"You are truly a genius in this, Tsunade!"
Tsunade, who had just finished detoxifying the ninja, froze upon hearing the praise from the boy in front of her.
She looked at Tsukimi with a dumbfounded gaze for a few seconds as the words sank in.
As soon as her mind registered them, a sharp blush crept up on her face.
"Wha-what are you saying all of a sudden, you damned brat!"
She glared at him for the sudden compliment, but her red face didn't help her at all. She looked like a squirrel with a puffed-up mouth, glaring at Tsukimi.
Tsukimi couldn't help but chuckle, finding her reaction quite cute.
"What happened, the great Tsunade is weak to praise?"
Tsukimi started teasing her, further intensifying her embarrassment. It wasn't that she was weak to praise, but the way he said it so genuinely made her heart flutter.
"You! Hmph, we don't have time for this. We have to cure the rest of the poisoned ninjas."
Not wanting to continue the situation, Tsunade stood up and turned toward the next patient.
The next person was in a similar condition to the one she had just treated.
"Since you have time to play around, you will be the one treating him. I will not help you at all. You must follow the procedure that I have performed."
Tsunade ordered in a cold tone as she looked at Tsukimi, who had arrived on the other side of the ninja. She wasn't trying to toy with a ninja's life, but her trust in Tsukimi's abilities led her to this decision.
If it were someone else, she wouldn't have let them come anywhere near a human being to experiment. A single mistake could lead to the person's death. As a doctor, she had to always think of her patients first.
Her faith in Tsukimi came from his ability and a gut feeling that told her he wasn't as simple as he seemed. He might have even learned the technique by now.
If something did go wrong, she was confident enough to intervene and save the ninja.
What Tsunade didn't know was that Tsukimi had learned her technique the first time he saw it. Right now, he was already a little proficient in using it.
The poor ninja didn't know his life was being played with like this.
"Are you sure?"
Tsukimi asked calmly, looking at the unconscious ninja and then back at the woman in front of him.
The signs of pain and agony were visible on the unconscious ninja's face. One could only imagine the pain he was in.
All the ninjas were in similar, if not worse, conditions.
"I'm sure! Now go ahead and start the treatment. Of course, I won't bet a ninja's life on you, so I'll be using my chakra to take over if you do anything wrong."
Hearing her words, Tsukimi didn't say anything else but began the procedure immediately.
His actions caught the attention of the surrounding medical ninjas. At first, they thought he was just helping Tsunade like before, but soon their eyes widened.
The green glow on the boy's hands shocked everyone. They started gossiping after seeing this scene.
"Did he really master Princess Tsunade's technique?"
"He's been spending a lot of time in her tent. They even stayed the night together."
Hearing the gossip among the staff, Tsunade glared at them coldly. As ninjas, they should know that during an operation, the environment must be kept quiet to maintain the doctor's concentration.
She didn't care what they were saying; to her, the treatment was more important. Being a member of the Senju clan, she was used to this kind of attention.
Rumors no longer fazed her.
Sensing her glare, everyone felt a shiver down their spines. If that wasn't enough, they detected a massive amount of killing intent directed at them. The source of the intent was the two little girls behind the mysterious boy.
Their control was so precise that even Tsunade and Tsukimi didn't sense it. All of it was focused on the group of ninjas, who quickly scattered.
Tsunade turned her attention back to Tsukimi, who had already started the treatment process.
Her eyes widened slightly, seeing him successfully form the cloud of Yang energy on the first try.
She knew he could do it, but knowing and seeing it with her own eyes were two different things.
She had already regarded Tsukimi as a monster in terms of talent. She had never seen anyone this talented in her life. At that moment, she realized she didn't even know much about the boy in front of her.
She glanced at Kokuo and Matatabi behind Tsukimi, thinking they were just as mysterious as the boy himself. What's more, they were related and also Tsukimi's fiancées.
Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she focused back on the treatment and placed her hands on the ninja's body, ready to intervene at any time.