I Want to Learn Medical Ninjutsu

Medical Ninjutsu was out of the question, though. It required precise chakra control as a baseline.

It took more manpower and resources, and trying to learn Medical Ninjutsu without Yang Release was pure fantasy.

"My name is Uchiha Shimizu. I want to learn Medical Ninjutsu like my big sister, so I can treat my Ninja Beast whenever she gets hurt."

Shimizu spoke with complete sincerity.

The White Dove perched on his shoulder seemed to understand him. She gently tapped at Shimizu with her claws.

She was voicing her displeasure.

Shimizu could only promise to give her an extra chicken drumstick that night.

"An Uchiha, huh..."

Yakushi Nonō suddenly understood.

It seemed Shimizu had been telling the truth about teaching himself.

The Uchiha were generally elites, so it was no surprise that he'd achieved this much through self-study.

Besides, D-rank ninjutsu could be bought if you were willing to pay. With even a few connections in the ninja world, it was easy to learn them on your own.

What was hard to obtain were high-level ninjutsu and clan secrets.

After all, D-rank techniques were for Genin, and Genin were just beginning their careers as ninja.

Yakushi Nonō glanced at Shimizu's eyes and saw they were pitch-black.

She ruled out the possibility that he had just used the Sharingan.

Awakening the Sharingan at his age would be far too early.

Then she recalled some of the rumors about the Uchiha.

The policies Tobirama Senju, the Second, had left behind were deeply problematic. She was a member of Root.

She knew full well that the Uchiha and the Hidden Leaf Village were growing farther apart. The Uchiha's arrogance played a part, as did Danzo's meddling.

"How about this? Come find me at Konoha Hospital tomorrow, and I'll give you an hour of one-on-one instruction."

Yakushi Nonō considered it for a moment. She had already decided to leave the world of ninja.

She no longer wanted to concern herself with the conflicts between the village's various factions. She only wanted to open an Orphanage and live an ordinary life.

She had spent years working as a spy, and she could tell Shimizu had ulterior motives. He had come for her Medical Ninjutsu.

Perhaps even all of this was an act.

But it didn't matter anymore. If she passed on a few medical techniques, so be it.

Helping an Uchiha before she left was no trouble.

She completely healed the wound on Shimizu's hand, gave him a smile, then turned and went upstairs.

It worked.

Shimizu was secretly delighted.

In the original story, Yakushi Nonō had taught Medical Ninjutsu to the ordinary children at the Orphanage.

That showed she didn't value Medical Ninjutsu all that highly.

His actions now would certainly reveal his talent.

But compared to what he stood to gain, that was nothing.

Revealing a little talent to pursue greater benefits was a very worthwhile trade.

He had kept a low profile before because there had been nothing to gain.

Now that there was something to gain, there was no need to keep hiding. That would be foolish.

As the saying went, the tallest tree in the forest was the first to be broken by the wind. But Shimizu wasn't yet a tree that needed to be cut down.

Kakashi Hatake was the truly ridiculous one.

He didn't know why Kakashi hadn't been cut open and dragged off for research yet. Had no one ever wondered what made him such a genius?

At four or five years old, Kakashi could use Earth Release: Earth Wave, and he could do it smoothly. He had more chakra than others his age, too.

He developed an S-rank technique at twelve. B-rank techniques were already considered the standard difficulty for elite Jonin to learn.

A-rank techniques were extremely advanced. Any ninja who knew one was among the best of the best.

S-rank was the highest level. Knowing even one was enough to make someone a powerful ninja who could stand on their own.

Despite Kakashi Hatake's talent, he was still sent on whatever missions he was assigned, and no one tried to get their hands on him.

The talent Shimizu had revealed now would, at most, surprise people. It wasn't monstrous.

D-rank ninjutsu was standard difficulty for Genin.

It only showed that he was very good at teaching himself.

If he had learned an S-rank technique at his age...

Shimizu figured Danzo would try to kill him tonight at any cost.

Even if it meant openly fighting the Uchiha...

"Let's go."

Shimizu stroked the White Dove's round little head and left Konoha Hospital.

There were many benefits to raising a Ninja Beast. It could help its master gather intelligence or serve as a medium for ninjutsu.

Like Itachi's Crow Clone Technique: he summoned a flock of crows, then projected his chakra onto them to form a clone.

Once Shimizu learned the Summoning Technique, it would be even more convenient. He could summon his Ninja Beast anywhere, anytime, instead of carrying her around every day.

Starting tomorrow, he would come here to train in Medical Ninjutsu.

Medical Ninjutsu involved a vast amount of theory. Simply following the flow of chakra and performing the corresponding techniques wasn't enough.

Only with the relevant knowledge in his head could he use the techniques more effectively, develop Medical Ninjutsu further, and even create techniques of his own.

Yakushi Nonō wouldn't stay in Konoha for long, so Shimizu wouldn't have much time to learn from her.

Once Yakushi Nonō became the head of an Orphanage, she wouldn't want anything to do with ninja affairs.

Later, Danzo would force her back into the ninja world. She would be sent on espionage missions in other countries, and in the original story, she was so busy she barely even visited the Orphanage.

Of course, learning Medical Ninjutsu wasn't limited to this.

The Hidden Leaf Village had an even more skilled medical ninja: Tsunade.

But Tsunade wasn't always in the village, and she was suffering from hemophobia right now.

They weren't related, and Shimizu didn't think Tsunade would help him.

He only had to look at who had managed to move her in the original story.

That was Naruto Uzumaki, the reincarnation of a sage.

First, Naruto made Tsunade see the shadows of Nawaki and Dan Katō in him, with rose-tinted glasses doing the rest.

Second, he was brought to her by Jiraiya, and he was also the son of the Fourth Hokage.

The Uzumaki Clan was distantly related to the Senju Clan, and the two had a good relationship.

On top of that, Naruto's Talk no Jutsu pulled her out of her dazed state. She decided to help Konoha and also cured her hemophobia.

You could say he had every possible buff stacked in his favor.

Uchiha Shimizu, who had nothing going for him, would be lucky if he didn't annoy Tsunade.

The relationship between the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan was quite complicated.

It was a matter of historical baggage. You know how it goes.

"Coo."

The White Dove straightened her white feathers with her sharp beak and pointed a wing in a certain direction.

"I won't let you down."

Shimizu smiled knowingly. He knew the White Dove was making a request.

Besides humans, there were other intelligent beings in this world.

Those who formed contracts with ninja were called Ninja Beasts; those who could be summoned were called Summoning Beasts.

Most had intelligence comparable to humans. Some could speak, and some couldn't.

The most notable were the Three Great Sage Lands: Mount Myoboku, Ryūchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest.

Every creature there could speak and use Senjutsu with the help of Natural Energy.

The White Dove wasn't very intelligent, only about as smart as a three-year-old child. Shimizu had chosen her for that very reason. She was simple-minded and easy to train, and he could leave his mark on her.

"Coo, coo."

Seeing Shimizu head in the direction she had pointed, the White Dove chirped happily.

When other male birds tried to court her, the White Dove would turn her head away in disdain.

In nature, males were often more beautiful than females.

Humans were the same. That was why the White Dove looked down on her homely peers when Shimizu was this handsome.

Of course, with her tiny brain, she didn't understand reproductive isolation.

Uchiha Settlement.

The sky was growing dark.

Shimizu had been delayed outside and returned late. Looking at the deserted Uchiha Settlement, he knew it was the day of the Naka Shrine gathering.

"Hey, Shimizu."

A boy with a mole between his eyebrows ran over. It was Uchiha Tekka.

"The adults have gone to the gathering again."

Uchiha Tekka looked around, then whispered to Shimizu.

"We'll be going to them before long, too."

Shimizu stopped walking.

There weren't many ninja around Shimizu's age in the Uchiha Clan. Uchiha Tekka was one of them, and the two knew each other fairly well.

"Yeah, we'll be going to them soon, too."

Uchiha Tekka nodded in agreement, his eyes full of anticipation.