Konoha's Youngest Medical Ninja

"This is nonsense! This isn't about using instruments! How could you possibly achieve such chakra control and training?"

An Yunqingtian knew of his medical talent, but repairing cellular damage with chakra was not something he could afford to handle.

A single operation could take anywhere from dozens of minutes to several hours. If Muzan suddenly fainted while treating a patient, it would cause secondary harm to the patient.

"Trust me. I can do it."

A gentle layer of chakra appeared over Muzan's hands. Facts spoke louder than words—he had already mastered Medical Ninjutsu skillfully.

The gushing blood was sealed off by a layer of chakra. Before long, an arterial wound had healed by more than seventy percent under Muzan's treatment.

"What an incredible kid. An Yunqingtian really found himself a treasure this time."

"Judging by his attitude, he doesn't seem very satisfied. If you think Muzan isn't useful enough, let him be my assistant."

"Truly astounding. Konoha's youngest medical ninja has appeared."

Under the watchful eyes of the many doctors, An Yunqingtian climbed awkwardly to his feet and focused more of his attention on Muzan's treatment of the patients.

"You old geezers, don't get any ideas about Muzan! He's my assistant!"

Since Muzan was capable of performing surgery independently, An Yunqingtian simply handed some of the patients over to him.

Over the course of several hours of treatment, a small figure remained steadfast on the front lines, leaving even Director Harano deeply amazed.

"He's practically a born medical ninja. In the future, Konoha will have a medical ninja comparable to Lady Tsunade."

"His talent for medicine must be nurtured properly."

Finally, by evening, the tense emergency operations had at last come to an end.

Patients were gradually wheeled out of the operating rooms. Only then did everyone learn that the person who had saved them was Lord Sakumo's son.

Dragging his exhausted body along, An Yunqingtian pulled Muzan aside and kept looking around nervously, afraid that another doctor would snatch Muzan away to be their assistant.

"You've rendered great service this time. Konoha's youngest medical ninja—you shine far brighter than your younger brother."

Compared to such empty fame, Muzan cared more about how they had been injured.

"Is war coming...?"

When asked, An Yunqingtian fell silent briefly. He had grown accustomed to treating Muzan as an equal, and in the end, he nodded gently.

"It hasn't reached the point of war yet, but the surrounding villages are eyeing us greedily. No one knows when the next Shinobi World War will break out."

Ever since Lady Tsunade developed hemophobia and Lord Jiraiya began traveling through the various nations,

Konoha's loss of top-tier strength had drawn ninja from other countries to its borders. Large-scale conflict had yet to erupt, but small-scale probing and harassment came one after another.

"But you don't need to worry too much."

An Yunqingtian gave his shoulder a heavy pat and told Muzan about the greatest advantage of being a medical ninja.

"As medical ninja, we don't have to charge into the front lines of the battlefield. Even if we're captured, our lives won't be in danger."

Medical ninja occupied an awkward position, but their value was clear. Moreover, they were not particularly strong and posed no threat to enemy ninja.

Ninja who studied Medical Ninjutsu spent most of their training time on healing and chakra control, leaving them without powerful offensive methods.

"Stay at the hospital and work hard for a while. After what happened today, Director Harano has noticed you. He'll give you the salary of an official doctor."

Muzan was not worried about that. His father handled the family's income, so money was not in short supply.

If he remembered correctly, Sakumo Hatake's death occurred around the time of the Third Ninja War.

"Please thank Mr. Harano for me, but I'm still a student at the Ninja Academy. My studies should come first."

His main purpose in coming to the hospital

was to learn Medical Ninjutsu and understand chakra's effects on cells, not to waste large amounts of time treating others. Besides, there was a stubborn father at home. Unless necessary, he would spend this period living between home and school.

"A Ninja Academy student... I'm sorry. I actually overlooked that."

With the corner of his eye twitching, An Yunqingtian looked at the little bean sprout before him and covered his forehead. He had overlooked one crucial point! Muzan was still just a little kid!

No! There were Special Jōnin at the hospital. Once this kid graduated, he would have one of his own Jōnin train him.

A genius like this could not be allowed to fall into another faction's hands.

Muzan had no idea what An Yunqingtian was thinking. After settling matters at the hospital, he made his way back to the Hatake Household in the dark.

"Just as I expected."

Only Kakashi was in the courtyard, holding a cup of instant noodles. Their father was nowhere to be seen.

As expected, as a Kage Level powerhouse of Konoha, he must have been assigned a great many missions on the eve of war.

"Brother, you're back so late. I thought you'd gone missing."

Kakashi had prepared a medium-rare steak. Seeing the unnatural look on Muzan's face, he understood from their years together that Muzan had something on his mind.

"Did something happen?"

"A group of patients came to the hospital. They were injured in clashes with ninja from other villages."

Beneath those crimson eyes, Muzan looked up at the bright moon in the sky, then warned Kakashi.

"War is coming soon. The village won't be safe anymore, so be careful during this time."

Thinking of how their father had hurriedly left that day and specifically told him that he would not be returning to the village for some time, instructing the two of them to stay safe,

"So Father went out on a mission. No wonder even his farewell was so rushed."

"What a pity, Brother. You said that too late. Look what this is."

Kakashi took out the notice in his hand. It was a notification for early graduation from the Ninja Academy, already bearing its signature.

As long as he passed the exam tomorrow, he would become a true Genin.

The moment Muzan saw the notice, ripples finally appeared on his calm face. His eyes took on a strange shape, and he truly wanted to give Kakashi a harsh lesson.

"You brat, you can't even beat me, yet you want to become a Genin? Get over there and train properly!"

Kakashi pointed at the signature on the notice and said with a proud look:

"Tch! You can't stop me! The Hokage personally signed this! Even Father can't stop this exam!"

After being struck down by Muzan time and again, especially after hearing today that Muzan had become Konoha's youngest medical ninja, Kakashi decided to prove himself by graduating early and becoming a qualified Genin!

Kakashi would never be inferior to anyone!

Not even if the person stronger than him was his own older brother!

"What a headache!"