Changes in the Medical Department

Yichen simply asked a question, Nakata Hajime began to tell Yichen about the changes that had taken place in the Medical Department recently.

"The Medical Department is developing rapidly. From the existing teams, we have discovered 23 ninjas with high medical talent. The Lord Tsuchikage has personally adjusted their teams and formally incorporated them into the Medical Ninja department for long-term training."

"With the Medical Ninjutsu training manual you obtained, Advisor, I'm confident they'll be able to become qualified Medical Ninja."

"Besides these 23 people, there are many other ninjas who, with systematic training, can perform battlefield emergency treatments such as bandaging external wounds very well."

"That's all, and that's because many, many teams haven't had time to come for training and testing yet. Once all the teams in the village have finished testing, I believe the number of Medical Ninja in the Medical Department will increase to a level that even you, Advisor, cannot imagine."

"Besides the established teams, we've also discovered many promising talents among the students of the Ninja Academy."

Nakata Hajime pulled a little boy next to him and Yichen said, "Advisor, look, this student is called Ogawa. He's only 7 years old, but he's already a qualified Medical Ninja assistant."

"And them, their talent is no less than mine. They will definitely learn the Mystical Palm Technique in the future, and may even surpass us seniors, creating a golden age for Medical Ninja in Iwagakure," Nakata Hajime said, pointing to the other students.

Yichen finally had a chance to interject. "Nakata Hajime, do you think that if things continue like this, we can achieve the goal of having a Medical Ninja in each team?"

Nakata Hajime and said, "It's impossible to equip every team with a qualified Medical Ninja. People with true Medical Ninja talent make up too small a percentage of the entire ninja population, less than one-tenth."

"Of these one-tenth of ninjas, only about half can become qualified Medical Ninja after long-term training."

"But if each team has a ninja or medical apprentice who knows basic first aid, I think there is hope."

Yichen nodded. This was also his ultimate goal: those who could truly become Medical Ninja would definitely be assigned to the genius teams. Other teams would be content with having members who knew first aid.

"Nakata Hajime, how long do you think it will take to achieve this goal?" This is what Yichen, as a senior advisor, should be concerned with and control.

Nakata Hajime and said, "Advisor, your idea of Ayumi gave me a lot of inspiration. Our Medical Department has also divided the process of training Medical Ninja into several steps."

"The first step is to spend about a year ensuring that at least one member of every active ninja squad has participated in at least one training session. Of course, those who are unwilling to participate are excluded."

"Having achieved this, at least when a teammate is injured, they have a clear understanding of how to handle the situation and won't do more harm than good. They won't end up harming their teammate because of improper methods, even when they intend to save them."

"My second step is to spend another five years achieving the goal I just mentioned. During these five years, most of the ninjas who participate in the training will have undergone at least ten training sessions, and a significant portion of them will be able to perform basic battlefield first aid."

"The third and final step, I don't know how long it will take, but at least ten years, will allow us to train a far greater number of Medical Ninja than we have now. Then we can gradually assign them to certain squads."

Yichen nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "The time for the third step probably can't be shortened. What about the second step? Can we speed up the pace of the second step?"

Nakata Hajime, puzzled as to why Yichen was in such a hurry. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "I'm afraid it will be very difficult. We currently have too few Medical Ninja. Even fewer can spare the time each day to teach other ninjas."

Yichen nodded and said, "I know that. Do you think we could train a group of apprentices specifically to teach other ninjas, or have outstanding apprentices participate in the guidance? This would speed up the training process."

As he spoke, Yichen pointed to Ogawa and his classmates, saying, "For example, these children, I don't think it would be difficult for them to receive some basic medical instruction."

Nakata Hajime followed Yichen's gaze to the students around him, then his eyes lit up, and he said, "That's a good idea! It definitely will! This will not only speed up the training but also increase the students' experience. This is an excellent method!"

Then Nakata Hajime started muttering to himself in front of Yichen, completely lost in thought.

After a while, Nakata Hajime looked at Yichen said, "Advisor, if we follow this method, the second step should be completed two years ahead of schedule."

Yichen was overjoyed and said, "Very good. Don't worry about the funding. I will persuade the Lord Tsuchikage and the Daimyo. Do your best, I support you."

"Rest assured, Advisor, I guarantee I will complete the mission," Nakata Hajime said confidently.

Seeing Nakata Hajime's eager expression, Yichen smiled and said, "Go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me."

Nakata Hajime a man of action; he turned around and went to arrange what Yichen had mentioned, leaving Yichen alone.

"It seems I'll have to go to the capital. Maybe I can try to get some funding for Medical Ninja training from the daimyo."

After leaving the Medical Department, Yichen went to see Han, the Jinchuriki, and took him out for a walk again. This time, Han's performance was much better than last time. His emotions were very stable, and his energy and spirit were much fuller, as if he was looking forward to life.

After taking Han back to his residence, Yichen was about to leave when the person in charge of the place, Tajima Yichen, came over to thank him.

"Advisor, thank you for comforting Han. He's a pitiful man; he sacrificed himself for the village. Han's mood has improved a lot since you took him out last time. I hope you can take Han out more often in the future."

Yichen smiled and said, "I also thank you. Thank you for your concern for Han. I am happy that Han has a friend like you."

Tajima must have known about Yichen; such Yichen important position couldn't possibly go unnoticed by the consultant in charge.

Tajima was both the ninja who looked after Han and the teacher who helped Han manage his emotions. The fact that Han was able to remain isolated for so many years without ever going berserk was not only due to the effectiveness of the Five Elements Sealing Jutsu, but also largely thanks to Tajima's guidance.

According to intelligence, Tajima often talked to Han about village affairs, especially the village's positive development in recent years. It was Tajima's descriptions that made Han realize that his sacrifices had been worthwhile, which is why he has persisted until now.

"Senior Tajima, I understand that Han lacks friends. I'm an orphan myself, and I know the pain of being alone. But as Jinchuriki, Han must have felt a loneliness far greater than I have."

"I have an idea, which is to have Han take on a few disciples. Senior Tajima has been the ninja who has protected Han for many years. You know more about Jinchuriki than I do. Do you think it's possible to do this?"

Tajima was somewhat stunned; this was the first time he'd ever heard of Jinchuriki taking on disciples. Who would dare become Jinchuriki's disciple?

However, if it could really be done, it would indeed be a good thing for the Han Dynasty.

Tajima didn't know what Perfect Jinchuriki was, how to communicate with Tailed Beast, or what the best state for Jinchuriki was.

But his intuition told him that this would definitely be of great help to Han's mental state.

"I believe in Han. With the bond of his disciples, Han will only perform better. But will there be others willing to do the same?"

Yichen couldn't guarantee that either. As a fan of the original work, Yichen naturally knew that the Tailed Beast were just special life forms, not real monsters.

Therefore, Yichen's attitude towards Jinchuriki is different from that of others, but Yichen is unsure whether others, especially children, are willing to take the risk.

"Let me discuss this with Lord Tsuchikage first. The new graduates will be graduating soon, so we're not in a rush."

Tajima nodded; he was really looking forward to that day.

After leaving the Jinchuriki's location, Yichen went to the Interrogation Department for a stroll. The war had just ended, so it was relatively quiet there; many of the Interrogation Department's ninjas had been transferred to other departments. Finding nothing he could do, Yichen left.

Finally, Yichen arrived at the Training Ground he usually trained with his three disciples, and sure enough, all three were there.

Seeing the three training, Yichen was about to greet them when Ogura Saki gave him a surprise.

Ogura Saki formed 24 hand seals and then let out a low shout.

"Wind Release - Wind Style: Wind Tornado!" With a low shout from Ogura Saki, a tornado more than a meter high and about half a meter wide appeared out of thin air directly in front of Ogura Saki and rushed into the distance.

Yichen was dumbfounded by this scene. How long had it been? Ogura Saki had already successfully developed her ninjutsu?

How long did it take me to develop ninjutsu back then?

Of his three previous disciples, Kajiyamari's ninjutsu had clearly been successfully developed, but Yichen didn't even know if Tomoko's ninjutsu had been successfully developed. As for Kawakita, Yichen had never expected him to learn ninjutsu.

Ogura Saki's Wind Style: Wind Tornado technique is actually quite weak. It's quite powerful at first, even by C-rank Ninjutsu, but its power diminishes as Wind Style: Wind Tornado forward.

Once it reached a distance of several tens of meters, it couldn't even maintain the shape of a tornado.

But this is already quite remarkable. Ogura Saki has clearly overcome the most important hurdle. The next step is to learn more about tornadoes so that they can be sustained.

Although Ogura Saki's performance was astonishing, Yichen figured out the key after careful consideration. Although Ogura Saki had only been out of school for a short time, she had already begun planning her future path before graduation.

It can be said that Ogura Saki's development of ninjutsu and Chakra Control training can be described as a result of years of accumulated experience.

Yichen stepped forward and said to the little girl, "Xiao Sha, congratulations on successfully developing ninjutsu."

Ogura Saki was still pondering how to solve the problem of the Wind Style: Wind Tornado becoming less and less powerful when she heard Yichen's voice. She immediately turned around and excitedly ran to Yichen, loudly conveying her excitement.

"Teacher Yichen, I succeeded! My Wind Style: Wind Tornado really works!"