In the end, Anya successfully convinced Rin Nohara to stay and learn ninjutsu with her silver tongue, and even entered her body. Of course, don't get the wrong idea—what went in was her soul.
Unlike Anya's purely black soul, Rin Nohara's soul body was as white as snow, filled with a sense of holiness. If a pair of wings were added behind her back, Anya would probably scream, "Angel!"
"So this is the soul state? How magical!" Through Anya's Spirit Transformation Technique, Rin Nohara finally saw her own soul clearly, and she was extremely happy at this moment, controlling her soul to wander around, occasionally circling Anya playfully.
After playing around for a while, Rin Nohara asked curiously, "Why is your soul black while mine is white?"
"I don't know either."
Anya had discussed this with Dan Kato before—Dan Kato's soul looked just like his real self, completely normal. Anya originally thought only her soul was different, but now it seemed everyone's was unique. Indeed, having one more person practicing the Spirit Transformation Technique meant one more source of experience.
Anya said, "You've probably gotten the hang of controlling your soul now. I'll exit your body first. Try releasing your soul outside your body by yourself."
[Release]
After [Release], Anya stared intently at Rin Nohara. Right now, she was completely absorbed in her inner realm. Yet after several minutes, there was still no reaction. This disappointed Anya, who had been looking forward to seeing results.
What should she do? Should she give Rin a shock and try jumping off a cliff with her?
Suddenly, a voice directly reached Anya's mind: "Big Brother, could you please help me? I feel like I'm just slightly short of success."
This was the voice from the girl's soul. So she was indeed capable of projecting her soul outward. Was it because her chakra was running low?
Thinking of this, Anya used the Spirit Transformation Technique again. Her vast chakra directly surged into Rin Nohara's already exhausted inner realm. The trapped Rin Nohara unconsciously imagined a pair of wings and soared high, like a hawk breaking free from its cage, soaring into the sky.
"Wah! I did it! I came out!" Rin Nohara's soul successfully separated from her physical body, and the world looked completely different through her eyes. Even better, she could now freely soar in the sky without any constraints. This feeling was absolutely amazing.
"Congratulations," Anya's soul saw this scene and felt happy too. Finally, there was another person who had mastered the Spirit Transformation Technique—she wouldn't have to explore alone anymore.
"Big Brother, thank you so much!" Joyfully, Rin Nohara controlled her soul to fly joyously around Anya, her voice filled with gratitude.
"Now I'll teach you how to [Release]," suggested Anya. "Try again and see whether you can do it successfully on your own."
"Okay."
[Release]
After [Release], Rin Nohara formed hand seals with both hands. However, the same awkward situation as before occurred—her soul couldn't separate from her body.
The problem was obvious now—her chakra reserves were too low. Just look at her—she wasn't even wearing a forehead protector. Right now, she was probably not even a Genin. It was indeed difficult to expect her to successfully use the Spirit Transformation Technique.
Rin Nohara understood this point as well. Her cheerful mood dimmed slightly, but with her positive mindset, she quickly encouraged herself: "I'll train hard and strive to master this ninjutsu soon."
Anya encouraged her: "Good. Keep it up."
After sending Rin off, Anya went to the infirmary to look for Tsunade. To her surprise, Tsunade wasn't there. Shizune, however, was present, her hands glowing with green chakra as she engaged in simulation training.
Not bad, she's picking things up quickly.
Shizune quickly sensed someone's arrival. Spotting the familiar mask, she immediately recognized who it was and happily called out: "Uncle...? Uncle?"
After saying that, Shizune felt somewhat awkward. After all, he didn't seem much older than her. But according to the way titles are given in her clan, calling him uncle was technically acceptable.
"How's your training going? Has Tsunade been bullying you?" Anya casually asked.
"No, not at all. Tsunade-sama is great. She teaches me carefully and patiently. At the beginning of my learning, I couldn't control my chakra at all, but she taught me personally, step by step. She really is amazing." Shizune's eyes nearly turned into heart shapes as she lavished praise upon Tsunade.
That doesn't sound right. Is this really the Tsunade-sama I know? Why is there such a big difference in how she treats people? I remember when I first started learning, she stared at me like she wanted to swallow me alive.
Well, women are unpredictable creatures. Anya asked, "Where did she go?"
"Oh, Tsunade-sama said she needed to conduct an experiment and will come check my progress tonight."
Out again, huh? Great, looks like I'm the only one left to handle this. Anya instructed, "Then keep practicing hard and strive to become an official medical ninja soon."
"I will." Confidence filled Shizune's voice.
Reaching the lab, Anya knocked on the door, but there was no answer inside.
Huh? Nobody home? Anya pushed the door open directly, and a jet of poisonous gas flew toward him immediately.
Anya swiftly entered combat mode, dodging sideways to evade the toxic gas while holding his breath. Looking around, he saw Tsunade surrounded by bottles and vials, mixing poisons. The previous jet of poison gas had originated from one of these containers—it was unclear whether it had been intentionally aimed at him or not.
"What do you want?" Tsunade's tone was unusually cold. "Did I say you could come in?"
Anya considered himself quite patient usually, but even now he couldn't suppress a slight surge of anger. He decided not to bother with her and simply took out a document, tossing it onto the table. Calmly, he replied, "Mission assignment. If you don't need it, feel free to inform Lord Hokage—I'll leave immediately."
Tsunade cut in with two words: "No time."
Without another word, she ignored Anya completely, fully concentrating on preparing the poison.
She worked quickly—flipping through reference books, collecting various toxins, pausing now and then to consider the mixture ratio. She was clearly swamped.
On any normal day, she would've already started giving me orders by now, but something was different today; she hadn't spoken a word to him at all.
Naturally, Anya was more than happy with the peace and quietly practiced [Sword Art] nearby, mentally reviewing past battles.
Suddenly, one of the glass bottles exploded, releasing a massive cloud of poison mist. Anya, who was inside the room, felt dizzy after only brief exposure. Tsunade at the center of the mist was in an even worse condition.
Dammit, what kind of poison is she even making? Is she trying to take us both out?
Without thinking further, Anya held her breath and rushed into the center of the poison mist. She grabbed Tsunade and tried to pull her away, but surprisingly, Tsunade didn't budge an inch.
Anya looked puzzled. "Big sister, what are you doing? Trying to off yourself?"
As Anya watched with wide-eyed shock, Tsunade immediately formed hand seals and opened her mouth wide, inhaling all the poison mist within the room in one go.
Seeing the laboratory restored to its original state, Anya shouted, "What do you think you're doing? Are you crazy? That was poison!"
Tsunade stared straight at Anya and said, "I know. The toxins inside include Sanshouo, silver-ringed snake venom, and Deathworm. You like gambling, don't you? I've got five hours left to live—I'm betting that you can Release the antidote within this time."
"I'm not the one who likes gambling! Why would you bet your life against mine?"
"Can I back out? What am I supposed to do if you die? The Third won't hesitate to [Chop] me for sure."
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