Starting with Wood Release, he survives in Konoha Hospital and becomes a big shot.

But things have already come to this, and there's no point in thinking about them now.

The important thing is how to get through the current difficulties.

Various thoughts flashed through Yao Xingji's mind as he scanned the scene, searching for any clues he could use.

Suddenly, his gaze fixed on Kawano's corpse, where he saw several other unexploded detonation tags.

At the same time, alarms were blaring in Konoha Village, and a large number of ninjas were converging on this side. Yao Xingji could even hear the sound of air being torn apart outside.

"It's too late, we have no choice but to gamble!"

A figure was already approaching outside the window. Yao Xingji flashed and rushed towards the window. At the same time, he turned around and pointed a finger. A wooden spike shot out from his fingertip and went straight for the few unexploded explosive tags.

Boom!

A terrifying shockwave struck in the next moment, the scorching heat carrying Yao Xingji, throwing him directly out of the second-floor window of the orphanage and crashing into the distant woods.

This time, Yao Xingji did not use any defenses.

His body was torn open by the shockwave of the explosion, leaving him with numerous wounds and his mind almost blank.

The next moment, Yao Xingji's vision went black, as if he had fallen onto two wads of cotton. There was no sharp pain from falling to the ground, nor the expected feeling of falling. It was as if something had caught him in mid-air.

Opening his eyes groggily, Yao Xingji saw two large, soft, white mounds. Just moments before, his face had been squeezed between these two white objects.

Slowly raising his head, Yao Xingji saw a blonde woman frowning as she looked at him in her arms.

“Tsuna…hand…” Yao Xingji recognized the blonde woman and also realized what the two white things were.

"Wash...face wash..." Yao Xingji lowered his head again, looking at the two white clumps, and his nose started bleeding uncontrollably, dripping onto them.

"The explosion must have been too violent," Yao Xingji thought to himself, looking at his nosebleed.

"what……"

Tsunade screamed and threw the medicine star on the ground.

"No...don't come any closer, don't come any closer..."

After being thrown around and feeling dizzy, Yao Xingji struggled to his feet and frowned slightly as he looked at Tsunade, who was squatting on the ground trembling not far away.

"Hemophobia?!"

Upon seeing this, he immediately realized that Tsunade's hemophobia had flared up.

"Lady Tsunade, are you alright?"

An anxious voice came, and then a pretty girl landed beside Tsunade. After seeing the situation, she immediately took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off Tsunade's body.

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Chapter Five Disciples

"Jingyin?" Yao Xingji raised an eyebrow slightly, recognizing the girl's identity.

"It's alright, Lady Tsunade, it's alright." Shizune whispered to comfort Tsunade, gradually calming the terrified woman down.

At the same time, Yao Xingji noticed that a large number of Anbu ninjas had arrived at the orphanage and were checking the situation in the second-floor bathroom. Many of them saw Yao Xingji outside, but because Tsunade was there, they did not come over to disturb him for the time being.

"Little friend, can you use this garment to cover the bloodstains on your body temporarily? I'll treat you right away." Jingyin produced a garment from somewhere and handed it to Yao Xingji, who was not far away.

This is the simplest way to avoid further agitation for Tsunade.

"Okay." Yao Xingji didn't say much, took the clothes and covered himself, covering most of the bloodstains on his body.

"Although it looks terrible, the explosion was quite far away, and I was immediately blown out of the room and caught by Tsunade, so my injuries aren't too serious." After briefly checking his injuries, Yao Xingji breathed a slight sigh of relief.

In fact, he really had to thank Tsunade this time. If Tsunade hadn't caught him in mid-air and absorbed most of the impact, he would have been seriously injured, if not killed, from falling from such a height, combined with the force of the explosion.

With time running out, Yao Xingji had no better option than to take a gamble and use the detonating tags to blow up the body again, destroying the evidence while also making himself a victim of the explosion.

An ordinary person doing this might still arouse suspicion, but Yao Xingji is different; he has a perfect shield.

His age!

What bad thoughts could a three-year-old child possibly have?

No one would suspect a three-year-old child.

This is also why the ANBU ninjas didn't take Yao Xingji away immediately; they didn't suspect the three-year-old child. Although questioning was necessary, it wasn't as urgent as interrogating a criminal. Besides, compared to Yao Xingji, the teenagers in the orphanage who had been attracted by the first explosion were far more suspicious.

After confirming that he was most likely safe, Yao Xingji's gaze fell on Tsunade not far away, and he couldn't help but think of the face wash from earlier.

"Actually, it's not my fault. I didn't pounce on her on my own. Tsunade charged at her with the ball. Yes, that's right, she charged at her with the ball!" Yao Xingji comforted himself.

After retracting his thoughts of wandering, Yao Xingji looked at Tsunade and began to think about serious matters.

Over there, Tsunade finally recovered from her hemophobia and, with Shizune's help, stood up again, turning to look at Yakusei.

"Little friend, are you alright? I'll treat you right away," Jingyin said somewhat embarrassedly.

Shizune is only about eleven years old now and looks very young, but as Tsunade's disciple, her medical ninjutsu is already quite remarkable.

Seeing Jingyin walking towards him, Yao Xingji's mind raced, and he immediately made a decision.

"No need, Miss, I can do it myself." Yao Xingji smiled politely and, under the watchful eyes of Tsunade and Shizune, directly refined his chakra and used it to heal himself with the Palm Healing Technique.

"you……"

At this moment, not only Shizune, but even Tsunade was stunned.

They never expected that this child, who was only about three years old, could use the Palm Healing Technique, a ninjutsu that only a very few people in the medical team could use.

"You actually know the Art of Immortal Cultivation? Who taught you that?" Tsunade asked with a surprised and serious expression.

"I... I was taught by our dean," Yao Xingji said in a very soft voice, sounding quite frightened.

"Who is your dean? And who are you?" Tsunade asked seriously.

"Lady Tsunade, you've startled him," Shizune reminded her from the side.

"Uh...cough cough...I mean, little friend, what's your name? Who's your headmaster?" Tsunade realized she was talking to a three-year-old child, and her tone had indeed been a bit too harsh. So she switched to the tone of a kind older sister, even showing a very girlish smile, and squatted down to pat Yao Xingji's head to ask.

Hearing Tsunade's sickeningly sweet tone, Yao Xingji's lips twitched, and he almost gave himself away.

"My name is Yakushi Hoshiki. The director of our orphanage is Yakushi Nono. I was an orphan that our director took in, so I took our director's surname," Yakushi Hoshiki explained obediently.

"Yakushi Nonou? I've heard of her. She's a very skilled spy from Root, known as the Wandering Shrine Maiden. It turns out she became the director of an orphanage after leaving Root," Tsunade murmured to herself.

If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't know who Yakushi Nonou was, but Tsunade, as one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, a disciple of the Third Hokage, and the granddaughter of the First Hokage, held a very high position in Konoha and had heard about many things, including some secrets.

Upon hearing the name Yakushi Nonou, Tsunade's initial suspicions immediately vanished. This Konoha spy was said to be extremely skilled in medical ninjutsu, and if she had taught Yakushi Hoshiki, then everything would make sense.

Even so, the fact that Yao Xingji was able to successfully perform the Palm Healing Technique, which requires extremely precise chakra control, at the age of three still demonstrates that Yao Xingji's talent in medical ninjutsu is truly astonishing.

"This child..."

In that instant, Tsunade felt a surge of appreciation for talent.

She now suffers from hemophobia and can no longer help Konoha as a medical ninja, nor can she even go to the battlefield. The bloody scene is a nightmare that will never leave her.

While Shizune is quite good at medical ninjutsu, the gap between her and Yakusei's current talent is still quite large. If this child could be taken as a disciple, then her medical ninjutsu would have someone to inherit it.

However, Yao Xingji is, after all, the adopted son of Yaoshi Nono, and it is inappropriate for her to steal his love like this.

"If you have any questions about medical ninjutsu in the future, you can come to me. Of course, this requires your headmaster's approval," Tsunade said somewhat forlornly, but she was still willing to train this child without seeking any official title.

"I don't know where the director has gone; he hasn't been back to the orphanage for a long time." Yao Xingji said, forcing out a few tears.

"Yakushi Nonou isn't here?" Tsunade's expression immediately changed, revealing a look of surprise. Then, as if realizing this was inappropriate, she quickly composed herself.

"Well, I don't know where the dean went either," Yao Xingji said, shaking his head as if he were a pitiful child without a mother or anyone who loved him.

Tsunade didn't speak, but her maternal instincts kicked in and she quickly guessed what was going on.

The Third Shinobi World War has already broken out in parts, and Konoha is in dire need of manpower. Given Danzo's style of doing things, how could he possibly let such an excellent spy go to waste?

Then Yakushi Nonou's whereabouts are clear.

"Little friend, would you like to become my apprentice? I have many good things to offer," Tsunade said with a smile, just like a wicked older sister tempting a little boy.

Before Yao Xingji could even agree, Tsunade picked him up and held him close to her chest, pinching his cheeks.

"I...I do..."

Under the onslaught of the facial cleanser, Yao Xingji vaguely agreed to Tsunade's request.

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Chapter Six: Wood Release Ninja

Kawano probably never imagined that Yao Xingji would use his death to successfully complete the spy mission he had given Yao Xingji, not only getting close to Tsunade but even becoming Tsunade's disciple.

All of this was originally something he asked Yao Xingji to do.

"Although I refused your mission, I must say that the mission you offered was very helpful to me." Yao Xingji silently mourned for Kawano for a second in his heart.

At present, Yao Xingji does not know who killed him in the dry well, and the orphanage seems to be full of dangers. If he stays here, there may be other things to happen.

So after meeting Tsunade, Yakushiki decisively chose to continue the mission route Kawano had given him: to get close to Tsunade and even become her disciple. In this way, he would have a backer in Konoha and wouldn't be living in constant fear.

In addition, there is an even more important reason: healing others can earn you the reward of the Heart of the Universe.

But how many healing opportunities does a three-year-old child have if he can't reveal his palm technique? He can't keep grinding experience on the little temple, that's probably not going to work.

Where in Konoha Village are there so many injured people who need treatment?

The answer is Konoha Hospital!

If he wanted to get to this place, Tsunade was the person Yao Xingji could contact who was most likely to help him get into Konoha Hospital.

This is no longer killing two birds with one stone, but killing multiple birds with one stone.

In his heart, Yao Xingji couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.

If he hadn't handled things properly just now, he could have gotten himself into trouble. Looking back now, Yao Xingji couldn't help but feel a little scared.

After confirming that she was safe, the exhausted and sleepy Yao Xingji finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell into a deep sleep in Tsunade's arms.

"Is he asleep?" Shizune asked with a smile, looking at Yakusei, who was snuggling in Tsunade's arms.

"She must be asleep, probably too tired." Tsunade looked down at Yao Xingji, and at this moment, she seemed to be overflowing with maternal love.

It must be said that Yao Xingji is extremely good-looking, with black hair, fair skin, and very delicate features. In addition, he is very young and has a natural cuteness that makes people feel affection for him.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Tsunade frowned slightly, looking at the medicine star in her arms with an embarrassed expression.

That brat touched her sensitive area!