The world spun, and Anya drifted into a loving haze. Soon, she responded with growing passion, breathing in the fragrance of Kurenai Yuhi's hair and body.
After what felt like an eternity, their lips finally separated. Kurenai Yuhi lay weakly in Anya's arms, her face flushed with emotion.
Looking at the woman in his embrace, Anya couldn't help but smile bitterly. In his previous life, if the police had seen this, it probably would've meant at least three years behind bars.
After a while, Kurenai regained some strength. She sat up slightly and wrapped her arms around Anya's neck, whispering, "Will you marry me someday?"
Hearing this, Anya felt a headache coming on. He wished he could slap himself for kissing recklessly—now look what happened.
Seeing Kurenai's hopeful eyes, Anya could only respond, "It's not just about whether it's good or not, Red. Have you really thought about it? You're still so young—are you certain you want to commit your entire future right now?"
Kurenai pondered seriously before affirming firmly, "I am certain. It's you."
What a fool she was, giving away her future so easily. Anya gently turned Kurenai around so her back leaned against his chest. Taking her hand, he pointed toward the night sky, saying, "See these fireworks? Their brilliance mirrors our feelings right now—but behind the dazzling colors lies darkness and loneliness. I can wait for you to grow up. If our feelings haven't vanished like these fireworks, then I'll come and marry you."
Looking at the endless display of fireworks across the night sky, Kurenai quietly answered with one word: "Okay."
Eventually, the fireworks ended, just as the bonfire party's celebration eventually came to a close late at night. Anya counted everyone present before leading them back. This little trip left a deep impression on every one of those young ninjas.
Returning to Konoha, the group, worn out from a full day of fun, hurried home. Anya personally escorted Kurenai Yuhi all the way back to her house.
Surprisingly, Red Yuhi hadn't gone to sleep yet. Seeing Anya, he immediately invited, "Care to come inside for a bit?"
For some reason, Anya felt inexplicably uneasy in front of Red Yuhi and shook his head, "No thanks. It's too late tonight. I'll visit another time when I'm free."
Seeing this, Red Yuhi didn't press further. Careful as he was, he had already noticed something—especially how his daughter's gaze hadn't left Anya once. Sigh, indeed—once a daughter falls for someone, there's no room left for her old man.
After parting ways with Kurenai, Anya headed straight for the Medical Division. He hadn't checked in with Tsunade since returning—time to pay her a visit. After all, she had done him two favors: taking his two-month jail sentence and blocking a harmless assassination attempt without any real threat. These were debts that needed repaying.
When he arrived, the lights in the Medical Division were already off. Late at night, apparently everyone had already returned home to rest.
Following the familiar path, Anya made his way directly to Tsunade's secret laboratory. Slipping in quietly, he found her slumped over the desk, fast asleep, with toxins scattered all around her.
Anya felt a surge of mixed feelings. Sleeping like this—who knew when she might poison herself unintentionally.
After relocating the toxins from the table to another spot, Anya began his research for the night. Regarding the creation of toxins, he had once discussed it with Sasori before and had drawn much inspiration from him.
To Sasori, poison was always just an auxiliary method; the primary attacks came from his puppets.
That single statement suddenly enlightened Anya.
In every previous experiment, he had focused on which toxin to use—something that was convenient to store, wouldn't backfire, and could kill enemies with a single strike. That was extremely difficult. But if poison were used purely as an auxiliary ability, things would become much simpler.
Medical Ninja in a team were already primarily for support, so some common and simple toxins could actually have better effects.
With a clear direction, Anya quickly categorized the toxins, each having a different effect: slowing, dizziness, weakness, paralysis, blindness, and so on.
Based on these varied functions of the toxins, Anya started refining and improving them one by one. The hours dragged on.
By the time Tsunade yawned and woke up from her nap, the sun was already high in the sky. She immediately saw Anya, and in front of him were neatly arranged all kinds of newly developed poisons.
Surprised, Tsunade quickly stepped forward and asked, "When did you get here? Did you make all of these?"
"Who else?" Anya had been deeply focused when she interrupted him, so he just dropped the experiment altogether. It was only then that he felt completely exhausted. Rubbing his temples, he flopped into a chair and said, "You've slept long enough—it's my turn to rest now. These are all new poisons I've developed. I think our experiments have finally succeeded."
After speaking, Anya closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Tsunade immediately realized he had overworked his mind. What exactly had he done the entire night?
When Tsunade saw the densely packed bottles of poisons on the table, she was instantly stunned. The toxins weren't just organized—they were carefully categorized, each designed for a unique effect. All of this had been made by him alone?
A genius. Even Tsunade, the strongest Medical Ninja, couldn't help but admire. At that moment, she felt that forcing him to learn Medical Ninjutsu back then must have been the best decision she'd ever made.
Tsunade casually picked up a vial of poison and tasted it. She tasted it and knew immediately—it was pufferfish toxin mixed with mandrake seeds. Perfect for instant paralysis.
She then tried another poison—this was a mixture of hornet venom and cat's eye plant, which could cause blindness.
Tsunade finally understood what Anya had meant earlier. These toxins, though not highly potent, were very convenient for Medical Ninja to carry. Moreover, some herbal poisons could build up resistance in the body after long-term exposure. Combined with their own chakra, the effects could rival even those of battle ninja. Within a Ninja Team, this could be considered the ultimate support.
If a Medical Ninja couldn't defeat a regular Ninja in direct combat alone, then by cooperating with the team members, the result could produce a synergy—where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In this way, the team's overall combat effectiveness wouldn't weaken but instead increase. From now on, assigning a Medical Ninja to each team would no longer be a mere dream.
Tsunade gazed tenderly at the sleeping Anya. Excitedly, she rushed toward the Hokage's office, eager to tell the old Hokage immediately—the healthcare reforms in Konoha were finally getting on track.
Just as Konoha's healthcare reforms were in full swing, the Third Raikage of Kumogakure, known for his immense strength, was staring at a report in his hands, his expression shifting unpredictably. Finally, he slammed his fist onto the table and roared, "Issue the order—immediately assemble all Kumo ninja."
Meanwhile, nearly identical intelligence reports lay on the desks of the Kage offices across various countries: A report stated that the Third Kazekage had gone missing and was presumed dead, and Sunagakure Village had deployed extensive personnel to search for him without success.
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