Advisor

After the meeting, Ōnoki originally planned to take Yichen and Ikura to a secret room to select S-rank Ninjutsu.

However, Yichen hadn't decided which S-rank Ninjutsu to choose yet, and although he had learned the S-rank Ninjutsu Mind's Eye, his proficiency was far from sufficient. Yichen didn't have time to learn any new Ninjutsu in the short term.

Therefore, Yichen said that he would learn new Ninjutsu later when he had more time.

So while Ikura was selecting Ninjutsu, Yichen went with the four advisors to familiarize himself with government affairs.

The process of becoming an advisor is quite complicated. It requires the current senior management to submit the list to the lord, and only after the lord approves it will it be officially announced to the public. This process takes at least ten days.

However, the Daimyo was not aware of the internal affairs of Iwagakure, so he never interfered with changes in the High-ranking officials.

So even though he hadn't been officially appointed yet, Yichen went to work as usual the next day.

Although the consultants are in charge of many departments, they don't actually have much to do, because each department already has its own head. These heads are usually professionals who know more than Yichen and his colleagues.

The consultant doesn't need to worry about routine matters.

Only matters that department heads cannot handle, such as those requiring consultation with other departments, are reported to consultants for resolution.

So after arriving at work, Yichen only sat in the office for a short while before going to inspect the various departments.

Yichen's selection of these departments was deliberate; these were departments that Yichen had chosen as having the potential to make the right changes.

For example, the first place Yichen went to was the Medical Department. At present, the Iwa ninja have not yet formed the model of assigning Medical Ninja to teams as in the original work.

This model is only being piloted by a small number of ninja teams in Konoha, and no one can say for sure whether this system will be effective.

But Yichen knew that this was advanced experience summarized in the later part of the original work.

Yichen chose the Medical Department precisely because he wanted to implement reforms in this area.

The head of the Medical Department is named Nakata Hajime. He is not very old and Medical-nin in the last two years. The previous head of the Medical Department was injured in this great battle. Although he recovered, he chose to retire because of his advanced age.

Nakata Hajime's Medical Ninjutsu isn't the best in the Medical Department right now, but his talent is the greatest, and his future achievements are bound to be the highest. That's why the previous head of the Medical Department nominated Nakata Hajime when nominating a successor to the High-ranking officials.

Nakata Hajime had already met with Yichen yesterday, so he wasn't surprised when Yichen arrived at the Medical Department. After arranging his work, he took Yichen on a tour of the Medical Department.

Nakata Hajime wasn't much older than Yichen, and the two, being close in age, communicated smoothly.

While strolling around, Yichen inquired about the Medical Department from Nakata Hajime.

"Nakata-senpai, how many doctors are there in the Medical Department now, and what are their ranks?"

"Advisor, the Medical Department currently has 153 ninjas capable of independently treating ordinary serious injuries. Among them, 37 can use the Healing Mystical Palm Technique."

"So few?" Although Yichen wasn't a complete novice when it came to Medical Ninjutsu, and he knew that the Mystical Palm Technique was extremely difficult to master, he hadn't expected that there were only 37 people who had Mystical Palm Technique.

Nakata Hajime wry smile and said, "Quite a few. It's said that five years ago, there were only about a dozen ninjas who mastered the Mystical Palm Technique. The rest, including me, only learned it in the last few years."

"Speaking of which, we have to thank the advisor for this. It's said that you obtained a manual from a Konoha spy back then. Is that true?"

Yichen nodded and said, "That's true. Konoha's Medical Ninjutsu is far more advanced than our Iwa ninja's. That's why I offered to exchange my Medical Ninjutsu knowledge for that spy's departure."

"Yes, it was with the help of that manual that we were able to quickly master the Mystical Palm Technique," Nakata Hajime said with considerable emotion.

"Has the village been providing key support to the Medical Department in recent years? With this note, the High-ranking officials should pay more attention to it, right?" Yichen asked again.

"Yes, I've seen the village's funding records for the Medical Department. The village's funding in recent years is at least five times that of before," Nakata Hajime said happily.

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "That's too little."

Nakata Hajime, puzzled, asked, "What's too little?"

Yichen glanced at him and said, "There are too few Medical Ninja, and the funding is too little."

Nakata Hajime was taken aback and was about to ask something when the two happened to pass by a ward. Seeing that the ninja inside was not asleep, Yichen went in.

The ninja was a Chunin. He was stunned when he saw the two enter. He knew both Yichen and Nakata Hajime. Nakata Hajime had treated his injuries, and Yichen was a famous figure in the village.

He didn't understand why such an important figure as Yichen would come to his hospital room, so he seemed a little nervous.

Yichen smiled and said, "Senior, there's no need to be nervous. I'm just here to find out what's going on."

As Yichen flipped through his medical records, he asked, "Were you injured during the battle with Konoha, senior?"

"Yes, I was injured by Exploding Tag used by a Chunin before he Chunin while I was chasing Konoha ninja."

"So, how long did it take from when you were injured to when you received treatment?"

The other person thought for a moment and said, "There were many injured people at the time, and I happened to be quite close to the front of the chase, so an hour had passed before the medical personnel treated me."

"If one of my subordinates hadn't learned a little bit about bandaging, I probably would have died before receiving treatment."

Yichen nodded, then turned to Nakata Hajime and said, "His injuries weren't actually that serious to begin with, but he's still in the hospital, probably because he was delayed and didn't receive timely treatment."

"Um..." Nakata Hajime and said, "Indeed, if he could have received treatment earlier, he could have been discharged much sooner."

Yichen then said, "You see, if no one in his squad knew basic medical knowledge, he would have been killed in battle long ago. Luckily, one of his subordinates knew some first aid, so he survived and received treatment."

"What if there happens to be a Medical Ninja in his team?"

Hearing Yichen's words, Nakata Hajime and the Chunin's eyes lit up. The Chunin said, "If my team happened to have a Medical Ninja, I would have been healed long ago, and perhaps I could have been on the mission much sooner."

"That's right, so my goal is to equip every Iwa ninja team with a Medical Ninja in the future."

Upon Nakata Hajime shook his head repeatedly, saying, "Impossible. The village simply doesn't have that many Medical Ninja. Let alone that many, it's less than one-tenth, no, less than one-hundredth."

Yichen smiled and said, "What's the rush? These things can't be done overnight. We can take it slowly. First, let's find a ninja in each team who knows basic medical knowledge such as bandaging."

Yichen pointed to the Chunin lying on the hospital bed in front of him and said, "At least we must avoid the worst-case scenario and give the injured ninja a chance to receive rescue. We must ensure that they are as lucky as this senior."

Nakata Hajime still shook his head. "That's impossible. Besides those I just mentioned, the entire Medical Department only has about 300 ninjas who are proficient in rapid bandaging techniques. That's far from enough."

"If that's not enough, we'll find a solution. For example, we can have the existing teams send people to receive a period of training. If the entire team's ninja medical talent is poor, then learning how to bandage is enough. It won't take too much time."

"Those with medical talent are few and far between, and the village doesn't need a few or dozens of small teams to carry out missions. We can definitely let them learn Medical Ninjutsu."

"In addition, the Ninja Academy can increase its efforts in training Medical Ninjutsu."

"But how much funding will this require?" Nakata Hajime with some concern.

"Haha, don't worry, the village is rich now, and the daimyo is rich. If we propose that one or two Medical Ninja be stationed in the capital year-round, I believe the daimyo will definitely be willing to allocate funds." Yichen was very confident about this.

What could be better than health? People like Daimyo, who eat meat, care more about their health than the average person.

"Alright, Advisor, you've convinced me. What do you need me to do?" Nakata Hajime asked with a look of longing.

"Advisor...? Yichen has become an advisor?" The Chunin was quite surprised to hear Nakata Hajime address Yichen as such.

Yichen smiled but didn't answer. Instead, he said to him, "However, there's one thing I need to confirm. Senior, if your team has a Medical Ninja, or a ninja who knows bandaging techniques, would you make any changes to the mission arrangements?"

The Chunin paused for a moment, then said firmly, "If our team has Medical Ninja or someone who knows how to bandage, we will prioritize protecting him. This doesn't need orders, because protecting him is protecting ourselves."

"Very good, then that's settled."

"Nakata Hajime, we'll go see Lord Tsuchikage and the other advisors together later," Yichen said decisively.

Nakata Hajime nodded, his face serious. He was already thinking about how to persuade the higher-ups if they didn't agree.

After leaving the ward, Nakata Hajime said, "Advisor, I need to organize some data to better persuade the Lord Tsuchikage and the other advisors. Please excuse me."

Yichen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Alright, then I won't go sightseeing anymore. I'll go to Training Ground 7. You can find me there after you've finished packing your things."

"Yes, Advisor." Nakata Hajime replied and then hurriedly left.

Watching Nakata Hajime's hurried figure disappear at the end of the corridor, Yichen felt somewhat gratified. With the support of professionals, his chances of persuading Ōnoki and the others would be much greater.

After leaving the Medical Department, Yichen went to the Training Ground alone. His three new disciples were currently training there.

After becoming an advisor, Yichen found himself with many more responsibilities, which meant he would have much less time to guide his three disciples. Therefore, whenever he had free time, Yichen would come over to instruct the three of them.