Chiyo's Invitation

"A bunch of bastard seniors."

Uchiha You rubbed his forehead speechlessly, stepped aside to draw a line between himself and them, then looked back at Pakura.

"Only the strong deserve to know my name, Miss Pakura."

Having satisfied his little wicked amusement, Uchiha You used the brief moment of her daze to Body Flicker behind her.

Pakura was also a genius of the Sand Village and possessed a special Kekkei Genkai, yet when Uchiha You closed in, she had not even seen how he got there.

He lightly patted her shoulder. He had no desire to leave behind a wonderful encounter in the Sand Village.

Women only slowed down the speed at which he drew his blade!

"Bastard!"

Pakura, having been toyed with, tried to strike back with a punch, but the instant she moved, Uchiha You dodged.

He stepped forward and struck Pakura in the abdomen.

"Damn Konoha brat, get lost!"

"Big Sister Pakura..."

"You Konoha people are really too much."

A group of brats surrounded him. Uchiha You had no interest in tangling with them and Body Flickered back to his team.

Pakura was indeed a genius, but so was Uchiha You. Moreover, his growth rate surpassed that of ordinary shinobi. Even among Konoha's new generation, Uchiha You was the strongest, enough to leave his companions in despair.

Inside a room in the Sand Village, Chiyo watched Pakura get taught a lesson but chose not to intervene. In the end, it was only a fight between two children and would not affect the decisions of the great powers.

However, Chiyo saw something in his eyes that gave her pause. She turned to Ebizo beside her and said,

"Konoha's new generation is becoming stronger and stronger. The accompanying shinobi said that he is a medical ninja who spent a great deal of time studying Medical Ninjutsu, yet has also trained his taijutsu to such perfection."

"And with that outfit..."

"He is from the Uchiha Clan, isn't he?"

Ebizo took a deep breath, clasped his hands behind his back, and looked over the group of shinobi below before finally sighing.

"He truly is an extraordinary little fellow."

No matter how strong he was, they could not make a move inside the village. Besides, they were currently allies with Konoha, and Ebizo was more interested in another matter.

"Sister, how do you plan to develop medical ninja?"

After observing them along the way, he understood how much help medical ninja could provide during the Shinobi World War. They might require an enormous investment in the early stages, but the returns would greatly reduce shinobi casualties. Given enough time, the gap would become obvious.

"The Third Kazekage is having a hard time with it. Our circumstances are very different from Konoha's, so we can only use medicine to replace the role of medical ninja."

Chiyo had studied Medical Ninjutsu and investigated Tsunade as well. The prerequisite for Medical Ninjutsu was Yang Release Chakra. This chakra could not be detected, was extremely rare, and could not be obtained through training.

Moreover, the resources required were enormous. Training one medical ninja meant squeezing out the resources for at least three shinobi from the village. For a village that was not wealthy to begin with, it was simply making things worse.

"Sigh."

The two sighed together, filled with helplessness.

"I'll go have a word with that little fellow."

After saying that, Chiyo left the room.

Below, Uchiha You was being driven mad by the group of brats around him, yet he could not strike them. He could only stay with his team while Pakura loudly declared that she would definitely defeat him.

"What an annoying bunch of brats. I'm only passing through, not settling down here. Do you really have to crowd around me?"

A middle-aged woman walked out from the alley and said with a hint of admiration,

"You are a brat yourself, one from the Uchiha Clan."

Her appearance stunned the Jonin present, because the person before them was Chiyo.

Knowing Chiyo's great reputation, no one dared to disregard the powerhouse before them. Even if they joined forces, they might not necessarily defeat her.

Aburame Hanfeng, who had been watching from the back, promptly stepped in front of Uchiha You and faced her directly.

"So it is Lady Chiyo. A group of children were merely fooling around here. There was no need to bring out a powerhouse like you, was there?"

The children who had been shouting moments ago immediately wilted upon seeing Chiyo. Pakura gave You the middle finger and promptly left the scene.

She had no desire to be controlled by Chiyo and put through another round of grueling training.

"Of course it is not because of such a trivial matter."

Chiyo's gaze moved away from Aburame Hanfeng and settled on Uchiha You. She said with considerable appreciation,

"A powerhouse among Konoha's new generation. I heard that you are a medical ninja. I have also achieved a measure of success in the medical field. The Third Kazekage and your leaders will need some time to discuss matters."

"I have several patients here. Come with me and take a look at them."

After hearing her words, the Konoha shinobi immediately drew their weapons, while Aburame Hanfeng questioned her.

"Lady Chiyo, you are going too far. You is a Konoha shinobi."

Ignoring their vigilance and refusal, she instead spoke in a tone that allowed no doubt.

"There is no need to be nervous. I am merely asking him to treat a few patients. I guarantee with my reputation that nothing will happen. If you do not believe me, you may come with us."

As both sides remained locked in a standoff, Uchiha You's voice broke the silence.

"Since Lady Chiyo has sincerely invited me, I will make the trip."

He placed his right hand against Hanfeng's chest to stop him from doing anything further, then whispered into his ear.

"They will not attack me. They most likely want to obtain healing techniques from me. I'll just demonstrate it once in front of her."

The Konoha shinobi knew that healing techniques were unimaginably difficult. Otherwise, Lady Tsunade would not still be so troubled by them.

For safety's sake, Aburame Hanfeng stayed by Uchiha You's side.

Chiyo did not intend to delay. She led the two of them to a medical room, where several shinobi injured during missions were being treated.

The Sand Village understood the importance of medicine and the significance of shinobi to the village. Among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, it had always been one of the villages pushing forward medical development.

"Give me a hand, boy."

Before them was a shinobi whose arm had been slashed by a kunai. The flesh around the wound had already turned black. Chiyo deliberately asked him to treat the man because she wanted to see the level of his Medical Ninjutsu.

Unfortunately, Uchiha You had not yet learned Chakra Scalpel, so he could only use tools to remove all the damaged flesh.

The man endured the pain as he watched his flesh being scraped away bit by bit. If Chiyo had not been standing nearby, he would have thought Konoha had sent someone to assassinate him.

"The outer flesh has completely died. Leaving rotten flesh behind will only delay the wound's healing."

Once everything had been handled, he covered his palm with the Healing Technique and stimulated the man's cells to heal.