Hospital Reform

Uchiha Yū's words of rejection did not anger Tsunade. Instead, she looked at him thoughtfully, waiting for him to explain where the problems lay.

"I observed the injured ninja who were brought in. Their injuries were in different places, caused in different ways, and varied in severity."

"Assigning a medical ninja to patients with minor injuries is clearly a waste. Ordinary nurses are enough to bandage their wounds."

"Also, I saw that some medical ninja were unfamiliar with injuries caused by explosions. That could delay treatment and cost patients their lives."

Uchiha Yū laid out each point with great clarity and also described the situations they had encountered in battle. This drew the attention of many nearby medical ninja. Seeing him in Uchiha Clan attire, they wore strange expressions as they recalled a young man in the village whose appearance matched his exactly.

"There are three main types of injuries suffered in war!"

"The first is lacerations caused by kunai and shuriken."

"The second is damage caused by explosive tags and explosions."

"The third is ninjutsu injuries, mostly crushing injuries and damage to the internal organs."

After he laid out these categories, one medical ninja stepped forward. He was not deliberately targeting Uchiha Yū, merely raising a relevant question.

"When they are brought in, their injuries are usually severe and require immediate treatment. Analyzing the injuries may reduce the chance of death, but it will also consume valuable medical resources."

The issue before them was very real. After being interrupted, Uchiha Yū gently shook his head and continued explaining.

"That is exactly the problem I intend to solve."

"Because these injuries are obvious, there is no need to assign medical ninja to assess them. Nurses or ordinary doctors can handle the identification."

"Once they have been assessed, send them directly to the appropriate operating rooms, then determine whether they need emergency treatment based on the severity of their injuries."

"Finally, medical ninja can choose injury fields they specialize in, ensuring faster treatment and a higher survival rate."

The moment he said this, the scene fell deathly silent.

His theory was far too advanced. In the past, injured people were simply assigned to medical ninja directly. No one had considered the circumstances created by war.

Yet Uchiha Yū had turned treatment into an assembly-line process. From being wounded to entering the hospital, then being sorted and assessed, the full process might take some extra time. But when treatment truly began, they would find it far easier, and survival rates could also be ensured.

This modern process hit the medical ninja present like a heavy blow, leaving them utterly dumbfounded.

They were merely a group of medical personnel detached from worldly affairs. Whenever there was a patient, they treated them. That belief was deeply ingrained, and no one had imagined treatment could be made so much easier.

Doing this would make medical ninja overly specialized, familiar only with the fields they excelled in. Yet it would undoubtedly increase the speed of learning. On the battlefield, everything had to be kept simple!

The scene remained deathly quiet. The sound of people swallowing could be heard as Tsunade, standing at the front, began to clap softly.

Soon afterward, applause rang throughout Konoha Hospital.

"Truly brilliant. I should not have backed down back then. What does Orochimaru know about medical ninjutsu? If I had taught you, your medical ninjutsu would be even better than it is now."

Tsunade's sigh resonated with everyone present. Sending him to the battlefield to kill enemies, how many could a genin kill? But if today's process were put into practice—

It could greatly reduce casualties. Saving one more ninja meant one more measure of hope in the war, sparing more people the pain of permanent separation.

"Go arrange the follow-up plans. I need to have a talk with that bastard Orochimaru."

Tsunade made up her mind. No matter what, she had to get Uchiha Yū to her side. If he refused, she would let Orochimaru know what a Monstrous Strength Fist was!

Orochimaru's squad had already been completely split up. Members of the Hyuga Clan's main family could not appear in the heart of the battlefield. This had been decided after discussions between the Hyuga Clan head and the Third Hokage.

Nawaki remained by Orochimaru's side, mainly handling intelligence transmission.

His identity was rather special. As the First Hokage's grandson, his death on the battlefield would have a considerable impact.

As for the most unfortunate Uchiha Yū, under Tsunade's forceful demands, he was even less likely to appear on the front lines.

When Orochimaru heard that Uchiha Yū had reformed the battlefield hospital, he was greatly surprised and gained a new understanding of the boy's medical talent. Besides, a genin could only remain in the rear, so he directly agreed to Tsunade's request.

Uchiha Yū still had no idea that his actions had left such an impression on others.

He wanted to become famous as quickly as possible. War was the best test of a ninja's strength, and being unable to go to the battlefield now was undoubtedly a fatal blow.

When the order came down, Uchiha Yū stared blankly at Orochimaru's seal in his hand. He let out a long sigh and said, "Did I just dig a hole and bury myself in it?"

He needed to find a way to slip onto the battlefield.

If he stayed at Konoha Hospital, even if he earned a title, it would probably be something like Miraculous Healer or Medical Hand That Covered the Heavens. That did not fit the wager between him and Uchiha He.

What he wanted was a name forged in war.

For now, he could only take another path. Once the war began, the battlefield would need field medical ninja. At that time, he could follow a team there.

Uchiha Yū began making a series of plans. Hospital reform was secondary for now; there was still time to slowly expand it. As long as the front line did not fall, the hospital's stability would not be affected.

Before the true great battle arrived, Orochimaru had already completed the front-line arrangements, preparing contingency plans for every crisis he could think of.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yū began learning some advanced medical ninjutsu.

After discovering Uchiha Yū's talent for medical ninjutsu, Tsunade began teaching him the Chakra Scalpel and Mystical Palm Technique.

"These two ninjutsu are essential to master for the next stage."

Only a few people in Konoha had mastered advanced healing ninjutsu. Tsunade wanted to see just where the limits of his growth lay.

Though they had no formal master-disciple relationship, Tsunade taught him nearly all the techniques she kept hidden away.

Thinking of this, Tsunade only felt that she was suffering a tremendous loss. She was actually painstakingly teaching that bastard Orochimaru's student. She would definitely make him compensate her someday.

You was locked in a small dark room. Before him was a mountain of medical knowledge, along with a large number of notes from Tsunade's own training. He had to master all of it in a short time. If he could not learn it, he was not allowed out!