"You... you're fine just like that?"
Tsunade was still a bit dazed, though she had managed to regain her senses slightly.
Looking at Seiryū, the astonishment in her eyes did not fade.
"I can't say I'm fine. My body still aches faintly, and I don't know if there are any aftereffects, or if this technique will cost me my life."
"If it's like the Rubber Man's Gear Second, that would be troublesome."
Seiryū sensed his own body.
There were still waves of stinging pain, but it wasn't a major issue.
The severe injuries he had expected had not appeared.
He could just use Kaidō on himself in a moment.
The only uncertainty was whether opening the Eight Inner Gates Formation would consume his lifespan.
After all, burning life to increase power was very common.
"Come here, let me see!"
She did not quite understand what Seiryū meant by "costing life" or "Rubber Man's Gear Second."
But since Seiryū had opened the Eight Inner Gates Formation, which meant certain death once opened, she was no stranger to the term "aftereffects."
Tsunade was naturally very worried.
"Oh."
Seiryū responded, "But don't touch randomly. Don't take advantage of me!"
He occasionally said his Medical Ninjutsu was above Tsunade's, but that was only because he had mastered the rather powerful Kaidō.
But if one were to truly analyze it.
Tsunade's Medical Ninjutsu level was definitely above Seiryū's.
Knowledge in experience and judgment required time to accumulate.
Wasn't it the same in his previous life, where older doctors were more reassuring?
If some greenhorn gave you a prescription, your first thought would be to doubt it.
Too lazy to deal with Seiryū's unreliability, Tsunade began to examine him on her own.
She judged that Seiryū was merely exhausted and had suffered severe muscle damage, which, for Seiryū, was not too serious.
She saw no abnormalities in his brand-new heart either.
One could not tell at all that he was someone who had opened the Eight Inner Gates Formation.
But Tsunade's brows furrowed slightly, and she stared at Seiryū, saying seriously, "It's very troublesome. The aftereffects are huge, and this will cause irreversible damage to your body. You are not allowed to use this power again in the future!"
She was truly scared.
If something were to happen to Seiryū.
Her newly determined heart would collapse again, and it might be the kind that could never be lifted up again.
She had already experienced that kind of thing many times, and she did not want to experience it again!
If she had to let Seiryū do it again, she would break down!
"Don't try to fool me!"
Seiryū did not believe her.
He was also a medical-nin and was clear about his own physical condition.
The only thing he was slightly worried about was whether it would consume his lifespan.
If it did, then doing it a few more times would probably turn him into an old man.
Being old while still young was not a process, but a statement of fact.
That would be a pitfall!
"Have you ever heard a saying?"
Seiryū coughed lightly and recited emotionally, "If I don't have a sword, I cannot protect you. If I hold the sword, I cannot embrace you!"
"So in order to protect you, I need this power!"
Tsunade looked at Seiryū, stunned.
This kid was indeed doing it for her.
She was slightly touched!
But more than that, she was speechless and helpless. It was not as if she did not know Seiryū's personality.
She took a deep breath. "Was it necessary to open the Eight Inner Gates Formation? You clearly possess the Flying Thunder God Technique. Madara couldn't do anything to you even if you left here!"
"I. that should only be a small part of the reason. Mostly, you just wanted to try it out!"
Seiryū had mentioned this before.
She had warned him more than once, yet this kid was still like this!
"Wrong! You are the biggest reason. To think that you, the person I like, would get hurt, I had to vent this anger, otherwise I wouldn't feel comfortable!"
Seiryū corrected Tsunade's thinking.
He had been truly angry just now.
He rarely got angry.
If he did not vent it, he would feel stifled!
"Fine, all right, even if I am the biggest reason, you still. I don't allow you to risk your life to do such things!"
Hearing what was already a confession, Tsunade also directly called it too much to handle.
A faint blush stained her somewhat pale face.
One could actually see a trace of coyness and shyness on this strong woman.
Suppressing the surging emotions in her heart, Tsunade pursed her lips and said, "You don't value your own life enough. It was like that before, and it's like that now. Can't you change it?"
"This only proves that I value you more than my own life. Look, I've given you my 'heart'. Doesn't that explain my 'intentions'?"
Appreciating Tsunade's expression, Seiryū said it very seriously.
'Thump, thump.'
Hearing this, Tsunade found her heart beating uncontrollably faster, and the blush on her face became more obvious.
This kid was getting better at talking!
It was really a bit too much to handle!
She even dared not look directly into Seiryū's eyes. She shifted her gaze and suppressed her emotions. "Who exactly have you said these things to? You say them so easily!"
"You are the first."
"Only me?"
"Uh. Hey, is it about to rain? This should be the aftereffect of my Lightning Release: Kirin just now. No, the lingering effect! I'll go ask Nagato-senpai if he brought in his laundry!"
After speaking, Seiryū flashed away.
Why did this bad woman always ask these questions?
Even a strong woman would have the demeanor of a little girl.
Not mature at all!
The atmosphere had been so good just a moment ago. A few more sentences and they could have progressed to kissing!
What a mood killer!
Watching Seiryū leave, Tsunade cursed with a mix of laughter and tears, "You brat!"
It was just that she did not know what she was thinking.
The blush on her face became even more obvious after Seiryū left.
"This kid. does this count as having met the parents? Even Great-Grandfather and Second Grandfather approve of him. This kid really dares to say anything."
"It's just that he's still too young. and this kid has too many thoughts. Damn it!"
After a pause, Tsunade stopped thinking about such things.
Anyway, Seiryū was still young.
They could talk about emotional matters later.
She flashed away and headed over there as well.
"Is it rooted in the Rinnegan? As expected of Madara, his attainments in Genjutsu are indeed powerful."
Over here, Seiryū, who had dismissed his clone, learned the general situation of the Genjutsu and restrictions within Nagato's Rinnegan.
It was a Genjutsu, a restriction, and also a special type of Sealing Jutsu.
What was even more clever was that there were also fluctuations of Dōjutsu, which meant it was also related to Visual Jutsu.
"Is it using the Transcription Seal?"
Seiryū's eyes flashed.
The Transcription Seal was a special Dōjutsu of the Uchiha Clan.
It could pre-seal a Visual Jutsu or Ninjutsu into one's own or another person's Sharingan, and when the preset conditions were met, the sealed technique would automatically trigger.
Visual Jutsu.
Seiryū was no stranger to it, but he did not know much about it either.
He did not have a Dōjutsu bloodline.
'It really is complicated. It probably won't be that easy to lift. I hope my words just now can scare Madara into voluntarily cutting off the connection with the Rinnegan, making it easier for me to act.'
Seiryū stroked his chin and pondered.
The threatening words he had said to Madara just now were also purposeful.
The goal was to see if he could scare Madara into completely giving up the Rinnegan in Nagato's eye sockets.
The restrictions on the Rinnegan in Nagato's eye sockets were related to Madara.
If Seiryū wanted to lift this restriction, he had to bypass Madara.
"It's something, but Second Grandfather also researched the Transcription Seal, and I am an expert in Genjutsu and Sealing Jutsu, so it won't stump me."
Seiryū muttered to himself, as if saying it on purpose.
Madara could know that he had contacted Nagato.
Clearly, he was able to probe some situations through the Rinnegan.
Then let's scare him again!
Seiryū revealed a cold smile. "The Spirit Transformation Technique I learned before can also come in handy, plus the perception of my Mind's Eye of the Kagura."
"It might not be impossible to find the whereabouts of your main body through the connection between the Rinnegan and you, Madara!"
"Wait for my revenge!"
While muttering to himself, Seiryū formed a seal.
Then he pressed his right hand onto Nagato's forehead and began to try to lift the restrictions within the Rinnegan.
'Heh, sure enough, he is also afraid. The threat of the Eight Gates: Gate of Death is still quite significant!'
Seiryū's perception remained locked onto Nagato, or rather, the Rinnegan.
Following his actions, he keenly discovered that a subtle but indeed existing fluctuation of Dōjutsu dissipated.
He could not help but feel happy inside.
It should be that Madara had voluntarily cut off the connection with the Rinnegan to prevent him from finding the location of his main body through this connection!
Of course.
Seiryū did not completely let down his guard. He would study it carefully later.
Now, let's lift the restrictions in Nagato's Rinnegan first!
Although it was a bit complicated and ordinary people would not be able to crack it, Seiryū was a freak. He knew too many things.
Tobirama, had indeed left behind some records of the Transcription Seal, and even the principles and applications of the Transcription Seal itself.
Seiryū was confident he could unravel the Genjutsu and restrictions in the Rinnegan!
"Phew, mission accomplished. The patient is out of danger and won't have a relapse in the future."
About twenty minutes later, Seiryū wiped away nonexistent sweat and said to the few people present, "However, I suggest staying in the hospital for observation for a period of time, just in case any aftereffects appear!"
Can't you be normal for once?
Yahiko and Konan, who had arrived here and had not disturbed Seiryū's "surgery," looked at each other.
They seemed to be confused by Seiryū's words.
Should he be described as not quite normal?
Or was Yahiko's reaction faster? He looked at Seiryū and asked, "Has the Genjutsu affecting Nagato's cognition been lifted by you?"
"Hmm, when I, Sage Seiryū, take action, it is naturally foolproof."
Seiryū did not know if he was immersed in role-playing or acting up again. He put his hands behind his back with a very arrogant expression.
He pointed at Tsunade and said to Yahiko and Konan, "Family members of the patient, go pay the bill. You inserted a patient without an appointment and even let me, this old man, take action personally. You must have strong connections, but no matter how strong they are, you still have to pay!"
The three: "..."
"Can you stop being cheeky!"
Tsunade helplessly held her forehead.
Opening the Eight Inner Gates Formation just now must have burned his sick brain even worse, right?
Seiryū glared at her. "What do you mean by cheeky? Are you questioning me, this old man?"
'Crack' came the sound of knuckles popping from a clenched fist. Tsunade gave him a look, letting Seiryū experience it for himself!
Seeing this, Seiryū could not help but curl his lips. "Doing it again? If it weren't for the fact that I like you, I would have opened the Eight Gates if you dared to threaten me. Look, even Madara was beaten up by me just now."
"Shut up!"
Being "confessed to" by Seiryū in front of outsiders, no matter how strong a woman Tsunade was, she could not help but blush, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
Especially with Yahiko and Konan's stunned expressions.
It made Tsunade feel shy and also very guilty. She gritted her teeth and said, "Say one more word, and I'll smash your head open!"
Was this kind of thing suitable to say in front of these two disciples of Jiraiya?
Yahiko and Konan looked at each other, both seeing surprise, astonishment, and a thick layer of gossip in the other's eyes.
They seemed to have discovered something incredible!
Are these two actually in that kind of relationship?
Knowing such things, would they be silenced?
"I won't say it if you don't want me to. Why use that tone again? Not like an adult at all!"
Seiryū muttered.
Then he looked at Yahiko and Konan and said, "Although I have lifted the restrictions in Nagato's Rinnegan, I don't know if Madara has left any other contingency plans."
"At the same time, Madara definitely won't give up on the Rinnegan. Whether you continue to stay here or hide, there is a possibility of being found. You can only find a safe place to hide."
"Konoha is your best destination."
After a pause, Seiryū continued, "Of course, if you don't want to go to Konoha, that's fine too. I'm just making a suggestion. Whether you take it or not is up to you."
"Do we have any other choice?"
Hearing this, Yahiko smiled bitterly. "Being targeted by that kind of monster, we won't survive."
Witnessing the great battle just now.
That level was already beyond his understanding of shinobi.
If they were targeted by Madara, they would not even know how they died.
They simply had no other choice. Any fool would know how to choose between death and life!
Seiryū nodded. "That's why I said you need to stay in the hospital for observation."
Konan pursed her lips and looked at Seiryū. "Um. Seiryū, we don't have much money. Can I use explosive tags as payment for you saving Nagato. is that okay?"
Seiryū's eyes lit up. "Do you have hundreds of billions of them?"
Almost forgot!
Konan was a rich woman!
Hundreds of billions of explosive tags could be thrown around like fireworks and firecrackers for fun!
"Hun. hundreds of billions!?"
Konan was stunned for a moment.
Even if she were sold, she would not have that many!
She said cautiously, "No. not that many. Only 150,000, and I made them myself. The power is relatively small."
Seiryū muttered softly, "You can make them yourself? It seems Kakuzu didn't play much of a role then."
"?"
Hearing Seiryū's soft muttering, a question mark appeared over Tsunade's head.
Why would he drag the Takigakure S-rank Rogue Ninja, the bounty hunter Kakuzu, into this while they were talking?
Could it be that this kid Seiryū was still brooding over the time Kakuzu attacked them?
Uh.
That was true too.
This kid was very vindictive.
He probably had Kakuzu on his little list.
If the current Kakuzu met the current Seiryū, just thinking about that scene. Tsunade couldn't bear to look!
(To be continued.)
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