Death Is a Cool Summer Night, Where One May Sleep Without Worry

As he spoke, Mikami Yu picked up a sheet of paper and sketched a few simple lines on it.

Nohara Rin's eyes lit up in sudden realization. "Ah, so that's how it is! Thank you, Yu!"

"Wait..."

As she prepared to correct her notes, Nohara Rin suddenly realized something. She looked back up at Mikami Yu, her face full of surprise. "Yu, you remembered it so clearly? I didn't even see you writing anything down."

Baicao beside her could not help interjecting, "Hey, you're Mikami Yu, right? Where did you learn all that? I've been training for over half a year, and I still can't explain it that clearly."

"I usually read and study. I've borrowed quite a few books from the Konoha Library, especially. But it's all theory—I haven't had any practical experience. Just empty talk on paper."

Mikami Yu said it casually.

At that moment.

Obito, who had been left out and unable to join the conversation, grew somewhat dissatisfied and tried to make his presence known. "Hmph, what's so hard about that? It's just how blood flows through the body. I got it the moment I saw it! If you asked me, Rin, I could explain it all clearly too!"

"...Obito, I saw you zoning out the whole time during class. I only didn't say anything because I didn't want to disturb everyone else. Basic knowledge is very important. You can't give up just because something seems difficult. If you don't listen properly, how will you help others in the future?"

Nohara Rin looked serious, though her voice remained gentle, patiently trying to reason with him.

Obito immediately wilted. "I-I wasn't zoning out..."

To be fair, Obito really had not been zoning out just now.

He had been completely focused on sneaking glances at Rin, never once moving his eyes away from her. Nohara Rin was simply too kind to expose that. Otherwise, Obito would probably have been so embarrassed that he turned bright red on the spot.

Seeing that there were still five or six minutes left in the break.

Mikami Yu stood up, intending to take a walk outside and familiarize himself with the Konoha Hospital's layout. It would make finding his way easier if he needed to come here in the future.

At the same time, he wanted to see whether he could trigger one or two [Encounter] quests.

After making a full round, he failed to trigger any quests.

Instead, Mikami Yu overheard some other information:

"...There have been quite a lot of wounded sent over from the southwestern border lately. Could something have happened in the Land of Earth?"

"Hard to say. That kind of intelligence isn't something people at our level should know... Sigh, it's only been a few years since peace returned, and it's starting again already. If war really breaks out, it won't just mean wounded people. A lot of people will die too. Can't we just live our lives in peace?"

The speakers were two medical ninja in white coats, both looking deeply worried.

At that moment.

Another, younger-looking man beside them waved a hand and said carelessly:

"Ah, don't say that. We're ninja, aren't we? Casualties during missions are perfectly normal. Death isn't frightening. Death is a cool summer night, where one may sleep without worry..."

"Sleep without worry, my ass! No one in your family died in the last ninja war, did they?"

"Hey, why are you suddenly cursing at me... Don't hit me, don't hit me! If you keep hitting me, I'm hitting back!"

"..."

Watching several medical ninja in the distance break into a brawl,

Mikami Yu quietly backed away.

As a transmigrator, he knew that the Third Shinobi World War would break out around these years. He also knew that the Battle of Kannabi Bridge took place when Obito and Kakashi were twelve, serving as one of the signs that the Third War had entered its final stages.

But as for the exact date when it broke out...

That was impossible to say. The whole thing had been a chaotic mess to begin with. The Five Great Nations, along with smaller countries like the Land of Rain, had fought each other in every possible combination until it all became a tangled stew. Discussing their motives was meaningless.

Come to think of it, his father in this life had been stationed at a border outpost. He did not know whether the man was still alive...

When he returned to the classroom.

Nohara Rin was still revising her notes.

Obito was still secretly staring at her.

Mikami Yu shook his head and said nothing. He sat down and waited for the next class to begin.

Unlike the Konoha Ninja Academy, the teachers for the medical training class were mostly part-timers. It was rare for one teacher to teach an entire day. Even teachers for the same subject were not fixed; they rotated among several different instructors, and whoever had time would teach.

After finishing the anatomy lesson, the first teacher hurried off.

Then, when the fifteen-minute break ended and the classroom door was pushed open.

A blonde woman with a gentle demeanor, black-rimmed glasses, and a pair of little rabbits in her arms walked in, making Mikami Yu pause in surprise.

Her?

"...Hello, everyone. I am Yakushi Nonō. I currently manage the Konoha Orphanage, and I also work part-time as an instructor at Konoha Hospital. I will be responsible for the second lesson, pharmacology."

The blonde woman spoke slowly, her voice like a warm spring, calming the mind.

That was right, Yakushi Nonō.

She truly was a Konoha ninja, and she was highly skilled in Medical Ninjutsu. At this point, she should have only recently left Root. It made sense for her to take on part-time work to help cover the orphanage's daily expenses.

He just did not know whether Kabuto Yakushi had arrived yet... Probably not.

Next,

Nonō began explaining pharmacology, from the properties and uses of several basic medicines to preparation methods and alternatives. Her explanation was clear, vivid, and easy to understand, more engaging than the anatomy teacher's lesson had been. Even someone as unstudious as Obito lifted his head and listened for a while.

"...Now, we'll use this Tissue-Regenerating Ointment, which promotes wound healing, as an example. We'll observe how it gently stimulates cellular regeneration, then compare it with conventional Medical Ninjutsu."

As Nonō spoke, she took out the two little rabbits from earlier. She skillfully made a cut with a small knife along one rabbit's hind-leg artery. After the rabbit struggled for a short while, she began applying the ointment.

About two or three minutes later, the wound had successfully scabbed over.

Then,

Nonō cut the second rabbit as well, this time using Medical Ninjutsu.

Once the experiment began, everyone in the classroom stood up and moved closer to observe. Mikami Yu, Nohara Rin, and Baicao also crowded forward, staring intently at Nonō's slender hands. A soft green light bloomed in her palm, and the rabbit's wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

During this process.

[Ding! A high-quality potential target for conquest has been detected: "Healing Technique." A limited-time Encounter quest has been triggered!]

[In a pharmacology class at Konoha Hospital, a mature woman radiating a gentle glow has entered your field of vision. The reassuring healing power surrounding her is like the warm sun of spring. Please decide whether to establish initial contact with her: Yes/No]