NABC Chapter 39 Betting on the Medical School
Chapter 39 Betting on the Medical School
As expected, Tsunade was still in her office.
She leaned over the desk, turning the pages of a thick medical book by lamplight, her brows furrowed with concentration.
"Is Akimichi Choza's injury serious?" Hoshigen Chisaku asked as he approached.
"It's alright." Tsunade's gaze remained fixed on the pages of the book. "It's a side effect of the clan's secret medicine; my chakra pathways are damaged. Given the Akimichi clan's constitution, even without medicine, they could heal themselves after half a month of rest. Now that I've used my prescription, they should recover in about six days."
"So what...are you researching?"
"I'm a little interested in their secret medicine and want to see if I can improve it and reduce the side effects," Tsunade replied casually.
Hoshino Senju sat down opposite her: "The Akimichi family has a very deep connection with the Nara and Yamanaka families, and their accumulation of knowledge in medicinal herbs and pharmacology is extraordinary. It will probably not be easy to improve their secret formulas."
"Yes." Tsunade finally raised her head, her eyes thoughtful. "They also have a secret red medicine that can unleash a hundred times the power after consumption, but the price is extremely high—it could kill you."
"There are always things in the ninja world that defy common sense," Hoshino Senju sighed, then his eyes lit up. "If we could compile all these secret medicines, herbs, and mineral medicines, establish a complete database, and summarize their properties and compatibility rules... it might benefit the entire ninja world."
"Hahaha!" Tsunade couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Naive! Your statement is just as unrealistic as Orochimaru's desire to learn all ninjutsu."
Xingyuan Qianshuo was not discouraged; instead, he leaned forward slightly.
"It's certainly difficult for one person to do that."
But if we build a large medical school and train tens of thousands of medical professionals—
Let them learn systematically and conduct in-depth research to use medicine to solve human suffering from injuries and diseases...
One day, this goal will be achievable.
Whether from the perspective of the "Healer's Benevolence System" or from a practical standpoint, he firmly believes that chakra has great potential in the medical field.
This world has a unique technology tree. Electricity drives technological progress, but the potential of chakra in biomedicine goes far beyond simply becoming another energy source.
Cloning, human modification, anti-aging... these are areas where previous technologies had not yet made breakthroughs, but they may be realized here.
"A large medical school, huh..." Tsunade repeated softly, her eyes momentarily dazed, but she didn't reply.
Her once burning dreams have long been buried by her broken heart.
It's already quite an achievement for her to be able to do her current job well.
Noticing her low spirits, Xingyuan Qianshuo changed the subject: "How about... we make a bet?"
"Oh?" Tsunade immediately perked up, slamming her medical book shut with a "snap," her eyes gleaming. "Go on!"
Xingyuan Qianshuo was taken aback by her sudden change of heart, secretly chuckling to himself, "No wonder she's the number one gambler in the ninja world."
Looking into her sparkling eyes, he pondered for a moment and said, "I'll bet you I can build a medical school like this within twenty years."
"scale?"
"At least two thousand students."
"bet?"
"If I win, you will become the dean of this medical school."
"What if we lose?"
"Ten million taels. If I lose, I'll pay you ten million taels."
"Okay, deal!"
Tsunade slammed her hand on the table, causing the ink and brush to bounce.
She agreed readily and decisively, without any hesitation.
Tsunade felt confident of victory, but Hoshino Senju felt that twenty years was more than enough time.
"Ten million taels..." Tsunade's eyes seemed to conjure up images of coins.
At this time, although she was addicted to gambling, she had not yet become the "big fat sheep of the ninja world" she would become later.
Ten million taels was the biggest gamble of her life—although it would take twenty years to cash out.
"With your current salary, you could indeed save up ten million taels in twenty years." Tsunade smiled like a cat that had just stolen some cream. "So, you've been working for me for the past twenty years."
"Heh, don't get too excited." Hoshino Senju was not to be outdone.
"Hmph, kid, you're still a long way from betting with me." Tsunade crossed her arms, striking a pose like a senior.
"Yes, yes." Xingyuan Qianshuo nodded readily.
In terms of gambling experience, his two lifetimes combined probably wouldn't even equal a single finger of Tsunade's.
……
As night deepened, it was well past the time to leave work.
Distracted by Xingyuan Qianshuo, Tsunade lost interest in reading.
The two decided to have dinner first, and then visit the hospital ward to check on Choza Akimichi's condition.
In the ward, besides the bedridden Dingza, there was also a chubby little ninja, about eleven or twelve years old, who was sent by the Akimichi clan to take care of him.
Xingyuan Qianshuo followed Tsunade into the ward and took the opportunity to use the system to check on Dingza's condition.
Name: Choza Akimichi
[Condition: Damage to the chakra pathways throughout the body, resulting in impaired chakra flow]
He had heard of the Akimichi clan's "Three-Colored Pill":
Green spinach pills increase strength by one-third with minimal side effects;
Yellow curry balls unleash their full potential at a manageable cost;
Red chili pepper balls can unleash a hundred times the power, but may come at the cost of one's life.
He remembered that in the original story, Choji Akimichi took three pills in succession, and finally activated his butterfly mode with the red pill. He used "Butterfly Bombardment" to kill Jirobo, one of the Sound Four, and almost lost his own life. Fortunately, he was later saved by Tsunade.
At present, Akimichi Choza is not in mortal danger. Hoshino Senshuo speculates that he took the yellow curry pills, which caused damage to his meridians due to excessive release of potential.
"Ye Juan's puncture wound was treated with the 'Healing and Regeneration Technique,' and Choji was treated by Tsunade after eating curry pills..." He muttered to himself, "This setup is exactly the same as the scene in the original work where Neji and Choji were treated."
After examining the patient's condition, he had made up his mind to help Tsunade treat Choza.
This is a rare family in the ninja world that uses Yang Release techniques, so it's entirely worth it for him to shamelessly "crash" a reward from Tsunade's side.
Over the next few days, Xingyuan Qianshuo followed Tsunade around, busying himself with various tasks.
When working, Tsunade is focused and efficient, allowing no room for error.
Outside of work, the two would occasionally go shopping or take walks together, and their feelings for each other grew quietly without them even realizing it.
Considering Tsunade's sensitive and fragile state of mind, Hoshino Senju did not rush to advance the relationship.
The two remained at the stage of holding hands.
But he could sense that the wounds in her heart were slowly healing.
During this time, Xingyuan Qianshuo's true form accompanied Tsunade in treating Choza, and also received her guidance in medicine, sealing techniques, and other areas.
The daily affairs of the clinic are handled by the shadow clones, and the main body is notified if there are any tricky situations, so that neither is neglected.
However, they still underestimated the Akimichi clan's formidable physique.
On Monday, Ding was able to get out of bed and move around, his appetite increased significantly, and his recovery speed accelerated dramatically.
On Tuesday, the injury had basically healed;
After a follow-up examination on Wednesday, it was confirmed that there were no problems, and I was discharged directly.
After seeing Ding Zuo off, Xingyuan Qianshuo returned to his consultation room and checked the system notification:
[You helped heal the damage to Akimichi Choza's chakra meridians throughout his body, and have received the reward: Partial Expansion Technique (Proficient), Chakra +180]