Hearing Yusuke's proposal for a bet, Tsunade subconsciously prepared to agree. However, Shizune, who was beside her, quickly grabbed her arm.
Yusuke nodded, "Yes. If I lose, Kabuto will naturally be your disciple, Tsunade-sama. If Tsunade-sama loses, I hope I can ask Tsunade-sama for a jutsu for Kabuto."
Hearing this, Tsunade curiously asked, "Tell me what jutsu you want first."
Yusuke smiled, "Summoning Technique! The slug that Tsunade-sama summons has incredibly powerful healing abilities. Such a summoning beast is something all ninjas dream of."
"And Tsunade-sama doesn't have to worry about Kabuto passing the Summoning Technique on to others. After all, the summoning contract scroll should be in Tsunade-sama's possession. Kabuto will just sign his name on it."
After Yusuke finished speaking, he quietly watched Tsunade, who was deep in thought, waiting for her reply.
In Yusuke's plan, the Summoning Technique was actually secondary. What he really wanted was the Senjutsu of the Shikkotsu Forest.
"You have to tell us what we're betting on first!" Shizune, who was beside Tsunade, spoke up. She always felt that this young man, who wasn't much older than her, must have a hidden agenda. He was trying to trick Tsunade-sama.
Yusuke laughed, "Why don't we bet on dice?"
"No!" As soon as Yusuke finished speaking, Shizune immediately rejected his proposal. She knew what Tsunade's luck was like. Betting on dice was a surefire way to lose.
Seeing Shizune's reaction, Yusuke chuckled inwardly. He then proposed a few common gambling methods, but they were all rejected by Shizune.
At this time, Tsunade's expression turned unpleasant. The veins on her fair forehead twitched slightly. This wasn't because she cared that Shizune was answering for her, but because she was very unhappy that Shizune didn't trust her powerful gambling skills.
"This won't work, and that won't work. This is a bit difficult. Why don't we just have a medical ninjutsu competition?"
After pretending to think about it in a troubled manner, Yusuke probed.
Hearing Yusuke's words, Tsunade raised her eyebrows and said slowly, "You should know that I'm best at medical ninjutsu. You're not joking by proposing this kind of competition, are you?"
Yusuke laughed, "It seems like this Miss isn't very satisfied with ordinary gambling methods. As it happens, I also have some knowledge of medical ninjutsu. And since we're all ninjas, why don't we settle this with ninjutsu?"
"If Tsunade-sama has no objections, let's have a competition. Let's see who can restore a dying creature to life faster. How about it?"
Hearing Yusuke propose a medical ninjutsu competition, Shizune couldn't think of a reason to refuse. After all, this was Tsunade's forte. If she didn't even dare to bet on this, then there wouldn't be any other project that would be more advantageous to their side.
Tsunade nodded, "Alright, if that's the case, then let's begin."
"But although you must have prepared, I, Tsunade, don't like to take advantage of others. No matter what the outcome, I owe you a favor."
Tsunade also sensed that Yusuke seemed to be prepared. But in her view, she had a very high chance of winning in a medical ninjutsu competition. Even if she won, it would be an unfair victory. Therefore, this favor was compensation for Yusuke.
Yusuke was slightly stunned. Then, he smiled, "Thank you, Tsunade-sama."
After confirming the terms of the bet, they caught two catfish of similar size, both of which were dying, and placed them on two stone slabs. Yusuke and Tsunade stood in front of the two stone slabs, waiting for Kakashi, who was acting as the referee, to give the signal.
"Begin!"
As soon as Kakashi's voice fell, Tsunade and Yusuke immediately began to rescue the catfish in front of them.
Tsunade saw several light blue chakra needles appear in her hand. She quickly inserted them into key locations on the catfish's body. The catfish immediately began to wriggle and jump.
Seeing this, Kakashi asked Shizune, who was beside him, "Has Tsunade-sama already won?"
Shizune shook her head, "Not yet. Tsunade-sama is just using chakra stimulation therapy to first stimulate the catfish's vitality to prevent it from dying before she can treat it. To truly restore the fish's vitality, she still needs to continue treatment."
As Shizune said, a light yellow chakra that felt very gentle appeared in Tsunade's hand. Tsunade covered the fish's body with her chakra-filled hand, and the fish's vitality was recovering at a visible rate.
While Tsunade was performing medical ninjutsu, Yusuke took out a syringe and injected the liquid inside directly into the fish's body.
After the injection was complete, Yusuke quickly formed hand seals. As soon as he finished the hand seals, he pressed his hand on the spot where he had injected the fish.
"Ninjutsu: Seal of Life!"
The liquid Yusuke had injected into the fish was Hashirama Cell Fusion Liquid. The cursed seal technique he was performing was the "Seal of Life" that he had used to temporarily save the Fourth Hokage and Kushina during the Nine-Tailed Fox Rampage. This powerful cursed seal technique could temporarily alleviate even the serious injuries that the Fourth Hokage and Kushina had suffered at that time. It was even more effective against the injuries suffered by a mere fish.
Although he was a little heartbroken to waste a tube of Hashirama Cell Fusion Liquid, Yusuke felt it was worth it when he thought that he could let Kabuto learn Tsunade's slug Summoning Technique and further have the opportunity to learn the Senjutsu of the Shikkotsu Forest.
As soon as the cursed seal appeared on the fish, the fish's body instantly burst with powerful vitality. It wriggled and jumped wildly on the stone slab, even more active than a fish in water.
The fish that Tsunade was treating was also about to fully recover, but it was still a step behind Yusuke.
Looking at the fish constantly jumping on Yusuke's stone slab, Tsunade was surprised, "I didn't expect you to be proficient in cursed seal techniques. But the key to your cursed seal is the tube of potion you injected into the fish. I can feel the incredibly powerful vitality contained within it."
Yusuke laughed, "I did take a shortcut. This potion is a life-saving potion I made myself. Combined with the 'Seal of Life,' as long as the injured person still has a breath, they can be temporarily revived."
Hearing Yusuke's explanation, Tsunade sighed and said slowly, "I lost. Although you used a potion, there was no rule before the competition that prohibited its use."
Looking at Shizune, whose mouth was puffed up in anger, Tsunade laughed, "You little girl, why are you making that face? It's as if you lost."
Shizune said unwillingly, "He's too despicable. He used a potion. It wouldn't matter if I lost, but Tsunade-sama, you're so good at medical ninjutsu."
Tsunade smiled and patted Shizune's head to comfort her. Without hesitation, she took out a scroll from her bosom and unfurled it on the ground.
This scroll was the summoning contract scroll of the Shikkotsu Forest slug. On the part of the scroll that was unfurled, Yusuke saw the names of Senju Hashirama and Tsunade.
Tsunade beckoned to Kabuto, "Kid, come here."
Kabuto didn't move. He looked at Yusuke, who nodded with a smile, signaling him to do as Tsunade said.
"Write your name here and then press your thumbprint on the space below your name with your blood," Tsunade pointed to the blank space next to her name on the scroll.
Following Tsunade's instructions, Kabuto wrote his name on the scroll and then bit his thumb, pressing his fingerprint on it. The entire process of signing the contract was complete.
Tsunade put away the scroll and said to Kabuto, "Now follow me and form hand seals. As you form the hand seals, channel your chakra. The size of the slug you can summon will depend on the amount of chakra you channel."
Kabuto nodded and immediately began to form hand seals with Tsunade.
"Summoning Technique!"
After completing the hand seals, Tsunade retracted her hand seals and canceled the summoning. Kabuto, however, pressed his right hand down on the ground and summoned a slug that was just the right size for him to ride on.
Sitting on the soft, slimy slug, Kabuto felt very uncomfortable.
"Tsunade-sama, did you summon me?" The slug spoke. Its voice was that of a sweet little girl.
There were many summoning beasts in the ninja world that could speak, so no one found this strange.
Tsunade said, "No. The boy on your back summoned you. He's the one who just signed the contract. His name is Kabuto."
Kabuto hurriedly said to the slug under him, "Hello, I'm Yakushi Kabuto. Pleased to meet you."
"Hello, Kabuto-sama. Pleased to meet you," the slug twisted its tentacles and looked at Kabuto on its back.
After learning the slug's Summoning Technique, Kabuto had the slug return to the Shikkotsu Forest. Kakashi asked Tsunade, who was beside him, "Tsunade-sama, how are you going to arrange for Kabuto?"
Tsunade said, "I'm going to leave the village tomorrow. If Kabuto agrees to learn the medical ninjutsu to treat Minato, he'll have to leave with me. With the talent he's shown, I estimate that he'll be able to come back and treat the Fourth Hokage in about a year."
"But Kabuto isn't my disciple yet. You still need to ask him if he's willing to leave the village and train with me."
After Kakashi told Yusuke and Kabuto about treating the Fourth Hokage, he begged Yusuke, "I hope you can help with this. I'm eternally grateful."
Yusuke patted Kabuto on the shoulder and said, "As a member of the village, if we can help the Fourth Hokage recover, it's our duty. You should go train with Tsunade-sama."
"You can also see the world while you're training."
Hearing Yusuke's words, Kabuto nodded and agreed to Kakashi's request. Kakashi was also relieved. He saw hope for his teacher's recovery, which solved a problem that had been on his mind for a long time.
With everything settled, Tsunade told them the departure time for tomorrow and then left with Shizune.
Although she hadn't successfully taken Kabuto as her disciple, Tsunade felt very sorry. But she didn't dwell on it. She quickly put it out of her mind.
What truly made Tsunade sigh was Yusuke, whom she had met today.
"This young 'Strongest Uchiha' is indeed a character," she admired Yusuke's performance today. But while praising him, Tsunade couldn't help but think of the declining Senju clan, and she couldn't help but sigh.
The next morning, with everyone's farewells, Kabuto left Konoha with Tsunade.
As they were seeing them off, Izumi was reluctant to let Kabuto go. At the same time, she was also very envious. After all, Izumi hadn't left the village yet. She was full of longing for the world outside Konoha.
Looking at the three figures gradually disappearing into the distance, Yusuke was secretly planning for Kabuto's future.
"Shikkotsu Forest, Ryūchi Cave, Mount Myōboku."
"Kabuto, your path in the future may be more exciting than you can imagine!"
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