Instant Mastery of Medical Ninjutsu - Sarutobi Biwako's Shock

Chapter 45: Instant Mastery of Medical Ninjutsu—Sarutobi Biwako's Shock

Naruto had once demonstrated a method for developing chakra natures: take a leaf, use chakra to cut it, and naturally you'd develop the cutting nature of wind.

First, cut leaves; later, cut waterfalls.

So the method for developing chakra was simple—fill your mind with the direction you wanted to go, then just do it.

Chakra was that kind of willpower-driven force.

Thus, Hyuga Ningyuan held a book in one hand while gathering chakra in the other, trying to mimic the material of the book.

He had it much easier than other ninjas when developing chakra natures. Others could only rely on imagination, but he could infuse Qi into the material, merge with it, and deeply experience its properties.

"That's not Chakra Paper, you know!" Sarutobi Biwako noticed Hyuga Ningyuan's actions and said, "Are you trying to find out your chakra nature?"

"Ah, yeah, I want to!" Hyuga Ningyuan hadn't expected this perk and immediately nodded.

"I happen to have a piece of Chakra Paper here. Give it a try." Sarutobi Biwako pulled a square sheet from her pocket and handed it over.

This item wasn't particularly precious, nor was it hard to make.

But since a ninja typically used it only once in their lifetime, the market was tiny, and no merchants bothered producing it.

This ironically drove the price of Chakra Paper sky-high, making it virtually unavailable on the open market.

Fortunately, Sarutobi Biwako wasn't short on cash.

Taking the Chakra Paper, Hyuga Ningyuan channeled chakra into it, and watched as the paper split into three parts.

One part burned up, one part wrinkled, and one part got wet!

"Fire, Lightning, Water—you actually have three chakra natures!" Sarutobi Biwako stared at the scene, somewhat surprised.

She had assumed the Hyuga Clan had no chakra natures, since she'd never seen any Hyuga use elemental ninjutsu.

Who knew they not only had them, but had multiple!

"Heh heh." Hyuga Ningyuan smiled sheepishly. This result wasn't bad, but...

He believed the Byakugan's vision emitted X-rays, and X-rays were a type of electromagnetic wave, while fire's thermal radiation was also an electromagnetic wave.

Lightning went without saying—lightning was electricity, which was an electromagnetic wave.

So the Hyuga Clan should logically possess both Fire and Lightning natures.

It wasn't just him; Hyuga Hinata also had Fire and Lightning natures.

But then he thought of Hyuga Neji—that kid had Fire, Earth, and Water natures, with no Lightning at all.

Was Hyuga Ningyuan wrong?

No, how could I be wrong!

That must mean the theory wasn't complete enough and needed refinement.

For instance, the Byakugan did emit electromagnetic waves, but those were chakra processed by the Byakugan itself, unrelated to the original chakra.

So regardless of whether a Hyuga had Lightning-nature chakra, they could still emit electromagnetic waves through the Byakugan.

"Do you want to learn elemental ninjutsu?" Sarutobi Biwako asked.

"No. I'm already learning genjutsu and medical ninjutsu—I'm exhausted enough!" Hyuga Ningyuan shook his head. "Besides, our Hyuga Clan doesn't need elemental ninjutsu. We have Void Palm!"

"That's true." Sarutobi Biwako nodded.

Hyuga Ningyuan breathed a sigh of relief. He knew Sarutobi Biwako probably meant no harm and simply wanted him to grow stronger, but if word got back to Hiruzen Sarutobi or Danzo, the meaning might twist.

Elemental ninjutsu wasn't something he couldn't learn, but he had to do it in secret, without anyone knowing.

"Getting tired of studying?" Sarutobi Biwako asked again.

Between tearing paper figures and folding paper airplanes, he clearly lacked patience!

"Uh, a bit." Hyuga Ningyuan rubbed his temples, putting on a dizzy expression.

"Now you see how hard learning medical skills is!" Sarutobi Biwako chuckled. "Tell you what, I'll teach you a medical ninjutsu to give your brain a break!"

"Huh?" Hyuga Ningyuan's eyes lit up. "What technique?"

"The most basic healing technique—Healing Technique!" Sarutobi Biwako smiled. "But don't let its simplicity fool you. It's actually a B-rank Ninjutsu, and learning it is no small feat!"

Medical Ninjutsu was created by Senju Tobirama, so naturally there were no C-rank or D-rank medical techniques. Even coming up with an A-rank Mystical Palm Technique was him cutting a huge slack.

Otherwise, by his standards, all medical ninjutsu should have been S-rank.

"Mm, I'm ready!" Hyuga Ningyuan looked eager.

"Then I'll perform it once. Watch closely!" Sarutobi Biwako formed hand seals, and a green chakra glow appeared in her right hand.

Hyuga Ningyuan secretly activated his Byakugan, confirming that the technique looked simple and indeed was simple.

It was just a stable output of chakra imbued with healing properties.

The reason it was ranked B-rank was likely due to the high entry barrier.

Not everyone possessed Yang Release Chakra and could learn Medical Ninjutsu.

"Form the seals, then..." Hyuga Ningyuan followed Sarutobi Biwako, first making the hand seals, and then a green chakra glow coalesced in his right hand.

Without even looking closely, one could tell—his chakra was a much deeper green than Sarutobi Biwako's!

"Hm?" Sarutobi Biwako blinked. Yūhi Shinku had told her that Hyuga Ningyuan had a talent for genjutsu.

But even illusions required three or four practice attempts. She hadn't expected him to master Medical Ninjutsu in a single try!

It seemed that, compared to genjutsu, he was better suited for Medical Ninjutsu!

She recalled the fish that had healed instantly when they tested his Medical Ninjutsu aptitude earlier.

Maybe their Medical Ninjutsu world really had gained a super genius!

No, this wasn't just a super genius!

This was the savior of Medical Ninjutsu!

"Try this one too!" Sarutobi Biwako formed another hand seal, and this time, green chakra appeared in her left hand.

Hyuga Ningyuan copied her. Moments later, green chakra also appeared in his left hand.

Sarutobi Biwako grew even more excited and formed another seal: "Now both hands!"

Left-hand Healing Technique, right-hand Healing Technique, two-handed Healing Technique—these were all the branches of the Healing Technique. The healing effect was the same for left and right hands, while using both hands was slightly stronger.

The reason for developing left and right hands separately was mainly to treat two wounded soldiers simultaneously on the battlefield.

Sarutobi Biwako had just finished forming the seal when she saw green chakra emerge from both of Hyuga Ningyuan's palms at the same time!

"What a genius!!" Sarutobi Biwako couldn't help exclaiming.

To perfectly replicate it after just one look proved not only that Hyuga Ningyuan had a good memory, strong comprehension, and great Medical Ninjutsu talent, but also that he had an innate, powerful control over chakra.

All these elements were indispensable.

With such talent, what else could he be but a genius?

And his chakra had an incredibly strong natural healing ability!

For a moment, Sarutobi Biwako felt a twinge of envy. Could the gap between people really be this vast?

Decades of my effort, outdone in mere minutes!

Thank goodness, he's my student!

So, since he learned ninjutsu so quickly...

"Try this technique!" Sarutobi Biwako formed several more hand seals, and soon her entire palm was covered in emerald-green chakra.

A-rank Medical Ninjutsu: Mystical Palm Technique!

It had a stronger healing ability and could activate cells, allowing wounds to close extremely quickly.

So how fast was "extremely quickly"?

The answer: 5 minutes!

Moments later, staring at the emerald-green chakra covering Hyuga Ningyuan's entire palm, Sarutobi Biwako felt like she was going crazy.

Not because Hyuga Ningyuan could instantly learn an A-rank technique, but because of what it signified.

You see, an ordinary Medical Ninja using the Mystical Palm Technique to heal a single wound on a ninja took: 5 minutes!

And Hyuga Ningyuan, before even learning Medical Ninjutsu, could heal a wound in just a few seconds.

Now that he'd learned the Mystical Palm Technique, his chakra's healing ability would only be stronger—maybe he could heal a wound in just 1 second!

With the same amount of chakra and the same amount of time, other Medical Ninjas could only treat one wound.

But Hyuga Ningyuan could treat 1 * 60 * 5—300 wounds!

So, was Hyuga Ningyuan's treatment efficiency 300 times that of other Medical Ninjas?

It didn't stop there!

Using Medical Ninjutsu consumed chakra. An average Medical Ninja could sustain output for about an hour. Someone with a large chakra reserve, like Tsunade, could last longer—3 hours!

In 3 hours, she could treat 36 people!

36 people—9 ninja squads. On a battlefield, that wasn't exactly negligible, but it wasn't game-changing either.

But how many could Hyuga Ningyuan treat in 3 hours?

60 * 60 * 3 = 10,800!

10,800 people—that was the entire headcount of one side in a battle!

In other words, if a war broke out and 10,000 soldiers were deployed, all of them wounded and forced to retreat, the enemy would need days or even months of treatment to recover. Meanwhile, after just 3 hours of treatment on our side, the entire army would be back at full health!

This wasn't just an ordinary genius anymore!

This was a strategic asset—someone who could change the tide of war, even the course of the world!