Yang Release

Along the way, the nurses they encountered greeted them kindly.

When they arrived at the infirmary, Soseki's hair was already a mess, like a bird's nest.

"Miyoshi-senpai, is there something you need?" A nurse on duty approached them upon seeing them, but her gaze drifted to Soseki, who stood behind Miyoshi, as she spoke.

"I'm looking for Captain Nonō," Miyoshi stated concisely.

"Oh, oh, Lady Nonō is just ahead, I'll take you there."

The infirmary wasn't large, and they arrived in just a few steps.

Then, the little nurse accepted her reward with a clear conscience.

"Hehe, little Soseki's hair feels super-duper amazing!"

After a round of "roughhousing," she finally left, completely satisfied.

At this moment, Nonō also noticed them. "Miyoshi, what is it?"

She wasn't very old, only around twenty, but her medical skills surpassed most people's, so Miyoshi and the others respected her greatly.

Hearing her question, Miyoshi explained Soseki's concerns.

Nonō paused, then looked at Soseki and smiled gently. "Little Soseki is still as kind as ever. You're offering this because you know the hospital's difficult situation, aren't you?"

Soseki tilted his head and pretended to be a certain Shinigami elementary school student, asking, "Eh, I don't understand what you mean, Nonō-neechan!"

"It's probably because of his own experiences that he's developed the habit of not causing trouble for others! But how many children with similar experiences can be as mature as Soseki? Perhaps, I can give those sensitive children a home..." Nonō stared blankly at Soseki, a thought quietly growing in her heart.

Misa and the other two suddenly understood, looking at Soseki with eyes full of affection and pride. Compared to the mischievous brats at home, Soseki was truly so much less worry.

"Right, Captain, I have one more thing," Miyoshi said. She hadn't expected Nonō to refuse, so she hadn't thought much of it. "Can you arrange a patient who needs a Healing Technique for me?"

"Of course, that's no problem," Nonō agreed immediately, then asked with some confusion, "But why would you suddenly request this?"

Miyoshi narrowed her eyes and smiled, "I plan to demonstrate the details of the Healing Technique to Soseki."

"Healing Technique? Soseki has seen it many times..." Nonō said, her expression changing. "You want to teach Soseki Ninjutsu?"

Miyoshi smiled and nodded.

Being the head of the medical team at twenty, Nonō's intelligence was naturally very high, and she instantly grasped the key point. "Soseki has already learned to refine Chakra? And he has a talent for controlling Chakra?"

"Actually, it's mainly because the Hokage's son helped Soseki." Even so, Miyoshi couldn't hide her pride.

"So it's because of the Hokage?" As a former elite of the "Root" organization, she thought much further ahead than Miyoshi.

However, this was precisely the main reason Soseki used Asuma as a shield.

Although she wasn't sure if Danzō would be interested in her, it was always good to be labeled as part of the Hokage faction in advance.

In Room 47, a ninja with three long, narrow scratches on his shoulder lay on the hospital bed.

"Animal scratches?" Miyoshi asked after a glance.

The ninja on the bed looked a bit embarrassed. "During a D-cough... mission, there was an accident."

Misa and the others twitched their lips slightly. "Executing a mission" sounded very serious, but if it was a D-rank, it was completely different.

To encounter an accident during a mission that involved finding lost cats and dogs or picking up trash, in a sense, he was indeed talented.

Of course, as kind medical personnel, they wouldn't point it out directly, lest the patient refuse to cooperate out of shame and indignation.

Miyoshi stepped forward, her palm glowing with a faint green light. "Soseki, I know you've seen us use the Healing Technique many times, but that was when you didn't have Chakra. Now, use your Chakra to sense, and then tell me, what's the difference between our Chakra?"

"Mhm!" Soseki's small face turned serious as he extended his right hand, creating a ball of Chakra, and then merged his Chakra with Aunt Miyoshi's Chakra.

He closed his eyes, sensing the difference between the two.

"This is a feeling of vitality?" Soseki suddenly opened his eyes. He keenly sensed that his Chakra seemed to be missing something compared to Aunt Miyoshi's Chakra.

"To grasp it so quickly!" Miyoshi was surprised, but more so, she was filled with joy and relief.

"Although it might be too early to say this now, to become a Medical Ninja, you must first understand the essence of Medical Ninjutsu."

As she spoke, Miyoshi placed her hands on the injured area of the patient. Under the gentle glow of Chakra, the three horrifying wounds, each about ten centimeters long, began to slowly heal.

While the Chakra was taking effect, Miyoshi asked again, "Soseki, did you see clearly?"

"It's transformation!" Soseki pondered for a moment and said seriously, "Chakra itself has no attribute, but just like Fire Release or Wind Release, after giving it an attribute, it can produce the corresponding nature transformation. Our Medical Ninjutsu, in essence, should also be a type of Elemental Ninjutsu with an attribute?"

The ninja lying on the hospital bed couldn't help but ask, "Has the Ninja Academy started teaching you nature transformation?"

Soseki shook his head. "I guessed it myself today by looking for information in the library and combining it with theory."

"Huh?" The nameless passerby ninja looked bewildered. This was possible too?

He glanced at Misa and the others again, seeing their matter-of-fact expressions, and fell into a state of existential doubt.

Am I, a Genin, fake?

Miyoshi didn't pay it any mind. A tool person who doesn't cause trouble is a good tool person.

"Besides the five basic elemental ninjutsu and Kekkei Genkai, there are actually two other types of elemental ninjutsu—Yang Release and Yin Release."

Soseki said thoughtfully, "So, is the essence of Medical Ninjutsu Yang Release?"

The three of them, Misa included, quietly perked up their ears; it was the first time they had heard such a theory.

Miyoshi nodded slightly. "Yang Release is the attribute that creates life from form. Besides Medical Ninjutsu, Yang Release actually includes some secret Ninjutsu, like the Akimichi Clan's Expansion Jutsu."

Misa and the other two felt their fantasies shatter. The fleshy ninjutsu used by the Akimichi Clan was essentially the same in nature as the Medical Ninjutsu they used. Would they end up becoming the kind of fat people the Akimichi Clan were in the future?

The thought of such a terrifying scene sent an instinctive shiver down their spines.

"Aunt Miyoshi, I have another question."

"Go ahead."

"Each of us has our own elemental affinity. We can only begin training the nature transformation of our corresponding element after testing our Chakra nature with Chakra paper. However, I've never seen any tests for Yin or Yang Release. How do they determine if someone is qualified to practice Medical Ninjutsu or Genjutsu?"

Misa and the other two nodded subconsciously. The three main systems for ninja included Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu. While most ninja chose to specialize in one, it wasn't as if they wouldn't even qualify to practice the other two, right?

"Huh?" Miyoshi blinked. This question seemed to have hit a blind spot in her knowledge.

After a moment of thought, she said uncertainly, "The village usually relies on the recommending Chunin or Jonin leader, but I'm not very clear on the specific process. However, Soseki, you don't need to worry too much. Auntie believes you definitely have talent in this area."

Soseki nodded and didn't ask further.

He had some guesses about Yang Release and Yin Release, but it was unlikely he could get more information from Aunt Miyoshi.

After all, the strongest among them, Aunt Miyoshi, was only a Chunin. What they knew wasn't necessarily the truth of this world.