Chapter 21: [BONUS] Copying an A-rank Ninjutsu
"An eye for an eye will never stop hatred. But love can." Haruki's face showed a gentle smile.
It was a tolerance that could embrace all hatred and malice. It allowed people to truly feel love in his eyes. Love for everyone around him.
Feeling her blood uncontrollably boiling and her heart beating faster, Tsunade frowned deeply.
"I watched them die without helping, and their children suffered the pain of losing their parents, which gave rise to hatred."
"If it continues like this, when will the war ever stop?"
Haruki's eyes held a hint of reminiscence as he slowly said, "When I was little, I got lost in the forest, and my parents led me out of it."
"I believe that my parents, who are already in the afterlife, would not want to see me lost in the forest of hatred again."
"I also don't want the pain of losing loved ones to befall others."
"Because I am a survivor, I know how painful it is, so I don't want others to endure the same pain as me."
Haruki seemed to be radiating golden light. Tsunade's lips parted slightly, and she stared blankly at the child before her. She found it difficult to describe her shock.
At that moment, she had only one thought in her mind.
Truly amazing!
There probably aren't many people in the entire Ninja World who could say such words.
Perhaps it was precisely because he had experienced too much pain that this child, who had lost everything due to war, was able to deeply reflect and achieve unprecedented growth.
"I am willing to teach you Medical Ninjutsu." Tsunade said without hesitation.
Only such a person could truly make Medical Ninjutsu shine brightly because he possessed the brilliance of humanity. This was the most precious thing.
Jiraiya smiled. He knew that no one would refuse Haruki because he was a child whose kindness made one want to cry.
Haruki successfully gained Tsunade's approval.
"Good!"
Jiraiya stood up, a brilliant smile on his face. "Let's start our training today."
Jiraiya looked at Haruki and said, "Although Haruki needs to learn Medical Ninjutsu, before learning Medical Ninjutsu, let's learn today's Ninjutsu first."
Tsunade immediately frowned at Jiraiya, dissatisfied. "He should be with me all day today, learning Medical Ninjutsu."
Medical Ninjutsu is much harder to learn than ordinary Ninjutsu. More time should logically be allocated to Medical Ninjutsu.
Jiraiya appeased Tsunade, patting her shoulder and mysteriously winking at her. "Don't worry. It won't take long."
Tsunade thought Jiraiya was crazy. Learning Ninjutsu takes at least a month, and sometimes half a year or even five years.
How could it be as easy as Jiraiya made it sound?
However, when Tsunade, standing by the sea, personally watched Haruki effortlessly replicate the Ninjutsu Jiraiya had just performed, her expression suddenly turned serious.
"Jiraiya, what's going on?" Tsunade was full of doubts.
Besides Haruki instantly replicating the Ninjutsu Jiraiya performed, there was another point that made Tsunade even more puzzled. That was, she couldn't sense this child's Chakra at all.
Jiraiya nodded to Tsunade and waved to Haruki. Haruki ran towards the two of them and stood obediently by their side.
Jiraiya explained to Tsunade, "This is what I wanted to tell you."
Jiraiya rubbed Haruki's head and said, "This child has amazing talent, he can quickly master any Ninjutsu just by looking at it once."
Tsunade's shocked gaze moved back and forth between Jiraiya and Haruki.
Even Orochimaru, who was known as a genius, couldn't do anything this incredible. This was beyond what the word genius could describe.
"But he doesn't have Chakra."
"What?!"
As soon as Jiraiya finished speaking, Tsunade's eyes widened abruptly, and she said in disbelief, "How is that possible?"
Learning Ninjutsu without Chakra?
It was utterly preposterous!
"It's true, he doesn't have Chakra in his body, but he has another power."
"That power is very strong, capable of supporting him in performing Ninjutsu, and its power is in no way inferior to Chakra."
Jiraiya's serious expression told Tsunade that he wasn't talking nonsense, her mind was in a tangled mess.
Although such a thing was unheard of, the fact was laid out before her, and she had no choice but to accept it.
Tsunade lowered her gaze to Haruki, and ultimately decided not to dwell on the issue anymore.
She had Jiraiya catch a basket of fish. The fish kept flopping around in the basket.
Tsunade took out a live fish, pulled a kunai from her ninja tool pouch, and cut a long wound on its belly.
A green light glowed on her hand, and she instinctively wanted to explain the intricate manipulation of Chakra to Haruki, but before she could speak, she suddenly remembered that Haruki didn't have Chakra.
Tsunade was immediately stumped and didn't know what to say. After all, she knew nothing about the power within Haruki's body. So, she could only watch as the wound on the fish's belly rapidly healed under her Chakra.
Tsunade: "…"
At this moment, Jiraiya's hand reached into the fish basket. He caught a fish, cut its belly with a knife, and gestured for Haruki to try it.
Haruki smiled at Jiraiya. Jiraiya-sensei is so understanding.
Haruki's hand landed on the fish's belly, and the familiar sensation returned to his body. In a moment, a green light glowed in his hand. The fish's belly gradually healed.
Copy is truly powerful.
His Cursed Technique automatically recognized Tsunade's Medical Ninjutsu as a copyable technique, so it replicated the situation as Tsunade performed it.
The resulting effect was what Haruki was currently demonstrating. Even if the green light in his hand wasn't Chakra but Cursed Energy.
No!
Haruki frowned.
Mystical Palm Technique is an A-rank Ninjutsu, and his copy is limited to Ninjutsu below A-rank.
So how did he successfully copy an A-rank Ninjutsu?
Could it be…
The light screen unfolded according to Haruki's will.
[Copy (Current Progress 45.002%): Can copy Ninjutsu below S-rank.]
Indeed!
As the progress increased, the level of copy had increased.
Tsunade stared dumbfounded at the completely healed fish belly.
Is this possible?
Tsunade knew better than anyone how difficult Medical Ninjutsu was to learn.
Medical Ninjutsu has extremely strict requirements for Chakra control and understanding, and very few ninja can reach this level, which has led to Medical ninjas always being a scarce resource in the Ninja World.
And this child before her… succeeded on the first try?
Tsunade even thought she was dreaming.
It was too unrealistic.
She looked at Jiraiya, who was holding a lively, flopping fish in his hand. Seeing the smile in Jiraiya's eyes, Tsunade's heart constricted.
Did Jiraiya already anticipate such a scene?
Bastard!
"Medical Ninjutsu is amazing!"
"Tsunade-sensei."
Tsunade's shocked feelings were interrupted by Haruki's excited voice.
She was startled by Haruki's address. She paused, looked at the happy eyes of the child before her, and said nothing, tacitly accepting the title.
"Tsunade-sensei, I will not let your teachings down." Haruki looked at Tsunade, his eyes sparkling with determination.
The various emotions intertwined in Tsunade's heart faded at this moment. A smile unconsciously appeared in her eyes. She began to look forward to this child's future.