Synthesis Ninja system

Shiro was startled by the sudden voice.

His head slowly turned like a robot.

But when he saw that it was Jiraiya, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Oh, it's just you, Pervy Sage!"

"What do you mean 'just Pervy Sage'? What are you sneaking around here for?"

Since he'd been caught by Jiraiya, Shiro had no choice but to come clean.

"You know about Tsunade's hemophobia, right?"

"Of course, but if you know she has hemophobia, why are you covered in blood?" Jiraiya suddenly paused, then quickly asked, "Wait, are you trying to use this to treat her?"

"Exactly, so you have to keep this a secret!"

Jiraiya stroked his chin and nodded, then looked at Shiro with a mischievous grin.

"Just this little bit of blood? Let me help you out!"

"No, no! I can do it myself! Aah!"

Before long, Shiro's face was covered in blood, and the ground was soaked in it! 

It wasn't all from Shiro, though. After a few punches from Jiraiya, he pulled out a small bottle from his pocket.

The blood on the ground had all been poured out from the bottle!

"Alright, you lie there, and I'll go get Tsunade!"

Jiraiya had admired Tsunade since they were kids. If there was something that could help her, he'd do it without hesitation.

Unfortunately, in the end, the two never got together.

Shiro quickly lay down on the ground, spreading the blood a bit more evenly, making himself look more like a seriously injured patient.

Before long, the sound of four sets of footsteps reached Shiro's ears, followed by a worried shout.

Shizune rushed to Shiro's side, pressing her hands against the "wound" on his chest and started using her Healing Palm technique.

Shiro was secretly pleased. He didn't expect his acting to be this good—it fooled Shizune right away!

"Shiro! You must not die!"

Tears started falling from Shizune's eyes, dripping onto Shiro's face.

Shiro's heart skipped a beat!

The blood on his face was fake, and if this continued, he would be exposed soon enough!

He quickly opened his eyes and gave Shizune a signal.

"Shiro, you…"

Shizune, seeing Shiro blinking, was overjoyed, but the tears just wouldn't stop. In fact, they started flowing even more!

Then she suddenly threw herself on top of him.

Her body shook with sobs, trembling all over.

"Sister Shizune, this is the only way Lady Tsunade can overcome her hemophobia, so we have to keep playing along!" Shiro said weakly, as if he were being crushed by a mountain.

Shizune lifted herself off Shiro and gave him a small nod. Then, she tapped him a few more times!

Immediately, Shiro felt it become harder to breathe. His heart rate slowed down noticeably, and even his vision became blurry!

It really felt like he was gravely injured, as if he was on the brink of death!

"Now that looks more believable," Shizune whispered into his ear.

She then stood up and, with her head lowered, walked toward Tsunade.

From a distance, Tsunade saw the blood on Shiro's body, and her own body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Shizune, now covered in blood, approached, terrifying Tsunade so much that she could barely stand.

"Shizune… how is Shiro?"

Shizune shuddered, her head hanging lower, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. Her hands clenched tightly to her clothes, looking utterly unwilling to accept it.

"Shiro… he wants to see you one last time… His injuries are too severe. I can't treat him, but if it's you, Lady Tsunade, you can do it!"

Tsunade trembled, glancing at Shiro from afar, her fear only growing stronger.

"I... I can't..."

"Damn it! We should take him to the nearest medical station!" Jiraiya said, filled with sorrow, moving as if to carry Shiro.

"Wait! There's no time. Let me do it!"

Tsunade said firmly, but her shaking hands betrayed the fear in her heart.

Forcing herself to push through the terror, she took slow, deliberate steps toward Shiro.

The closer she got, the clearer the blood on Shiro became.

The image of Dan Kato seemed to overlap with Shiro, shattering Tsunade's heart all over again.

Tears welled up in Tsunade's eyes, threatening to spill over.

"I can do this! I can do it!"

Tsunade took a deep breath, placing her hands on Shiro's chest.

But the moment her hands touched the blood, all the courage she had gathered instantly vanished! She couldn't even remember how to channel her chakra!

"Damn it! Why are my hands shaking?! Why can't I control my chakra?!" Tsunade screamed in frustration, furious at her own helplessness.

"Lady Tsunade, Shiro's breathing is getting weaker—he might not make it!" Shizune shouted anxiously.

Tsunade's body shuddered, her lower lip bitten so hard that blood began to trickle down, without her even noticing.

"Shiro! You cannot die!"

Suddenly, Tsunade's chakra surged. Her once trembling hands became still.

Even her pupils, which had constricted in fear, slowly returned to normal.

"You can't die!"

Shiro could feel a gentle wave of chakra flowing through his body, healing the "wounds" Shizune had set up one by one.

Gradually, Shiro began to feel more comfortable.

It was like basking in the warmth of the sun on a cold winter day.

Finally, as the last "wound" was healed, Shiro's vision became clear again.

In front of him was a beautiful face, but it had already become streaked with tears.

Tsunade's tears soaked Shiro's chest, making him feel like he had just been pulled out of water.

"Lady Tsunade..."

Shiro weakly called out, breaking through Tsunade's last bit of emotional control, and she burst into sobs.

She threw herself onto him, hugging him tightly, and Shiro felt like he was being crushed by a mountain again!

But this time, it wasn't because Shiro was pretending to be weak—Shizune had actually left him so weak that even though Tsunade had healed him, he still felt utterly exhausted.

It was like running a 4K marathon at school—he felt sleepy and drained.

Shiro didn't know if something would happen before, but now he was sure.

If Tsunade kept hugging him like this, he'd pass out from lack of air, or maybe even suffocate!

But Shiro didn't dare speak. If Tsunade found out he was faking it, he'd be as good as dead!

The happiest person to see Tsunade overcome her hemophobia was Shizune.

However, when she saw how pale Shiro had become, his eyes rolling back, her heart nearly stopped.

"Oh no! Lady Tsunade! Shiro is slipping into unconsciousness again!"

"Quick, Shizune! Help me!"

"It's too late! Was that just a momentary recovery?"

"Shizune! Do CPR, now!"

"I'll only get up if a cute girl does CPR! Or if you guys leave me a nice vote!" 

(End of chapter)