Tsunade's Disciple's First Treatment and Recovery

The bounty of 5,046,000,000 ryo caused as much of a shock to Kakashi and Shizune as a mental disturbance genjutsu.

They were completely stunned.

What an astonishing number! Even the odd 46 million on top was more than Asuma Sarutobi's entire bounty.

Shizune didn't know much about Whitebeard, but Kakashi considered himself relatively knowledgeable about him.

Kakashi knew very well.

A man as bold and dominant as Whitebeard wouldn't boast or joke about such things.

This staggering bounty was real!

But he immediately fell into confusion, wondering why he had never heard of it.

If someone had a bounty of over 5 billion, they'd be famous even in the ninja world, right?

He couldn't understand it.

"5,046,000,000 ryo... If that was all real money, how many years of gambling losses could Lady Tsunade cover with that?" Shizune muttered in shock.

But the next second, she noticed something odd about the atmosphere.

She saw all three of them looking at her.

Whitebeard, Kakashi, and Naruto—all their gazes were on Shizune alone.

This made Shizune's heart tighten.

"Wh-what's wrong?"

She hugged the tiny pig Tonton in her arms, anxiously looking at the three of them.

Especially because she realized she was the only female among them.

Gulp!

Could something strange happen?

"You mentioned Tsunade, right? You said the name Tsunade?" The five-year-old Naruto was more excited than anyone else.

He no longer drooled over the soon-to-be-roasted wild boar.

Instead, he took two quick steps forward, rushing to Shizune.

He grabbed Shizune's clothes urgently.

Gripping them tightly.

As if not wanting to let Shizune leave.

"Y-yes!" Shizune was a bit confused, looking down at Naruto, "Little brother, what about Lady Tsunade?"

Rarely returning to Konoha, she had only heard rumors about the Nine-Tails, not knowing that Naruto was its jinchuuriki.

The bounty for Whitebeard in Konoha hadn't mentioned the jinchuuriki being taken from the village either.

So she didn't recognize Naruto.

She only thought this little blond-haired boy had quite a grip.

If he used a bit more force...

Her clothes might be torn apart.

Wait!

Lady Tsunade was naturally blonde, and this little boy had blond hair, too. Seeing the boy so excited about Lady Tsunade's name...

Could there be some blood relation between them?

Shizune's eyes widened gradually.

In just a few seconds, she mentally constructed a dramatic story.

Something like Lady Tsunade abandoning her biological son, who then searched the Land of Fire for his mother.

"We're looking for her!" Naruto's words made Shizune gasp.

Seeing Naruto's little face filled with excitement and anticipation.

Shizune's heart softened.

Her eyes flashed with sympathy for Naruto and anger at Lady Tsunade. She knelt and patted Naruto's head, "Little brother, maybe Lady Tsunade has her reasons."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

Naruto blinked.

He hurriedly said to Shizune, "We're looking for Tsunade because she's the best medical ninja in Konoha! I want her to help my dad, to cure him!"

Naruto quickly ran to the side, grabbed some gold bars, and rushed back.

He said, "The Third Hokage told me that seeing a doctor costs money. I don't know if this is enough."

"If... if it's not enough..."

Naruto racked his brain and then had a flash of inspiration: "If it's not enough, I'll pay the rest after I become Hokage!"

Shizune: "Ah? So that's it?"

So...

It wasn't what she thought.

Oops!

She misunderstood Lady Tsunade!

"I heard that Lady Tsunade has taken on a disciple outside. You must be her disciple, right?" Kakashi looked at Shizune, curiously studying this girl about his age.

"Yes!" Shizune nodded repeatedly: "My name is Shizune, Kato Shizune, from the Hidden Leaf Village!"

"Auntie, since you're Tsunade's disciple, does that mean..."

Naruto immediately said, "You're a great medical ninja too?"

A-auntie?

Shizune, who usually had a good temper, had her eyes widened, but Naruto's next words made her embarrassed.

Shizune scratched her head sheepishly, quickly humbling herself: "Although I am Lady Tsunade's disciple, my medical ninjutsu skills are far inferior to hers."

"Auntie Ninja, can you check on my dad?"

Naruto offered the gold bars to Shizune: "I'll pay you!"

"Ah! No need, no need."

Although Shizune was quite sensitive to the term "auntie," Naruto's politeness made her quite flustered.

The gold bars glinted in the firelight.

Who pays for medical treatment with gold bars?

Shizune said, "I'm not sure I can find anything, but I can try..."

Actually.

Shizune wasn't too concerned about Whitebeard being a "Konoha fugitive." After following Tsunade for years, she had no real attachment to Konoha.

"Mr. Whitebeard." Shizune took a deep breath.

She swallowed nervously; Whitebeard's huge figure was quite intimidating.

"Could you lie down?"

Her palm was already infused with chakra.

She timidly suggested.

"Gurararara!" Whitebeard casually lay on the ground.

A meter-high boulder behind him was crushed under his weight, but he didn't feel it, leaving Shizune dumbfounded.

Shizune carefully approached Whitebeard.

Her chakra-infused hand pressed gently on Whitebeard's skin as she closed her eyes, sensing the condition inside his body.

Her hand moved slowly over Whitebeard's skin like a precision instrument.

Occasionally touching a shocking scar.

Making Shizune gasp.

Her expression grew increasingly serious. She took a deep breath, facing an unprecedented situation.

Opening her eyes, she said, "Mr. Whitebeard, your condition is extremely, extremely, extremely severe."

The three "extremely" indicated Shizune's shock.

She couldn't understand how Whitebeard was still alive!

"But I might be able to try."

Shizune placed both hands on what she believed to be a critical hidden injury near Whitebeard's chest.

A large amount of chakra flowed into Whitebeard's body.

Stimulating his aging cells.

Shizune believed dealing with Whitebeard's condition required extremely precise chakra control. Any misstep could cause harm instead of healing.

This meant.

In just a few minutes.

Shizune's face turned pale.

Cold sweat beaded on her forehead.

"Phew!" She held on for a while, then collapsed, sitting heavily on the ground, exhaling deeply: "Mr. Whitebeard's size requires several times the chakra of an ordinary person."

At this moment, Whitebeard also sat up from the ground.

He felt the area Shizune had healed.

He stood up, a broad smile on his face.

A visible wave of Conqueror's Haki burst from him, sweeping the surroundings!

Black lightning crackled in the air.

The entire forest seemed to be swept by a strong wind.

Beasts in the forest felt as if they were struck by a heavy blow, foaming at the mouth, rolling their eyes, and collapsing motionless.

Knocked out cold!

The surge of Conqueror's Haki even shattered the clouds above, making the full moon more prominent.

"Releasing Conqueror's Haki without any discomfort! This is Tsunade's disciple?"

"Gurararara!!!"

If Whitebeard's peak condition was 100%, then before Shizune's treatment, his condition was around 20%.

After Shizune's treatment, his condition reached 30%!

Feeling several years younger.

Very refreshing!

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