When Natsume woke up, he was already back in Konoha.
He scratched his head.
He didn't expect to fall asleep because it was so soft and fragrant.
How can you sleep at your age? It's just not right!
Natsume got out of bed and psyched himself up.
In the hall, Shizune was reading a book, and Tsunade was nowhere to be found.
"Sister Shizune, I'm going back to the orphanage."
"Be careful on the way."
Shizune looked up, not surprised at all.
He went back to the orphanage almost every other day.
Konoha Village covered a wide area.
But the core area within the barrier wasn't actually that large.
Why was the Uchiha Clan dissatisfied with the new territory?
Because it was already at the edge of the barrier.
If they lost any more, they'd end up in the Death Forest.
Fugaku Uchiha might as well have pointed at Tanzo Shimura and said: Shame on you!
The former residence of Hashirama Senju and the orphanage were in the central area, so they weren't far apart.
Natsume arrived at his destination after walking for a few minutes.
"Brother Natsume, you're back!"
"Brother Natsume!"
"Candy!"
As soon as Natsume entered the orphanage, he was surrounded by a group of kids.
He opened the bag in his hand and said, "Don't fight. One lollipop for each of you."
"Thank you, brother!"
The kids were immediately distracted by the candy.
Natsume looked around and found Kabuto Yakushi.
He was playing with a little white rabbit.
More accurately, he was studying its body structure.
"Kabuto, want some candy?"
Natsume walked over and asked.
"I'm not a kid."
Kabuto Yakushi shook his head. His hands were stained with rabbit blood, and he looked at the dissected little white rabbit without a hint of fear.
If you didn't look at his appearance, it was hard to believe he was only seven years old.
"Kabuto, in a while, come with me to see Lady Tsunade. Then you can show off your medical talent."
Natsume peeled a lollipop for himself and started eating it.
It tasted quite good.
Kabuto Yakushi's eyes lit up. The calmness he had before disappeared, and he asked excitedly, "Will Lady Tsunade take me in?"
"She will."
Natsume thought to himself that you don't know how terrifying your medical talent is. "Even if she doesn't take you as an apprentice, I'll make her teach you [Medical Ninjutsu]."
Given his current relationship with Tsunade, if he pesters her a bit and pleads with her, there shouldn't be any problem.
Nonou Yakushi was actually an excellent [Medical Ninja].
But her identity was special.
If Kabuto Yakushi stayed by her side, he might easily catch Tanzo Shimura's eye.
This first - generation Hokage, just like Orochimaru, was crazy about geniuses.
But they were different.
Tanzo Shimura wanted to recruit geniuses into Root, brainwash them, and turn them into his loyal subordinates.
Orochimaru, on the other hand, lusted after the bodies of geniuses and collected them as his vessels.
Kabuto Yakushi undoubtedly met the criteria.
"The little white rabbit is so cute, yet you're so cruel."
Natsume suddenly remembered an interesting meme from his past life and said, "Add more chili at noon. Let's have spicy rabbit cubes."
"..."
Kabuto Yakushi was stunned for two seconds, then finally nodded and said, "That's what I was planning anyway."
The orphanage wasn't very well - off, so they naturally wouldn't waste food.
Natsume watched for a while and found it boring, so he simply practiced ninjutsu nearby.
The D-rank Shifting Body Technique.
A quite useful ninjutsu.
In essence, Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique also belongs to the Shifting Body Technique.
But it involves space, and it's beyond the reach of ordinary ninjas.
The D-rank Shifting Body Technique is the most basic one.
It's not actually a flash but an acceleration.
It gives the illusion of teleportation by means of acceleration.
Apart from the Shifting Body Technique, there's also the Water Release: Wild Water Wave.
It's a basic water-style ninjutsu that requires three hand seals. The effect is to spit out a wave of water from the mouth to attack the enemy.
Natsume has water and earth attributes.
But water is his primary attribute, and his talent in it is higher than in earth. So he prioritizes practicing water-style ninjutsu.
He then employs water-style ninjutsu to conceal his Wood Release and establish his identity as a water-style ninja.
Natsume spent the rest of his Sunday at the orphanage and didn't return until evening.
"Back?"
Tsunade was sitting on the sofa watching TV.
Yes, there are TVs and computers in the ninja world.
But very few people can afford these things.
Most people are living below the poverty line.
Especially the civilians outside the Five Great Nations are even more miserable.
But because of the existence of ninjas, they can't shout 'Are lords and ministers of noble birth?' and rise up in rebellion.
After all, a single Jonin can take care of thousands of ordinary people.
Natsume naturally sat next to Tsunade.
And she naturally put her hand on his shoulder and ruffled his hair from time to time, just like stroking a cat.
Natsume felt like a pet.
Come to think of it, in his past life, he also loved to hold a cat and stroke it.
It was the weekend, so he took a break and didn't practice Wood Release Ninjutsu.
Shizune, however, was very diligent and was reading about medicine.
Studying medicine won't save the ninja world.
Natsume suddenly thought of that line from Mr. Xun.
Ordinary Medical Ninjas will never attain Tsunade's level.
But even she seemed to be a side character in the later stages.
A real man ought to pilot a Gundam.
Natsume sniffed. It smelled a bit fragrant, like some kind of flower.
He wondered if it was perfume or natural body scent.
In his previous life, there was a theory that if you can smell a person's fragrance without them wearing perfume, it means your genes have chosen them, and your babies won't have immune gene defects.
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"Sis, did you use perfume?"
"No."
Tsunade subconsciously sniffed and asked, "Is there some strange smell?"
"Oh, no."
Natsume shook his head and said, "I just seemed to smell a fragrance."
Tsunade paused for a moment, her smile widening. She coiled around him like a snake and flirted, "Smell again and see what it is."
Woman! You're playing with fire!
You... just wait!
What man can withstand this kind of temptation?
Natsume thought Tsunade was very different from what he had imagined.
Is this what they mean by an older sister?
In the limited appearances in the original story, Tsunade seemed to be very kind to her younger brother.
Now it seems that this love is overly burdensome.
Natsume managed to wriggle out and took a breath of fresh air. "Now I can't watch TV," he said.
Only then did Tsunade let him go.
Half a month passed just like that.
While going to school, Natsume managed to take control of Gunma Company.
With Tsunade's support, the process was very simple.
Invite them to a banquet, behead those who don't comply, and make the rest your lackeys.
First, have a talk with the boss. If the negotiation falls through, kill him. The rest will naturally kneel down and shout, "Welcome the supreme new boss to his loyal company today!"
Gunma Company has two major businesses: a casino and an underground bank, which is essentially a usury business.
Anyway, they're not good things.
As soon as Natsume got control, he immediately ordered a rectification.
Apart from the casino, the underground bank was also renovated and transformed into a bank model similar to that of his past life.
He might be the only one in this world who knew that banks could be extremely profitable.
The renovation of the casino and the bank was expected to take one or two months.
Considering the need to train the service personnel, it will take even more time.
Natsume decided to leave it aside for the time being.
He had to go and visit Orochimaru. By the way, he wanted to give his classmate Itachi Uchiha a great present.
Meanwhile, he planned to use the money he earned to hire ninjas to go to Kusagakure Village. As for who to hire, he needs to choose carefully.
It was a dark and stormy night.
Natsume spent a little destiny value to send his Wooden clone to Orochimaru's courtyard.