Medical Ninjutsu

Medical Ninjutsu!

As the saying went, medicine and martial arts were inseparable.

If he wanted to understand the structure of his body and tailor a more efficient training regimen for himself,

and unleash the full potential of his Affixes,

he had to gain an in-depth understanding of the human body!

"That's a good suggestion... Kakashi, but I need to ask Rin a few questions now."

With that—

Yuzhen headed toward Rin Nohara, who was practicing Medical Ninjutsu outside the training field.

When Yuzhen came up to Rin Nohara,

she looked at him in confusion. "Yuzhen-kun, is something wrong?"

Smack—

Uchiha Yuzhen clasped Rin Nohara's hand tightly.

In a solemn voice, he asked her:

"Rin-chan, I have a favor to ask!"

"Huh? Y-Yuzhen-kun, please, go ahead!" Rin Nohara replied nervously, seeing the usually composed Uchiha Yuzhen acting this way toward her.

Rin was nervous too. What was Yuzhen-kun getting at?

She was only a medical ninja, after all.

As far as fighting went, she didn't think she could help much.

But from Yuzhen-kun's expression, it seemed like something extremely serious.

What could he want to ask of her?

Could it be...

But the person she liked was...

A blush spread across Rin's face as she thought of something.

"Please, Rin-chan, teach me Medical Ninjutsu!" Uchiha Yuzhen released Rin Nohara's hand and bowed to her.

Bending forward, he did a good job of hiding the corners of his mouth as they curled upward.

As expected...

Rin Nohara was special too!

In the original story, she had graduated only a short while earlier.

And yet, in those harsh conditions...

She had withstood tremendous pressure and performed an eye transplant on Kakashi and Obito.

Once the transplant was successful, Kakashi could still use the eye's full power.

There hadn't been any adverse reaction after the surgery.

She was a genius too!

The Affix on his panel made that perfectly clear.

[Medical Genius (Blue)]: As a medical ninja, you possess a talent beyond that of ordinary people.

Effect: Greatly improves the efficiency of learning Medical Ninjutsu.

Though the Affix was only blue, it was no ordinary one.

It was simple...

The Affix ended with "Genius."

The value of a Genius Affix...

The golden Genius Affix he had obtained from Kakashi had already demonstrated that in full!

Hearing Yuzhen's request and seeing his sincere bow, Rin's blushing face turned even redder as she hurried to help him up. "N-no problem, Yuzhen-kun... I'll teach you properly!"

So Yuzhen-kun wanted to learn Medical Ninjutsu from her. What had she been thinking?

At that moment—

Rin was so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole in the ground and hide in it.

"Is this what a genius is?" Rin asked, unable to believe it.

Medical Ninjutsu was notoriously difficult.

Every recorded technique was at least B-rank.

In other words, compared with ordinary ninjutsu, Medical Ninjutsu started at B-rank in difficulty!

That was why it required exceptional chakra control.

But what she was seeing left her unable to believe her eyes.

Converting ordinary blue chakra...

Into the green Yang Release Activation Technique was one thing.

That was a basic requirement!

But the Mystical Palm Technique, which she had spent years painstakingly mastering...

Yuzhen-kun had learned it in a single morning!

She stared at the fish whose life he had just saved with the Mystical Palm Technique.

She was too stunned to speak.

The two people who had gathered nearby after learning that Uchiha Yuzhen...

Was going to study Medical Ninjutsu—Obito and Kakashi—

Had their eyes wide open too!

"Kakashi... I remember the textbook saying that Medical Ninjutsu is notoriously hard to learn, right?"

"Your memory's fine, Obito! Medical Ninjutsu's difficulty is why medical ninjas are so rare nowadays!"

"Then what's going on? How did Yuzhen learn the Mystical Palm Technique in one morning, when even I know how difficult it is?!"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

They gained a new appreciation of Yuzhen's genius.

Obito couldn't say what everyone else was thinking.

But he had some doubts about what Yuzhen had said earlier, about awakening the Sharingan...

And experiencing a dramatic increase in talent.

After Yuzhen awakened the Sharingan, he'd said...

That his strength would grow by leaps and bounds too, just like Obito's.

Was that true?

Obito was starting to doubt himself... If awakening the Sharingan really made someone this strong,

then why hadn't all the other Uchiha who'd awakened theirs accomplished anything?

Unlike Obito, who was beginning to doubt himself,

Kakashi's heart, which had fallen silent after his father's death...

And had only recently begun to recover,

started beating again.

He had grown up surrounded by praise for his talent.

Being surpassed by a ninja who had once been inferior to him because of the advantage of a Kekkei Genkai was one thing.

He could comfort himself by telling himself that he was at a disadvantage in terms of bloodline.

Then he could keep slacking off!

But now, seeing Yuzhen, who was already so strong,

still working hard to train in Taijutsu and Medical Ninjutsu,

Kakashi felt ashamed.

He could tell why Yuzhen was learning Medical Ninjutsu.

Yuzhen probably wanted to better understand his own body and improve his training efficiency.

That...

The moment Kakashi offered a suggestion, Yuzhen had thought of a way to apply it.

Faced with such dedication,

Kakashi felt he had to move on from his father's death...

He couldn't keep wallowing in despair!

With that thought, he fixed his gaze on Yuzhen. "I'll catch up to you in the days ahead!"

Just then, Yuzhen switched off the Mystical Palm Technique and finished tending to the fish.

He had no idea what had suddenly gotten into Kakashi.

Still, he knew exactly why they had praised him just now.

He wasn't a genius at Medical Ninjutsu at all.

It was the Medical Genius Affix at work.

That was why he had learned the Mystical Palm Technique so smoothly.

As for the related theory, he knew next to nothing.

"Don't keep praising me. I still need to keep learning the related knowledge from Rin-chan."

"Mastering a technique only means I can learn techniques quickly. It's the same with other ninjutsu."

"But I'm still a long way from being able to treat and save people!"

As soon as Uchiha Yuzhen finished speaking,

a clear female voice chimed in: "That's right... Kid! At least you know enough not to get arrogant."

The four of them heard the voice.

They all turned to look in its direction.

What they saw was...

Namikaze Minato approaching with the Sannin.

There was no need to guess who the voice belonged to. It was Princess Tsunade, one of the Sannin!

"Minato-sensei, what are you all doing here?"

Namikaze Minato smiled reassuringly. "I ran into my master, Jiraiya, and the others on the way. When they heard I was coming to train you, they decided to tag along."

Just then—

"Enough talk..." Tsunade stepped forward impatiently. "Kid, show me that Mystical Palm Technique you just used!"

Tsunade was shocked that this Uchiha brat had learned Medical Ninjutsu in a single morning

and already managed to use the Mystical Palm Technique!

She'd been too far away to see clearly before.

Now she wanted to see it with her own eyes.

What exactly was going on with this kid!