Genius Medical Ninja

"You fooled me with that trick thirty years ago. It doesn't work on me anymore."

Sarutobi Biwako stiffened her neck and replied bluntly.

Yet the slight curve of her lips and the laughter in her eyes rippled outward uncontrollably.

Sarutobi Hiruzen pressed his advantage.

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

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

"It's really nothing."

"Then I'll get back to work." Sarutobi Biwako said as she prepared to rise.

"Hey, hey!" Sarutobi Hiruzen 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 merely waited with a smile for Sarutobi Hiruzen to speak.

"The conflict on the Land of Rain battlefield is getting worse and worse. A major war will be unavoidable."

"So I came to see how the selection of the reserve Medical Corps 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, and I'll organize it for you shortly."

"That's good!"

A smile appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face.

Once casualties increased, these people would have to be sent to the battlefield immediately. If suitable candidates had not been selected in advance, organizing them at the last minute would be troublesome.

Still, he was somewhat uneasy and added a reminder:

"You can't judge them by medical skill alone. Their basic abilities can't be too poor either, since they'll be sent to the front lines."

"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing when it comes to medical skill. I had that boy Kaito assess their survival abilities."

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

"Kaito from the clan?"

"Yes. That child may not be as gifted as you, but his Water Release and Konoha Style Body Technique are still quite respectable."

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

"I understand. He's a bit slow, but his nature isn't bad. With me watching over him, there haven't been any problems."

"That's good." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

Sarutobi Kaito was certainly not lacking in talent, 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 Sarutobi Hiruzen worried that he might injure those valuable medical ninjas.

He continued, "With so many people being transferred out at once, the training of new medical ninja recruits must keep up as well."

"Training them isn't so easy. After putting in all that effort to raise them, they go to the battlefield, where lives are as cheap as grass. How can we sustain such losses?"

"Still, we found a promising talent this year."

Knock! Knock knock!

At that moment, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in."

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

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

"Qingchuan!"

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

"What brings you here?"

Beside her, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Sarutobi Biwako with astonishment.

So gentle? Did the sun rise in the west?

Was this really his wife?

"Lady Biwako, I want to take part in this Medical Corps selection." Hyuga Qingchuan went straight to the point.

Sarutobi Biwako's smile stiffened almost imperceptibly.

So it really is because of this.

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

"Besides, Medical Corps selection is usually not open to intern doctors."

"Lady Biwako."

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

"The hospital does not open Medical Corps selection to intern doctors."

"That is nothing more than concern that we lack experience and are not proficient enough in medical ninjutsu."

"But I am different. Though I am an intern doctor, my medical skill may not rank among the very best in the hospital, but it is certainly among the upper ranks."

"I have observed the Medical Corps colleagues who came to assist at the hospital. My abilities are absolutely not much inferior to theirs."

His tone was decisive, carrying unquestionable confidence.

This was not the time to worry about being modest and polite. If he wanted an exception, he needed the capital to justify one.

Sarutobi Hiruzen raised an eyebrow.

Who is this kid? He's pretty bold.

An intern doctor actually dared to claim that he ranked among the hospital's best.

What surprised him was that Biwako had not cursed him out.

She hated arrogant people more than anyone.

Yet in the face of such wild claims, not only was she not angry, she was even smiling.

Hyuga Qingchuan?

He wondered if this was the same person he had pushed toward Danzo.

He tried to recall, but as far as he remembered, there was no second student at the Ninja Academy with the same name.

Sarutobi Biwako pondered for a moment. After careful consideration, she still tried to decline tactfully.

"Qingchuan, I naturally recognize your talent and your solid medical knowledge."

"It is simply that you have been in this profession for too short a time. Why not improve your medical ninjutsu further? Next year, I will certainly..."

"Lady Biwako!"

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

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

Buzz!

An emerald glow instantly lit up in his palm.

It was steady and condensed, its energy flowing with the delicacy of silk.

It was a high-level Healing Technique!

Sarutobi Biwako's pupils contracted in shock.

"The halo is stable, the energy is dense and restrained, and the chakra control is extraordinarily precise."

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

But who was she?

She had been exceptionally talented since childhood and had studied under the clan elders.

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

She had immersed herself in this field for many years.

How long had the twelve-year-old boy before her even been exposed to medical ninjutsu?

She had investigated Hyuga Qingchuan. A few months ago, he had suffered an abdominal injury, and his father, Hyuga Kaze, had also been injured.

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

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

Even by the fullest count, it had been no more than two months.

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

Such talent had not been displayed even by the astonishingly gifted Tsunade in her younger days.

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

It became a Detoxification Technique with a faint, ghostly sheen.

Then it changed again into precise green bubbles for examination.

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 abruptly rose to her feet.

She strode quickly toward Hyuga Qingchuan.

The sharp aura emanating from the scalpel rushed at her face.

This was no mere imitation with only the appearance of the technique. It was a genuine Chakra Scalpel.

And judging by its condition, he had not merely begun to learn it. He had already attained considerable mastery.

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

Only after a long time did she finally ask, "You... mastered even this? When did that happen?"

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

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

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

"I observed the senior doctors' surgeries a few times. I watched, and then I learned it."