Naruto: I Borrow from the Future

"Wow, it's huge!"

Nohara Rin's rosy lips gaped open in astonishment.

Of course, I'm referring to Aoya's house.

Rin Nohara had initially thought the Aoya family's house was very large just by looking at the courtyard walls from the outside, but after actually walking in and seeing the spacious courtyard, she realized that her imagination was still too conservative.

After entering, there is a paved path, and a dark brown wooden corridor extends forward, with the main part of the large courtyard hidden behind the deep corridor.

The shrubs in the courtyard and the trees along the wall looked rather messy, clearly indicating that they had not been regularly cared for or pruned.

On one side of the path in the courtyard, a pond was even created.

The pond contained fish that Aoya had caught from the Naga River. Several wooden stakes were also stuck beside the pond, bearing the marks left from past shuriken throwing practice.

A small, jet-black cat was lying on one of the wooden stakes, basking in the sun, its gaze sweeping over the fish in the pond.

Two crows have built their nest on the tallest tree along the edge of the courtyard wall.

"It's so big..."

Nohara Rin couldn't help but sigh again.

She had been to the Otto family's place before.

All I can say is that it's nothing compared to a mansion like the Qingye family's, which covers several hundred square meters...

"It's alright, it was all left to me by my parents."

Qingye shook her head and said, "Besides, I live here all by myself, so it doesn't really matter if it's a little bigger or a little smaller."

"..."

Nohara Rin gazed intently at Aoya.

"Hmm? Lin, what's wrong?"

"What you just said really made me want to hit you," Nohara Rin couldn't help but retort.

Damn it!

Is this the ugly behavior of wealthy families?

How enviable!

"Huh? I just said it offhand, don't mind it." Qingye then realized that she had unconsciously said something like Versailles.

In this life, besides leaving this house, his parents, whom he barely remembered, also left him an inheritance of over a million.

After all, he was an elite Jonin who served as the captain of the police force, so he had some savings.

For Qingye, the money that could be exchanged for explosive tags was more important.

As for the ninjutsu scrolls left by their parents, those don't really matter, since they can all be learned within the clan.

For the Uchiha clan, as long as you are willing to learn ninjutsu, the clan is willing to teach you; there is no need for the troublesome matter of exchanging contribution points.

"I didn't really care."

Nohara Rin shook her head.

After all, she had realized the difference between ninjas from clans and those from commoner backgrounds long ago, even back when she was at the ninja academy.

"Speaking of which, there's something I'm wondering if I could trouble you with, Lin."

"Hmm? Qingye, you said you'd do anything I can for you!"

Nohara Rin's eyes lit up.

She had always felt that she had no way to repay Qingye.

Qingye spoke directly: "It's like this, I want to learn the art of stopping bleeding."

Most medical ninjutsu relies heavily on the ninja's talent.

For example, with techniques like Healing Palm, the stronger your Yang attribute chakra, the better you can control your chakra, and the easier it is to learn.

However, simpler techniques like hemostasis require much less talent.

For Qingye now, spending a lot of time learning palm magic would be a waste of time. If he were to get injured on the battlefield, he could just use hemostasis to stop the bleeding and avoid excessive blood loss.

"No problem! When do you want to start learning, Aoya?"

"Is now a convenient time?"

"sure!"

"Nine Lives!"

Qingye beckoned to the black cat sunbathing nearby: "Go and scoop up a fish for me."

"Meow—"

Nine Lives cried out and jumped off the wooden stake, leaping directly onto the surface of the pond, creating ripples on the water beneath its paws.

Before long, with a flick of its claws, a small fish the size of a palm was caught.

"That's amazing!"

Nohara Rin looked at the cute little black cat in surprise: "Aoya, your cat can actually wade in water?"

Many genin may not even know the chakra control technique of walking on water.

"It's a ninja cat, but its nine lives aren't very strong. It can only master these small techniques of chakra control. When I'm not around, it can still catch fish to eat by itself."

"Meow!"

"Huh? Is it unhappy?"

Nohara Rin tentatively reached out, wanting to touch her, but Kyuumei quickly withdrew her hand and dodged away.

It tossed the still-throwing little fish it was carrying in its mouth onto the wooden stake, then hopped two steps, quietly squatted down on the stake not far away, lay down, tucked its two front paws in, and quietly watched this side.

"Come on, let's begin."

Qingye used a kunai to slice across the small fish's body. The sharp blade of the kunai easily cut through the scales, and a stream of blood with a fishy smell flowed out.

"It's best to cut shallowly so that one fish can be used multiple times."

Rin Nohara reminded her.

After a brief explanation of the principles and techniques of hemostasis, chakra flowed to his fingertips, and a faint green light appeared on his index and middle fingers when they were brought together.

When I ran my finger across the wound on the fish, a thin layer of clotted blood appeared at the site where blood had been flowing freely, and the bleeding stopped.

"Is this all you need?"

Qingye was eager to try, and with another slash, he tore open the blood clot and attempted to use his hemostatic technique.

...Why is it still bleeding?

"puff!"

Nohara Rin couldn't help herself and quickly covered her mouth, but her shoulders still trembled uncontrollably. She could only try to keep her voice steady: "Ahem, I wasn't laughing. I was like that when I first started learning."

Just laugh.

Qingye waved his hand dismissively, seemingly unconcerned.

As expected, his talent wasn't in medical ninjutsu.

Learning hemostasis techniques is enough to prevent excessive blood loss on the battlefield.

Nohara Rin coughed twice, trying to compose herself, and patiently explained the various points that were likely to cause problems.

During the class, there was a sudden knock on the gate.

"Aoye?"

Seeing the door was open, Kurenai poked her head in and said, "I saw the door was open, so I just came in... Rin, what are you doing here?"

What are you doing?!

From her perspective, Qingye was facing away from her, reaching out to Lin, seemingly about to hug her!

"I..." Kurenai Yuhi had just stepped in with one foot, but now she felt awkward going forward and unwilling to back down. "Did I come at the wrong time?"

Qingye: "..."

What kind of weird lines are these?

"What are you doing here?"

Seeing that the scene she feared had not occurred, Kurenai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and stepped inside, where she saw the fish on the wooden stake whose wound was still bleeding.

"I'm learning how to stop bleeding," Qingye said, then added, "What did you think?"

"Huh? I, uh, I didn't think anything of it."

Kurenai's eyes darted around, and she gave a mischievous smile, trying to deceive everyone.

"So, Hong, what brings you here?"

Can't I come to see you even if there's nothing wrong?!

What a heartless man!

"I recently learned some illusion techniques from my father, and I'd like to spar with you, Aoya," Kurenai Yuhi explained.

Luckily, she was prepared!

"I see... Hong, why don't you wait a bit?"

Qingye looked down at the fish that had lost too much blood and was no longer moving, and waved to Jiuming.

Nine Lives immediately jumped onto the water's surface, and a moment later caught another fish, brought it over, and then carried away the dead fish as today's extra meal.

"Why does it feel like Nine Lives is your tool cat for practicing ninjutsu?" Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help but complain.

"Meow~"

Nine Lives nodded repeatedly from the side.