Konoha Hospital, established less than a century ago, was not some white tower where every position was occupied and anyone who wanted in had to fight the old guard for a spot.
On the contrary, the higher-ups of the Medical Team placed great importance on cultivating Medical Ninja talent.
Hyuga Yu had no idea that Tsunade had already earmarked him as one of Konoha Medical Team's future higher-ups.
But Furobuki knew.
The arrangement made for Hyuga Yu at this time was both a test and a form of protection.
Because of last night's surgery, Furobuki had vaguely guessed that some kind of profound change might have occurred within Hyuga Yu.
However, this matter involved the Hyuga, a great clan with a bloodline limit, and its implications were far-reaching. Even Furobuki, as one of the Medical Team's higher-ups, knew she could not interfere or influence it. She could only pretend not to know and offer Hyuga Yu a little help from another angle.
Furthermore, with her strict and serious attitude toward medicine, Furobuki also had to keep Hyuga Yu in check at this time.
After seven years together, Furobuki, who had always been the strictest with Hyuga Yu, was also among the small group of people who understood him best. She knew perfectly well what Hyuga Yu wanted.
But no matter what he wanted to do, in Furobuki's eyes, he absolutely could not squander his talent!
Some people were true geniuses, nearly reaching jonin rank at a young age, like Hatake Kakashi;
some were hardworking geniuses who, through relentless training, would eventually shine with their own light, like Might Guy and his son.
But Hyuga Yu was different from all of them. He possessed neither ninjutsu talent nor Taijutsu talent, and his Chakra was pitifully scarce. Yet he possessed a talent