"Nanfeng, this is the Hospital Guard Captain. He also leads the Medical Team. If you need anything from now on, feel free to ask him."
"Yes, sir!"
The Guard Captain was named Kabane, and he was around fifty years old.
"Nanfeng? Hello. It's nice to meet you. Please take good care of me." Kabane smiled and held out his hand.
"Hello, Captain!"
Nanfeng politely shook his hand.
After that, the Third Hokage took Nanfeng to meet the person in charge of Konoha Hospital.
The person in charge was a man wearing a tall, round hat.
After the Third Hokage made the introductions, the man asked Nanfeng to put his hand on the table, then pressed down on his palm.
"What are you doing?" Nanfeng asked, puzzled.
He swore he really was just curious.
"Checking the amount of chakra in your body," the Third Hokage said with a smile.
"Ah... Oh..."
Nanfeng scratched his head awkwardly, then obediently did as he was told.
The person in charge placed his hand on Nanfeng's wrist and closed his eyes, apparently sensing the amount of chakra in Nanfeng's body.
Nanfeng held his breath, watching the man nervously.
A moment later, the man opened his eyes.
"Lord Third Hokage, his chakra is slightly denser than that of his peers. It's already at the level of a Genin. You said he can use Medical Ninjutsu?" the man asked.
"Yes. He has a talent for it. Do you need someone like him?" the Third Hokage asked.
"We do. We're short on talent in that area," the man said. "But he's so young. Are you sure he can handle the job?"
"Hahaha... I believe in his talent," the Third Hokage said with a laugh.
The man smiled helplessly. "All right. From now on, he'll be a medical assistant at Konoha Hospital. I'll have a nurse take him to register in a moment."
At that, the Third Hokage's face lit up with a pleased smile.
Nanfeng was so excited he nearly jumped for joy!
"Grandpa Third, thank you!" Nanfeng hurriedly said.
"Heh, there's no need to thank me." The Third Hokage waved his hand, then patted Nanfeng on the shoulder and said earnestly, "You'll have to work hard, young man!"
Nanfeng nodded.
"Then I'll be off." The Third Hokage turned to leave.
"Farewell, Grandpa Third," Nanfeng said respectfully.
After the Third Hokage left, Kabane, the Guard Team captain, congratulated Nanfeng too. "Welcome aboard!"
"Thank you, Captain," Nanfeng said with a smile.
They chatted for a few moments before Kabane went off on patrol.
Afterward, the person in charge of Konoha Hospital took Nanfeng to his office.
"Child, what's your name?" the man asked.
"My name is Nanfeng," he answered honestly.
"Good. From now on, you're a medical assistant at Konoha Hospital. If you have any questions or run into trouble, you can tell me anytime," the man said.
"Okay." Nanfeng nodded.
"Let me explain your duties first," the man said. "Your main responsibilities will be treating patients' injuries, bandaging wounds, giving IVs, bandaging, stitching, and treating external injuries..."
"Anything else?" Nanfeng asked curiously.
"Yes!"
The man suddenly grew serious. "Since you don't have much experience, I've decided to train you for three months first."
"Okay!" Nanfeng kept smiling.
"By the way, let me see how good your Medical Ninjutsu is," the man continued.
Nanfeng nodded. He drew a small cut on himself with a kunai, then treated it with Medical Ninjutsu. The wound healed in no time.
"Honestly, why would you cut yourself just to show me? Doesn't it hurt? Still, how is your technique so effective? You healed instantly."
Although he knew Nanfeng could use Medical Ninjutsu, the speed of the healing still exceeded his expectations.
Nanfeng shook his head. "It's nothing, really. It doesn't hurt much."
"You're a real talent. Your healing is even better than some of our Medical Ninjutsu," the man said with a sigh.
"By the way, who taught you Medical Ninjutsu?" the man asked.
"Uh... I taught myself!" Nanfeng replied.
"You taught yourself? Hahaha..." The man couldn't help laughing, but he didn't press him for details.
Ding! Congratulations, host. You treated a patient and received +1 Attribute Point! Ding! The system has detected that the host has an extreme idea. This is a warning!
Hearing the system's notification in his mind, Nanfeng was astonished.
He could even earn Attribute Points by treating himself. Didn't that mean...
As he thought about it, Nanfeng's breathing grew rapid.
Ding! The system has detected that the host has an extreme idea. This is a warning!
Nanfeng jumped in fright and quickly stopped his indecent thoughts.
He also noticed that the system had said "extreme," not "perverted."
So the system knew what he was thinking.
As expected of a system: high intelligence and a wealth of knowledge.
"All right. Next, let's discuss your specific duties in more detail," the man continued.
"You're now a member of Konoha Hospital. Every so often, you'll need to report on your daily life, training results, and Medical Ninjutsu skills. Also, if you run into any problems with Medical Ninjutsu, you can ask me for advice. If there's a problem you can't solve, you can come here and find me. Understand?"
"Yes, I understand." Nanfeng nodded.
"Good. Go familiarize yourself with the place."
"Thank you," Nanfeng said, then left the office.
Nanfeng wandered around the hospital.
"Why do you think our director hired a six- or seven-year-old kid? Isn't he too young?"
"What do you know? We can't begin to fathom how our director thinks. Besides, he was brought here by the Third Hokage himself."
"Maybe he thinks the kid has an extraordinary talent. Think about it: he can use Medical Ninjutsu. Maybe he'll become the Chief Medical Ninja Master someday. Wouldn't that make him worth twice as much?"
"That's a fair point, but he's still young. What if he doesn't have the talent?"
"Ah, there are no peerless geniuses in this world, only ordinary people. I've heard that even the most talented shinobi can't escape a life of hardship in the end..."
After hearing the two of them, Nanfeng secretly wiped away a bead of sweat.
They had spoken quietly, but his ears were sharp, and he'd heard every word.
Still, he didn't care. He believed his Medical Ninjutsu would definitely impress them.
Nanfeng spent the days that followed at Konoha Hospital.
His daily routine was helping patients treat their wounds, bandaging them, stitching them up, and giving them IVs.
Ding! Congratulations, host. You treated a patient and received +1 Attribute Point! Ding! Congratulations, host. You treated a patient and received +1 Attribute Point! Ding! Congratulations, host. You treated a patient and received +1 Attribute Point! ...
One pleasant notification after another rang in Nanfeng's ears.
He, meanwhile, happily treated patients' injuries and earned Attribute Points at the same time.
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