After leaving the medical division, Tōka returned to his tent and sat cross-legged on the ground.
He eagerly opened the introductory Medical Ninjutsu manual he had received from Shizune.
Skipping over the theoretical knowledge in the first few pages, the first technique that came into view was the Healing Technique.
"Healing Technique: concentrate chakra in the palm, aim it at the treatment target, and achieve a healing effect." Tōka muttered as he memorized it.
As the foundation of Medical Ninjutsu, every medical ninja knew the Healing Technique.
Conversely, whether someone was considered a medical ninja depended on whether they knew the Healing Technique.
Of course, that was only a narrow definition.
A true medical ninja not only needed to learn the Healing Technique, but also needed a certain degree of knowledge about medicinal herbs, poisons, and other plants.
After the Healing Technique came the Hemostasis Technique.
"Used for post-operative recovery and battlefield emergencies. It takes little time and is only an emergency measure."
These two ninjutsu were what Tōka needed most right now. As for studying herbs and such, Tōka did not care.
He did not truly want to become a medical ninja. He merely hoped to be able to perform simple treatment when he was injured, perhaps even heal himself.
The final ninjutsu in the introductory manual was the Mystical Palm Technique.
It was an advanced form of the Healing Technique. By fully activating the cells in a wound, it could heal the injury in only a few minutes.
Not everyone could learn the Mystical Palm Technique, because it fell within the realm of mastering Medical Ninjutsu and required chakra with a Yang Release attribute.
Following the instructions recorded in the manual, Tōka gathered chakra in his palm.
Buzz!!
A faint green glow lingered around his palm.
"The Healing Technique requires precise chakra control. Only meticulous people can do it." Tōka thought to himself.
That was why most medical ninja were women.
It was not merely because most women were naturally less fond of killing, but also because they excelled at chakra control.
However, this was no challenge for Tōka.
The talent he had been born with gave him nearly perfect control over chakra.
"I need to find an injured person to test it on." Tōka looked at the Healing Technique in his right hand and murmured.
The scroll Tsunade had given him was an exam paper. Without confidence, Tōka would not use it lightly.
There was only one day left. It seemed he had to visit the medical division again.
Where in the Konoha camp were there the most injured people?
Other than the medical division, there was nowhere else.
Shizune had just stepped out of a tent after arranging the injured when she saw Tōka, who had returned after leaving.
"Eh, Tōka, why are you back?" Shizune hurried over and asked.
"I just learned the Healing Technique and wanted to find an injured person to try it on." Tōka spoke expressionlessly, as if he were only mentioning something trivial.
But to Shizune, it sounded like an enormous joke.
Less than half an hour had passed since she gave Tōka the introductory Medical Ninjutsu manual.
Including the time it took to carefully read through the manual, the time left to learn the Healing Technique...
"Are you serious?" The surprise on Shizune's face gradually faded, replaced by seriousness.
When it came to treating illness and saving lives, she had always been extremely serious and meticulous!
Tōka was briefly stunned by Shizune's gaze, then nodded solemnly.
"Fine, come with me." Shizune turned around and was about to take a step when she suddenly turned back to look at Tōka.
"I'll be watching you from the side," she said in a low voice.
"..."
Tōka fell silent for a moment. His lips parted slightly, and he uttered a single word.
"Okay."
After a short walk, Tōka followed Shizune to an area where lightly injured patients were gathered.
Shizune approached a Chunin whose arm had been pierced by a kunai. A pretty nurse was treating him.
"Shizune." Hearing the movement, the nurse looked up, and when she saw Shizune, a smile appeared on her lips.
"Leave him to me." Shizune nodded at the nurse and smiled.
"You came at the right time. I'm almost overwhelmed." As she spoke, the green glow in her hand dispersed. "Then I'll leave him to you."
As Tsunade's disciple, who in the medical division did not know Shizune?
Once the nurse had walked away, Shizune beckoned to Tōka.
"Hey, hey, hey, little Shizune, you're not planning to let this brat treat my wound, are you?" The Chunin had clearly noticed their interaction and immediately began shouting in dissatisfaction.
The Chunin's voice was loud, instantly drowning out the groans of the other lightly injured patients.
Feeling everyone's gazes turn toward him, Tōka frowned slightly.
"He's a new medical staff member. The medical division is short-handed, so..." Shizune said, half-truthfully.
At the same time, she secretly decided that if Tōka dared to deceive her...
Hmph hmph!!
"Is that so?" Although the Chunin was somewhat unhappy, little Shizune had said that the medical division was short-handed.
Besides, he had merely been struck in the shoulder by a kunai. It was hardly a serious injury.
At Konoha Hospital, it would only receive bandaging treatment. Only during wartime would the Healing Technique be used first, followed by bandaging.
Seeing that the other party did not object, Shizune secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slightly at Tōka.
Tōka stood expressionlessly beside the Chunin and extended a small, pale hand with a faint yellow tint.
His palm curled loosely, hovering over the Chunin's wound without touching it.
Following the instructions in the introductory Medical Ninjutsu manual, Tōka calmed himself and concentrated chakra in his palm.
A pale green radiance enveloped his small hand, and only then did the Chunin's tightly furrowed brows ease slightly.
"This brat may be young, but at least he knows the Healing Technique. There shouldn't be a problem, right?" the Chunin thought to himself.
Suddenly, a cool sensation came from the wound on his shoulder.
The pain seemed to vanish. He looked in surprise at his bloody, mangled shoulder.
The wound had clearly not healed yet, so why did it no longer hurt?
"It really is the Healing Technique!" Shizune beside him was equally dumbfounded.
The Healing Technique was not difficult. As long as one's chakra control reached a certain level, one could learn it.
But no one had ever learned it this quickly!
He took one look at it and learned it? Was he a genius?
Yet what happened next...
The Yin power, derived from spiritual energy that governed imagination, created form from nothingness.
The Yang power, derived from bodily energy that governed life, bestowed life upon form.
"Yang Release represents the power of the body and can infuse life into physical form." The concept of Yin-Yang Release flashed through Tōka's mind, and a thought arose within him.
Then what would happen if Yang Release chakra were infused into the Healing Technique?
A surge of Yang Release chakra brimming with vitality emerged from Tōka's body and finally gathered in his palm.
The green glow grew increasingly brilliant, carrying the vigorous vitality of a newly sprouted seedling.
The bloody hole in the Chunin's injured shoulder began closing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In only a moment, it had returned to normal, not even leaving behind the slightest scar!
"This!!"
The Mystical Palm Technique?!
As Tsunade's direct disciple, Shizune naturally knew about the Mystical Palm Technique.
As an advanced form of the Healing Technique, it infused Yang Release chakra and could heal wounds within several minutes.
But where was there a Mystical Palm Technique this fast?
This was simply...
"I have to tell Lady Tsunade!" Shizune cried out and turned to run away.
Tōka remained quietly where he was, savoring the feeling of healing the wound just moments ago.
Yin Release, spiritual power. Yang Release, bodily power.
Using the other person's cells, he activated them with chakra, then used the power of Yang Release to rapidly multiply them and generate new flesh.
"It seems pretty simple!" Tōka tilted his head and glanced at the Chunin, whose injuries had completely healed.
Just as he raised his leg to leave, a beautiful blonde woman in green clothes strode over from the camp entrance like a gust of wind.
Tsunade first looked at the Chunin lying on the bed with disbelief, then turned and stared at Tōka.
"Lady Tsunade." Seeing her look over, Tōka called out respectfully.
"You actually possess Yang Release chakra. I misjudged you." Tsunade said with a stiff expression. If everything Shizune had said was true...
Then the test she had deliberately used to make things difficult for Tōka was no challenge at all.
However, compared to Tōka learning the Mystical Palm Technique in an instant, Tsunade cared more about his Yang Release chakra.
It seemed slightly different from ordinary people's Yang Release.
At the very least, other medical ninja who had learned the Mystical Palm Technique could not possibly be this fast!
"Come with me!" Tsunade pondered for a moment before looking at Tōka and speaking.
The two had come in a rush and left in a rush.
Tōka paused for a moment before following Tsunade.
Tōka seemed to understand some of Tsunade's doubts. As a direct descendant of Kaguya Otsutsuki, it was only natural for him to possess the purest Yin-Yang Release.
It was like the density of power within one's bloodline.
The world called this—talent.
The three left the lightly injured patients' area and arrived at the severely injured patients' area.
This camp had more comprehensive medical equipment and medicine, while all the medical ninja here could use the Mystical Palm Technique and were proficient in medicine.
"Lady Tsunade."
When everyone saw Tsunade, Shizune, and Tōka enter, they hurriedly bowed.
"Get back to your work."
Tsunade barked in a low voice, then led Tōka and Shizune deeper inside.
Inside the severely injured patients' area, the outer section was the emergency room, while the inner section was the recovery ward for severely injured patients.
"Go try it!" Tsunade pointed at the "mummy" lying on the bed, wrapped head to toe in bandages.
Tōka naturally knew whom she meant by "you." Without hesitation, he walked over and stood beside the bed.
Tōka extended one hand, gathering chakra mixed with the Yang Release attribute in his palm.
His palm curled loosely as it hovered over one of the injured person's arms.
As he treated the patient, Tsunade explained to Tōka.
"This is a patient with severe burns. Eighty percent of his body's surface has suffered burns to varying degrees."
"It wasn't ordinary fire." A trace of gravity flashed through Tōka's eyes. His Mystical Palm Technique seemed to be encountering considerable resistance.
"Oh? You can tell?" Tsunade said in surprise, signaling Shizune to remove the bandages wrapped around the patient.
Large patches of blackened, mangled flesh covered the arm, without a single intact area.
In some places, blackened bones could even be seen beneath the flesh, making for a horrifying sight.
"It was Pakura, the Scorch Release ninja from Sunagakure." A trace of gravity flashed through Tsunade's eyes. Scorch Release attacks were several times more terrifying than Fire Release.
Even a graze meant death or serious injury. The fact that this man had survived was entirely due to luck.
Hearing Tsunade's words, Tōka revealed an expression of understanding.
Only Scorch Release could cause burns with such power.
"Still, compared to Pakura, you surprise me even more." Tsunade looked strangely at the skin that had already returned to normal. Only two or three minutes had passed as she spoke.
This brat's Mystical Palm Technique had actually healed an entire section of the patient's arm!
Tsunade had originally planned to have some sake, sleep to restore her energy, and then personally treat this patient. She had not expected Tōka to resolve it so easily.
"It seems your chakra consumption is considerable." Tsunade also noticed Tōka's slightly pale face and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Being a genius was fine, as long as he was not a monster...
Hearing that, Tōka rolled his eyes irritably.
After all, he only had the body of a seven-year-old. He had only slightly more chakra than a Genin.
Furthermore, these horrific burns still contained a large amount of Scorch Release chakra. Treating them was not only troublesome, but also consumed an absurd amount of chakra.
When a person displayed talent beyond ordinary people, they were called a genius.
But when a person displayed talent beyond imagination, they were called a monster.
Humans would always fear the unknown, whether it was people, creatures, or anything else.
"Lady Tsunade, with my current abilities, I can't heal him." Tōka took a deep breath, caught his breath, and silently glanced at the person on the bed.
"What?" Tsunade raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"There isn't enough time." Tōka said expressionlessly.
He had only come to learn Medical Ninjutsu, not to save the injured.
Naturally, he would not waste a great deal of time and energy saving people.
Besides, if he had known this body's talent was so powerful, he would not have come looking for Tsunade.
Tōka's goal was to learn the Mystical Palm Technique so he could maintain sustained combat ability in battle. He did not truly intend to become Tsunade's disciple.
Moreover, Tsunade's attacks mainly relied on monstrous strength, something that was neither here nor there for Tōka.
The other thing that caught Tōka's attention was the Yin Seal on Tsunade's forehead, which stored chakra that was not normally used.
It finely adjusted chakra to achieve instant healing, strengthen attacks, and increase speed.
A skilled user could even rely on the low output and fine adjustment of the chakra within the Hundred Healings Mark to preserve youth, improve bodily functions, and keep the body at its peak condition.
This technique was quite good, but for the current Tōka, it was somewhat useless.
As a seven-year-old brat, he simply did not have much chakra, much less any "excess" chakra to store.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first." Tōka glanced at Tsunade, who had been thoroughly choked up, then turned and left without giving her a chance to speak.
Just as Tōka disappeared through the entrance of the tent, something flew through the air like a black shadow.
Tsunade instinctively reached out and caught it, only to discover that it was the "exam questions" she had handed Tōka earlier.
"You damn brat!"
He had actually returned the scroll to her completely untouched!
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