, Kamizuki Hikari had no loyalty to Konoha. If she exposed his secret, he might go on a rampage and flee.
Two, Kamizuki Hikari was loyal to Konoha, but upon realizing that Tsunade could hear his thoughts, he might still choose to escape.
Either way, Konoha would lose Kamizuki Hikari.
If the Third Hokage were still in charge, he would likely take action immediately. But the current Hokage was Tsunade, a broad-minded and exceptional woman.
[Why is Tsunade staring at me like that? Could it be that she's truly captivated by my handsome face? If that's the case, what position should we try tonight?]
Alright then.
Tsunade's face immediately darkened.
The possibility of Kamizuki Hikari being a spy instantly dropped to less than 0.01% in her mind.
What kind of spy would constantly lust after her beauty?
Even if he were a spy, Tsunade was confident she could use her charm to make him defect to Konoha's side.
As for the intel he had just revealed, she decided to keep it in mind for now.
"I'll prepare some nutrient solutions to restore Kakashi's physical condition. Once his body recovers, I'll use medical ninjutsu to stimulate his brain and wake him up." Tsunade quickly decided on the treatment plan.
Based on her own examination and the information she gleaned from Kamizuki Hikari's thoughts, Tsunade made slight adjustments to her approach.
Initially, she had planned to wake Kakashi up immediately and then proceed with rehabilitation.
But now that she knew about the Mangekyō Sharingan, Tsunade became more invested.
As the princess of the Senju clan, Tsunade was well aware of the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Every Mangekyō Sharingan possessed a powerful dojutsu, and when both eyes were awakened, the user could manifest Susanoo, instantly reaching or even surpassing Kage-level strength.
Since Kakashi's left eye was a Mangekyō Sharingan but his body couldn't handle it, Tsunade decided to prepare some body-enhancing medicine to boost his chakra and help him adapt to the Mangekyō faster.
If this worked, Kakashi's strength could rise to her level.
A legendary space-time dojutsu... She was eager to see it in action.
The treatment would be more complicated, but the potential gains made it worth the effort.
"Alright, assign someone to keep guarding Kakashi. Let's go check on Lee next!" Tsunade said before turning to leave the room. Maito Gai quickly followed, leading the way to Lee's recovery ward.
[Fine, I'll help you out this time, Kakashi. I hope you grow stronger so my wife can have one less thing to worry about!]
