Anxious, Upgrading

Say that again!

Chiyo was utterly shocked. This was simply unbelievable! The village's Kage had disappeared! Did you think a Kage was a three-year-old child?!

"The Third Kazekage has indeed gone missing. It happened yesterday. Our team was assigned to search this area for any trace of the Lord Kazekage!"

Chiyo felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, and she swayed a few times. After she finally regained her composure, she tried to ask more questions about the specifics.

The squad Captain then said, "The elders will need to return to the Camp to inquire about the specifics; this is all we know!"

"Alright, thanks for your kindness! I'll remember you. Your name is Yuta, right?"

"Yes, yes, I didn't expect the elder to still remember me. It's truly my honor." The squad Captain named Yuta was extremely excited because he didn't expect Chiyo to actually remember him.

Chiyo encouraged him a few more times, then led the hundred-plus ninjas hurriedly toward the front-line Camp.

On the way, a series of thoughts flashed wildly through her mind.

How could the Kazekage have disappeared?

What will become of Sunagakure in the future?

Who should be appointed as the Fourth Kazekage?

Regardless of the circumstances, Sunagakure will inevitably experience a period of turmoil in the near future.

Collecting her thoughts, Chiyo unconsciously quickened her pace.

The ninjas who had just been released were already exhausted. They could manage normal travel, but now that Chiyo was moving faster and faster, they were starting to feel the strain.

However, they gritted their teeth and persevered. They had witnessed what had just happened. Although they hadn't heard the specific details, they could tell from Elder Chiyo's drastically changed expression that something extraordinary must have occurred.

So they remained silent, trying their best to increase their speed and keep up with Chiyo's pace.

What should have been an hour's journey, Chiyo and her group covered in just over forty minutes to reach the Border Camp.

At this moment, Chiyo couldn't care less about the released ninjas. After having the Jonin who accompanied her Jonin and check them, she went to find the Commander here by herself.

"Sara, tell me, what exactly happened? Why do you say the Kazekage is missing?" Chiyo didn't waste any words and went straight to the First Gate, asking what was on her mind.

"Elder Chiyo, I only received the information from the village's orders, and I don't know the specifics." Sara was also helpless. So far, he himself was still in a state of confusion, and he was just sending people to search the surrounding area according to the village's orders.

"Speak up! Tell me everything you know!" Chiyo was getting impatient and urged her sharply.

"They say Lord Kazekage fought a great battle with a powerful figure at the Central Oasis, and then disappeared without a trace." Sara didn't dare to be negligent and immediately said, "As for who the opponent was and why the battle was fought, the village's information doesn't say, so I don't know either."

Chiyo was speechless. This was far too simple, but she understood that the village couldn't possibly explain such matters in detail to its people. It seemed she had no choice but to return to the village as soon as possible.

"Carefully examine those Sunagakure Ninja who have been released; see if any of them have betrayed you. I won't stay here any longer; I'm leaving immediately."

Chiyo then explained some details to Sara, especially how to deal with the Sunagakure Ninja, before leading the three accompanying ninjas on a non-stop journey towards Sunagakure.

At the Konoha Camp, Taiichi came out of the Central Army Tent and returned to his Resting Tent. He was too tired. He lay down in his sleeping bag, and within seconds, soft snoring could be heard in the tent.

I slept until about 5 a. m. the next day before finally waking up thanks to my powerful biological clock.

After glancing around and finding no one else in the tent, he immediately got up and did a quick wash.

Stepping out of the tent, Taiichi found the Camp already bustling with activity. Some were exercising, Taiichi were preparing breakfast. He wandered around the Camp but couldn't find Yohei and Saori, nor even Kakashi, Obito, and Rin.

They've probably gone out on a mission together again, and I wonder when they'll be back.

After finding an open space, Taiichi began his routine morning prayers.

Now, Taiichi's strength and agility have both reached the Jonin level, and unlike ordinary Jonin, he has not only reached the Jonin level of 25 points in one aspect.

He practiced Advanced Taijutsu with great speed and power, and as he practiced, his Chakra surged, and slowly a blue glow appeared on his body.

That was a manifestation of Chakra. Taiichi didn't experience this phenomenon when he trained before his strength and agility broke through 25 points. This was also the first time he had trained wholeheartedly after breaking through, and he didn't expect this to happen.

By carefully sensing the Chakra enveloping his entire body, Taiichi could feel his skin and muscles being continuously strengthened.

After completing a set of Advanced Taijutsu, Taiichi could clearly feel that the training effect was basically twice that of the previous ones, especially his skin, which seemed to have become more resilient.

Taiichi nodded in satisfaction. Although the strengthening effect was not significant, it was only one training session. He thought that his skin would receive a slight strengthening every time he trained in the future. And since it was his skin now, it might be his muscles, internal organs, and bones that would benefit in the future.

So even if we face the Otsutsuki, we're not without a chance of winning.

Taiichi was lost in his fantasies, and when he got really excited, his mouth was practically watering.

After regaining his senses, he quickly wiped his mouth and looked around. Luckily, the place he had chosen for his workout was relatively secluded, and no one had noticed him.

Taiichi gathered his thoughts and began practicing Advanced Meditation.

Unfortunately, the meditation remained unchanged, simply a process of refining and strengthening Taiichi's spiritual power.

After finishing his morning lessons and breakfast, Taiichi Shadow Clone to continue training, while his main body went to the Medical Camp to help out. His Yang Release Nature Transformation was about to level up, and the Medical Camp was the best place for him to practice.

"Director Fujita, is there anything I can help you with here?" Taiichi arrived at the Medical Camp, found Fujita Sana who was busy, and offered to arrange work for her.

"Taiichi, weren't you on a mission? Why are you back so early?"

Fujita Sana was overjoyed to see Taiichi, and even more delighted to hear Taiichi ask for help. While greeting him, she quickly flipped through the medical reports from the past two days, looking for any tricky cases she could entrust to Taiichi.

After all, everyone likes free labor, especially someone as skilled as Taiichi, who is even more popular.

But after searching high and low, they couldn't find a single difficult case. It was simply because Taiichi had been so capable beforehand; he had handled all those difficult and complicated cases before embarking on the mission.

Now that it's a rare truce period, where are we going to find so many seriously injured patients to treat Taiichi?

"Taiichi, there haven't been any serious patients lately. Why don't you go and teach those Medical Ninja a lesson? Most of them are just half-baked and don't have a complete Medical Ninjutsu lineage."

Taiichi gave Director Fujita a strange look; this was truly making the most of every bit of his labor. However, Taiichi didn't object. He could practice during the lesson, and besides, he understood the importance of reviewing what he had learned to gain new insights.

Director Fujita felt embarrassed by Taiichi, and raised her hand to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear to cover her slightly flushed face. She stood up and walked to Taiichi's side.

"Come on, I'll take you to talk to them. Those guys will be happy!"

And so, Taiichi followed Director Fujita on a tour of the entire Medical Camp. The director grabbed one here and another there, and in no time, eight Medical Ninja followed Taiichi and the others.

The director then led everyone to the treatment tent and turned to them, saying, "Today you will be working with Taiichi. I've asked him to provide you with medical training to improve your professional skills. This is a rare opportunity, so please cherish it."

Upon hearing that they could learn from Taiichi, all the Medical Ninja present became excited. During this period, Taiichi had been their most admired person.

His Medical Ninjutsu was superb; even the most critically wounded were snatched back from the jaws of Death God. The thought of potentially possessing that level of skill sent a shiver down his spine; he was simply too excited.

Soon, many patients in the Medical Camp witnessed this scene: eight Medical Ninja followed behind a young ninja like students, listening respectfully to the young ninja's explanation.

And he did indeed explain it well, analyzing the cases from simple to complex, and he could also elaborate on many similar cases. Especially when there was a real patient to test the case on, the effect of his explanation was truly exceptional.

However, this caused great suffering to the patients present. One by one, they were subjected to experiments by the eight Medical Ninja. Those who have experienced it know what it was like—both shameful and helpless!

A patient with a broken arm, after his severed arm was repeatedly examined by eight Medical Ninja, no longer broke out in cold sweat, but rather in a cold sweat caused by pain.

"Dear Big Brother, can you please hurry up and treat me? If it's really impossible, I'll even let Taiichi treat me. Please stop torturing me."

The Genin was on the verge of a breakdown. These guys were practically healing his arm only to smash it again, practicing how to repair the fracture over and over again.

It's no wonder he complained so much. Apart from him being the only patient with a fracture, all the other patients in the tent had cuts or injuries from Ninjutsu. These Medical Ninja were going to keep torturing him.

Even Taiichi, who was standing to the side, couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he quickly finished treating him and sent him out of the Medical Camp.

"I'm telling you guys, that's enough already! Stop causing trouble for just one person!"

"I'm sorry, Taiichi- sensei, but this is the only patient with a fracture here, and there's no one else who can try."

A bead of cold sweat slid down Taiichi's forehead. These guys, they're probably going to be a handful in the future.

I really hope these guys don't reveal their names when they embarrass themselves in public someday, otherwise their reputations will be ruined in an instant.

However, overall, these Medical Ninja did indeed gain a lot by the end of the day. Not to mention their enriched theoretical knowledge, they also learned about Medical Ninjutsu techniques that they had never even considered before, which were things they would not normally encounter.

These are methods summarized from years of experience by every senior Medical Ninja, and not everyone would share them so freely like Taiichi.

When the day ended, the eight Medical Ninja all expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Taiichi.

After dinner, Taiichi went to the training ground he had been training with before, released his scattered Shadow Clone, and after merging the day's memories, he finally had time to examine the most important gains of the day.

[Yang Release Nature Transformation Lv10 (12/2000)]

After a day of teaching practice, Taiichi's Yang Release has reached Lv10. Without further hesitation, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he directly added 1 Skill Points to it, and the panel immediately showed a new change.

[Yang Release Nature Transformation Lv11 (1/3000)]

A vast amount of memory surged forth, far exceeding the insights and feelings gained when the fire, wind, and water attributes were added previously.

Perhaps this is the special characteristic of the Yang Release. Taiichi himself is not sure. The only thing he needs to do now is to absorb these memories as much as possible and try not to lose any of them.

About ten minutes later, Taiichi finally fully integrated these memories and insights. He also understood what the Yang Release Nature Transformation at Lv11 really meant.

Compared to the traditional five elemental Ninjutsu lightning, fire, wind, earth, and water, whose Ninjutsu are known to everyone, the world knows far less about Yang Release and Yin Release.

Yang Release typically represents physical power, originating from the bodily energy that governs life. It can infuse tangible things with life.

Yin Release typically represents spiritual power, originating from the spiritual energy that governs imagination. It can create form without being visible.

This is also the essence of Yang Release and Yin Release that Taiichi learned during this period of memory and reflection.

Although Taiichi's current Lv11 Yang Release level is far from enough to infuse tangible things with life, the Yang Release Nature Transformation after breaking through to the Kage Level has indeed brought about a different kind of change for him.

First, there's Taiichi's physique. His physique, which he improved recently through training, has now increased from 27 points to 28 points.

Furthermore, Taiichi could clearly feel that some of the Chakra in his body was constantly being transformed into Yang Release Chakra, and this Yang Release Chakra was constantly nourishing every cell in his body.

These all seem to be instinctive, operating spontaneously by the body itself, without Taiichi needing to consciously control them.

This reminded Taiichi of Senju Hashirama's Sage Body. Although he hadn't yet achieved Hashirama's terrifying power, he could be considered a "youthful, beggar-like" version of the Sage Body.

Moreover, Taiichi believed that as his Yang Release Nature Transformation continued to improve, achieving the Sage Body was not impossible, and he might even become stronger!

Next, the Yang Release enhances the Medical Ninja's abilities. Hand Seals and performs the Mystical Palm Technique, Taiichi sensing the most subtle changes within it.

As one of Taiichi's most frequently used Ninjutsu, Taiichi doesn't need a specific target for the technique; he can discern the difference simply through his experience.

As expected of Yang Release, which can breathe life into tangible things, Mystical Palm Technique was originally Ninjutsu that heals injuries by stimulating cellular potential and accelerating cell division.

But now, Taiichi can sense that his Mystical Palm Technique has greatly reduced this cost. Yang Release Chakra is like a panacea, repairing to some extent the shortened lifespan caused by excessive cell division.

This change alone is worthwhile. If Taiichi used to have to restrain himself when using the Mystical Palm Technique, now he can use it with confidence and boldness, and his healing effect will be even better.

After a preliminary experience with the effects of the Lv11 Yang Release, Taiichi is generally quite satisfied.

Although it did not cause a dramatic change in Taiichi's strength, it did effectively strengthen Taiichi's physical foundation. That slight improvement in physique alone saved Taiichi least half a year of training time.

After finishing his evening lessons, Taiichi returned to his tent to rest. All that was left was to wait for Yohei to return and test the effects of the more powerful Yang Release on his Mangekyo.