After leaving the medical department, Mirai returned to his camp and sat cross-legged on the ground.
He could not wait to open the Introductory Manual to Medical Ninjutsu he had gotten from Shizune.
Skipping over the first few pages of theory, the first thing before him was healing.
"Healing involves focusing chakra in the palm, targeting the patient, and thereby achieving a healing effect," Mirai muttered as he secretly wrote it down.
Healing was the foundation of medical ninjutsu. As long as one was a Medical Ninja, one had to know healing.
On the other hand, whether someone was a Medical Ninja could be judged by whether they knew how to heal.
Of course, that was only a narrow definition.
A true Medical Ninja not only needed to learn healing techniques, but also needed to study medicinal herbs, poisons, and the like.
After healing came hemostasis.
"It is used for post-operative recovery and battlefield first aid. It takes very little time and is only for emergencies."
These two ninjutsu were what Mirai needed most right now. He did not care much about learning herbs.
He did not truly want to become a Medical Ninja, but he wanted to be able to treat his own injuries simply, even heal himself.
The final ninja technique in the introductory manual was the Mystical Palm Technique.
It belonged to the advanced stage of healing. It could activate every cell in a wound and heal it within minutes.
Not everyone could learn the Mystical Palm Technique, because it was already within the realm of mastering medical ninjutsu and required chakra with a Yang Release nature.
Following the manual, Mirai gathered chakra in his palm.
Ah...!
A pale green glow lingered in his palm.
Healing required precise chakra control, something only cautious and meticulous people could