Chapter 53 Second Prize

"Sometimes we are in a bad mood just because we haven't eaten!"

Xingjulang raised his arms and pointed to the hotel restaurant where the smoke was coming from the kitchen.

“Everyone, let’s go eat something first and then think about other things!

"When you are in a good mood, anything you do becomes easy! No matter how difficult it is, it seems easy!"

"Ouch!"

They are just a group of children and are easily infected by emotions.

In addition, they haven't eaten any serious food since they woke up yesterday afternoon. At this time, their hearts are opened, their appetites are unavoidable, and they rush away immediately.

After a while, the innkeeper's exclamation rang out over there.

Seeing that the oldest boy was about to follow, Anjuro stopped him.

"If it's surgery, it's best to keep it fasting!"

He smiled and said, "When the operation is completed, I will bring the food to you.

"We will eat together then! But before that, I will wait for you to wake up with an empty stomach!"

"Thanks……"

The young man whispered, his face flushed with embarrassment.

After all, he was looking for life and death a few minutes ago, but now he is getting excited for food, which shows that his position is not firm. Especially when Anjurou seemed to be younger than him, this emotion was even more intense.

"Don't be embarrassed, be calm about your changes in mind!

“It’s really unmanly to stick to wrong ideas just to save face!”

Anjuro patted his vest, as if power was injected into the boy's body, and the latter's eyes became visibly firm.

"I see."

Xingjulang paused and then asked: "I haven't asked yet, what is your name?"

"Yasujiro." The boy hesitated for a moment, "I don't have a last name."

Except for those who deliberately concealed their surnames like Tsunade, most people who did not have surnames did so because their ancestors had a low status. But the word "purgatory" of Anjiro Purgatory is hard to forget as soon as you hear it, so Anjiro is somewhat sensitive when he talks about his name.

"Then that's what I'll call you, Anjiro! You can also call me Anjiro!"

Anjuro looked towards the direction of the living room, "Let's go, before the operation, let's go say hello to Miss Shizune who will perform the operation on you!"

Shizune saw them walking towards her and unconsciously stood up holding Dodo in her arms.

Although they had only known each other for a few days, she not only had a deep affection for the child, but also had a heartfelt respect for him.

This respect is not because Anjuro is kind, but because he really does what he says.

Obviously he shoulders a lot of responsibilities and is so busy trying to make money that he doesn't even have time to sleep, but he can still take care of everyone's feelings. Even Tsunade-sama, who has always spoken harshly to him, Anjuro never blames him, and even talks to him every day. They all came to her for dinner.

Shizune had never seen this kind of generosity that could tolerate everything, even in the Hokage.

The three of them met. Before Anjuro and Shizune could speak, the boy named Anjiro immediately bowed deeply to Shizune: "I'm sorry! I caused you trouble yesterday!"

He naturally said that after waking up, he refused Shizune's examination and wanted to drag his sick body away from here.

"It doesn't have to be like this. I'm glad you figured it out."

Shizune couldn't help but be surprised. In less than twenty-four hours, a person's mental outlook suddenly changed drastically, and she was also surprised. On the side, Anjuro just smiled brightly.

Being able to face your own mistakes is the first step to facing reality.

This shows that Anjiro did listen to what he just said.

After the three of them sat down again, Anjuro asked: "Miss Shizune, I just saw the doctor go out?"

"Um……"

Speaking of this, Shizune showed a trace of embarrassment on her face, but she couldn't tell the truth. She could only cover for the teacher and said: "Tsunade-sama is eager to go to the next town, so she takes the first step. Today I will give This child must leave here immediately after the operation. She cannot be kept waiting for too long, so I can only trouble you for the rest. "

Different from the past feeling of being impatient to leave a place to avoid debts, Shizune wanted to stay for a while this time, but the situation really didn't allow it. Besides, she could also understand Tsunade-sama's reason for wanting to leave as soon as possible.

"It's such a pity that I didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to the doctor!"

Xingjuro's tone was a little regretful, but he immediately became positive again, "But it doesn't matter! I will tell these children what the doctor has done for them, and everyone will remember her!"

Shizune smiled reluctantly.

As long as Tsunade-sama leaves the country and starts drinking again, it will only be a matter of time before she forgets about it.

She didn't need to think about it to know that leaving this "firecracker head" brat behind was definitely one of the things Tsunade-sama wanted to do most right now.

When Anjurou had been with them for less than a day, he wanted to solve something that Shizune had not been able to do for more than ten years. Although Tsunade-sama's time without drinking was only a short day, Shizune could feel that she was sober. Tsunade-hime was completely different from the drunken woman who didn't care about anything.

She just hopes that Lady Tsunade will not break her bet with Anjurou when no one is around her.

After all, she already owed so much gambling debt, so what difference did it make if she owed more.

"Okay, let's deal with the surgery first."

Shizune changed the subject, and Anjuro stopped asking about Tsunade.

"Anjiro, among the six people, the poison sac of the Salamander in your body is the most unstable."

Shizune took out the professional attitude of a doctor and explained carefully: "In order to wake you up, I used more than twice the dose of antidote as others. If I didn't do this, I wouldn't be sure to operate on you. But now that you are awake, I will ask you some questions, and you just need to answer me as much as possible."

Anjiro subconsciously looked at Kyojuro, and he was a little nervous.

Kyojuro didn't know much about medical skills, but Yiyong also told the Crow that if necessary, this child can remove the poison sac before the toxin is completely absorbed. If you wait for seven days, there will be more variables.

It sounds like it is not far from Shizune's judgment.

"You can ask, but I know very little."

Anjiro gradually calmed down under Kyojuro's encouraging eyes.

Shizune: "Okay. Let me ask you first, when was you taken away by the Rain Ninja, do you remember?"

Anjiro: "It was in early January."

Shizune's eyes were filled with surprise.

According to Kyojuro, it should be shortly after the transplant experiment began. In other words, Anjiro is actually a veteran "experimental subject".

"Did you get this thing implanted right away?"

"Well, they said that this would make me a very powerful ninja."

Thinking of the scene at that time, Anjiro's face turned slightly blue, "I stayed in a prison-like room for two or three days, ate six or seven meals, and then fainted."

The puzzlement on Shizune's face became more and more obvious.

"Miss Shizune, is there any problem?" Kyojuro asked.

"Well..."

Shizune said without hesitation: "Judging from the temperature fluctuations when Anjiro was unconscious, his adaptability to the poison sac is very poor. Before I detoxified, I used a stethoscope to judge that the poison sac in Anjiro's body was obviously overloaded and about to explode when absorbing the toxins in his body. Normally speaking, with his adaptability, it is impossible to last so long..."

Anjiro didn't quite understand what Shizune meant, so he could only stay quietly aside, not even knowing whether his situation was good or bad.

"Will it affect the outcome of the operation?"

This is the question that Kyojuro is most concerned about.

"Once the poison is removed, the operation will be much easier. But he has had the poison sac implanted for too long, and it has become a part of his body. Once I break his skin, it may cause the poison sac to automatically react, causing the toxin to flow back into his body and spray out through his nose."

Shizune pondered for a while, "To be on the safe side, I need to prepare a few more antidotes, so that it should be foolproof."

"Thank you!"

Kyojuro sat upright and said sincerely: "Although you have always regarded yourself as an apprentice, among the doctors I have seen, there are only a few who are as responsible as you! I believe that you will shine in the future!"

"... Thank you."

Shizune's eyes were still a little wet even though her medical skills were finally recognized by the person she admired - although he was just a child.

Although Lady Tsunade was very responsible when teaching medical skills, it was difficult for her to say anything good when she was drunk. Such praise was precious to Shizune.

Shizune went into the house to prepare the medicine, while Kyojuro held Tuntun and talked to Anjiro, hoping to make the latter relax as much as possible. Tuntun seemed to like the warm feeling on Kyojuro's body and lay limply.

...

At the same time.

Tsunade was walking towards the post station outside Heli Town with a heavy heart.

Her face was full of contemplation, her eyebrows were lowered, and the men who dared to whistle because of her beauty on the road usually turned their heads away after just one glance at her today.

This was a very correct choice.

Because this Tsunade from Konoha was looking for a target to punch hard at, to dispel the voice of the firecracker-headed kid that kept echoing in her mind.

[As long as we don't lose ourselves, the dead relatives will know that they haven't lost us either. ]

[We must never let this power be shelved or abandoned because of falling into the quagmire of sadness. 】

【If your deceased relatives knew that you were in such a life worse than death and lost soul after death, could they find peace? 】

Tsunade, who had no relatives, relied on the stimulation of gambling and the anesthesia of alcohol. She had not thought of her relatives for a long time. Even if she did, alcohol would help her to dispel them.

But in this small town, she met such a little ghost——

His red and yellow hair color looked like a mixture of grandma Uzumaki Mito and his younger brother Nawaki.

His cheerful personality and optimistic attitude were very similar to his grandfather Senju Hashirama, whose face was already blurred in her memory.

And when Kyojuro looked at her, his caring eyes reminded her of her father and mother.

Most importantly, the confident look that said he wanted to save lives was more like Tsunade herself when she was young.

Sure enough, there was a very reasonable reason why she didn't like this little ghost when she first saw him.

It was like a ghost from her past, integrated into a living person, who wanted her to have no peace.

As they walked, Tsunade arrived at the restaurant of the post station and sat down at a low table.

She was waiting for Shizune here.

The owner of the store came over, "Guest, do you want to eat or drink tea?"

Tsunade squeezed her fingers and hesitated for a while, and finally put her hand against her forehead and said in a shy voice: "Bring the wine."

There is no way, there is still a long time today.

"Ah, but it's still morning-"

His voice was cut off by Tsunade's glare.

"...Well, the sake we supply to the guests has not been delivered yet, do you think beer is okay?"

The boss rubbed his hands and squeezed out a big smile, "It's our local brand, and there is a lottery now. The more you buy, the greater the possibility of winning."

"Huh?"

Lottery?

Beer that satisfies Tsunade's two hobbies at the same time attracted her attention, and a light appeared in her eyes, but it quickly went out.

She still didn't make up her mind to break the agreement, so she waved her hand and said, "One bottle first."

"Coming soon."

Soon, a bottle of exquisitely packaged beer was placed on the table, and the boss said, "The lottery results are written inside the bottle cap. The first prize is 10,000 taels. The second prize is 5,000 taels. The third prize is 1,000 taels. The chance of winning is very high, and you can exchange it on the spot, and we can go to the manufacturer for reimbursement. Do you want me to open it for you?"

"I can do it myself."

Tsunade waved her hand, and the boss left, but she didn't mean to open the bottle. Instead, she stared at the exquisite bottle, which reflected her face -

The eyes at the age of 20, the lips at the age of 20, the nose at the age of 20, the hairstyle at the age of 20...

The only thing was the slightly cowardly look in her eyes, which was completely different from her confident appearance at the age of 20, and she had hardly made any progress over the years.

She held the bottle and laughed at the idea that she actually wanted to go back on the bet with a child.

Two people, similar experiences, her actual age was even seven or eight times that of the child. But he can cheer up and take care of others, but he can't take care of himself at all. He can hesitate for a long time and waste his time when he sees something red.

I dare not imagine what it would be like if Grandpa, Grandma, and Rope Tree could really see what I look like now in another world?

The shame of the long future and the guilt towards my family occupied Tsunade's heart.

She rested her forehead on the top of the wine bottle, staring at the reflection of the bottle neck with her eyes blankly, and she didn't move. I don't know how long it took. The boss who looked over here from time to time looked worried. I don't know what this customer wants to do?

Suddenly, the reflection in Tsunade's eyes suddenly turned into Rope Tree's appearance. He shouted: "Sister!", which woke Tsunade from her trance.

She sat up as if she had just woken up from a dream, but found that there were quite a few people in the restaurant. Unknowingly, it was already noon.

"Shizune, why is he so slow..."

Tsunade calmed down and frowned as she looked at the bottle of wine. She no longer wanted to drink.

Just to kill time and relieve the itch of not gambling for a few days, she lifted the bottle cap with her finger.

When the boss came out from the inner room, a full bottle of beer was placed on the table, but Tsunade was nowhere to be seen, and there was no money on the table.

"What's going on? The bottle is open. Even if you don't drink it, you can't not pay, right?"

The boss frowned and walked to the table. He only took a look and suddenly grinned like a blooming chrysanthemum.

On the inside of the bottle cap, the words "Second Prize" were written, and the prize was a full five thousand taels.

－－－－－－Digression－－－－－－

Let me say in advance that it is impossible for the pillars to really work for a certain ninja village.