'The young Sannin...'
'They weren't as fragmented and divided as they are now back then.'
Takumi couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Konoha was powerful back then.
It had experts like the Sannin, and battlefield harvesting machines like the White Fang of Konoha.
Looking at the present...
Before the new generation of rookies grew up, who could really be relied upon?
'Sigh~'
["Oh, so it's a little brother!" Upon learning the truth, Jiraiya was fully revived and came forward to tease you.]
[While he was teasing your 'little elephant', your prankster heart stirred, and you immediately gave him a face full of a child's urine.]
"Hahaha!"
Takumi immediately laughed out loud.
But he quickly restrained his laughter.
Looking back, Tsunade was still sound asleep.
Perhaps yesterday's experiences had tired her out too.
["Bleh! Bleh! Bleh!" Jiraiya retreated repeatedly, his face full of bad luck.]
[Tsunade, however, laughed very happily.]
[Because you were nuzzling against her, as if you particularly liked her.]
[But a problem arose: this was the front line, a war zone everywhere, danger could happen at any time. Bringing a small child was really inconvenient.]
[Having no choice, Tsunade could only send you back to Konoha.]
'Right, at this time... is Nawaki already...?'
Takumi suddenly thought of this question.
Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki, died in the Second Shinobi World War.
Judging by Tsunade and the others' ages here, they should be in the midst of the Second Shinobi World War.
But looking at Tsunade's demeanor, she didn't seem particularly grief-stricken.
'Could it be not yet?'
Takumi became a bit worried.
Not for himself, but for Nawaki.
His Mischievous Child talent, to put it bluntly, was about causing trouble everywhere.
What if, on a whim, he ended up 'playing' Nawaki to death? That would be taking things too far!
[After you were sent back to Konoha, due to Tsunade's special instructions, her clan members took very good care of you.]
["Why did big sister bring back someone like this?" However, Nawaki, facing you who were sent from the front lines, was full of dissatisfaction.]
[He felt you would steal his sister's affection away from him.]
'He's still alive, which means the war hasn't progressed too deeply yet.'
Takumi confirmed the timeline.
But he became worried about Nawaki again.
'Please don't let me play him to death...'
[Because Tsunade had taken you in, Nawaki became your caretaker.]
[Although Nawaki looked impatient, he took care of you very patiently every time.]
[Even though you peed on him every time, and deliberately pooped in his hand every time he changed your diaper.]
[He still remained full of patience with you.]
[In the second year after your return, Tsunade brought the remains of fallen Shinobi back to the village.]
[The village held a solemn funeral.]
[Nawaki held you, and you finally saw Tsunade again after a long time.]
[Seeing you and Nawaki, the grief on Tsunade's face subsided, replaced by a happy smile.]
Seeing Tsunade's happy smile, Takumi couldn't help but smile himself.
War is cruel.
Especially for Medical-nin like Tsunade.
They need to do their utmost to save the wounded sent back from the front lines, but more often, they watch as those Shinobi die in agony.
This experience is immense pressure for every Medical-nin.
He looked back at the sleeping Tsunade and patted her butt.
[The war situation eased slightly.]
[You clung to Tsunade's side unceasingly, and Tsunade also loved holding you.]
[She also grew accustomed to you putting your hands inside her clothes, believing it was just a child's instinctive behavior.]
[Little did she know, you were doing it on purpose.]
[Nawaki was very jealous about this and would always forcibly take you out of Tsunade's arms.]
[Each time, you would cry loudly, then spray him in the face, and Nawaki would get scolded by Tsunade.]
[You spent your days sticking closely together, slept together at night. Except when you had to be separated for feeding, you clung to Tsunade's side unceasingly.]
[Tsunade also never let you leave her sight.]
'If we exclude the little hand sneaking into Tsunade's clothes, this might be a very heartwarming picture.'
Takumi couldn't help but show a knowing smile.
[By age three, you began to display your powerful talent for causing trouble.]
[Your first act of mischief was while Tsunade was treating a patient.]
[You took advantage of everyone's inattention and sneakily pulled off someone's oxygen mask.]
[Fortunately, it was discovered in time. Tsunade couldn't bring herself to scold you, just treating it as a child's mischief.]
[The second time, you mixed a large amount of chili oil into a patient's tomato and egg dish. Watching the patient's face turn bright red from the spice, you clapped and laughed.]
[You were getting better and better at it.]
[Sneaking into Orochimaru's lab, randomly mixing the liquids in the reagents, causing an explosion.]
[Sprinkling chili powder on the toilet paper Jiraiya was about to use.]
[Your prankster behavior quickly spread among the familiar crowd.]
[But they all thought it was just because you were active and curious, not that you were intentionally causing trouble.]
[However, since you didn't cause any casualties, all your actions were forgiven, making you increasingly unruly.]
[You set fire to Sandaime Hokage's beard, gave Danzo a 'Thousand Years of Death', sneaked into the public women's bathhouse to pee...]
Watching the troublemaking acts of the young Takumi in the simulation, Takumi was dumbfounded.
After all, if the current him had done these things, he would have been beaten to death long ago!
But because of the young Takumi's age, everything he did was forgiven.
'Good grief, is this the privilege of a mischievous child?'
'It really makes one's teeth itch...'
[By age four.]
[On this day, Tsunade called you over. Her expression was very serious and stern.]
["To survive in this cruel world, you must master a skill." Tsunade said seriously to you.]
["What do you want to learn?" Faced with Tsunade's question, you answered without hesitation, "Medical skills!"]
[Because you had already discovered this talent while wandering around the labs.]
[You were particularly sensitive to those medicines and medical instruments, able to remember their placement and effects at a glance.]
[So, you decided to become a Medical-nin.]
'It's starting!?'
Takumi perked up.
'Although the troublemaking part was fun, the most crucial part was learning Medical Ninjutsu!'
[Medical Ninjutsu training officially began.]
[You displayed extraordinary medical talent.]
[On the first day, you mastered human anatomy and, based on memory, drew the structural diagram alone at home.]
[Tsunade was startled by your talent. The anatomical diagram you drew couldn't just be called quite perfect… it was very perfect.]
[Even she couldn't find any faults.]
[When learning the tenketsu chart, you not only quickly mastered all the body's tenketsu but even found several incorrectly marked ones, earning Tsunade's great praise.]
[When learning about muscles and tendons, you successfully found all the 'numbness tendons' and, with a light chop, made Sandaime experience brief full-body paralysis.]
[When learning about organs, you could keenly detect the subtle differences in similar conditions, thus accurately judging the patient's true cause of illness. You even saved a poor soul who was almost misdiagnosed and about to have a kidney removed because of it.]
[When learning about medicinal herbs, you spent a week memorizing hundreds, even thousands, of medicinal materials, and accurately found a substitute ingredient in a cold medicine, doubling its effectiveness!]
[When learning dissection, with your proficient grasp of human anatomy, you could easily find all the organs. Facing fresh internal organs, you didn't bat an eye… instead, in your eyes, they seemed alive.]
'Good grief, truly worthy of the black-grade Heaven Canceller!'
'This talent is absolutely amazing!'
Takumi couldn't help but feel excited.
Just thinking that after the simulation he could easily master so much medical knowledge made him feel thrilled!
And this was just the beginning.
He was only four years old now.
Who knows what astonishing performance he would have when he started learning ninjutsu later!
Takumi was extremely expectant.
[At age five, you spent a year learning all the medical knowledge. In the mock exam, you directly scored a perfect mark. Your talent shocked everyone.]
["He will definitely surpass my achievements in the future!" Tsunade announced proudly, and no one refuted her.]
[You officially became Tsunade's assistant.]
[On the first day, you performed your assistant duties methodically.]
[First patient: you routinely performed your assistant work, successfully helping him get discharged.]
[Second patient: routine.]
[Third patient: routine.]
Reading this, Takumi suddenly had a bad feeling.
'It felt a bit too normal...'
'Didn't he still have the Mischievous Child talent?'
'It was completely unused while learning Medical Ninjutsu, so it must be for use after mastering it!'
'Having held back for so long without causing trouble, something was bound to happen next.'
Takumi started to worry.
Sure enough, trouble arrived immediately!
[Fourth patient: because there was an emergency case needing handling, Tsunade had to leave the patient on the operating table alone.]
["I'll leave this minor surgery to you." Out of trust in you, and confidence that even if you messed up she could cover for you, she gave you absolute autonomy.]
[The door closed, leaving only you and the patient in the operating room.]
[You revealed a brilliant smile.]
["May I ask if you need anesthesia?" You asked kindly.]
["Can you even have surgery without anesthesia?" Hearing your words, the patient was dumbfounded on the spot, 'There's surgery without anesthesia?']
["The location of your injury is special. If we use anesthesia, there's a risk of causing paralysis," You said with a very serious expression.]
["What?" The patient panicked, "Then no anesthesia!"]
[You successfully scared him and began the surgery without anesthesia.]
[Just in case, you tied him down with restraints to prevent the patient from struggling violently due to pain, causing the sharp scalpel to cut where it shouldn't.]
'Hey, hey, hey, is it really okay to mess around like this?'
Takumi couldn't help but click his tongue.
This was really walking a tightrope!
If he wasn't careful and the person died from the pain, that would be a human life.
Takumi felt the Mischievous Child talent was truly frightening!
Or rather, mischievous children are simply too scary!
No anesthesia, performing surgery directly?
Who could withstand that?
[You successfully fooled this patient.]
[Then you proceeded as if nothing was wrong, starting his surgery.]
[A surgery without anesthesia.]
[The sharp scalpel easily cut through the rotten flesh at the wound site.]
[The patient screamed in pain, his head immediately covered in cold sweat.]
[After enduring for one minute, he finally couldn't take it anymore.]
["I want anesthesia! I want anesthesia!" The patient shouted madly, his tone full of regret.]
["So, would you like the 298 anesthesia? Or the 398 anesthesia?" You stopped your actions and asked kindly.]
["Isn't anesthesia all the same? How can there be differences?" The patient was dumbfounded again.]
["The 298 isn't thorough, and it might wear off midway. The 398 is just right," you answered.]
["Oh, then give me the 498 one!" The patient said, thinking he was being smart.]
["Okay." The corner of your mouth revealed a strange smile.]
'Holy crap, what is he going to do?'
'Anesthesia medicine divided into 298, 398, and 498?'
Takumi felt something bad was going to happen.
Sure enough.
[A month later, the first patient treated by your hands came looking for you.]
["What's going on? Why did you turn me into a cripple?!" The patient pointed at his limp weapon, his face full of anger.]
["The potency of the 498 was too strong. Besides the normal anesthetic effect, it also causes long-term anesthesia in places that shouldn't be anesthetized." You explained truthfully.]
"Pfft!!!"
Hearing this, Takumi spat out on the spot!
'Good grief, what a good grief!'
'You can play it like this!?'
'Long-term anesthesia in places that shouldn't be anesthetized?'
'Didn't that render the person impotent?'
["No way, you have to fix this for me today!" The patient was unyielding.]
[You agreed with a helpless expression and performed another surgery on him.]
[After the surgery, he felt his standing tall member and was dumbfounded again.]
[Because you had implanted a bone into it.]