Potential Lending Target

"I never had a chance to thank you before."

Nohara Rin bowed ninety degrees, her expression exceedingly serious. "Thank you, Qingye! If you hadn't saved me, I don't know what I would have done."

"It was just a small thing. Seeing you captured, I couldn't just pretend I didn't see it and walk away," Qingye waved his hand.

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"No, I still want to thank you very much, Qingye!"

Nohara Rin bit her lip. "If you hadn't saved me, I'm afraid I would have been an even bigger burden to Kakashi and Obito."

Though even after being rescued, she was still a burden...

It was all because she was captured that Obito and Kakashi had abandoned their mission to save her.

If it weren't for her, perhaps Obito and the others wouldn't have encountered those two Iwagakure Jonin, and Obito wouldn't have died.

"Obito..." Qingye's eyes flickered slightly. "Everyone has their own fate on the battlefield. You don't need to put all the blame on yourself."

With Uchiha Madara scheming behind the scenes, Obito wouldn't have been able to escape unless he had a sudden burst of power and awakened his Mangekyo on the spot.

However, now that Obito had fallen into Uchiha Madara's hands, Madara probably wouldn't be targeting him anymore, right?

"Qingye, I, I want to become stronger! Please teach me how!"

Nohara Rin took a deep breath, her tone very serious. "I don't need to be as strong as you or Kakashi. At least I don't want to be a burden to my teammates."

"How can I teach you that?"

Qingye spread his hands, pointing to his eyes.

He was an Uchiha. As long as his Sharingan upgraded, his strength would improve by leaps and bounds.

He had achieved his current strength through his own talent and hard work!

...And a little contribution from the system's stat points.

"From what I see, Rin, since you have a talent for medical ninjutsu, don't give it up. Just be an excellent medical ninja."

Nohara Rin felt a wave of powerlessness. "But medical ninjas are too weak."

Most medical ninjas were like that.

Like her idol, Lady Tsunade, who was both the most outstanding medical ninja in the ninja world and possessed immense strength, there were too few like her!

"This isn't your problem, it's Tsunade's problem."

"Tsunade's family died in battle, and she was stimulated, which led her to make such an immature suggestion... and then the village implemented it."

Ninja with medical ninjutsu talent were very precious.

Assigning a medical ninja to a three-person squad naturally wasted a combat power. Furthermore, medical ninjas who focused their energy on medical ninjutsu and lacked strength easily became an opening for the enemy.

Besides!

If a teammate was seriously injured in battle, it meant the mission's difficulty was too high and the enemy's strength was too great. In such a situation, the medical ninja wouldn't have the chance to immediately save their teammate.

If such a situation arose, it would be better to retreat quickly, apply simple bandaging, and bring the injured teammate back to the rear for treatment by a medical ninja.

Including a medical ninja in a three-person squad was acceptable for ordinary missions, but in the chaos of battles involving hundreds or even thousands of ninja, it was difficult for medical ninjas to be effective on the battlefield. Instead, they could easily become a liability.

"Ah, this..."

Nohara Rin listened to Qingye's tirade against Tsunade and dared not speak.

"In short, different people have different talents."

Qingye took a sip of water and cleared his throat. "Rin, if you really want to improve your strength, just improve your taijutsu."

After sending off Nohara Rin, who was dazed by his words, Qingye was about to rest when Kakashi arrived.

He still had a bandage over his left eye, and a vertical scar could be faintly seen.

"Qingye, I want to know how you got stronger!"

Kakashi stated his purpose very directly.

Back in the Ninja Academy and for several years after, he was clearly far stronger than his peers!

But in the end, he was unknowingly surpassed by Qingye, a peer of the same age!

And by so much!

Especially during this mission, he had done almost nothing and could only watch Qingye display his might. This had ignited his competitive spirit!

As someone always called a genius, he would never be content to fall behind!

"Kakashi, how is your left eye?"

Qingye's voice was a little hoarse as he looked at Kakashi's left eye, curiosity evident.

Because of his influence as a butterfly, Kakashi now didn't have a Sharingan and wouldn't be burdened by a Sharingan he couldn't close in the future.

Given Kakashi's talent, it was hard to say whether this was a good or bad thing.

"It's still the same eye as before."

Kakashi said in a low voice, "Teacher Minato said that after we return to Konohagakure, he'll help me arrange a suitable replacement eye."

Qingye: "With your talent, Kakashi, if you cultivate step by step, you'll definitely become a powerhouse comparable to the Five Kage in the future."

"No, that's too slow!"

Kakashi immediately shook his head.

Obito had entrusted him with protecting Rin before he died!

But with his current strength, how could he fulfill Obito's dying wish?

"There's nothing I can do even if you tell me."

Qingye rolled his eyes.

I can't just pluck out my Mangekyo and give it to you, can I?

Kakashi fell silent for a long time.

He knew it too.

He wasn't Uchiha Kakashi; he couldn't rely on the Sharingan to improve his strength like Qingye.

However, seeing his peers far surpass him, while he could only watch Rin get captured and Obito buried under rubble, unable to do anything.

How could he accept this!

"Right, there's one more thing!"

Kakashi pointed to the bandage wrapped around his shoulder: "When I fought an Iwagakure Jonin before, my Chidori's charge speed was too fast, and I ended up getting injured by their attack."

"Is there a way to solve this problem?"

Chidori was his Ninjutsu!

Yet, he got injured after using it, while Qingye defeated Kitsuchi with it!

Where was he supposed to go to reason this out?

"Find a way to improve your visual nerves and reaction speed, or find someone to get a Sharingan to replace yours," Qingye thought for a moment, then added, "Or you could just give up on this Ninjutsu."

Wouldn't that mean my Ninjutsu was developed in vain?!

Kakashi almost rolled his eyes, looking at Qingye with a very resentful expression.

He had spent so much time and effort developing this A-rank Ninjutsu, and he hadn't even used it a few times before Qingye casually "stole" it with just a glance.

Now, Chidori had become Qingye's signature technique, and he, the originator, couldn't even use it properly!

Am I the originator or the victim?!

After coaxing and deceiving Kakashi into leaving, Qingye had barely rested before someone else arrived.

"..."

Is this never going to end? Where are all these people coming from!

With a dark expression, he got up and welcomed the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, led by Akimichi Dōtō. As soon as they entered, they plopped down and performed a full prostration.

He quickly helped the three of them, who were all injured, to their feet. After patiently listening to their thanks and declining their offer to send gifts later, he saw them off.

Finally, no one else came.

"Finally, some peace and quiet..."

Qingye let out a long sigh.

After such a great battle, even with his "butterfly" intervention, Konohagakure, while better off than in the original timeline, still suffered heavy losses.

Having experienced such a battle, from Yūhi Kurenai to Nohara Rin, and then to geniuses like Kakashi Hatake, everyone felt a sense of crisis and a desire to become stronger.

"It's good that they want to become stronger."

Qingye accessed the temporary loan function in his mind and began to browse.

Since they wanted to become stronger, they were all his potential future loan targets.

However, in what form should he try lending to them?

He needed to figure out how to package it first