Not long after, Natsume got what he wanted from Kakuzu and Sasori.
The Uzumaki Sealing Technique and the Wood Release potion.
Kakuzu grumbled and even said, "Orochimaru, a coward. The Sannin are just overrated."
It seemed that Orochimaru had followed Natsume's advice and didn't go there in person.
Kakuzu missed out on tens of millions of Ryo, so he was very annoyed.
Natsume opened the Storage scroll and found exactly thirty bottles of Wood Release potion.
His first reaction was, "Poor Yamato. He must have been drained dry by Orochimaru."
Natsume didn't take it directly because he didn't trust Orochimaru.
What if Orochimaru added some strange stuff? He'd be in big trouble.
Currently, only Tsunade had the ability to check if there was anything wrong with it.
But Natsume couldn't give it to her, so he chose to use destiny value to conduct a test.
Thankfully, it wasn't expensive. It only cost ten destiny value.
Previously, Jugo had contributed nineteen points of destiny value. It wasn't a bad deal.
After the test, all thirty bottles were fine.
It made sense. Orochimaru didn't want to offend him now because he had too many things he wanted to know.
Natsume opened a bottle and gulped it down.
The light green liquid merged into his body, instantly stirring up warm currents.
After waiting for a moment, he felt that his Chakra had increased by nearly one-tenth, and at the same time, his body also felt refreshed.
The effect was amazing.
It was his first time.
The effect would definitely weaken gradually later.
But even so, it was still a huge profit.
Orochimaru was also considerate and gave a hint, suggesting to drink one bottle a week. Otherwise, there would be a rejection reaction.
Although it had been neutralized, after all, they were other people's cells.
Natsume put away the Storage scroll and headed to the Gunma Casino.
After getting along for so long, he already knew Ena Uzumaki very well.
She was an outsider in the Uzumaki clan, so she had never been exposed to Ninja-related knowledge.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have ended up in such a situation in Kusagakure Village.
If she had just learned a little Sealing Technique, she could have escaped.
But precisely because of her low status, she managed to escape the catastrophe of the clan's destruction by a fluke.
It could only be said that blessings and misfortunes were intertwined.
"Natsume."
As soon as Ena Uzumaki saw him, she showed a gentle smile and picked him up and put him on her lap.
Her original address for him was "My Lord".
But Natsume thought it sounded strange and asked her to call him by his name directly.
"Here you are."
"What's this?"
Ena Uzumaki opened the Storage scroll and was instantly stunned. It was actually the Uzumaki Sealing Technique.
She was from the Uzumaki clan, so she naturally knew about the Sealing Technique, but with her status, she had no access to it.
"This is way too precious! I can't accept it!"
Ena Uzumaki quickly refused.
She already owed a huge debt of two million Ryo, and during this period, she had been eating and drinking well, so the debt was getting bigger and bigger.
If she took the Sealing Technique, not only in her lifetime, but even adding her daughter's lifetime, she couldn't pay it off.
"Once you learn the Sealing Technique, you'll be able to work for me better. Got it? This is an upfront investment."
Natsume lifted the lid, picked up a grape, and took a bite.
The fruits here are as sweet as ever!
Ena Uzumaki trembled slightly, blushing as she nodded.
She really couldn't be of any help right now.
If she could learn the Sealing Technique, she'd surely be more useful.
Natsume closed his eyes. The human sofa was incredibly comfortable.
With his mouth and hands both busy, he massaged Ena Uzumaki as an equivalent exchange.
A comfortable day passed by quickly.
After Ena Uzumaki helped him take a bath, Natsume returned home.
After dinner, it was supposed to be the time for Wood Release training, but he was called to Tsunade's room.
"Natsume, I need you to help me with my training."
"Huh?"
A question mark appeared on Natsume's face.
What kind of training needs a kid's help?
You're not a monster.
"Last time, you saw Sister having an attack of hemophobia, right?"
Tsunade sat on the edge of the bed, sighed, and said, "As a Medical Ninja, having hemophobia is undoubtedly fatal."
She used to just slack off and didn't care about her hemophobia.
But now, after getting along with Natsume for a long time, and with Shizune and Kabuto Yakushi as her two apprentices, she realized that if she continued like this, there would be big problems.
All three apprentices were still young and would need her protection in the future.
But the existence of hemophobia might very well turn her into a burden.
Not only couldn't she protect them, but she might even need the three apprentices to help her instead.
With Tsunade's personality, she definitely wouldn't want that.
Hemophobia is a psychological illness, and physical drugs or Medical Ninjutsu won't work much.
The way to overcome fear is to face it head - on.
Tsunade remembered that last time when she held Natsume, her hemophobia subsided faster than ever.
So now she wanted him to help.
By constantly triggering her hemophobia, she hoped to gradually get rid of it.
This process would be extremely painful.
Tsunade used to think that life had no meaning and didn't try to find a solution. Now, she had regained her fighting spirit.
After hearing this, Natsume really didn't expect it to be this kind of training.
But he thought it was good.
If Tsunade overcame her hemophobia, her usefulness would greatly increase.
Moreover, with him around now, it was unlikely that she would, like in the original story, overcome her hemophobia only after meeting Naruto Uzumaki.
In a sense, it's Natsume's fault, so it's reasonable for him to make up for it now.
He really became a pillow this time.
Tsunade gently sliced her skin with a kunai, and blood flowed out. She trembled all over.
Natsume got into her embrace and was immediately clamped by her two round thighs.
Oh!
Love Konoha: Starting from Being Adopted by Tsunade
Well, it felt so fleshy.
It made him think of a game he played in his past life. There was a character named Liza, famous for her fleshy thighs.
But he felt that they couldn't compare to Tsunade's.
The night passed in silence.
When Natsume opened his eyes, he saw Tsunade looking at him.
"Get up and have breakfast when you're awake."
Tsunade pinched his cheek and said, "Thanks for your hard work."
"It's okay."
Natsume shook his head. Actually, it was pretty good.
Tsunade was concentrating on dealing with her hemophobia.
She was very generous to him and completely let down her guard.
After breakfast, Natsume went to school.
School was actually quite boring.
Time passed.
In a blink of an eye, Natsume, who was seven years old, was almost ten.
He also planned to graduate early and officially become a Genin.
In the past two and a half years, there had been almost no major events.
Externally, Konoha Village and Kumogakure had been in a stalemate, with both sides winning and losing.
Internally, the scars caused by the Nine - Tails Incident had been healed, and Konoha Village had returned to peace.
In addition, Naruto Uzumaki, with the tacit approval of the Konoha high - ups, was regarded as a demon fox and suffered cold shoulders from the villagers.
Natsume knew it was time for him to make his appearance again.
This could be considered the first Destiny node of Naruto Uzumaki.
If Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't given him the only warmth, he might have turned evil.
What Natsume had to do was to expose the true face of this old man and guide Naruto onto another path to obtain destiny value.
On Orochimaru's side, he had been conducting Wood Release experiments, researching the Living Corpse Reincarnation and the Cursed Seal of Sage Transformation, and observing Itachi Uchiha by the way.
The deal with Natsume was still ongoing.
As for defecting from Konoha, he temporarily gave up the idea.
After all, doing scientific research required a quiet environment, which might not be available outside.
In terms of destiny value, Natsume had obtained the destiny value contributed by two people, Kimimaro Kaguya and Suigetsu Hozuki.
According to the plot, they would be recruited by Orochimaru, but they couldn't meet them for the time being.
The former provided forty - nine points of destiny value, while the latter only provided twenty - seven points.
At the Ninja Academy, Natsume applied to Yamanaka Naoto for early graduation.
He soon got the approval, but there was a small assessment of the Three Basic Body Techniques.
Naturally, Natsume passed it smoothly.
After two and a half years, the graduate officially ended his student life today and stepped into the ninja world.
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