Ningyuan had guessed right. Hiruzen Sarutobi really had been watching him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had first heard the name Hyuga Ningyuan from a Ninja Academy teacher. His self-introduction had been quite distinctive and memorable.
But that was all. At most, he had merely been a child who knew how to talk.
Later, Kakashi had challenged Hyuga Ningyuan, and Hyuga Ningyuan had refused on the grounds that, as a member of the Branch Family, he had not learned the Gentle Fist Style.
That reason was perfectly valid. The Hyuga Branch Family could only learn the first thirty-two palms of the Gentle Fist Style: Eight Trigrams Palms, which were generally taught to children by their fathers.
And Hyuga Ningyuan's father was still at the front lines, so naturally he could not teach him.
Everything had still been normal up to that point.
What happened next had been rather surreal.
Hyuga Ningyuan had actually won over Yūhi Kurenai at school and had even been invited to Yūhi Shinku's home!
Then Yūhi Shinku had actually approved of him as his son-in-law!
He even had considerable talent for Genjutsu!
A Hyuga Clan ninja having talent for Genjutsu was already shocking enough, but the real surprise was yet to come!
He actually wanted to study medicine!
Hiruzen Sarutobi had merely wanted to win over one of his loyal underlings, so he had agreed to Yūhi Shinku's request. Besides, in his view, Hyuga Ningyuan, who excelled at Genjutsu, could not possibly also be skilled in Medical Ninjutsu.
Who would have thought that Hyuga Ningyuan truly was a genius at Medical Ninjutsu!
Not only was his Yang Release naturally powerful, but his thinking was also exceptionally flexible. He had studied Medical Ninjutsu for only one day, yet he had already rendered great service to Konoha Hospital!
At that point,