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Chapter 265 One Year

Swah——

The cold kunai brushed past his ear, and Guan Yi's slight head tilt and dodge were perfectly precise; a slight misstep would have resulted in injury.

He then shrugged and thrust his shoulder forward, precisely striking the tendon in the arm that was gripping the kunai that had attacked him, causing the hand holding the kunai to loosen its grip and the kunai to fall. Immediately following, Guan Yi swept his right leg forward, sending the boy in front of him flying into the air, before crashing down with the kunai with a thud!

"Uh--"

Naoto Senju groaned, staring blankly at Guan Yi who was looking down at him. Guan Yi reached out and pulled him: "Are you alright, Naoto?"

"No, I'm fine."

Naoto Senju stammered.

Of the five remaining ninjas of the Senju clan, Naoto Senju, who is only 14 years old, is the youngest. The other four are all older than Kane.

Although there are two children still studying at the Ninja Academy, it is not feasible to let Guan Yi, who is already an adult at the age of 20, join the children's group. Therefore, Senju Naoto became Guan Yi's sparring partner.

Despite being only 14 years old and a genin, he is a ninja who experienced the Second Shinobi World War and comes from the Senju clan. His skills in all aspects are top-notch among genin.

To be honest, at first he looked down on Senju Ichigo, who had refused to become a ninja in order to avoid the battlefield but had now stepped forward.

During their first sparring session, he even wanted to give his older brother, who was six years his senior, a hard time, as if he didn't want to become a ninja. However, the result surprised him greatly.

He has never won.

Even in their first sparring session, he still couldn't win against Guan Yi, who was unfamiliar with martial arts.

In the following instances, he used kunai and the Three Bodies Technique, but he lost faster and faster each time, sometimes even reversing his fortunes...

“Your kunai thrust just now left too much opening.” Guan Yi picked up the kunai that he had just knocked down and gestured with his hand: “You can’t raise your shoulder that high. You need to press it down as much as possible. The armpit is also a vital spot on the human body. If I had pushed forward just now, you probably would have been injured.”

"Um……"

"And also..."

Twenty meters away, Tsunade sat casually on a large rock under a tree, holding a sake jug in her hand. Her face was flushed from drinking, and her eyes seemed somewhat vacant and unfocused. But in reality, her attention had never left Guan Yi.

This is truly bizarre.

Could it be as he said, that although he hasn't cultivated over the years, he has seen how his clansmen cultivate every time, and that he can grow by watching and studying in his heart without actual combat?

As for me, I only made a bet in my heart, and I also lost?
Two weeks ago, Tsunade, who had reluctantly agreed to stay for two more months because of Guan Yi's performance, secretly made a bet in her heart—at 20 years old, he had already missed the best age for starting out as a ninja. This hot-blooded kid would give up in a few days, or be scared off by the hardship of training.

But half a month later, Guan Yi not only perfectly completed the training tasks she was assigned, but even went beyond that and underwent a lot of arduous training.

The sheer dedication to getting up at five in the morning to practice standing meditation and running, and the intensity of his weight training, even impressed her. She had to admit that this kid possessed a fierce determination and natural talent.

"It's only been half a month, it's too early to say anything now. Let's observe further."

Another half month passed. Looking at Guan Yi, who could skillfully climb trees and wade through water, master the Three Body Techniques, and make the wooden stakes crackle with his fists and feet, Tsunade clicked her tongue in her heart. Was he already a qualified genin in all aspects?
Although there's not much difference, sooner or later they're just corpses in a ninja battle.

But from that day on, Tsunade, though stubborn, began to give Guan Yi some extra training, having him undergo more precise chakra control exercises to see if he truly had the ability to learn 'secret techniques' from her. Then, something even more shocking happened. Three days.

No matter what kind of training it is, Guan Yi will not take more than three days to complete it. Guan Yi, who has never been exposed to medical ninjutsu, was able to revive a dying fish by stimulating cells with chakra after just one night of study!
This is one of the prerequisites for learning the A-rank medical ninjutsu, Healing Palm Technique. Healing Palm Technique is not a common skill that all medical ninjas can master; even Tsunade has to admit that it is somewhat difficult.

Although this kid's chakra reserves are still unremarkable, he possesses a talent for chakra control that Tsunade has never seen before!
"It's probably because my chakra reserves were very low before, making them easier to control. And even though I haven't continued training, I always play around with my chakra whenever I have free time."

This is a lie. The energy extracted from the body's cells is somewhat similar to the Qi in the world of Under One Person. More than a hundred years of cultivation has not been in vain. Give Guan Yi three to five years to adapt, and he is confident that he can surpass Tsunade.

Tsunade cursed inwardly, not believing a single word Guan Yi said. This level of performance couldn't be achieved easily; weren't the medical ninjas at Konoha Hospital diligent enough?

This is genuine talent, the talent to inherit my medical ninjutsu!
It's ridiculous.

Is it because my grandfather is watching from heaven, or is it because the Senju clan's fate has not yet run out, and just as they are about to decline, a new person has been born who can support the ninja clan?

No, whether he can truly support the Senju clan depends on whether he can continue to make such rapid progress and how far he can go.

As the two-month period drew to a close, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been silently observing the 'changes' within the Senju clan—or more precisely, the suddenly appearing genius Senju Intent—appeared before Tsunade.

"Tsunade, let's stay a little longer, for the sake of Lord Hashirama Senju, for the sake of the Senju clan."

"……whispering sound."

Putting aside the Third Hokage, Tsunade also had this idea. Judging from the fact that she took Kato Dan's niece Shizune with her in the future, no matter how carefree she is, Tsunade still has deep feelings for her family and clan.

"Fine, let's keep him for another two months. Teacher, give him a ninja headband."

The following day, Guan Yi became a proud Konoha genin, ninja number 009191.

Two more months passed, and the Third Hokage did not come to persuade Tsunade, nor did Tsunade seem to have forgotten her plan to leave Konoha in two months. She placed Guan Yi in Konoha Hospital, allowing him to use medical ninjutsu to treat genuine wounded patients.

"I might as well teach him for six months."

Two months, then another two months.

It wasn't until ten months later, in August of Konoha Year 41, that Tsunade stood before Kato Dan's grave, paying respects to her boyfriend who had sacrificed himself a full year earlier. Only then did she frantically rub her hair, grope the tombstone, and mutter about these absurd ten months.

"How embarrassing, break it."

"I actually took the initiative to use medical ninjutsu to help him alleviate the muscle damage after taijutsu training. This is a treatment that only Nawaki has ever received."

“He is different from the two of you. It has only come to my slow realization over the past few months that at least half of his initial passionate demeanor was an act, just to get me to stay and guide his training, or rather, to fight for a future for the Senju clan.”

"That's fine too. If he's not a complete idiot, he might live a little longer in this ninja world? Ha, who knows? Even the incredibly shrewd Grandpa Tobirama fell victim to an ambush, didn't he?"

"This time I'm really leaving, cut off, otherwise I'll become an idiot like you."

When she made the final decision to leave, Tsunade did not inform anyone else. She packed her bags and left Konoha Village, disappearing without a trace.

Two months later, Guan Yi received a standard vest from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

With Tsunade's help, and after a full year of hard work, Guan Yi became a glorious Jonin of Konoha Village and served as the vice-leader of the Konoha Medical Team!
(End of this chapter)