Yakushi Nonō's Shock

If other medical staff had seen Yakushi Nonō speaking to Kiyoshi in such a coaxing tone, they would have been utterly astonished.

Yakushi Nonō seemed gentle and good-tempered, but she showed no mercy when handling matters, practically like those coldhearted Anbu ninja.

Then Yakushi Nonō had Kiyoshi follow her somewhere for a test.

Kiyoshi readily agreed. After a series of tests, Yakushi Nonō finally confirmed that Kiyoshi possessed "Yang Release."

"From now on, you'll study Medical Arts under me."

Yakushi Nonō said.

Since she had said those things to Kiyoshi, she ought to keep her word.

Besides, before she left, taking in a pure and innocent child would not be bad.

In Yakushi Nonō's eyes, every child was a blank sheet of paper, untouched by the filth of the world.

Having worked for Root for so long and carried out countless missions, Yakushi Nonō had seen far too many sordid things.

She also knew how the Uchiha had been suppressed and sidelined in Konoha.

Especially her superior, Root's leader, Shimura Danzō. His dislike for the Uchiha had reached the level of outright discrimination.

He was always muttering about the criticisms his late teacher, Tobirama Senju, had made of the Uchiha.

Many children like Kiyoshi were seemingly born with original sin simply because their surname was Uchiha.

But Yakushi Nonō could neither interfere with nor change any of that.

All she could do was leave Konoha, open an orphanage elsewhere, and spend the rest of her life there.

"Okay, Teacher Nono."

Kiyoshi immediately addressed her as his teacher.

Then he looked at Yakushi Nonō expectantly.

At that moment, Yakushi Nonō was dressed in a white lab coat, her ample chest straining prominently against it.

Compared with the black nun's habit from the original work, Yakushi Nonō now looked more like a compassionate physician saving the world.

Yakushi Nonō shook her head with a smile and said,

"Don't worry. I'll give you some Medical Arts. I'll find you a D-rank medical technique to learn first."

Yakushi Nonō brought Kiyoshi to her office and searched through it.

Before long, she took out a pale white scroll and handed it to Kiyoshi.

"This is the 'Healing Hands Technique.' It can heal minor cuts and wounds on the skin."

Kiyoshi opened it and found that it contained quite a lot of writing.

"When performing Medical Arts, precise Chakra control is indispensable. You also need to be capable of maintaining Chakra over long periods. It's a skill that can only be mastered through hard work."

"Yes, Teacher Nono. I'll study hard and repay you in the future."

Kiyoshi's words made Yakushi Nonō laugh.

This little Kiyoshi had only just become a genin, yet he was already talking about repaying her.

As expected of someone from the Land of Lightning. Yakushi Nonō could sense his simplicity and innocence.

Of course, if an adult had said those words, Yakushi Nonō would only have found them greasy.

"It's enough that you have the thought."

Yakushi Nonō then found a transparent glass, poured coffee and milk into it, and gently stirred them into a muddy-colored mixture.

"If you want to become a Medical Ninja, this is your first lesson. Use Chakra to separate these two liquids."

A child's interest came quickly and faded quickly.

She wanted to see just how interested Kiyoshi was in this field, as well as how talented he was.

Hearing that, Kiyoshi placed both hands against the glass, refined Chakra, gathered it into the meridian system of his hands, and tried to use Chakra to pass through the glass wall and control the mixture inside.

Seeing Kiyoshi's serious expression, Yakushi Nonō reminded him,

"Although they're both liquids, coffee and milk have different densities, so they can be separated. This is the most basic foundation of Medical Arts, and it is also the core principle of the 'Detoxification Technique.' If you can't master this step, becoming a Medical Ninja won't be easy."

Yakushi Nonō explained while observing Kiyoshi's reaction.

She was already prepared to guide Kiyoshi for a long time. This exercise was quite difficult; ordinary genin usually needed at least several hours of attempts before they could even grasp the basics.

If their aptitude was poor, it might take days or even months.

The "Detoxification Technique" could likewise be used to separate poison from the body. If one was poisoned by an enemy during a mission, or if a companion was bitten by a venomous snake, it would come in handy.

If he could not learn this technique, becoming a Medical Ninja would be rather difficult.

Being born with "Yang Release" merely meant that learning Medical Arts would be much easier for him than for those without it. He would not need to spend vast amounts of time acquiring that attribute later in life.

But in the end, using Medical Arts well still depended on one's ability to precisely control Chakra.

That was why Medical Arts were far more difficult than other ninjutsu, and why Medical Ninja were fewer in number than ordinary ninja.

As Kiyoshi listened to Yakushi Nonō's explanation, he focused on using Chakra to separate the mixed liquids.

The Genius Scholar (Green) trait increased Kiyoshi's learning speed by one-fifth on top of its original foundation.

Moreover, the Solid Foundation (Green) trait had not merely increased Kiyoshi's Chakra reserves; it was also a recognition of his Three-Body Technique, tree climbing, and water walking.

After several dozen seconds, before Yakushi Nonō had even finished explaining, Kiyoshi's hands trembled slightly, but the liquid in the glass began to change.

The muddy-colored coffee and white milk intertwined in the cup began to show signs of separating. The two different colors gradually pulled apart.

The muddy, cloudy color slowly became clear. The coffee floated to the top, while the white milk settled at the bottom, the two distinctly divided.

"How is that possible..."

She blinked, almost suspecting that she had seen wrong.

Yakushi Nonō unconsciously bent down, the white lab coat over her chest tightening slightly.

She had personally guided quite a few students through this exercise.

Even children with talent for becoming Medical Ninja usually failed on their first attempt, or at most managed to divide the liquids with only a vague boundary.

Yet this brat, who had only just been promoted to genin, had completed an almost perfect separation within several dozen seconds.

Her lips moved slightly, as though she wanted to say something, but for a moment, no words came out.

Countless thoughts flashed through her mind. For an instant, she even wondered whether Kiyoshi had secretly practiced similar control techniques before.

But judging by his serious yet somewhat immature appearance, this was clearly his first time encountering such training.

And if he had been pretending, he would not have been able to fool her.

Kiyoshi looked up at her and said,

"Teacher Nono, I did it!"

"Mhm."

Yakushi Nonō nodded slightly.

Suddenly, she felt the urge to cultivate Kiyoshi.

Perhaps, before leaving, she could leave behind some trace in Konoha.

After all, every Medical Ninja was rare talent.

Training one was far from easy.

Otherwise, every three-man squad would have long since been assigned a Medical Ninja.