Naruto: The Strongest Medical Ninja in the Shinobi World

Chapter 188 Daughter, Future

Just as Xingyuan Qianshuo sensed the two "guests," the other party also became aware of their presence.

Suddenly, a deep purple spatial vortex appeared in the alley where he and Tsunade were.

Xingyuan Qianshuo immediately detected the spatial fluctuations and quickly shielded Tsunade behind him.

Two female ninjas slowly emerged from the vortex.

A man of about thirty years old, with black hair and black eyes, dressed in a long black-gray robe. Beneath his bangs, a bluish-purple diamond-shaped mark was faintly visible.

The other one looked to be around twenty years old, with long golden hair tied in a single ponytail. She had delicate features and resembled Tsunade by about six or seven points, but her eyes and brows also carried a hint of Hoshino Senju.

The spatial vortex quietly dissipated.

The two stopped and looked at Hoshino Senju and Tsunade with smiles.

Xingyuan Qianshuo's gaze fell on the Rinnegan markings that flashed across the young girl's eyes. Sensing the immense chakra within her, he roughly guessed her identity.

With a slight thought, he invoked the system to investigate.

【Name: Xingyuan Ying】

[Condition: Healthy]

[Name: Mute]

[Condition: Healthy]

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he used the detection function on Tsunade again.

Name: Tsunade

[Status: Healthy (Pregnant)]

"As expected, it must have happened in the last couple of days," Xingyuan Qianshuo thought to himself.

With their control over chakra, they could have easily achieved proactive contraception or precise conception, but after marriage they chose to let nature take its course.

It was unexpected that Tsunade, who was newly pregnant, would have a child appear before her in such a way, with a child of similar age to herself. This "surprise" was a bit too much.

Tsunade frowned slightly, looking at the two seemingly familiar women before her. She paused for a moment before asking the older woman, "You are—Shizune?"

"Hmm, Tsunade-sama, Master." Future Shizune smiled slightly and nodded in greeting.

"Sigh, I lost again." Xing Yuanying pouted and muttered somewhat unwillingly.

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She had made a bet with her sister, Shizune, about whether her mother could recognize Shizune's identity at first glance. Unfortunately, her luck with bets was always bad, and she lost again.

"Hey, Hotaru, aren't you going to greet your father and mother when you see them?" Hoshino Senju reminded him with a smile.

Xing Yuanying wasn't surprised that her young father called her by name. She chuckled, took two steps forward, and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Father and Mother."

"Uh—" Tsunade stared at the girl in front of her, her mind blank.

"Mother, I am Xingyuan Ying, your first child," Xingyuan Ying said again, her tone carrying a hint of triumphant satisfaction.

Tsunade finally snapped out of her daze, looked at Hoshino Hotaru, then at the grown-up Shizune, and finally turned her gaze to Hoshino Senju beside her: "Senju, this—"

"It should be the power of the dragon vein. They traveled from the future, about twenty years from now," Xingyuan Qianshuo explained calmly.

He hesitated for a moment, then took Tsunade's hand and said softly with a smile, "Tsunade, you are pregnant now, and the baby in your belly is this daughter right here."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade subconsciously raised her hand to gently touch her abdomen, her gaze falling on Hoshino Hotaru, and she sighed deeply: "This—is really too strange."

"Alright, don't overthink it," Xingyuan Qianshuo said calmly, glancing around. "I'll take you to a room, sit down, and we can talk slowly."

"Yes, Master," Jingyin replied, always smiling as she watched them speak.

Xingyuan Ying then stepped forward in a very familiar manner, took Tsunade's hand, and said with a smile, "Come on, Father, I brought a gift with me, I'll show it to you right away."

Xingyuan Qianshuo shook his head and chuckled, then beckoned Jingyin over.

With their chakra connected, the four of them vanished instantly from the alleyway.

When they reappeared, they were in an unused room among the many tall buildings in Loulan.

This is the Flying Thunder God mark he casually left behind when he sent his shadow clone to gather intelligence.

He was unsure whether taking Xingyuan Ying and Jingyin away from the Loulan area would trigger the spacetime power of the dragon vein, so he did not rashly take them away from this place.

The room was clean and tidy, with all the tables and chairs, but the owner was no longer there.

The four people sat down in the room. Xingyuan Qianshuo took out a tea set from his personal space, poured tea for everyone, and also set out a plate of snacks.

Xingyuan Ying casually waved her hand, producing a thick notebook, which she handed to Tsunade: "Mother, this is a gift for you."

Tsunade has gradually "accepted" the fact that she has a twenty-year-old daughter. Although she did not personally experience the process of raising her, the natural closeness in their blood quickly brought them closer.

"What's this?" Tsunade took the notebook and flipped through it curiously.

"Hehe, I started learning to gamble from my mother when I was three years old. This is a record I made when I was five years old, which records the date, the details of each game, and the results of each gamble with my mother," Xingyuan Ying said with a smile.

"Oh?" Tsunade's interest was immediately piqued. She flipped through the pages. "I'm the Konoha Gambling God now. Did you inherit my gambling talent?"

"Haha, Mother, you and Father together are the true Gods of Gamblers in Konoha. I did inherit your talent, but like you, I always lose. Only when I gamble against you can I win or lose," Hoshino Hotaru replied.

"By the way, Hotaru, will I become the Queen of Las Vegas in the future?" Tsunade's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"Mmm!" Hoshino looked at Tsunade with admiration. "Mother, you spent a billion ryo to buy a large tract of land, initially building houses with Wood Release techniques, and then promoted it throughout the ninja world by holding the first gambling tournament," with a prize of a whopping one hundred million ryo. It was held annually for ten years. Now it's the most luxurious entertainment complex in the ninja world!"

"Hahaha, I'm so amazing!" Tsunade laughed heartily.

Xingyuan Ying watched her mother's ample bosom tremble slightly as she laughed, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes. She had inherited her mother's looks, but there was a huge difference in this aspect—thankfully, she had her sister Jingyin by her side.

Xingyuan Qianshuo took a sip of tea, smiling as he watched the interaction between the mother and daughter. He thought to himself, "In the original story, Minato sealed everyone's memories, worried that it would disrupt the future. But what exactly is the future?" It's inherently difficult to predict.

"Whether it's sealed or not, time will keep moving forward. The future will always exist in some way—as long as it's beautiful, that's enough."

After chatting and laughing with her mother for a while, Xingyuan Ying turned to her young father and said, "Father, my future father asked me to bring you something. He said you should decide for yourself whether to accept it."

After she finished speaking, she made a slight thought, and a blackish-gray sphere the size of an apple appeared out of thin air in her hand.

Xingyuan Qianshuo looked at the sphere that resembled the Truth-Seeking Ball and quickly guessed his future intentions.

What could be more precious than having memories of the future? Time travel.

"Looks like I'm about to get spoiled." Since it's already been delivered, it must have been accepted. This means a time loop has formed; otherwise, my future self wouldn't have sent this gift.

"Sigh—" Xingyuan Qianshuo sighed inwardly and reached out to take the sphere.

He's not an adventurer. There's nothing wrong with following the script.

For him, the greatest bond in this world is Tsunade, and what he most wants to explore is the essence of this dimension and whether there is a possibility of transcendence.

This gift from the future may be seen as a script, but isn't it also another kind of exploration?

Just as his thoughts were swirling, the dark gray sphere in his hand slowly melted away and merged into his body.

He closed his eyes and concentrated, as scenes flashed through his mind like a tide, becoming part of his memories: sealing a third of the dragon vein within his body, awakening the Rinnegan, exploring the afterlife with the Flying Thunder God mark left on Kusaki Gossa's soul, meeting the Sage of Six Paths, gathering the Ashura reincarnation chakra that had descended upon his daughter, Hoshino Hotaru, and capturing White Zetsu.

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