Yu's Talent

"He can already use ninjutsu at such a young age?"

"Yu really lives up to the name of a genius!"

Seeing that Yu was able to perform the medical ninjutsu Healing Jutsu at such a tender age, the two girls beside him, Mayuna and Momoka, had hearts literally popping out of their eyes in an exaggerated display of adoration.

"You know..."

"Even those official medical ninja in the village are barely better than this!"

The brats in this world... they really are precocious...

Noticing the hearts radiating from the eyes of Mayuna and Momoka, Yu couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He hadn't expected to acquire two little fan girls so quickly.

"But why does this silver-haired brat look so familiar?"

As his gaze returned to the silver-gray-haired child currently being healed by his jutsu, Yu frowned slightly.

Watching the silver-gray-haired child gradually recover under his Healing Jutsu, Yu felt as though he had seen him somewhere before.

However, it felt as if a key piece of the puzzle was missing, and unable to recall it, he decided not to dwell on it and focused his attention back on the treatment.

"It has only been a year since he was brought back from that battlefield and stayed by my side."

"Not only has he successfully refined chakra, but he has also taught himself the Healing Jutsu."

Staring blankly at Yu's small back as he performed the Healing Jutsu on the silver-haired child, Yakushi Nonō stood rooted to the spot, her gaze drifting. "This child's talent for ninjutsu... it's truly astonishing."

"And the effectiveness of this technique..."

Watching as the silver-haired child began to wake up under the influence of Yu's Healing Jutsu, a flash of wonder crossed Yakushi Nonō's eyes.

The Healing Jutsu is a medical ninjutsu that requires the user to concentrate chakra into their palms and aim at the target to achieve a healing effect.

Across the entire Konoha ninja village, those capable of using the Healing Jutsu were essentially all official medical ninja of the Konoha Medical Corps.

This was because the technique not only tested the user's mastery of the jutsu but also required a level of chakra control far beyond that of an ordinary person.

Yet, Yu was only five years old.

And he had managed to achieve this after only one year of training.

Such talent and aptitude were things Yakushi Nonō, who had traveled to various nations in the ninja world to carry out espionage missions, had never seen before.

Looking at Yu, Yakushi Nonō's memories seemed to drift back to a year ago.

It was the battlefield in the Land of Fire where Konoha ninja had soundly defeated the Sunagakure ninja of the Land of Wind, the moment she first laid eyes on Yu.

Unlike the other war orphans who were crying and screaming, the Yu she first encountered—despite having a smear of blood on his small face—had a pair of unique amber eyes that were calm and composed, even carrying a hint of curiosity.

Like an infant just born into this world, he made Yakushi Nonō remember this little boy with hair as pale as moonlight from the very first glance.

"I am Yakushi Nonō, the director of the Konoha Orphanage. What is your name?"

"I don't have a name."

"Then—how about I give you one? How does Yakushi Tiezhu sound?"

"..."

"You don't like it? Then how about Yakushi Maruko? Or maybe Yakushi Shin-chan!"

"..."

Maruko? Shin-chan? Did I transmigrate into the world of Chibi Maruko-chan and Crayon Shin-chan?!

Can't you come up with something even slightly normal, hey!!

Looking at the woman before him who appeared gentle on the outside but was black-bellied on the inside, the newly transmigrated Yu was frantically complaining in his heart.

"Ahem, it seems you don't like any of those."

Seeming to sense that the little boy's expression was starting to turn strange, Yakushi Nonō felt a bit awkward. After a couple of dry coughs, she finally returned to her gentle smile.

"Then—how about we call you Yu?"

"Yakushi Yu. I hope that in the future, you can be like a bird, free and unconstrained, with the sky as your home."

"Director! He's awake!"

Mayuna's exclamation from the side pulled Yakushi Nonō's thoughts back to the present.

The silver-haired child before them had already successfully recovered under the healing jutsu Yu had cast.

"That's amazing, Yu!!"

Seeing that Yu had managed to save this near-death child in just a few minutes, Urushi, standing nearby, was full of envy.

"What is your name?" Seeing that the child was now fully conscious, Yakushi Nonō asked him with a gentle smile.

However, the only response she received was a blank expression from the child.

"Then where are your parents?" Seeing the child remain blank and silent, Yakushi Nonō continued to ask.

Upon hearing Yakushi Nonō's question, the silver-haired child's eyes dimmed, and he still did not speak.

"You don't know anything? Seriously!" Watching the child fail to answer a single question, Urushi, standing beside Yu, muttered a complaint.

"I observed him while I was treating him just now."

With his eyes fixed on the silent, silver-haired child, Yu nodded thoughtfully, having likely guessed the child's identity. "He probably suffered a blow to the head and has completely lost his memory."

"Hmm, let's take him back to the village first, then." Hearing Yu's diagnosis, Yakushi Nonō nodded in agreement. "Urushi, help him up."

"Tch, why does this kind of thing always fall to me?"

Hearing Yakushi Nonō assign him this tedious task again, Urushi couldn't help but grumble.

"Consider yourself lucky; give me your hand."

Despite his words, Urushi still stepped forward and hoisted one of the silver-haired child's arms onto his shoulder.

Before nightfall could descend, Yu, Yakushi Nonō, and their group of six hurried onto the road back to Konoha.

Because this was the critical period of the Third Shinobi World War, if they waited until dark, they would face heavy interrogation at the village gates.

After ten minutes of traveling, Yu and Yakushi Nonō finally returned to the Konoha orphanage.

Located at the very edge of the Konoha shinobi village, it was practically pushed out of the bustling central area of the village.

There stood a large wooden building that resembled a classroom.

This was the Konoha orphanage—the home for orphans like Yu, Urushi, and Mayuna in this world.

"Finally back!!"

Having returned to their home at the Konoha orphanage, Urushi immediately dumped the child he had been carrying off his shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Yu."

At this moment, Yakushi Nonō looked at Yu with an apologetic expression. "With your talent and aptitude for ninjutsu..."

"If you could be sent to the Ninja Academy to study, you would surely become an excellent shinobi in the future."

As she spoke, Yakushi Nonō's eyes dimmed. "But relying solely on the subsidies from the country and the village, we..."

Clearly, Yakushi Nonō recognized Yu's talent and aptitude for ninjutsu.

If only she could send him to the Konoha Ninja Academy to study, Yu would certainly be able to become an outstanding shinobi.