Anya looked at Rin Nohara like she was some kind of curiosity. If Rin could see through souls, that meant she had the potential to learn the Spirit Transformation Technique. Now, he needed to find out—could she see her own soul?
"What was that just now?" Rin asked curiously.
"A soul," Anya replied. "Everyone has one. Can you *see* your own soul?"
"See my own soul? How do I do that?" Rin asked, confused.
Anya countered, "Well, can you separate your soul from your body like I did?"
Rin looked totally confused and shook her head.
Anya asked again, "Then do you want to learn?"
Rin blurted out, "Yes."
"Good. Come with me." Anya's mastery of the Spirit Transformation Technique was still quite superficial. Back when Dan was alive, they could discuss it together, but once he died, she became the only one in the world who knew it. Now that someone with talent appeared, naturally, Anya didn't want to let this go.
Soon, Anya led Rin Nohara to a hospital. Of course, they couldn't go to that lab—it would definitely scare her off. So he picked an empty patient room at random and patiently started explaining the Spirit Transformation Technique to her.
Unfortunately, unable to separate her soul from her body, Rin listened in confusion, half-understanding yet not really grasping anything.
Anya talked for a long time, practically drying his throat, but the results were minimal.
This isn't working. Let me show her what it feels like directly.
Thinking thus, Anya gestured toward his head, indicating, "Like this. Open up your mind, don't be afraid. I'll bring back what you saw earlier, then let it enter your body. This..."
Before finishing his sentence, the door suddenly burst open with a powerful kick. The poor door flew tens of meters before slamming into pieces midair. There stood Tsunade, her eyes scanning the room like blades of light, soon locking onto Anya. She raised her iron fist and charged forward. "You dirty little creep! Preying on a girl this young? I'll kill you!"
The punch hadn't even arrived yet, but a fierce gust of wind roared toward Anya, clearly showing Tsunade had used her monstrous strength.
"You've gone mad?" After recovering from shock, a green scalpel immediately lit up on Anya's palm. Instantly activating [Phantom Sword Art], he moved forward instead of retreating, striking his palm against her arm joint and halting her attack.
Fearing she might keep going berserk, Anya acted swiftly and decisively, slicing through the artery in her other arm with precision.
Seeing that Anya dared to counterattack, Tsunade exploded with rage, her chakra surging violently as her aura continued to rise.
"Hey, calm down. Look where we are. You wouldn't really want to destroy the whole hospital, would you?" Anya didn't want to continue fighting her—regardless of whether he won or lost, the consequences wouldn't be pretty.
Meanwhile, Rin Nohara watched everything unfold in stunned disbelief, completely clueless about what had just happened.
Upon hearing Anya's words, Tsunade calmed slightly and sneered coldly, "You actually dared to do these things inside a hospital. How dare you say this now?"
"What did I do?" Anya asked, sounding thoroughly innocent.
Hearing that Anya still wouldn't admit it, Tsunade let out an irritated laugh and said, "I heard everything you just said outside the door. Want me to repeat it back to you?"
At this point, Rin Nohara finally caught on. Her face flushed red as she hurriedly explained, "Tsunade-sama, you've really misunderstood this Anbu officer. He was teaching me ninjutsu."
Tsunade replied skeptically, "What kind of ninjutsu requires entering someone's body to teach?"
Anya found himself somewhat exasperated. "You've seen me use it during the Sunagakure Battlefield mission."
Tsunade flinched, recalling the scene where Anya had once used the Spirit Transformation Technique. She now realized she'd truly misjudged him.
But when she thought about it more, she didn't feel so bad about it after all.
Looking at Anya with a strange glint in her eyes, Tsunade spoke slowly, "You know, I've heard how you often carry Kurenai Yuhi's daughter to school on your back. The student you found in the Sanshouo Hanzo area? Also a girl. You even took Shizune under your wing—yet another girl. And now you're training yet another girl. Not to mention, I'll never forget what you said the first time we met. There's definitely something off about your image… hmph."
After finishing her teasing remarks, Tsunade gave a proud little huff and walked off.
Listening to these words, Anya couldn't help mentally adding one more thing—he'd also recruited a female teammate as his very first follower.
Now that she'd brought it up, he realized just how many girls he'd ended up taking under his wing. Wait—when did that happen? He hadn't even noticed being surrounded by so much feminine charm.
Let me think carefully.
Kurenai Yuhi—initially approached out of self-interest, then gradually developed affection for her personality, hence why he liked to tease her. But if they were talking about true love? Definitely not there yet. As for Konan, no need to mention—it was all part of a strategy. Shizune represented fulfilling a dying friend's final request, which he absolutely had to complete. Besides, he'd even found her an excellent mentor—nothing wrong with that. Yugao had remarkable talent in kenjutsu and could become a capable partner after some training; recruiting her made perfect sense too. And today's new girl, Rin Nohara…
Wait, where'd she go?
Looking around, Anya noticed Rin had quietly slipped toward the door, appearing ready to make a quick escape. Clearly, Tsunade's words had taken effect in her mind, causing this older boy's reputation to plummet drastically, practically labeling him a womanizer.
Anya immediately performed a Shunshin to block her path. No way in hell was he letting her escape—finding someone suitable to learn the Spirit Transformation Technique wasn't easy.
Seeing the fear in Rin's eyes, Anya spoke seriously, [Spirit Transformation Technique]. "Let me be completely honest. It's true I have my own motives for teaching you this ninjutsu, but not the kind you're thinking. I believe this technique has tremendous potential. I haven't gotten very far on my own, so meeting you feels like a real stroke of luck. Maybe you can discover aspects I haven't even explored yet. I think this is lucky for you too. Now, with such an opportunity before you, are you really going to walk away just because of someone else's words?"
This entire speech left Rin deep in thought for quite a long time. After a while, she finally lifted her head to ask, "I want to know—what exactly is your relationship with Tsunade-sama?"
Why would she be curious about that?
Anya felt somewhat puzzled but still replied, "I learned Medical Ninjutsu from her, and now I'm helping her craft Poison."
"I don't know... It seems like Tsunade-sama might actually have a little crush on you."
This remark from Rin Nohara made Anya inhale sharply. The hellion likes me? Girl, since when did you go blind? If that punch of hers had landed earlier, it probably would've taken me out.
"So," Rin continued, voicing her concerns, "I'm afraid Tsunade-sama won't be happy if I keep learning from you."
Without a care in the world, Anya casually replied, "Little girl, relax. Just stick with me and learn the ropes. There's absolutely no way anything could happen between me and her—unless I went stone-blind."
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