I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 692: The company-arranged medical checkup revealed a problem; could this be considered a work-related injury?

"Does a blood test require this much blood? I thought a prick and a drop or two would be enough."

Inside Konoha Hospital, Tianfeng stretched out one arm, holding a medical examination form, while his other hand held a cotton ball, pressing it against the needle mark on his arm.

"A blood test involves many steps, Lord Tianfeng, please understand."

The nurse, who was sorting through the blood samples, said in a coquettish tone, and Tianfeng couldn't help but smile, saying, "How about we draw two more vials? I'm a Jonin, I'm in good health, it's okay to draw a few more."

"Alright, everyone's already in line. I don't know why they have to do this annual physical exam, making me have to come all the way back."

Qian Dou kicked Tian Feng in the butt, then sat down in the chair, stretched out his hand, and placed the medical examination form on the table. The nurse checked the information, then picked up a new blood sample bottle and blood drawing equipment.

"Snap!"

Tianfeng suddenly slapped Qiandou's arm and said, "His veins are thin and not easy to see, let me slap them for you."

"You little brat"

Qian Dou looked at his arm, which had turned bright red, and wished he could stand up and fight Tian Feng. But Tian Feng turned and ran towards the next project site. The nurse also tied a tourniquet, and Qian Dou could only wait for the nurse to draw blood first.

These past few days have been the annual physical examination period that Konoha just launched. Every ninja needs to participate in the physical examination to ensure that their physical condition allows them to perform missions. If they fail the physical examination, they will have to undergo treatment.

Especially for ninjas with bloodline limits, they need to be checked for the possibility of having bloodline diseases, and even have one more tube of blood drawn than other ninjas.

However, there was little opposition in the village. After all, injuries and illnesses detected during the physical examination could be considered work-related injuries, and the village would fully reimburse the medical expenses and even provide some compensation for lost wages.

Outside the village, in a cave filled with sealing techniques, Tsunade casually crossed her legs while Kabuto carefully drew blood from her. Tsunade asked:

"Is this Tatsuma's idea or Orochimaru's? And they're even getting the medical department to cooperate. Could it be that Orochimaru is planning to use everyone's blood for experiments? The amount of blood drawn is definitely not normal."

"I don't know either, that's how Lord Orochimaru arranged it."

Although Kabuto claimed not to know, his face clearly confirmed Tsunade's suspicions. Tsunade snorted and said, "That stinky snake had better behave himself. If he causes anything disgusting, even Tatsuma won't be able to protect him!"

"Perhaps it's just a routine physical examination? After all, Tatsuma has mentioned this plan quite a few times. It's just that there were too many ninjas who went out on missions before, so it was impossible to conduct them all at once. It just so happens that the ninjas have all recently returned to the village."

Minato, smiling, said to Kabuto, "Thank you for making the trip, Kabuto. By the way, does Kushina need a blood test?"

He had already finished drawing blood, and for the time being, it was just him, Kushina, and Tsunade here. Biwako and Jabami, who were originally supposed to be here, had gone back to the hospital to host a physical examination event and probably wouldn't be back until evening.

Kabuto shook his head and said, "The hospital and laboratory have some of Kushina-sama's blood samples, and they're all recent. There's no need to draw any more. Besides, Kushina-sama is currently..."

"Yes, thank you for your understanding."

Minato nodded. With Kushina about to give birth, even with the Uzumaki clan's vigorous life force, drawing a little blood wouldn't have any effect. However, Minato still felt it was best not to draw any blood.

"Lady Tsunade, please press for a while until the bleeding stops, then you can let go."

At this moment, Kabuto finished drawing Tsunade's blood sample, carefully pressed the cotton ball on top, untied the tourniquet, and then put the blood sample bottle back into his carry-on case, saying:

"Lady Tsunade, Lady Minato, I shall take my leave now."

"Yes, you're not allowed to talk to anyone here."

Tsunade simply wiped away the iodine around the needle hole with an alcohol-soaked cotton ball and threw it into the trash can. As for the needle hole, there was no extra blood oozing out. Seeing Kabuto about to leave, Tsunade gave him a warning.

"I know, Lady Tsunade. Lord Orochimaru has reminded me repeatedly."

Kabuto nodded, then bowed politely and left. Tsunade stretched and said, "Kabuto is a really good kid. He's been hanging out with Tatsuma and Orochimaru for so long, and he hasn't picked up their bad habits at all."

Minato gave an awkward laugh and changed the subject, saying, "I wonder how things are going with Tatsuma. We've been gone for two days, and there's no communication signal in the Land of Iron, so we can't even find out what's going on."

"What could possibly happen to that kid? Unless someone uses a forbidden technique to resurrect my grandfather and Madara Uchiha using the Impure World Reincarnation, who in this ninja world could possibly threaten him?"

Tsunade wasn't worried at all, saying, "That kid probably wishes he could stay outside a couple more days. After all, who wants to deal with those trivial documents every day?"

Look at you, your wife is about to give birth, and you still have to work remotely.

She looked at Minato, behind whom was a small table with stacks of documents that needed his help.

"It's alright. This is also a good opportunity for him to learn. If Naruto becomes successful and becomes Hokage in the future, I, as his father, can also pass on some knowledge to him."

With a hopeful and happy smile, Minato looked deeper into the cave.

Kabuto returned to Konoha and went straight to the Wood Release laboratory. Orochimaru was conducting an experiment, so Kabuto couldn't report to him. Thinking he should store the samples first, he saw a work order as soon as he arrived at the storage room.

Following the work order, Kabuto sorted out a portion of the blood samples separately, and then selected another portion from the storage box. Only after selecting all the blood samples required on the work order did Kabuto murmur:

"Does Lord Orochimaru really intend to experiment with this blood? Should I tell the Hokage? But what if the Hokage has given his permission? If I report him wrongly, I might lose my chance to study here."

After hesitating for a long time, Kabuto decided to wait until Tatsuma returned before tentatively bringing it up. However, the most important thing right now was to store these blood samples separately.

The blood was placed in another storage box, and a sealing technique was inscribed on it according to the work order. It wasn't difficult, after all, Kabuto was just a student at the Ninja Academy who hadn't graduated yet, so he wouldn't be able to inscribe anything difficult.

Moreover, the purpose of this seal is only to avoid using blood samples that may have been contaminated; it has no protective capabilities and is merely a seal-like function.

Before leaving, I took the work orders with me. These work orders would be settled at the end of the month, serving as a subsidy for the students. I took the work orders back to my break room and tucked them into a folder.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Dou left as well. After he left, the folder seemed to be expanding.

In the Land of Iron, Tatsuma opened his eyes. Everyone around him, except for Kabuto, was lying on the ground. Seeing Tatsuma open his eyes, Kabuto asked, "Were you knocking them all unconscious because it's inconvenient to reveal the method of breaking the spell?"

"It's really inconvenient. Could you please leave for a while?"

Tatsuma waved his hand gently, and all the golden dust in the air gathered together before dissipating into thin air. He looked at Sasori, but Sasori shook his head and said, "How can you know what flaws my puppetry has if you don't see it for yourself?"

"Then you'd better keep this a secret, or I'll search the entire ninja world and keep you quiet."

"Um."

Scorpion nodded, and Tatsuma no longer concealed himself. He formed a hand seal, and his forehead seemed to crack open, revealing an eye with a pupil, iris, and sclera that were almost the same color.

"Heretical paths! The myriad phenomena of the universe!"

(End of this chapter)