Chapter 286: Tsunade Wants to Slack Off

"I want to develop a sealing technique that can store extra chakra in the body, but it involves many chakra points. How can I set up a seal inside the body without affecting those points?" Mu Yue asked.

To get himself a power bank, Mu Yue was now studying sealing techniques even harder than when he took the civil service exam, spending any free time thinking about seals.

By now, he had reached the master level for half of the sealing techniques he had obtained, and the rest were mostly at the proficient level with over half the experience needed.

As for sealing techniques, Mu Yue felt that even if he fell short, it was only by a little. He had checked the data of the sealing squad jonin, and their proficiency and quality were inferior to his. What he lacked now was in medical ninjutsu, which would allow him to complete the development steadily.

"Huh? Are you sure you came to ask about medical ninjutsu?" Tsunade complained after hearing Mu Yue's question.

"I'm sure. This involves a lot of medical knowledge—how to perform delicate operations inside the human body, right?" Mu Yue continued calmly.

One reason he paid first was to worry that Tsunade would just brush him off after hearing his first sentence. Now that she had taken the six hundred thousand ryo, she had to at least hear him out.

Tsunade thought for a moment. Developing such a technique indeed required a high level of medical ninjutsu skill.

Why was Tsunade so clear about that? Because she knew of a technique similar to what Mu Yue described.

It was a sealing technique passed down from her grandmother, Mito Uzumaki, called the Yin Seal, which could store chakra.

Tsunade had not learned that technique because it had major flaws and was very difficult.

However, that technique had great potential. Tsunade had once thought about how to improve the Yin Seal or develop complementary techniques.

But that was a thing of the past. Due to the deaths of her younger brother and her lover, Tsunade now felt no motivation for ninja matters. She knew that if her ideas succeeded, they could greatly boost her strength, but she didn't care.

What did it matter if she was strong? The people she loved were dead. No matter how much her medical ninjutsu advanced, it could only heal the living, not bring back the dead.

Now Tsunade only used those studies as a way to kill time. Sometimes when she was too bored, didn't feel like drinking, and had no money to gamble, she would study for a while.

"That's true, but do you really understand the difficulty of the technique you want to develop?" Tsunade said flatly, trying to make Mu Yue back off.

"First, it requires extremely high sealing skill. Playing with sealing techniques inside your own body can easily affect it."

Performing jutsu requires chakra, using taijutsu requires chakra, climbing walls and walking on water require chakra. It could be said that the amount of chakra largely determines a ninja's strength.

If you could simply create a chakra power bank inside your body, it would have become a must-have for the strong long ago. This is an extremely difficult task.

Mu Yue adjusted his glasses, stretched out his hand, and opened his palm to perform the Five Elements Seal. Five bright streams of chakra light appeared in his hand.

"The Five Elements Seal... You can perform it so smoothly." Tsunade looked a bit surprised. That was already a very advanced sealing technique.

"I'm quite confident in my sealing skills. Also, I've learned the Four Symbols Seal." Mu Yue dispersed the chakra and said with a smile.

"You've even mastered the Four Symbols Seal." Tsunade was even more surprised now. That was an ultra-strong sealing technique she herself hadn't mastered. In other words, Mu Yue was above her in sealing skill alone.

"What level is your medical ninjutsu right now?" Tsunade continued.

Mu Yue showed Tsunade his chakra scalpel and Mystical Palm Technique.

After seeing that, Tsunade felt a headache. Being able to master those two already made him a very competent medical ninja.

She could easily imagine that the upcoming explanation wouldn't be easy.

To use an analogy, Tsunade had thought she would be teaching addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, but it turned out she had to teach advanced mathematics.

"What a pain. Maybe I should just have Shizune teach him." Tsunade lay down on the wooden porch, her laziness kicking in.

"How could that work? How could I teach Mu Yue-sensei?" Shizune heard Tsunade's slacker talk and couldn't help complaining.

Shizune pushed Tsunade with her small hands and urged, "Tsunade-sama, you've already accepted Mu Yue-sensei's payment. You can't go back on your promise."

Mu Yue silently gave Shizune a thumbs-up in his heart. Being a good teacher really paid off; his teaching hadn't been in vain back then.

After Shizune pushed her a few times, Tsunade sat back up and immediately rubbed Shizune's little face hard with both hands.

"Mmmph... Tsunade-sama~" Shizune looked at Tsunade pitifully.

"A little girl like you is born to be rubbed by me. How dare you lecture me?" Tsunade let go after getting her fill of rubbing, showing a pleased smile.

After a brief one-sided scuffle with Shizune, Tsunade pulled herself together and began answering Mu Yue's questions.

Mu Yue had a lot going for him: he was brought by Jiraiya, he was a teacher Shizune liked, and he had paid in advance.

If even one of those factors were missing, Tsunade might not have been willing.

Mu Yue had to admit he had found the right person. Although Tsunade's personality was a bit troublesome, her medical ninjutsu skill was truly unmatched. After an hour of exchanging ideas with her, Mu Yue discovered many problems he hadn't noticed before.

Perhaps feeling somewhat displeased, Tsunade pointed out Mu Yue's problems with sharp words, calling him things like "an idiot who doesn't know even that" or "even a pig knows that."

However, Mu Yue didn't mind, after all this was a tutor who could help him complete his power bank plan; even if she really spat knives from her mouth, he would have to activate Armament Haki to attend the lesson.

And, to be fair, Tsunade was very beautiful. For some people with special hobbies from his previous life, this might even be considered a reward.

Happy times always pass quickly. When it came to teaching medical knowledge, Tsunade was indeed a very good teacher. He listened to her lecture and pondered, and soon five and a half hours were about to pass, from noon to dusk.

"It's finally almost over. I'm definitely going to have a good drink tonight!" Tsunade showed a relieved expression. Teaching for so long at once—she didn't even teach Shizune like this.

Tsunade decided she wouldn't earn this money anymore. Next time Mu Yue came looking for her, she would just blast him away. Lying flat was more comfortable.

"If you're tired, Lady Tsunade, we can end now and rest." Mu Yue said with a gentle smile.

"You said it yourself." Tsunade agreed without hesitation. Only a fool would refuse such a good thing.

Mu Yue looked up at the sky, then asked with a concerned expression, "After teaching for so long, Lady Tsunade, you must be tired and hungry. Coincidentally, I'm quite skilled at cooking. How about I make you something to eat?"

"Teacher Mu Yue is really gentle," Shizune sighed in her heart. He ended early and was even offering to help cook dinner.

She thought it was because Mu Yue, as a teacher, deeply understood the hard work of concentrated teaching, which was why he did this.

Tsunade was always happy to get something for free, but she was worried that Mu Yue's cooking skills might not be good, so she asked, "'Quite skilled'—what level is that?"

"A level where I'm even more confident than in sealing techniques." Mu Yue replied with a smile.

As it turned out, his cooking could even conquer beings that were not human.

Hearing this, Tsunade became interested. The level of sealing techniques Mu Yue had displayed was extraordinary.

Next, Mu Yue went grocery shopping and also went home to get some pastries. Finally, he started cooking at Tsunade's house.

"Teacher Mu Yue, let me help you wash the vegetables." Shizune walked into the kitchen wanting to help.

"Mm, what a good kid. Thank you." Mu Yue smiled and handed three wrapped pastries to Shizune.

Shizune could smell a tempting fragrance from them, but she didn't take them; instead she looked at Mu Yue in confusion.

"This is your reward." Mu Yue shoved the pastries into Shizune's hands.

After washing the vegetables, Shizune curiously tried one, and her eyes instantly lit up. She had never eaten such a delicious dessert.

"Teacher Mu Yue, which dessert shop in the village did you buy these from?" Shizune quickly asked.

If it wasn't too expensive, she could use her pocket money to buy some to eat.

"These are not for sale."

"Why?"

"Because I made them myself."

Shizune was shocked; she didn't expect Mu Yue to have this kind of skill.

Shizune put away the remaining two pastries, planning to eat one each day.

If it were other delicious things, Shizune would definitely share with Tsunade, but not sweets, because in Shizune's memory, Tsunade didn't like sweets. When she bought three-colored dango for Shizune, she even bluntly said, "How can so many people like this stuff?"

After cooking, Mu Yue packed some dishes into a lunch box and had a Shadow Clone deliver it to Minato. Then he brought the dishes out.

"The aroma is quite good, but I wonder how it tastes." Tsunade smelled the fragrance of the dishes before she even sat down.

She glanced over; they were all unfamiliar dishes, but they looked very good.

Tsunade casually picked up a slice of meat from the pepper stir-fry, and after eating it, she was instantly amazed. In a daze, Tsunade felt as if she had gone to another world, forgetting all her worries.

When she came back to her senses, although there was an incredibly spicy sensation in her mouth, Tsunade couldn't help but want to keep eating.

After Shizune took a bite, she also fell into an immersive state of devouring her meal.

When Tsunade wanted to continue picking up dishes to mix with her rice, she suddenly noticed that the three plates in front of her were all empty.

"How could you only make this much? Don't underestimate a ninja's appetite." Tsunade felt she hadn't eaten enough.

"Considering that you're going out drinking with Lord Jiraiya and the others tonight, Lady Tsunade, I didn't make too much. I originally wanted to try a new recipe with a whole chicken." Mu Yue explained.

Tsunade now wanted to give Jiraiya a good punch. Couldn't he pick another day?

"But I'll come to learn from you again tomorrow. I'll make more tomorrow evening." Mu Yue continued.

Tsunade was a bit conflicted. She originally didn't want to teach anymore and wanted to continue her carefree life of doing nothing.

But after eating Muyue's cooking and hearing Muyue talk about a new chicken dish made with a whole chicken, Tsunade very much wanted to taste what chicken cooked by Muyue would be like.

"Then I'll teach one more day. Earning more money also means I can gamble more." Tsunade decided to teach Muyue for one more day tomorrow, and after tomorrow's lesson, she would tell Muyue not to come anymore.

"Alright then. Remember to cook more dishes tomorrow and make them delicious." Tsunade reminded.

Muyue looked at Tsunade's expression and knew that his plan had taken its first step. He smiled and nodded.

In the evening, Jiraiya and Orochimaru went together to Tsunade's place to call her out for drinks. However, what puzzled Jiraiya was that Tsunade looked at him with a displeased expression.

There will be another chapter later. I'm a bit busy today, but I should still produce over a thousand more words than yesterday.

Also, I looked at the Tsunade in The Tale of the Water Gate, and it seemed she didn't have the mark of the Yin Seal on her forehead, so I guess Tsunade's Yin Seal and Hundred Seal and those abilities were only developed during the period when she was wandering everywhere after the Third Great Ninja War.