Hunting

Thanks to the Body Nourishment Technique, Uchiha Kiyoshi was in an exceptionally good mood. Beyond the physical sensation, there was also mental relaxation. After working hard for so long, he had finally seen results, so naturally he had to be happy about it. This was the first Secret Jutsu Uchiha Kiyoshi had developed himself since coming to this world where one could cultivate. In short, it was deeply meaningful.

Watching Uchiha Kiyoshi practically radiate happiness, Nawaki could not make heads or tails of it and had no idea what had happened.

Still, that did not affect Nawaki. Born with a big heart, he would not be thrown off by something like this. He kept doing what he needed to do, chatting about all sorts of topics and asking whenever he thought of something he did not understand. Uchiha Kiyoshi had no idea where Nawaki got so many topics from, as if he could talk forever, but he answered each one anyway.

However, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not get carried away. He still took out his Medical Ninjutsu materials to read. This made Nawaki beside him terribly envious. I want the ability to focus on two things at once too.

Unfortunately, the envious Nawaki had no idea that this was not multitasking at all. It was simply that all his questions were easy to "fob off."

Today, Uemura Naoki continued explaining Chakra extraction.

From the start of school until now, more than a month, nearly two months, had passed bit by bit. The five students in the class who had yet to extract Chakra had all successfully sensed Spiritual Energy. They were only one step away from success. With a little luck, they might succeed tomorrow.

As for Uemura Naoki's lessons, Uchiha Kiyoshi was the same as always: he did not listen.

Wasn't the Complete Guide to Basic Medical Knowledge in his hands far more appealing?

Uemura Naoki could do nothing about it. Although he had received instructions from the Third Hokage, Uchiha Kiyoshi truly already knew everything. Four years of reading materials had not been for nothing. Other than practical things like ninja infiltration techniques, Uchiha Kiyoshi had already learned everything taught at the Ninja Academy.

There had also been a test a few days ago. Although Uchiha Kiyoshi had not ranked first and had not earned full marks, his score had still been nearly perfect.

Just look at what question he had gotten wrong.

"When facing an enemy attack, given various conditions that allow you to calculate whether you can attack the opponent before they hit you, what should you do?"

Uchiha Kiyoshi had answered, "If I don't know whether the enemy has a trap, I should defend first," leaving Uemura Naoki dumbfounded. That actually sounds so reasonable. Why are you so cautious? This was only meant to make you calculate who could hit the other first. Student, you're overthinking it.

Uemura Naoki also felt that he might not be able to complete the task the Third Hokage had given him. After reporting Uchiha Kiyoshi's situation yesterday, the Third Hokage had not made any further demands of him.

Only then did Uemura Naoki breathe a sigh of relief. He felt that Uchiha Kiyoshi's way of thinking might be very difficult to change. If the Third Hokage still wanted him to correct Uchiha Kiyoshi, then he would truly be in a difficult position.

In truth, the Third Hokage had come up with other ideas, which was why he no longer insisted that Uemura Naoki guide him.

Having formed this personality since the age of two, he was already difficult to change. There was no need to waste too much effort on that.

Moreover, his three disciples had just met Uchiha Kiyoshi, and Orochimaru in particular had expressed interest in him. It seemed that Orochimaru was willing to become Uchiha Kiyoshi's Jonin squad leader after graduation.

The Third Hokage understood his disciple Orochimaru very well. Perhaps Uchiha Kiyoshi's circumstances resembled his own, which was why he had become interested. And Uchiha Kiyoshi's talent was also quite good. Even if he had such a flaw, it was not necessarily a bad thing.

With such "excellent defensive awareness," perhaps Uchiha Kiyoshi could become the team's dedicated defensive "shield" in the future. Uchiha Kiyoshi also had hopes of mastering Medical Ninjutsu, so his overall support capabilities would be quite good.

Furthermore, defensive specialists had one major advantage. While they lacked the ability to kill opponents above their level or defeat many enemies alone, they could still stall for a short time, and do so reliably. If a squad encountered enemies beyond its strength in the future, Uchiha Kiyoshi might be able to hold back a large number of them by himself, creating opportunities for his teammates. Once his teammates killed several enemies, they could slowly wear the rest down.

And Uchiha Kiyoshi seemed to have the potential to specialize in this direction, so the Third Hokage could only give it a try.

At noon, while Uchiha Kiyoshi was eating his boxed lunch, Nawaki kept talking.

"Um, Kiyoshi, what do you think about Kekkei Genkai?"

"Hm?"

Hearing Nawaki's question, Uchiha Kiyoshi was surprised. Was this something Nawaki could ask? It seemed he had improved during this period.

Nawaki felt embarrassed under his gaze. At home, he had suddenly thought of his clan's Wood Release and had casually asked his older sister. He had received the same look from her. Tsunade had thought for a moment instead of answering directly, then told him to try asking Uchiha Kiyoshi and see what he thought.

Tsunade intended this as a test of Uchiha Kiyoshi, to see what level he was at. The intelligence only said that he had frequently visited the Archives to study since childhood. No one knew exactly how much he had learned.

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Kiyoshi answered.

"Kekkei Genkai... in my view, it's a type of Ninjutsu that can be inherited through bloodlines."

Nawaki's eyes widened as he stared at Uchiha Kiyoshi. After a long while, he stammered, "W-well, that actually makes some sense. I'm completely speechless."

Uchiha Kiyoshi could do nothing about that. As far as he was concerned, that was exactly what the definition of Kekkei Genkai should be.

"That was just my personal understanding. Kekkei Genkai is difficult to define clearly, so it can only be summarized like that.

"Kekkei Genkai can manifest in many forms. The most common is actually the fusion of two Five Elements Ninjutsu into a new type of Ninjutsu, whose power is far greater than ordinary Five Elements Ninjutsu. Besides that, there are some special Kekkei Genkai characterized by mutations in certain parts of the body, granting different abilities, such as the Sharingan of our Uchiha Clan. Both types can be inherited through bloodlines, and both can be regarded as special forms of Ninjutsu distinct from the Five Elements."

A poor student like Nawaki could not understand the profound things Uchiha Kiyoshi had said. He only felt that it sounded very reasonable and nodded in agreement with his answer.

Seeing Nawaki pretending to understand despite clearly not understanding, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not know whether to laugh or cry.

After thinking carefully just now, he had roughly guessed what was happening. Someone might be testing him from behind the scenes. Naturally, he could not explain too thoroughly. He could only make it sound somewhat mysterious before giving a simple summary.

At that moment, in the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage and his three disciples watched the scene in the crystal ball thoughtfully. Uchiha Kiyoshi's explanation was simple, but the conclusion was indeed quite interesting. Orochimaru in particular felt enlightened upon hearing Uchiha Kiyoshi regard the Sharingan as a special type of Ninjutsu. So it can be assumed like this too. I've never seen such a view before. How interesting. As he thought, he extended his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth.

Time always passed quickly. Before they knew it, the day had gone by.

Uchiha Kiyoshi packed his things and left the school.

Rather than heading straight home, Uchiha Kiyoshi went in another direction.

Ten minutes later, Konoha's Back Mountain.

Uchiha Kiyoshi looked at the forest before him, took a deep breath, and walked inside.

The Body Nourishment Technique required a large supply of nutrients. Uchiha Kiyoshi had no money, so he could only supplement them through hunting. Besides, he could also fight wild beasts and gain some combat experience along the way.

The forest on Konoha's Back Mountain was vast and deep. It contained abundant resources, and Konoha obtained medicinal herbs, meat, and other resources from here.

However, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not plan to venture too deeply. With his current strength, he was not enough to deal with the beasts in the depths. He could only wander around the outskirts and try to find suitable prey.

Uchiha Kiyoshi cautiously made his way to the edge of the forest, found an open patch of ground, and began setting traps.

Twenty minutes later, Uchiha Kiyoshi had set five traps in the area and hidden his schoolbag in the nearby grass.

Uchiha Kiyoshi began searching for prey around the clearing.

Two hundred meters south of where Uchiha Kiyoshi had set the traps.

Uchiha Kiyoshi lay cautiously on the ground, watching a wild beast in the distance.

Ahead was a creature resembling a cow. It stood two meters tall and stretched three meters long, with a single horn growing from its head, yellow fur all over its body, and a thick tail more than a meter long that looked immensely powerful. Uchiha Kiyoshi remembered seeing records of such beasts in some books introducing wild animals. Its only weakness was its belly. Of course, if your attack was strong enough, you could strike anywhere. The result would be the same regardless.

The beasts of the Ninja World came in all sorts of strange forms. Some were even different from others within the same species, sharing only a few common traits. It was difficult to document every beast completely, so books could only give broad descriptions of categories with similar characteristics.

This one was like that. Since it resembled a cow, it was generally classified as a bovine beast. Other than its strengths and weaknesses, there was not much else written about it.

Seeing the cow-like beast eating the corpse of another beast that resembled a rabbit, Uchiha Kiyoshi became excited. Meat-eaters generally meant high nutritional value. Well, I don't actually understand this. I'm just making it up, so don't criticize me.

He took two kunai from the Ninja Tool Pouch inherited from his father at his waist.

Whoosh!

The two kunai left his hand at the same time, yet only one sound was heard. Uchiha Kiyoshi's kunai throw was flawless.

Hearing the sound, the cow-like beast turned around. Seeing a kunai flying straight at it, it let out a roar and swung its tail, batting the kunai away.

Unfortunately, there had been two kunai. The other had already struck its front leg from the side. Sadly, it only penetrated one centimeter before it could go no deeper.

Hit by the kunai, the cow-like beast roared furiously and flung the kunai away with a shake of its leg. It then spotted Uchiha Kiyoshi. Its eyes reddened from rage as it charged at him.

Uchiha Kiyoshi sucked in a breath. As expected, its hide was thick and tough. Even a direct kunai strike had only caused a minor wound. The force behind his throw had not been small!

Uchiha Kiyoshi hurriedly got up, judged the beast's path, channeled Chakra into his legs, and darted to the side.

After dodging the first attack, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not relax. Seeing that it had missed its target, the cow-like beast became even angrier and began attacking Uchiha Kiyoshi madly.

Uchiha Kiyoshi's small frame could not withstand its force, so he could only keep dodging. Fortunately, Chakra enhancement had made his physical condition fairly good, and his movements became increasingly skillful. From initial clumsiness, he gradually became more at ease and began to have room to think.

Uchiha Kiyoshi gauged his stamina and knew he did not have much time left. He began running toward where he had set his traps.

Along the way, he even began provoking the cow-like beast with all kinds of taunting gestures.

The cow-like beast had already been frustrated because its attacks kept getting dodged. Seeing Uchiha Kiyoshi's taunts, it became even more enraged and attacked with greater madness.

After Uchiha Kiyoshi's final taunt, the cow-like beast could no longer endure it. With an angry roar, it charged straight at him.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Kiyoshi had expected this. He easily dodged aside and activated the mechanism he had set underground behind him.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Dozens of Senbon shot up from beneath the ground, striking the beast directly in the belly. The deepest Senbon sank entirely into its body.

The cow-like beast howled in pain, fixed its eyes on Uchiha Kiyoshi again, and continued attacking.

Unfortunately, it had already been less agile than Uchiha Kiyoshi, and now it was badly wounded. Naturally, it failed to hit him even once.

Guided by Uchiha Kiyoshi, it eventually fell into the pit he had prepared beforehand. The spikes at the bottom pierced it, and it was on its last breath, about to die.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was about to go down and give it one final blow, but carelessly failed to anticipate that it still had strength left. Its tail whipped toward him.

Uchiha Kiyoshi only had time to cross his arms before his chest and channel Chakra into both arms.

Bang!

Uchiha Kiyoshi was flung a meter away and crashed heavily onto the ground.

"Phew! Good thing I reacted in time, and I was wearing bracers on my arms. Otherwise, that would've been awful."

Uchiha Kiyoshi struggled to his feet, grimacing as he checked his arms. He then sighed in relief.

Two bracers had fallen from Uchiha Kiyoshi's arms, bearing marks left by the tail strike.

Although the bracers had protected him, Uchiha Kiyoshi had still suffered serious injuries. Both arms were numb, and he could not exert any strength.

"That was really close. I was careless. In the future, I absolutely can't relax before an enemy has completely stopped reacting. Better yet, I should test them once more."

With a bitter smile, Uchiha Kiyoshi began moving his arms, hoping to ease the pain more quickly.

Unable to use strength in his hands and not daring to approach the cow-like beast again, Uchiha Kiyoshi sat down by the edge of the pit and treated his injuries.

Although he had not been directly hit by the beast, he had still suffered some minor wounds while dodging. He took the opportunity to treat them.

Half an hour later, the cow-like beast finally stopped moving, and Uchiha Kiyoshi's hands could use strength again.

He first dismantled the remaining three traps around the area. Then he went down into the pit, held a kunai, and stabbed the beast several times. Only after confirming that it was completely dead did Uchiha Kiyoshi approach it.

He first removed the kunai beneath the beast, then used all his strength to lift it and throw it out.

After jumping out of the pit, Uchiha Kiyoshi hoisted the beast's corpse onto his shoulders and began heading home.

Along the way, people were astonished to see a six-year-old child carrying a beast two or three meters long. After entering the Uchiha Clan compound, several neighbors praised Uchiha Kiyoshi, saying that he could kill such a large beast at such a young age and would surely have a promising future when he grew up.

After returning home, Uchiha Kiyoshi put down the beast's corpse. Instead of processing it right away, he headed out and ran toward Konoha Hospital.

Although he had already treated his injuries and applied medicine, Uchiha Kiyoshi still planned to have them checked at the hospital. He did not want to leave himself with any hidden injuries. Besides, examinations at Konoha Hospital were not expensive.

At Konoha Hospital, Uchiha Kiyoshi looked nervously at the medical ninja before him and asked, "Doctor, I don't have any hidden injuries or anything, right?"

Keiko replied with a smile, "Don't worry. Your injuries are only superficial wounds. There are no hidden injuries, and they've been treated very well. Aside from those external wounds, your body is healthy too, even better than others your age!

"By the way, did you treat these wounds yourself? Your technique is rather unpracticed, but overall, it's still quite professional."

Uchiha Kiyoshi gave a "shy" smile at the praise, lowered his head, and said softly, "Really? I usually study some medical knowledge, and I want to become a medical ninja in the future, saving lives and helping the injured."

After hearing that, Keiko praised Uchiha Kiyoshi some more. Although it was unusual for a boy to want to become a medical ninja, she did not seem to mind.

In the Ninja World, studying medicine was not a problem, but most users of Medical Ninjutsu were female ninja. First, female ninja were more meticulous and seemed to have an advantage in Chakra control. Second, male ninja dreamed of charging head-on into battle. Even if their Chakra control was adequate, they generally would not choose to become medical ninja.

Keiko did not look down on Uchiha Kiyoshi. At the very least, she was quite open-minded.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was also "greatly encouraged" and left happily.

"Mm, the seed has been planted. Whether I'll be allowed to work here in the future will depend on luck."

After leaving the hospital, Uchiha Kiyoshi muttered to himself inwardly.

In the future, whenever he came to the hospital, he only needed to occasionally emphasize his dream of becoming a medical ninja. Once the time was right, he could mention it to Keiko and see whether he could work here. An internship would do too. As long as it paid money, that was enough.

On his way back, Uchiha Kiyoshi bought a barbecue grill for fourteen thousand ryo. Still, he had no choice but to spend it. With this, he could save quite a bit on meals in the future. This was called sharpening the axe without delaying the cutting of wood.

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