"Happy birthday, Kabuto."
Natsume placed a palm-sized cake in front of the little boy and said, "The dean is swamped with work and doesn't have time to see you for now. She asked me to convey her apologies."
"Thanks."
Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses, his face showing a calmness beyond his years. "There was a major commotion in Konoha not long ago, and many people were affected. It's normal for the dean, who is a Medical Ninja, to be busy."
"Dig in."
Natsume sat across from him, looking at his white hair, and a thought popped into his mind.
"Change the gender, and the fans will skyrocket."
White hair plus a loli is the preference of many.
Perhaps white hair plus a shota is also the fancy of some.
After all, you can't look down on humans, you know!
Although it's quite illegal.
"You're seven years old this year, right?" Natsume asked.
"Yeah." Kabuto Yakushi swallowed the cake in his mouth and then replied.
Natsume's eyes flickered slightly as he made some mental calculations.
Although it wasn't stated clearly, around this age, Kabuto Yakushi should have met Tanzo Shimura and Orochimaru.
Because of his outstanding medical talent, he was valued and taken under their wing, and from then on, he was trained to be a ninja spy.
But now, Natsume had traveled through time and had been constantly telling Kabuto Yakushi not to expose his medical talent.
The flow of destiny had changed.
Why hadn't he received any rewards yet?
Natsume subconsciously glanced at his wrist.
There was an artifact called the Tamaki of Destiny that only he could see.
As long as Natsume changed the destiny nodes of the plot characters, he could get rewards.
Destiny nodes refer to the most important turning points in a long life.
Take Kabuto Yakushi for example.
His first destiny turning point was meeting Tanzo Shimura and Orochimaru.
"I'm done eating!"
Kabuto Yakushi wiped his mouth, stood up, and asked, "I'm going to practice Medical Ninjutsu. What about you?"
Although Natsume had told him to hide his talent, he hadn't slacked off on his Medical Ninjutsu practice.
Because his medical talent was truly remarkable, and it couldn't be wasted.
If he hadn't met Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi might have become the next Tsunade if he had just gone with the flow.
On the contrary, Natsume had no talent at all.
He not only lacked medical talent but also had extremely poor ninja talent.
It's a double 'joy' hitting the door (ironically referring to two bad things happening at the same time).
[Due to your actions, Kabuto Yakushi's destiny has changed. You have gained 100 points of destiny value.]
Natsume was suddenly stunned, followed by wild joy.
Hahaha, the cheat power has finally come!
"Go ahead and practice. Don't worry about me."
Natsume watched Kabuto Yakushi leave and then turned around and entered the room.
A hundred points of destiny value might seem like a small amount, but it was actually quite a lot.
According to the rules of the Tamaki of Destiny, one could get a maximum of 100 points of destiny value for each destiny node of each person.
As for how much one could get, it depended on the role's importance in the plot.
But since there were many destiny nodes, it meant that one could repeatedly get rewards from a single person.
Natsume was seven years old this year. He was an orphan of The Third Great Ninja War and had been adopted by Nonou Yakushi.
In the orphanage, the only plot character whose destiny he could change was Kabuto Yakushi.
Under his deliberate influence, they had become good friends after three years.
Otherwise, Kabuto Yakushi wouldn't have listened to him and hidden his medical talent.
Natsume twirled the Tamaki of Destiny, and a light screen unfolded in his line of sight.
[Current destiny value: One hundred points.]
[The Destiny Value Store is now open.]
[Newcomer Special: As you have the bloodline of the Senju Clan, you can awaken the Wood Release talent at a 10% discount.]
Natsume didn't hesitate and directly purchased the newcomer special.
Ninety destiny points disappeared.
A warm current flowed through his body.
It felt good.
Natsume exhaled a breath, feeling refreshed.
With the Wood Release talent, he had a foothold in the ninja world.
However, it wasn't easy to exchange for the talent.
Although the Destiny Value Store had Wood Release Ninjutsu, it was difficult to obtain destiny points.
Natsume set his sights on Konoha.
The simplest way was to directly reveal his Wood Release talent.
Wood Release held a very special status in Konoha Village.
Because it represented the invincible First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.
There was a high probability that he would be taken under the tutelage of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
There was a small probability that he would enter Root and be brainwashed by Tanzo Shimura.
But Natsume thought there was a third way.
Tsunade.
Because she was the princess of the Senju Clan.
Facing the second ninja with Wood Release after her grandfather, Hashirama Senju, she couldn't ignore it.
If Natsume had Tsunade, one of the Sannin, as his protector, he would be very safe for a long time. At the same time, he could also learn Wood Release Ninjutsu from her for free.
It would be a double - win for him.
Tsunade left Konoha and wandered around after the Second Great Ninja War.
But that didn't mean she became a rogue ninja.
She still loved Konoha deeply.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have become the Fifth Hokage later.
The original story didn't mention whether she came back to Konoha after leaving.
But now, the Nine - Tails Incident had just ended, and the funerals of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and the Nine - Tails Jinchuriki, Kushina Uzumaki, were about to be held.
There was a high probability that Tsunade would come back.
Natsume could only take a gamble.
He couldn't contact Tsunade with his status, but Nonou Yakushi could.
Under Tsunade's suggestion, Konoha had a good medical system.
The Medical Team and Konoha Hospital were established because of this.
Tsunade once taught at the Medical Team.
Nonou Yakushi was one of her students, and the relationship between the two was okay.
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Natsume's idea was to reveal his Wood Release to her, and then she would contact Tsunade.
Of course, this was a technical task.
Next, it was his time to shine.
Night fell.
Nonou Yakushi, who had been busy all day, returned to the orphanage.
Because of the Nine - Tails Incident, Konoha Hospital was overcrowded, and there was a serious shortage of medical ninjas.
She had to go there to help.
Although Nonou Yakushi was exhausted, it wasn't time to rest yet. She still had to urge the children to go to bed.
She first went to Kabuto Yakushi's room.
The light wasn't turned off.
Nonou Yakushi knocked on the door and asked, "Reading a book?"
"Director, you're back?"
Kabuto Yakushi flashed a happy smile. "I'm reading the *Analysis of Primary Ninja Cases* you gave me."
"Go to bed early."
Nonou Yakushi also flashed a smile.
Although Kabuto Yakushi learned relatively slowly, he was very hardworking.
He was obedient and sensible.
Among all the children, Kabuto Yakushi was her favorite.
"I'll read one more chapter and then go to sleep. Just half an hour."
Kabuto Yakushi held up one finger and pleaded.
"Really can't do anything about you. Read first. I'll come back later."
Nonou Yakushi was a bit helpless, but more filled with love and satisfaction for the child.
She closed the door and walked towards the second room.
If Kabuto Yakushi was an obedient and well - behaved child, then Natsume was an overly precocious older child.
Although he was only seven years old, he spoke and acted as if he were an adult.
But precisely because of this personality, Natsume became the leader of the children in the orphanage, saving her a lot of trouble.
Nonou Yakushi opened the door and immediately frowned.
Natsume's face was slightly pale, his hair disheveled. There were mud - colored abrasions on his clean clothes, and two slits on his cuffs, as if cut by sharp thorns, revealing the swollen and red skin beneath.
"Director."
Natsume quickly flashed an ingratiating smile. "I accidentally took a fall."
"I want to hear the truth."
Nonou Yakushi examined the little boy seriously, squatted down, and grabbed his right arm.
"Ouch, it hurts."
Natsume subconsciously gasped.
"Now you know it hurts?"
Nonou Yakushi stretched out her right hand, covering the wound, and a faint green light glowed.
A warm current soothed his right arm. Natsume's expression relaxed, and he secretly sighed that [Medical Ninjutsu] was really convenient.
"Alright, be more careful next time."
Nonou Yakushi fixed her gray - black eyes on him. "Come on, what exactly happened?"
Natsume hesitated for a few seconds and said, "Director, I seem to have awakened some special talent."
Awakened? Talent?
Nonou Yakushi was an extremely excellent ninja and instantly thought of [Kekkei Genkai], which were Ninjutsu inherited through bloodlines.
Under certain conditions, [Kekkei Genkai] can be automatically awakened.
"Let me have a look." Nonou Yakushi asked impatiently.
If Natsume could awaken [Kekkei Genkai], it would mean he could become a Ninja.
For an orphan, it was undoubtedly a good way out.
Natsume stretched out his right hand, and Chakra gushed out, causing several thorns to extend from his palm.
But because his control was relatively poor, they scattered after a few seconds.
The sharp thorns left new scratches on his arm.
"[Wood Release]?!"