The Medicine Field

The reason why the Third Hokage and his followers valued the development of new Ninjutsu so much was not because they cared about the Ninjutsu itself, but because they cared about the people who developed it.

Just like why Konohamaru is called a genius? It's not because he learned the Rasengan, but because he essentially developed Rasengan!

What Naruto offered was merely an idea.

What did he teach Konohamaru? A sudden bang, a sudden crash, and then that was it...

Konohamaru —no, he developed— the Rasengan through these skills, which is why he is called a genius.

Of course, behind all this, Konohamaru also demonstrated an incredibly solid foundation.

Most people don't have those conditions, so you have to solve all the difficulties you encounter during development on your own. This process will gradually help you discover your own shortcomings and make up for them.

Therefore, this is what the Third Hokage and his ilk needed. As for Ninjutsu? Konoha had no shortage of that stuff.

The most important thing for an organization is vitality. Only with enough geniuses and continuous research and development can Konoha continue to grow stronger. (Danzo causing trouble is another matter.)

This is why Sakumo asked Shiro to develop his own Ninjutsu; only in this way would Shiro be given more attention.

Although he has his own teachers and is not lacking in Ninjutsu, Shiro lacks Shiro and some "evenly matched" battles.

For ninjas, the way to earn money and fight is by carrying out missions, and this is where the importance of being valued by the village becomes apparent.

Although Shiro himself "recreated" some of the secret techniques, they were ultimately different from those he had developed. Shiro still needed to demonstrate even greater talent.

Furthermore, Sakumo himself was quite confident that no one in Konoha dared to touch his disciple!

However, this suited Shiro's wishes perfectly. Shiro needed to rest and recuperate for a while and required some other training tasks to refresh his mind.

Shiro shook his head, clearing his mind of its chaotic thoughts. After carefully putting away the three scrolls given to him by Sakumo, he got up and left the study.

The next day, Shiro slept in late, a rare occurrence, not waking up until eight or nine o'clock. This was because Shiro wasn't in a good mental state; otherwise, it would have been difficult to break such a long-standing habit suddenly.

But I must say, it's been so long since I've slept in, it's actually quite nice...

"Mmm." Shiro immediately shook his head, shaking away the wicked thought. He had finally gotten rid of it, and if he brought the seal of the blanket back, everything would be over.

Thinking of this, Shiro immediately got out of bed and washed up.

Well, as expected, no one was home. At this time, Shiro's mother was probably buying groceries, and his father was at work.

After Shiro finished washing up, he went out.

For meditation, the natural environment would be more helpful to Shiro, since Shiro was preparing to cultivate a state of mind that leaned towards the Daoist concept of harmony between man and nature.

To be honest, Shiro would rather learn Eastern Magecraft, and there is relevant information in the system.

Unfortunately, Shiro's Magic Circuits were modified by the system based on A-rank, and are not part of the Eastern Magecraft system, so he cannot learn them at all.

But mindset can be learned; it's something universal.

However, before he went to cultivate, Shiro first had to lie down in the Herb Garden.

Well, Shiro only remembered he was a small landowner after seeing Kushina and Sakumo's gifts yesterday...

Therefore, Shiro decided to go and check out the Herb Garden to see if he could earn some money to replenish Shiro funds, as Shiro was currently truly penniless.

Although he had just returned from a mission, Shiro had so much to buy, and his money was gone again...

This is also why Shiro didn't want to develop technology in the Shinobi World —it was too expensive.

Although he couldn't figure it out either...

After a while, Shiro had given up hope of making any profit from the Herb Garden...

He saw his Herb Garden —no, it should be called a field of weeds...

Who is in charge of this area?

"Sir ninja, I'm in charge of this place. May I ask what brings you here?" At this moment, a middle-aged man came out of the house next to the Herb Garden and said.

"Excuse me, what's going on? Why is this Herb Garden overgrown with weeds? I haven't seen other Herb Garden along the road like this."

"Well, sir, it's like this. Because the weeds in the Herb Garden require some special skills to deal with, so..."

"But I remember this used to be the village's Herb Garden. What, didn't they take care of it? Or was someone doing it on purpose?" Shiro said, frowning.

"This is because the output of other families' Herb Garden is already sufficient to meet the village's needs, so they no longer pay much attention to these Herb Garden. Normally, the output of these Herb Garden is collected every six months."

"Please wait a moment." After saying that, he turned around and went back into the house to get a notebook.

"Sir, these are the production records for the past six months; they're all in here."

"Hmm? Half a year?"

"Yes, the official who came to deliver the order said this is for you."

"Is that so?" With that, Shiro took the ledger, glanced at it, and then realized he couldn't understand it...

This stuff isn't taught at the Ninja Academy. Unless someone is determined to do an office job, nobody really cares about it.

Projection Magecraft could solve this problem, but Shiro's previous issues haven't been resolved yet, so we can't just Projection now, but we also can't say it directly.

Therefore, Shiro first casually flipped through it, coughed lightly, and said, "Do you have any copies here? I'll take a closer look when I get back and see if there's anything I can improve."

"Sir, yes, this is a copy. You can take it back, and I'll just make another copy."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'll be going now."

After saying that, Shiro took the account book and left. Of course, Shiro didn't take it back to look at it himself; he didn't want to learn such troublesome things. He'd rather let his father worry about it.

While thinking about how to trick his father, Shiro walked towards the place of training.

After going around in circles, Shiro finally arrived at the place that every Kakuzu visit— Hokage Rock.

This was Shiro's first time here, and he was surprised by how beautiful the scenery was. Looking at the view, Shiro felt as if his spirits had relaxed a lot.

Most importantly, the feng shui here is excellent; standing here is like standing at the top of the world!

Even the God of Ninjutsu has to be at Shiro's feet, are you scared yet?

Of course, this was just Shiro's fantasy. After he finished fantasizing, Shiro officially began his training.

However, Shiro's plans have changed this time. Shiro intends to study Wind Release first, then meditate, using his Sage Time" to learn Magecraft.

Shiro was quite clear about his true reliance; compared to Magecraft, Magecraft was naturally more important.