"No! Don't touch me!"
"So much blood..."
Looking at the blood covering her body, Tsunade was on the verge of breaking down, her entire body trembling uncontrollably.
But Dan Katō and Nawaki were still beside her, comforting her:
"Tsunade! It's just blood—why are you so afraid of it!"
"I'm your lover! Are you really going to abandon your lover just because of some blood?"
Dan Katō shouted sternly, and Nawaki chimed in from the side.
"Yeah, Sis, I'm Nawaki. Are you going to reject even your little brother because of blood?"
Their words stabbed directly into Tsunade's brain.
Tsunade slowly lifted her head and looked at Dan Katō and Nawaki.
"Dan... Nawaki... I..."
"The blood... sob... sob..."
In that moment, Tsunade broke down and began crying helplessly.
Nawaki was dead...
Dan was dead...
Covered in blood, they had died in Tsunade's arms, and from that moment, she had crumbled and developed a fear of blood.
From that day on, Tsunade's world turned gray.
But now, Dan Katō and Nawaki were right beside her.
Seeing Tsunade trembling so violently, the two of them embraced her at the same time.
"Tsunade, don't be afraid. Blood is not something to fear—it's something you need to control."
"As a medical ninja, blood is merely a tool in your hands."
"Come on, use your Medical Ninjutsu and stop the bleeding on my body."
Dan Katō gently guided Tsunade, trying to get her to use Medical Ninjutsu to heal his wounds.
But Tsunade didn't dare touch him and immediately panicked.
"No... I can't... I can't stop it... the blood just keeps flowing no matter what..."
Seeing Tsunade back away step by step, Dan Katō suddenly grabbed her hands and placed them on his body, shouting sternly:
"No backing down! If you're still the Tsunade I know, then use your Medical Ninjutsu and stop my bleeding!"
"Otherwise, I'll never see you again! And you'll no longer be the lover of Dan Katō!"
No longer his lover...
That one line froze Tsunade in place.
"Sis! Hurry and stop Dan's bleeding! Or I won't acknowledge you as my sister anymore!"
Nawaki also stared angrily at Tsunade.
He wouldn't acknowledge her...
No...
Dan... Nawaki... you can't abandon me...
Tsunade panicked, and her hands placed on Dan Katō began to glow with green light.
It was the advanced medical technique—Mystic Palm Technique.
"Dan... I'll heal you. Don't leave me... don't give up on me..."
"Sob... sob..."
Even one of the Legendary Sannin, in the face of her lover and family, was still a fragile woman.
As the Mystic Palm Technique flowed from her hands, Dan Katō's wounds began to heal, but blood still continued to gush out.
At this moment, Gekko Chizan, who was observing Tsunade, noticed something was off. Even though she was under Genjutsu, her state didn't look right.
"Tagitsuhime, be careful. I feel like Tsunade is on the verge of breaking down."
"Don't go overboard."
Tagitsuhime rolled her eyes at him and replied confidently:
"Relax, I'm being very careful. At most, she'll be a bit dazed. My Senjutsu-Genjutsu isn't something that can be broken easily."
"If she can't do what I require, her chakra will just keep draining."
"When it drops below a certain level, I'll end the Genjutsu myself."
This was also the method the three Snake Princesses used to test Ryūchi Cave trainees.
Tagitsuhime relied on her venomous fangs to kill people within illusions—and if the illusion wasn't broken on its own, she would eat the person.
Gekko Chizan nodded, then continued to observe Tsunade's condition.
At the same time, he spoke to Chōmei in his mind:
"Chōmei, keep an eye on her. The moment anything goes wrong, tell me immediately."
"That's Tsunade—we can't let anything happen to her. Otherwise, I'll be in big trouble."
Chōmei laughed heartily.
"Weren't you out for revenge, kid? What's this?"
"Seeing her trapped in an illusion, and now you're worried?"
Gekko Chizan rolled his eyes at him coldly.
"I want revenge, not her life. These Snake Princesses don't know how to hold back. We'd better be cautious."
As it turned out, Gekko Chizan was completely right.
Tsunade was already on the brink of collapse.
Dan's face grew paler and paler, Nawaki looked at her full of hope, and her own hands were shaking uncontrollably.
No matter how Tsunade tried to channel chakra into her Mystic Palm Technique, the wound just wouldn't fully close, and blood kept gushing out.
"Stop! Please stop!"
"Don't keep bleeding!"
Tsunade screamed and shouted like a madwoman—it was such a familiar scene.
Back then, Dan Katō had died like this, right in front of her.
Reliving it again drove Tsunade even deeper into madness and fear.
"Don't panic! Tsunade! As a medical ninja, you must never lose your composure on the battlefield!"
"Always maintain inner stability! Only then can you bring Medical Ninjutsu to its peak!"
"Look closely—this is not a terrifying wound. It's just an ordinary injury!"
"Make your chakra more precise! Target the wound specifically!"
Even though Dan's face was deathly pale, he still barked those words sternly.
His words deeply shook Tsunade.
Still, she began to slow the flow of chakra and instead focused more precisely on healing the wound.
"Yes, that's it, Tsunade. No matter what kind of injury it is, it can always be healed."
"Even if Nawaki and I are no longer here, there will always be others who need your healing."
"Use your Medical Ninjutsu to help more people recover from their pain—that's your purpose!"
"If you can't carry out your ninja path, neither Nawaki nor I will forgive you!"
"Now, use your strength and stop my bleeding!"
Ninja path...
Yes, her ninja path...
To keep fighting to the end as a medical ninja...
But... but...
If she couldn't even protect the one she loved, what right did she have...
"The bleeding has stopped!"
"Tsunade! You didn't fail! No matter the wound, in your hands, it can be healed."
"You are the strongest medical ninja!"
Dan's words made Tsunade's eyes widen—just like he said, the wound had healed, and the bleeding had stopped.
Dan Katō's once pale face was gradually regaining color.
"It stopped... it really stopped..."
"Sob... sob! But why couldn't I stop it back then!"
"Why did I have to lose you both!"
Tears once again streamed down like a waterfall.
Ignoring the bloodstains on her body, Tsunade pulled Dan tightly into her arms and slowly drifted to sleep, still crying.
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