Shinnō

After classes ended at the Ninja Academy, Ye Feng waited for his friends to gather so they could train with Might Duy. Strangely, however, Might Guy never showed up.

Although Ye Feng found it odd, he did not think much of it. Perhaps Might Guy had something to do and had either missed school or left early. When the group reached the Training Ground where they always trained, it was deserted as well. Neither Might Duy and his son had appeared. For Might Duy and his son, who trained rain or shine, this was definitely unusual. Something might have happened to them.

A little worried, Ye Feng told the others to begin the day's training while he went to look for Might Duy and his son.

Soon, Ye Feng reached the vicinity of Might Duy's House. From a distance, he heard Might Duy's distinctively booming voice.

"Guy, don't worry. It's only a minor internal injury. Besides, we were lucky to meet such a kind man."

Hearing Might Duy's strong, vigorous voice eased much of Ye Feng's worry. At least he knew the man was all right.

Ye Feng walked into Might Duy's room and saw Might Duy and his son hugging each other. Neither wore any bandages, and their complexions were normal. It probably was not anything serious.

"Senior Dai, why didn't you go train today? That's not like you," Ye Feng asked first.

"It's nothing serious. I met a kindhearted doctor today who discovered some internal injuries in my body and wanted to treat them. He said I couldn't do any strenuous exercise during treatment, to keep the injuries from getting worse." Seeing Ye Feng arrive, Might Duy knew that he was worried about him and answered with a smile.

"Internal injuries? Let me take a look." Ye Feng knew that people who trained their bodies for years would all have some internal injuries. They were not fatal and would only begin to hurt and affect the body once a person grew old and frail. But Might Duy had his own medicinal bath, so those injuries should have healed. Ye Feng feared that Might Duy had run into a swindler.

"No need. The doctor said it wasn't anything serious and should be more or less healed in half a month. He's kindhearted, too. He isn't charging anything, and the treatment is free."

"I've studied some medical knowledge too. Please let me take a look." Unable to dissuade Ye Feng, Might Duy simply let him examine him. It would not do any harm, anyway.

Ye Feng placed both hands on Might Duy's back and began circulating his cultivation method to refine true qi, guiding it throughout Might Duy's body. But the more he examined him, the more questions arose in his mind.

Ye Feng found only a few internal injuries caused by frequent training. After so long using medicinal baths, they had already recovered considerably. Injuries like these were extremely minor, and ordinary ninja all had them. Why would this doctor single out Might Duy for treatment?

Ye Feng withdrew his examining hands. He did not explain the condition of Might Duy's body to him and merely said slowly:

"Senior Dai, what's this doctor's name? I'd like to meet him too."

"I think it's... Shin-something. I can't remember." Might Duy's memory really was... He could not even remember someone so important.

"When will the doctor come again? I'd like to watch. Lord Orochimaru is doing some medical research now, so this would be a good chance for me to learn something too."

Ye Feng found an excuse so he could see exactly what this doctor's purpose was.

"The doctor will come at eight tomorrow morning. But medical techniques are his skills, so he might not be willing to let you learn them. Besides, it's best to focus on one thing in training. Bite off too much, and you won't be able to chew it." Might Duy was also worried that other pursuits would distract Ye Feng and affect his taijutsu training. He hoped Ye Feng could reach Kage Level through taijutsu sooner.

"That's all right. I'll speak to the doctor myself tomorrow. Besides, I've already hit a bottleneck. Learning more might help me break through it sooner."

Hearing that reasoning, Might Duy felt it made some sense, so he did not refuse again. They agreed that Ye Feng only needed to come over early the next morning.

Ye Feng went back as well and completed the day's taijutsu training with his companions. He asked Hyuga Kong to request a few days' leave for him tomorrow. As for why he did not ask Obito to do it, well, with Obito's personality, he was sure to be late. When would he have time to request leave for Ye Feng?

Early the next morning, Ye Feng arrived at Might Duy's home.

Before long, several knocks sounded at the door. Might Duy went to open it, and an old man wearing a round black hat entered. He had long white hair and a full beard. His kindly face gave off a very warm feeling. Though his hair and beard were graying, his skin looked like that of someone in his thirties or forties.

Ye Feng recalled the story of Naruto. It did not seem to mention anything happening to Might Duy at this point in time. Besides, white hair and a full beard were fairly common, so he could not determine whether this old man was anyone important.

Seeing the old man studying him, Ye Feng put on a child's innocent expression and spoke first to explain:

"I'm Senior Dai's student, and I train under him. But I've always been very interested in medicine, so after hearing about Senior Dai's situation, I took the liberty of coming today. I'd like to learn some medical skills, and I hope you'll allow it, great doctor."

"That's all right. If more people learn medicine, they can spare more people from suffering. I couldn't be happier. But I won't be staying in Konoha long, so how much you can learn will depend on your talent." The doctor agreed kindly, his face showing compassion for all living things.

With those words, that expression, and that appearance, he was practically a divine physician, a bodhisattva who delivered people from suffering. A sense of admiration rose in Ye Feng's heart as well. Some people in the Hokage World were unbelievably good, while the bad ones were evil to the extreme. It was entirely possible for this doctor to possess such generosity of spirit.

But this did not dispel Ye Feng's doubts. His main purpose this time was to investigate the doctor's intentions. Outwardly, however, he thanked him profusely:

"Thank you for agreeing, great doctor. Your concern embraces the whole world, and I admire you greatly. May I ask your name? I'd like to remember it always."

"My name is Shinnō. I'm a doctor who travels from place to place, hoping to do what little I can to spare more people from suffering."

"I will be sure to remember your name," Ye Feng said respectfully. Inside, however, towering waves surged through his mind.

Shinnō! Wasn't he the Sky Ninja leader from the movie who possessed regenerative abilities? No one could surpass his research into cells. The Medical Forbidden Technique: Body Revival, Medical Forbidden Technique: Body Regeneration, and even Body Rebirth that he would develop later were all ninjutsu that would astonish the world.

Most impressively, by relying on Body Rebirth and the Zero-Tails' chakra, he opened all eight gates to form the Eight Gates Released Formation without dying.