Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 61: Consider this repayment for the debt my teacher owed me!

Upon hearing Shizune's words, Uehara Naraku couldn't help but look at the woman sitting opposite him: "Tsunade-senpai is the most renowned medical ninja in the ninja world, is there nothing she can do?"

"Silent's medical skills are not much different from mine."

Tsunade shook her head, glanced at Kaguya Kimimaro, and said softly, "If even Shizune is helpless, I can't offer any effective medical solutions."

Because of her current special circumstances, she is unable to treat patients.

Uehara Naraku nodded, stood up, and bowed deeply to Shizune: "Although I was mentally prepared, I still want to thank Miss Shizune..."

Uehara certainly didn't have high expectations for Tsunade.

In the future, Orochimaru will be a great scientist who combines ninjutsu, forbidden techniques, medicine, physics, biology, theology, and chemistry, yet he will still be helpless against Kimimaro's bloodline disease.

It's unlikely that Tsunade, a ninja specializing in medical ninjutsu, could cure him.

Furthermore, Tsunade is currently suffering from hemophobia.

Sure enough, the chances were too low.

Upon seeing Uehara's actions, Kaguya Kimimaro also bowed respectfully to Shizune, saying, "Thank you, Miss Shizune. I am deeply grateful..."

Doctors who save lives should be respected.

Shizune, looking embarrassed, stopped them and said softly, "Please don't do this. It's already a dereliction of duty for us medical ninjas not to offer a treatment plan. I can only suggest that he replenish some of the necessary nutrients in his body!"

"Okay, I've got it."

Uehara Naraku shook his head, pointed to the stack of money remaining in front of him, and said softly, "Keep this as Miss Shizune's medical fee!"

Shizune quickly declined, saying, "How could I possibly accept this..."

Tsunade slammed her fist down, her face showing some displeasure. "Hey, brat, this is the money we need for our bet!"

Tsunade's thought process is truly incomprehensible!

In order to get into the casino, she always borrowed money to avoid her debts. Now that Uehara has given her money, she insists on dragging Uehara to continue gambling, openly losing the money to her.

"I'm sorry, Tsunade-senpai, we still have a long way to go."

Uehara Naraku chuckled and looked at Shizune, saying, "Tsunade-senpai always loses money, her life must be quite difficult, right? Shizune-san, please leave this to cover your living expenses!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's face immediately filled with anger: "Hey, Uehara brat, do you think we're out begging?!"

Mute: "..."

"No."

Uehara Naraku shook his head, looked at Tsunade's angry face, and explained earnestly, "My teacher also received a favor from Tsunade-senpai during the war. Let's consider this our way of repaying her kindness!"

Tsunade looked somewhat taken aback.

She hadn't expected Uehara to have such a response.

Should we ask who this kid's teacher is? They've raised such a grateful student; maybe one day when he meets Uehara's teacher, she can lend him some money or something…

Tsunade is sometimes more upright than anyone else.

Sometimes they really have no moral principles to speak of.

"Goodbye."

After Uehara Naraku greeted them politely, he turned and left with Kaguya Kimimaro.

Tsunade watched their departing figures with a hint of regret, clicking her tongue in admiration: "Aside from my great-grandfather, he's the first person I've ever had fun with..."

"Lady Tsunade, I'm not an adult yet!"

Shizune, exasperated, put away the money left by Uehara.

Shizune genuinely liked Uehara's generosity: "That kid is really nice. He must be deliberately losing to Lady Tsunade these past two days to repay the kindness of Tsunade-sensei for saving his teacher before, right?"

"ha?"

Tsunade was immediately furious at Shizune's words and punched her on the head: "What did you say? I won it from him fair and square!"

Silently covered her head and chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes..."

"That kid is really interesting though..."

Tsunade touched the corner of her lips and chuckled, "Shizune, do you think everyone who gives you money is a good person? Orochimaru used to lend me money all the time, and he never asked for it back!"

"..."

An hour and a half later.

Uehara Naraku and Kaguya Kimimaro rejoined the group.

The others in the group already knew the outcome of his bet with Tsunade just by looking at Uehara's expression. Kisame Hoshigaki and Mangetsu Hozuki wisely kept quiet.

Zabuza Momochi, a reckless man, glanced at Uehara and sneered, "Kid, lost all your money again?"

"..."

Uehara Naraku glanced at Momochi Zabuza and secretly noted his name down. So many people haven't said a word, but you're the only one who talks too much?

However, seeing everyone's eyes on him, Uehara spoke up to explain, "I felt sorry for that woman, so I gave her some money. My teacher also received her kindness back then, and it wouldn't be right to just watch her live a life of poverty."

That sounds so true.

That does seem to be true.

Whether it was the money lost to Tsunade or the living expenses left for Shizune, it was a way of repaying the favor Konan had done for taking the dry bread from her back then.

Zabuza Momochi wanted to say a few more sarcastic remarks, but seeing Naraku Uehara's unfriendly gaze, he shut his mouth.

Haku's face showed some tension and unease. He glanced at the somewhat dejected Kaguya Kimimaro and asked softly, "Uehara, can Kimimaro's illness be cured?"

"Even Tsunade couldn't do anything about it."

Uehara Naraku shook his head, glanced at the dejected Kaguya Kimimaro, and said softly, "But I suspect he might be calcium deficient? He might also be deficient in calcium, iron, zinc, selenium, and vitamins?"

"...What...what are you missing?"

Haku and Kaguya Kimimaro looked on with great confusion.

"It's just a lack of nutrition!"

Uehara Naraku rubbed his forehead, recalling the strange and wonderful guys from his past life, and sighed, "There's not much calcium supplement here, let him drink more milk for now! I'll think of something later..."

The bloodline of the Corpse Bone Vein is the accumulation of calcium in human bones, making the bones exceptionally hard. Uehara also couldn't understand the nature of bloodline disease.

But he wasn't flustered.

There are many things in this ninja world that cannot be solved by science, so they can only be solved by chakra. And if chakra can't solve them, let's see if the system has any solutions!

Who knows what kind of strange and wonderful skills I might get in the future?

If even his cheat-like abilities can't cure Kimimaro's condition, then Kimimaro can only hope for the best.

Uehara Naraku sighed inwardly and glanced at the two side quests in his system. Neither of these quests could be completed so quickly.

Side Quest: Keep White Alive (0/1), Reward Unknown.

Side Quest: Keep Kaguya Kimimaro alive (0/1), reward unknown.

According to Uehara's guess, he could complete the task as long as he helped Haku and Kaguya Kimimaro survive the life-threatening ordeal of living to the age of fifteen. Haku is only eleven years old this year, and Kaguya Kimimaro is only ten years old.

There's no need to worry about the white part.

There's no need to rush Kimimaro's matter.

If Uehara Naraku carefully searches for quests in the system panel that might offer healing skills during this time, there should be hope of resolving Kimimaro's condition and also curing Hozuki Mangetsu's potential illness.

Uehara Naraku couldn't help but glance at Hozuki Mangetsu in front of him again. This thirteen-year-old member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist couldn't even get into this kind of side quest. His popularity in the world of anime and manga must be too low.

She's worlds apart from Tsunade!

If it weren't for the fact that he had to return with a group of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to report back, Uehara Naraku would have actually wanted to stay by Tsunade's side and complete a few side quests that were best left unsaid...

Maybe they even have medical skills inside!

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