Hospital Reform

Uchiha You's words of refusal did not anger Tsunade. Instead, she looked at him thoughtfully, wanting him to explain what exactly was wrong.

"I looked over the injured ninja who were brought in. Their wounds were in different places, caused in different ways, and varied in severity."

"Assigning a medical ninja to patients with minor injuries is clearly wasteful. Ordinary nurses can bandage their wounds."

"Also, I noticed that some medical ninja are unfamiliar with injuries caused by explosions. That could delay efforts to save patients."

Uchiha You laid out each point clearly and described the situations encountered in battle. Many medical ninja nearby turned their attention toward him. Seeing the Uchiha Clan clothes he wore, their expressions grew strange 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 blade injuries caused by kunai and shuriken."

"The second is injuries caused by Explosive Tags and explosions."

"The third is injuries caused by ninjutsu, mostly crush injuries and damage to the internal organs."

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

"When they are brought in, their injuries are usually severe, and we need to treat them immediately. Analyzing the injuries may reduce the likelihood of patient deaths, but it would also consume valuable medical resources."

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

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

"Because these injuries are obvious, there is no need to have medical ninja identify them. Nurses or ordinary doctors can do it."

"Once they have been identified, the patients can be sent directly to the appropriate operating room. Then, based on the severity of their injuries, we can decide whether they need emergency treatment."

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

As soon as he said that, the scene fell deathly silent.

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

Yet Uchiha You had turned treatment into an assembly-line process. From injury to entering the hospital, then triage and assignment—going through the entire process might waste some time, but once treatment truly began, they would find it much easier, while survival rates could also be ensured.

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

They were merely a group of medical personnel who rarely concerned themselves with worldly matters. When there was a patient, they treated the patient. That concept had long been deeply ingrained in them. No one had imagined that treatment could be made this much easier.

Doing this would make medical ninja overly specialized, familiar only with the areas in which they excelled, but it would undoubtedly speed up their learning. On the battlefield, simplicity came first!

The scene remained deathly silent. They could hear one another swallowing as Tsunade, standing at the front, began to clap softly.

Soon afterward, clapping filled all of Konoha Hospital.

"Truly brilliant. I never should 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 enemies 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 agony of parting in life and death.

"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 bring Uchiha You to her side. If he refused, she would let Orochimaru learn what a Monster Strength Fist was!

Orochimaru's team had already been completely split up. The main family of the Hyuga Clan could not appear in the heart of the battlefield; this was something the Hyuga clan head and the Third Hokage had discussed.

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 significant impact.

As for poor Uchiha You, under Tsunade's forceful demands, it became even more impossible for him to appear on the front-line battlefield.

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

Uchiha You still did not know 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 take the battlefield now was undoubtedly a fatal blow.

Once the order came down, Uchiha You stared at Orochimaru's seal in his hand and froze on the spot. He let out a long sigh.

"Does this count as digging my own grave and burying myself in it?"

He needed to think of 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 miracle healer or medical ninja who could cover the sky with one hand. That did not fit the wager between him and Uchiha He.

What he wanted was a reputation earned 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 the teams over.

Uchiha You began making a series of plans. Reforming the hospital was secondary; 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 war arrived, Orochimaru had already arranged the front lines and prepared contingency plans for every crisis he could think of.

Meanwhile, he began learning some advanced Medical Ninjutsu.

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

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

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

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

At the thought of it, Tsunade felt she was suffering a terrible loss. She was actually painstakingly teaching a student for that bastard Orochimaru. She would have to make him compensate her someday.

You was locked in a little 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!