"We're failed."
Naruto and Konohamaru released their Transformation Technique, sagging against a wall dejectedly.
Their attempt to seduce "Makoto" had been brutally shut down by a pair of jealous Kage.
"At least there's a consolation prize!" Naruto looked at the fat stack of bills Kurotsuchi had shoved into his hand.
"Konohamaru, come on! I'll treat you to Ichiraku Ramen. We can get the deluxe pork set!"
"Forget it, Naruto-nii," Konohamaru sighed, kicking a pebble. "I need to go home for dinner. Grandpa will be mad if I'm late."
Konohamaru wasn't impressed by the money.
As the Hokage's grandson, he had a pretty decent allowance. He just wanted to learn the Sexy Jutsu!
After parting ways, Naruto happily marched toward Ichiraku while dreaming of noodles.
Halfway there, a massive figure with spiky white hair blocked his path.
"Young man!" the stranger boomed, striking a dramatic pose. "Your ninjutsu just now showed me your exceptional talent! Such innovation! Such artistry!"
"Who are you?" Naruto squinted, annoyed. "Move it, old man! I'm hungry!"
"Good question!" The stranger whipped his hair around. "I am one of the legendary Sannin! The Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku! The gallant Jiraiya!"
...
Meanwhile.
Makoto was unaware about Naruto and Jiraiya's meeting.
Not that he would care.
He and Konan had come to Konoha with two objectives:
Recruit Orochimaru back into the Akatsuki and steal some "resources" from Konoha's archives.
Kurotsuchi led Makoto and Mei Terumi to her VIP suite.
As visiting Kage, they were given the best rooms in the village.
Once inside, Kurotsuchi didn't waste time.
She started stripping.
She pulled off her crimson tunic, leaving only a mesh undershirt. Then she fished a small glass bottle out of her pocket and tossed it to Makoto.
"You're really want me to apply it?" Makoto caught the bottle.
He uncorked it and sniffed—a sharp, herbal scent.
"Oh right, I remembered you know Medical Ninjutsu!" Kurotsuchi snapped her fingers. "Forget the ointment. Just use your magic hands."
She turned around, sat on the table with a plop, and presented her lower back to him.
"Medical Ninjutsu?" Mei Terumi raised an eyebrow, looking at Makoto with interest. "I didn't know you were a healer."
"Yeah!" Kurotsuchi explained. "When the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki got burned by her own chakra, he just touched her and poof! She was healed instantly. His medical ninjutsu is way better than the medic in my village."
She looked back over her shoulder, puzzled. "What's wrong? Why aren't you moving?"
"I don't think I ever said I was a medical ninja," Makoto gave a helpless smile.
He poured some of the herbal ointment onto his palm, rubbed his hands together to warm it, and then slapped it onto Kurotsuchi's exposed lower back.
SMACK.
"Ahhh!"
Kurotsuchi jumped slightly at the contact but settled down as he began to massage the salve into the burn.
"You're not a medical ninja?" she asked, confused. "Then how did you heal Fu?"
"I repaired Fu's body," Makoto corrected. "My ability restores objects to a previous state. If I had been there right when you got burned, I could have reversed it. But now? The injury is too 'old'. It's part of your current state. I can't fix it."
While explaining, Makoto finished applying the medicine and he wiped his hands on a towel.
"New, clean gauze," he said, extending a hand.
"Oh, right. Over there—Mizukage, pass the bag please?"
Kurotsuchi pointed to a medical kit on the dresser.
She tried to reach it but winced.
Mei Terumi stood up, her movements graceful. She picked up the bag and handed a roll of bandages to Makoto.
Makoto wrapped Kurotsuchi's waist efficiently.
"There," she said, pulling her shirt back down. "This should be the last dressing. It's almost healed."
She sighed wistfully. "If only Iwagakure had a medical ninja like Tsunade. We wouldn't need all this hassle."
Tsunade Senju.
The Slug Princess.
The God of Medic-nins.
The OG big breast waifu.
Her Mystical Palm Technique was legendary. Most medical ninjas could only close wounds or stop bleeding.
Tsunade could regenerate organs.
"If we had her, we wouldn't need hospitals," Kurotsuchi grumbled.
"Your words remind me of something," Makoto said, stroking his chin thoughtfully. "What if we establish an Advanced Ninja Research Institute?"
"Advanced? Institute?"
Mei and Kurotsuchi exchanged glances.
A few months ago, they might have laughed. But after seeing Makoto's economic miracles, they listened.
"Tell us more," Mei said.
She stood up and turned her back to him.
She lowered the top of her dress, revealing the bandages wrapping her torso from shoulder to waist and she held out a jar of ointment.
"Apply it while you talk," she commanded softly.
Makoto unwrapped Mei's bandages. Her skin was pale and smooth, marred only by the angry red burns from Roshi's lava.
He began applying the cool salve.
"The current Ninja Academy system is flawed," Makoto began, his voice steady as he worked. "It's designed to take clueless kids and turn them into Genin. It only creates cannon fodder."
"But what happens after? If a Genin wants to improve, they rely on their Jonin teacher. If they're lucky, they get a good teacher. If they're unlucky, they stagnate."
"It's inefficient. Imagine a Genin with a gift for Medical Ninjutsu gets stuck with a teacher who specializes in Fire Release. Their talent will be wasted for years."
"My idea," Makoto continued, securing a fresh bandage around Mei's ribs, "is to build a university for ninjas. An Advanced Academy."
"We invite specialists. S-rank ninjas. Legends. Imagine if Tsunade gave lectures on medicine. She doesn't need to take disciples; just attending her class would be invaluable for a struggling medic."
"Whether it's a young genius or a stuck Jonin, everyone will hits a bottleneck and this Institute would break those bottlenecks."
He finished tying the knot.
Mei pulled her dress back up, turning to face him with a contemplative look.
"There's no issue between us," Mei said, crossing her arms. "Iwa and Kiri are already economic allies. Sharing knowledge is the next logical step."
"But... Tsunade is from Konoha," Mei pointed out the fatal flaw. "Konoha hasn't joined our alliance. Why would the Princess of the Senju teach us, her enemies?"
"That's simple, we tell her about the reason of this 'Alliance'."
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Regarding the update time, i update 2/3 chapter a day, do you want me to update one by one or 2/3 at once ?