Genius Medical Ninja

"Thirty years ago, that trick might have fooled me. It won't work on me anymore."

Sarutobi Biwako stiffened her neck and replied bluntly.

Yet the slight upturn of her lips and the amusement in her eyes kept spreading in ripples.

Hiruzen Sarutobi pressed his advantage.

Before long, he had coaxed Sarutobi Biwako, who had accumulated plenty of resentment from days of intense work, into a thoroughly delighted mood.

"Alright, now tell me what this is about," Sarutobi Biwako said.

"It's really nothing."

"Then I'll get back to work." Sarutobi Biwako spoke as she started to rise.

"Hey, hey!" Hiruzen Sarutobi hurriedly pressed her back down.

"As if I don't know you."

Sarutobi Biwako took the opportunity to sit back down.

However, she was not angry. She simply waited with a smile for Hiruzen Sarutobi to speak.

"The clashes on the Land of Rain battlefield are getting worse and worse. A major war will be unavoidable soon."

"So I came to see how the selection for the reserve medical unit being sent as reinforcements is going."

Sarutobi Biwako rolled her eyes at him. "The assessment ended this morning. I already have a rough list of candidates in mind. I'll organize the list and give it to you shortly."

"That's good!"

A smile appeared on Hiruzen Sarutobi's face.

Once casualties began to rise, these people would have to be deployed to the battlefield immediately. If suitable candidates were not selected in advance, it would be troublesome to organize them at the last minute.

Still, he was somewhat uneasy and added a reminder.

"You can't judge them purely by their medical skills. Their basic abilities can't be too poor either. They're being sent to the front lines, after all."

"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing when it comes to medical skills. Kaito is handling the assessment of their survival abilities."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly sat upright and stared directly at Sarutobi Biwako.

"Kaito from the clan?"

"Yes. That child may not be as talented as you, but his Water Release and Konoha Style taijutsu are both quite respectable."

"That's not what I'm worried about..."

"I understand. He's a little dim-witted, but his nature isn't bad. I was watching over him, so nothing went wrong."

"That's good." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded.

Sarutobi Kaito was certainly talented, but his personality was far too straightforward.

He often failed to control his strength, and many clan members had been injured while sparring with him.

That was why Hiruzen Sarutobi was worried that he might injure those precious medical ninjas.

He continued, "With so many people being transferred out at once, we need to keep training new medical ninjas as well."

"Training them isn't so easy. After painstakingly raising them, they go to the battlefield where lives are worth less than grass. How can we afford to keep losing them like this?"

"Still, we did find a promising prospect this year."

Knock! Knock knock!

At that moment, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Hyuga Seisen entered and only then discovered that Hiruzen Sarutobi was also in the office.

He straightened his posture slightly. "Lord Hokage, Lady Biwako!"

"Seisen!"

The instant Sarutobi Biwako saw him, the smile on her face deepened, and her tone became exceptionally gentle.

"What brings you here?"

At the side, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Sarutobi Biwako with great astonishment.

That gentle? Did the sun rise in the west?

Is this really my wife?

"Lady Biwako, I want to participate in this medical unit selection," Hyuga Seisen said bluntly.

Sarutobi Biwako's smile stiffened almost imperceptibly.

So it really is because of this.

She quickly adjusted her expression and said gently, "Seisen, the selection has already ended."

"Besides, medical unit selections are generally not open to interns."

"Lady Biwako."

Hyuga Seisen's gaze burned as he met her eyes without hesitation.

"The hospital does not open medical unit selection to interns."

"It is simply because you are concerned that we lack experience and are not proficient enough in medical ninjutsu."

"But I'm different. Though I am an intern, my medical skills may not rank among the very best in the hospital, but they are certainly near the top."

"I've observed the medical unit colleagues who come to help at the hospital. My level is absolutely no worse than theirs."

His tone was resolute, carrying unquestionable confidence.

This was not the time to fuss over humility. If he wanted an exception, he needed the qualifications to justify one.

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised an eyebrow.

Who is this kid? He's got some nerve!

An intern actually dared to say that he ranked near the top of the hospital.

What surprised him was that Biwako had not flown into a rage.

She hated arrogant people most of all.

Yet faced with such wild claims, not only had she not become angry, she was even smiling warmly.

Hyuga Seisen?

He wondered whether this was the same person he had sent to Danzo.

He tried to recall, but he did not remember there being another student at the ninja academy with the same name.

Sarutobi Biwako pondered for a moment. After weighing it carefully, she still tried to decline tactfully.

"Seisen, I naturally recognize your talent and your solid foundation of medical knowledge."

"It's just that you have not been in this field for long. You should further improve your medical ninjutsu first. Next year, I will definitely..."

"Lady Biwako!"

Before she could finish, Hyuga Seisen abruptly raised his right hand.

He formed seals with one hand, his movements as smooth as flowing water.

An emerald glow instantly lit up in his palm.

It was stable and condensed, with energy flowing as delicately as silk.

It was a Healing Technique of a high standard!

Sarutobi Biwako's pupils contracted, and she was deeply shocked.

"The halo is stable, the energy is dense and contained, and the chakra control is exceptionally precise."

This Healing Technique was only half a step inferior to her own.

But who was she?

She had possessed outstanding talent since childhood and had studied under the clan's elders.

After marrying Hiruzen Sarutobi, she had also received the true teachings of the Senju Clan.

She had immersed herself in this field for many years.

Yet this twelve-year-old boy before her had only been exposed to medical ninjutsu for how long?

She had investigated Hyuga Seisen. A few months ago, his abdomen had been injured, as had his father, Hyuga Kaze.

All of their wounds had only been treated after they returned to the village.

That meant he had begun learning only after entering medical training.

At most, it had only been two months.

In two months, he had mastered the Healing Technique to such a level.

Even Tsunade, who had been astonishingly gifted in her youth, had never displayed such talent.

Under her stunned gaze, the green glow in Hyuga Seisen's palm shifted seamlessly.

It became a Detoxification Technique that carried a faint, eerie glimmer.

Then it transformed into precise green bubbles used for examination.

The Delicate Illness Extraction Technique!

After that, the green chakra turned blue.

A Chakra Scalpel radiating cutting force appeared brightly in his hand.

"Chakra Scalpel!"

Sarutobi Biwako cried out in shock and sprang to her feet.

She quickly walked up to Hyuga Seisen.

The sharp aura radiating from the scalpel rushed toward her.

This was absolutely not some flashy imitation that only looked the part. It was a genuine Chakra Scalpel.

And judging from its condition, he had not merely begun learning it. He had already achieved considerable mastery.

Her mouth hung open, but for a long while, she could not say anything.

Only after quite some time did she ask, "You... you've mastered this too? When did that happen?"

"Didn't the hospital open up some medical ninjutsu for me to learn?"

Hyuga Seisen's tone was calm, as though he were discussing something insignificant.

"After memorizing the seal sequence and the principles behind the chakra circulation paths,"

"I watched the seniors perform surgery a few times. As I watched, I learned it."