Doctor Watanabe...
His lifestyle had not changed much. He was either on duty in the staff room or reading and studying at home, truly the same day after day for ten years.
Those old scholars always said Watanabe would never amount to much, but I thought someone like that might achieve something instead.
While it could not be denied that Doctor Watanabe lacked any great talent for medicine, with diligent study and practice, he could still become an excellent doctor by mastering medical knowledge and techniques that had already been developed.
Research was certainly important in medicine.
But if no one could master what was developed, what could a single researcher accomplish alone?
As Chiba walked toward Doctor Watanabe's home, this thought crossed his mind, followed naturally by memories of the time he had spent with Doctor Watanabe.
Although Doctor Watanabe had a younger brother who was a unit commander in the Defense Force, he himself was like a bookworm. Whenever he had free time, he buried himself in books. In that regard, he was somewhat like Chiba—only Doctor Watanabe buried himself in medical texts, while Chiba buried himself in novels and manga.
In comparison, Chiba fell far short.
In the eyes of those old scholars, Doctor Watanabe perhaps belonged to the talentless sort. At most, he would remain an ordinary physician, unable to learn Medical Ninjutsu and incapable of conducting research—a mere ordinary person.
But through his interactions with Doctor Watanabe, Chiba knew that while the man might not be able to participate in research, his dedication to studying existing knowledge would certainly make him an extraordinary physician.
It was just a pity. If he could learn Medical Ninjutsu, it would probably be the realization of a dream for Doctor Watanabe.
As he walked, everything about Doctor Watanabe kept