Gene Acquired

After leaving Konoha Hospital, Hyuga Mirai returned to the clan compound.

He told Hyuga Kiyomi about the Healing Tags, intending to have the Young Miss pass the matter on to the Main Family.

Once the Healing Tags were perfected, they would surely become a highly profitable business, just like Exploding Tags.

Moreover, Yang Release Chakra and Sealing Techniques were difficult to learn, so producing Healing Tags would certainly not be easy. The Hyūga Clan had trained several Medical-nin internally, but none of them were proficient in Sealing Techniques, making it impossible for them to produce Healing Tags.

Just as Hyuga Mirai had expected, once the Main House Elders learned of this through Hyuga Kiyomi, they immediately summoned him.

The Fourth Elder brought Hyuga Mirai to meet the Main Family Patriarch, Hyuga Hiashi's Father, as well as Hyuga Hiashi, the next Clan Head, and the other three Main House Elders.

After repeatedly questioning him about the matter, they concluded that it would be difficult for the Hyūga Clan to involve itself in the Healing Tag business. In Konoha, those proficient in both Sealing Techniques and Medical Ninjutsu were all in the Sealing Team and Konoha Hospital. Even if the Hyūga Clan obtained the method for making Healing Tags, they would only barely be able to meet the needs of their own clan's Ninja.

They were unlike the Uchiha Clan, whose members were all proficient in Fire Release. With only a little study of Sealing Techniques, they could produce Exploding Tags.

"Mirai, your father was once a powerful Ninja as well. Though you did not inherit his talent for the Gentle Fist, your aptitude for Medical Ninjutsu far surpasses that of anyone else in the clan."

The Main Family Patriarch spoke to Hyuga Mirai with a solemn expression. Aside from Hyuga Mirai, everyone remaining in the room was from the Main Family, and they placed exceptional importance on etiquette. Even Hyuga Mirai had no choice but to keep himself tense and sit with his back straight.

Hyuga Mirai replied steadily, "Clan Head, you flatter me. I have only come this far thanks to the Main Family's cultivation."

"Let us end things here for today. Kiyomi, take Mirai back. I believe Konoha Hospital still has plenty of matters requiring his help."

The Hyuga Clan Head turned slightly toward Hyuga Kiyomi as he spoke. He knew that the Third Hokage would surely have Hyuga Mirai perfect the Healing Tags as soon as possible, so he sent Hyuga Mirai back directly.

As for the reward, he would send someone to deliver it to Hyuga Mirai later. This time, Hyuga Mirai had rendered a service. Although he had not brought much tangible benefit to the clan, he had enhanced the Hyūga Clan's reputation.

On the way back,

Hyuga Kiyomi glanced at Hyuga Mirai several times before finally saying somewhat unwillingly, "I never expected you to develop Healing Tags. It seems you had already planned this when you applied to the Third Hokage for a Laboratory?"

"I had the idea long ago, but the squad took missions too frequently. I could only wait until I had more time off to test and verify it."

Hyuga Mirai answered, then turned his head toward Hyuga Kiyomi and said,

"Kiyomi-sama, I should be able to repay you soon."

Hyuga Kiyomi disliked how clearly Hyuga Mirai drew the line between them. She gave a light snort and said, "No need. Consider it support from the Main Family."

".All right. But Kiyomi-sama, could you give me some of your blood and tissue cells? I recently discovered that Yang Release Chakra does not have exactly the same effect on everyone. If we can categorize the differences, we may be able to establish a quantified, standardized medical system. By then, we can—"

Hyuga Mirai took the opportunity to ask Hyuga Kiyomi for cells, throwing out a string of technical terms. He intended to take advantage of her impatience as they neared her home and make her agree to his request without thinking it through.

After spending several years together, Hyuga Mirai understood Hyuga Kiyomi better than anyone. Raised from childhood under the guidance of her Main Family Grandfather, she had developed a personality entirely unlike that of traditional women. She admired strength, though the restraints of Main Family etiquette kept her from showing it often.

Faced with Hyuga Mirai's barrage of technical terms, Hyuga Kiyomi did not think at all. Finding it troublesome, she interrupted him, "All right, I understand. You just need a little blood and tissue cells, right?"

With that, she took out a Kunai and, frowning slightly, cut a small wound on her arm. Hyuga Mirai swiftly took out a Petri Dish and collected some of Hyuga Kiyomi's blood and tissue cells.

He then immediately used the Mystical Palm Technique to heal Hyuga Kiyomi's wound.

Hyuga Mirai put on a delighted expression. "Thank you, Kiyomi-sama. Once I collect enough samples, I'll be able to produce research results!"

Hyuga Kiyomi frowned slightly upon hearing that and asked, "Are you planning to collect Yuhi Kurenai's cells too?"

"Of course. The more samples I have, the more helpful they will be to my research."

"Don't go looking for her. I'll help you find enough samples!"

"It would be inappropriate to trouble Kiyomi-sama so much—" Before Hyuga Mirai could finish his feigned refusal, he saw Hyuga Kiyomi's brows nearly knot together. He immediately changed his words. "Then I'll have to trouble Kiyomi-sama. It would be best if you could mark the basic information on the collected samples."

With that matter settled, the two had already reached Hyuga Kiyomi's doorstep. Hyuga Mirai then bade her farewell and left.

Kids really were easy to fool. Given Hyuga Kiyomi's circle of friends, the Cell Samples she acquired would surely all come from the Hyūga Clan, which would be of great help to Hyuga Mirai's research.

As for whether it would alert the Main Family, after careful consideration, Hyuga Mirai believed it was unlikely. At most, the Main Family would wonder about his intentions. They would never imagine that he was doing this to break the Caged Bird Seal.

In the Main Family's eyes, the Ninjutsu Inheritance passed down for centuries had no solution. There was only one way to break the Caged Bird Seal: "death."

Hyuga Mirai would be very busy from now on. He might not even carry out squad missions, since compared with an ordinary Jonin squad, perfecting the Healing Tags held far greater strategic significance.

Before going to Konoha Hospital, Hyuga Mirai visited Yuhi Kurenai's home and told her about the matter. When he later mentioned repaying the money, Yuhi Kurenai smiled and waved it off, saying there was no rush for now. However, she would remember the interest, and when the time came, Hyuga Mirai would have to repay her with grilled meat.

After leaving Yuhi Kurenai's place, Hyuga Mirai went straight to Konoha Hospital. As soon as he arrived, Nakano directly pulled him along to see Vice-Director Kimura.

"You've rendered a great service this time, kid. I heard the Vice-Director is planning to assign people to help you."

As they walked, Nakano told Hyuga Mirai about what had happened at Konoha Hospital. Vice-Director Kimura had also brought back quite a few scrolls from the Third Hokage, supposedly as rewards for him.

After going upstairs, Hyuga Mirai discovered that Nakano had brought him to Tsunade's office. Confused, he asked, "Senior Nakano, why are we here at Tsunade-sama's office?"

"Uh, no matter what, Tsunade-sama is still the Dean of Konoha Hospital. We have to inform her about this."

Nakano smiled awkwardly. Although Tsunade was currently in a state of complete idleness, she was still the founder of the Medical system. It was truly difficult for him to speak ill of Tsunade.

Knock, knock!

After they knocked and waited several seconds, a voice finally came from inside the room. "Come in!"

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