A Little One Is Also Cute

The patient this time is Konoha's famous Genjutsu Jonin, Yūhi Kurenai.

While on a mission, he used Genjutsu to control the enemy. However, just as he was preparing to finish the enemy with a single blow, he was instead tricked by the enemy, who used Poison Kunai to strike him.

This is the limitation of ordinary Genjutsu ninja.

Even a Genjutsu Jonin can be outmaneuvered by an enemy with enough experience to counter it.

However, Genjutsu cast by the Uchiha Clan using the Sharingan rarely has such problems.

This is because the Sharingan is the ultimate manifestation of Yin Release.

Therefore, even if the enemy realizes they are under Genjutsu, it is very difficult for them to break free on their own.

This leads to the saying that when facing a Sharingan ninja, one must flee if it's a one-on-one fight, and attack from behind if it's a two-on-one.

Furthermore, if the Mangekyo Sharingan is activated and Tsukuyomi is awakened, it is possible to inflict heavy damage on the enemy with Genjutsu alone.

In the original work, Kakashi was hit by Uchiha Itachi's Tsukuyomi and ended up directly in the hospital.

This is a direct manifestation of the power of bloodline in the ninja world.

Fortunately, Yūhi Kurenai's teammate was capable and provided timely support, defeating the enemy and sending him to Konoha Hospital.

"Scalpel."

Qingshui's steady voice rang out, and a nurse immediately handed it over.

Then, Qingshui cut open the poisoned area of the injured person and immediately used the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique to draw out the toxins in his body.

"Apply medication."

A few minutes later, after drawing out all the toxins from the injured person's body, Qingshui continued to instruct.

The most troublesome step was completed, and the rest was simple.

The surgery ended soon.

[Completed treatment for Yūhi Kurenai, rewarded with one Golden Orb.]

[Congratulations on obtaining Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death.]

Upon hearing the system's voice, Qingshui's expression froze.

He hadn't expected to receive a duplicate reward.

Just as Qingshui thought his reward this time was wasted, the system's voice sounded again.

[Detected duplicate reward obtained.]

[Congratulations on improving the proficiency of Magic: Tree Binding Kill, current proficiency: Proficient.]

So that's how it is. When you get the same reward, it turns into improving proficiency. That makes sense.

While contemplating the matter of proficiency, Qingshui, on his way to his office, wasn't paying attention and knocked a little girl to the ground.

"Sorry, sorry."

Before Qingshui could speak, the little girl apologized first.

"It's okay, it was my fault too, I didn't notice you."

As he spoke, Qingshui reached out and helped the little girl up.

"Little sister, where are your grown-ups?"

"My dad is injured and hospitalized. I just got the news and came to find him."

"What's your dad's name? Brother will take you to him."

"Yūhi Kurenai."

Upon hearing this, Qingshui noticed that the little girl had a pair of red eyes, and her appearance bore some resemblance to the Yūhi Kurenai he remembered.

That's right, she was the Kurenai from her childhood. She should have just started at the Ninja Academy.

The beautiful older sister from his memories was now just a small, very cute child.

"What a coincidence. I'm the one treating your father. He's fine now. I'll take you to him right away."

"Really? That's great!"

Hearing that her father was alright, Kurenai immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been extremely worried when she suddenly learned at the Ninja Academy that her father was injured and in the hospital. She had rushed over during her lunch break.

This was also why she had bumped into Qingshui in her haste.

Next, Qingshui held Kurenai's small hand and led her to the hospital room where Yūhi Kurenai was staying.

"Dad!"

"Kurenai? What are you doing here?"

Kurenai explained the whole story. Yūhi Kurenai then said gratefully to Qingshui.

"Thank you for your trouble, Hirakawa."

"It's just a small matter. I'll take my leave then."

"Big brother, thank you!"

Seeing Qingshui about to leave, Kurenai thanked him politely.

Seeing her politeness and cuteness, Qingshui smiled, reached out, and patted her head before returning to his office.

While there were no patients needing treatment, he took out the Chakra Scalpel scroll and studied it again.

To win the bet with Tsunade, no matter how confident he was in his talent, he had to seize every moment he could.

Soon, the workday ended.

Today, apart from Yūhi Kurenai, all other patients were Genin or Chunin level.

This was normal.

The war had already ended, and it was now a Peaceful Era.

With the strength of Jonin, it was naturally impossible for them to get injured easily, unless they encountered special circumstances.

[Chakra: D-Rank (1170/10000)]

"Not bad, I've increased my Chakra by 350 points today, already breaking through one thousand."

Glancing at the system panel, Qingshui was very satisfied.

In just two days, his Chakra had more than doubled.

Becoming a Stat Monster was just around the corner.

After work, Qingshui arrived at his training spot and began to formally practice Chakra Scalpel.

During work hours, patients might need treatment at any time, so he naturally couldn't cultivate ninjutsu and consume Chakra in the hospital.

Hai-Chou-Yin-Zi-Wu-Shen-Wei.

After forming the seven hand seals for Chakra Scalpel, light appeared out of thin air on Qingshui's right hand.

This was a sign of Chakra being gathered upon it.

Soon, a thin blade-like energy body formed on his right hand.

With his current talent, achieving this was not difficult.

However, this did not mean he had mastered Chakra Scalpel.

He had only completed the first stage.

The key to this technique was to be able to cut within the target's body without causing external injuries.

It could even be precise enough to only cut the target's nervous system.

He took out a prepared fish, secured it with his left hand, and then Qingshui placed his right hand on it.

Instantly, the fish was cut directly in half.

This showed how powerful this move was.

"It failed."

That's right, this outcome was actually a failure.

Chakra Scalpel was essentially Medical Ninjutsu, used to heal patients.

If perfect control couldn't be achieved, it would instead cause secondary damage to the patient.

That would be putting the cart before the horse.

Although he didn't succeed the first time, Qingshui wasn't disappointed.

After all, this was an A-rank Medical Ninjutsu, so difficulty was normal.

He hadn't expected to succeed on his first try.

He simply summarized his experience, took out a second fish, and continued practicing, but the result was the same: the fish was cut directly in half.

It died quickly, without pain.

Compared to the first time, Qingshui had made some progress.

Although the fish still ended up being cut in half, the wound in the second attempt was smaller than the first.

This proved that his control over the Chakra Blade had improved.

Next, Qingshui sent eight more fish to their deaths, but the results were significant.

By the tenth fish, he was already able to avoid cutting it directly in half.

This meant he had completed the second stage of Chakra Scalpel, being able to cut within the target's body without creating external wounds.