Medical Dao Grandmaster

Hyuga Ningyuan began, naturally, with Herbal Medicine Studies.

He had an entire Barefoot Doctor's Manual in his head. The only problem was that modern herbs did not match up with the herbs of the ninja world.

Once he memorized both herbal books, he would naturally be able to identify the herbs shared by the two worlds.

After finding them, he could naturally use medicine to treat illnesses directly!

But do not think the Barefoot Doctor's Manual was low-level just because it was meant for Barefoot Doctors. That was not the case at all.

This book could not exactly be called the culmination of modern medicine, but it was at least the culmination of medicine from the 1960s. It included traditional medicine's four diagnostic methods—observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking; acupuncture and massage; commonly used herbs; battlefield protection and treatment; various emergencies; infectious diseases; internal and surgical illnesses; common pediatric and gynecological conditions; as well as injuries, ENT, and many other subjects.

Mastering this one book would have made him a miracle doctor in ancient times, and the same held true in the ninja world, because medical standards in the ninja world were not high once Chakra was excluded.

If supplemented with Chakra-based methods, he might not be able to cure every illness, but treating 99% of them should not have been a problem.

The remaining 1% would probably be viral infections such as smallpox, rabies, Ebola, and AIDS. However, Medical Ninjutsu had a Delicate Illness Extraction Technique.

This Delicate Illness Extraction Technique could only extract illnesses caused by microorganisms, but if his spirit continued to level up and the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique continued to improve until it reached the realm of viruses, then even the terminal diseases mentioned above could be treated.

At that point, he really would be able to cure every disease!

The level-5 Arcane Brush Palace allowed Hyuga Ningyuan to remember everything he saw.

He first memorized the Barefoot Doctor's Manual, then the Ninja World Herbal Compendium, followed by Human Anatomy, Human Skeleton, Understanding of the Five Viscera, Chakra Meridians, and Poison Identification and Antidotes.

After memorizing them all, he began searching through the [Arcane Brush Palace] for every piece of biology, medical, and pharmaceutical knowledge, secret formula, prescription, and video he had seen in modern times, then integrated them into his own knowledge system.

He also activated his Byakugan and scanned his body inch by inch, verifying it against the knowledge in the books one item at a time.

[ Ding, your medical skill experience +10. Current level: LV1 (10/100) ]

[ Ding, your medical skill experience +10. Current level: LV1 (20/100) ]

[ Ding, your medical skill experience +10. Current level: LV1 (30/100) ]

"Reading books can give experience too?" Hyuga Ningyuan froze, then felt that it made perfect sense.

After all, reading was the proper way to learn. Scientists who built rockets, Nuclear Bombs, and fighter jets created them from nothing; it was not as though building rockets was what gave them experience.

Or perhaps skills could be divided into theoretical skills and experiential skills.

For theoretical skills such as mathematics and physics, one could level up simply through study and written deduction.

For things like painting and calligraphy, no amount of reading would help. You had to do it yourself to improve.

Those were called experiential skills.

Medical skill should have been a skill that combined theory and practice, but the normal learning process was to study theory before practicing, so there was nothing wrong with that.

While he frantically memorized books and studied, his medical skill level also rose rapidly.

[ Ding, your medical skill level has increased to LV2 ]

That was equivalent to graduating from medical school.

[ Ding, your medical skill level has increased to LV3 ]

He had graduated with a doctorate.

[ Ding, your medical skill level has increased to LV4 ]

A resident in standardized training... Wait, did medical skill have branches?

It seemed that medical skill had quite a lot of branches: pediatrics, gynecology, internal medicine, surgery, orthopedics, and even proctology, the specialty that kept producing transmigrated big shots.

Yet the system said nothing. Clearly, it believed that with Hyuga Ningyuan's learning ability and operational skills, there was no need to divide his studies by specialty.

He should become an all-purpose medical master!

[ Ding! Your medical skill level has increased to LV5 ]

[ You have obtained a trait: Benevolent Medical Practice ]

[ Benevolent Medical Practice: Your Medical Ninjutsu effectiveness increases by 30%. The effectiveness of medicines, prescriptions, and talisman water you prescribe increases by 30%, while side effects decrease by 30%. You gain a healer's aura. The trust of patients and their families increases by 30%. ]

A massive bundle of general medical knowledge and treatment experience was suddenly crammed into his mind. Hyuga Ningyuan's head swam, but under the effects of [Mirror Water], he endured it without harm.

Then he saw that the medical skill subject had unlocked a trait as well.

Medical Ninjutsu effectiveness increased by 30%. Combined with White Swan's 40% boost to healing effects, his Medical Ninjutsu was 170% as effective as anyone else's!

That did not even account for the Hyuga Clan's innate Chakra strength.

The effectiveness of medicines he prescribed increased by 30%, while side effects decreased by 30%. That allowed Hyuga Ningyuan to prescribe medicine without hesitation.

Every medicine carried some poison, but under this trait, toxicity would be greatly reduced while effects would be greatly enhanced.

The healer's aura increased the trust of patients and their families by 30%, greatly reducing the likelihood of medical disputes.

Though he was not afraid of medical disputes anyway.

"My current medical level is roughly that of a department head in general medicine." Hyuga Ningyuan silently savored the experiential memories in his mind. They were powerful, but still within the bounds of scientific understanding.

With the trait effects added in, he was probably at the level of a director of a top-tier Grade A hospital. If he further combined it with Medical Ninjutsu, even medical academicians would not be worth mentioning.

Oh, right, I still don't know Medical Ninjutsu. Never mind, then.

Even without Medical Ninjutsu, however, his level was enough to treat 95% of the illnesses at Konoha Hospital.

The remaining 5% were illnesses for which there were no corresponding tools, or diseases that could only be treated with Medical Ninjutsu—for example, the grafts used in coronary bypass surgery, guidewires for interventional surgery, and lasers for laser surgery.

From a complete medical novice to a Medical Dao Grandmaster, the total time spent was...

He checked the system time. It had been roughly three hours.

It was not even time to eat yet. That was outrageous!

"Arcane Brush Palace!" Hyuga Ningyuan finally realized that although his core skill was the Phoenix Genealogy Chart, the [Arcane Brush Palace] was no less important!

It had greatly enhanced his intelligence, spiritual power, and learning ability, allowing him to remember everything he saw and draw inferences from one instance to another.

There were also the effects of [Mirror Water]—Heart Like a Mirror and Perceive All Things—which made him seem as though he were constantly under a weakened version of Brain Overclocking.

How terrifying was this ability, Brain Overclocking?

Eddie could instantly conceive a book overflowing with inspiration and written with outstanding prose. He could instantly learn piano and master a foreign language.

Lucy had become a god through it, and Chen Ang had also relied on it to show off across the myriad worlds.

If the effects of [Mirror Water] had not kept his heart as still as water, Hyuga Ningyuan felt that he would already be floating on air.

"Looks like there's nothing left to learn. What should I do next?" Hyuga Ningyuan flipped through the book in his hands. He had just rapidly leafed through it from cover to cover. Sarutobi Biwako thought he was only getting a general overview, unaware that he had already mastered medical skill and become a Medical Dao Grandmaster.

Now that he had memorized every book and raised his medical skill level, there was no need to keep reading. Yet he had nothing else to do.

Should he tell Sarutobi Biwako that he had already finished learning?

That would not do. Being half a step ahead made one a genius; being a full step ahead made one a monster. He did not want to draw that kind of attention.

"Since I'm free anyway, I might as well fuse some skills."

Hyuga Ningyuan looked toward the four skills of saber technique, gun technique, staff technique, and sword technique.