Chapter 279: Tenten

Shishou observed the increasing brilliance in Hyuga Rimei's eyes.

Activating his Mangekyo Sharingan, he continuously monitored her chakra flow to prevent any accidents.

Seeing that Rimei's eyes were no longer absorbing her chakra, Shishou asked:

"How do you feel now?"

Rimei closed her eyes and covered them with her hand, saying:

"The movements are becoming more apparent."

"I have a feeling that I might be able to awaken them in a few more days."

"Shishou, could you blindfold me? It's uncomfortable even in the dark."

Hearing this, Shishou quickly tied the black cloth back over her eyes.

The Tenseigan was about to be born, and this was crucial.

Feeling Shishou's actions, Rimei smiled and hugged him, wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her face on his chest.

Shishou had been diligently training in Sage Jutsu for the past two years, and they hadn't spent much time alone together.

Seeing Rimei like this, Shishou didn't say anything more.

They embraced and slept together through the night without further words.

The next morning.

After sending Rimei back to Fire Source City and giving her some instructions, Shishou returned to Konoha.

He washed up and shrank his body.

Shishou stepped out of his room and headed to the ninja academy.

Halfway there, he met Ino and Hinata, who were waiting for him.

The three of them walked to school together, beginning another day of learning at the academy.

In the afternoon after school.

Ino and Sakura dragged Hinata along to go shopping.

After politely declining Naruto and the others' invitation to play video games,

Shishou left the school alone and saw Tenten in the forest, holding her arm in pain.

"What happened to you?"

Approaching Tenten, Shishou asked curiously.

Hearing this, Tenten's face turned a bit embarrassed, and she gave a sheepish smile, saying:

"I was climbing a tree to retrieve some shuriken and accidentally fell."

As a student at the ninja academy, falling from a tree was a bit embarrassing for Tenten.

"I know medical ninjutsu. Let me take a look."

Shishou pulled a healing bug from his pocket and showed it to Tenten.

Since Tenten had not yet graduated from the academy, she hadn't learned techniques like tree climbing and water walking, so falling from a tree wasn't surprising.

And if Shishou wanted to improve his relationship with Tenten, he needed to take advantage of the time before she graduated.

Once Tenten was assigned to a team with Neji, it would be harder for him to intervene.

"You know medical ninjutsu?" Hearing Shishou's words, Tenten extended her arm in surprise, looking at him in astonishment.

She hadn't expected her junior, who was a year younger, to already master medical ninjutsu.

Shishou examined Tenten's injured arm and found it dislocated.

So he said to her:

"Your arm is dislocated and needs to be reset."

"It might hurt a bit."

Tenten was once again surprised, looking at Shishou, "You can reset bones?"

"A bit," Shishou nodded calmly.

The days at the ninja academy were boring, so besides learning new jutsu and techniques, he also read medical books prepared for Hinata.

"Go ahead then!" Tenten said bravely, extending her arm to Shishou.

Shishou chuckled and grabbed her shoulder and forearm.

With a pull and a twist, a 'crack' sounded, and Tenten's arm was reset.

Tenten moved her arm, looking at Shishou in amazement, "It's really better. You're amazing."

Shishou looked at the shuriken stuck in the tree branches, "Are those your shuriken?"

"Yes," Tenten nodded.

"I'll get them for you."

With that, Shishou walked towards the tree and effortlessly climbed up, retrieving the shuriken.

"You already know this technique?"

Tenten exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Shishou climb the tree.

Though Tenten was a civilian student, she knew that techniques like tree climbing were taught by the supervising ninja only after becoming a genin.

They weren't taught at the academy.

Shishou returned and handed the shuriken to Tenten, smiling, "It's a simple technique. If you want to learn, I can teach you."

Hearing this, Tenten's eyes lit up, and she eagerly said:

"Shishou, would you really teach me?"

"Do you want to learn?"

"Yes!"

"Alright, let's find a quiet place in the woods."

"I know a place."

With that, Tenten grabbed Shishou's hand and led him towards the Konoha Forest.

Being able to learn the tree-climbing technique in advance made the civilian Tenten very excited and impatient.

Under Tenten's lead, Shishou quickly arrived at a small river in the forest.

It was the same place he used to have picnics with Hinata, Ino, Naruto, and Sasuke years ago.

In the past few years, with Shishou's absence, the wildlife in the forest had increased, and the river was now filled with fish, giving the place a lively look.

Arriving there, Shishou wasted no time teaching Tenten the tree climbing and water walking techniques.

These were basic chakra control techniques and were actually quite simple to learn.

Once Tenten memorized the tree-climbing techniques, Shishou encouraged her, "Don't worry, Tenten. I'll catch you if you fall, so don't be afraid."

Shishou genuinely liked Tenten, the girl with the Dragon Kingdom style.

"Got it."

Tenten took a deep breath, charged towards a nearby tree, and placed her chakra-infused foot on the trunk, starting to climb.

"Whoa!"

After climbing about three meters, Tenten fell, letting out a cry of surprise.

Before she could react, she found herself caught by Shishou, who had thoughtfully supported her head to prevent injury.

"Are you alright?" Shishou asked, holding her in a princess carry, smiling.

"I'm fine."

Blushing slightly, Tenten quickly got out of his arms.

"Let's try again!"

With that, she charged at the tree again.

This time, she climbed five meters before falling, only to be caught by Shishou again.

After several attempts, Tenten began to trust Shishou completely, climbing higher each time.

By dusk, she could climb up to twenty meters.

"Come on, Shishou."

"Join us for dinner."

Putting away the kunai she used to mark her progress, Tenten smiled at him.

Grateful for Shishou teaching her the tree-climbing technique, Tenten wanted to thank him.

Shishou nodded, agreeing, "Sure."

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