Chapter 288: Tsunade: Teach Me Again!

Academy Teacher, I Get Stronger Just by Teaching - Volume 206, Chapter: Tsunade: Teach It Again! "Why isn't she here yet? Could she still be in bed?"

Tsunade glanced at the clock; the hour hand was pointing at twelve, and the minute hand had already gone halfway.

Since Muyue had arrived at this time the previous two days, Tsunade figured Muyue would come around the same time today.

"Teacher Muyue probably isn't the type to get up at noon," Shizune said, thinking Muyue was definitely different from Tsunade.

"What's wrong with getting up at noon? It's not like there's anything to do anyway. Sleeping in is the same no matter what time you wake up." Tsunade felt Shizune was implying something, so she reached out her wicked hands toward Shizune's cheeks.

"Mmph..." Shizune wanted to say that getting up at noon meant losing a third of the day outright, but Tsunade's kneading attack made her words garbled.

By one o'clock, Tsunade still hadn't seen Muyue, so she simply started teaching Shizune.

"You're still learning the Healing Palm Technique, right?" Tsunade asked Shizune.

"Mm." Shizune nodded.

At half past two, Muyue entered Tsunade's courtyard, carrying a small box in her hand.

"Lady Tsunade." Muyue greeted Tsunade with a smile and placed the box beside Tsunade and Shizune.

Tsunade had just finished a lecture session and was taking a break. She nodded in acknowledgment and directly opened the gift box.

The moment Shizune saw the pieces of pastry inside the box, her eyes lit up.

Tsunade casually picked up a piece, put it in her mouth, and nodded. She had to admit that Muyue really knew her way around food—even someone like Tsunade, who didn't care much for sweets, found it tasty.

"Go ahead, I brought it for you," Muyue said to Shizune with a smile.

Having received confirmation, Shizune looked at Muyue with gratitude and then began eating too.

Actually, Shizune wanted to save some for tonight or tomorrow, but Tsunade's continuous munching made her abandon that thought. There was no way to save any—if she didn't eat it, Tsunade would.

"Lady Tsunade, I need four hours of lessons today. Sorry to trouble you." After Tsunade finished eating, Muyue spoke up and handed four hundred thousand ryo to Tsunade.

"Let's start then." After taking the money, Tsunade didn't even glance at it before tossing it to Shizune.

She didn't ask why Muyue only needed four hours today. After all, Muyue wasn't necessarily as idle as her; it was normal for things to come up.

For the next four hours, the small courtyard was filled only with the sounds of lecturing and questioning. Although the knowledge Tsunade taught was too advanced for Shizune at her current level, Shizune still put on a show of studying hard so as not to disrupt the atmosphere, jotting down notes on things she couldn't understand.

After the lesson ended, Muyue as usual cooked dinner for Tsunade and Shizune and left a preview for the next day.

"Besides beggar's chicken, I actually know another way to cook chicken that tastes really good, though it's a little spicy," Muyue said after dinner.

Hearing Muyue's words, Tsunade silently swallowed the words she had been about to say.

The beggar's chicken Muyue made was the best chicken Tsunade had ever eaten. In fact, earlier today Tsunade and Shizune had tried to replicate it. Although the taste was decent, it was a completely different dish from Muyue's—after eating it, they didn't get that feeling of both body and mind feeling relaxed.

"After I eat that chicken dish tomorrow, I will definitely tell him not to come again!" Tsunade thought with fierce determination.

There was no doubt that Muyue's presence seriously interfered with her slacking off.

Teaching a ninja of Shizune's level was easy for Tsunade because she could answer questions without thinking, and most of the time she just let Shizune practice on her own.

But with Muyue, it was different. Sometimes Muyue asked questions that even Tsunade needed to think seriously about.

As Muyue left, Shizune looked reluctant and waved goodbye. "Goodbye, Teacher Muyue."

To Shizune, Muyue was simply wonderful—not only did she give her sweets, but she also cooked delicious meals for them for free.

Muyue responded with a warm smile and left the courtyard under their watchful gazes.

Watching her disciple keep staring at Muyue's retreating back, Tsunade bonked Shizune on the head with a chop and said, arms crossed,

"Still looking? He's already far away. A few meals and you like him this much?"

"It's not because of the cooking. Teacher Muyue is just a really nice person." Shizune covered her head with both hands, blushing slightly as she explained.

"It's not just me—everyone in fourth grade really likes Teacher Muyue."

The next day, without a hangover, Tsunade got up a little earlier—at ten o'clock.

But waking up early meant nothing to Tsunade—in fact, it was a negative, because it meant she had to wait longer to eat Muyue's cooking.

Shizune, on the other hand, was very happy, thinking that Tsunade might be able to return to a healthy schedule of waking up at eight in the morning.

"I should have just slept until six in the evening," Tsunade said, glancing at the clock. It was one o'clock and Muyue still hadn't arrived.

"If he really slept that late, he definitely wouldn't have gotten to eat Teacher Muyue's cooking, right? He saw the teacher sleeping and left in disappointment, so he wouldn't have stayed to cook." Shizune thought this way of thinking from Tsunade was not good.

She felt that Muyue staying to cook was a reward for Tsunade's lecturing, so if Tsunade didn't lecture and still wanted to eat Muyue's cooking, wasn't that getting something for nothing?

Tsunade thought about it and realized it was true—if she didn't teach, how could Muyue possibly stay.

Today Muyue came even later than yesterday; it wasn't until four o'clock in the afternoon that Muyue arrived at Tsunade's courtyard.

"You're slacking off, coming this late today. I'm definitely not teaching you during the evening time." Tsunade said with a displeased expression.

"Sorry, Tsunade-sama, today only two hours of teaching time will be enough." Muyue said apologetically, then handed 200,000 ryo to Tsunade.

Muyue's strength was enough to support him completing high-rank missions to earn commission, but Muyue definitely wouldn't waste time for money. And the ninja academy was about to start classes, so Muyue didn't have much money left.

Of course, this was also part of Muyue's plan.

"Ah, so that's how it is." Tsunade was slightly startled, and then the inexplicable anger in her heart subsided.

If Muyue only planned to study for two hours today, then coming at four o'clock was indeed not a problem; even coming at four thirty wouldn't be too late.

For three consecutive days they had taught for four to six hours; today only two hours. Tsunade felt the time had passed quickly, and she wasn't tired either.

Tsunade hadn't given up the idea of secretly learning, and brought Shizune along to watch Muyue cook.

Tsunade felt today's chicken flavor might be richer, because she saw Muyue marinating, frying, and stir-frying—it looked a bit complicated.

Actually, after the frying was done, Tsunade's appetite had already been stirred; by the time Muyue finished stir-frying, she couldn't wait any longer.

"This dish is called Spicy Chicken (Làzǐ Jī). For people who like spicy food, it might be even more delicious than Beggar's Chicken." Muyue said briefly after placing it on the table.

Tsunade ignored Muyue's words; whether it was good or not, she would know after eating it.

But seeing that pile of red chili peppers, Tsunade felt the name Spicy Chicken was very fitting.

Driven by the aroma, Tsunade picked up a piece of chicken and put it into her mouth to chew. In a trance, it felt like her whole body was soaking in warm hot springs, extremely comfortable.

"Muyue, with such great cooking skills, if you opened a restaurant you would definitely make a lot of money—more than being a ninja." Tsunade tried to persuade Muyue to open a restaurant, so that it would be easy for her to eat Muyue's cooking.

"Cooking is just a small hobby of mine; I don't want to make it my job." Muyue told Tsunade directly that it was impossible.

Tsunade struggled internally for a long time but didn't say, "Muyue, don't come anymore after this," because she still wanted to eat the Beggar's Chicken and Spicy Chicken that Muyue made.

"Forget it. I'll teach one last day tomorrow. Absolutely the last time!" Tsunade said silently in her heart.

Tsunade didn't tell Muyue not to come, but Muyue spoke up:

"Tsunade-sama, I have something to do tomorrow and probably won't have time to come and study with you. You don't need to wait in the afternoon."

"Who do you think I am? I'm Tsunade, one of the Sannin. How could me being at home in the afternoon be waiting for you to study? It's only because I need to teach Shizune." Tsunade said with an annoyed expression.

"Mm, thank you for your teaching today, Tsunade-sama." Muyue paid no attention to Tsunade's words, smiled gently, and bid them farewell.

Watching Muyue leave, Shizune said with some regret, "What a pity. Tomorrow we won't get to eat Teacher Muyue's cooking."

"What's there to regret? Tomorrow I'll take you to eat at a high-end restaurant, using his money." Tsunade said with an indifferent look.

Tsunade did not break her promise. The next day she got up at noon and took Shizune to a high-end restaurant in Konoha.

"I really don't know how they dare to price it so high. It's not even as good as an amateur." Tsunade complained while looking at the table full of dishes.

She ordered the most expensive items, but none of the dishes gave her the feeling of Muyue's cooking. Tsunade even felt these dishes weren't even one-fifth as delicious as Muyue's.

"Maybe Teacher Muyue's cooking is just too good." Shizune thought it wasn't that the restaurant was too bad, but that Muyue was too strong.

She felt the restaurant's dishes tasted much better than what she cooked.

In the afternoon, Tsunade still harbored a faint hope that Muyue might finish his business early and come to study.

After all, based on her observations over these days, Muyue was very diligent in training, the type who would seize time to improve himself.

But even when Tsunade watched the hour hand turn to seven, there was still no sign of Muyue.

"The attitude of young ninjas nowadays is really bad—can't even seize the opportunity to improve themselves." Tsunade felt some concern for Konoha's younger generation of ninjas.

"Tsunade-sama, Teacher Muyue just had something to do; it doesn't have to extend to all the young ninjas in the village." Shizune timidly said a word for Muyue.

Tsunade glared at Shizune—was that the kind of thought you just blurt out?

At that moment, Tsunade suddenly felt the slowness of time, and she eagerly looked forward to tomorrow's arrival.