Five Second Man

"Yeah, war is terrible."

Kosuke sighed, as if recalling something.

"It's good that you're a Medical Ninja now. You won't have to worry about that problem anymore."

Generally, Medical Ninjas would choose to work at Konoha Hospital.

Even if war were to break out again, the mission of a Medical Ninja would be to provide support from the rear.

"Back on the battlefield, I personally witnessed my teacher and comrades die because they didn't receive timely medical treatment, which is why I wanted to become a Medical Ninja."

"Of course, it's also because my talent in combat is really not ideal."

Looking at the sad and dejected Qingshui, Kosuke could empathize even more.

Both of them had experienced the pain of losing comrades.

"Everyone has their own strengths. I believe your teacher and comrades, in spirit, would be proud of you today."

"I hope so. But I won't give up on continuing my training. I will work hard to become stronger, so I can better protect everyone in the village!"

Having grown up in Konoha since childhood, Qingshui naturally had feelings for his hometown where he had lived for eighteen years.

But he wasn't so devoted to loving everyone that he wanted to protect them all.

He wasn't the Great Love Immortal Venerable.

Just saying that would make Kosuke recognize him more, and then he would have a reason to ask Kosuke to continue learning swordsmanship.

Even with the system, he couldn't truly stop cultivating himself.

Strength was the foundation for survival in the ninja world.

He didn't have a choice before, but now he just wanted to develop secretly and become stronger silently.

"Good child. When I'm discharged from the hospital, you can continue training with me. It'll be a good chance for me to see if your swordsmanship has regressed."

Before Qingshui could even speak, Kosuke brought it up himself.

Qingshui was very surprised.

"Really?"

"Of course, it's true."

"Thank you, Uncle Kosuke. But for now, you still need to rest well."

After returning to his office, Qingshui began to study the Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet he had just obtained.

This is a B-Rank Water Style Ninjutsu, and also the ninjutsu with the most hand seals in the ninja world, with a total of 44 seals.

Of course, there is also a simplified version.

The Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, who was very skilled in Sea Style, only needed three hand seals to use this move.

Later, Senju Tobirama passed this move down to Maruboshi Kosuke.

However, he was not as skilled as Senju Tobirama and couldn't do it with only three hand seals, but he only needed six hand seals.

Qingshui received the six-hand-seal version of Water Dragon Bullet.

"It seems that the ninjutsu rewarded by the system should be mastered by the healing object itself."

From this point, Qingshui gained a deeper understanding of the system's reward mechanism.

"And my luck is pretty good too, the first elemental ninjutsu rewarded is compatible with me."

Qingshui had previously tested his chakra nature, which was Water Style.

Under the guidance of his instructor, he had naturally practiced the nature transformation of Water Style.

However, due to his less-than-ideal talent, he had never been able to complete this training, and thus had not learned any Water Style Ninjutsu to this day.

But Qingshui had never stopped practicing, and not long ago he finally succeeded in mastering the nature transformation of Water Style.

This Water Dragon Bullet came just in time.

Of course, even if the system had rewarded him with an elemental ninjutsu of another nature, Qingshui would have been able to use it.

This was because the jutsu rewarded by the system was directly infused into him.

The feeling was as if he had personally trained for several years.

But because he hadn't truly mastered the corresponding nature transformation, releasing the ninjutsu wouldn't be as smooth as a Water Style Ninjutsu, and it would easily expose flaws in combat.

And in ninja combat, even a one-second flaw could determine victory or defeat.

That's why Qingshui felt fortunate.

Next, Qingshui completed five more healings, obtaining a total of two White Orbs and three Blue Orbs.

The two White Orbs increased his chakra by a total of 30 points.

The three Blue Orbs increased his chakra by a total of 200 points.

Adding the previous 90 points, he had a total increase of 320 points of chakra today, reaching 820 points.

He also obtained one Genjutsu and one Ninjutsu.

After work, Qingshui came to his usual training spot.

He quickly formed Six Seals and then released Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet.

A stream of water was spat out from his mouth and transformed into a giant water dragon. Under Qingshui's control, the water dragon roared and slammed into a large tree.

Bang!

After an explosion, the tree, which required two people to embrace, was directly broken in half.

Such terrifying power made Qingshui very satisfied.

He finally had a killing move with enough power.

The only problem was that he couldn't use Water Dragon Bullet openly yet, as it was a B-Rank Water Style Ninjutsu.

Fortunately, it wasn't a big problem for Qingshui. He could ask Kosuke for guidance later.

Besides, he had the Water Style affinity, so the reason would be legitimate.

"But as expected of a B-Rank Ninjutsu, just this one move almost depleted my chakra."

"Indeed, I must continue to increase my chakra, otherwise I'll really become a Five Second Man."

Since he didn't have the necessary components, Qingshui decided not to test Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death.

After continuing to train for a while longer, he finished and went home.

As an orphan, Qingshui grew up in the Konoha Orphanage. He only gained the ability to live independently after graduating and becoming a ninja.

Several years passed, and with the money he earned from missions, he had a home of his own on the outskirts of Konoha.

With his Genin income, he naturally couldn't afford a house in the Main City Area.

As for renting a place in the Main City Area? Qingshui felt it was unnecessary.

After all, with a ninja's speed, it wouldn't take long to run across the entire Konoha.

His daily commute would only take a few extra minutes.

The night passed uneventfully, and it was already the next morning.

Qingshui arrived at Konoha Hospital full of energy, not at all like a typical employee.

"Lord Hirakawa, a patient needs your treatment."

Just as Qingshui was engrossed in his work, Tsunade, who was still sleeping in the Senju Clan Compound, was woken up by Kushina.

"Lord Tsunade, don't forget you have to go to Konoha Hospital today to guide Qingshui."

"It's only a little past nine."

Although she said this, Tsunade still got out of bed.

By the time she arrived at Konoha Hospital, it was already past ten.

As for Kushina, she didn't come along because she had to follow Mito to learn Sealing Techniques.

"Lady Tsunade!"

Upon seeing Tsunade, Fukada Minako was very surprised and excited.

It had been a year since she last saw Tsunade visit Konoha Hospital.

As a result, she, the Medical Department Deputy Head, had to take on the responsibility of managing Konoha Hospital.

This was supposed to be the job of Tsunade, the Medical Department Head.

"Long time no see, Minako. Do you know Hirakawa Aosui?"

Tsunade got straight to the point.