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  Daichi pleted his treatment and Jin was slowly regaining sciousness. At that moment he sesunade examining him and when he was about to speak he heard the older medija giving her assessment. He was even more shocked at how long she expected him to live.

  "What did you say?" Jin was so surprised he couldn't help but ask. It was then he felt the ges in his body.

  He took in a deep breath of air and held it for a few seds before letting it out. He ched his fist ahe energy c through his body. 'It doesn't hurt when I breathe. I don't feel any strain when I move. The aches and pains I've endured for the st half decade… It's all gone.'

  He looked shocked and turned his gaze to Tsunade. "What did you do? How? I thought you couldn't help me."

  "I didn't. It wasn't me who saved you. It was him." Tsunade replied, pointing at Daichi.

  "Yo." Daichi waved his hand at the man.

  Jin sat up and looked at the boy in wonder. "You saved me… Thank you."

  "You're wele." The Genin replied with a small smile.

  "See Jin. I told you not to give up hope. Thank you Daichi." Kensei had a big smile as he gave his grandson a hug.

  "Don't mention it, Gramps. It's nothing... Now before you all go celebrating there are a few things you o know." Daichi's smile slowly vanished and looked at the two men.

  Jin and Kensei looked at the serious expression on the boy's fad quieted down. Tsunade was also keenly her student.

  Daichi looked at the two men and began. "Now as I'm sure you already know, you were poisohis poison is the most plex piece of pound I've ever e across and it ecific to you. Its properties, iions, meisms… They are all so plex and intricate that it took months for seo develop a resistance pill that would only slow the poison down. And even with my skills I'm afraid I've only been able to extend your lifespan and not cure you."

  "What? But I thought…" Jin began but Daichi interrupted him.

  "Please let me expin. You'll uand once you have the full picture."

  Jin nodded and stayed silent.

  The Genin tinued. "Based on my analysis this poison was created from a special geically engineered pnt. Geigineering teiques allow stists to identify, isote specifies responsible for the rait and trahose traits between different pnt species. The pnt used iing this poison was the result of cross pollination of several different pnts and theically modifying them. Whoever did this also added an unknown final element to make the poison more deadly. If you hadn't met sensei, you would have died in a few months in a slow agonizing way. This poison was desighat way."

  While Tsunade kept a cool face, Jin and Kensei ched their fists and anger was on their faces when they heard that.

  "Now, I was able to identify the pnts used in the cross breeding a about the same way. I created the final geed pnt aracted its enzymes."

  Kensei's eyes widened as he began to uand what his grandson did. "Wait. You once said to me that the poison was hiding in his body… Those enzymes from the pnt revealed them, didn't they. That was what you ied into him in the beginning."

  Daiodded. "Yes. Ohe poison was revealed, it was easy to remove it and heal most of your internal ans and reverse some of the damages. I used some of my special medies to boost your strength and immune system. You have another 8 years of retively healthy life."

  "But doesn't that mean you cured me?" Jin asked the boy, fused.

  "Unfortunately no. While I was able to find the corret used, I'm not able to identify the unknow added to this. And without that, I 't help you. If you had the cure then you would have had another 4 to 6 years added to your lifespan. But since I don't know what the pound is…"

  "But if we find the person responsible, ahat unknown pound, you create a perma cure, right?" Kensei asked the boy.

  Daichi sighed and silently shook his head. "I'm sorry. But the damage is do's too te even if we did find the pound in the week or ing days. His body has suffered too much damage these st several years. It won't help now."

  Kensei looked down and ched his fist as he thought about the situation. At that moment Jin spoke.

  "Why do you look so down you idiot? I just went from being near death's door to having another 8 years of life. I'm not pining." The man had a smirk as he got up from his medical bed.

  Kensei sighed and nodded. "Yes. You're right. I should look at the positive side of this."

  "Oh there's one more thing." Daichi took a small bottle filled with e pills. "Take oablet each week. Around 7 days apart. They're a modified version of the pills you've been taking."

  Jin smiled as he took the bottle but then his smile slowly disappeared. "Daichi, thank you… But there are two things I want to know."

  "What is it?"

  "At the end of my life span, seven ht years from now, will I suffer again like these st few months?" He asked in a small tone.

  "No. Your body wouldn't have the strength to put up a fight at that moment… Wheime es… you'll pass away in your sleep or you'll most likely faint. You won't suffer."

  Jin nodded with a smile. "Thank you."

  "What's the sed thing?" Daichi asked and the smile on Jin's face vanished and was repced with one of fury.

  "Who did this to me?"

  At that question all eyes were on Daichi waiting to hear his reply.

  The gamer ninja kept a cool fad was silent for a few moments before he replied. "I don't know. But whoever did this, they have resources, a deep stifiowledge in multiple fields and are most likely very dangerous. But I don't know the identity of the one behind this."

  While the two men Daichi's reply, Tsunade narrowed her eyes as she looked at the boy.

  "We o take precautions in case whoever did this attacks again." Kensei spoke.

  "I don't think you o worry about that, Gramps." Daichi said.

  "Why do you say that?"

  "Whoever is responsible was ting on Jin to die several years ago. But he lived thanks to sensei. But there was no other atta him again. If this ersonal then there would have been atempt on his life. If I'm right, then Jin, you were just an experiment."

  "What!?"

  Jin was angry hearing that but Daichi tinued with a calm face. "As much as it might make you mad to hear this, I believe you were just a test subject used to see the effects of the poison. They might have had another motive but I believe they're irrelevant now… At least this is my theory."

  Jin gritted his teeth but after several seds calmed dowook a few deep breaths and regained his posure. He looked at the boy and nodded.

  "Thank you for sharing the information Daichi and for saving my life. If there is anything I do for you just ask." The man smiled.

  "I'll keep that in mind." Daichi smiled at the man.

  Jin turo Tsunade who was keeping quiet the whole time. He bowed to the woman and straightened. "Your student is truly magnifit. That speaks volumes of your skill as a teacher. I have you to thank for this new lease on life as well."

  The blonde woman smirked at that. "You know my fee has just substantially increased, right?"

  "Hahaha… Yes. I'll have someone make the arras."

  Tsunade nodded and turo her student. "Daichi, e oill have some work to go over."

  Jin and Kensei nodded and the Sannin audehe room.

  "So what now?" Kensei asked.

  "It's been a long time siook a stroll through the capital and just ehe sights… Why don't you find Isen and tell him the good news. I'll be there shortly." Jin replied.

  Kensei nodded and the two friends soohe house in different dires.

  —-

  Tsunade audeered the medical boratory and the blonde Sannin locked the door behind her. "Why did you lie to them?" She asked her student.

  Daichi looked at his teacher and knew what she was asking about. A few moments of silence passed before the boy gave his reply. "I didn't want them- Well I didn't want gramps to go after him."

  The Sannin narrowed her eyes upon hearing that. "So you do know who's behind this don't you?"

  "I have a strong suspi."

  "Please don't tell me it's who I think it is."

  "I believe this is your former teammate Orochimaru's work."

  The woman groaned hearing that name. "God damn it!... Why? What's your reasoning? Is it the snake venom?"

  Daiodded. He began telling the truth with a small portion of lies mixed in. "Yes. The reason I suspected him was because of the plexity of this poison. At first I thought it was created just by crossbreeding various poisonous pnts but I soon realized that it had to be more than that. And creating something like this takes time and energy. No one does something like this for a job or as a chore. They do it because they like it. Because it's their obsession. And as I said before, whoever made this must have stifiowledge in multiple fields. There aren't many people that fit that category."

  "So you began suspeg Orochimaru?"

  The boy nodded. "Yes. I believe the unknown pound used was snake venom. But I o know for sure. It's why I had Shizune senpai brihose venoms."

  "And… Were they used?"

  Daichi shook his head side to side. "No. They show some simirities but none of those samples were the exaes used. But the data and informatioracted led me to one clusion. It was Orochimaru behind this. He created this special hybrid pnt and added a snake venom that's unique or rare to increase the lethality of the poison. Since he has the snake summoning tract he must have used a species that's not been recorded."

  Tsunade sighed hearing the expnation. "But why? He wouldn't do something like this on a whim. He must have a reason… What does that big brain tell you?"

  Daichi was silently pting on what ao give his teacher. He sighed and spoke. "Over a month ago I came across one of Orochimaru's bs in the Land of Sea. He was experimenting with human-fish hybrids. We found several bodies that were used as test subjects."

  The older medija was surprised to hear that. 'He truly has lost all morals. That snake is not someone who stops once he has an obsession. He'll be a dangerous enemy iure.'

  Daichi tinued. "Based on my uanding, Orochimaru's fasation lies with the human body. I believe he's trying to edit and manipute the human geo create something more… The cross pollination and geing he did in those pnts must have been a test to see if it ossible. At least this is the theory I have…"

  Tsunade groahinking about the ing headache and pihe bridge of her nose. She then looked at her student and spoke. "I'll make a report of this and send it to sensei. When you get back to the vilge, he will want to see you and know what you know."

  "I uand sensei."

  A few moments of sileer Tsunade spoke. "Kensei and Ji idiots. You gave them enough clues to point towards Orochimaru. And they also would know you suspect him as well."

  Daichi agreed. "Yes. I'm aware. It's a calcuted risk. If I told them nothing then they would know I'm lying and would know something . Those two would be even more determio find the enemy and Kensei would end up going up against Orochimaru. It's not a certainty but this oute is oh higher probabilities. But this way, by giving them something, they'll iigate but won't make a move on Orochimaru uhey are certain and they have a reason to. Those two know the threat he poses. So they won't move recklessly."

  The woman nodded and crossed her arms. "I guess time will tell how things will py out... So now that our work here is done, do you have any pns?" She asked ging the subject to lighter topics.

  Daichi smirked and replied. "Well… I've been wanting to go to the Phoenix restaurant for a while… And maybe hit the gambling dens with you. We could take them all down."

  "Ohh.." The blonde woman's eyes sparkled with excitement and the two medics soo Jin's home.

  —-

  It was night time. Shizune was walking through the streets of the capital looking for her master. She went to Jin's house but didn't fihere.

  'Where could she have gohere's no sign of Daichi as well.'

  "Oink oink." At that moment, Tonton ith her made a nose and pointed in a certain dire.

  "Did you pick up Lady Tsunade's st Tonton?"

  "Oink!" The pig nodded and ran with Shizune right behind it. Soon they made their way to a small tavern and found her master along with Daichi drinking and ughing in a booth in the er of the room. Shizune sighed seeing the se and as she got closer she heard Daichi speaking.

  "And he said, 'My head is feeling a little numb'. And I said 'is it your skull, is it numb? That's it! You're a numbskull.' Hahaha…" Daichi said ughing at his own joke.

  The Sannin also ughed hearing that. "Hahaha… Daichi, that is the most horrible pun I have ever heard." Her cheeks were flushed and she was slightly slurring her words. Proof that she was tipsy.

  Shizune came he two and looked at them. She immediately realized that both were drinking. "Oh my god! Lady Tsunade! Did you let Daichi have alcohol?"

  "Calm down Shizu's just a little bit. No big deal. And… And besides, look what I got." Tsunade waved Shizune's s and showed her the big suitcase that was near her. The e and Shizune was surprised to see it filled with cash.

  "My dy! Where did you get that? Please tell me you didn't borrow it from someone shady. Or rob someohe st part said in an almost quiet tone.

  "Rex. Daichi and I went to a few os and we won this fair and square."

  Shizune's eyes widened even further. "You took him gambling!?"

  "Yup. He's my lucky charm. We make a great team, don't we Daichi?" Tsunade replied, grinning.

  "Sure do. You build them up. I knock them down." Daichi downed anss of alcohol aended his arm for a fist bump which the Sannin reciprocated. 'Aahh. I missed the taste of alcohol. It's a good thing I created 'that' skill. It's a risk having it ON but still... Well at least it get me drunk.'

  At that moment someone else joihe versation. And they didn't sound pleased.

  "You took my grandson gambling and drinking?" Kensei's angry tone as he looked at Tsunade made everyone pause.

  Jin was grinning from behind the angry ninja and gave Daichi a secret thumbs up.

  Tsunade looked at the angry Kensei and just said one word in a ft tone. "Whoops!"

  The old veteran ninja narrowed his eyes and growled at the woman's antics.

  Meanwhile Daichi another drink and enjoying himself. 'Aaahhh…. This is the life!'