Since Tsunade was already planning to dump everything onto Orochimaru, her external brain, what else could there be?
"Lady Tsunade, I'm very busy. It's been so long since I awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and I haven't even had time to start learning the clan's hidden Sharingan techniques..."
As soon as Uchiha Gen saw the look in Tsunade's eyes, he knew what she wanted to do.
It was the same look Orochimaru had when he was press-ganging people before.
"Tsk, then in the future, when we're training newcomers, surely you can help lead them when I'm unavailable?"
Currently, in the entire Konoha, there were hardly any high-level Medical Ninjas. In fact, besides Tsunade, there were only Uchiha Gen and Sarutobi Biwako; both of their Mystical Palm Techniques and other skills were learned because of Tsunade.
"When there's a real shortage of people, I can go for a bit, but most of my time must be spent on cultivation."
He knew Tsunade's personality.
In other aspects, Tsunade might indeed be very diligent, especially in cultivation—she was definitely willing to put in hard work. But when it came to various trivial matters and interpersonal relations, she would avoid them as much as possible.
"I know. Isn't there still Lady Biwako? You should cultivate when you need to; improving strength is always the first priority. It's just that sometimes I'll be out on missions or something and truly can't get away. When Lady Biwako is also too busy to manage, you can just come and help out."
Tsunade just wanted someone to share the burden.
She knew how difficult it was to build a complete, brand-new Ninja system. Many things could not be replaced even by high-level Medical Ninjas like Uchiha Gen and Sarutobi Biwako.
If nothing else, the writing of textbooks alone required her, the authority, to oversee it.
In the entire Ninja World, counting back hundreds of years, only Tsunade had the ability to establish the profession of Medical Ninja. Her importance was irreplaceable by anyone.
When the time came, it would be impossible for her not to be busy.
After Tsunade left, Uchiha Gen summoned two Ninja Crows, wrote down a prescription and an address, and ordered them to be delivered to the Nara Clan's pharmacy.
His injuries were currently quite heavy. Although he hadn't lost the ability to care for himself, it was better not to exert himself if he could help it.
Besides, with his current appearance—his whole body red and skin wrinkled—he couldn't exactly step out the door.
Before long, in just over ten minutes, a Genin gopher arrived to deliver the packaged medicinal herbs.
Larger shops like the Nara pharmacy often had the habit of hiring Genin for d-rank missions. Usually, running errands for a few days counted as one d-rank mission, acting as a courier.
However, proper squads led by a Chunin or higher usually wouldn't touch such missions—though safe, they were tedious, and the income was the lowest among all d-rank missions, barely hitting the minimum requirement line.
Only those miserable Genin who couldn't find teammates for a while would take these missions.
"Hello! Jonin Gen! I am Genin Might Duy! Here are the medicinal herbs you requested!"
A Genin wearing green clothes with thick eyebrows and large eyes appeared upside down in front of Uchiha Gen's house.
"Come in."
Uchiha Gen gently pushed open the door and looked at the strange Genin before him, a faint trace of surprise imperceptibly showing in his eyes.
It was actually this guy!
Though a coincidence, it was unexpected yet made sense.
Before the earth-shattering battle where he opened the Eight Gates and took down the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Might Duy had always been an ordinary Genin who only excelled in Taijutsu and had low strength. He was looked down upon by all Ninjas, and he was even rejected when he wanted to team up with others for missions.
The title of 'Eternal Genin' had already begun to spread by this time.
No one was willing to take him on missions, and without opening the Eight Gates, his strength was insufficient. What else could Might Duy do but these kinds of tasks?
"Dai, is it? Come in. I've suffered some side effects from practicing Ninjutsu and need medicinal herbs to regulate my body. Could I trouble you to help me brew the medicine? Although I didn't apply for a mission quota with the Mission Department in advance, I can pay you ten thousand Ryo."
"No problem! Jonin Gen, leave it to me!"
Might Duy dropped the several bags of herbs hanging from his feet, returned to a standing position from his handstand, and patted his chest.
Uchiha Gen took the medicine bags and was surprised to find that Might Duy hadn't tied the bags to his legs; they were simply hanging there.
"Dai, did you walk all the way from the pharmacy upside down like that just now?"
"Yes, Jonin Gen."
"They didn't fall off on the way?"
Might Duy suddenly became anxious.
"Jonin Gen, please don't misunderstand! I was very careful along the way. The medicine bags definitely didn't fall, and the herbs certainly aren't damaged at all!"
"Impressive."
Uchiha Gen gave Might Duy a thumbs up.
The latter, however, looked puzzled.
"Jonin Gen, running while doing a handstand shouldn't be difficult for a powerful Ninja like you, right? Why are you praising me?"
"No, that's not what I'm praising."
Uchiha Gen shook his head and pointed at Might Duy's legs.
"Simply hanging things on your legs without any other means of securing them, yet they didn't fall... while this doesn't show any destructive power, it demonstrates extremely high balance and muscle control."
"In my case, no matter how strong I am, I don't have such precise control."
"Dai, your Taijutsu skills are excellent."
Might Duy was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head.
"I don't know any powerful Ninjutsu, so I can only pour all my energy into Taijutsu."
"Is that so? Although knowing only Taijutsu means losing many advantages compared to other Ninjas, if one can reach the pinnacle in this one field, it might not be inferior. Doesn't our Village have a living example right now?"
"Yes! Jonin Gen, do you also know Chen Baojun, Master Chen?"
Might Duy's eyes lit up instantly.
"I don't know him personally, but I've heard of him."
Uchiha Gen shook his head.
Konoha did indeed have a Ninja with such a Chinese-style name, and he was quite famous.
In the original timeline's Fourth Great Ninja War, the reincarnated Master Chen had fought against Might Guy and Rock Lee. He was Konoha's premier Taijutsu-type Jonin, possessing formidable strength, and his ultimate move, the Konoha Dragon God, was a top-tier killing technique.
In this era, he was almost the idol of all Taijutsu-type Ninjas.
"Maybe in the future, you'll even surpass him."
Might Duy didn't answer; he just continued to scratch his head and chuckled foolishly.
He felt he really had a chance.
Uchiha Gen just smiled at this, then stepped aside and beckoned to him.
"Alright, come in and help me brew the medicine first. I'll tell you the ratios and the order for boiling."