Shizune stepped forward and put the pig on the ground as she went to treat that woman. The child was stunned for a moment and then he looked at Menma with a curious gaze, asking.
"Did my father send you here?"
As a child, he couldn't think of anything else. So, he directly thought that his father used all that money to send someone here to treat his mother.
Menma looked at the child and shook his head.
"No, I found your situation much earlier. I just didn't come at that time."
Hearing his words, the child suddenly got silent. He lowered his eyes and there was a trace of disbelief in those eyes.
Suddenly, he fell to his knees and spoke.
"I will do anything you ask me to do. Please, do not ask for money from my mother!"
"Boy, what are you doing? When did we ever say we will take your money?" Tsunade came forward and asked with a violent tone. She didn't understand why Menma took her here but it didn't feel good to stay here.
"You won't take our money?" The child raised his head and looked at Tsunade with confusion and disbelief.
"First of all, do you have any money for us to take?" Menma looked at him helplessly and asked.
The child couldn't speak anymore. The words were stuck in his throat.
At this moment, Tsunade suddenly pulled Menma's collars and asked.
"You brat, why did you bring me here?"
She wasn't an idiot. She could see what was going on. But, she didn't understand why he would need her to come. After all, with just Shizune, the work can be done.
Menma slowly moved her hand from his collar and walked toward the child.
"Do you know where your father went?"
The child panicked a bit as he hurriedly shook his head.
"I don't know. He just took all of our money and ran away."
Menma raised his hand and pointed his finger at Tsunade.
"Your father didn't take all of your money and ran away. Instead, he saw an opportunity to make enough money to treat your mother because of her."
Tsunade didn't speak. She was extremely angry but she didn't speak a word.
"She?" The child looked at her with confusion and then showed his confusion to Menma.
"Do you know about Gambling?" Menma asked.
"Isn't that something we children shouldn't do?" The child answered but with a bit shaky voice.
"Yes, not just children, but also adults. You see, your father knew that the money you had wouldn't be enough to treat your mother. At the same time, she came to this town."
"She has a very good reputation in gambling. It's good because no matter how plays against her always win, no matter what kind of gambling that might be."
"So, your father took all of that money and went to gamble against her. And, he was actually winning. That was until I arrived."
Saying so, he took out a stack of cash. It was fifty thousand Ryo. He gave it to the child and said.
"Gambling isn't based on luck alone. Yes, your luck determines a lot of factors but there are different tricks that a gambler can use to win money. I used one of those tricks to win against your father."
"I didn't cheat because, in the gambling world, there are no right and wrong unless you find it. If you can't find it, then there is nothing you can do about it. But, I am returning your money because I wanted to use this as an example for my teacher."
Saying so, Menma stood up and looked at Tsunade.
"Teacher, I am not going to ask you to stop gambling. It has become your habit but you also have to understand that because of your excessive gambling, you won't have money for anything else."
"Let's not mention that you always lose so there is no way you can earn money from gambling. You also know that but you don't want to stop because you have already fallen too deep into gambling."
"I know this kind of thing might not happen to you because you are Ninja and it would be normal for Sister Shizune to not feel that depressed because you couldn't afford to live in a hotel."
"But, imagine if you were in this child's situation. What if I hadn't come here? What if it wasn't you who lost during that gambling? Because of what you do excessively, he almost lost his mother."
"Of course, none of this is your fault. But, you can't always live in self-pity. At least, for the next two years, I can't let you live like that."
Hearing his words, Tsunade didn't speak a word. She was sometimes angry, sometimes helpless, and sometimes sad. At this moment, she noticed the child pulling her sleeve.
The child had an extremely sad expression on his face. There was a trace of guilt in his eyes as he looked at her and said.
"Sister, please don't gamble anymore. Because of you, my mother is saved. I don't want sister to lose important people in her life."
When he said that, Tsunade suddenly remembered the faces of Nawaki and Kato Dan. When their faces appeared in her memories, her expression went down instantly.
She was also almost on the verge of crying.
"Nimo!" Suddenly, a weak voice rang from the bed. When that child heard this voice, he raised his head and saw his mother staring at him.
His eyes were filled with tears as he rushed toward her.
"Mother!"
At this moment, Menma slowly walked out of the house. Shizune saw Tsunade looking at the mother and son.
"Master Tsunade!" She looked at her with hesitation as she called her.
"Let's go!"
Tsunade released a deep breath and walked out of the house. They saw Menma slowly walking away. They didn't say anything, just followed him.
As for Menma, he had done what he wanted to do. He had no connection with that family so he could only leave without saying a word.
He looked around and finally saw an Inn's board. Seeing this, Tsunade and Shizune also understood and followed him. They booked two rooms for 1000 Ryo per night.
After that, Tsunade came to his room and looked at him with a strange expression.
She didn't expect someone to use such a method to teach her the bad things about gambling. Of course, she knew how bad it can be but actually seeing a situation where a child almost lost her mother because of gambling made her heart tremble.
So, she was feeling complicated about Menma. She didn't know how to face him for a moment. She realized that she couldn't hide her thoughts from him and sighed.
"Boy, you are too mature for someone of your age."
Menma shook his head and said.
"That's only because you think this isn't the time for war."
"Maybe but still, you are too mature which would be hard for us to communicate." Tsunade rolled her eyes and spoke.
"Actually, there is no need to hide anything. Teacher, I am your student and because of that no matter what you tell me, I will understand. So, it will be much easier for you instead."
Menma smiled and spoke.
Tsunade bitterly smiled and said.
"Alright then, I will start teaching you Medical Ninjutsu but let's start with Chakra Control. Let me show well your Chakra Control is. Can you perform any Medical Ninjutsu?"
Menma nodded his head and raised his hand. A green glow appeared around his hand which signified the use of Mystical Palm Jutsu.
"Oh! It seems like you have good Chakra Control. But, it still isn't enough. From today, you will learn Chakra Scalpel and Chakra Enhanced Strength. When you learn both of them, I will finally teach you the Strength of the Hundred Seals."
Tsunade spoke as she used the chakra in her hands and formed two chakra blades around her hands.
"This is Chakra Scalpel. It is necessary for a Medical-nin so that during the surgery, we, medical-nin won't spread infection. Not only that but this can also be used in combat."
"But, during the combat, it would be hard to concentrate so it is less likely to be used during the heated battle. Of course, you need to learn this regardless of where you use it."
"As for Chakra Enhanced Strength, I can't perform it here. We will start training Chakra Enhanced Strength once you finish learning Chakra Scalpel, understand?"
"Here is the scroll that records everything you need to know about Chakra Scalpel. Ask me if you don't understand anything."
Saying so, she passed the scroll to him and walked out of his room.
Menma also knew the importance of the Chakra Scalpel. So, he opened the scroll and started learning as soon as possible.
At the same time,
Tsunade returned to her room.
"So, did you start from Chakra Scalpel, Master Tsunade?" Shizune curiously asked.
Tsunade nodded her head and said "He has already got enough Chakra Control and also knows Mystical Palm Jutsu. So, he has no reason to wait and learn other things."
"Besides, he doesn't have the interest in becoming medical-nin."
"I am curious how long will he take to master Chakra Scalpel." Tsunade chuckled.
"I am curious too."
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