Natsume didn't rashly practice the Wood Release Ninjutsu.
Because his foundation was relatively weak at the moment, problems were likely to occur.
If Tsunade was around, with her Medical Ninjutsu, as long as he wasn't blown to smithereens, he could be saved.
Natsume started learning knowledge related to ninjas from Nonou Yakushi last year.
However, his aptitude was not very good.
So far, he hadn't even learned the Three Basic Body Techniques, only mastering a Chakra extraction method.
The door opened.
Natsume looked up and sweetly called out, "Sister Tsunade."
The delicate and cold look on Tsunade's face immediately broke into a smile.
How lovely and well - behaved he was.
She wanted to pinch his face.
No one could resist cute creatures, and neither could she.
"We'll have a meal later."
Tsunade waved the plastic bag in her hand, which contained take - out barbecue.
"Okay."
Natsume obediently replied.
Tsunade turned around and walked into the kitchen. She took out two sets of chopsticks and bowls and four plates and started to wash them.
After washing them clean, she put the barbecue and rice on the plates.
Actually, she could cook by herself.
In the past, she often cooked for her younger brother Nawaki. It was really interesting to watch him make a pained face.
Well, her cooking was terrible, simply put.
But she liked cooking because the way Nawaki forced himself to eat it made her feel the kinship between siblings.
Tsunade set the table and then took off her tea - green coat.
Underneath, she was wearing a loose, sleeveless top similar to a kimono, revealing a large expanse of fair and tender skin.
"Natsume, come and have a meal."
Tsunade waved and called out.
"Okay."
Natsume put down the Ninjutsu Scroll, looked up, and when he saw Tsunade, his eyes lit up involuntarily.
Without the coat, her graceful figure was more prominent.
It was so big and so white.
Natsume was worried that this thin top wouldn't be able to hold and might split open.
He even kind of wanted to give it a hand.
"What are you standing there for?"
Tsunade raised her eyebrows and urged, "Come here quickly."
"Okay."
Natsume got up, came to the table, and sat down. He sniffed and said, "It smells so good!"
As he said that, he even swallowed his saliva.
Poor me! Do you know how I've lived these three years?
Natto, rice balls, and instant noodles.
The food I ate was even worse than that in the school cafeteria in my previous life.
Now that I can have delicious barbecue, I'm so happy!
Tsunade couldn't help but smile.
She propped her face up with one hand and watched Natsume gobbling down his food. Suddenly, she found it quite interesting.
It had been a long time since there was any liveliness in the house.
Tsunade's thoughts drifted away. When she came back to her senses, she saw Natsume staring straight at her.
"Sister Tsunade, why aren't you eating?"
"I'll eat now."
Tsunade picked up the chopsticks and said softly, "If you like it, eat more."
"Okay."
Natsume averted his gaze.
That delicate face, the necklace in her collarbone, and those graceful curves. She's so easy on the eyes!
He immediately became a glutton and ate two big bowls.
"I'm full!"
Natsume put down the bowl and felt a bit stuffed.
Tsunade nodded.
This kid sure can eat a lot.
But when she thought about his days at the orphanage, pity welled up in her light brown eyes.
He must have had a hard life.
"What are you doing?"
Tsunade couldn't help asking when she saw him taking away the bowls in front of her.
"Doing the dishes."
Natsume replied very sensibly, "Sis, you're tired from going out shopping. Let me take care of the dishes."
Tsunade was stunned for two seconds. Unable to hold back, she reached out and pinched his cheek.
She felt a bit of affection for him.
"Put them down. Let sis do it."
Tsunade snatched the bowls and chopsticks, saying, "You're still young. Take care of me when I get old."
"No way."
Natsume said seriously, "Sis will never grow old."
Tsunade widened her eyes.
She was smitten.
"You're such a smooth talker."
Tsunade tapped his forehead with her index finger and said, "Alright, go read your book. Later, sis will test you properly."
Without giving Natsume a chance to speak, she took the bowls and chopsticks and turned into the kitchen.
Moments later, the sound of running water echoed.
Natsume gave himself a mental thumbs - up for his acting.
He had to admit that his innocent face was quite deceptive.
Plus, being young, no one would be on guard against him, doubling the effect.
Not long after, Tsunade left the kitchen and came to the hall, sitting beside Natsume.
She glanced at the [Ninjutsu Scroll] and asked, "Did Nonou teach you the basic concept of Chakra?"
Natsume looked up. Due to his height, he could just see the view below her shoulders.
It's like viewing a mountain from different perspectives (a reference to a Chinese poem, 'The mountain presents different looks from various views').
"Yes, she did." Natsume replied.
"Okay, then I don't need to teach you the basics."
Tsunade thought for a moment and took out a palm - sized test paper. "Since you've already refined Chakra, test your [Chakra] attributes."
"Sure."
Natsume held the test paper and channeled Chakra to his hand. After a dozen seconds, the paper changed.
It became wet as if soaked in water, but the wetness only covered half of it and then stopped.
The next moment, the remaining half split in the middle and scattered to the ground like snowflakes.
"As expected, you have Water and Earth attributes."
Tsunade, who had anticipated this, explained, "[Wood Release] is a combination of Water and Earth Chakra. From now on, you'll mainly focus on [Wood Release], but you also need to understand [Water Release] and [Earth Release]."
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A qualified [Jonin] should master more than one [Elemental Release].
The reason is straightforward.
Different [Elemental Releases] have different effects and they counterbalance each other.
Learning one more [Elemental Release] means having one less weakness.
"Don't let anyone know about your [Wood Release]."
Tsunade thought for a while and added.
[Wood Release] is of great importance to Konoha Village.
Both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tanzo Shimura will actively vie for it.
Tsunade isn't afraid of them, but she finds it a nuisance.
"Okay."
Natsume had the same idea.
As a master of deception and a survival pro, hiding his [Wood Release] would have a surprise - element effect.
"Such a good boy."
Tsunade said with a beaming smile, "Next, sis is going to check your body. Don't resist, okay?"
No way, sis!
Natsume's eyes slowly widened, wearing an innocent look.
What's up?
But Tsunade didn't explain. She reached out and pressed against Natsume's abdomen through his clothes.
After a moment, she said, "You don't have much Chakra."
Generally, there are three steps to refining Chakra.
First, mix the spiritual energy and physical energy within the body to form physical strength.
Secondly, convert the physical strength obtained earlier into Chakra.
Thirdly, transfer the Chakra through the body's meridians to the internal organs for storage.
By checking Natsume's Chakra, Tsunade could figure out his limit of Chakra capacity.
Considering his current situation, if he uses the most basic Three Basic Body Techniques two or three times, he will become weak.
So in the subsequent teaching, Tsunade would stop at the right time to avoid over - exertion and hurting his body.
"It's normal for you to have less Chakra because you're young. Just exercise gradually in the future."
Tsunade reached out, picked up the Ninjutsu Scroll, and said, "Let's start with the most basic Wood Release: Three Basic Body Techniques."
Natsume nodded.
Comparing oneself with others can be so frustrating! Thinking of Naruto Uzumaki, at the same age, if the Nine - Tailed Fox in his body weren't suppressed, Naruto would already have dozens of units of Chakra.
By nine o'clock at night, Natsume was sweating buckets and dead tired.
"Come on, stop being so stubborn."
Tsunade picked him up around the waist. Seeing his silent and perseverant expression, her maternal instinct suddenly welled up, and she hugged him tightly in her arms.
Being too sensible is actually heart - wrenching.
Help! Sis, that's not how you hold a kid. You're trying to smother me!
Thankfully, it only lasted for three seconds.
Tsunade carried him to a room, put him down, and said, "Have a good rest. Come with me to meet someone tomorrow."