Starting with the troublemakers of Konoha, the pressure extends throughout the entire ninja world.

A month is neither a long nor a short time.

It grew long enough for the students in Class A of the first year to know each other's backgrounds.

It's so short that most people are still at the beginner level of throwing kunai.

But for some, this month has been more fulfilling than a year.

Minato Namikaze is one of them.

Every morning at five o'clock.

He has already completed his tenth lap around the training field.

Kunai throwing, the Three Body Technique, chakra control—he meticulously planned each of these techniques down to the minute.

The motivation that drove him to do this was simple.

He glanced at the back of the classroom.

Aoba and Nono sat side by side, each with a medical book, as thick as a brick, spread out in front of them.

Nonou took notes as she read, while Aoba leaned back in her chair, occasionally turning a page and offering a few pointers on Nonou's notes.

They are learning real medical knowledge.

Poison preparation, emergency wound treatment, and a diagram of the meridian system.

When Minato Namikaze first saw those two books, he was completely stunned.

They are only six years old.

"No, we can't be left behind."

As a result, the training volume doubled.

[Detected that the host is exerting indirect mental stress on Minato Namikaze]

[Pressure value +25]

[Obtained: Spatial Perception Fragment ×1]

Qingyu didn't even lift her eyelids.

He's become numb to similar notifications after receiving them for the past month.

The pressure output of the water gate is too stable.

Whenever he and Nonou read books in front of him, the stress level arrives on time.

Later, Aoba developed a habit: whenever Minato looked this way, he would deliberately turn a page of his book.

He glanced at the other person with a look that said, "Why are you still practicing the basics?"

The results were outstanding.

[Pressure value +15]

[Obtained: Fragment of the Instantaneous Movement Technique x1]

Senju Tsuruko is a good teacher.

She served as the head nurse at Konoha Hospital for over a decade, suffering from poisoning, external injuries, and chakra disorders.

They can describe a treatment plan for all kinds of cases.

As long as it doesn't violate the rules, she teaches almost everything she knows.

Of course, 90% of it was absorbed by Nonou.

In the third lesson, Tsuruko explained "the principle of micro-control of chakra in hemostasis techniques".

After Nono finished repeating the story, she raised a question that Tsuruko herself hadn't even considered.

"If we could improve the precision of chakra control from the millimeter level to the micrometer level, wouldn't it be possible to directly suture severed capillaries?"

Tsuruko was stunned.

Then their eyes lit up.

Since then, his enthusiasm for teaching has increased significantly.

Every time Nonou grasps the concept immediately and applies it to other situations, Tsuruko's face shows a "I'm so happy to have taught her" expression.

As for Qingyu?

Qingyu is just a background character.

"Tsuruko-sensei, Nonou has understood it again. Don't you feel pressured?"

[The system detected that the host is causing mental stress to "Senju Tsuruko".]

[Pressure value +8]

[Obtained: Medical Ninjutsu Talent Fragment ×1]

Tsuruko glared at him, but she wasn't really angry.

Nonou is designated as the "walking shrine maiden" in the original work.

Comparing talent with her is simply humiliating.

But Qingyu has her own path.

Every day after school, Minato would practice extra at the training ground.

Qingyu's addition transformed the training from "solo practice" to "pair practice".

"Let's do it again." Minato got up from the ground.

"You are no match for me." Qingyu's breathing remained steady.

The life force fragments of the Senju clan weren't obtained for nothing.

His physical recovery speed is significantly faster than that of his peers, and his endurance is at least twice that of Minato.

Minato didn't speak, he just assumed a starting stance.

The physical sparring lasted for more than forty minutes.

Whenever Minato's progress speed approaches that of Aoba.

Qingyu silently used the pressure value to improve his strength.

[Dark Blue, add some points!]

[Increase proficiency in Body Flicker Technique]

[Improved physical reaction speed]

[Kunai accuracy improved]

Then the gap widened again.

Minato's expression visibly turned serious.

"You were faster just now than yesterday."

"Really? Maybe I'm just in a good mood."

[The system detected that the host is causing mental stress to Minato Namikaze.]

[Pressure value +40]

[Obtained: Fragment of the Instantaneous Movement Technique x3]

Qingyu mentally gave the system a thumbs up.

Water gate burst pressure value.

He used pressure to boost his skills and widen the gap.

As the gap widens, the water pressure increases, leading to even greater pressure values.

What is a perpetual motion machine?

This is a perpetual motion machine.

One evening, Qingyu suddenly remembered something.

It seems that Shuimen's parents own a house.

"Minato, is your house quite big?"

Water Gate nodded.

"You live alone?"

"Um."

"How about Nono and I move in together?"

Minato blinked.

"Anyway, whether you live alone or with three other people, you'll still be living together. You can practice anytime you want."

Minato's eyes lit up.

The phrase "can practice anytime" perfectly met his needs.

What he feared most was that Aoba and Nono would secretly make progress when he couldn't see them, while he remained stagnant.

"Okay." Minato agreed even faster than Aoba had expected.

From that day on, the Minato house became a gathering place for the three of them.

We leave home together every morning, train together after school, and read together in the evening.

The three of them each rolled their own scrolls, without disturbing each other, but they were all watching each other.

No one dared to relax.

The last day of the month, Saturday.

Senju Tsuruko called the two of them to her.

"I have nothing more to teach you."

Nono was stunned.

"Of course, I'm referring to you." Tsuruko looked at Nonou.

"Your talent is the second best I've ever seen. If I teach you any further, it will be formal medical ninjutsu, which I cannot teach according to the rules."

After a few seconds of silence, Nonou bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Tsuruko-sensei."

Tsuruko rubbed her head and then looked at Aoba.

"you……"

"I know, I'm just a background character."

[The system detected that the host is causing mental stress to "Senju Tsuruko".]

[Pressure value +10]

[Obtained: Chakra Nature Transformation (Water) Fragment ×1]

Tsuruko took a deep breath: "Although your talent is not as good as Nono's, it's not bad either. Don't always underestimate yourself."

"I'm not belittling myself; I'm just stating the facts."

[Pressure value +5]

Tsuruko decided to stop talking nonsense and got up to leave.

"Let's go." Qingyu stood up.

"Go back and spar with Minato."

Nono picked up the brick-thick book and followed behind him.

The setting sun cast long shadows of the two of them.

"Azure Feather".

"Um?"

"I won't let you leave me behind."

Qingyu paused and turned to look at her.

The girl with blond hair was holding a book, her eyes serious beyond what one would expect from a six-year-old.

[The system detected that the host is causing mental stress to "Yakushi Nonou".]

[Pressure value +12]

[Obtained: Chakra Control Fragment x2]

Qingyu paused for a second, then continued walking forward.

"OK."

As night fell, the three of them began another round of infighting at Minato's house.

Meanwhile, in an office far away in the Hokage Building, an old man with a pipe in his mouth was flipping through a document.

The document contained photos of three children.

Minato Namikaze, Nono Yakushi, and Aoba.

The old man exhaled a puff of smoke, a glint of something unfathomable flashing in his cloudy eyes.

"interesting."