" Kōki, since you're here to help, hurry up. I just came out to pick someone up and find someone to lend a hand."
After saying that, Takakura Mie took Kōki's hand and walked towards the campsite on the side.
Her encounter with Kōki was purely accidental. She had originally come out to make arrangements for the dozens of medical-nin who had arrived before Kōki, but after she finished making arrangements for them, she ran into Kōki, which was even better, as she could take another helper back with her.
Upon entering the camp, Kōki was immediately struck by the tense atmosphere. He saw many medical-nin with sweaty faces and tense expressions, intently treating the ninjas on their sickbeds.
Even the noise that Kōki made when they came in didn't attract their attention.
"Quickly inject the antidote. I've used Medical Ninjutsu to stop the toxins from spreading to his heart, temporarily saving his life. But without the antidote, I won't last much longer."
A medical ninja, whose hands glowed green and were placed on the chest of a patient on the hospital bed, spoke to his assistant as he used his medical-nin Medical Ninjutsu to treat the patient.
The assistant who was called upon acted swiftly, taking a syringe filled with green antidote from the medical equipment cart beside the bed.
The liquid in the syringe is then injected into the patient's body.
After the solution in the syringe was completely injected into the poisoned ninja's body, the ninja's tightly furrowed brows and pained expression finally subsided.
Seeing the ninja's expression relax, the medical-nin who had been maintaining his Medical Ninjutsu dispelled the green light from his hands.
He let out a long sigh of relief, then used the towel beside him to wipe the sweat from his hands and face, preparing to turn and walk toward the next patient's bed.
Turning around, he saw Rin Takakura at the door with Kōki beside her. Seeing them, his eyes lit up with delight. "Rin, why did you bring Kōki along?"
He knew Kōki too; after all, Kōki used to go to Konoha Hospital Tenten to see Rin Takakura, so it would be hard for him not to know her.
"That's because it wasn't just those dozens of medical-nin came today, but also this medical genius. I had just finished arranging the other ninjas when I saw him appear at the door, so I immediately pulled him in."
Rin Takakura looked somewhat proud, as if catching Kōki was something extraordinary.
Kōki was somewhat embarrassed by Rin Takakura's tone, but still smiled at the medical-nin in front of him and said, "Long time no see, Uncle Genji."
The person whom Kōki addressed as Genji grinned upon hearing Kōki's words. "It has indeed been a while since we last met. How have you been?"
He and Kōki had a good relationship; they had known each other since before the war began.
However, he left Konoha with the main force and came to the front line during the stalemate phase of the war.
It's been four or five months since I last saw Kōki.
Therefore, he knew nothing about Kōki's recent situation. He didn't even know when Kōki would graduate.
"Fortunately, I graduated early and became a full-fledged ninja," Kōki replied with a smile.
Genji Ryōma, a veteran medical-nin of Konoha, has extensive medical experience and serves as the vice-director of Konoha Hospital. He is currently in charge of the medical corps at the front lines.
Kōki also met him through Rin Takakura and learned many uncommon Medical Ninjutsu from him.
" Kōki, you've already graduated and become Genin? But graduating now isn't a good time."
Although Genji Ryōma was happy for Kōki's graduation, his tone still revealed concern.
He had high hopes for Kōki, who possessed exceptional medical talent, but such a talented ninja was too likely to perish on the battlefield without the ability to protect himself.
Genji Ryōma's concerns were unfounded. In war, logistics units are always the enemy's primary target, and medical units within logistics units are even more of a thorn in the enemy's side.
Although they were protected by dedicated combat units, enemy attacks were always unpredictable; once the location of the medical camp was found, a surprise attack would follow.
Moreover, there are always quite a few powerful ninjas who can break through the defenses of the protective forces and threaten the safety of the medical-nin.
The key issue is that their medical-nin skills are inferior to those of combat ninjas, so they are prone to injury whenever they encounter enemy ambushes.
Young, talented ninjas like Kōki are prime targets for enemies.
However, Genji Ryōma's worries were completely unfounded. With Kōki's strength, no one other than Kage Level expert could do anything to him.
Faced with Genji's concern, Kōki comforted him, "Don't worry, Uncle Genji, I'm not a newly graduated ninja. Look at my clothes, I'm not some Genin, but..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a surprised exclamation.
" Kōki, you're already Chunin? You only graduated not long ago."
It turned out that it was Rin Takakura exclaimed in surprise. She had been in such a hurry when she brought Kōki in that she hadn't paid attention to Kōki's outfit. Now, after hearing Kōki's words, she turned her attention to Kōki's clothes.
To everyone's surprise, Kōki, who had only graduated a few months ago, had already become Chunin.
This result amazed her. It took her over a year to become Chunin, Kōki only took a few months.
This made her realize once again that there is an unpredictable gap between geniuses and ordinary people.
Rin Takakura's exclamation also brought Genji to his senses, and he couldn't help but look surprised as he saw the green vest on Kōki's body.
He knew that only ninjas of Chunin or higher were qualified to wear it.
As for the Kōki was actually Jonin, he didn't even consider it; the conjecture was too far-fetched, and he wouldn't consider it.
Ironically, he Jonin the Jonin meeting organized by Orochimaru because he had a patient to attend to. Otherwise, he would definitely know Kōki's strength instead of just guessing based on intuition.
After unilaterally assuming that Kōki possessed the strength of Chunin, Genji's initial worry vanished, replaced by joy.
He felt that with such strength, Kōki already had the initial ability to protect himself on the front lines.
"Alright, I was worried that you, with only Genin strength, might be in danger on the battlefield, but now that I see you're Chunin, I'm relieved. As expected, your Medical Ninjutsu talent is exceptional, and your combat talent is no less impressive."
Seeing that both of them thought he only had the strength of Chunin, Kōki didn't bother to explain. He figured they wouldn't believe him if he insisted he had the strength of Jonin anyway.
Chunin is Chunin, anyway. He was assigned to the medical unit to save people, so Chunin or Jonin doesn't matter, and it's not his turn to take action anyway.
Besides, even if there's an enemy attack, there are still protective troops, right? He can wait until those troops become ineffective before taking action.