Medical Ninjutsu (Please Recommend)

(This update is pretty long today, so please give me some recommendations.

Also, regarding whether the story is dragging, I'm still a beginner myself and in the exploratory stage. I can't fully control which parts might come across as padded. Please bear with me, and I'll do my best to pay attention to that.)

Having made up his mind, Uchiha Kiyoshi followed through with his plan.

After studying theory for so long, Uchiha Kiyoshi was eager to experience Medical Ninjutsu firsthand.

Kiyoshi had always been interested in medicine. Otherwise, he would not have chosen it as his major in his previous life.

In his previous life, he had only been a third-year university student. Although he had learned the theory well, he had never gained any clinical experience. It was the same in this life. He had studied theoretical knowledge for a long time, but had never actually put his hands to work. If he could, Uchiha Kiyoshi would have cast the Hemostasis Technique immediately.

Unfortunately, theory was only theory. To truly put it into practice, he needed constant study and training. Ninjutsu in particular was not something one could master simply by knowing and understanding the casting process. It needed to be drilled into the body as muscle memory, especially the rhythm of hand seals, which required proficiency. Medical Ninjutsu was no exception and also demanded constant practice.

Why was Itachi's talent for Ninjutsu considered top-tier? He could learn the Fireball Jutsu just by watching it once. That was not a matter of comprehension, but physical talent. Uchiha Itachi's body possessed an innate gift for hand seals, allowing him to complete them successfully on his first attempt and grasp their rhythm.

Other ninjas did not have such talent. They needed extensive practice and complete familiarity before they could ensure that they would not form the wrong seals from nervousness in battle and fail to cast their Ninjutsu.

After carefully recalling the details of the Hemostasis Technique once more, Uchiha Kiyoshi closed his eyes and adjusted his condition.

Half a minute later, Uchiha Kiyoshi slowly opened his eyes, his expression solemn. His hands began forming the seals for the Hemostasis Technique. They fluttered like agile butterflies, continuously weaving one seal after another.

Over the past semester, Uchiha Kiyoshi might have fallen behind in other areas, but he had never stopped practicing hand seal speed, something that did not require Chakra coordination. He could now form five seals per second without considering the rhythm!

As Uchiha Kiyoshi formed seals with his hands, he silently controlled Chakra to circulate through his body along a specific path.

The Chakra pathways involved in Medical Ninjutsu were extremely intricate. That was why Medical Ninjutsu required such superb Chakra control, not merely because one had to control the stimulation of Chakra on a patient's wound.

For his first attempt, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not pursue speed.

The Hemostasis Technique had eight seals and required completion within four seconds. Uchiha Kiyoshi did not force himself, finishing the entire sequence in a little over three seconds.

Uchiha Kiyoshi spread his hands, and green light immediately began to emerge from them. Unfortunately, it flickered a few times before fading away.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was not disappointed. He had not expected to succeed on his first try.

And so, Uchiha Kiyoshi began his journey of practicing the Hemostasis Technique.

While practicing the Hemostasis Technique, Uchiha Kiyoshi also spent time organizing and categorizing his knowledge of Sealing Jutsu. Reviewing it again would also make it easier for him to understand.

Half a month later.

Uchiha Kiyoshi received an invitation from Nawaki to have a gathering at Konoha's Back Mountain.

When Uchiha Kiyoshi reached the entrance to the back mountain, he spotted Nawaki waiting for him from afar. Seeing the childish, comical movements of Nawaki pretending to fight, even acting out getting knocked to the ground, Kiyoshi could not help but laugh.

Only after Kiyoshi approached did Nawaki notice him. Seeing Kiyoshi's expression, Nawaki became embarrassed and kept scratching his head.

"Ah, Kiyoshi, when did you get here? You were so quiet, you scared me to death."

As he spoke, he patted his chest to show how frightened he had been, without mentioning a word about his earlier antics.

Uchiha Kiyoshi did not expose him and instead changed the subject.

"Why are we suddenly having a gathering?"

"Didn't our break just start half a month ago? Some classmates discussed coming to the back mountain for a gathering. We heard you often come here to hunt wild beasts and figured you had experience, so we invited you."

Nawaki explained the reason for the gathering.

Watching him give such a serious explanation, Uchiha Kiyoshi snorted.

"Like I don't know you. You must have gotten bored and decided to drag your classmates out here for a gathering, right?"

Having been exposed, Nawaki looked a little awkward and scratched his head as he chuckled foolishly.

Uchiha Kiyoshi shook his head helplessly. "As expected of the First Hokage's grandson. You really inherited it all."

Under Nawaki's lead, he arrived at the gathering spot.

Nawaki had invited quite a few classmates this time. Basically, anyone who was not the cold-faced type had been invited. There were several civilian students whose families had ninjas and who did not usually face too much pressure, members of this generation's Ino-Shika-Cho families, as well as Nawaki and Uchiha Kiyoshi.

Aside from being bored, everyone had come because they were interested in fighting wild beasts.

Thinking about battling wild beasts, the group of children became excited and began asking Uchiha Kiyoshi about his experiences fighting them.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Kiyoshi dumped a bucket of cold water over them and immediately woke them up.

"Don't even think about it. What level are we at right now? We don't even know a single Ninjutsu. How are we supposed to fight wild beasts?"

"Huh? No way! But we heard you hunt a wild beast every week!"

"It's not what you think. I may have hunted quite a few wild beasts, but I only killed them with traps. My own attacks barely hurt them at all. That's why I said fighting wild beasts head-on is unrealistic for us."

Uchiha Kiyoshi explained the details of how he dealt with wild beasts. At the same time, he told his classmates that wild beasts were far stronger than them at this stage. They only lacked intelligence, allowing them to exploit openings. Fighting them head-on? They should just go home and sleep.

Nawaki was greatly disappointed. He had thought they could hunt huge wild beasts face-to-face, but it turned out they could only rely on traps and such.

The other children were disappointed as well. They did not possess Uchiha Kiyoshi's Taijutsu level. Their current Taijutsu was more like flailing turtle punches. Well, it could not really be called fighting yet, only brawling. Even Nawaki and the ninjas from the Ino-Shika-Cho families, who came from ninja clans, had enjoyed relatively easy childhoods. Their training had not been so harsh. Compared to the Uchiha Clan's special training, their clans focused more on physical conditioning and did not delve deeply into combat techniques. Their physical training was not as intense as the Uchiha Clan's either. Thus, before the Ninja Academy began Taijutsu classes, their strength, especially their Taijutsu, had improved very little.

Other than great clans that had existed since the Warring States Era, such as the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan, the systems of the other ninja clans were not particularly complete. Especially after Konoha was founded, those who had fully aligned themselves with the Hokage faction had fallen even further behind in training their younger generation and gradually began keeping pace with the Ninja Academy instead. However, clans still had their advantages. Although their members began formal Taijutsu training at the same time as civilian ninjas, their clans had specialists to guide them—private tutors, in other words, giving them extra lessons. Furthermore, ninja clans had their own businesses and offered their members discounts on many supplies. For example, training items like Medicinal Baths were generally at least ten percent off. As long as they were not orphans and had active ninja family members, they could enjoy at least one Medicinal Bath each week!

But what the future held was of no use to them now. A group of little brats who could not even fight was actually dreaming of hunting wild beasts, giving Uchiha Kiyoshi a headache. Although his words had made them realize how frightening wild beasts were, judging from Nawaki's expression, he was still unwilling to leave just like that.

Sure enough, Nawaki's little face was full of conflict. In the end, he gritted his teeth and tentatively said, "How about we have our gathering here? As for hunting wild beasts, we'll just watch from the side. Kiyoshi, you can be responsible for hunting them, and we'll handle the grilling?"

Seeing Nawaki insist on staying, Uchiha Kiyoshi knew that Nawaki was still thinking about hunting wild beasts. Now that he knew the real situation, he probably still had some ideas. At the very least, he wanted to see how a wild beast was hunted, right? Uchiha Kiyoshi considered it carefully. If he chose a few relatively small and easy prey animals, he would not need to worry about his companions being implicated. He nodded and agreed to Nawaki's proposal.

Hearing that they still had a chance to witness Uchiha Kiyoshi hunting wild beasts, the children cheered.

At that moment, Uchiha Kiyoshi seemed to sense something. He looked toward the forest to his right, puzzled. "Was something watching me just now?"

As a representative of the cautious school, Uchiha Kiyoshi naturally would not ignore that feeling. He narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment before understanding.

There were quite a few ninjas from major clans here. Since Konoha's founding, the Ino-Shika-Cho families had firmly stood with the Hokage faction and developed rapidly. Although their foundations and strength were still inferior to great clans such as the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan, they had already caught up in terms of influence. With ninjas from the Ino-Shika-Cho families here, not to mention Nawaki, the young master of the Senju Clan, there was no way the village would be unaware of their movements. It was perfectly normal for someone to be sent to keep watch.

Having figured out the reason, Uchiha Kiyoshi relaxed and turned his attention back to arranging the hunt. Still, he remained somewhat wary. After all, he did not know who was watching them in secret. What if it was a Root ninja under Danzo? That would be different. Danzo was fully capable of forcibly abducting someone and planting a Cursed Seal on them. He was exceptionally smooth when shouting "for Konoha," to the point that he had fooled even himself. Whatever he did, as long as he said "for Konoha," he could feel completely justified. In that regard, he truly was talented.

Behind a large tree in the direction Uchiha Kiyoshi had looked, a ninja wearing a cat-faced mask leaned against the trunk. Beneath the mask, his expression was equally puzzled. "Did that Uchiha Kiyoshi sense something just now? Otherwise, why would he stare in this direction for so long for no reason?"

However, seeing that Uchiha Kiyoshi made no further moves, the cat-masked ninja sighed in relief.

Nawaki had clearly been planning this gathering for a long time and quickly assigned everyone their tasks.

This was the difference between Nawaki and Naruto. Though their personalities were nearly identical, both carefree and seemingly unconcerned about anything, Nawaki had been raised as the heir of the Senju Clan. At only six years old, he was already far more capable than Naruto when he first appeared.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was also very satisfied with Nawaki's arrangements. All he needed to do was guide them in setting traps and then hunt wild beasts. Everyone else would handle the other tasks.

That was right, guide them. Uchiha Kiyoshi would no longer need to set the traps himself, saving him a great deal of effort. It was much easier than doing everything alone. At the same time, he could teach them on the spot, letting them experience the process of setting traps. At least they would be participating in the hunt, and in the important task of trap placement at that.

After dividing up the work, the group followed Uchiha Kiyoshi to the nearest clearing.

Over the past three months, Uchiha Kiyoshi had become quite familiar with the outskirts of the Back Mountain Forest, so finding an open space was not difficult.

"Yamanaka Hayata, you're responsible for digging the pit. Make it about two meters long and two meters wide, and one meter deep. Try to make the bottom as level as possible so it will be easier to set things up.

"And Shin, go set up the mechanism for launching kunai from that tree over there. Kosuke, help Shin out below the tree."

With so many companions helping, Uchiha Kiyoshi had it easy. He directed them as they set traps, and they even made ten of them, twice as many as he usually set while hunting alone.

Finally, under Uchiha Kiyoshi's guidance, ten decent traps were completed.

The Anbu ninja secretly watching Uchiha Kiyoshi's group praised them. "Not bad. They're a little slow, and they wouldn't be very effective in actual combat, but overall they're pretty good. If prepared as an ambush in advance, they could be quite useful."

At the same time, he memorized everything, intending to report it to the Hokage later.

After setting the traps, Uchiha Kiyoshi told them to hide where they were, as long as they could keep the traps in sight. They were to choose more secluded spots and avoid places he might pass through.

However, Nawaki insisted on following Uchiha Kiyoshi to take a look. Only after Nawaki repeatedly promised him did Uchiha Kiyoshi agree to bring him along.

"Remember, you can only watch from far away. Don't get close, and don't make any noise."

Nawaki was so delighted that he was practically beside himself, nodding repeatedly.

Along the way, Uchiha Kiyoshi explained some techniques to Nawaki.

In the original story, Nawaki had died during the Second War. Since Kiyoshi now had a good relationship with Nawaki, he naturally wanted to see if he could save him. An explosion from an Explosive Tag pit was practically impossible to deal with, so Uchiha Kiyoshi could only teach Nawaki as many trap-avoidance techniques as possible.

Seeing Nawaki's absent-minded expression, Uchiha Kiyoshi felt helpless, but he still explained what needed to be explained. Whether Nawaki listened was not important. He could tell him several more times in the future. Besides, if they could be assigned under Orochimaru together someday, Orochimaru could teach him. That would be more efficient. As an experienced ninja from the cautious survival school, Orochimaru was much stronger than a newbie like Kiyoshi in this regard. Moreover, Nawaki seemed a little afraid of Orochimaru.

While teaching Nawaki along the way, Uchiha Kiyoshi also observed the surroundings.

"A rabbit-type wild beast. Nice, that's perfect."

Uchiha Kiyoshi was delighted when he spotted a rabbit-like creature standing one and a half meters tall.

Such wild beasts were generally not very aggressive. As long as no one provoked them, they would not casually attack people. That would make his companions safer.

After warning Nawaki to watch only from a distance, Uchiha Kiyoshi rushed toward the wild beast and threw three kunai directly at its eyes, throat, and abdomen—several vital points.

The rabbit-like creature became enraged. It had not provoked anyone, yet this two-legged monster had attacked it the moment it appeared. A rabbit that did not show its might was treated like a... well, an actual rabbit.

It nimbly avoided the kunai aimed at its eyes and throat. The remaining one could not be avoided, so it could only block with its forelimb.

This wild beast's defenses were nowhere near as high as the first one Uchiha Kiyoshi had hunted. The kunai sank four or five centimeters into it, leaving it seriously injured.

Uchiha Kiyoshi smoothly led the wild beast toward the area where the traps had been set.

As usual, apart from the necessary provocation at the beginning, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not attack again. He only evaded its strikes. The footwork he had honed over more than three months made even the observing Anbu ninja nod. "That footwork is impressive for a student. Even students close to graduation might not be able to hit him."

Yet the more he watched, the more speechless the Anbu ninja became. He kept complaining inwardly about Uchiha Kiyoshi. Your footwork is strong, but fight back already! Your attacks may not deal much damage, but you're letting such obvious openings go? And even if there might be traps, there's still a chance to dodge them!

He had figured it out. Uchiha Kiyoshi would absolutely never take risks in any situation that could possibly be a trap. But the key problem was that every opening could possibly be a trap!

Under Uchiha Kiyoshi's "proper guidance," the rabbit-like wild beast finally fell into the large pit. The kunai inside pierced through it. After struggling twice, it looked like it was about to die.

The children all revealed themselves and came to the edge of the pit to look at the beast inside.

Who would have expected Nawaki to suddenly rush out shouting, "Nice, Kiyoshi! You finished it so quickly. Haha, it's dead, right? I'm going down to take a look."

Uchiha Kiyoshi rolled his eyes. Seriously, was Nawaki's eyesight that bad? What dead? Couldn't he see it still had a breath left? Hearing that Nawaki wanted to go down, he hurriedly tried to stop him, but it was already too late.

Nawaki jumped directly into the pit and approached the beast. Just as he reached out to touch it, the dying beast suddenly opened its bloodshot eyes and swiped a claw at Nawaki.

Nawaki reacted too slowly and failed to respond in time. He was sent flying by the swipe. His entire right arm twisted unnaturally, and a large wound appeared on it, blood continuously pouring out.

"Sigh!"

Uchiha Kiyoshi sighed. He was truly speechless about Nawaki. With how reckless Nawaki was, it was a miracle he could survive until the Second War.

After checking Nawaki's injuries, Uchiha Kiyoshi let out a breath of relief. Luckily, it was not too bad.

Ignoring Nawaki's loud protests, Uchiha Kiyoshi grabbed his right arm and forcefully twisted it. With a crack, Nawaki's arm returned to normal.

However, Nawaki's pain tolerance was quite strong. Before long, he stopped crying out in pain. Uchiha Kiyoshi did not know how he had developed that tolerance and did not look into it further. It was probably another tragic story. No, probably a whole series of tragic stories.

Uchiha Kiyoshi stared solemnly at the wound on Nawaki's arm, which was still bleeding.

He formed hand seals. Under the astonished gazes of the surrounding children and the cat-masked ninja in the shadows, green light appeared in his hands. He pressed them against Nawaki's wound. After roughly thirty seconds, the wound finally stopped bleeding. Once Uchiha Kiyoshi bandaged Nawaki's arm, he collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.

This was Uchiha Kiyoshi's achievement from the past half month. Unlike other healing-type Medical Ninjutsu, the Hemostasis Technique merely caused a wound to scab over quickly, so it was relatively easy to learn. Well, it was for Uchiha Kiyoshi, at least. He did not know about anyone else.

A single Hemostasis Technique had directly drained all of Uchiha Kiyoshi's Chakra. Combined with luring the wild beast earlier, he felt exhausted and needed to lie down for a while.

Nawaki was filled with guilt and apologized to everyone, especially Uchiha Kiyoshi. "Sorry, I was too impulsive just now and made everyone worry. Because of me, Kiyoshi used up a lot of Chakra and delayed the hunt."

The children were still so young and worried about him, so how could they blame Nawaki? Uchiha Kiyoshi also said it was nothing. He only needed to recover for a bit, and they could continue soon.

And so, they rested for half an hour while Uchiha Kiyoshi guided the children in restoring the used traps.

Over the course of the afternoon, they hunted four relatively small wild beasts in total. Uchiha Kiyoshi reminded them at the right time, "That should be enough. These four beasts are enough for all of us to eat."

Then, they removed the traps to prevent them from accidentally injuring villagers. They began building a grill, and the children all busied themselves.

Uchiha Kiyoshi stayed to the side without helping, taking it as a chance to rest.

That evening, everyone ate their fill of barbecue and chatted for quite some time, deepening their understanding of one another.

As the group returned to the village, the Anbu ninja finally sighed in complete relief and went back to report to the Hokage.

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