Smile

Chapter 111: Smile

An hour later, Kiba was brought to

a rocky field full of small rock pillars. Kiba, who had followed Tsunade

absent-mindedly, was slightly astonished when he saw the small rock pillars.

Is there such a place in Konoha Village?

Konoha Village was mostly

surrounded by forests. Apart from the highland carved with Hokage rock statues,

there weren't any special mountains.

Not only have I never seen this rocky land in the

original work, but I've never seen it since crossing over.

At this time, Tsunade turned her

back to him, looked at the rocky land, seemed very satisfied, nodded, then

turned her head and said, "Next, I will teach you medical ninjutsu. The

learning of medical ninjutsu requires fine chakra manipulation and a lot of

professional knowledge. Let me ask you a question first—is the physical skill

you used in the Chunin Exam a strange power technique?"

Tsunade looked at Kiba. In fact,

she had already faintly noticed Kiba's terrifying strength. Among the ninjutsu

she knew, there were only two possibilities for such strength: the strange

power technique used by her grandfather and herself, or the secret Water

Release techniques used by her granduncle Tobirama. Considering that Kiba grew

up in Konoha and was only seven years old, secret techniques from other

villages were out of the question.

There were only two possibilities

for Kiba's sudden burst of strength.

Based on his chakra amount and

attributes, both the strange power and Water Release secrets were possible.

If it was strange power, then his

fine chakra control ability met the requirements, as the control for strange

power was even higher than that for medical ninjutsu.

Although Kiba had expressed his

desire to learn medical ninjutsu, which led to her winning the Third Hokage's

agreement to accept them as apprentices, she still needed to confirm whether

Kiba was suitable for practicing medical ninjutsu. Kiba was indeed an amazing

genius, but a genius doesn't mean they can learn everything.

If it was the strange power

technique, she would need to include some specific training courses. If Kiba

could use strange power at his age, she would be amazed once again.

That's why she asked this

question.

However, Kiba didn't answer her

because his face was thoughtful, and there seemed to be a hint of entanglement

in his eyes.

He was still struggling with

Kushina's smile.

Seeing Kiba's unresponsive posture

for a long time, a "well" character appeared on Tsunade's forehead.

"Boom!"

A heavy punch hit Kiba's head.

"Boom!"

A cloud of smoke and dust rose on

the rocky ground far away from the village.

It hurts!

Kiba's whole body was lying on the

ground, his face buried in the dirt. A big red bump slowly bulged on top of his

head, with light smoke floating up.

At this time, his position was in

the center of a small pit, with cracks spreading all around.

In front of him, Tsunade slowly

closed her hands and looked at him with twitching corners of her mouth,

"Listen to what others say! This is the most basic etiquette!"

At this time, Kiba had completely

thrown Kushina's smile out of his mind. He deeply felt that Tsunade's strange

power was terrifying. With just this punch, he felt an overwhelming force crush

him. Even though he had the physical strength to open the Four Gates, although

this punch didn't cause any real damage, it still hurt him all over.

This is not on the same level as Kushina's fists.

Amazing! Is this the strongest monster among the

Sannin, the strength of the Fifth Hokage Tsunade?

From this punch, Kiba felt

Tsunade's unparalleled strength. This punch was an ordinary blow. Tsunade was

just trying to teach him a lesson. She didn't use all her strength, just a

light punch.

However, the power of this punch

may be equivalent to 80% of his strange power in the Life Gate mode.

It's not at the same level at all. It's like

comparing the heavens to the earth. Although I've mastered the skills of using

strange power, it's not considered strange power at all! Compared to Tsunade's

strange power, it's at best the strength of a finger flick.

Sharp! So amazing!

After feeling Tsunade's strength,

Kiba's heart suddenly filled with excitement and joy.

It works! I can do it! As long as I have enough

chakra, my strength must be terrifying!

"I'm sorry,

Tsunade-sama." Kiba rubbed his head and slowly got up. Although he was

excited and joyful, the punch hurt like hell. But Kiba apologized immediately.

At this time, it was right to

apologize first.

Tsunade looked at Kiba.

What Kushina said is correct. This child often

enters deep thoughts, making him seem unapproachable. He's also very handsome,

but why does he make people feel uneasy when he shows that kind of thinking...

However, this child's body is really strong, worthy

of cultivating the Four Gates of the Eight Gates. He must have received arduous

training. Moreover, Kushina didn't know about the Eight Gates until he used the

Four Gates. In other words, it was impossible for Kushina to push him to

practice the Eight Gates, a forbidden technique requiring continuous hard

physical training.

At such a young age, could he have cultivated the

Eight Gates and Four Gates just with his perseverance? No one urging or

supervising him? With his self-control and self-discipline, does he do boring

physical training every day?

Despite having such good ninjutsu learning

abilities, he didn't abandon this boring and difficult physical training,

instead devoting himself to the relatively easier ninjutsu learning...

This child is gifted, intelligent, hardworking, and

possesses such perseverance and a firm heart. There is simply no better

seedling than him!

To be honest, I felt the pressure too. It's no

wonder Kushina wanted to hand him over to me. Kushina felt it would be a waste

of his talent if she continued teaching him.

Kushina, who is so fearless and strong, actually

made such a decision to come to me to teach Kiba in person. Even though this is

exactly what I wanted—if Kushina didn't come to me, I would have contacted

Kiba, taught him, and accepted him as an apprentice—it's still incredible.

Now, I understand Kushina's mood.

Thinking of this, Tsunade sighed

and was about to speak, but Kiba's eyes lit up as if he had figured something

out. His whole face seemed to stretch out.

Then, Kiba blurted out,

"Master Tsunade, I have one thing I want to ask you! Although it is too

much, I hope you can promise me!"

Kiba's heart was full of

excitement.

I got it! I figured it out! Kushina's smile.

That is a lonely smile! The look of giving precious

things to others for safekeeping and protection!

Although I am reluctant to give up, I know that this

is the best. Even if I want to continue to keep and protect it, I have to give

it up to others. It's a mentality of knowing it's right but not willing to part

with it in my heart!

This

is the first time I've seen such a smile... Kushina, you consider us your most

precious existence!