Accumulate Thinly, Release Thickly

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The farce directed by Kushina Uzumaki had absolutely no impact on Uchiha Yue's mood; in fact, he was looking forward to crossing blades with an elite ninja like her again.

If he hadn't sparred with Kushina Uzumaki, Uchiha Yue would never have discovered the flaws in his newly developed taijutsu, the Falling Moon Style: Sunflower Pointing Hand, nor would he have been able to gauge his own strength in actual combat. However, because Jiraiya had hurried Kushina Uzumaki away, Uchiha Yue still had one question he hadn't managed to ask her.

Ever since Uchiha Yue discovered his advantage in spiritual energy, he had been researching its marvelous applications. Thus, the moment he first saw Kushina Uzumaki, Uchiha Yue used his spiritual energy to perceive that the chakra within her gave him a strangely familiar feeling. After much contemplation, Uchiha Yue finally realized that the chakra Kushina Uzumaki possessed was somewhat similar to the chakra of his mother, Minako.

It was precisely for this reason that Uchiha Yue felt there might be some special connection between Kushina Uzumaki and his mother. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the chakra they possessed to be so similar, and Uchiha Yue wouldn't have felt such a distinct sense of familiarity the first time he met her.

It was a pity that Uchiha Yue had no way to ask Kushina Uzumaki about this matter now; he would simply have to wait until he had another opportunity to pose his question.

At this moment, Tsunade had already formulated the next stage of training for Uchiha Yue, and he naturally followed his master's arrangements, beginning the next phase of his cultivation. Moreover, as Uchiha Yue followed Tsunade toward his future workplace, he could already vaguely guess where she was taking him.

Sure enough, just as Uchiha Yue had expected, the place Tsunade was taking him to was the Ninja Hospital in Konoha.

Although the Second Shinobi World War had ended, the ninja world remained in chaos, and countless wounded were sent to the Ninja Hospital for treatment every day. The constant influx of casualties made hospital beds extremely scarce, and due to a shortage of medical ninjas, many wounded soldiers died miserably on their beds before they could even receive treatment.

There were two reasons why Tsunade brought Uchiha Yue to work at the Ninja Hospital.

The first reason was that Tsunade had already taught Uchiha Yue enough medical ninjutsu theory; now, he needed countless hours of practice to truly master those techniques. The Ninja Hospital was undoubtedly the most suitable place for Uchiha Yue's training, as the endless stream of wounded could serve as his subjects for practice.

The second reason was that Tsunade hoped Uchiha Yue could help out at the hospital; she truly could not bear to see so many ninjas die simply because there were no medical ninjas to save them. Uchiha Yue's current medical ninjutsu was already sufficient for him to qualify as a medical ninja, even though he had only been practicing for a mere two days.

Undoubtedly, if Uchiha Yue hadn't possessed sufficient talent in medical ninjutsu, Tsunade would never have brought him to the Ninja Hospital to train.

After all, Uchiha Yue was still a student at the Ninja Academy. Even with Tsunade's authority at the hospital, bringing her disciple along to practice so abruptly would inevitably invite criticism.

Then, after Tsunade led Uchiha Yue into the Ninja Hospital, she first arranged a private room for him, then said with a solemn expression: "Yue, your medical ninjutsu has reached a certain level of proficiency, and you are capable of treating some of the less severely wounded. However, if you encounter anything you don't understand, you must ask for help immediately. Never treat a patient's life as a joke, do you understand?"

"I understand, Master."

Hearing Tsunade's words, Uchiha Yue nodded heavily, feeling not the slightest bit of resistance in his heart.

If Uchiha Yue hadn't discovered the benefits of practicing medical ninjutsu, he might have resisted Tsunade's arrangements, and might even have made mistakes due to that resentment while training at the hospital. But now that he knew the advantages, he was genuinely looking forward to the training. Just as Tsunade had said, medical ninjutsu required a great deal of practice; otherwise, his progress would likely stagnate.

Tsunade already possessed profound mastery of medical ninjutsu and was one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha; arranging work for Uchiha Yue at the hospital was a trivial matter for her. Furthermore, ever since Tsunade returned to Konoha, the Ninja Hospital had been placed under her jurisdiction. If she couldn't even arrange a position for her own disciple on her own turf, she would have lived in vain.

Following that...

Once Tsunade had arranged his duties, she sat specifically to one side, watching Uchiha Yue treat every single patient.

At the beginning, the patients who came to Uchiha Yue were only suffering from minor scrapes and bruises. Such injuries were of no difficulty to him; he didn't even need medical bandages, as he could heal them using his own medical ninjutsu. However, as time passed, even Uchiha Yue began to break a sweat on his forehead; he had finally encountered trouble during his practical training at the hospital.

Not all ninjas arriving at the hospital had minor injuries; some had severe wounds that required Uchiha Yue to treat them with the utmost seriousness.

With the medical ninjutsu Uchiha Yue currently possessed, many of these injuries required a significant amount of time to treat. Moreover, if it weren't for Tsunade's guidance from the sidelines, Uchiha Yue might have caused trouble while treating his third patient. It was precisely because of the difficulty encountered in practice that Uchiha Yue became increasingly solemn; he finally realized that his medical ninjutsu was only just beginning.

For an entire day, Uchiha Yue did not have a single moment of rest.

He even had to recover his chakra as quickly as possible, otherwise, the next patient might die from the severity of their wounds.

Fortunately, Tsunade did not make Uchiha Yue treat patients at the hospital indefinitely; his working hours only lasted until six in the evening.

Even so, when Uchiha Yue finished treating his last patient and prepared to head home, he had to rely on his sheer willpower just to make it back from the hospital. Training at the Ninja Hospital was far more grueling than training with Tsunade, and Uchiha Yue was no longer treating fish sealed in scrolls, but the wounded of Konoha—the psychological pressure during treatment was significant.

Not wanting to watch a life fade away before his eyes meant he had to be extra careful with every single patient.

Therefore, working at the Ninja Hospital not only left Uchiha Yue's body feeling exhausted, but the mental fatigue was also nearly unbearable.

However...

Even Uchiha Yue had to admit that the effectiveness of practicing through real-world application was exceptional.

Because, after just one day of working at the Ninja Hospital, Uchiha Yue clearly felt that his medical ninjutsu had improved significantly.

Moreover, as his level of medical ninjutsu rose, Uchiha Yue's chakra control improved rapidly, and his overall strength progressed by leaps and bounds.

This period of working at the Ninja Hospital could be considered the most arduous phase of Uchiha Yue's training.

Yet, it was precisely this grueling experience that allowed Uchiha Yue to accumulate enough strength to lay a solid foundation for his future ascent!